the israeli—occupation, i think, has built in the mindset of the israeli society. the that basically says it's a zero—sum game. it's either us or them. and in order for us to feel secure, they have do feel insecure. and when you have an entire army or a vast majority of the israeli army, which is in charge of maintaining that military control, so the mission is control. the symptom is exactly what you talked about. now, those symptoms will not disappear until we end occupation. but the problem is not only how you act once you enter a house, that's exactly why i mentioned the straw widow. because for me, the issue is the fact that you can enter any house. it's not how you smile or treat the palestinian in the checkpoint, but the fact that you can control the lives of millions and control these checkpoints and pass permits. can you afford the luxury of this delicate conscience of yours, when there is, what ever you say, there is a struggle, a struggle which involves violence on both sides between israel and the palestinians. most definitely. i'm not a pacifist. and

for some israelis, that makes them terrorists. an israeli soldier shot mohammed tamimi, 15 years old, in the face with a rubber coated metal bullet. surgeons took the bullet out of mohammed's brain, along with part of his skull. the tamimifamily lead the protests in the village, many of them have been imprisoned by israel for security offences. mohammed was jailed for three months last year. he was rushed to hospital after he was shot during a demonstration in nebi saleh, on the 15th december. the village was protesting against president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. ahed tamimi, his cousin, a seasoned activist at 16 years old, told two israeli soldiers to get off her family's property, she'd just heard, wrongly, that mohammed had died. after one soldier swatted her away, she slapped him. once the video had gone viral, ahed with arrested with her mother nariman, who did the filming. they're charged with security offences and face jail. ahed's father, bassem tamimi, an activist who's also served time

there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly—built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria, but in a highly volatile atmosphere, where any of the players is capable of miscalculation, there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. turkey says one of its military helicopters has been shot down in the north of syria. it happened near afrin — where turkish forces are fighting kurdish militants. kurdish fighters say they brought the aircraft down, and claim that 16 turkish soldiers were killed. the turkish military said two soldiers on board the aircraft had died. india's prime minister narendra modi is in the palestinian territories — the first such visit by a head of the indi

there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria but in a highly volatile atmosphere where any of the players is capable of miscalculation, there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the british government has warned all uk charities working overseas that they will have their funding withdrawn unless they co—operate with the authorities on safeguarding issues. the warning follows allegations against some oxfam workers in haiti who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. the charity says it's already set up a whistle—blowing hotline to prevent sexual abuse and misconduct. angus crawford reports. it was an earthquake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200

there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly—built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria, but in a highly volatile atmosphere, where any of the players is capable of miscalculation, there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. a double—decker bus has overturned in hong kong, killing 19 people and injuring 62 on the tai po road police have arrested the driver and charged him with causing death by dangerous driving. sophia tran—thomson has this report. it does contain images some viewers may find distressing. the i2—metre long double—decker was taking spectators and workers home from the sha tin racecourse after the last race of the day. the bus appears to have slid and flipped onto its side and hit a lamppost which cut through it

what was left on israeli soil of one of the country's most advanced fighter jets. the plane crashed after the two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti—aircraft fire. 0ne pilot was left severely injured. israel has said that it scrambled the planes in response to this... a drone sent allegedly by iranian forces in syria into israeli airspace. it was destroyed. israel then hit the site that it said the drone had come from, before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. syrian state tv called it a glorious morning and claimed the country shot down the israeli plane. israel is wary of the threat across its northern border, with the syrian regime backed by iran and its proxies, like these hezbollah fighters, back in control of much territory. syria's conflict has drawn in her neighbours, there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly—built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israe

there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria. but in a highly volatile atmosphere, where any of the players is capable of miscalculation, there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, has been in bangladesh, where he's visited rohingya refugees, escaping violence in neighbouring myanmar. nearly 700,000 people have been forced to leave their homes after a military crackdown began six months ago. reeta chakrabarti was with the foreign secretary as he visited the balukhali camp. cries of "welcome" to a guest from a people who have been kicked out of their home. we're going to try and get you back home, guys. borisjohnson came to see and hear himself from the vic

aggression. —— israeli aggression. this marks one of the most serious escalations yet between these regional enemies. a double—decker bus has overturned in hong kong, killing at least 19 people, and injuring dozens more, on the tai po road in the new territories. sophia tran—thomson has this report. the 12 metre long double—decker crashed in the new territories. it is unknown what caused the accident, though passengers quoted by local media say that the bus was running late and driving at high speeds. some passengers managed to climb out of the wreckage on their own, others had to be cut free by the fire brigade. police have so far been unable to confirm how may people were on the bus. the bus company has made a statement offering condolences and say that the driver had a good track record. at least 27 people have died when a bus carrying domestic tourists crashed on the indonesian island of java. the crash happened when the bus, which had at least a0 people on board, hit a motorbike as it was speeding down a hil

