hello i'm samantha simmonds. talks aimed at securing a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza have resumed in cairo, hours after the israeli military stepped up its bombing of the south of the territory. negotiators from israel and hamas are at the discussions, along with egyptian and qatari mediators. on monday, israel rejected a three—phase proposal that had been accepted by hamas. the israeli bombardment of southern gaza continued overnight following israel's seizure of the vital rafah crossing with egypt. palestinian medical staff say seven members of a family were killed in one air strike. israel says it's reopened one of the main crossing points for aid. kerem shalom was closed last week following a hamas rocket attack. humanitarian workers say there are also concerns about food shortages. our security correspondent frank gardener, is injerusalem for us. he told me more about the ongoing

ceasefire talks in cairo. the good news is that they are happening and that five nations, orfive parties, are at least all there in cairo. so that's hamas, israel, the us, qatar and egypt. the not so good news is that israel has only sent a fairly low level team — they're not there to negotiate, they're there to study what hope there is of trying to bridge the gap between what is acceptable to israel and what is acceptable to hamas, and that gap is still pretty wide. the main sticking point, as my colleague yolande referred to there, is over how this ends. so the fundamentals of the deal are largely intact, they're largely agreed. they can agree this — that it will start with a 42 day period of calm, a truce essentially, during which hamas will give up 33 hostages. there's a bit of dispute about whether they would be alive

or dead, but 33 hostages. in return, a much larger number of palestinians prisoners would be released from israeli jails and palestinians who had been moved south into rafah would be allowed to return to what's left of their homes in the north of the gaza strip, in gaza city. but the sticking point is that hamas want a permanent cessation of hostilities at the end of that. now israel, this israeli government, does not want to sign up to something that leaves hamas intact because its view is that if they do that, hamas will simply reconstitute itself and attack them again as they did on october 7th and indeed they warned they would like to do exactly that. so there is enormous pressure on the israeli government from both the us, from countries in the region, and very much particularly from domestically, from relatives of the hostages, who are desperate to get their loved ones out of captivity before it's too late, before they are killed in israeli air strikes or by their captors, one way or another. they want them out and

they want a deal now. they have a phrase in hebrew which means "deal now". but so far, the israeli government is hanging tough on this and i would say that it's a form of brinkmanship because while the talks are going on in cairo, they are hammering hamas in eastern rafah and there is a risk that they hit hamas so hard that far from driving it towards a deal, it stops a deal altogether. and, frank, what is the aid situation? we understand that the kerem shalom crossing has reopened for aid. has any got through? yes, there's a kind of disconnect, i'd say, between the israeli version and the un version. so the un, specifically unrwa, that is the united nations relief and works agency, the last time we checked with them, they said nothing's getting through. israel said no, no, it's open, it's functioning. but the problem is there is fighting on the gazan side of that border crossing. i think while that fighting rages,

israeli forces are engaged in combat with hamas fighters, there is combat happening there, it will be quite hard for that aid to get through there. meanwhile, the other big crossing point at rafah is now under israeli military control, no longer under palestinian control that's the crossing point with egypt. so the two main arteries for getting aid into southern gaza are, let's just say, compromised. one of them is definitely shut, the other one is possibly still shut. you've got erez crossing in the north but that's not enough to get the sufficient aid through that gazans need in order to feed their daily needs. let's speak tojerome drevon, a senior analyst onjihad in modern conflict in international crisis group. welcome to you and thank you for being with us stopped as we heard from our security correspondent, hamas want a permanent end to

hostilities. given that israel is committed to their destruction following their october the 7th attack on israel, where do you think they could negotiate, what do you think hamas might be willing to agree to? i think hamas might be willing to aaree to? ~ ., think hamas might be willing to aaree to? ~ . , ., agree to? i think that the terms of the ceasefire _ agree to? i think that the terms of the ceasefire have _ agree to? i think that the terms of the ceasefire have been _ agree to? i think that the terms of the ceasefire have been clear - agree to? i think that the terms of the ceasefire have been clear for l agree to? i think that the terms of the ceasefire have been clear for a number of months. i think the main debate is about the practicalities. for hamas, they cannot agree about any deal without a permanent ceasefire. they cannot offer a temporary solution and the release of all the hostages without an end to the conflict. that would mean war would start again and hamas would have no card for this. hamas cannot consider that, that is a clear red line for the group.— consider that, that is a clear red line for the group. hamas is split between a _ line for the group. hamas is split between a political _ line for the group. hamas is split between a political and _ line for the group. hamas is split between a political and military l between a political and military wing with separate leaders, who is determined what they are willing to sign up to in the ceasefire deal? i think the ceasefire deal will have

