the ongoing war in gaza — and say there are plans to open new aid delivery routes starting this week. ukraine's commander—in—chief says the situation on the frontline �*has worsened' after rounds of russian attacks. in the uk, police investigating the death of a man in greater manchester find more body parts, at two separate sites. and, thousands of people gather in birmingham for the grand final of one of the biggest gaming contests. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start in the us and the white house has confirmed that president biden has spoken

to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyuahu about the situation in gaza. in a statement — the white house said that the president reaffirmed his ironclad commitment to israel's security. it referenced what it said was a �*successful defence against iran's unprecedented' missile and drone attack earlier this month. the two leaders reviewed ongoing talks to secure the release of hostages together with an immediate ceasefire in gaza. and they also discussed increases in the delivery of humanitarian assistance into gaza — through preparations to open new northern crossings, starting this week. the statement concludes that �*the leaders discussed rafah — and the president reiterated his clear position�* — although it didn't give details of what that is. in the last few hours it's also been announced that us secretary of state, antony blinken will visit jordan and israel after a stop at the world economic forum summit in riyadh. our north america correspondent will vernon is in washington with more details on the biden—netanyahu call. well, i think the most significant thing about this phone call was the timing.

the language in the readout provided by the white house doesn't tell us anything hugely new. but this is a crucial moment for the middle east. as you mentioned, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, he's departed on another diplomatic tour of the region. he'll be meeting qatari and egyptian officials, other regional players too. and he's going to be discussing a us—led cease fire plan that could entail a six week cessation of hostilities in gaza, as well as the release of dozens of hostages still held by hamas in gaza and the release also potentially of hundreds of palestinians from israeli jails. and mr biden and mr netanyahu discussed the talks on this plan earlier in that phone call. those talks have stalled in recent weeks. they also discussed increased access for humanitarian aid into gaza. we know this is something that the americans are very frustrated with.

president biden has spoken about this many, many times before. there was that tense phone call, wasn't there another one three weeks ago betweenjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu, in which the us president essentially gave his israeli counterpart an ultimatum take concrete steps to improve the humanitarian situation in gaza and let more humanitarian assistance in. otherwise, us policy over the war could change. now, since then, we know that the israelis have increased the amount of assistance going in. but aid agencies, aid agencies say that's still not enough. as the diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire continue, the united nations is warning of looming famine in northern gaza, where it says 70% of the population is facing �*catastrophic hunger�*. on sunday israel�*s military said the amount of aid going into the territory will be scaled up in the coming days, and that the issue is a top priority. the bbc isn�*t allowed to report from inside gaza — but bbc news has obtained exclusive access to footage filmed by an american doctor recently returned from northern

gaza, where the crisis is most acute. fergal keane sent this report — you may find parts of it distressing. this is the story of a doctor who travelled to hell. desperate voices cry out. sam attar went to help people trapped by war. he usually works in a hi—tech hospital in chicago. in gaza, his skills and mental strength will be tested to their limits. immediately upon crossing the border, we were met with the familiar stench ofjust millions of people packed on top of each other, living together. in some pockets, the air you breathe, you feel like you�*re decaying, just breathing it, because

there are just so many people. the crisis is constant. lives in the balance. the wounded and the lost. the mother who will not leave the side of her dead boy. amin, amin! you have no ct scans? no ct scans. so you just watch them and hope for the best? yes. rami, with shrapnel in his brain, but no equipment to properly investigate the damage. you ok? long day. it is the great paradox of all war that, in the midst of slaughter, so many will risk their lives for humanity. the doctor whose daughter was killed comforts rami�*s mother.

but sam attar must now travel north, where the un human rights chief alleges israel may be using starvation as a weapon of war. israel rejects this, saying un figures are wrong, and blames delays and distribution on the un and aid agencies. in kamal adwan hospital — the desolation caused by hunger. baby nahed, three months old. a 22—year—old woman, malnourished and sick, photographed just after she died. this boy is dead — a victim, his mother says, of disease and malnutrition. those who already had serious medical problems are now acutely vulnerable. jena, before the war, learning the alphabet. she already had a condition that made it difficult

for her to absorb nutrition. now she�*s bed bound by sickness and the trauma of what she�*s seen. so this isjena. she presented, you said, as a skeleton? due to malnutrition. so she�*s just skin and bone. a child sam had to leave behind, like so many others in this war. jena�*s mom came to me, and she was saying, "i thought we were coming with you. "what�*s happening? "why are you going and we�*re staying?" and it�*s because the convoy was only approved for the delivery of food and fuel and not for taking any patients back. but memories of war have their own way of following, as sam knows well. i left a piece of my soul in gaza, and i do hope to go back. i�*d say it�*s the best time of my life but at the worst time of my life.