morning before the israelis shot it down. they then sent several fighter jets into syrian territory to attack in eastern syria at the facility from which they said it was controlled. as one of those aircraft came under anti—aircraft fire, the israeli military says it crashed and one of the pilots injected and was seriously injured. as for the iranians, they are accusing israel of lying over this and the syrians have said they believe this is israeli aggression. but this does mark perhaps one of the most serious escalation is yet between these regional enemies. tom bateman in jerusalem, thank you. tom bateman injerusalem, thank you. the defence minister, tobias ellwood, has suggested that two captured jihadi fighters, originally from britain, should be tried at the international criminal court rather than sent to the american detention centre at guantanamo bay in cuba. the fighters, alexanda kotey on the left here and el shafee elsheikh, were captured by syrian kurdish forces in syria. the bbc understands the pair have been

it's a sad day for israeli democracy that a prime minister is suspected in bribery. this is why we believe, really, he should remove himself, even until this whole thing is sorted out legally. but there is no legal reason for mr netanyahu to stand down and he remains, at least for now, the most dominant figure in israeli politics. the police recommendations against him will now be handed over to israel's attorney general, avichai mandelblit. it's up to this official to decide whether or not to indict the prime minister ought to do nothing. the attorney—general‘s decision is expected to take at least several months. leaders of american intelligence agencies have been updating senators on the threats facing the country. they spoke of military and nuclear challenges around the world, and warned they anticipate more election interference from russia. and domestic politics also made headlines, with the new head of the fbi contradicting the white house version of events over the departure of senior aide rob porter, who's accused of domestic abuse. jane o'brien has more

there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly—built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria, but in a highly volatile atmosphere, where any of the players is capable of miscalculation, there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. britain's foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is in bangladesh where he's been meeting rohingya refugees, who escaped violence in neighbouring myanmar. the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is holding talks with myanmar‘s de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, in which he's expected to call for the safe return of rohingya refugees to myanmar. on saturday, mrjohnson visited a refugee camp on the country's border with bangladesh where he met rohingya muslims who had fled persecution by the burmese military. during

our top stories: israeli police say prime minister benjamin netanyahu should be charged with corruption. he says the allegations are baseless. us intelligence chiefs say moscow's election meddling isn't over. the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. putting pressure on south africa's president. jacob zuma clings to office, as his own party calls for him to go. and meghan markle meets one of the smallest recruits in the military, the mascot for the royal marines. israel's prime minister has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. poloice say there's evidence benjamin netanyahu gave bribes to get positive media coverage, and helped rich friends after receiving lavish gifts. in an address on israeli television, mr netanyahu insisted nothing would come of the cases against him, and that he will remain in office. the bbc‘s james reynolds reports from jerusalem. n0 audio. sorry about that. we seem to be having some audio problems with that. we will return as we possibly can. is bring you updated with what is happening in the senate. the leaders

the f16 came down in israeli territory, and both pilots ejected and were taken to hospital. israel said it had been responding to the launch of an iranian drone into its airspace. let's cross now to our correspondent injerusalem, tom bateman. thank you for being with us, this morning. let's talk about this incident, in itself. this launch, being launched into its airspace, israel says. how confident can we be that this was indeed and iranians droned? well, israel says that this was a drone carrying out a military mission sent by the iranians inside syria. what is notable is where the drone was, because we have heard in the past about so—called spill—over from the fighting in syria, but according to the israeli military, this drone was many miles from the border with syria. it was south of the sea of galilee, which would put it closer to the iranians border, than the syrian one. so, that would be significant, and in response to this, israel have set up a combat helicopter which shot dannyjones, and then they went to attack the place from which they believed the drone was

israeli police say benjamin netanyahu should be charged with corruption. he insists all allegations are baseless. the dutch foreign minister resigns after admitting he lied about a meeting with president putin. a group of 15 latin american nations have criticised venezuela's president nicolas maduro for his decision to call a presidential election. foreign ministers of the 'lima group' — which includes canada — have released a statement saying as long as there are political prisoners in venezuela, elections cannot be free nor fair. katie silver reports. in venezuela's capital, caracas, hundreds queue outside the peruvian embassy seeking an escape from the crippling economic crisis. embassy seeking an escape from a crippling economic crisis. with food unable to get in, they are desperately trying to get out. critical shortages have seen a number of mass anti—government protests in recent years, some of which have turned violent. on monday, students marched in memory president nicola smith euro has promised fresh elections by the end of april, telling

