visits to the us—mexico border to address a surge in illegal crossings — a key theme for voters. thousands of south korean trainee doctors refuse to return to work on thursday, the day the government set as a deadline to end a mass walk—out. we start this hour with events in the middle—east. more than a hundred people are reported to have been killed in gaza as they tried to reach a convoy carrying food aid. crowds of people had gathered to get close to the lorries: israel's military told the bbc tonight that it killed a handful of people they believed were a threat — a palestinian witness told the bbc

that most of those who died were run over as the aid convoy moved away. in the last hour, the un security council has been meeting behind closed doors to discuss the situation. it comes on the day that the hamas government says more than 30,000 people have been killed in the territory since this conflict began in october. our special correspondent fergal keane reports from jerusalem the hunger created by war made this tragedy. that is a fundamental fact of what happened today. the dead and wounded were starving people, simply hoping to feed their families. translation: | am| one of the wounded. i was on al—rashid street. we were there all day in order to get food for our children, but we paid for that aid with our blood.

thousands had gathered in the predawn darkness. they'd heard trucks were coming with aid. there were farmers, mechanics, our bbc cameraman, teachers, a doctor from a local hospital. an israeli drone filmed people crowding the aid trucks. it is a striking depiction of human desperation. the military said tanks were securing the convoy to ensure aid was distributed, and blamed people in the crowd for the chaos. some began violently pushing and even trampling other gazans to death, looting the humanitarian supplies. the unfortunate incident resulted in dozens of gazans

killed and injured. the army also said troops opened fire, first in the air as a warning and then at the legs of people it said posed a threat to soldiers. watch this man crawling along the ground away from the food convoy. hospitals in northern gaza say they treated many gunshot wounds. translation: after the israeli military stopped shooting, - we went back to get our aid. this survivor was shot and run over. translation: by the time i got flour and some canned goods and took it i down from the truck, they shot at us, they shot me, and the truck driver left and ran over my leg. we go to get flour for our children. we have been eating animal feed for two months and even that ran out.

what are we supposed to do? where are we supposed to go? this incident comes on a day when gaza marks a reported 30,000 deaths since the war began over four months ago. there is the dying that happens in the open and suddenly. and there is the hunger silently attacking life. in kamal adwan hospital, there are babies with severe malnutrition. like ahmed moussa. translation: this child is suffering from severe dehydration _ due to lack of milk. his mum breast—feeds him but she hasn't eaten and there is no artificial milk. he was rescued from the rubble when he was one—month—old. he lost 2a members of his family.

the girl in the red incubator died as our cameraman filmed, an already serious medical condition worsened by hunger. nearby, great struggles still for little bodies. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. dr amjad anwar is an er doctor who works at al shifa hospital in north gaza. he was at al rasheed street when israeli troops opened fire and told the bbc what he saw. this morning, i witnessed the horrible catastrophe hundreds of people dead everywhere and many more injured and that was horrible. a lot of people are dead around me and

injured in rationing right now. i forget what i went there and stopping the bleeding and they said to the other people. as we've heard, the hamas—run health authorities in gaza say more than 30,000 palestinians have been killed since israel started its military action in october. bbc verify has been examining how many of those killed were members of hamas. here's frank gardner. they have been covering this war ever since the october the 7th raid on israel. it is a war that is ravage one of the most crowded places on earth and home to over 2 million people. the red arrows on this map so all the parts of because of that have been destroyed since the start of the campaign. all the parts of gaza. how is this figure been arrived at? based on the number of dead bodies brought to hospitals and then identified in the world health organization is previously

endorsed gaza health ministry casualty figures as being credible. if anything, 30,000 could even be an underestimate due to body still buried under the rubble. let's break this down. as you can see from this graph, the first majority of those killed have been women and children. nearly half of gaza's population is under 18. nearly half of gaza's population is under18. separating nearly half of gaza's population is under 18. separating our civilian deaths from hamas fighters is not easy. those fighters are often embedded amongst the civilian population some in uniform and some not, israel excused thomas of using the civilian population human shields. but there is no question that those civilians are suffering the brunt of israel's military operations. how many hamas and other military fighters have been killed? at the start of the war it was widely assumed that hamas at around 30,000 fighters. in february 19, hamas reportedly admitted, 6000 of theirfighters hamas reportedly admitted, 6000 of their fighters have been hamas reportedly admitted, 6000 of theirfighters have been killed in theirfighters have been killed in the later denied that. as of today,

the later denied that. as of today, the israeli military says they have killed at least 30,000 fighters and some of them were as young as 16 or 17. but in the end, the most shocking thing about these 30,000 deaths was the extraordinarily high proportion of civilians killed and thatis proportion of civilians killed and that is down to a combination of a densely packed residential area from which there was no escape and overwhelming israeli firepower. this conflict is now the most lethal one for palestinian civilians since the creation of the state of israel. officials in bangladesh say a massive fire at a commercial building in the capital dhaka has killed at least 43 people. reports said the blaze started at a restaurant and spread quickly through the building, trapping dozens of people. let's get the very latest from our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. what more can you tell us?

