21/11/2012 BBC News at One

A bomb has exploded on a bus in the centre of Tel Aviv. Up to 17 people

are injured. Hamas says it carried out the attack.

Huge explosions in Gaza this morning as Israeli bombardment

continues amid diplomatic efforts to try to stop the violence.

The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury says not allowing women

to become bishops could harm the Church of England's image.

Thousands of children are being sexually exploited by gangs in

England according to the largest report of its kind.

Chelsea fooble club sack their manager.

Police are trying to track down this man who knocked a schoolgirl

unconscious by punching her in the back of the head.

And as the number of cyclists injured on the capitals roads goes

up, there are calls for more money Good afternoon.

Welcome to the BBC News at one o'clock.

A bomb has explodeden a bus in the centre of Tel Aviv wounding at

least 17 people. The Palestinian group, Hamas said it was behind the

attack. This morning Israel Israel continued its bombardment of Gaza

while diplomatic efforts are being made to end the violence. Ban Ki-

Moon met the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas and the US Secretary

of State, Hillary Clinton has just arrived in Cairo for more talks. We

will hear from Wyre Davies who is is in Gaza City, but first Katya

Adler in Tel Aviv. There is a lot of shock here in Tel

Aviv in the aftermath of that bus bombing. Tel Aviv, Israel's

cultural commercial capital used to being removed from conflict these

days. Since this military operation began in the Gaza Strip, it is the

first time that a Gaza rocket landed in this city and now the bus

bombing. Everybody here is wondering whether this will be a

game changer. This area known for liberal Israelis and they are they

are calling for the military operation to continue.

These scenes have sent shivers of fear across Israel. A a bus bomb in

the country's commercial heart, Tel Aviv.

Ten people were injured in the attack. This is a bus filled with

people in the centre of Tel Aviv that somebody tried to kill, by

putting a bomb inside. Eyewitnesses say the bomber boarded the bus

close do Israel's military headquarters. They say he through

an explosive towards the back seat and ran away. Police in Tel Aviv

are hunting for the bomber while Hamas in Gaza says it masterminded

the attack. TRANSLATION: Hamas blesses the

martyrs which targeted Tel Aviv and confirms this operation is a

natural reaction to the targeting of civilians, women and children in

Gaza. The bus has just been taken away

for examination. Really in crowded Tel Aviv, the casualty count to

have been higher, but this isn't just about physical injury,

Israelis are saying they feel exposed. This wasn't a rocket from

Gaza, people are worried this could be the start of a new wave of

bombings in Israel on buses. Elsewhere in Israel, rockets from

Gaza continued to fall today as Israel kept up its bombing over the

Gaza border. On the ground, a ceasefire deal seems a far away

prospect. And in the aftermath of that bus bombing here in Tel Aviv,

really London Underground explosions were heard in the Gaza

Strip as Israel retaliated. Big international names continue in the

region, you mentioned some of those already, but the mood here is not a

Wyre? Yes, as we heard from Katia, the

Israeli bombing continues. You can probably hear it in the background.

At least 11 people have been killed in Gaza today including several

civilians and while some some people are hoping there there might

be a ceasefire negotiated in the coming hours, they are worried it

won't bring about any lasting change.

Another overnight attack in Gaza. One of the biggest so far. The main

administration compound flattened in an Israeli airstrike. Israel

says these targets are directly linked to Hamas militants. For

people here, they are part of the political infrastructure.

Even before the dust settled, they were back reconnecting power

supplies and clearing the streets. Whether or not this there is a

ceasefire, life here has to go on. If there is to be a lasting truce,

this des strict yourself cycle has to be broken. At the end of a

conflict, Gaza is allowed to rebuild its institutions and

infrastructure, but frustrated with the Israeli blockade and its

restrictions, Palestinian militants fire more and more rockets into

Israel. There is an overwhelming Israeli

military response and much of what has been built up is destroyed.

On both sides, civilians always suffer. This travel agency has been

here for 50 years. It just happens to be on the same street as the

Ministry. This is a civilian area. I ask my

god. Do you have any insurance? No, no.

This afternoon, Israel responded to the attack on Tel Aviv. The voices

of those who want all of this to end are in danger of being drowned

Just in the last couple of seconds, there was another rocket attack. We

heard the sound of the rocket coming in. It hit a building 500

yards behind us. There is a the lot of in Gaza that Israel is about to

retaliate for the bus bombing. There might be a ceasefire soon,

but I think Israel is going to pound Gaza first and the dip mats

who are doing their best to reach a solution are going to have their

work cut out. Wyre, thank you very much.

