the united nations security council passes a resolution to bring more aid into gaza, but stops short of calling for an immediate truce. over 20,000 that since israel s attacks according to a health authority. the entire population there faces starvation. police in prague release body cam footage from thursday s deadly mass shooting. making off with the banks he installed on a own sign. last christmas is your official christmas number one today. and george michael s dream of the top christmas song finally comes true. bbc news, continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. after days of argument over the precise wording, the united nations security council has passed a resolution on the conflict in gaza calling for the unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance but stopping short of supporting an immediate ceasefire. instead it urges the creation of the conditions for a cessation of hostilities. 13 council
behind the work. welcome back. i said i would keep you up to date with the events in new york and i will show you the live pictures. they are debating at the moment and they are holding a meeting currently on the african union. we are told they would go back into consultations on the gaza draught and a couple of hours time, so i don t think we will get a vote until the early hours of the morning here and perhaps late in the evening eastern time. so that tells you there is something in that text the various parties don t like. junior doctors were back on the picket lines today, the second day of a three day strike. they refuse to back down from a demand for a 35% pay rise and will walk out again for six days in the new year. around 98% ofjunior doctors voted in favour of the strike action, giving the bma a mandate to keep striking until the end of february. and that will put paid to one of rishi sunak s five pledges. the walk out could tip nhs waiting lists above 8 million fo
Before 9 30 last night, 18 year old Connor Lapworth and 15 year old Connor Lapworth and 15 year old corey mavin, both from blyth, died of their injuries after that crash. Their families after that crash. Their families are being supported by Police Liaison officers, but police are still asking for anyone with dash cam footage or who witnessed that crash to come forward. Now, in other news, today, millions are set to be on the roads today with the aa saying drivers can expect lengthy amounts of lengthy traffic jams as people travel to be with their families. The met office is warning flying debris and power cuts may disrupt those last minute getaway plans, as meteorologists are predicting wind gusts of up to 70 miles an houn wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour, hitting parts of scotland and Northern Areas of england. Rail services disrupted as well today , major london stations today, major london stations close for a few days. That includes euston , kings cross, includes euston, kings
the israeli military has said that it mistakenly killed three hostages during its military operation in gaza, after misidentifying them as a threat . those hostages have been named as 28 year old yotam haim, 25 year old samer talalka and 26 year old alon shamriz. all three were kidnapped from their kibbutzes by hamas during its attack on october 7th. the israeli military says it is investigating this latest event. israeli prime minster benjamin netanyahu has renewed his vow to bring hostages home and calld the incident an unbearable tragedy. relatives of hostages taken by hamas are currently demonstrating near the israeli ministry of defence in tel aviv in response to the incident calling for a ceasefire and for an agreement for the release of those still held captive. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. here s how idf spokesman lieutenant coloneljonathan conricus explained what happened to the bbc earlier. they were dressed in civilian clothing and probably in a sim
wales and northern ireland in the new year. last week, borisjohnson, the prime minister at the time of the pandemic, arrived 3 hours early at the hearing just after seven am. here s how the 6:00 news began its coverage at six. boris johnson apologises for the way the government handled the pandemic. arriving at the covid inquiry under cover of darkness, the former prime minister admits he should have twigged much sooner the need for action. several viewers wrote in to newswatch to say they thought that was unfair. caroljefferson from loughborough protested. daphne turpin emailed from northampton. ken holden agreed. we asked bbc news to respond to those complaints and they sent us this statement. the government s plans to send some migrants to rwanda if they arrive in the uk illegally has dominated the news in the past week when the new home secretary, james cleverly visited rwanda to sign a treaty. the bbc s political editor chris mason went along to report on the event. but