and a bit of history in the snow, as charlotte bankes becomes britain s, first ever snowboarding world champion. i m enthusiastic and i m keen. there must be someone. must be someone. there must be someone- looking for love in lockdown the search for a soulmate moves online for a virtual valentine s day. and if you have fallen out of love with the cold, i ve got your perfect weather partner. next week, still a few days of chilly weather to come. good morning. it s friday, 12th february. our top story. concerns have been raised over the government s hotel quarantine plan for travellers arriving in england from covid hotspots, after new details emerged over how it will work. the scheme s due to begin on monday, and follows those adopted in countries like australia. a union representing hotel staff says it s worried that the uk s rules will be less strict. it comes as the government anounces that police patrols will be stepped up at airports and ports to ensure travellers c
international calls are intensifiying for accountability for recent violence, including the killing of more than 100 people at an aid convoy on thursday as well as the killing of at least 11 people, including two healthcare workers, in an israeli raid in the city of rafah that s according to gaza s health ministry. the bbc s diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. how were so many people injured? were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede? at gaza s shifa hospital, the un says there s evidence of both. this hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. we have seen people with gunshot wounds. we have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. were the soldiers firing deliberately? he s asked. yes with tanks, soldiers, aircraft. why the shooting started is still not clear. israel says troops felt threatened. how, these pictures do not show
and the story begins with an assassination mission. ifirst met isaac gilmore in 2020. he s a former navy seal, who later became second in command of a private us military firm called spear operations group. i was surprised isaac agreed to speak to me because at the time, human rights lawyers were trying to prosecute spear for war crimes. one of the reasons that i agreed to participate in this and be part of this documentary is to be very clear about what we re doing and why. this isn t, you know, innocent until proven guilty. it s war. how did you get involved with the operation in yemen? so ultimately, i met abraham, abraham golan, who s a brother and a friend. abraham developed a relationship with mohammed dahlan and that was our path through to the uae government. we met with the appropriate bodies within the uae government. the pitch was to put pressure on isis and al-qaeda in the state of yemen and make sure that it didn t become another chaotic hub of terrorist activity
i m going to be discussing that with these two there they are an eastern european economist who thinks selling the assets might mean less money for ukraine in the long run and estonia s foreign minister tells me taxpayers, they shouldn t have to foot the bill for the aggression of his next door neighbour, russia. plus, what about the damage inside ukraine? one of president zelensky s top economic advisers tells me about the struggle to keep financing the fighting and why getting millions of ukrainians back from abroad would be crucial for the country s future. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, russia s invasion of ukraine is now into its third year, costing tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars. its huge impact has been felt in economies all around the world. it s had consequences for globaltrade, energy and food prices and, most of all, in ukraine itself. so, can the assets the
for accountability for recent violence, including the killing of more than 100 people at an aid convoy on thursday, as well as the killing of at least 11 people, including two healthcare workers, in an israeli raid in the city of rafah that s according to gaza s health ministry. the bbc s diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. how were so many people injured? were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede? at gaza s shifa hospital, the un says there s evidence of both. this hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. we have seen people with gunshot wounds. we have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. were the soldiers firing deliberately? he s asked. yes. with tanks, soldiers, aircraft . why the shooting started is still not clear. israel says troops felt threatened. how these pictures do not show. tanks were present. there s no eviden