I caning Hillary Clinton has arrived in Cairo. Let's get more

from Jon Leyne who is there and we will talk about That the hopes for

a ceasefire, but she has given her reaction to the day's events?

That's right, Hillary Clinton, the America Secretary of State

condemned the bus bombing and and sent her condolences to relatives

of those injury. She has arrived and she is going into talks.

The hopes don't sound high from the correspondents we have heard from

in Israel and Gaza City. What's your assessment from what you are

hearing on the ground? The bus bombing will strengthen the han of

hardliners -- hand of hardliners on both side. There is pressure from

Hillary Clinton, herself and from the Egyptians and from other

players including the UN Secretary- General who want the ceasefire to

be clinched. They have the framework of a deal which involves

lifting the blockade on Gaza, but also tightening controls over the

border between Gaza and Egypt to prevent the flow of arms and

militants teen the two areas. -- teen the to areas. I sense there

will be pressure for this deal to go ahead. There is only a few

details left to be sorted out now, but it could be a long night.

Jon, thank you. Jon Leyne there.

Church of England bishops and other members of the synod have been

discussing last night's narrow vote not to allow women bishops. A

minority of lay members voted against it. The Archbishop of

Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said the decision means the Church of

England has lost a measure of credibility as he put it. Buchanan

is at Church House for us with more. Emily?

Yes, it is that loss of credibility that I think worries people across

the church. In fact, both traditionalists and those in favour

of women bishops are aware of the headlines today and also that when

it comes to trying to attract more people into the church, this is not

going to play well. Disunitty and division the emotions that we have

seen does not help to fill the seats.

The weather matched the mood amongst bishops. Their authority

undermined by yesterday's vote. The Archbishop of Canterbury made

an unscheduled statement to the synod.

Every day in which we fail to resolve this to our satisfaction in

the Church of England -- and the Church of England's satisfaction is

a day when our creditability in the public eye is likely to diminish

and we have to take that seriously however uncomfortable that message

maybe. There is a matter of mission here and we can't afford to hang

about. But hurry isn't in the church's DNA,

a workable formula will take years to find. Bishops and clergy voted

in favour of women bishops, but it was amongst lay members the measure

was rejected. We are unGod's health authority --

under God's health authority authority. -- God's authority. We

need to be patient with ourselves and with with one another. Yes, we

have taken a long time, but reconciliation between deeply held

views does take a long time if you want the outcome to stick.

Anglicans who have campaigned for decades for women's equality in the

in the church say traditionalist s had opt-outs.

Nothing that is offered is ever good enough. This is what is want

sd a church -- want sd a church within a church and that's not what

the Church of England is about. There is sympathy for the next

Archbishop of Canterbury. First of all, can I congratulate you...

not sure you can. LAUGHTER

I thought high a difficult job over the last 48 hours, I see you have

got a much more difficult job and I wish you very well.

Justin Welby will need a sense of humour as he looks for a way out of

Politicians clearly are sympathetic to the church. They don't have to

get a two-thirds majority in the Houses of Parliament to get things

done. Today David Cameron in Prime Minister's Questions said how sad

he was at the -- that the legislation didn't get through. He

said he was in favour of women bishops. He said it was very

important that the church didn't become too out of step with society.

Thank you. Thousands of children are being

sexually eye bused by gangs in England each year and thousands

more are at risk of exploitation. The study from the Office of the

Children's Commissioner says the figures are a wake-up call about

the scale of the problem. Alison Holt reports.

Today's report paints a picture of a deeply troubling, often hidden

world, where vulnerable children and teenagers are targeted by

groups of men or gangs. Groomed and then sexually exploited. It warns

this is happening in many different parts of the country and it is

highlighted by major cases such as the jailing of nine men for abusing

girls as young as 13 in Rochdale. This teenager, who has asked not to

be identified, was among those targeted in Rochdale. She was given

alcohol and cigarettes. I thought it was dead good because

you are getting this free stuff and everything. You think that you are

taking advantage of them. I don't know, you just don't expect that

sort of thing to happen. She says there were signs of what

was happening. I think I just went really quiet and I was never really

at school and I was dirty like my clothes were dirty and things and I

didn't take care of myself at all. I was drunk a lot of the time.