to be signed by both of the leadership in doha, but also the leadership in doha, but also the leaders inside. i think throughout the history of hamas, there has occasionally been tensions but ultimately, they have managed to maintain its cohesion. so although there might be some differences of interpretation within the group, they will still be united. the group still manages to have one voice in those negotiations. so i don't think the group would split along those lines of the ceasefire agreement. are they united, given that if they want to survive and israel is determined that that shouldn't happen, would they, do you think, consider surviving as a political wing and laying down their arms? that's a major question because the political leaders have said for the past few weeks that they could accept a solution in which they lay down their weapons and they become just a mainstream political party.

so the prospect for the long run, would the militants inside gaza agree to such a solution? also, to begin with, would a solution be possible? with the international community provide guarantees to the palestinians they would be safe and there would be no more confrontation with the israelis? that there would be no more confrontation with the israelis?— with the israelis? that is very hard as well. with the israelis? that is very hard as well- they _ with the israelis? that is very hard as well. they are _ with the israelis? that is very hard as well. they are a _ with the israelis? that is very hard as well. they are a designated - as well. they are a designated terrorist organisation by the us, the uk and many other countries around the world. the us is at the table and crucial in these negotiations, as indeed the qataris. how much influence to all of these other countries bring to bear on hamas? ~ .,, other countries bring to bear on hamas? m, ., other countries bring to bear on hamas? ~.,, ., _, , hamas? most of the countries with the real influence _ hamas? most of the countries with the real influence are _ hamas? most of the countries with the real influence are mostly - hamas? most of the countries with the real influence are mostly the l the real influence are mostly the qataris and egyptians, the turks to some extent. but i think that hamas has shown they would be willing to sign a deal and that also that was proven a few days ago. the main question is not necessarily what type of countries could pressure hamas but would the us and the us

administration pressure the israelis into accepting a deal? that has not proven to be true in the last few months. ~ ., proven to be true in the last few months. ~ . ., , , months. what about support within gaza? six months _ months. what about support within gaza? six months into _ months. what about support within gaza? six months into this - months. what about support within gaza? six months into this war, - months. what about support within | gaza? six months into this war, with tens of thousands dead, most of those civilians, or at least that is what hamas are saying, a desperate humanitarian situation in gaza. there have not been free and fair elections in gaza for more than 15 years. is it possible to say at this point how much support there is remaining in gaza for hamas? it is very difficult _ remaining in gaza for hamas? it is very difficult to — remaining in gaza for hamas? it 3 very difficult to say. from what we hear, it seems the division exists in the palestinian population. a big part of the palestinian population blames the israelis for the range of destruction and the international community for preventing the israelis to commit those. but there are questions about the hamas leadership, that they launched a war. so it will be challenging for hamas as well, how to rebuild those

ties with the population.— ties with the population. kerem shalom, interesting _ ties with the population. kerem shalom, interesting to - ties with the population. kerem shalom, interesting to get - ties with the population. kerem shalom, interesting to get your| shalom, interesting to get your analysis, thank you forjoining us from geneva. ——jerome drevon, thank you forjoining us. energy providers in ukraine are warning there could be power shutdowns across the country after russia carried out another huge drone and missile attack. transport and energy infrastructure were targeted, and at least three thermal power plants were seriously damaged. ukraine says its air defence forces downed dozens of russian missiles and drones overnight. the kyiv region was among those hit — two people were wounded in that strike. our team at bbc verify has been looking at the latest images from ukraine. here's olga robinson. this is an image posted earlier by president zelensky of what appears to be the aftermath of a strike on a ukrainian energy facility. we do not know where this photo was taken but we can see services at the scene. ukraine says this was a massive attack across all of these regions

