this is bbc news. the headlines: the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, says three of his sons have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. he says it will not affect the group's demands in the ceasefire negotiations. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan omits the destruction caused by the war and the fears of an assault on ten throw. president biden says minister netanyahu is making a mistake. more than 100,000 people have been full from their homes due to flooding in russia and kazakhstan. and just over 100 days to the paris 0lympics, and just over 100 days to the paris olympics, the river sent water could be unsafe water. —— could be unsafe for athletes. time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson,

and consumer prices in the us are rising more than expected? yes, we've just had the latest indication of the rate at which prices are rising. indication of the rate the consumer price index for march rose higher than analysts were expecting. the core figure, which strips out volatile food and energy components, rose 0.4% in march — that's against expectations of a 0.3% increase. on an annual basis, the rate was 3.5% in march, that's 0.3% higher than the previous month. this is all likely to reduce the chances of an early interest rate cut by the federal reserve, which has kept rates at 5.5%, the highest level in 23 years. let's head over to new york and speak to our north america business correspondent, erin delmore. no great surprise and this number, but why is it proving to be so difficult to tackle? this but why is it proving to be so difficult to tackle? this marks a third straight _ difficult to tackle? this marks a third straight month _ difficult to tackle? this marks a third straight month that - difficult to tackle? this marks a third straight month that we - difficult to tackle? this marks a l third straight month that we have seen the inflation readout coming in

the higher—than—expected, that makes it harder for economists and the fed to market as a one—off or a seasonal bomb. we have hard evidence pointing to how sticky inflation has become. prices creep up quickly, but are very hard to bring back down. what we're finding is that in this last stretch of trying to bring inflation down to its 2% target, that is the feds target for inflation, it is fed's target for inflation, it is proving to take a lot of time. specifically i could point you towards shelter and energy which are coming in hotter than expected. this all means that the fed is trying to balance this ambition for a soft landing, trying to pull prices without triggering the economy into a recession. that without triggering the economy into a recession. . , without triggering the economy into a recession-— a recession. that is what i wanted to ask, it a recession. that is what i wanted to ask. it is _ a recession. that is what i wanted to ask, it is housing _ a recession. that is what i wanted to ask, it is housing and - a recession. that is what i wanted to ask, it is housing and energy i to ask, it is housing and energy prices that are proving so hard to ease. if we look at what oil is doing and energy prices around the world, they are heading the wrong way, going up at the moment. these are the things _ way, going up at the moment. these are the things that _ way, going up at the moment. these are the things that consumers - way, going up at the moment. inf”? are the things that consumers feel acutely on dane, moment to moment.

it is part of the narrative from the past four years. there are some pieces of economic data that come into the picture. wage growth is up, we saw that in the jobs report, and we saw that in the jobs report, and we also saw that on a planet is historically low, below 4% 26 straight months which we haven't seen for years. people are dealing with higher prices, which is increasing wages and that can begin to lead to a bit of a spiral. we are trying to figure out if we are in that moment, heading towards that moment. how many rate cuts will bc enacted in 2024 pressure mark the expectation has gone down from three to two. this is the data we look at how much and when they will make those cuts. . ~ how much and when they will make those cuts. ., ~ , ., how much and when they will make those cuts. . ~' , ., , how much and when they will make those cute— how much and when they will make those cuts. ., ~ , ., , . . those cuts. thank you very much. we will keep an — those cuts. thank you very much. we will keep an eye _ those cuts. thank you very much. we will keep an eye on _ those cuts. thank you very much. we will keep an eye on that _ those cuts. thank you very much. we will keep an eye on that for _ those cuts. thank you very much. we will keep an eye on that for you - those cuts. thank you very much. we will keep an eye on that for you and l will keep an eye on that for you and see whether we are at that moment when things may start to change. to china now where the ratings