families are trying to find out what really happened to their loved ones who just went out on an evening to eat in a restaurant which is right in the heart of the capital when the fire started trapping dozens of people and 7—storey buildings and clothing shops and several mobile phone shops as well and people suspect that the fire could've started in one of the restaurants and because they all used cooking gas cylinders and expect very rapidly to the building and when i was saying how panicked people ran towards the rooftop and there was no emergency exit meaning they were trapped because of the single staircase and that was one of the reasons why, according to one fire department that officials and the people try to jump from the building because they could not get out and they are seriously injured and

according to the health ministry, more than 30 people have been cured and some of those injured are said to be in their critical condition and people are evaluating what really happened by the fire department says now, the fire has been brought under control. find been brought under control. and investigations _ been brought under control. and investigations under control and given information about what they think may have caused the fire? it is about the restaurant and those in the building, they were talking about how many were left in the staircase itself and that was on the reasons why the fire spread so rapidly in this building and many people are worried because some of those injured in the hospital really affected by the smoke most of the victims were due to suffocation and smoke in there about a0 people in hospital and now authorities are trying to find out what with the safety measures which were not

followed by this building, whether this building had all of the firefighting equipment or they had emergency exits and why there was only one staircase in a commercial building. so, bangladesh is not very uncommon to have fire accidents because mostly, they are blamed on lax safety rules. im’ith because mostly, they are blamed on lax safety rules-_ lax safety rules. with the victims of been taken _ lax safety rules. with the victims of been taken in _ lax safety rules. with the victims of been taken in quite _ lax safety rules. with the victims of been taken in quite a - lax safety rules. with the victims of been taken in quite a large - lax safety rules. with the victims i of been taken in quite a large crowd gathering outside and not uncommon and bangladesh, do you think they'll be a large outcry another fire like this happening?— be a large outcry another fire like this happening? every time in this kind of incident _ this happening? every time in this kind of incident happens, - this happening? every time in this kind of incident happens, there'sl this happening? every time in this| kind of incident happens, there's a lot of debate about what they should be doing and densely populated city with high—rise buildings and several residential and commercial buildings in bangladesh and bangladesh is home to one of the largest clothing factories in ten years ago, there is

a majorfire killing dozens in two years ago in 2021, there was a major fire in a full processing factory that killed more than 50 people. they blame this on the lack of safety rules and how far the authorities are really serious about giving fire safety clearance to these commercial buildings because first of all, they have to give these fire clearance because these commercial buildings can operate and people might question how come this building was allowed to operate so many restaurants with cooking gas cylinders and without an emergency exit? bbc�*s south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. to texas, where both presidentjoe biden, and former president donald trump are visiting the us — mexico border. the pair locked in a high—stakes political duel, on an issue which could ultimately decide this year's presidential election. joe biden is visiting a border city called brownsville, its recently seen a drop in the number of people illegally

crossing into the us. donald trump meanwhile is in eagle pass, the texas border town where republican governor greg abbott has defied the biden white house by using state national guard soldiers to detain undocumented migrants and erect border barricades. mr trump spoke there a short time ago. two rival border visits from two men who will know migration will be a top election issue. joe biden was to highlight a plan to beef up border security and close particularly busy crossing points. a plan he says was cynically sabotaged by donald trump and republicans. he said a planned policy was issued, instead of telling members to block this, join me or i willjoin you. immigration is donald trump's signature issue. visiting borderfortifications with the texas governor, he is promising more of this if re—elected and the largest deportation ever of illegal immigrants. now the united states is being

overrun by the biden migrant crime, a new form of vicious violation to our country. 0n patrol along the border, law enforcement officers like deputy constable santos constantly having to intercept and detain migrants. they say they are being overwhelmed and think this crisis needs to be tackled from the top. i'm at the bottom to be honest. the president needs to give the orders to shut down the border or top or federal government to see how they will stop this because it's getting out of hand. the river marks the boundary between mexico and america. and if the deep waters are not deterrent enough, a few metres in you have this really