the best time because of the people, but the worst time because of all the horrors you witness. sam managed to organisejena�*s evacuation to the south. today, our cameraman visited and found a child whose sickness made worse by war has left her mother feeling hopeless. translation: what can i do? she can't be treated, and her mental state is very difficult. she doesn't talk at all whenever anyone talks to her. her situation is bad, and as a mom, i cannot do anything. in all of this, it is hard to speak of hope, except to know that gaza�*s medics keep going — the steady light of decency. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. the aid organisation, world central kitchen, which provides meals

for hundreds of thousands of people in gaza — has announced that it will resume operations there. it suspended its work after seven of its workers were killed in israeli air strikes, at the start of this month. world central kitchen says it has 276 trucks, with the equivalent of almost 8 million meals, ready to enter through the rafah crossing. they will also send trucks from jordan, and are exploring the maritime corridor — as well as adding a third high production kitchen. the organisation�*s ceo, erin gore, says that they have no concrete assurances about the safety of their staff, but had to make a choice: to either stop feeding people during one of the worst hunger crises ever, or continue, knowing that aid workers and civilians are being intimidated and killed. ms gore signs off by saying — we must continue our mission. ukraine�*s commander—in—chief says the situation on the front line there has worsened in the face of multiple russian attacks. oleksandr syrskyi confirmed that ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions close to the town of pokrovsk

in the eastern donetsk region, where there has been fierce fighting. he also said russia had what he called �*partial successes�* near kupyansk, but said ukrainian forces had stopped their advance. russia is trying to take advantage of its current superiority in manpower and artillery before ukrainian forces get much—needed supplies of us weapons. meanwhile, ukrainian military intelligence has released a video it says is of a drone strike on an advanced russian radar station. the radar is reported to be able to detect targets up to 300km away. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent us this update from kyiv. general oleksandr syrskyi painted a bleak picture. he talked about, as you say, the eastern donetsk region being the worst affected for ukraine, where defending troops have had to pull out from defensive lines which were established when the town of avdiivka fell earlier this year. we�*ve just travelled

from there, where we saw new trenches being dug as many as 30 kilometres back from the front line, which gives you an idea of the direction of travel. but it doesn�*t stop there. russia is using its air superiority, notably in the north—east, around the town of kupyansk. president zelensky says more than 10,000 bombs have been dropped on troop positions there as the russians fly almost unchallenged in the skies. ukraine does try and counter—punch where it can. today, its intelligence service released footage of a drone strike on a radar system in neighbouring belgorod region inside russia, which can see targets 300 kilometres away. so ukraine tries to hit back where it can. but you mentioned that us aid package, that multi—billion dollar offering. it�*s meant to arrive imminently, we�*re told, but it�*s clear from today�*s forecast that any ukrainian benefit won�*t come before significant russian gains along this eastern front line

and right across it, in the words of general oleksandr syrskyi today. let�*s take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the home office says it�*s entering the "final phase" of putting its rwanda policy into practice. a report in the guardian newspaper suggests the detention of asylum seekers — ready for deportation — would begin on monday. a home office spokesperson said at some stage people would "inevitably" start being detained in preparation for the first flight, which is due to take off in 10 to 12 weeks. the irish prime minister has said foreign migration policies cannot be allowed to undermine those of ireland. simon harris said ireland "�*will not provide a loophole for anyone else�*s migration challenges�*. hisjustice minister said there had been a rise in the number of people crossing from the united kingdom — from northern ireland — to the republic of ireland. a uk government source said the uk "won�*t accept any asylum returns from the eu via ireland" until the eu

changes its policies. a british man seriously injured in a shark attack in tobago is "aware of what is happening" and "able to communicate". the wife of 64—year—old peter smith also says two of the friends they were visiting the carribean island with stayed in the water to "battle the shark" during the attack on friday. mr smith is now in a stable condition in intensive care at tobago�*s scarborough general hospital. jo smith says he suffered damage to his left arm and leg, puncture wounds to the abdomen and injuries to his right hand, the full extent of which are still being evaluated. tesla chief, elon musk, has met government officials, including china�*s premier, in beijing. chinese state media is reporting the tech boss is there by invitation, for the promotion of international trade. they have discussed data and technology relating to electric vehicles. patrick george is editor in chief of

insideev electric car magazine — he told me more about what�*s at stake for tesla. nearly every car company is chasing the technology of self—driving to one degree or another. none of them are as ambitious as tesla has been at this. its autopilot and full self—driving systems were early to market in the us and they take quite a bit many more risks than most systems do. however, they are completely unavailable in china right now and that�*s a big threat to future plans that elon musk has for tesla�*s trajectory and for future revenue. and that�*s something that he�*s trying to get fixed very quickly. and how does china see elon musk�*s idea to refocus tesla on al with the more invest with more investments planned for the robo—taxis? was that or was this a needed pivot? i think the needed pivots a great question that depends on who you ask. i think a lot of investors in america would really like to see musk and tesla focus on new tesla