israeli jets retaliated. targeting iranian assets in syria for the first time. but syrian fire brought down an israeli warplanes, the first time in decades its combat aircraft was shot down by enemy fire. today when iran's foreign minister took to the stage in munich, he didn't mention the israeli leader by name. you are the israeli leader by name. you are the audience for a cartoonist circus. then he fired back with barbs of his own. israel uses aggression as a policy against its neighbours and once somebody, the syrians have the guts to down one of its planes, it is as if a disaster has happened. this disaster does mark a dangerous new turn in syria's district of conflict and tensions have been multiplying in recent weeks. russia, the united states and turkey all have their own forces on the ground, all fighting on different front lines. even before this dramatic war of words, this is security conference was overshadowed by fears there could be an all—out war in the middle east, drawing in powerful players like israel and iran. no one wants to see a confront

israeli forces say they entered the village of burqin to find a man suspected of murdering an israeli rabbi last month. the israeli military says it's checking the report. world leaders and international donors have vowed to ramp up education funding for developing countries. meeting in senegal, they pledged more than $2 billion to help bring more children into school. developing countries themselves also promised to increase public spending on education. thousands of corsicans have held a rally to push for more autonomy from france. the local authorities said about 6,000 demonstrators turned up — organisers put the figure as high as 25,000. corsica's governing coalition of nationalists has been buoyed by a resounding win in recent elections. the actress uma thurman has claimed that she was sexually assaulted by the film producer harvey weinstein in london in the 1990s. two other women have contacted british police to say they were also attacked by him. mr weinstein denies all the allegations of non—consensual sex. it was after the success of pulp fiction at uma thurman said she w

morning before the israelis shot it down. they then sent several fighter jets into syrian territory to attack in eastern syria the facility from which they said it was controlled. it was one of those aircraft which came under anti—aircraft fire, as usain, the israeli military says it crashed and one of the pilots after injecting was left seriously injured. as for the iranians, they are accusing israel of lying over this. the syrians have said that they believe that this is israeli aggression. but this does mark perhaps one of the most serious escalations yet between these regional enemies. a double decker bus has toppled over in hong kong, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more. the bus was carrying spectators and workers home from a horse racing track before it overturned near the town of tai po in the new territories. firefighters at the scene cut open the roof to free passengers who were trapped inside. the cause of the accident has not been confirmed but reports suggest the driver was going too fast. gerry

and israeli fighterjet —— errani on. this is at a time when the syrian air force and russian warplanes have been unleashing more airstrikes in the last rebel held province of idlib. there has been intense fighting but bear in the north of syria andy last around damascus —— enclave. in both areas that have been repeated allegations that have been repeated allegations that the syrian government is using chlorine gas. four ring gas is not on the list of banned chemicals. i have to say that i was in this area for three weeks injanuary. it repeated allegations and denials. we go back to our top story. people rallying in fort lauderdale after that mass school shooting that killed 17 people. cindy gerhardt is the president of the florida parent teacher association. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. a few moments ago, before you join us, we hope from emma gonzalez, incredibly passionate, incredibly angry, and frustrated, and i expect speaking for many students there. do you think it is an exaggeration to say that a genera

israelis want a tax several times in recent years. but they might feel as a result of the drawn from last week, but they need to act with more caution. politicians from across zimbabwe havejoined mourners for a memorial service to honour the late veteran opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, who died of cancer four days ago. his body was flown to zimbabwe from south africa yesterday. mr tsvangirai is being given a state—paid funeral. many of his supporters say he should have been awarded the status of national hero, which would have seen him buried at the heroes' shrine in the capital. they describe themselves as britain's forgotten veterans. 60 years ago, thousands of uk service personnel were sent to the south pacific to test nuclear bombs. some claim the radiation caused cancers and birth defects which they passed onto their children and grandchildren. they're hoping a new study of their dna will prove their claims. sarah corker reports. it was so bright you could see the bones in your hand. you just saw, like, another sun hangin