agency, fitch, has raised concerns over the country's rising levels of government debt and uncertain economic prospects, leading it to downgrade china's soverign credit rating to negative. china's finance ministry said the decision was regrettable and that fitch had failed to recognise beijing's attempts to foster economic growth. the world's second—largest economy has been struggling to recoverfrom the pandemic, and faces rising unemployment and the prospect of mass bankruptcies in its key property sector. janet mui, is head of market analysis at rbc brewin dolphin. she told me, markets have been muted on the news. investors are well aware of the debt issues in china, and i think there's no doubt about its ability to pay the foreign investors' investments. so i don't think it is a big deal. it isjust a reminder of the challenges and risks of the debt issue on the medium—term growth prospects of china. yes, and remind us of that debt issue, because i don't think anyone is really expecting china to default on its debts, but there are concerns

about things like property sector that we've seen, the well—documented woes, and bankruptcies in that sector. yes, i think what we're talking about is the sovereign credit rating outlook that is downgraded. obviously, the property sector affects the growth prospects, which would affect the tax revenues and, of course, the budget situation in china. of course, if the growth outlook is not very good, then the chinese government would need to support the economy, and that is exactly what they have been doing. they have been rolling out support and thereby increasing debt level in the economy, and that is the risk that fitch has been highlighting. i think, again, that investors aren't that bothered about that. actually, if you look at the fact that moody's have downgraded china's credit rating outlook in december last year,

and there has been a net buying of china sovereign bonds, and the sovereign bond yields have actually fallen. itjust tells you how investors are not too bothered. it is a risk that is lurking in the background, but it is not going to cause a lot of trouble, i think. some of the world's most popular video games, such as world of warcraft, are to return to china this summer after more than a year. they'd been withdrawn following a dispute between the chinese tech giant netease and the american games publisher activision blizzard over intellectual property. netease has since reached a new deal with activision�*s new owner, microsoft. the supermarket tesco has said price pressures on grocers have eased as it reported bumper sales and profits for the past year. the uk's biggest supermarket chain said pre—tax profits hit £2.3 billion. the company said price inflation in groceries had "lessened substa ntially" but acknowledged that "things were still difficult for many customers".

you may have heard of the langauge esperanto. it was aimed at making international communication easier, with everyone able to speak it alongside their mother tongue. well, it didn't really take off. but now, thanks to ai, conversing in another language, or as many as you like, has just become a bit of a cinch. here's james clayton. multiple languages overlap the world is more connected than ever. conversations with anyone, anywhere are just a click away. there's just one problem — we don't all speak the same language. i really, really wish that i could, but unfortunately i can't speak any other languages fluently other than english. what if i could speak polish?

thanks to new ai apps though, i can give at least the impression of being able to speak pretty much any language. this one is called heygen. so i'm going to speak like this. i do a quick video of myself, upload it onto heygen and wait. and then out pops a video of me speaking the language that i chose, in this case spanish. and here's the really cool bit — when 0mar, the producer on this piece, got into the shot, it detected his voice was different to mine and translated his voice too. you are in shot, my friend. i've actually managed to fool some friends using this. it really is impressive. in london, one company is using this kind of tech to translate ai generated corporate videos into any

language. generated corporate videos into any lanaauae. , generated corporate videos into any lanaauae. i. generated corporate videos into any lanaauae. _, , generated corporate videos into any lanaauae. , , language. many of these companies have divisions _ language. many of these companies have divisions all _ language. many of these companies have divisions all over— language. many of these companies have divisions all over the _ language. many of these companies have divisions all over the world - have divisions all over the world who they need to have a sales force that they need to train and with this tool they can create a base material in english then translated in different localities. the company's _ in different localities. the company's founder - in different localities. the company's founder since the tech has other benefits as well. we company's founder since the tech has other benefits as well.— other benefits as well. we have seen ngosau other benefits as well. we have seen ngos allover — other benefits as well. we have seen ngos all over the _ other benefits as well. we have seen ngos all over the world _ other benefits as well. we have seen ngos all over the world that - other benefits as well. we have seen ngos all over the world that can - ngos all over the world that can produce video content instead of written content for people who have a difficult time reading. dissemination of information through people's native lang which is very powerful. this people's native lang which is very owerful. �* , , , people's native lang which is very owerful. a , , people's native lang which is very owerful. �* , , , ., powerful. as it becomes easier to chan . e powerful. as it becomes easier to change the _ powerful. as it becomes easier to change the words _ powerful. as it becomes easier to change the words coming - powerful. as it becomes easier to change the words coming out - powerful. as it becomes easier to change the words coming out of l change the words coming out of amounts, there is a worry that this kind of technology could increase the misinformation on the internet. when it comes to translating educational videos or sending a message to someone in their own language,...

