You are live with bbc news. I am anna foster in bethlehem. Some Breaking News this hour. Five people have been killed in an explosion at a Warehouse Run by the United Nations Relief Agency in rafah. It appears to have happened on the eastern side of the building. These are the latest pictures just in. We can see blood from the attack and aid the boxes that are damaged. Ambulances are there. As yet there is no statement or response from israel or the Israel Defence forces but we will bring that to you if it comes. Breaking news to begin this hour, five people have been killed in an explosion at a Un Aid Warehouse In Rafah in the Southern Gaza strip. For the first time in this conflict a new road route has been taken to actually deliver much needed food aid to Northern Gaza at the opposite end of the strip. This is something that has been particularly difficult to do, to actually get aid to the 300,000 people in the north of gaza who desperately need it. The un has said its the first tim
The defense, in one way or another in this federal case, and the other today, saying not so fast. Today, the special counsel, asked for a january 2nd trial date in the election subversion case, which had said partake as little as four weeks. The former president , who is expected to challenge that, took the first step tonight in his social network. Quoting now, but leaving out some of the personal tax on smith and president biden. Quote, only an Out Of Touch Lunatic would ask for such a date. One day, into the new year, and maximum election interference with iowa. Now whatever you make of that, in particular the, the proposed date is yet another entry on what is already a very crowded calendar. Take a look. Surrounding that date are the trump organizations Civil Fraud Trial this october, the e. Jean carroll defamation trial january 15th. That is the same day of the iowa caucuses. Super tuesday, march 5th, is just ten days before march 15th, manhattan hush money trial. In the maralago d
Tonight. We are bringing you tomorrows news tonight at 10 am eastern tomorrow morning, the judge presiding over President Trumps Election Subversion Case will hold a hearing on which rules will be imposed on the handling of evidence. And, the Special Counsels asking that the trial start on january 2nd, prompting an angry response from trump on social media. Also tonight, a major move by the Supreme Court, which marks a victory for the biden administration. The court blocking Purdue Pharmas Bankruptcy Settlement, which had granted immunity from opioidrelated civil lawsuits. The high court will now take up the case itself. More on that, coming up. And, other catastrophe in hawaii. The devastating wildfires scorching and destroying maui, leaving at least 53 people dead. Hawaiis governor addressing the catastrophe just a short time ago. We have seen today has been catastrophic. But we tell you that there is going to be a team effort to bring our state back. What we saw was likely the large
But hopes to be fit for next weeks game against finland in cardiff. Good afternoon. The Prime Minister has told the commons that alleged comments made by Tory Party Donor frank hester were wrong and racist. Mr hester is reported to have said the mp diane abbott made him want to hate all black women, and should be shot. At Prime Ministers questions in the last hour, The Labour Leader sir keir starmer asked rishi sunak if he was proud to be bankrolled by a someone using racist and mysoginist language. Heres our Political Correspondent damian grammaticus. Will correspondent damian grammaticus. You give the minister . Will you give the money back, Prime Minister . Iii} will you give the money back, Prime Minister . . ,. , minister . £10 million, is a huge amount of minister . £10 million, is a huge amount of money minister . £10 million, is a huge amount of money and minister . £10 million, is a huge amount of money and a minister . £10 million, is a hugei amount of money and a politi
Overnight, back into Northern Ireland and Southern Scotland the rain will track north. Now to the north of that band of rain it could be quite chilly for a while in northern this programme continues on bbc one. Published by michael gove tomorrow help stamp out extremist ideologies, as it claims . Since october 7th, anti semitic and anti muslim hate cases have soared. The government says its new more precise defintiion of extremism will tackle the ever evolving threat of such behaviour in our country. Will it . Well ask the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of britain and the Policy Director of a think tank called the Counter Extremism Group which works closely with mps. Also tonight, The Labour Leader drills down on the tory party being bankrolled, as he put it, by a businessman who reportedly said diane abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and that she should be shot. Meanwhile, there are growing calls for labour to restore the whip to ms abbott. Well speak to labour mp