demonstrators at ucla. disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein faces a new trial — after having one of his rape convictions overturned. and the best thing since sliced bread — scientists are developing a new �*white loaf�* — that's just as healthy as wholegrain. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in gaza where for the first time since the attack by hamas on october the 7th, israel has reopened the main crossing into northern gaza for humanitarian aid.

the un has warned that more than 70% of the population faces "catastrophic" levels of hunger. israel's opening of the erez crossing follows sustained international pressure. the move has long been called for by aid agencies. the us secretary of state antony blinken met the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu injerusalem — and urged him to ensure that more humanitarian aid gets in to gaza. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal that would see a pause in fighting and the release of israeli hostages. our special correspondent fergal keane reports from the erez crossing. a gate towards the war. where israel's army today showcased how it planned to boost aid reaching gaza. this is the erez crossing in the north of the gaza strip, with gaza devastated on the other side. the plan is to get 500 trucks

a day into gaza from here. the un wants many more to avert what it calls a man—made famine. the optics, designed to convey an israel listening to america and other allies. every day, every day, we won't stop... all very different to the beginning of the war, nearly seven months ago. "we're putting a complete siege on gaza," said israel's defence minister, yoav gallant. "no electricity, no food, no water, no gas — it's all closed." this exercise comes after weeks of pressure on israel from the international community to allow more food, medicine, supplies into gaza and after one senior un official warned israel might be committing a war crime, using food as a weapon of war. the international criminal

court is reportedly considering arrest warrants for israel's war leaders. are you worried that you, other senior idf officers, might be charged with war crimes as a consequence of that? we never set any bar, any limit regarding the entrance of humanitarian aid and specifically not food. the un and aid agencies say that simply isn't true. here, the charity world central kitchen reopened, a month after seven of its workers, including three britons, were killed in an israeli attack. this is a lifeline in central gaza, where the elderly and children are acutely vulnerable from hunger and war. nine—year—old mayam al—al is dug free from the rubble of an air strike. 16 other children in her extended family were killed. hers is a life broken by war.

mayam told us that now she wanted to go to god. a ceasefire won't bring back the dead, but it might allow mayam to believe again in life. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile in the us protests at universities against the gaza war are continuing, with tensions rising. more than 300 pro—palestinian protesters at campuses in new york have been arrested after officers raided a building which had been occupied by the demonstrators. dozens of college campuses across the us have been taken over by students — calling for universities to boycott companies and individuals with ties to israel. there has been a night of violence at ucla when counter—protesters attacked a camp set up by pro—palestinian

demonstrators. the governor of california has condemned the police response to clashes at ucla on tuesday, calling it delayed and unacceptable. emma vardy reports from los angeles. this was the moment tensions between rival protesters boiled over. pro—palestinian activists and a counterdemonstration by pro—israel supporters became violent. fireworks were thrown over a screaming crowd, and wood used as weapons. we had people beating us with sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. i'm kind of annoyed at myself for not seeing it coming, but i didn't think it would ever get to this, escalate to this level. the los angeles police were called by the university. the vice chancellor has condemned last night's events as a horrific act of violence. eventually officers separated the groups. we pay tuition, this is our school, they are not letting me walk in.

somejewish students said they felt threatened by the protests and were blocked by demonstrators for walking across campus. i do not condone the actions of this mob, they were not ucla students, there were people in their late 20s, early 30s, that came in and took matters into their own hands. but i have to say, i understand why they did it because, in their eyes, they could see the administration was not doing anything about this anti—semitism that is boiling in our back yard here at ucla. as this has grown, there have been disruption for many students in la with campuses closed and graduation ceremonies are scaled back. there was particular frustration debate for frustration today for students who would have been taking exams. instead, a heavy police presence on campus will continue. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. earlier i spoke to education reporter for the la times, jaweed kaleem, about how protesters, authorities and university faculty are reacting today.

it was was violent, was was very dangerous, very scary. we had some reporters on the scene who witnessed the counterprotest and group at ucla, began attacking and yelling slurs at pro—palestinian protesters. and it took a few hours for police to to really show up and try to settle things down. we don't know how many arrests have been made at any. we have heard unofficially that at least 15 people were injured to varying degrees, including going to the hospital. and, you know, it's not the same kind of violence right now, but students are still out there today. i want to ask you about the response by authorities, but first, can you tell us more about who these cou nter— protesters a re 7 it's unclear. i think it's fair to say they were in support of israel and offended and angry about the encampments. some of the videos show as much.