i still can't work out if that is super impressive or worrying. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

you are life with bbc news. to the us, and the parents of the teenage schoolboy who killed four of his classmates in a school shooting in michigan in 2021 have each been sentenced to at least ten years in jail. in the first case of its kind, ethan crumbley�*s parents, james and jennifer, were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors said they were criminally negligent for giving a weapon to their son. he is currently serving life. 0ur north america correspondent, john sudworth, has more. neitherjames norjennifer crumbley pulled the trigger but in a country where gun violence in schools is all too common, this was a legal first. it is the sense of this court, mr crumbley, that you serve 10 to 15

years with the michigan department of corrections. the two now face at least a decade in prison for involuntary manslaughter as a result of the mass shooting carried out by their son. in 2021, they bought ethan crumbley, then 15 years old, a semi—automatic handgun as an early christmas present. a few days later, he took it to school in his backpack and shot dead four of his fellow students. last year, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. but prosecutors claimed his parents also bore responsibility, arguing that they had failed to keep the gun secure and that they had been indifferent to the clear warning signs of their son's deteriorating mental health, with his diary entries suggesting they had ignored his desperate pleas for help. and, as she sent them to jail, thejudge agreed. but these convictions are not about poor parenting.

these convictions confirm repeated acts, or lack of acts, that could have halted an oncoming runaway train. gun control campaigners hope the long sentences handed down will resonate across america in any home where children live in close proximity to guns. they were certainly welcomed by some of the relatives of the victims. ultimately, the responsibility was in their hands. they are the parents. they are the ones that control their son, and they have the power to do what needs to be done. and they didn't do that. legal experts caution that one case will do little to stem epidemic gun violence. but those frustrated by the lack of political action may take some comfort in the message being sent by a us court. john sudworth, bbc news, new york.

the issue of how to handle irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants has been one of the most divisive debates in european countries, this new scheme is the result of eight years of talks. 0nly only a few european countries, spain, italy and greece are responsible for the vast majority of asylum applications. this agreement brings in a new solidarity mechanism. essentially, it is a trade—off so the countries are receiving most migrants will build detention centres on the external borders, meaning that migrants would be screened when they arrive and authorities would have the

opportunity to detain them until their asylum claims are assessed. if those claims are rejected, the migrants can be sent to a third country deemed safe. in return, other european countries like france, germany and poland will have to accept more refugees. 0r sent extra money for border infrastructure. most ngos dealing with migration have called this pack cruel. amnesty international, for example, says it will lead to a surgeon suffering for asylum seekers. the worry is that this new scheme will encourage more detention, including of children and families. but the eu says it could lead to a breakthrough, because a higher number of asylum claims being fast tracked at the eu's external borders would lead to quicker and

more efficient ways of returning illegal migrants. some of the proposed changes. let me take you live to the european parliament, because that vote has just happened. the eu parliament has adopted a sweeping overhaul of the asylum system. that is the scene in the immediate aftermath after that vote, but the crucial part of that is the parliament has adopted that sweeping change for the asylum system. we will keep an eye on that or stop if there is more, we will return to it. the polls have closed in south korea's parliamentary elections, and the exit polls are predicting a landslide win for the opposition party. the democratic party and other opposition groups are projected to win about two—thirds of the 300 seats in parliament. if confirmed, the result would be a blow to the president's party. jean mackenzie has more details from seoul. the first thing to note is that exit polls in korea are unreliable. they have been wrong in the past and they don't take account of the early voting happening