The deputy children's Children's Commissioner's report says warnings

of sexual exploitation need to be picked up. Information is patchy,

but it it identifies 2,400 children in England who were sexually

exploited over 14 months and estimates over a year, 16,500

children showed signs of being at risk. It also insists abusers come

from many backgrounds. Even though most convicted in cases of Rochdale

have been of Pakistani origin. Perpetrators come from all ethnic

groups and indeed, are white which is not surprising given that the

ethnic group in this country is white.

The Government says it wants all the issues raised to be carefully

and thoroughly examined. It is right that we look at all

victims in this matter and we look at all perpetrators in this matter.

We must not allow our response and the figures in relation to the

extent of this this problem to be distorted in the the interests of

political correctionness. Over the next year the inquiry

inquiry team will look at best best to tackle sexual exploitation

wherever it happens. The National Audit Office says the

Treasury is losing billions because Revenue and Customs are struggling

to clamp down on aggressive tax avoidance schemes.

Heavy rain led to flooding with motorists needing to be rescued

from roads with some villages cut off in the south-west of England.

The Environment Agency has issued 51 flood warnings in the south-west

and the Midlands and 89 flood alerts arross the rest of the

country. New borrowing figures revealed the

extent of the pressure on public finances with the Government forced

to borrow more money than expected. Our economics editor, Stephanie

Flanders is here. That means the total borrowing for the year to

date is �5 blg �billion higher thang anticipated -- �5 billion

It's disappointing for the Chancellor and two weeks before the

autumn statement. He needs to get control of the Government debt and

the answer is that he's not doing very well. It's not just that he

had to borrow more, because the numbers bounce around an awful lot,

but as you suggested. It's so far in this tax year, the seven months

since April, the Government's had to borrow �5 billion more than last

year. Remember, this is a Government that wants it to be

going down, not up. Now, it's clear that the weakness of the economy

has had a lot to do with that, but the Government's not spending a lot

more than it expected to, but it's getting a lot less growth in tax

revenues, particularly corporation tax revenues. They are nearly 10%

lower than they were last year, when the Treasury was hoping they

would rise. You might see this add fuel to the debate about whether

big companies are paying enough tax, although it's still quite a small

share of the overall picture. We know that the weak economy and

revenues is making it harder for the Chancellor and making it more

likely we'll have bad news. He may have to announce that borrowing

will be higher, not lower and it will take him longer to get control

of the public finances. Thank you. Fighting continues in the Middle

East. A bomb's exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv and there have been a

series of explosions in Gaza. Coming up - why heavy drinking and

high levels of obesity mean England is one of the few countries in

Europe where deaths from liver disease are increasing. Later in

London, the business owners who say their neighbourhood is a ghost town.

A BBC London poll shows that one third of Londoners find it hard to

find friends and don't even know their neighbours. After days of

clashes between Government troops and rebel fighters, the president

of the Democratic Republic of Congo has met the president of Rwanda to

discuss the conflict. The meeting comes after rebel fighters took

control of the city of Goma. The rebels say they will now liberate

the rest of the country. Our correspondent, Gabriel Gatehouse,

sent this report from Goma. Just days ago, these men were fighting

in the bush. Today, they wield the power here in this City of one

million people. The rebels have summoned the people to the stadium.

They wait, a little nervously, perhaps, to hear what the future

holds here under rebel control. The Presidents of Congo, Rwanda and

Uganda have been meeting in Kampala to try to diffuse this crisis, but

the rebels are busy recruiting. They claim more than 2,500

policemen and soldiers joined them, handing over their guns to rebel

commanders. But this police captain told us he wasn't here willingly.