to listen to the israeli ambassador who was next." the israeli ambassador opened his speech by saying, "once again abbas is running away instead of listening to what we have to say." this a clip from that same statement from the ambassador. mr abbas and spoke of your commitment to peace. this is what you often do when speaking internationally. but when you address your people in arabic you convey a very different message. a few weeks ago when abbas spoke to the plo central committee, he called the national movement of thejewish people, and i quote, a colonialist project. that has no connection tojudaism. whether or not that peace conference happens later this year, listening to those clips, it will have its work cut out, you would think. absolutely. it was a depressing morning to watch. the sides were just as far apart as ever. as abbas left to rapturous applause, he was immediately sealed by the israeli ambassador for not staying to listen to the others. —— immediately assailed by the israeli ambassador. what made those comments

an israeli jet has crashed after coming under a heavy barrage of syrian anti—aircraft fire. the two air crew ejected — one was seriously injured. the plane was taking part in an air raid on a drone base inside syria after israel claimed that an iranian drone had entered its airspace. the syrian government has accused israel of terrorism and has threatened to retaliate. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman gave us an update. well, israel says that this was a drone carrying out a military mission sent by the iranians inside syria. what is notable is where the drone was, because we have heard in the past about so—called spill—over from the fighting in syria across israel's northern border, but according to the israeli military, this drone was many miles from the border with syria. 0ne one of the aircraft came under anti—aircraft fire and the israeli military says it crashed and one of the pilots, after a getting, was left seriously injured. as for the iranians, they are accusing... they are accusing israel of lying over this, but a this marks one of the most seriou

israeli forces say they entered the village of burqin to find a man suspected of murdering an israeli rabbi last month. the israeli military says it's checking the report. thousands of corsicans have held a rally to push for more autonomy from france. the local authorities said about 6,000 demonstrators turned up — organisers put the figure as high as 25,000. corsica's governing coalition of nationalists have been buoyed by a resounding win in recent elections. president macron will visit the mediterranean island on tuesday. north korea has defended plans for a large—scale military parade scheduled for the day before the winter olympics in south korea. pyongyang's annual military parade — to mark the founding of its armed forces — has taken place in aprilfor a0 years. this year it has been changed to the 8th of february when athletes will gather in pyeongchang for the opening ceremony. paul french is the author of the book north korea: state of paranoia. we asked him why the change of heart? there's going to be a lot ofjournalists just over the border in south korea for all so

israeli forces say they entered the village of burqin to find a man suspected of murdering an israeli rabbi last month. the israeli military says it's checking the report. the kremlin has condemned the pentagon's announcement that it's to modernise america's nuclear arsenal, including developing new cruise missiles that can be launched from ships and submarines. the us says the move is largely in response to russian actions in recent years. world leaders and international donors have vowed to ramp up education funding for developing countries. meeting in senegal, they pledged more than $2 billion to help bring more children into school. developing countries themselves also promised to increase public spending on education. thousands of corsicans have held a rally to push for more autonomy from france. the local authorities said about 6,000 demonstrators turned up, organisers put the figure as high as 25,000. corsica's governing coalition of nationalists has been buoyed by a resounding win in recent elections. and you can keep up to date with all with all the latest news on our website

israeli forces say they entered the village of burqin to find a man suspected of murdering an israeli rabbi last month. the israeli military says it's checking the report. thousands of corsicans have held a rally to push for more autonomy from france. the local authorities said about 6,000 demonstrators turned up — organisers put the figure as high as 25,000. corsica's governing coalition of nationalists has been buoyed by a resounding win in recent elections. the actress, uma thurman, has claimed that she was sexually assaulted by the film producer, harvey weinstein, in london in the 1990s. two other women have contacted british police to say they were also attacked by him. mr weinstein denies all the allegations of non—consensual sex. ben ando is at scotland yard in central london. these latest accusations were made late last year but have onlyjust come to light. in one, a woman alleges that she was attacked by harvey weinstein in the republic of ireland in 1991. in another, a different woman alleges that she was attacked in london in 2011 and in an unnamed foreign country in 20

morning before the israelis shot it down. they then sent several fighter jets into syrian territory to attack in eastern syria the facility from which they said it was controlled. it was one of those aircraft which came under anti—aircraft fire, as you say, the israeli military says it crashed and one of the pilots, after ejecting, was left seriously injured. as for the iranians, they are accusing israel of lying over this. the syrians have said that they believe that this is israeli aggression. but this does mark perhaps one of the most serious escalations yet between these regional enemies. tom bateman reporting. a double—decker bus has overturned in hong kong, killing at least 18 people, and injuring dozens more, on the tai po road in the new territories. sophia tran—thomson has this report. the 12 metre long double—decker crashed in the new territories of hong kong. it was taking spectators and workers home from the racecourse after the last race of the day. the bus appears to have split and flipped onto its side