there is one video where a man says as he's attacking that he mentions the, quote, second nakba, which is the first nakba, is what palestinians call the time when israel was created. and many palestinians as a war was launched, had to flee their homes. they call it a catastrophe. so somebody used that phrasing, which is a very strong phrasing last night. i don't know if they were students or not. and, you know, to be very clear, jewish groups across the county and la area have condemned this violence. they say this is not what we call for. we may disagree with this protest and encampment happening, but we're not calling for violence. so they made that very clear. yeah. questions have been raised as well as to how long it took ucla to seek out authorities to respond. why has ucla had such a hands off approach? ucla handled things differently as encampments have been growing across the us university system

and across california. just a few miles across town from ucla is the university of southern california, a private university, also fairly large and big in la. and they had an encampment and after the first day of it at night they made 93 arrests and tried to clear it out. now, they were criticised heavily for doing that, for their treatment of free speech rights, for example, or calling the police so fast. ucla and the university of california system that as many universities has treated things differently, they've allowed encampments to grow and tried to not interfere, fearing that that might actually cause more tension. but the day before, during the daytime of before the attack yesterday, ucla had said that this encampment was in violation of university policies and needed to be cleared.

tom bateman at the university of texas at dallas has more on where he is. in of texas at dallas has more on where he is-— where he is. in the last few minutes — where he is. in the last few minutes tensions _ where he is. in the last few minutes tensions have - where he is. in the last few. minutes tensions have really escalated, this particular spot, when we showed up people were singing and chanting, there are around ten or 12 gazebos in the spot here. protesters were hand written note from the university administration telling them they were breaching criminal trespass laws and if the tents weren't removed they would be forcibly taken down and people risked arrest. we then saw the state troopers, riot police armed with batons, many of them with zip coughs and sticks, they moved in in waves here towards the crowd. there have been some barricades placed by some of the protesters, effectively part of the banners that they had been using. and the police force their way through. and they ripped down the tents and the gazebos.

we've saw around a dozen or so protesters get down on the ground, linked arms, they were forcibly dragged away by the police here. and what we now haveis police here. and what we now have is this standoff, so you can see the situation with the protesters still gathered here. over this way if you look to the left of the protesters, there's the remnants of what were the tents and the food and supplies that they had. that's all been carted away by the police, and we now have a protester that was during the entire time we were here very peaceable very calm, it was the arrival of the police that utterly change the mood here. it's become quite angry. you can sense the frustration of the protesters about what has happened. some of the chants that have been around, demanding that this should not have been taken, where were you in 0valle, criticism of the police here in texas and the mood here.

police here in texas and the mood here-— police here in texas and the mood here. ~ �* mood here. we saw in ucla the case that we — mood here. we saw in ucla the case that we saw _ mood here. we saw in ucla the case that we saw there - mood here. we saw in ucla the case that we saw there were - case that we saw there were counter protesters involved that sort of instigated sort of confrontation it has not been the case where you are or as a primarily the police presence that seems to have escalated thanks? ., �* , that seems to have escalated thanks? ., �*, . thanks? no, it's the police presence- _ thanks? no, it's the police presence. i've _ thanks? no, it's the police presence. i've seen - thanks? no, it's the police presence. i've seen a - thanks? no, it's the police presence. i've seen a very| thanks? no, it's the police - presence. i've seen a very very small group of counter protesters numbering around five or six people with an israeli flag, one wearing israeli flag, one wearing israeli defence forces t—shirts, but no sign of the friction that we've seen at some of the other protests at least in the time we been here. it was very much the arrival of the state troopers that escalated the mood here. tom bateman reporting. _ escalated the mood here. tom bateman reporting. it - escalated the mood here. tom bateman reporting. it wasn't just in the us, this was the scene in beirut today where demonstrators were marking international workers day carried a giant palestinian flag. to tune his ear were thousands of activists rallying

made a display of support for palestinians in gaza. and this is leads in northern england where student protesters have set up a pro gaza camp outside the university union. the groups accuse the university of leeds with complicity of actions in gaza. the disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein will get a retrial, after having one of his rain convictions overturned in a court in new york last week. his lawyers claim he did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted back in 2020. the 72—year—old will remain in jail because of a separate rain conviction in california. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is in new york. harvey weinstein did appear here in courtjust days after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. he was brought in in a wheelchair wearing a navy suit and a blue tie. he did shake the hands