long boundary fence, which is covered with razor wire but even that doesn't prevent migrants from getting through, which pretty much symbolises the problem that's now become the most divisive issue in american politics. major reforms to try and stem the flow of migrants were almost agreed in congress last month and then blocked by republicans at the behest of donald trump. democrats say republicans don't want to fix immigration before the election. for years they have been crying and whining the sky is falling on this issue and we had the perfect opportunity. they failed not only their party and constituency but they failed our country. but this is now the starkest dividing line in american politics. a 3000 kilometre long battleground over which the next presidential election will be fought. sarah smith, bbc news, eagle pass, texas. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

the polls in the rochdale by election closed just an hour ago and this is the scene live from the richest voters in the greatest manchester cedar choosing a new mp following the death of lloyd injanuary. and 11 candidates in our political candidates as will be an interesting night after wildly unpredictable campaign into candidates for the green party were disowned by their parties and there are two former labour mps and simon danced standing for the workers party of britain and reform uk respectively. i will be back with updates throughout the night but we have already seen a special live page up and running on the bbc news website and you can find that at or on the bbc news app

of the latest analysis of teams were at the counter. you're live with bbc news russia's president vladimir putin has warned western governments against considering any deployment of troops to ukraine, and accused them of trying to weaken his country. in his annual state of the nation address in moscow, he claimed his forces were advancing confidently inside ukraine, two years after the invasion. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was president putin's 19th state of the nation address. and he used it to send this warning to western nations. "don't send your troops to ukraine." translation: they need - to understand once and for all that we have weapons, too, that can strike targets on their territory. and everything they think up and scare the world with risks a nuclear conflict

and the end of civilisation. regarding russia, he pledged to reduce poverty, boost the birth rate and raise incomes. well, there is an election coming up. the kremlin clearly wanted russians to see this speech. it was shown live on billboards. even in some cinemas. although this moscow movie house wasn't exactly overflowing. putin and popcorn, not an obvious combo. this address was part campaign speech, part state of the nation, and state of the world as vladimir putin sees it, with warnings to the west and promises to his people that life here will get better if he stays in the kremlin. as for the current wave of repression in russia and the intensifying crackdown on dissent, there was no mention of that. and the audience, russian mps and senators, had little to say about the death in prison of the country's most

famous opposition leader. are you not concerned about the state of the nation or its reputation after the death of alexei navalny? who's that? i am ready to comment on the message which vladimir putin delivered but not on other issues, so thank you. the president, too, has stayed silent on mr navalny�*s death. alexei navalny is expected to be buried tomorrow at this moscow cemetery. his allies have accused the russian authorities of blocking their plans for a public memorial service for him. as for the kremlin, the choreography here sent a clear message — that on russia's political stage, there is only room for one man. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the formula one racing boss christian horner,

who heads the red bull team, has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour, after a series of messages allegedly written by him were leaked. horner was cleared yesterday of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague, following an internal red bull investigation led by an external barrister. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott has been following developments: a practice session at the head of this weekend for the grand prix ongoing 5a9 people involved in the sport received an anonymous e—mail containing messages purporting to involve christian horner in the list of recipients bad formula 1, the sports governing body in the media. and horner has been the principal for nearly two decades set i will not comment on anonymous speculation but i reiterate i have always denied

allegations in this comes after independent investigations into allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him for may by a female colleague and that culminated in the parent company sing that it'd been dismissed and that's not been the end of the matter because the main rivals: for transparency on how that investigation had been carried out and we understand key figures are seeking clarity on this latest development and once again, his future in the sport may hang in the balance. south korean officials and doctors are at odds over staff shortages. doctors walked out last week in protest against the government's plans to increase the number of people admitted to medical school each year. the deadline has now passed for them to return to work. anyone still striking on friday will have their licenses revoked. the defiant doctors argue that more recruitment won't deal with the fundamental flaws in the system. but the government is not backing down and has accused doctors of putting patients lives at risk. here's a government minister

speaking on thursday curing patients, doctors exist for patients— curing patients, doctors exist for patients and the patients are anxiously waiting for you. if you want _ anxiously waiting for you. if you want to— anxiously waiting for you. if you want to oppose the government, leaving _ want to oppose the government, leaving your patient is not the right— leaving your patient is not the right way— leaving your patient is not the right way to do it. doctors have hit back — saying that issues such as poor pay and working conditions should be dealt with first. with tensions high, some of them feel victimised by the government. here's the view of one doctor. please stop insulting trainee doctors _ please stop insulting trainee doctors hy— please stop insulting trainee doctors by treating - please stop insulting trainee doctors by treating them - please stop insulting trainee| doctors by treating them like criminals _ doctors by treating them like criminals. patients— doctors by treating them like criminals. patients are - doctors by treating them like i criminals. patients are waiting doctors by treating them like - criminals. patients are waiting for us. criminals. patients are waiting for us and _ criminals. patients are waiting for us and their— criminals. patients are waiting for us. and their families _ criminals. patients are waiting for us. and their families are - criminals. patients are waiting fori us. and their families are anxious. peter the chimpanzee has been a star attraction at twycross zoo in leicestershire for more than three decades — but he's now moving home. he'll live at a safari park