here you can see on the map, with 55 missiles and 21 drones launched by russia overnight. the air force says most of them were shut down but one major private energy company said three of its thermal power plants were hit. they did not specify the extent of the damage. russia has launched waves of strikes on ukraine's energy infrastructure this spring and this map shows attacks that we have verified in blue here on the map and reported attacks here in red, that are based on media reporting. these attacks are across ia different regions of ukraine and some of these locations have been targeted multiple times. here's a picture we verified earlier of significant damage at a major thermal power plant in the kharkiv region, in northern ukraine, following a russian strike in march. the ukrainian energy company said at the time that it was completely destroyed as a result of russian shelling. in total, we verified damage at 12

facilities this spring and in some cases, damage is visible on satellite imagery long after the attack happened. here is an image from late april of another thermal power plant in a different region that was also hit in march. as you can see here, well over a month after the attack, the damage to the roof is still visible on satellite imagery. russia has carried out frequent and widespread attack on ukraine's power infrastructure since the beginning of its full—scale invasion in 2022. but this brings a change in tactics. russia is now aiming at bigger infrastructure targets, such as power plants, which are harder to repair and one ukrainian energy expert i spoke to said the russians, the goal of the russians is obvious, to plunge ukraine into darkness, undermining its defence capabilities. now a national energy company says power cuts are possible throughout ukraine as early as this evening.

prince harry is in the uk to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of his invictus games — he's due to attend a thanksgiving service at st paul's cathedral in london later today. though he won't be meeting his father, the king during his trip. let's speak to our royal correspondent. sarah campbell is in central london for us. tell us about this visit and the ceremony, what is going to happen? the ceremony, what is going to ha en? , ,, the ceremony, what is going to hauen? , ,, ., �*, ., ., happen? yes, st paul's cathedral, it has been cleared _ happen? yes, st paul's cathedral, it has been cleared behind _ happen? yes, st paul's cathedral, it has been cleared behind me. - happen? yes, st paul's cathedral, it has been cleared behind me. it - happen? yes, st paul's cathedral, it has been cleared behind me. it had| has been cleared behind me. it had members of the public here earlier but they have been sectioned off behind security barriers. what you cannot see as all the way around her, people are one or two deep, waiting for the arrival of prince harry. you can hear helicopters overhead. the service is due to get under way at five o'clock, so he will be expected to arrive before then. there is a certain anticipation building here, i think. the service inside is a celebration of the invictus games, of course his

brainchild. a sort of paralympic style event to help those who have been injured or wounded in service, service men and women, to help them, give them a focus, help them overcome their mental and physical injuries. it has been going since 2014. the very best invictus games was held in london back then and there have been several sense all over the world. there are now more than 20 nations which take part in the event, the next one in 2025 will be in vancouver, canada. really this is a thanksgiving service to talk about all that has been achieved over the last ten years or so and to look ahead because this is a movement that is still growing. there are new countries, nations which are being invited tojoin there are new countries, nations which are being invited to join all the time. in fact, nigeria which are being invited to join all the time. infact, nigeria is which are being invited to join all the time. in fact, nigeria is one of the time. in fact, nigeria is one of the most recent and after the service, prince harry and meghan will be going to nigeria to talk about how the invictus games will fit in there, over the next few

days. prince harry, as we were mentioning, he is coming here but he is not going to meet at the king, his father, who as we know it is being treated for cancer at the moment. from prince harry's team, nothing from buckingham palace, but when asked about why not meeting the king, they said the duke of course is understanding of his father's diary, commitments and other priorities and does hope to see him soon. hopefully that meeting will take place but it won't be this time, this visit. back to you. sarah, thank you. let's ta ke let's take you live to edinburgh now, where the newly elected first minister, john swinney, has been holding his first scottish government cabinet meeting. you can see the cabinet waving on the stairs. kate forbes has returned to the scottish government, who is stood next to john swinney. the scottish government, who is stood next tojohn swinney. she is deputy first minister now. john swinney was only formally elected as