He said he had no choice but to submit. The senior commander

addresses the crowd and promises order, security and to improve

people's lives. He also vows to continue the fight all the way to

the capital if necessary. This rebel commander has just asked the

crowd do they want the rebels to store here, or want them to carry

on. There has been a huge cheer of encouragement from the crowd. Yes,

they say, carry on. The rebels are flushed with success. They feel

like they hold all the chips and it will be up to the Government to

come to them to negotiate. If the rebels mean what they say then this

is a conflict that is in danger of spreading. Throughout Congo and

possibly beyond, that is. Police in Shropshire say a week-old baby boy

has died after being bitten by a dog in Telford. The police say the

incident appeared to be a tragying accident and the jack russell has

been destroyed. A woman accused of murdering her son after he failed

to memorise passages of the Koran, claims her husband was responsible

for beating him to death. Sara Ege from Cardiff broke down in court as

she described seeing seven-year-old Yaseen turn blue. Our correspondent,

Hywel Griffith, was in court. Clearly distressing. What has the

court heard today? Three weeks into this murder trial, Sara Ege took to

the stand to give her version of what happened on the day that her

son died. She said that the boy had tried to intervene in a fight

between her and her husband, but then he had then turned on the son,

hitting and kicking him to the ground. That, she said, was the

latest in a series of beatings, but it proved to be fatal. She started

to weep as she described how her son had bled from the mouth and

started to turn blue. She said that both parents had then panicked and

it was arranged that a fire would be lit in order to destroy the

evidence. She then claimed that she had been told to rehearse a story

to tell the police, that she was to say she had become frustrated with

her son as he was trying to memorise peacages of the Koran. She

claimed only now had she found the core Raj to tell the truth. Sara

Ege will continue to give evidence this afternoon. She denies both

charges of murder and intending to pervert the course of justice by

destroying the body. Her husband, Yaseen Ali Ege edge, also on trial,

denies or allowing the cause of the death. Thank you. Heavy drinking

and high levels of obesity mean England is one of the few countries

in Europe where deaths from liver disease are on the rise. The

country's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, says

the problem needs comprehensive action. Our health correspondent,

Dominic Hughes, reports. Obesity and excessive drinking are among

the biggest challenges faced by public health experts. Today's

record -- report makes clear that progress is patchy at best. In

particular, Dame Sally Davies is concerned about the impact on

chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Liver disease is caused by

hepatitis and obesity and increasingly harmful drinking. In

those under 65 deaths in England were up by around 20% between 2000

and 2009. Over the same period, most other EU countries saw deaths

fall by the same amount. If you look at the causes of liver disease

they are generally alcohol, obesity and infections. They are all

preventable or treatable. This is a real call for action. We need

people to think about their lifestyles and how they'll get a

grip and protect their livers. of the problem with liver disease

is that it can be hard to detect until it's too late. It doesn't

discriminate, affecting even this man, the Chief Executive of the

Liver Trust, can campaigns for greater awareness of the condition.

I had an ultra-sound at the beginning of the year that showed

my liver wasn't as healthy as I had hoped and that I needed to do

something to prevent liver disease becoming more of a problem. So, I

had to change my habits around drinking, around my diet and try to

reduce my obesity. Also, getting fitter. Alcohol campaign groups say

people need to know more about the dangers posed by heavy drinking.

The big concern for the average person is what often seems like

normal, moderate drinking is actually drinking at a level which

will cause them harm and the real problem is that they won't realise

until it's too late and the damage has been done. The Government is

preparing to ask for public views on the introduction of a minimum

price per unit of alcohol. It could be a controversial move, but the

toll taken by excess drinking has pushed alcohol up the agenda.

Chelsea Football Club have sacked their manager, Roberto Di Matteo.

The club's owner, Roman Abramovich, and the Chelsea Board said the

change was necessary following recent poor performances. Last

night, the team was beaten 3-0 by Juventus - severely damaging their

UEFA Champions League prospects. Our sports correspondent, James

Pearce, is at Chelsea's west-london ground. James. Chelsea are looking

for their ninth manager in nine years. Roberto Di Matteo lasted 262

days and at that time he won both the FA Cup and the Champions League.

The managerial position here is not one for anyone looking for long-

term job prospects. The owner once again has showed that for him

second-best is simply not good enough. He arrived in Turin as a

man under pressure. But it was the manner of Chelsea's defeat that

sealed his fate. The Londoners were outplayed, comprehensively beaten

3-0. A result which means that qualification for the Champions

League is now out of their hands. The manager probably realised that

his chances of growing the ever- growing list of ex-managers were

increasing by the minute. There didn't seem to be much conviction

behind his comments. responsible for the results and at

the moment I am here and I think I will be for the future, so it's not

a question you should ask me, but as far as I'm concerned, I'll keep

working. How quickly things have changed. It's only six months since

Roberto Di Matteo and his team were celebrating the club's first

Champions League triumph. He had only been a caretaker manager at

the time, but was given the job on a full-time basis. Astonished

really. It goes to show how precarious we are as Premiership

managers and you can't take anything for granted. Chelsea's

door is reing involving and Andre Villas-Boas lasted only eight

months. Carlo Ancelotti won the Premier League and the FA Cup. That

wasn't enough. Guus Hiddink had three and also won an FA Cup.

