so, like, we do our bits, but then when you see the finished product, boom, it's really amazing. the music, everything put together. it's really special. and where does your inspiration come from? i mean, are you basing these characters on anybody? well, i've got two daughters, and when the show started, they were about the same age as what i imagined bingo and bluey would be, so i could relate pretty much to the script. and this show, i mean, this show is big business and we're talking about some serious money. how does it feel to be a part of, you know, the profit margins for some of these large conglomerates? it makes me feel tiny! and i'd also like to be more recognised in the street, please! if we're part of this big behemoth, i want i want to have a security detail when i walk down the street. there might be some viewers who think what you convey is not realistic, that it is a dream world,

that, you know, parenting isn't as easy as you might depict. what would you say to that? what would your response be? i would say that, like, the characters in the show only have to be those characters for seven minutes and they have a script to read and they're animated. but whereas parents have to do it 21w, seven days a week, 365 days a year, that's a lot harder. i have to ask you, what is the future of bluey? because there have been rumours going around that this extended episode might mean the end. i think everyone'sjust going to have to sit back and watch the roller—coaster that is the sign. and then, you know, maybe we'll see, which comes up a lot in the sign, so that's a little easter egg. and i'm just excited for everyone to get on board that huge journey that we went on because we got the sign in two parts so we had a cliffhanger as well.

so, excited for everyone else to experience that. if you haven't seen bluey, i strongly recommend you do! that's all from us tonight. kirsty�*s back on monday. until then, goodnight. and by doing that, the americans are trying to first of all, get the iranians to step back to stand down the higher end of what the possibilities are, in the context of the americans also showing their commitment to israel, defending itself after any kind of attack. but i think this is also

about trying to say what a worst case scenario could be. so if the iranian attack ends up being something different elsewhere, or in a sort of slower form, the americans can then say, well, look, this shows some form of restraint that helps them to try and put pressure on the israelis, not to overreact in any response that they have also threatened. this is about the us trying to cool the temperature in a moment of crisis in the region. and using both these public and private messages, and also a concerted diplomatic attempt messages passed via arab countries to tehran at the moment to try and prevent a major escalation in the region. joining me now is laura blumenfeld senior fellow, philip merrill centre for strategic studies atjohns hopkins school for advanced international studies and former state dept senior policy adviser on irseali—palestinian negotiating team. how high do you think the risk is,

the israel gaza conflict of now spreading into the region? i think it is a fascinating _ spreading into the region? i think it is a fascinating report _ spreading into the region? i think it is a fascinating report by - spreading into the region? i think it is a fascinating report by her. it is a fascinating report by her diplomatic correspondent, what you are watching our middle east maths and it goes back to an eye for an eye in the bible. what does the calibration of revenge and how much revenge is enough. i think with the united states is saying certainly to israel, if you respond to tehran a's response, make sure it is proportionate. the persons are very precise. i've travelled to the shi'ite centre for learning in iran and i sat down with some ayatollahs and i sat down with some ayatollahs and talk to them about revenge and retaliation and there are very specific guidelines. one grave opposite one grave. if you try to retaliate, even asked, what is a palestinian shot a due and they said come under certain circumstances, the due could shoot back but not if he injured in one mm more because then the retaliation about to go

back and forth so in a very sys face skated way through the modern arab states in the region, the net states is trying to de—escalate rather than have things lead to the escalation we have been fearing all along. 50 we have been fearing all along. so what do you think the considerations are right now on the iranians as they are thinking about what targets and perhaps what retaliation is appropriate? and perhaps what retaliation is appmpriate?— appropriate? with this kind of balance, appropriate? with this kind of balance. the _ appropriate? with this kind of balance, the idea _ appropriate? with this kind of balance, the idea of - appropriate? with this kind of balance, the idea of soil- appropriate? with this kind of balance, the idea of soil for l appropriate? with this kind of. balance, the idea of soil for soil, balance, the idea of soilfor soil, solid as an attack on their soil because it was a diplomatic mission, so i would imagine that israeli in europe a potential soft target, potential other targets are on high alert. i think they may want to do their payback in small bills rather than something that would create an escalation. because the more they push the united states and israel together, they are undermining their own mission which is to back up hamas. we were witnessing scenes of near break—up between the united states and is really not there is this makeup scene. you saw today

