good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
you know what i mean? i ve been here 28 years. it needs something to be done. there s a warning that cases of flu are rising in london with hospitalisations up by a third in the last week. data from the uk health security agency shows the highest rates are among 5 to 1a year olds. health experts say vaccines are the best protection and are urging more people to get a flu jab. one of central london s most famous christmas trees is going up today. a giant spruce is due to arrive in trafalgar square this morning. it s been a gift to the capital from norway every year since 1947, as a thanks for britain s support during the second world war. a replica of what could have been the largest animal ever to walk on land is coming to london next year. a cast of the sauropoda dinosaur known as patagotitan will go on show at the natural history