first minister yesterday. we can talk to lorna gordon who is following developments for us in edinburgh. take us through what has been going on there in the last few hours. , ., ,, , . , hours. john swinney elected first minister. hours. john swinney elected first minister- he _ hours. john swinney elected first minister. he is _ hours. john swinney elected first minister. he isjust _ hours. john swinney elected first minister. he isjust giving - hours. john swinney elected first minister. he isjust giving some i minister. he isjust giving some comments now to the waiting media, with kate forbes by his side. she is the youngest ever deputy first minister of scotland. she will take on the economy portfolio and responsibility for gaelic as well. of responsibility for gaelic as well. of course, she was at one point seen as someone who might throw her hat into the ring to become first minister, to enter that competition. she decided to step aside and has been rewarded for that loyalty, as being given a senior position in the scottish government. you might read into this that perhaps scottish government. you might read into this that perhaszohn swinney

is anointing her as his successor at some point. she is certainly an individual with leadership ambitions. a very senior position. the deputy first minister of fun is brought out to defend a government policy. this is a cabinet with a majority of women in, many positions remain unchanged. fiona robson, who was deputy first minister, remains in cabinet, with responsibility for finance and local government. there are, i am just counting up as we speak... eight, ithink, women in this cabinet. three men. john swinney amongst those individuals, neil gray and angus robertson with him. he said he has selected a cabinet team which blends experience and energy with a strong priority on the priority is his government will pursue. let's listening to what is

being said. pursue. let's listening to what is being said-— being said. delivering economic urowth being said. delivering economic growth and _ being said. delivering economic growth and ensuring _ being said. delivering economic growth and ensuring we - being said. delivering economic growth and ensuring we stand l being said. delivering economic| growth and ensuring we stand as being said. delivering economic - growth and ensuring we stand as one when _ growth and ensuring we stand as one when it— growth and ensuring we stand as one when it comes to these enormous opportunities ahead. what when it comes to these enormous opportunities ahead.— when it comes to these enormous opportunities ahead. what will you do differently _ opportunities ahead. what will you do differently on _ opportunities ahead. what will you do differently on the _ opportunities ahead. what will you do differently on the economy? . opportunities ahead. what will you do differently on the economy? i l do differently on the economy? i look forward to pursuing what opportunities lie ahead for scotland. we know we have great opportunities when it comes to the net zero _ opportunities when it comes to the net zero transition, when it comes to unlocking our energy potential and supporting every business in scotland — and supporting every business in scotland and every worker. a former artner in scotland and every worker. a former partner in government _ scotland and every worker. a former partner in government put _ scotland and every worker. a former partner in government put out - scotland and every worker. a former partner in government put out a - partner in government put out a tweet... is they want to govern for all of scotland... could you address the concerns that you are moving to the concerns that you are moving to the right, particular with the deputy kate forbes? how do you address... inaudible we have to make sure we are clear with the _ we have to make sure we are clear with the people of scotland on our priorities — with the people of scotland on our priorities. the scottish government

under— priorities. the scottish government under my— priorities. the scottish government under my leadership, supported by the deputy first minister and all of my colleagues, will be centred on the centre—left policy, building on the centre—left policy, building on the work— the centre—left policy, building on the work we can take forward to eradicate — the work we can take forward to eradicate child poverty, stimulating the economy and ensuring public services — the economy and ensuring public services are delivered well. that is the anchored edition of the scottish national— the anchored edition of the scottish national party government. we will work with— national party government. we will work with parliament to advance those _ work with parliament to advance those issues. we will seek common ground _ those issues. we will seek common ground with — those issues. we will seek common ground with all political parties because — ground with all political parties because we are now operating as a minority— because we are now operating as a minority government. we don't have a command _ minority government. we don't have a command of— minority government. we don't have a command of the parliamentary chamber~ _ command of the parliamentary chamber. so the onus is on everyone to engage _ chamber. so the onus is on everyone to engage in — chamber. so the onus is on everyone to engage in constructive discussion about— to engage in constructive discussion about how— to engage in constructive discussion about how the scottish parliament can work— about how the scottish parliament can work together to address the priorities— can work together to address the priorities of the people of scotland and i_ priorities of the people of scotland and i look— priorities of the people of scotland and i look forward very much to doing _ and i look forward very much to doing that _ and i look forward very much to doing that. do and i look forward very much to doing that-— and i look forward very much to doinu that. ., ., ., doing that. do you have a message to the lgbt community? _ doing that. do you have a message to the lgbt community? the _ doing that. do you have a message to the lgbt community? the first - the lgbt community? the first minister has _ the lgbt community? the first minister has been _ the lgbt community? the first minister has been very - the lgbt community? the first minister has been very clear . the lgbt community? the first. minister has been very clear that the lgbt community? the first - minister has been very clear that he cares _ minister has been very clear that he cares about— minister has been very clear that he cares about finding _ minister has been very clear that he cares about finding more _ minister has been very clear that he cares about finding more consensus in our— cares about finding more consensus in our politics. — cares about finding more consensus in our politics, uniting _ cares about finding more consensus in our politics, uniting the _ cares about finding more consensus in our politics, uniting the country. in our politics, uniting the country and the _ in our politics, uniting the country and the parliament _