with the footage of the general hugging the israeli chairman of the joint chiefs and israel, thus the last thing they want to do is push the united states back into the arms of israel. this is the axis of resistance in iran and they will take the path of least resistance which is letting israel continued its disastrous pr campaign and terrible humanitarian crisis and is the in gaza. terrible humanitarian crisis and is the in gaza-— the in gaza. how does this all im act the in gaza. how does this all impact the — the in gaza. how does this all impact the war _ the in gaza. how does this all impact the war in _ the in gaza. how does this all impact the war in gaza? - the in gaza. how does this all impact the war in gaza? all. the in gaza. how does this all- impact the war in gaza? all along israel has been _ impact the war in gaza? all along israel has been saying _ impact the war in gaza? all along israel has been saying the - impact the war in gaza? all along israel has been saying the real i israel has been saying the real enemy is iran so in a way they are ready for this showdown. this is the show that they preparing for for over a decade. so i think they are ok with a slight escalation. after october the 7th they have been staggering around that they can for restore some swagger here. it took a

preemptive strike on their terms, seizing the pen and writing the script. that they are not creating a situation where iran may walk into their trap rather than the other way around. so in a strange way, this could all end up with the de—escalation. it's like one of those old shoot—out where you have a dual. each gentleman gets one shot and then you call it even. fascinating to think about that. what about the diplomatic efforts here. we saw the secretary of state blinked and held another call with hisjordanian counterpart, what kennel does do to lower the temperature in the region? i think the arab states, _ temperature in the region? i think the arab states, the _ temperature in the region? i think the arab states, the moderate - temperature in the region? i think. the arab states, the moderate arab states are our greatest allies to the united states. they are all for regional integration, state stability. i think secretary blinken has been very good at calling this a referendum on the abraham accords in building on that momentum toward what everyone is looking forward to which is a more stable and prosperous middle east. i think

there are economic incentives, so far we have avoided because economics with the oil price spike but we saw the doubt was hooped today dropping about 500 points by this potential retaliation. so blinken has been pulling together amazing. blinken has been pulling together amazinu. ., , ., amazing. one more question. if there are retaliatory — amazing. one more question. if there are retaliatory strikes, _ amazing. one more question. if there are retaliatory strikes, and _ amazing. one more question. if there are retaliatory strikes, and a - amazing. one more question. if there are retaliatory strikes, and a big - are retaliatory strikes, and a big fashion from iran, where with that leave with the us, will come in for response could we see from the us? it's interesting. it depends on that is really counter response. i think united states is committed and fully backing israel. all along that they have been saying, they have been speaking softly and carry a big aircraft carrier and i think they are hoping the deterrence —— deterrence will do the job. i do are hoping the deterrence —— deterrence will do thejob. i do not think there will be a major strike on israeli soil. i think the stakes are stew high and the iranians just want to paint it say. it has been their path until now. —— play it safe. their path until now. -- play it safe. . ~ their path until now. -- play it safe. ., ~ ., safe. thank you for your analysis toniaht. i safe. thank you for your analysis tonight. i appreciate _ safe. thank you for your analysis tonight. i appreciate it. - after six months of war

between israel and hamas, medical services in gaza have all but collapsed. the european gaza hospital in the city of khan younis is one of the last functioning health care facilities there. and about a small number of british doctors have been allowed in to help. dr victoria rose is one of them. she's a consultant plastic surgeon at guy's and st thomas's hospital in london — but she just spent the last two weeks in gaza, where much of her work was on children under the age of 16. dr rose filmed to show us what life is like there. so, here we are, we've made it across the border. the day's been pretty long, actually. we left cairo this morning with the un convoy. i was last here in 2020, and it's completely different. it's like a different entity. inside, they've tried to keep the sort of working areas very clean. the floors are very clean. there's somebody sweeping all the time. but once you get into the corridors,

it's full of people in tents. they've made sort of makeshift tents out of sheets and carpets. and it's not clean, and outside it'sjust mayhem. it's like a massive village. it stinks. it's raw sewage. it's unacceptable for people to live like this. she's sleeping by the bedside. so we were operating till last night at midnight. we finished our last case, but the general surgeons have been going all night. you can hear the drones again. explosions. this is my first case. he's a young boy who's been hit by a car, got a scalp laceration and degloving. he was taken to theatre last week, and his scalp was closed. but unfortunately, now some of the skin has died,

so we are going to take him back to theatre and see if we can sort out his scalp. we've had a bit of a delayed start because there's been quite a lot of bombing this evening. so we've. .. ..we've got quite a lot more work coming to us tomorrow. and i'm kind of in that situation now where ijust, i just want a ceasefire so that we can catch up. so, this is the field hospital. there's four wards that were all built during covid. it's tuesday, the 2nd of april, and the drones are back. so i'm walking back to theatre on my own, which is something that the boys don't really like me doing. i don't know whether you can see, i have like a group of children constantly following me and saying hello.