Scholar scholar scholar lasted only seven months. -- skhror skhror

skhror only lasted seven months. Avram Grant didn't last long and

then there's Jose Mourinho, the special one, the manager that

supporters really regret losing. Chelsea are hoping to make an

announcement later today. The man at the centre of the majority of

the speculation is a former lver pool manager, Rafael Benitez. --

Liverpool manager, Rafael Benitez. I think Rafael Benitez will come in

with the Torres and Spanish connection and you need something

instant. Pep Guardiola is the most wanted manager in international

football, after the success he achieved at Barcelona. But he's

taking a year out of the game and it appears that even Roman

Abramovich's billions won't persuade him to change his mind.

Rafael Benitez is currently in Abu Dhabi, where he's been making a

speech. His advisers have told the BBC this morning there has been no

contact with Chelsea, so we should be a little cautious. Although

Roman Abramovich has shown with this speed that once he made his

mind up he's happy to move very quickly. Kate wincelet, Gary Barlow

and Darren Clarke have all been honoured by the Queen at Buckingham

Palace this morning. Miss Wincelet, who collected a CBE said she talked

with the Queen about the joys of mother hood. -- motherhood.

Honoured for a 21-year career in entertainment and for adding a

touch of showbiz to the Diamond Jubilee, Gary Barlow received his

OBE from the Queen. It was also a reward for his charity work. He

said he was deeply proud. Despite some ups and downs, but largely

under his direction, gary Barlow has made Take That one of Britain's

most successful bands. He also masterminded the Diamond Jubilee

concert in June, cajoling artists to take part and performing himself

and helping stage the entire event. Today's investiture is not short on

celebrity. As well as Gary Barlow, there is an Oscar-winning actress

and championship golfer being honoured. For Darren Clarke, this

was a family celebration and one to match his greatest golfing success.

How does this compare with an Open win or Ryder Cup victory? It's

right up there obviously, but the Open stuff and Ryder Cup that's

much easier than this bit. It was good. For Kate wincelet there was

now a CBE to go with her Oscar. Receiving her reward, she spoke to

the Queen about acting, but also about motherhood and said the Queen

told her that being a mother was the best job. It was an

extraordinary moment. My children are beaming in the background and

giving me cheeky waves, so yeah, it was fantastic. Despite being used

to the trappings of success, Kate wincelet said there was a sense of

-- winslet said there was a sense of gravity that felt overwhelming.

We'll get a weather update with We'll get a weather update with

Darren. This was the scene in Somerset this morning. We've had a

lot of rain in the south-west of England. Close to two inches of

rain falling in a few hours there. A lot of travel disruption. Cue

keep up-to-date with that on BBC local radio and online, but river

levels have been rising. Over 50 flood warnings in the south-west of

England and the Midlands. Let me show you all the rain we have had.

This was a soaking earlier in the south-west of England and parts of

Wales. It is dry here now. The heavy rain is running away east

through the Midlands. We'll keep rain for the next few hours across

parts of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands and East Anglia

and south-east. As the rain clears, we could see gales. Further west,

it's better and we have sun, although temperatures are not as

high as yesterday. This evening, we see the back of this rain from

eastern England. Patchy mist and fog, before the wind picks up. Some

intense, squally rain will sweep into Northern Ireland and later in

the west of Scotland. There are more warnings tomorrow. It's the

amber warning that we have across south-west England and parts of

South Wales, so be prepared for some more flooding. We have the

rain early in the morning clearing away from Northern Ireland. The

winds will drop significantly as the rain clears. Very wet, very

windy weather swinging into Scotland. Around these Irish Sea

coastal areas, there could be gusts of 70mph as the rin arrives. --

rain arrives. To get going, across Wales and the south-west in the

morning, it will be dry and it could be dry until late in the day.

We get a hammering across Scotland, very wet and very windy and same

coming into northern and western parts and across Wales and then as

soon as the rape clears, the winds drop so it does quieten down across

Northern Ireland and western Scotland. Yet to see the rain at

3pm across the south-east, but we are all going to get a spell of

very heavy rain and potentially damaging winds. Gales are possible

inland. The rain could linger for a while on Friday in the extreme

south-east of England, otherwise Friday should be quieter with

sunshine and showers, but there is sunshine and showers, but there is