near stirling in scotland, as part of its ongoing work to protect the endangered species. navtej johal reports. it's moving day. wait, wait, wait. peter, a 32—year—old chimpanzee, is leaving twycross zoo in leicestershire, the only he's ever known, for a new life in scotland. he is a fun character. he's what i call a chimpy chimp. he likes to himself, he's a very loyal ally to his fellow troop mates. chimpanzees are endangered in the wild. peter is leaving so that with fewer males left here it will hopefully make it easier to breed more of them as part of a european breeding programme. he's off to blair drummond safari park near stirling. so once all the paperwork behind the scenes is complete, he will then have a short health check and then he will be crated and then be on the road to blair drummond. so he's in his crate and he's got

a full lunch box with him. so he's got his favourite food in there, peppers, sweet potato and pellet. any tunes? what's he listening to in there? his own sound. no tunes, he'lljust probably be having a nice sleep on the way. health checks are complete, goodbyes have been said, and peter is ready. this is it, this is the moment. after spending his entire life, 32 years here, peter is off for a new life in scotland. i'll miss him. i miss all of them. they all have a special place, you work with them and see them daily. you see them more than your family so it will be sad to see him go, but it's the best thing for him and us moving forward. a five—hourjourney lies ahead and a new home. navteonhal, bbc news, twycross. you have been watching newsday.

stay with us. officials in bangladesh say a fire at a commercial building in the capital dhaka has killed at least forty three people. reports said the blaze started in a restaurant and spread quickly through the seven—storey site, trapping dozens of people. many of the injured had jumped from the building to escape the flames. rescue workers said the fire was now under control. fires in commercial and residential buildings are common in bangladesh, often blamed on poor safety awareness and the inadequate enforcement of rules. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. well, february was mild on the whole, and it was also very wet for many of us, particularly across parts of east anglia, where some spots saw as much as three times the average february rainfall. now, as we head into march and the start of the meteorological spring, well, it's all about to turn colder. there'll be some frosty nights and the possibility of some of that rain, the showers turn into snow over the higher ground.

now, mostly any snow will be over 200 metres elevation. so that does include the high ground of northern ireland, the welsh mountains, the pennines and the cumbrian fells. and some of that rain and snow will be pushing towards the southern uplands as we head towards the end of the day where the snow levels could start to drop a little bit. but there will be a lot of heavy rain as we head through the morning across england, wales and northern ireland. it's all clearing its way northwards and eastwards showers, brighter spells following on behind for many of us, blustery winds up through the channel and for north sea facing coast as well. some of that rain clearing away from northern ireland. it's going to be feeling cold, largely dry across much of scotland until we get to the end of the day when we could start to see some snow just feeding its way in from the south and then gradually pushing northwards as we head throughout the night. the snow levels starting to drop. it's another cold night on friday in to saturday. there will be a frost out there for many sheltered spots. temperatures down to low single figures. watch out for some icy stretches, of course, as we start

off the weekend. now, on saturday, a low pressure is very much centred right across the uk and it's just spiralling around all of these showers. there could be showers just about anywhere as we head throughout the day on saturday. still brisk northerly winds blowing across the north west of scotland, down through northern ireland. but elsewhere, the winds will fall a little lighter. there will be some showers again, wintry over the high ground. it's still feeling cold as well, with temperatures peaking only between seven and nine degrees celsius. that's a little below the seasonal average, of course, feeling colder and exposure to the wind and underneath the rain. it's the same again on sunday, but it looks drier for most of us. so fewer showers around. but the showers that we do see again could turn wintry over the higher ground. the winds will be lighter as that low tends to fill. as we head through into the start of next week, another area of low pressure swings in from the southwest. so again, it's looking wet and it's looking windy at times. but after we get to tuesday and wednesday, things will start

to settle down. it could turn a bit milder. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. russia's neighbour georgia is closely watching what happens in ukraine.

it shares a 900km border with russia, who invaded in 2008. russian troops are still stationed in two separatist regions. georgia has just been granted eu candidate status and talks ofjoining nato, yet its government is seen as sympathetic to russia. it's a diplomatic tightrope, and one my guest needs to walk. salome zourabichvili is the country's president. where does georgia's destiny lie — with russia or the west? salome zourabichvili, welcome to hardtalk.

thank you for having me for the third time.