hello. and then they will ask me for money or they'll ask me for chocolate. money? yeah. i haven't got money. just walking through the hospital again. i've got three days of operating left, and i'm already panicking about the fact that we're not going to get through everybody that we need to get through before i go. it is, i know now, it's going to be very difficult to leave, and i'm not looking forward to it. but i've now... i'm now out of all my vac sponge dressings. i've just got canisters. oh, i wish i'd brought more. i really wish i'd brought more. i've just been round to the girls�* room, to where the female medical students live. this is the best team i've ever worked on in my entire life. thank you. and i've had the best two weeks ever. thank you for your help.

i hope they all get to qualify. i don't know, i don't know how...that�*s going to happen. but i think they'll all make really good doctors, and god knows, gaza needs some doctors right now. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party, over whether she paid the correct amount of tax on the sale of her council house, in 2015. ms rayner strongly denies she's done anything wrong. greater manchester police had originally said there would be no inquiry. our political correspondent peter saull has more. where the allegation potentially is

concerning for her is whether or not she provided inaccurate information on where exactly she was living at that time to do with the register of her children's birth, for example. the conservatives when banging on that with this, nothing has changed as concerned with greater manchester, and new concerns put to them by a mp, manchester, and new concerns put to them bya mp, sing manchester, and new concerns put to them by a mp, sing to the police why you not looking at some of their neighbours had been saying who had contradicted her her accounts on where she had been living. she said she will step _ where she had been living. she said she will step down _ where she had been living. she said she will step down if _ where she had been living. she said she will step down if she _ where she had been living. she said she will step down if she has - she will step down if she has been found to have broken the law. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to some important news around the world... pope francis will make the longest overseas trip of his 11—year papacy early this september. the vatican announced on friday he'll travel to indonesia, papua new guinea, timor—leste and singapore. there have been growning concerns about the 87—year—old's health after recent battles with the flu and bronchitis limited the pope's activities earlier this year.

rapidly rising flood waters are causing thousands of residents in the russian city of orenburg to evacuate. friday authorities told residents to leave their homes immediately after major rivers banks burst due a historic delgue of melting snow. so far, 100,000 people have been evacuated in neighbouring kazakhstan. polish lawmakers moved a step closer to lifting the country's near—total abortion ban on friday. members of poland's lower house of parliment voted to work on four separate bills, two of which would legalise abortion through the 12th week of pregancy, in line with most european nations. poland, a traditionally roman catholic country has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in europe. president biden announced friday that his administration is cancelling $7.1; billion dollars of student debt, for more than 270,000 americans. it comes at the end of a busy week for the biden administration's domestic policies. on thursday the environmental protection agency — run by a biden appointee — set the first—ever limit on dangerous �*forever—chemicals�* in us water supplies.

that same day the justice department expanded background checks for gun sales — in what it calls the largest expansion in 30 years. and now the white house is cementing "abortion" as a campaign issue, coming out against extreme bans and tying them to donald trump. it was his us supreme court appointees who ended the constitutional right to an abortion by striking down roe v wade just two years ago. vice president kamala harris was in arizona on friday, where the state's supreme court brought back an abortion law from 1864 that criminalises the procedure. she has laid the blame on the former president. she has laid the blame on the former resident. ~ ., ., , happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all, overturning roe was just the opening act. just the opening act of a larger strategy to take women's rights and freedoms. part of a full

on attack, state—by—state on reproductive freedom. and we all must understand who is to blame. former president donald trump did this. internal biden campaign polling data obtained by the washington post shows that abortion is more important than the israel—hamas war for many voters. but the biggest threat to mr biden�*s re—election may ultimately be voter's sentiment about the economy. the month of march saw a setback in the fight against inflation. higher costs forfuel, housing, dining out and clothing drove that increase. biden has touted the fact that economic growth is exceeding expectations and that unemployment is back to pre—pandemic levels. but americans are still feeling the pinch at the grocery store. an associated press poll out friday found 58% of us adults believe biden has hurt "cost of living" — compared to 40% who said the same for donald trump. the former us president hosted house speaker mikejohnson

