that we have got all this rain wrapped around this storm following on areas that have had issues with flooding. the wind will also be a very major feature of this storm, strong winds, especially across parts of the south and west wales and cornwall, the isles of scilly, the english channel and also the coastline of east anglia. inland gusts, 50 60 mph, up to 90 with exposure through the english channel. we are looking at highs of up channel. we are looking at highs of up to 13. on friday the storm pushes into the north sea, but we still have a plethora of showers rotating around it, some of those heavy and thundery. in between there will be dry weather and also some sunshine around as well, and the wind will continue to ease. but into the weekend, the weather remains unsettled. this is bbc news. the headlines. the israeli military says it is targeting hamas in all parts of gaza. it reports large exchanges with hamas overnight as the ground offensive continues. the united nat