hello, i m annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. for weeks, humanitarian agencies have been warning of famine and as a man as they struggle to get it into the territory. the un high commissionerfor human rights has told the bbc there is a plausible case that israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in gaza. he said that if that s as a weapon of war in gaza. he said that if that s intent as a weapon of war in gaza. he said that if that s intent were as a weapon of war in gaza. he said that if that s intent were proven, i that if that s intent were proven, it would amount to a war crime. israel and says it is letting on all the humanitarian aid that is needed. from jerusalem, jeremy bowen. gaza is no place to be ill. noura mohammed had lung and liver problems before the war. now, after months of starvation and without the right medical care, she is deteriorating fast. my daughter can t move, says her mother.
a teaching union in england says its members are reporting that levels of violence and abuse from pupils have risen sharply since the pandemic. nearly one in five teachers who responded to a survey commissioned by the bbc said they had been hit by a student this year. the same number say they have also experienced verbal or online abuse from a parent or guardian since september. here 5 more from education correspondent, elaine dunkley. across the country, clips posted on social media give an insight into the chaos in classrooms. the room got absolutely ransacked. the boards were ripped off the wall, displays were snapped and broken. you re going to get people shouting at you. when it comes to teenagers and what they re saying, quite sexualised. teachers pushed to the brink because of bad behaviour. the behaviour stresses me out. all my fillings fall out because i clench my teeth at night when i m sleeping. in dewsbury, this is stjohn fisher academy. it s a school with a bad r
in the icy waters of the patapsco river. four workers remain missing. these are live pictures from the scene where the search for the men has been suspended due to bad weather conditions. salvage crews are working to address dangerous materials and accident investigators are on the scene. our north america correspondent david willis reports 25 feet beneath the surface, near what had been the centre of the bridge, divers recovered a red pickup truck with two bodies inside it. maintenance workers, who d been repairing potholes at the time the structure collapsed. four of their colleagues are still missing and their bodies may never be found. we transitioned from search and rescue to recovery. we need to bring a sense of closure and comfort to the families, and we take that very seriously. the missing include miguel luna, a father of three from el salvador, and maynor suazo sandoval from honduras. like the rest, migrant workers from central america. the containership, dali, pile
problems before the war. now, after months of starvation and without the right medical care, she is deteriorating fast. my daughter can t move, says her mother. she s anemic, always sleeping. and there s nothing nutritious to eat. there is plenty to eat only a few miles away in the lorries that are backed up on the egyptian side of the border, and much more that could come from israel, if the israelis let it into gaza. from geneva, volker turk, the un s most senior human rights official, told me there is plausible evidence that israel is using starvation as a weapon of war. look, when it comes to humanitarian assistance, let s be clear. israel is an occupying power and has an obligation to provide humanitarian assistance. and if that humanitarian assistance does not come in, in the scale, speed and predictability that is required, yes, very serious questions are raised. so, let s get it very clear. israel s to blame? israel is to blame in significant.in a significant way
we ll be taking you live to the west midlands this hour that s where the labour leader sir keir starmer is set to launch the party s local election campaign, alongside his deputy leader angela rayner. elections are taking place in 107 local authorities across england on the 2nd of may. with labourfar ahead in national opinion polls, many conservatives are likely braced for a bad night on 2 may. voters will go to the polls to choose councillors in more than 100 local authorities, as well as 11 mayors, 37 police and crime commissioners, and london assembly members. the labour launch comes after the leaders of the conservatives and liberal demoracts kicked off their campaigns last week. these off their campaigns last week. are the live pictures again these are the live pictures once again from the west midlands where the labour deputy leader angela rayner is addressing the crowd. before i pass on to keir starmer let me say this, i know that some would listen to my speech today