deal, with many seen celebrating. it comes as attacks begin in rafah, where israel earlier urged 100,000 palestinians to evacuate ahead of a limited military operation. thejudge presiding over donald trump s hush money trial has threatened the former president with jail if he continues to violate a gag order. the judge said the $1,000 fines he has imposed so far don t seem to be a deterrent, and added that jail time would be a last resort and one that he was trying to avoid at all costs. scotland has a new leader for the scottish national party. john swinney has been confirmed in the role, after no challengers emerged, and he ll also now become scotland s first minister. he succeeds the outgoing first minister, humza yousaf, who resigned after the collapse of his coalition government. what a see saw of emotions it has been in gaza today. first came the news that israel is planning an expanded assault on rafah, then the news tonight that a ceasefire was agreed but then quick
by dangerous delays. crews are enduring long waits outside accident and emergency departments in england, because hospitals are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards. nhs england says it has recruited more staff and increased bed capacity, but acknowledged the system was under considerable strain. sharon barbour reports. it s been a long night for margaret. there were ambulances backed up outside. two hours in an ambulance. finally able to get off the ambulance and into a&e, margaret then faced a long wait. she told us she s been here for 14 hours. margaret s 73, and has had no sleep. what was it like last night when you came in to a&e? there were ambulances parked out there. there s ambulances parked out there today. there s no beds. you know, and there s people on trolleys in the corridors. waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours, with hospital bosses now warning of even worse to come, as they cope with a sharp rise this week and patients arriving. in the foot