and champions league tonight and tomorrow after group supporting the so—called islamic state publishes threats against the venues. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. nine nations including the uk have taken part in the largest airdrop of aid into gaza, since the war between israel and hamas began — delivering supplies including food, water and baby formula. the united nations says famine is imminent, with more than a million people already facing, what the un describes as "catastrophic hunger". james landale, joined an raf flight, taking off from jordan. at an airbase injordan, piles of humanitarian aid, stacked into individual pallets and adorned with their own parachute, all of it bound for gaza.

on the tarmac 14 military aircraft getting ready for the largest coalition air drop since they began last month, a special delivery to mark the end of ramadan. inside, pilots and crews from different nations being briefed on the operation. safety a key concern in the small airbase airspace over gaza. each palette contains rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oil and water, flour, the basics for a meal, and this the sixth airdrop from the aria so far. it is the effort that counts, every little count, i am proud and privileged to be involved in this sort of mission. but is it enough? will it meet the needs of the people in gaza? the aircraft carrying 12 of these pallets, each of them about a tonne, meaning this entire payload

is worth about one truck crossing a border on the ground. the aircrews here insist that cumulatively the air drops are beginning to have an impact. this is a sustained effort and we've been here for three weeks now, and we are continually delivering the aid and the people of gaza are very grateful for the efforts we are going to and we will keep delivering and delivering until we cannot give them any more. in the air, we fly the short distance to gaza and we are over the drop zone. the pilots are satisfied no one is below and the back ramp lowers. these airdrops are inexpensive and inadequate, a symptom of the failure to get aid in by other means, but we are told they are better than nothing and they are making a difference. 12 boxes out, all on target on the northern shore. these airdrops can be dangerous. people have been crushed in the stampede to get

to the pallets but there is little that can be done from the air. so, today the skies over gaza were filled with parachutes. israel says more aid trucks are getting through but how many is not clear. this aid from the air will not fill the gap, but the aircrews involve hope, believe that it is making a difference to so many facing famine on the ground. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken and his british counterpart lord david cameron have been speaking after talks on the wars in gaza and ukraine. lord cameron says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he defended his earlier meeting with donald trump as entirely in—line with president. meanwhile mr blinken says the us does not have a date for potential military operation in rafah but added that the state

department is working closely with qatar in egypt to a cease—fire. here's what mr blinken said when asked whether israel had shared a date for an offensive in rafah. no, we do not have a date for any rafah operation. on the contrary, what we have is an ongoing conversation with israel about any rafah operation. the presidents been very clear about our deep concerns. about israel's ability to lose civilians out of harm's way, to care for them once they are out of harms way and you have any kind of major military operation that doesn't do real harm to civilian, children and two men. ., ., ., ., , two men. lord cameron outlined his riorities on the israel— gaza conflict. on the israel- gaza conflict. as we said at the — on the israel- gaza conflict. as we said at the weekend _ on the israel- gaza conflict. as we said at the weekend we _ on the israel- gaza conflict. as we said at the weekend we backed . on the israel- gaza conflict. as we| said at the weekend we backed the hostages _ said at the weekend we backed the hostages and their families who are now in_

hostages and their families who are now in day— hostages and their families who are now in day 185 of their captivity. we go _ now in day 185 of their captivity. we go hard into getting aid into gaza, _ we go hard into getting aid into gaza, it's — we go hard into getting aid into gaza, it's the right thing to do. what _ gaza, it's the right thing to do. what was — gaza, it's the right thing to do. what was previously seen as impossible is now possible and that is usually— impossible is now possible and that is usually welcome, we want to see that followed up. we believe in leading — that followed up. we believe in leading internationally both at the united _ leading internationally both at the united nations where we appreciate dues achieved a good resolution on a temporary— dues achieved a good resolution on a temporary cease—fire during ramadan and also _ temporary cease—fire during ramadan and also putting together countries that back— and also putting together countries that back and support a future peace process _ that back and support a future peace process such as munich and we hope to meet— process such as munich and we hope to meet again shortly. the fourth part of— to meet again shortly. the fourth part of our— to meet again shortly. the fourth part of our operation is to support -- pian— part of our operation is to support -- plan is— part of our operation is to support -- plan is to— part of our operation is to support —— plan is to deal with the hamas threat _ —— plan is to deal with the hamas threat and — —— plan is to deal with the hamas threat and it's important we maintain _ threat and it's important we maintain that support. for more reaction to lord cameron's visit to the us, i am joined now by shannon felton spence, a former uk foreign office staffer who was based in boston during lord cameron s time as prime minister. thank you forjoining us on bbc news today. in terms of discussion of