models, more affordable models coming out. but a lot of people believe that he�*s kind of become a little bored with the card game and is really focused on autonomy and artificial intelligence and unlocking the key to self—driving. and that�*s really what he�*s trying to do here. as for how china sees it, who knows? i mean, i think that given how they�*ve rolled out the red carpet for him for this visit, i think it�*s possible they will reach some sort of agreement that will allow him to meet what he�*s after here in china. and tell us a bit about the challenges that tesla is facing in china. i mean, they have ambitions of their own eve makers i mean, they have ambitions of their own ev makers like byd among others. sure thing. first and foremost, on tesla�*s most recent earnings call, musk was adamant that he sees the future of that company is robotaxis, its full self—driving, its autonomy. i think that he�*s kind of down on the idea that cars should have steering wheels at all. they should be fully autonomous. in order to do this, he says that he could train ai from all the data seen in tesla cars right now so those cars can all

be taught to drive autonomously. he needs the data from china to do that right now. he can�*t get that because that data is forbidden from being transmitted back to the united states, which is what he�*s trying to get lifted here on his visit to china, as well as allowing full self—driving to be used in the chinese market at all. so those are two pretty big hurdles he has to overcome to kind of deliver on this idea that tesla could pivot to becoming a robotaxi company. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

more human remains have been found by police investigating the death of a man in greater manchester. a torso was discovered this month in salford. they have now set up four investigation scenes in and around manchester. detectives say they are also looking through hundreds of hours of cctv footage. two men are in custody.

our correspondent greg mckenzie has the latest. police in greater manchester have confirmed that two sites that they were searching this weekend, they have now discovered body parts. now, this all stems back from the 4th of april when a passer—by that was walking their dog had discovered a plastic bag, a see—through bag which contained the torso of a man. they contacted the police who subsequently launched a murder investigation. now, following intelligence, they then started to search four other sites this weekend, including yesterday and today and discovered more body parts. now, the police have gone as far as to confirm they now know the identity of the 60—year—old victim, the male victim, and his family have now been contacted. they say that they were able to do this following the discovery of those body parts found this weekend, although those body parts are now being forensically tested before confirming whether or not they do in fact belong to the torso that was discovered on the 4th of april. the police have questioned a number of people and two men who were arrested on thursday still remain in custody, currently being questioned. a 20—year—old that was also

arrested last week has since been released on police bail. police say they will be staying in these four areas overnight whilst they patrol the area and say their concerns are really for the family of the victim who they say are heartbroken. staying in the uk, and the haulage industry is calling for urgent clarity on how new post—brexit checks on food imports from the eu will work. the trade body logistics uk says there is chaos and confusion — with the new regime due to come into force in two days�* time.

the government insists it will maintain the smooth flow of imported goods. thousands of people have gathered in georgia�*s capital, tblisi, demanding the government revoke a controversial "foreign agents" bill. the caucasus nation has been gripped by mass protests since mid—april, when the ruling georgian dream party reintroduced plans to pass the law — which would require any independent ngo or media organisation that receives more than 20% of funding from abroad to register as an "organisation pursuing the interests of a foreign power." critics says it mirrors a russian law on "foreign agents" — which they say has been used to silence media outlets critical of the kremlin. the european union has warned that the bill would undermine the country�*s european aspirations. tinatin japaridze, is a political risk analyst at eurasia group. i asked her what are the main concerns regarding the proposed

law on foreign influence in georgia. well, the biggest concern is that the draft law would silence the freedom of speech of georgian organisations and also by extension of many georgian citizens, including the activities of election monitors. and the elections are, of course, coming up in october of this year, and they�*re critical. it is, at the end of the day, designed to demonise them as foreign agents, really as traitors, which is one of the legacies of the soviet union. and as i said earlier, by reintroducing the draft legislation just a few months ahead of the october elections, the ruling party was likely hoping to curb opposition media and the work of western backed ngos in exposing its shortcomings. hence the deeper concern pertaining to georgia�*s democratic backsliding, which has been for such a long time, a beacon of democracy in the region. but now the picture is looking vastly different. well, tell us more that about the similarities that critics have drawn between the proposed georgian

legislation and russian laws. so many have actually called it russian law, and many georgians are very concerned about those similarities. some have not actually read the law very closely, but they know what happened in russia when it was initially adopted in 2012. it has been a tool for the kremlin to target potential dissidents and silence civil society. as you noted earlier, steve, and we know all too well how that ended and where russia is today and how the foreign agent law has been just one component of a very, very concerning sort of broader picture. in many ways, this law does mimic legislation that the kremlin used to silence dissent in the country. and, of course, we�*re seeing the georgian dream saying that it has absolutely nothing to do with the russian law, that actually it is fara that is the closest to the georgian variant. but that is not correct. and many who understand the ins and outs of the law,