here in the past week so we don't want to read too much into them. if they are correct, it means that the liberal opposition party is on course to win a significant majority in the parliament. these elections, although just parliamentary elections, they don't decide the president. they are being seen as a midterm referendum on the current president, yoon suk yeol, who has been in office for two years now. he has been unpopular from the start, but neither side expected him to be punished this much. if his party loses in a big way, it will weaken his authority and make it nearly impossible for him to push ahead with his agenda and pass legislation. the big number that everybody is interested in is 200. this is what is needed to get what is called a supermajority here, and it means that if the opposition party and the smaller parties get 200 seats or more between them, they can join forces to push through laws the government doesn't want. the president will no longer be able the use his veto and that could make politics chaotic, but we will have to wait

until the morning here in korea to find out the results for real and what they mean. but they could have big implications for how this country is run over the next three years. in paris, security is being stepped up in paris, security is being stepped up for the champions league quarterfinal match in the capital. it is a mixed eight group has warned it might be planning to target football matches, including this match between psg and barcelona. the french government has said there is no concrete threat, but the interior minister has said that security had been considerably strengthened at the stadium. let's get more on that. andrew harding is therefore us. aha, andrew harding is therefore us. lot of police around, they have blocked of some streets. i have seen them stopping and searching people as they head towards the stadium. it is still some hours away from the start of the match and things will

pick up later. we also know that there is a bigger police presence notjust here but around france in general and at strategic sites here in the capital, the french authorities taking the security threats very seriously on one hand but also saying we have heard these things before, we don't have specific details, we are very experienced at handling this kind of situation, and they are also talking up situation, and they are also talking up the fact they have made a number of arrests and have actually thwarted plots in the last few months. we have heard similar messages from germany, from spain as well, where there have been other plots foiled and more arrests. the germans also taking the unusual step of policing land borders, restricting and checking documents from people crossing later in the summer for the from people crossing later in the summerfor the uefa championships summer for the uefa championships there. summerfor the uefa championships there. heightened concerns, not least after the moscow attacks, but also some caution about getting

concerned about this. what is new and interesting here is the extent to which the french see russia as a troublemaking factor. the kremlin being accused by the french of deliberately stirring things up, to spread panic, to spread a lack of trust in the authorities here in europe to handle these security threats. . . , �* europe to handle these security threats. ., ., , ~ ., threats. that was andrew harding. these are the _ threats. that was andrew harding. these are the live _ threats. that was andrew harding. these are the live pictures - threats. that was andrew harding. these are the live pictures from i these are the live pictures from paris, because we heard the interior ministry talking about the additional security. ministry talking about the additionalsecurity. i ministry talking about the additional security. i have been watching these pictures for the last little while, and additional, high—profile security there, like we saw in madrid last night. you were watching bbc news. more on that later in the programme. let's turn to an important story here in the uk. 20 bereaved families are calling for an inquiry into the number of young drivers and