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talent _ have assembled a team of the best talent in _ have assembled a team of the best talent in the scottish national party— talent in the scottish national party and we are going to get on with that — party and we are going to get on with that process of engaging with people _ with that process of engaging with people and taking our country forward — people and taking our country forward i_ people and taking our country forward. i think that has given us all a _ forward. i think that has given us all a bit _ forward. i think that has given us all a bit of— forward. i think that has given us all a bit of a _ forward. i think that has given us all a bit of a turn for you for being — all a bit of a turn for you for being here and we will see you soon. applause _ applause applause a few short comments and questions tojohn swinney their from the waiting media. kate forbes by his side. they acknowledged they are now leading a minority government. kate forbes said she will supportjohn swinney in government and cabinet to find areas of consensus. john swinney saying this will be a government for all. he earlier said that, described kate forbes as an immensely talented politician and she in turn said this was a moment of extraordinarily, extraordinary privilege. she is back in the cabinet as the youngest ever

deputy first minister. she will take on the economy portfolio. of course, john swinney has said the economy will be at the heart of his priorities for government going forward, as will eradicating child poverty... an issue he said on which real progress had been made through measures such as the scottish child payment. but he is definitely centring the economy going forward, in terms of delivering, supporting the delivery of services, such as health, education, housing and transport. also interestingly in his comments after appointing that cabinet, mentioning independence. of course, the snp is a party that wants scotland to be an independent country. he said he recognises more people need to be convinced of that before independence can be achieved. my before independence can be achieved. my cabinet, he said, will focus on efforts to reach out to those who

remain unconvinced, with respect and courtesy, to ensure that the people of scotland have the democratic right to choose their own future. so underlining that this is a party that wants independence for scotland, but acknowledging he will have a fight on his hands and of course opposition parties in scotland will see opportunity there, in terms of tackling him both on the smp's in terms of tackling him both on the smp�*s record in government and in pushing that need, that request for independence forward, that the snp wants scotland to see.— wants scotland to see. thank you, lorna gordon. _ there have been dramatic developments in uk politics — and for the prime minister, rishi sunak — as one of his own mps, natalie elphicke, announced that she was defecting from the conservative party — tojoin labour. this is the moment natalie elphicke crossed the floor in the house of commons, you can see her approaching the benches on the right hand side — before taking her seat behind the labour leader, sir keir starmer. she said her former party has "become a byword for incompetence

and division" and criticised what she called the "broken promises of rishi sunak�*s tired and chaotic government". live to westminster and our political correspondent, leila nathoo. so take us through what is happening then how significant it is for the government. it then how significant it is for the government.— then how significant it is for the government. , , ., , ., government. it suddenly came as a shock but there _ government. it suddenly came as a shock but there was _ government. it suddenly came as a shock but there was a _ government. it suddenly came as a shock but there was a defection - government. it suddenly came as a| shock but there was a defection just less than two weeks ago, dan poulter chose to leave the conservative party and join labour over the tories record on the nhs. i have to say, i don't think at natalie elphicke was top of anybody�*s list when we considered who might follow him. it certainly came totally out of the blue today, designed to cause maximum impact by releasing her statementjust before prime minister's questions and then you had that very visual image of her sitting behind sir keir starmer on the labour benches. here is natalie elphicke talking about her decision. in 2019, the conservative stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground,