policyjust pick out from that press conference with the us secretary of state. ~ . ~ , conference with the us secretary of state. ~ ., ,, , , state. what i think is interesting about that press _ state. what i think is interesting about that press conference - state. what i think is interesting about that press conference is i about that press conference is received the united states and the uk continuing to stay in lock step in regard to the israel issue. obviously, both in the uk and the us there is immense public pressure coming from the populace on what are we going to do about this issue. i do think that the world central kitchen catastrophe really change the calculus a little bit. it seems that neither nation is ready to come out in public and say, make any change in policy. lord cameron's entire visit is based right you create aid for that that's because of the aid packages are funded in the us, the us of the uk are not in lockstep. he is there to advocate that the us really step up to its

responsibility to continue to provide aid to ukraine for that he knows that nato cannot do it alone. that's a strong message that he is coming to deliver to republicans in congress. although the administration is there with him, in america these aid packages have to go through congress and that's an uphill battle. d0 go through congress and that's an uphill battle-— go through congress and that's an uphill battle. do you think in terms of ukraine that _ uphill battle. do you think in terms of ukraine that is _ uphill battle. do you think in terms of ukraine that is where _ uphill battle. do you think in terms of ukraine that is where he - uphill battle. do you think in terms of ukraine that is where he thinks l of ukraine that is where he thinks he can affect most change in terms of the practicality on the ground and of his reputation and legacy? absolutely. he has become synonymous in the us with taking up the cause of ukraine for that when we think of how britain has responded to ukraine we're now thinking it through the eye of david cameron, which i think is interesting. i met with him and a group of american congresspeople in january and this message was exactly the same, we need to do, we need you

to step up, this is a moment to be bold and it's critical and necessary. that was in private and then he has published several beds and he is here on a visit. he has visited donald trump as you know but this is his main message. it is time for us to step up for ukraine and we need to do it and we need the americans to do it.— need to do it and we need the americans to do it. shannon, thank ou ve americans to do it. shannon, thank you very much- _ americans to do it. shannon, thank you very much. the _ americans to do it. shannon, thank you very much. the mp _ americans to do it. shannon, thank you very much. the mp william - you very much. the mp william rad will no longer sit in the house of commons for conservatives after he shared colleagues phone numbers on a dating app for the party spokesman said he voluntarily given up the web for them on monday evening he stepped down as vice chairman of the i922 stepped down as vice chairman of the 1922 committee of conservative backbench mps. he also told the speaker he's resigning as chairman another comments committee he sits on. let's get up—to—date with the story with our political correspondent. just recap for us this story so far.—

correspondent. just recap for us this story so far. william brad has admitted he _ this story so far. william brad has admitted he deleted _ this story so far. william brad has admitted he deleted several- admitted he deleted several colleagues phone numbers after he admitted someone contacted him on a dating app and he had sent pictures, he thought the individual had compromising information on him and he said he felt scared and therefore handed over the numbers of several colleagues. he apologised for that last week on thursday or friday. it's taken several days to get to this point but it really is quite the downfall for someone who is a very senior conservative backbench mp. he was a vice chair of the 1922 committee of backbench mps. he will no longer be a conservative mp at all. he will sit as an independent. as well as that he has resigned from his role on the public

administration committee. a very senior role in parliament working cross party with other mp5. he will no longer a chair that committee either. although webb's spokespersons in the conservative party who made this announcement tonight made clear that this was a voluntary decision. many of william wragg's scarlets has expressed sympathy in recent days including the chancellorjeremy hunt who praised him for giving a courageous and fulsome apology for his actions. there wasn't mps that tested to me a danger of this becoming a factional issue in the conservative party with some of those who didn't like some of the things that william wragg had done as the past as well as his actions in relation to this incident. starting to ask questions about why rishi sunak hadn't taken a decision to remove the web for that that kind of risk and those

questions will go on. although the prime minister may still be asked why he didn't take the decision personally. why he didn't take the decision personally-— why he didn't take the decision ersonall . . ~' ,, , . personally. thank you very much. still to come _ personally. thank you very much. still to come landmark— personally. thank you very much. still to come landmark climate i still to come landmark climate ruling by the top european court. and amanda took on the post office delivers tough words at the public inquiry. find out what alan bates says next. around the world this is the world today on bbc news.