passengers killed on the roads in the uk. they want ministers to bring in a graduated driving licence system to put restrictions on newly qualified drivers. let hear this report from abi smith. nearly everyday for the last seven years, sharon has sat by her daughter's grave. it years, sharon has sat by her daughter's grave.— years, sharon has sat by her daughter's grave. it is quite in the house without _ daughter's grave. it is quite in the house without her. _ daughter's grave. it is quite in the house without her. she _ daughter's grave. it is quite in the house without her. she turned - daughter's grave. it is quite in the house without her. she turned to | daughter's grave. it is quite in the i house without her. she turned to me and asked, do i look ok? i said, yes, and then as she left the house, as i locked the door, i saw long black hair, the back of her head as she shut the door. that was the last time i saw her alive. 15 she shut the door. that was the last time i saw her alive.— time i saw her alive. 15 minutes after she walked _ time i saw her alive. 15 minutes after she walked out _ time i saw her alive. 15 minutes after she walked out of - time i saw her alive. 15 minutes after she walked out of the - time i saw her alive. 15 minutes. after she walked out of the door, caitlin was killed. she had accepted a left a friend who lost control of her car. it collided with an oncoming van.— her car. it collided with an oncoming van. her car. it collided with an oncomin: van. ., , her car. it collided with an oncomin: van. ., oncoming van. the impact it has on the family is _ oncoming van. the impact it has on the family isjust _ oncoming van. the impact it has on the family isjust unbelievable. - oncoming van. the impact it has on

the family isjust unbelievable. i . the family is just unbelievable. i was just the family is just unbelievable. i wasjust aching for the family is just unbelievable. i was just aching for caitlin. that yearning for her will never go away. i have found my way of coping with focusing on the campaign that i do in memory of caitlin.— in memory of caitlin. caitlin's friend, in memory of caitlin. caitlin's friend. the — in memory of caitlin. caitlin's friend, the driver, _ in memory of caitlin. caitlin's friend, the driver, was - in memory of caitlin. caitlin's friend, the driver, was also . in memory of caitlin. caitlin's - friend, the driver, was also killed in the crash. she had only passed her test four months earlier. there are calls for what newly qualified drivers can do. i are calls for what newly qualified drivers can do.— drivers can do. i am grateful for ou drivers can do. i am grateful for you joining _ drivers can do. i am grateful for you joining us — drivers can do. i am grateful for youioining us in _ drivers can do. i am grateful for you joining us in this _ drivers can do. i am grateful for you joining us in this group. - you joining us in this group. everyone _ you joining us in this group. everyone on this call has lost a loved one in similar tragic circumstances to sharon. they called themselves the forget—me—not families uniting. this themselves the forget-me-not families uniting.— themselves the forget-me-not families uniting. this is a club we don't want _ families uniting. this is a club we don't want any — families uniting. this is a club we don't want any more _ families uniting. this is a club we don't want any more members. l families uniting. this is a club we don't want any more members. i | families uniting. this is a club we - don't want any more members. i find it heartbreaking. _ don't want any more members. i find it heartbreaking. they _ don't want any more members. i find it heartbreaking. they are _ don't want any more members. it heartbreaking. they are joining forces to call for graduated driving licenses, researching how many passengers knew drivers can carry. robin and patsy have been campaign

for change for 40 years. it robin and patsy have been campaign for change for 40 years.— for change for 40 years. it feels like the whole _ for change for 40 years. it feels like the whole thing _ for change for 40 years. it feels like the whole thing is - for change for 40 years. it feels like the whole thing is gaining l like the whole thing is gaining momentum now. the like the whole thing is gaining momentum now. , momentum now. the government says there are no _ momentum now. the government says there are no plans— momentum now. the government says there are no plans to _ momentum now. the government says there are no plans to introduce - there are no plans to introduce graduated driving licences, but sharon has been fighting for seven years already. now, surrounded by so many other families here who want the same thing as her, she is even more determined.— more determined. knowing caitlin like i know caitlin, _ more determined. knowing caitlin like i know caitlin, she _ more determined. knowing caitlin like i know caitlin, she would - more determined. knowing caitlin like i know caitlin, she would be l like i know caitlin, she would be backing me fully with this and saying, yeah, do this to stop this happening to other kids so they are not taken away from their families. five people have admitted stealing more than £50 million in what prosecutors say is the biggest case of benefit fraud seen in england and wales. all of them are bulgarian nationals based in north london. they're due to be sentenced next month. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan.

