:00:00. > :00:00.This is BBC World News Today with me Babita Sharma.
:00:07. > :00:09.At least 30 Palestinians are killed and hundreds more injured
:00:10. > :00:14.after shells hit a UN school and a market place in Gaza.
:00:15. > :00:17.A terrified child, one of thousands of refugees who had been sheltering
:00:18. > :00:24.The UN have called it an attack of universal shame.
:00:25. > :00:27.Another tiny victim of the Ebola virus as three West African
:00:28. > :00:31.countries battle to overcome a massive outbreak
:00:32. > :00:36.I was there with him just before he died.
:00:37. > :00:43.At times, I would just go outside and cry.
:00:44. > :00:46.Bankers in Britain feel the pressure.
:00:47. > :00:49.New rules could force them to repay some bonuses and even land them
:00:50. > :00:55.And could computers turn us all into backseat drivers?
:00:56. > :01:02.We'll take a look at a more hands off approach to life
:01:03. > :01:04.Now this car is being tested in a very controlled environment
:01:05. > :01:06.but, from next year, more advanced vehicles with lots
:01:07. > :01:25.of sensors on-board will be allowed out on the open road.
:01:26. > :01:33.Yet again more deaths on the streets of Gaza and today.
:01:34. > :01:39.At least 15 people have been killed and 160 people have been injured
:01:40. > :01:43.after an explosion at a busy market, according to Palestinian officials.
:01:44. > :01:46.And the United Nations has accused Israel of launching a deadly attack
:01:47. > :01:50.Thousands of Palestinians had been seeking shelter from the fighting
:01:51. > :01:56.The shelling began at dawn killing at least 15 people.
:01:57. > :01:59.Both the US and the UN have condemned the shelling
:02:00. > :02:02.of the school, but the Israeli military has denied targeting it
:02:03. > :02:07.saying militants had fired on its soldiers from within the vicinity.
:02:08. > :02:11.The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza is now said to have reached
:02:12. > :02:14.1,300 since the fighting began three weeks ago.
:02:15. > :02:24.Our International Correspondent, Ian Pannell,
:02:25. > :02:26.sent this report from Jabaliya, where the UN school was shelled.
:02:27. > :02:37.You may find some of the details and images in his report disturbing.
:02:38. > :02:40.The terror of the conflict in Gaza stamped on the face
:02:41. > :02:52.Gosam Barakat was sleeping when the shells landed.
:02:53. > :02:55.She had been sheltering in a UN school.
:02:56. > :02:57.The casualties have just come into one
:02:58. > :03:04.We believe about 70 people have been injured.
:03:05. > :03:09.At the moment, the precise figure isn't known.
:03:10. > :03:17.The debate will begin immediately about who is responsible for this.
:03:18. > :03:26.Overwhelming a hospital already struggling to cope.
:03:27. > :03:33.The youngest and most vulnerable, shattered and shocked.
:03:34. > :03:48.She and her friend Sarma were in one of the classrooms when it was hit.
:03:49. > :03:51.We were sleeping when the airstrike happened, she says.
:03:52. > :04:03.The hospital grounds overflowed with bereaved families.
:04:04. > :04:12.Every day in Gaza seems to look like this.
:04:13. > :04:15.The UN says Israel attacked the school.
:04:16. > :04:20.Two very precise holes were punched through the walls of two classrooms.
:04:21. > :04:26.Amid the dust and rubble, some signs that families had been living here.
:04:27. > :04:30.There was a mortar fire fired by Palestinian terrorists
:04:31. > :04:36.We responded to fire in that vicinity.
:04:37. > :04:40.We are currently, reviewing the innocent incident itself.
:04:41. > :04:43.Those who live here are simply shattered and shocked.
:04:44. > :04:56.But on days like this, it feels like nowhere is.
:04:57. > :05:02.We escaped to search for security here but we did not
:05:03. > :05:11.have security because of the Israeli occupation, the terrorism.
:05:12. > :05:17.And each incident has its own tragic story.
:05:18. > :05:20.Last week, we reported on a baby girl delivered
:05:21. > :05:42.graves, they buried her next to the mother she'd never known.
:05:43. > :05:47.One more death on the day marked with violence.
:05:48. > :06:00.Dr Mustafa Barghouti, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council,
:06:01. > :06:14.Thank you very much for being with us. I understand you have been in
:06:15. > :06:21.touch with Hamas and met with Palestinian president. Tell us what
:06:22. > :06:25.has been said. All of us without exception want to achieve an
:06:26. > :06:30.immediate, and as soon as possible, a cease-fire. All Palestinians are
:06:31. > :06:33.unified in that because we want the bloodshed to stop. It has become
:06:34. > :06:36.clear to everybody now that Israel's decisions is to kill as
:06:37. > :06:42.many Palestinian civilians as possible. Their whole strategy is
:06:43. > :06:46.based on trying to aggravate Palestinians against each other. And
:06:47. > :06:52.each time this is tried, they kill more civilians. As you have
:06:53. > :06:57.reported, 1320 Palestinians have been killed. 90% civilians, children
:06:58. > :07:04.and women. About 7000 300 people have been injured. Today, they
:07:05. > :07:07.committed two huge massacres in a market while they were claiming they
:07:08. > :07:15.were declaring a cease-fire, and another one in a school, the second
:07:16. > :07:20.school. The six school attacked by the Israeli army. Each time, they
:07:21. > :07:24.are exposed, they said I investigate in the matter. This is so horrible.