he it's 7pm in london this is the world today on bbc news. two big climate change developments as new figures show the world has experienced record breaking heat for ten months in a row. the eu climate service says last month was the

hottest march ever recorded. more on that shortly, but first, in a landmark decision, the european court of human rights has ruled that the swiss government violated the rights of a group of women by failing to tackle climate change adequately. the women mainly in their 70s said they were increasingly forced to stay indoors because of heatwaves and faced a greater risk of a number of health problems. the court said there were "critical gaps" in switzerland's policies to tackle climate change, including failing to quantify reductions in greenhouse gases which warm the earth's atmosphere. the swiss peoples party which is part of switzerland's power—sharing government called the ruling "scandalous" and said switzerland should withdraw from the council of europe. the ruling is binding and can trickle down to influence the law in 46 countries in europe including the uk. here's the moment the court found in favour of the women who'd been fighting their case for almost ten years. there has been a violation of article eight of the convention. this article eight of the convention. is regard operative provision seven the court holds that under article eight states have a duty to adopt and to

effectively apply and practice regulations and measures capable of mitigating the existing and potentially irreversible future effect of climate change. elisabeth stern — one of the members of swiss senior women for climate protection — gave me her reaction to the ruling. of course it's absolutely incredible what happened today that we got actually, we won. we not yours won, we won. that is a feeling like christmas and easter and whatever holiday to gather. at the same time, i'm personally very sorry that the young portuguese have lost. they are very generous. they say well, what you want you want also for us. let's return to the impact of increasing temperatures across the globe new figures show the world has experienced record—breaking heat

for ten months in a row. the eu climate service said march was the hottest ever registered — at 1.68c warmer than "pre—industrial" times — before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels. we're seeing the impact globally. injanuary, more than 120 people were killed in chile as wildfires swept through the valparaiso region. president gabriel boric said the blaze was the worst catastrophe to hit the country since the earthquake of 2010. a month later, california residents faced "one of the most dramatic weather days in recent memory" as rain and high winds lashed the state, leaving about 37 million residents, or 94% of the population, underflood alerts. and japan has also experienced unseasonal high temperatures with tokyo hitting a march record. gavin schmidt, climatologist, and director at nasa's goddard institute for space studies — who told me about the contributing factors.

i'm going to begin with that ruling for that group of swiss women. the first one of its kind, really fascinating. what sort of impact do you think that is going to have? i think it's going to be very impactful. first of all until today the question of how it impacts from climate change can impact fundamental human rights was not addressed in the stroudsburg court case law. i think this was ruling certainly promises stronger legal pathways to achieving climate justice through the european court of human rights. in the past few decades we've seen an increasing use of litigation. this ruling establishes a really important president at the court of human rights. it certainly a landmark case with a tremendous amount of effort and momentum and climate litigation that's to the decision. and that

signals that went litigation is used strategically and sensitively it can really provide the necessary protection for people where climate impacts are increasingly felt for them is a positive note to note that them is a positive note to note that the european convention of human rights can be extended to the impacts. sis. rights can be extended to the im acts. �* . rights can be extended to the imacts. . ., ,, rights can be extended to the imacts.�* ., ,, , . impacts. a legal ripple effect across the — impacts. a legal ripple effect across the rest _ impacts. a legal ripple effect across the rest of _ impacts. a legal ripple effect across the rest of the - impacts. a legal ripple effect across the rest of the world, | impacts. a legal ripple effect i across the rest of the world, do impacts. a legal ripple effect - across the rest of the world, do you think oars are perhaps going too far? i think oars are perhaps going too far? ~ . . , think oars are perhaps going too far? ~' . ., , ., far? i think it will certainly have an impact _ far? i think it will certainly have an impact for— far? i think it will certainly have an impact for cases _ far? i think it will certainly have an impact for cases that - far? i think it will certainly have an impact for cases that are - an impact for cases that are currently waiting to be heard. i think they'll be quite a lot of interest in the admissibility of this case and the fact that it was able to go through and hear the actual decision on the argument of human rights and climate. i think it will certainly gain a lot of interest within climate litigation and as a positive step forward. thank you very much for your thought on that story. from the environment