this is some of the almost £54 million stolen from the welfare system. two of the gang treating taxpayers' money like confetti, celebrating their role in one of britain's biggest benefit fraud operations. investigators found £750,000 in cash in one of the gangs homes. this was a sustained attack on a system that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable in our society. but instead, this gang used it as a cash machine to fund their lavish lifestyles. the group of three women and two men are all bulgarian nationals. they operated out of the wood green area of north london for a four and a half year period before their arrest in may 2021. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit, forging documents like tenancy agreements to support either real or stolen ids. if a claim was rejected they'd simply reapply, sometimes repeatedly, until it was granted. stealing so much money for so many years raises serious questions for the government.

when universal credit was introduced, the government said it had been designed to reduce fraud in the welfare system. that simply didn't happen. fraud increased and billions and billions of pounds were lost annually. the department for work and pensions said the gang had used a sophisticated combination of legitimate and fake documents to make it appear that they were eligible for benefits when they were not. the gang are all due to be sentenced next month. prosecutors will also attempt to confiscate as much money and other assets as they can. michael buchanan, bbc news. plenty more in a busy 5pm hour. we will have more from jerusalem, that news that the hamas leader, three of his sons were killed in an israeli air strike in his sons were killed in an israeli airstrike in gaza. his sons were killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. so the latest on that. we will also reflect on the

vote in the european parliament in the last few minutes, approving sweeping measures to reform these rules on asylum and immigration. plenty more in the next 60 minutes after the weather. hello there. it got quite cold last night as the weather briefly calmed down. things are going to be warming up over the next few days. but at the moment, we've got all this cloud streaming in from the atlantic, those two weather fronts bringing spells of rain. but the wind direction is changing. we're getting a south—westerly wind, and that will bring in that warmer air. now, today, temperatures aren't going to be too high because we've still got a lot of cloud around, some fog over the hills. but 14 or 15 is an improvement on yesterday. still have the rain, and the rain is going to be heavier across the hills of western scotland still for a while. but that second rain band will push its way south—eastwards overnight, the rain becoming light and patchy, and we'll see clearer skies following towards the north. but we still have that south—westerly breeze, so it's going to be a lot warmer than it was last night for many parts of the country. temperatures are going to remain in double figures. and tomorrow sees more

sunshine around as well. some early rain in the far north of scotland clears, a few spots of rain through the english channel and southernmost parts of england and wales could stay a bit cloudy. next area of rain arrives in southern ireland, but across the uk it's probably going to be dry in most places. and with some sunshine around in that south—westerly breeze it will be warmer, temperatures back up to 19 or 20 degrees. but there are some more weather fronts coming in from the atlantic once again. they are going to return northwards, take more cloud and some wet weather northwards as well. so we'll see some rain pushing towards northern ireland and into scotland, maybe even northern parts of england. further south, after a bit of a cloudy start, we should see the cloud thinning and breaking and some sunshine coming through, and we still have those warm south—westerly winds. so these are the temperatures we're looking at on friday. let's compare those with the average for this time of year. so bury st edmunds, 20 degrees on friday, six degrees warmer than normal. and in aberdeen, it's a similar sort of story, six degrees warmer than normal.

so a pleasant day for many areas on thursday and into friday. over the weekend, though, it will start to cool down again. the wind direction changes. cooler air is going to push down from the north—west. pressure is going to be falling as well. and with low pressure moving in, we're going to find more wet weather coming in from the north—west as well. now, the fine weather will last throughout the weekend across southe—astern areas of the uk, but even here it will turn cooler. towards the north and west, though, an increasing risk of some showers. live from london.

this is bbc news. the hamas leader says three of his sons have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. he says it will not affect the groups demands and cease—fire talks. muslims and the end of ramadan with fears of an onslaught. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu that he's a mistake. review finds children in england and wales have been let down by weak evidence about gender treatment. european parliament approves asylum rules that radically change how refugees are processed across the block. and the german museum saxon employee who put his own artwork on display. we speak to another artist who did exactly the same thing.