at mar—a—lago, with an agenda to maintain what he called "election integrity". the meeting also focused on the us—mexico self—important. but we will do is introduce legislation to require that every single person who register to vote in a federal election must prove that they are a americans assists in first. to prove it. that will be a new part of the federal law and a very important one. joining me live stephanie murphy, former democrat member of congress from floridarodney davis, former republican member of congress from illinois. great to have both of you on. rodney, what you make of the speaker of the house, mikejohnson, going down to mar—a—lago for this press conference with donald trump on election integrity. we should mention that the former president is facing two trials on election interference charges. i think you

may have muted yourself, rodney. i will ask you to unmute and start again. i will ask you to unmute and start aaain. , ., ~ ., ., ., ., ~' again. i should know how to work the mute button — again. i should know how to work the mute button after _ again. i should know how to work the mute button after all _ again. i should know how to work the mute button after all of _ again. i should know how to work the mute button after all of these - mute button after all of these years — mute button after all of these years i — mute button after all of these years. i apologise. mute button after all of these years. iapologise. i mute button after all of these years. i apologise. i will get back to what— years. i apologise. i will get back to what i— years. i apologise. i will get back to what i was saying. i do not think it is a _ to what i was saying. i do not think it is a surprise to many that the republican speaker of the house is going _ republican speaker of the house is going to _ republican speaker of the house is going to do a press conference with the republican presumptive nominee for president. this issue is something that needs to be addressed. we have to make sure that americans_ addressed. we have to make sure that americans in— addressed. we have to make sure that americans in both parties have faith in the _ americans in both parties have faith in the american election system. what _ in the american election system. what speakerjohnson proposed today is a good _ what speakerjohnson proposed today is a good faith effort to lead us on that wax — is a good faith effort to lead us on that way i— is a good faith effort to lead us on that way. i think it is very important before this presidential election — important before this presidential electiorr i— important before this presidential election. i have witnessed democrats not abiding _ election. i have witnessed democrats not abiding by election results and republicans doing the exact same thing _ republicans doing the exact same thing so— republicans doing the exact same thing. so we need to come together in a bipartisan way and not turn this into — in a bipartisan way and not turn this into a — in a bipartisan way and not turn this into a redshirt blue shirt issue — this into a redshirt blue shirt issue. ~ . , this into a redshirt blue shirt issue. ~ ., , .,~ ., ,

issue. what is your take on this, what is your— issue. what is your take on this, what is your take _ issue. what is your take on this, what is your take on _ issue. what is your take on this, what is your take on the - what is your take on the election integrity. haste what is your take on the election inteuri .~ .,, what is your take on the election inteuri .~ , what is your take on the election interri .~ �* ,, ., integrity. we as americans should all su ort integrity. we as americans should all support election _ integrity. we as americans should all support election integrity - integrity. we as americans should all support election integrity in - all support election integrity in this country and unfortunately the republicans, since the last presidential election, about two thirds still believe that the outcome of that election is not true and you find that many of the elected republicans out there saying that it elected republicans out there saying thatitis elected republicans out there saying that it is not true, undermining the democracy. he cannotjust accept american election results when your team wins. so it is important that we do you approach this coming election with the united american front where we believe in our democracy and we believe every vote counts. they've been pressing this narrative that the election was not accurate without any real evidence and i think that is a real problem. we must underline that there is no evidence that there was anything wrong with the election result from 2020. i want to come back to you with one more question on the

