At the emirates. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Downing street has described as unacceptable remarks alleged to have been made by one of the conservative partys biggest donors about the mp, diane abbott, during a Business Meeting in 2019. The guardian claims that frank hester said ms abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and that she should be shot. This morning diane abbott has called the alleged comments frightening. Mr hester has admitted making comments about her which he described as rude, but his spokesperson has said this is not a confirmation of the quotes in the guardian. Henry zeffman has the story. Some people who give millions to Political Parties have high public profile is. Frank hester didnt. Until now. This is what the guardian says mr hester told staff at the Health Care Software company he built from scratch at a meeting back in 2019. Its like trying not to be racist, but you see diane abbott on the tv and you just want to hate All Black Wom
And wide to ride the waves of the river severn. And on newsnight at 10. 30pm well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. Theres been a Strong International response to a bbc investigation, highlighting the Ill Treatment of palestinian medical staff, by the Israeli Defence forces, at a hospital in gaza last month. Our reporting includes evidence of people being detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties. The foreign secretary, lord cameron, says the report is very disturbing, and hes called for Answers From The Israelis. And the Us State Department has also seen the imnvestigation. Israel says it took over the Nasser Hospital in khan younis last month, believing hamas fighters were based there. Several israeli hostages, whove been released, say they were held on the premises. Israel says any abuse of detainees is strictly prohibited. Orla guerin is live inje
A ramadan ceasefire unless a ramadan ceasefire unless the rival rsf Paramilitary Group leaves civilian and public sites. Us officials are pushing to open more land routes for aid from chad. The army had closed access points, saying the rsf was using it to transport weapons, and has only re opened one. The fighting must end for the sake of the sudanese people, who face hunger, horrors and untold hardships. In gaza, in sudan and beyond, its time for peace. I call on political, religious and Community Leaders everywhere to do everything in their power to make this holy period a time for empathy, action and peace. The world food programmes regional director for eastern africa. Explained more about the severity of the situation in sudan. We have in extraordinary problem on our hands in sudan at the moment. Notably inside the country but across the region. 8. 4 Million People displaced inside, another 1. 9 million refugees escaping into places like chad in south sudan, countries that dont re
Called for fans at the emirates to play their part in the Clubs Champions League match later against porto. They go into the game 1 0 down after the first leg in portugal. Arsenal are looking to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time in m years. Arteta says a home crowd with a great atmosphere always helps. Its a great atmosphere always helps. Incredible. I don they its incredible. I dont think that they realise we need that noise, we need them playing every single with us for that we need the emotional control as well try and understand the game can go through certain phases and we have to be intelligent in the right moments to get what we want. Its a beautiful opportunity to the its been 14 years. So everything weve put in there will be worth it. In the other match later, barcelona take on napoli. After a 1 1 draw in the first leg. They go into this match with Injury Problems and knowing that napoli are on a good run of form. Manager xavi has told his players,