society from chatham house. the latest now on one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk legal history where hundreds of men of women who ran post offices sub were blamed and prosecuted for theft after faulty computer software said money was missing from post office accounts. today the former sub—postmaster alan bates who led the campaign to expose the injustice has appeared at the public inquiry into the horizon computer scandal. mr bates became a household name after an itv drama about the case. zoe conway reports. is it any wonder that allan bates is smiling. after 23 years of campaigning, he can now tell the inquiry everything he knows about the post office scandal he explained why he had kept fighting for so long. as you got to meet people, and realised it wasn't just yourself and you saw the harm and injustice that had been

descended upon them, it was something that you felt you had to deal with. over the year, allan bates has written to a series of government minister, in charge of the post office. you in fact sent a reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent to the post office minister ed davey injuly 2010, where allan bates called his refusal to intervene notjust disappointing, but offensive. he said the post office had been op writing as little more than thugs in suits, and ed davey enabled them to carry on with immunity, regardless of the human misery and suffering they inflict. interviewed at a building site in kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like him when i put those concerns to post office executives was lied to like sub—postmasters were lied to. allan bait was force to give up being a sub—postmaster and lost his life

savings after being falsely accused of stealing £1,000. he called the process of getting compensation cruel. i am trying to fight for everyone's financial redress but i have to fight for my own as well and i have no doubt that there is a bit of vindictiveness coming in from the department, and the post office. nick reed has been at the inquiry all day, he says he thinks the financial redress scheme has been slow, and says he wants to accelerate the process, but said he didn't want to comment on allan bait�*s case. bate's case. you could get into a room with him, right here, right now, and get his compensation sorted out couldn't you? it is not for me, we have an independent panel. but you could get it done today? i have spoken to allan bates back in 2019 when we were doing the negotiations, he is an extremely decent man and it is very important we get the right

level of compensation for him. as he left, alan bates made clear he thinks there still so much to fight for. the main thing i want at the moment is for the original victim groups to get their money sooner rather than later, it has gone on far too long. what will you do when it is over? me? i will buy a little post office and put my feet up. the smile on his face said it all. he is a man who feels finally vindicated. zoe conway, bbc news. let's speak to david enright, a partner at howe & co solicitors who represented some of the post office vicitim. the smile on the face of mr bates today, he was the star witness today but the final act, certainly we're not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say? i not there yet. what did you make of what he had to say?— what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was h what he had to say? i 'ust returned and alan was give — what he had to say? ijust returned and alan was give evidence - what he had to say? ijust returned and alan was give evidence and - what he had to say? ijust returned| and alan was give evidence and was about to be in livery, the ceo behind me. allen isjust a man, he

shines out. it was astonishing, they took him back to letters he wrote to the post office on the 19th and 2000 when he set out all of the problems then almost 25 years ago. the other letters he sent, just a couple of years up to 2003. everything he said was true. if they had engaged with him then the scandal would never have happened. the country, the taxpayer would've sired hundreds of millions of pounds. what taxpayer would've sired hundreds of millions of pounds.— millions of pounds. what was the atmosphere _ millions of pounds. what was the atmosphere like _ millions of pounds. what was the atmosphere like at _ millions of pounds. what was the atmosphere like at that _ millions of pounds. what was the atmosphere like at that moment | millions of pounds. what was the i atmosphere like at that moment -- atmosphere like at that moment —— saved hundreds of millions of pounds. saved hundreds of millions of ounds. , ., , saved hundreds of millions of ounds. , .,, . ~ saved hundreds of millions of ounds. , ., pounds. the inquiry was packed today the were pounds. the inquiry was packed today they were postmasters _ pounds. the inquiry was packed today they were postmasters and _ pounds. the inquiry was packed today| they were postmasters and supporters all across the united kingdom to support mr bates. to be honest, at the end they would have broken into applause but sir williams quite rightly as people not to do so because he wanted all witnesses to because he wanted all witnesses to be treated fairly. allen came across