speaker of the house, mikejohnson visiting donald trump, at a time when the republican party is split on the number of big legislative items including the foreign intelligence act passed that was renewed today, but also more aid for ukraine. how much influence do you think the former president has on some of these decisions? i think the former president has on some of these decisions?- think the former president has on some of these decisions? i think is a tremendous _ some of these decisions? i think is a tremendous amount _ some of these decisions? i think is a tremendous amount of _ some of these decisions? i think is| a tremendous amount of influence. some of these decisions? i think is - a tremendous amount of influence. he is going _ a tremendous amount of influence. he is going to _ a tremendous amount of influence. he is going to be the republican nominee, there are issues that he is very voice _ nominee, there are issues that he is very voice for— nominee, there are issues that he is very voice for us on, but the divisive _ very voice for us on, but the divisive issue has split republicans for a while — divisive issue has split republicans for a while. i divisive issue has split republicans fora while. i remembervoting against — fora while. i remembervoting against reforms despite similar concerns— against reforms despite similar concerns that many of my former republican and democratic colleagues had just— republican and democratic colleagues had just this week. we republican and democratic colleagues had just this week.— had 'ust this week. we should say the had just this week. we should say the foreign _ had just this week. we should say the foreign intelligence _ had just this week. we should say the foreign intelligence service i had just this week. we should say| the foreign intelligence service act is something, as he said, was on both sides of the aisle concerns about that. but i went to pivot not to the economic data that we have just mentioned because that is also really interesting. we saw in some pulls a 58% of americans think that

joe biden has hurt the economy. what you make of that? i joe biden has hurt the economy. what you make of that?— you make of that? i think it is a soft underbelly _ you make of that? i think it is a soft underbelly of _ you make of that? i think it is a soft underbelly of the - soft underbelly of the biden campaign is the economy. no matter what he says on the issue, he's failing to convince the american people that the economy is doing better. he uses a lot of macroeconomic data to try to say, unemployment has been low, things are heading in the right direction, but has been unable to connect with people personally who are going to the supermarket and seeing that things are still expensive. who are generally unhappy. that is something that has to figure out how to fix and adjust between now and election day in order for and adjust between now and election day in orderfor him to go into election day winning. this cannot be a referendum on him and to the way that he ran the economy, especially the sentiments that we currently see from america's with the polling that exists right now. i from america's with the polling that exists right now.— exists right now. i 'ust want to follow up h exists right now. i 'ust want to follow up on _ exists right now. i 'ust want to follow up on that, _ exists right now. ijust want to follow up on that, what - exists right now. ijust want to follow up on that, what do - exists right now. ijust want toj follow up on that, what do you exists right now. i just want to - follow up on that, what do you think thatis follow up on that, what do you think that is president biden has not had more success with his messaging on these everyday items and the impact

on the american economy. i these everyday items and the impact on the american economy.— these everyday items and the impact on the american economy. i think too often the democratic _ on the american economy. i think too often the democratic party _ on the american economy. i think too often the democratic party likes - on the american economy. i think too often the democratic party likes to i often the democratic party likes to talk in college faculty room speak as opposed to thacker floor language where there is actually connecting with american people and feeling their pain —— factory floor language. i will take example for inflation the white house tried to convince people inflation was transitory, that does not mean anything to an american consumer and anything to an american consumer and an american voter. we have to find a way as it democratic party to connect better on these issues using language that real average americans understand. you language that real average americans understand. ., ~ ., , understand. you think donald trump and the republicans _ understand. you think donald trump and the republicans are _ understand. you think donald trump and the republicans are doing i understand. you think donald trump and the republicans are doing a i and the republicans are doing a successful job and the republicans are doing a successfuljob about and the republicans are doing a successful job about that and the republicans are doing a successfuljob about that on that communicating on the economy? absolutely. i agree wholeheartedly with stephanie that is a weak spot for the _ with stephanie that is a weak spot for the biden campaign and president biden himself. there are ways that he can— biden himself. there are ways that he can overcome that because as we have seen. _ he can overcome that because as we have seen, pulley has indicated,