and waved to his legal team, appearing in good spirits. now, prosecutors said that they wanted this case to be retried because they still believed in it. they still felt it was a good case. and after conferring with the defence, the judge decided the trial could take place as early as september. now, prosecutors said that they were there alongside one of the two women who helped put harvey weinstein in jail. jessica mann, they said, was there to prove that she jessica mann, they said, was there to prove that she would not back down and that while weinstein had privilege and power, that she had the truth. one of the other women, mimi haleyi, wasn't there in court, but her attorney, gloria allred, was. she said her client was still deciding whether or not to testify in any potential retrial, noting it wasn't an easy decision for her. now, harvey weinstein�*s lawyer, arthur aidala, proclaimed that harvey weinstein was innocent.

he said he had serious medical issues, but he was sharp as a tack and would be able to participate in his defense. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

a 36—year—old man has been charged with the murder of a 14—year—old boy who was killed in a sword attack in east london yesterday morning. 14—year—old daniel an?dure—in was walking to school 14—year—old daniel anduin was walking to school when he was killed. marcus monzo — a spanish brazilian national who lives in east london — has also been charged with a number of other offences. lucy manning is there for us now. daniel anjorin, smart in his uniform, travelling to schooljust like he set off to do yesterday morning. but the 14—year—old wouldn't make it. the teenager, a much—loved

pupil, the son of a teacher. family friends spoke after visiting daniel's parents. the mum was saying that he brings so muchjoy. well— behaved. yes, well—behaved, a lovely boy. he excelled in school and in sports. they are obviously in shock and they are grieving. they are ok. 0k and not ok. at bancroft school in east london, there is a pupil missing who never made it. its flag is at half mast, but there is double the grief. as well as daniel, this was grace 0'malley—kumar�*s school. she was killed in a knife attack in nottingham last year. in a statement, the school said...

as locals brought flowers, a neighbour who didn't want to be identified described seeing daniel attacked. we know the boy, see him going to school. we know the parents. they're a very nice family, and you just can't imagine what they're going through now. it's a complete tragedy. a young boy should not be walking to school and being stabbed before his doorstep. the bravery of the officers yesterday was clear. as the attacker brandishes his sword, the officer on the left uses his taser twice. then the policewoman in the centre tasers him again. but before this, two police officers, the met chief constable said, were really horrifically injured. i went to the hospital yesterday. i saw the inspector whose hand's badly damaged, really serious injuries there. and i was talking to the family and colleagues of the officer, a woman officer whose really

badly damaged arm, really seriously damaged. and the surgeon spent many, many hours sort of basically putting her arm back together. the anjorin family left heartbroken by such this evening, it was announced that marcus monzo had been charged with the murder and other offences. he will appear in court tomorrow. lucy manning, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... senators in the us state of arizona have voted to repeal a nineteenth century state law banning abortion, unless the mother's life is in danger. it was revived after the us supreme court overturned the constitutional right of women to a termination. arizona's senate voted by 16 to 14 votes to repeal the near total abortion ban. police have fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators outside georgia's parliament where legislation that critics say could silence dissent has been provisionally approved.

protestors waved georgian and eu flags as they tried to block entrances to the building. they say they're defending free speech. the "foreign agents" law requires organisations to state whether they are funded from abroad. red bull have confirmed their design chief adrian newey will leave the team in early 2025. newey is regarded as the greatest designer in the history of formula i. the team's principal said he was "a true legend" and credits him for all their greatest moments over the past 20 years. next to a 90—year—old ukrainian woman who walked six miles in just her slippers. the moment lidia lomikovska was picked up after an extraordinary escape.

there's nothing left, she tells her much—needed ride. this is what lidia left behind. the closer russian forces got, the heavier the artillery fire became. she says this is worse than the second world war, which she also lived through. the 98—year—old has learnt to trust her instinct. but then she told us she became separated from her relatives, so started walking west. translation: i took a stick and a plank i of wood and made my way. my legs were carrying me somehow. i wasn't carrying them. she ended up at this shelterfor a rest, still in the slippers she trekked in. lidia's granddaughter, svetlana, is certainly happy to have her back. i can't believe the idea of walking would come

to her mind at her age. i won't repeat this. oh, no, don't do that again. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. manchester's new co—0p live arena has postponed its opening for the third time, shortly before the first show was due to begin. the venue said it was due to a "technical issue" and asked fans queuing outside to leave. the venue says it has also postponed scheduled performances of olivia rodrigo's guts world tour on the third and fourth may. last week the general manager resigned over a series of problems and delays. if you like a slice of white bread, but worry it might be bad for you, fear not — help is at hand. scientists have been baking up a brand—new loaf that tastes just like white bread but has all the nutritious value a full meal.