and recently, an israeli fighter plane shot down, the first time since 1982. i know we hear about the tension between israel and iran but this seems to be a bit more tangible echoes of these elements. if that is the case, we have the potential for a real conflict. and the conflict ground here is syria. they are the proxy between the two. and being front—page of arab news, all of the neighbours are watching very closely and intensely because it could have big ramifications. the issue here is that they are trying to highlight the iran nuclear agreement which they feel is not doing its job. israel is pushing this and raising the stakes to say we want sanctions to return. that is the target that israel has, more sanctions on iran. having a look at the telegraph talking about theresa may taking britain's outdated attitude to university education. she is basically saying it is too expensive in england for students to go to university. what do you make of her taking this step? i have a real interest in this story echoes anybody who looks at british higher education

israeli airspace. it was destroyed. iranian targets in syria. entrenchment in syria. goal of destroying israel. like these hezbollah fighters, back in control of much territory. syria's conflict has drawn in her neighbours. in syria in recent years. iranian military site. factory was targeted. military advisers in syria. israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria. possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. in neighbouring myanmar. after a military crackdown began six months ago. as he visited the balu—khali camp. welcome! kicked out of their home. we're going to try and get you back home, guys. huge man—made disaster. buddhist mobs in myanmar. i'm very sorry. what do you think of what you've heard so far? want to trigger terrible memories for them. been beaten, and had to ransom his daughter back. he kept breaking down in tears. the people that borisjohnson is meeting here are all in limbo. but they can't go back to myanmar without guarantees of safety. so what can britain do to help? d

israeli police say they will recommend to the attorney general that prime minister benjamin netanyahu should be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. mr netanyahu has been accused of accepting lavish gifts from wealthy businessmen in return for favours. he's also been accused of bribery in connection with a deal to provide him with positive media coverage. mr netanyahu denies any wrongdoing. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in jerusalem, james reynolds. he gave us more details about the cases. the police have come out tonight with a lengthy statement detailing exact we wyre davies decided to recommend charges and the first case they outline what they say is nine yea rs they outline what they say is nine years in which mr netanyahu received lavish gifts, cigars, pink champagne and jewellery for him and his family over a period of nine years, the value of which was about £200,000, and in exchange the police suggest that he gave special treatment to his wealthy friends. mr netanyahu has come out and said the recommended charges against him are baseless. so what about the

an israeli rabbi last month. moscow has denounced what it calls the "bellicose" nature of a new us nuclear policy. the us military has called for more nuclear weapons in response to the perceived threat from russia. the pentagon has put forward a policy of developing new smaller atomic bombs. russia is warning that it will take necessary measures to ensure its own security. thousands of corsicans have held a rally to push for more autonomy from france. president emmanuel macron will be visiting the mediterranean island on tuesday. a coalition of corsican nationalists won a convincing victory in local elections in december. they want more financial control and powers to restrict the purchase of holiday homes by non—residents. the actress uma thurman has accused the hollywood producer harvey weinstein of assaulting her in the early 1990s. the star, in an interview with the new york times, described several incidents in which she claims the film producerforced himself on her. in a statement, a spokesperson for mr

israeli police are recommending prime minister benjamin netanyahu's indictment for bribery, fraud and breach of public trust following long—running investigations into two cases of alleged corruption. james reynolds took us through the charges. they related to two separate cases that the police have been investigating. the first, the police have been checking whether or not mr netanyahu received lavish gifts in exchange for offering wealthy friends special treatment. and the second involves allegations that mr netanyahu tried to do a deal with the publisher of a major israeli newspaper for favourable coverage, and in exchange would curtail the circulation of a rival paper. those are the two separate cases. there appear to be similar recommendations from the police. they say that mr netanyahu, they recommend he faces charges in both cases. fraud, breach of trust, bribery, and the most important thing to say is this. the most important step is yet to come. the files now get handed to israel's attorney general, and it is up to the attorney general to decide whether or not to indict or

a palestinian teenage girl has gone on trial after she was filmed slapping an israeli soldier. ahed tamimi is charged with 12 offences, including assaulting security forces and incitement to violence. proceedings were held behind closed doors, as she is being tried as a minor. the case has divide public opinion with palestinians regarding her as a symbol of resistance to israeli occupation. more now on today‘s news that the government has unveiled an online tool, powered by artificial intelligence, that it says can accurately detect jihadist content and stop it from being viewed. but with propaganda from so—called islamic state appearing on more than 400 platforms last year, there are concerns that such groups will simply adapt their methods to reach new audiences. the home secretary amber rudd says big technology companies need to play their part. we are not going to rule out taking legislative action if we need to do it but i remain convinced that the best way to take real action, to have the best outcomes, is to have an industry led for like the one we have got. this has