that immigration is a much larger concern _ that immigration is a much larger concern to— that immigration is a much larger concern to most americans and if he could _ concern to most americans and if he could do— concern to most americans and if he could do something on immigration, it might _ could do something on immigration, it might take the pressure off him on the _ it might take the pressure off him on the economy in which looking at statistics, — on the economy in which looking at statistics, it— on the economy in which looking at statistics, it is not doing too badly— statistics, it is not doing too badly right now in the united states — badly right now in the united states. but stephanie is correct. most— states. but stephanie is correct. most americans go to their grocery store. _ most americans go to their grocery store. they— most americans go to their grocery store, they see increased prices, they— store, they see increased prices, they see — store, they see increased prices, they see higher gas prices and they are not— they see higher gas prices and they are not feeling the economy is great when _ are not feeling the economy is great when it— are not feeling the economy is great when it comes to their own pocketbook.— when it comes to their own pocketbook. when it comes to their own ocketbook. ,, , ., ., , ., pocketbook. stephanie, one question for ou on pocketbook. stephanie, one question for you on another _ pocketbook. stephanie, one question for you on another issue _ pocketbook. stephanie, one question for you on another issue the - pocketbook. stephanie, one question for you on another issue the biden i for you on another issue the biden campaign is hoping will be important which is abortion. the vice president in arizona today after air brought back that near total ban on abortion, do you think this is going to galvanise voters as the democrats hope? to galvanise voters as the democrats ho e? , , ., to galvanise voters as the democrats hoe? , , ., ,, to galvanise voters as the democrats hoe? , ,, ., , ., hope? this is an issue that is going to be helpful _ hope? this is an issue that is going to be helpful to _ hope? this is an issue that is going to be helpful to democratic- hope? this is an issue that is going to be helpful to democratic party i to be helpful to democratic party business issue that unites democrats while it divides republicans. you already have seen republicans try to create space between some of the very restrictive laws that are

getting passed, state—by—state. i will also include the alabama band essentially on ivf, the ability for people to use in vitro fertilisation to start their families. this feels too extreme to most americans who, about two thirds of them thought that roe v wade, that standard had it about right. so you will see a lot of democratic groups leaning into this because they saw in 2022 that this issue when roe v wade was overturned was able to blunt what was the expected red wave election in the midterms and hoping that people for pete that.— people for pete that. stephanie murh , people for pete that. stephanie murphy. rodney _ people for pete that. stephanie murphy, rodney davis, - people for pete that. stephanie murphy, rodney davis, thank. people for pete that. stephanie l murphy, rodney davis, thank you people for pete that. stephanie - murphy, rodney davis, thank you both forjoining us tonight on bbc news. that is our programme at this hour. thank you for watching and do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. friday was a very warm day for april.

temperatures widely reached the high teens and the warmest spots had temperatures a bit higher than that. 21.5 degrees celsius was recorded at both stjames's park and northolt, both in greater london, making it the warmest day of the year so far. we have something of a change in the weather forecast, though, for saturday. cooler air is going to be arriving across both scotland and northern ireland behind this cold front. and that's significant because scotland also recorded its warmest day of 2024 as well on friday — 20.2 degrees celsius in fyvie castle. but across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures widely will be dropping by around five or six degrees celsius into saturday. so you will notice that significant change. right now the weather is quite quiet, though. we've got a few patches of high cloud around, one or two areas of mist and fog and a few showers coming in across northern areas with the winds strengthening slightly. temperatures as we start saturday morning around 8 to 11 degrees celsius. we're looking at a mild start to the day. now, a band of rain, a cold front will quickly swing its way into northern ireland and scotland.

aas that moves eastwards, as that moves eastwards, what will follow is blustery showers with some hailstorms mixed in the winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour further southwards. now a patch of rain for northern england and across wales, otherwise largely dry. much cooler air across scotland and northern ireland arrives through the afternoon, whereas across england and wales it's going to be the last of the really warm days. temperatures, i suspect, will reach around 21 or 22 in the warmest areas of eastern england, with colder air arriving across most parts of england and wales after dark. well, that takes us into sunday's forecast. and sunday is going to be a blustery day for scotland and northern ireland. frequent showers here, some of them with hail and thunder mixed in. there will be a few showers developing through the day across northern england and wales, but it may well stay largely dry across east anglia and the south of england. wherever you are, temperatures will be much closer to average, 15 degrees in london. so a big change from the low 20s that we'll have on saturday,

it will feel cooler. on into the start of the new week, monday sees low pressure move in off the atlantic with this cold front diving its way southwards across the country. and that's going to be bringing a spell of rain followed by showers, showery weather conditions around for tuesday and for wednesday. but the weather should become drier and a bit warmer towards the end of next week. bye for now.

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at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. how to report on the conflict in gaza — welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up — without direct access to the war zone, how can bbc news provide an impartial and accurate picture of the conflict in the middle east? we ask the bbc�*s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, how she personally deals with this challenge. sunday's six month anniversary of the attacks by hamas on israel was marked by reports and special programmes across the bbc, including a documentary that night on bbc two introduced by lyse doucet. october seventh shattered israel's security, its sense of self, and it sparked what is now the longest, most grievous gaza war. it lit fires right across this region and shocked the world