nutritious value of wholemeal. at least that's what they say, so we sent pallab ghosh for a taste test. it's bread, only better. these are the first batch of nutrition—boosted loaves. the eventual aim is to make them look and taste like the sliced white bread that most people prefer. what i really found about this project is that white bread is not good for you. i was always aware of that, but it's really reinforced it and it makes you realise just how much of the goodness is on the outside of that grain of wheat. we want to know what are the actual minerals present and what are the vitamins and amino acids and so on that are being lost, so that we can formulate a white flour that is enhanced, compared to an existing white flour. the scientists are working with a flour—making firm in gloucestershire. they're making loaves with added cereal, pulses and fibre for the scientists to analyse.

both these loaves are nutritionally enhanced. this one has bits of wheat, such as wheat germ and bran that are found in wholemeal loaves but in smaller quantities. this one has all sorts of different grains, such as chickpeas, green peas and quinoa, all mixed in together. both of them are much better for you, but how do they taste? chris hollister, whose idea it all is, offers me a slice or two. that's gorgeous. and it tastes like white bread as well. that's the idea, yeah. we wanted to have a look at how we could increase the nutritional content of normal white flour

researchers hope those will pass the taste test. the researchers say it'll be the best thing since...sliced bread. pallab ghosh, bbc news. just a reminder of our top stories, us campuses and universities across the country, if you go to our life page you can keep up—to—date with all the information in there, of the latest information state troopers are moving in on a protest at the university of texas in dallas. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. on wednesday evening in france, we saw some pretty nasty storms with hail and thunder, gusty winds, and they have been drifting towards us. if we look at the satellite picture over the radar superimposed, the rainfall, you can see these dark blue

colors indicating the very heavy rainfall and drifting in from the south towards the uk. so i think through the early hours we will have had some downpours. if they haven't reached you already, they may be on the way, but of course not everybody is going to get them. it's near enough impossible to exactly predict where the storms will be, but north of that, it's a completely different picture across northern england and scotland. some clear skies overnight. now let's have a look at the early hours. this is widespread rain in the southwest. i think the more vicious brief downpours with hail, thunder and lightning and flash flooding in places will be further towards the east. and some of these heavy showers may last through the morning and possibly pop off during the afternoon as well again around here. but by the time we get to northern england, northern ireland and scotland, it's mostly sunny, but note windy weather on the north sea coast, a chilly breeze. so it will keep things cool here. maybe only 12 degrees on the north sea coast, 20 possible elsewhere across england. but i think the best of the weather for sure around the western isles with light

winds and sunny skies. now, the weather front still with us on friday. i don't think that is going to be itself producing any thunder. the showers could be developing across more northern parts of england through the course of the day. and again, it's across the north and the north west of scotland where we have the best of our weather once again, 20 degrees celsius. compare that to so many other major towns and cities, only around 13 or 14 degrees. and this does sometimes happen when we have easterly winds that sheltered part of western scotland tends to warm up in the sunshine. now, here's saturday. you can see a fairly cloudy picture with a few blobs of rain here and there, maybe sunnier skies for a time in the south. and the temperatures are recovering somewhat, typically the mid teens to the high teens. now, overall, the bank holiday weekend is looking quite mixed for most of us. temperatures stabilising around the average. i think the high teens across the south of the uk and not far off the average across many other parts of the uk, but for the time

being, watch out for those storms in the south.

the us federal reserve keeps the cost of borrowing unchanged, as inflation proves to be more persistent than expected.

with india's election in full swing, we examine how women are playing a key role in that mammoth vote. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. america's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent, as stubbornly high inflation continues to hold off the timing of the first rate cut. the decision, which was expected, comes days after new government data showed that the pace of us economic growth is slowing. bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has the details. stubborn inflation pushes back the timing of the first cut, the timing of the first cut, the weather reserve funds to keep its benchmark in a 23 year high on wednesday. the more certainty that inflation is under control before the lower borrowing costs. they do not have that yet. here is powell

during his press conference stop build