the attacks took place after an israeli military aircraft was brought down. a spokesman said 12 sites were hit, including four iranian targets. the attacks took place after an israeli military aircraft was brought down. the government is proposing that energy companies be allowed to see the personal data of some customers at risk of being in fuel poverty. the idea is part of a consultation looking at how best to protect people who could be struggling to pay their bills — and suggests that they could be moved onto special lower tariffs. the government thinks as many as two million people might benefit from scheme. good morning. good morning. we knew it would be cold in pyeongchang. now it would be cold in pyeongchang. now it is too cold for the winter 0lympics. it is too cold for the winter olympics. they go out in that for 2-3 olympics. they go out in that for 2—3 hours at a time. the events last an hourand 2—3 hours at a time. the events last an hour and three minutes. this, the combination of the 15k and the classic, we'll get onto that in a second. t

tensions between israel and syria have intensified, after israeli fighter planes launched bombing raids across the border, following the shooting down of one of its jets. israel says it's been targeting iranian positions on syrian territory used to fly drones over israeli airspace. the us and russia have expressed concern over the attacks while the un has called for an immediate de—escalation. a double—decker bus has overturned in hong kong, killing 19 people, and injuring 62 others. reports suggest the bus was going too fast. police have arrested the driver and charged him with causing death by dangerous driving. the uk has threatened to cut funding for oxfam — following claims the charity covered up a scandal involving aid workers and prostitutes in haiti. penny mordaunt, the international development secretary, condemned what she called the "horrific behaviour" of some oxfam staff. traffic light labelling on food and drink should become mandatory after brexit according to the local government association. they say the scheme, which is currently voluntary, helps customers unders

the plane went down during a mission that followed an iranian drone launch into israeli territory. a double—decker bus has overturned in hong kong, killing 19 people and injuring 62 others. police have arrested the driver and charged him with causing death by dangerous driving. the us vice president, mike pence, says washington and seoul are in complete agreement on the need to isolate north korea until it abandons its nuclear missile programme. he was speaking on his way home from the winter olympics. several thousand anti—racism protesters have rallied in the central italian town of macerata a week after a far—right activist shot and wounded six people he thought were migrants. now on bbc news, we all know being an undertaker requires a certain demeanour and a sympathetic approach to grieving relatives, which is why you might not expect a teenager to show up to help run a funeral. but in this newsbeat documentary, we meet some of the young people who are dedicated to working with the deceased, with a warning that the programme contains some pictures of people who have recen

the israeli embassy in warsaw has warned of a wave of anti—semitic statements in poland, in the midst of a row between the two countries over a proposed polish law related to the holocaust. the legislation outlaws references that imply that poland was complicit in crimes committed by nazi germany during the second world war. adam easton reports from warsaw. pal schmitt. the concentration and death camp that has come to symbolise the holocaust. —— auschwitz. 1 millionjews were gassed here. but polls also died in the camp. it was run and built by the camp. it was run and built by the nazis in occupied poland. the polish government wants everyone to remember that. that's why it has passed legislation that introduces prison sentences for those who accuse poland of co— responsibility for nazi crimes. israel has reacted furiously, accusing poland of denying the historical truth. international council of the auschwitz museum is worried the bill will hinder holocaust research. there is ample evidence that some poles blackmailed and even murdered theirjewish neighbours in the war. but ot

the syrian air force has shot down an israeli fighterjet. the tensions are mounting and this will just the tensions are mounting and this willjust add to those tensions at a time when the syrian air force and russian warplanes have also been unleashing more air strikes in the last rebel held tom ince idlib. there has been intense fighting there in the north of syria as well as in the last around damascus, which is also held by the rebels. there and in idlib there have been repeated accusations that the syrian government is using chlorine gas. that is not on the list of banned chemicals, i have to say i was in syria for three weeks injanuary and there were repeated allegations and repeated denials. let's turn now to those indictments in the us, accusations of russian meddling in the us elections. angry words on both sides there in munich. again, it was mcmaster, the national security adviser who set the tone, saying the us with these indictments proved that they had, in his words, really incontrovertible proof of the russian meddling in the u