both in georgia, the actual variant in georgia that is in discussion as well as the us variant are strikingly different and the goals are strikingly different and that is the biggest concern. but of course selling it to the georgian public on behalf of the georgian dream as something that is more similar to the western variant rather than the russian one they were hoping would be easier to to sell. but that is absolutely not the case. and that is why we are seeing tens of thousands of georgians out there in the streets protesting this. the grand final of one of the world�*s biggest gaming contests has been taking place in the uk. 12 teams of professional gamers have been battling it out for prize money ofjust under £800,000 — that�*s around a million dollars. the esl one tournament sees players compete in the multiplayer battle game dota 2. andrew rogers reports from birmingham. this crowd is going to make this one of the most legendary series of all time! am i right?! roaring crowds, pyrotechnics, even a live orchestra.

and that�*s before the game�*s even started. for fans of the game dota 2, this is a massive event and a chance to see some of the best professional players in the world. if you don't know about it, you think, well, you're still watching people on screen, right? it's like, why can't you do that at home? but it is a completely different ball game if everybody comes together and you have the atmosphere and everything. such a high skill ceiling, l so seeing the best players in the world do it, . what a masterpiece. it�*s heavily crowded, and why not? i mean, people would love events like this. these are full—time gamers competing for serious prize money. here in birmingham, a share of more than £800,000 is on the line and, of course, a very big trophy. events like this one really do pull in the crowds, and they�*re part of a global industry estimated to be worth more than £800 million. when you pick a city or a place, it�*s about more destination, how the experience of the city can be, and birmingham is a great

example of what that can be. it doesn�*t have to be a city that everyone is dying to visit and there�*s a bunch of tourism, that�*s not necessarily the point. it�*s about how the community brings together, how the people want to welcome you. this is just the first event in a bumper yearfor uk e—sports, culminating in the league of legends world series. tonight, though, it�*s all about the winners, team falcon. i've dedicated a large portion of my life to this game. it is my craft that i've chosen, and i'm very pleased to be able to have such great success. quite literally at the top of his game. andrew rogers, bbc news. the growth of the e gaming forever on the up. thank you forever on the up. thank you for your company here on newsday. that�*s all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. expect a different feel to the weather over the next few days. some warmer weather on the way

this week, but with that, we will still see some outbreaks of rain at times, so don�*t be expecting blue skies and sunshine all the way. and certainly low pressure in charge of the scene for monday, this frontal system pushing in from the west. that�*ll make for a really soggy start to the day across northern ireland. conversely, central and eastern parts of england and a good part of scotland starting with some sunshine. a touch of frost first thing across parts of scotland. outbreaks of rain spreading from northern ireland, into southern and central scotland, north—west england, wales and the south—west as we go through the day. but for central and eastern parts of england, where we hold on to some brightness, temperatures could climb to 18 degrees. more generally, 11 to 1a. now, through monday night, this first band of cloud and patchy rain passes a little bit further eastwards and northwards. we�*ll see further heavy rain returning to western parts by the end of the night. some clear spells, too, but temperatures between 7 and 11 degrees — much milder than recent nights. we should be frost—free as we start tuesday morning, but still with low pressure

in charge, this frontal system bringing another dose of rain to western parts. and this front creeping in from the east, that is going to bring a band of clouds and perhaps some heavy, thundery showers into parts of eastern england as the day wears on. but in between our rain bands, a slice of sunshine across central parts of england, up into southern and eastern scotland. the warmth a little more widespread on tuesday, highs of16,17,18 degrees. the odd spot may be up to 19. now, by wednesday, levels of humidity will be climbing a little. that�*ll mean more in the way of low clouds, some mist and murk, particularly for eastern coasts. outbreaks of rain also likely to develop across many parts of central and eastern england. those temperatures, 16,17 or 18 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, low pressure still fairly close by, so there�*ll still be some bouts of rain, but the winds coming from the east will feed some rather warm air from the near continent in our direction. now, the highest temperatures

of all for the end of the week may be across western scotland — could be looking at temperatures up to 20 degrees. as we head into the weekend, looks rather mixed. some dry weather, some rain at times, but staying just a little warmer than it has been of late.

tesla founder elon musk is hopefulfor more "win—win results" as he makes a surprise visit to china. and we�*ll find out how a big us firm is coping with the challenges of doing business in the world�*s second largest economy. hello and welcome to asia business report. i�*m steve lai. tesla�*s chief executive elon musk because he hopes to have more win—win results with china. he has met with chinese officials, including the premier. mr musk is expected to make a case for the enabling of a self—driving feature on its cars. the visit comesjust a week after mr musk cancelled a trip to india,

citing "very heavy "tesla obligations".