as the many years, straightforward, decent man who has been toiling away for almost a quarter of a century on behalf of decent people in communities all around the country. the local postmaster who you and i take our christmas parcels and christmas cards to every year. haifa christmas cards to every year. how lona do christmas cards to every year. how long do you — christmas cards to every year. how long do you think— christmas cards to every year. how long do you think it _ christmas cards to every year. how long do you think it will get to the end of this inquiry first of all? do you think all the answers that alan bates and other sub postmasters and mistresses will be looking for will be answered at the end of a? the inuui be answered at the end of a? the inquiry should _ be answered at the end of a? i'ia: inquiry should end be answered at the end of a? iia: inquiry should end this be answered at the end of a? i“ia: inquiry should end this year. it be answered at the end of a? iia: inquiry should end this year. it is the greatest miscarriage ofjustice in british history and therefore it requires proper examination. the rule of law in britain is fundamentally undermined. that is worth spending time on. when will it all be over? the postmasters, the

post mistresses, it won't be over because they can't get back those ten to 15 to 20 years lost. we can get that back. there's no compensation that could ever give you those years back. but hopefully, they will receive truth, justice and reparations. that is what they need and that is what they deserve. thank ou ve and that is what they deserve. thank you very much _ and that is what they deserve. thank you very much for — and that is what they deserve. thank you very much for telling _ and that is what they deserve. thank you very much for telling us - and that is what they deserve. thank you very much for telling us about your experience at the inquiry today. solicitor acting for a number of the post officers for 2012. lots more to come on the world today. to stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. tuesday was another wet, windy and fairly wild day of weather for many of us. we've had some really big waves around the coast, some coastal flooding, too, across parts of southern england and wales. this was the picture in new brighton, in wirral earlier on in the day. but the strongest of the winds, the heaviest of rain will be easing fairly quickly. so turning much quieter tonight and colder, especially in the east. as low pressure clears away into the north sea we've got this ridge of high pressure with us, at least temporarily, before the next weather system arrives. but under the clearing skies through this evening and tonight, those temperatures are going to drop quite quickly. so by the time we get to the early hours of wednesday morning, especially for central and eastern parts of scotland, central and eastern england, too — those temperatures 2—3 degrees in some of our urban areas, but a touch cool in that

in the countryside. so i think a touch of frost around in the east. so the cold air mass with us. but it's not going to be long until this next area of milder air works in from the west behind this weather front, it's a warm front. it's going to track its way eastwards through wednesday, bringing rain, i think at times to all areas. best of any sunshine will be through the morning for eastern scotland and eastern england. there's the cloud and the rain, then tracking eastwards, the wind picking up from the southwest. so it's going to be a breezy day on wednesday. gusts up to around 30 miles an hour orso inland, perhaps a bit stronger than that around some coastal areas. but it won't be quite as windy as it has been during monday and tuesday. the heaviest of the rain will be across the north west of scotland here. but temperatures on the rise from the west so belfast up to around 16 degrees or so, probably one of the warmest spots on wednesday. moving through into thursday then, we have got that milder air with us because the winds are going to be coming in from more of a westerly direction. not much on this weather front. you can see here it will be easing away, but it could well bring some

low cloud and drizzliness in the south to start the day. probably the best of the brightness on thursday will be for parts of north east england and eastern scotland. but i think most places should brighten up through the day. again, a bit of a breeze coming in from the west or the southwest and lifting temperatures to 18 or 19 degrees for some of us. so it's looking a bit milder on thursday and that milder trend continues into friday as well. but look at the blue colours that then return as we head through sunday and into next week. so temporarily some slightly warmer weather on the cards, particularly towards the south, 19,20 degrees in london. more unsettled, though, further north. and then we're all going to see those temperatures dropping down as we head through the course of next week. bye— bye.

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it's been announced the "gifted scientist" peter higgs — who's behind the concept of the subatomic particle the higgs boson — which helps connect the universe together — has died at home in edinburgh at the age of 94. our science editor pallab ghosh looks back on his life. applause professor peter higgs wipes away a tear as the scientists who discovered the higgs boson applaud the man who predicted its existence nearly 50 years earlier. peter. to me, it's really an incredible thing that happened in my lifetime. i've never been in a scientific meeting like that before because people got up and cheered and stamped. i regarded it as cheers for the home team and that was what it was really about.

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