but under rishi sunak, they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed and i think that change is going to bring a much better future for our country and that's why i was so keen tojoin the labour party and play my part in bringing that important future forward. tory mps i have been speaking to today here in parliament seem pretty shocked and staggered by the defection, they wouldn't have placed the natalie elphicke in the labour party at all and they think it is pretty incredulous she has done that. i think said to me for labour, this will be a huge political victory for them, adding to their sense of momentum they have behind them from very strong local election results. there may be some in the labour party who are slightly uneasy about her past views that were expressed by natalie elphicke, critical of their policy on immigration but she says it is the conservatives' policy and borders that has

prompted her to go. 0k, thank you. just quickly — prompted her to go. 0k, thank you. just quickly want — prompted her to go. 0k, thank you. just quickly want to _ prompted her to go. 0k, thank you. just quickly want to bring _ prompted her to go. 0k, thank you. just quickly want to bring your - just quickly want to bring your latest line coming into is from the white house concerning those negotiations for a ceasefire truce. they had said the talks are ongoing, the gap that remains between the two sides could be closed. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. it's been another pretty decent day up and down the country but weather fronts have brought some rain to the north and west of scotland, more of a breeze here, as well. that's what we will see into tomorrow, though much of the country should continue to stay dry and settled. for the rest of the week, we'll continue with these early morning mist and fog patches which could be quite dense but very quickly the strong may sunshine will burn it away and most places will see sunshine throughout the afternoon. so the rain continues to splash into the north and west of scotland through the overnight period. it will tend to become more confined to the north of scotland by the end of the night. much of northern ireland, england and wales will be largely dry. there's a few clear spells around but also some patchy cloud, low cloud, at that, some mist and fog developing too. those temperatures, 8—11 degrees.

so this is the picture for thursday, high pressure sitting pretty much on top of the uk. this weather front continues to push northwards to bring more rain to northern scotland but once again, tomorrow morning we could see some dense mist and fog patches first thing. but very quickly, the strong may sunshine will melt it away, we should start to see widespread sunshine for england and wales, northern ireland, central and southern scotland. it looks like the rain will become confined to the far north highlands and the northern isles through the day, so turning drier there. could see up to 20 degrees or so in central and southern scotland, 19 or 20 for belfast, 22 or 23 in the warmer spots for england and wales. as we move through thursday night, it looks like it will stay dry once again. light winds, a bit of mist and fog developing here and there. still a few spits and spots of rain for the north of scotland as that weather front loiters around. it could be a little milder as well to start friday, 9—12 degrees. friday, anotherfine looking day, plenty of sunshine around.

a bit more cloud across scotland but even here, it should be dry, including the north of scotland. light southerly breezes, those temperatures reaching the mid 20s for the warmest spots in england and wales, up to 21 degrees for the central belt of scotland, 20 there for belfast. high pressure continues to bring fine weather into the weekend but as it pulls away to the east, it starts to allow low pressure and weather fronts to gang up on us from the south and from the west, so it will start to turn more unsettled gradually. could see some heavy showers across scotland on saturday, warm and sunny elsewhere. it could be very warm in the south on sunday — increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms, though, later on sunday.

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on wall street, after disappointing sales forecasts for the next three months. that's despite a surge in profits for the first three months of the year. uber�*s "core" profits — before various deductions — came in at nearly $1.4 billion betweenjanuary and march. that's up 82% on the same period last year. the company became profitable last year for the first time, after yea rs of losses. so what is wall street worried about? michelle fleury is in new york for us. give us a sense of what investors think about uber. it's profitable and the figures on the face of it look good but it's about the detail, isn't it? �* , look good but it's about the detail, isn't it? ~ , , ., ., look good but it's about the detail, isn't it? ~ , ., ., , look good but it's about the detail, isn'tit? , ., ., , , isn't it? always. demand for uber is robust, isn't it? always. demand for uber is robust. that's _ isn't it? always. demand for uber is robust, that's the _ isn't it? always. demand for uber is robust, that's the message - isn't it? always. demand for uber is robust, that's the message from - robust, that's the message from management to analysts. if you look at its revenue for the first quarter, it was better than many

were expecting, up 15%,