:07:25. > :07:30.Anyone who remains silent about these massacres taking place today
:07:31. > :07:35.will be considered complicit with these crimes. One decision we have
:07:36. > :07:40.made will be fulfilled within the coming few hours is to go to the
:07:41. > :07:45.international committee court to sign the Rome Statute and have
:07:46. > :07:48.Israel responsible in front of the world for the are committing against
:07:49. > :07:57.the Palestinian people. Nobody should allow... You say that you've
:07:58. > :08:01.had conversations with Hamas and the Palestinian president and you agree
:08:02. > :08:05.there is a need for a cease-fire. How realistic do you believe a
:08:06. > :08:08.cease-fire can be reached with the Israelis given the fact that the
:08:09. > :08:14.ones which have been imposed before have faltered after just days? In
:08:15. > :08:21.the first two weeks of this aggression, unfortunately, people
:08:22. > :08:25.now are discovering the truth. The first fact it was Israel who started
:08:26. > :08:32.this war and not the Palestinians. Secondly... How do you believe the
:08:33. > :08:38.agreement can be reached? I am coming to that. The second thing is
:08:39. > :08:42.this is not Hamas. The Palestinians accept to have a cease-fire and
:08:43. > :08:49.Israel refused. Just now, 30 minutes ago, it was declared that Benjamin
:08:50. > :08:52.Netanyahu decided to expand the Israeli military operation in Gaza.
:08:53. > :08:58.In my opinion, the people will realise his aim is to occupy Gaza
:08:59. > :09:03.completely causing horrible, horrible human damage and creating
:09:04. > :09:06.the worst human material in crisis ever in this region and may be
:09:07. > :09:10.worldwide. He must be stopped for speed cannot be allowed to
:09:11. > :09:17.continue. Forgive me, the question was specifically about how you will
:09:18. > :09:21.conversations with Hamas can reach a cease-fire agreement? How do you
:09:22. > :09:24.move forward to bring an end to the violence, the counterattack and the
:09:25. > :09:30.attack on both sides of this conflict? When can you reach an
:09:31. > :09:35.agreement? As soon as the world pressures Israel enough to stop this
:09:36. > :09:40.attack. We can reach it through Egypt in negotiations that could be
:09:41. > :09:45.held in Cairo and Palestinians are ready to send a delegation there,
:09:46. > :09:49.including Hamas and every body else. Or through an immediate decision by
:09:50. > :09:55.the Security Council to say Israel must stop the aggression and stop
:09:56. > :10:00.the siege on Gaza, an act of aggression which has been going on
:10:01. > :10:08.for eight years. In the framework of trying to agree a cease-fire, will
:10:09. > :10:13.Hamas to understanding stop its activity in launching rockets and
:10:14. > :10:18.missiles to Israel? Of course. Hamas is not shooting rockets to kill
:10:19. > :10:22.people. It is our understanding, from reports we had today on the
:10:23. > :10:26.ground there where a number of Palestinian rockets and missiles
:10:27. > :10:33.fired to Israel during a partial cease-fire today? If you allow me to
:10:34. > :10:40.respond, please, and not interrupt me, I will explain. So far, during
:10:41. > :10:45.this war, which is completely asymmetrical, the Israelis have lost
:10:46. > :10:53.56 people, as you said. Two civilians. 54 were soldiers. Israeli
:10:54. > :11:00.soldiers killed inside Gaza while they were invading and affecting
:11:01. > :11:03.people. On the Palestinian side, civilians are killed. That means
:11:04. > :11:08.Hamas has proven its not aiming at killing Israeli civilians. It is
:11:09. > :11:12.fighting the Israeli soldiers while the Israeli soldiers are bombarding
:11:13. > :11:20.air strikes, bombarding us with artillery, with tank fire. And
:11:21. > :11:26.killing people. This army which claims to be working at the
:11:27. > :11:30.pinpoint, with sophisticated equipment is now killing civilians.
:11:31. > :11:34.It's clear their decision as to kill as many civilians as possible hoping
:11:35. > :11:38.that Palestinians will turn against each other, which is impossible
:11:39. > :11:44.because every Palestinian today has a problem with Israel after all
:11:45. > :11:48.these killings. The elimination of 30 families. We have to leave it
:11:49. > :11:51.there but the Israeli counterargument what you've just
:11:52. > :11:55.said is they are protecting the rights of the Israelis against
:11:56. > :11:57.attack, but, for now, thank you for your time. We have to be it there,
:11:58. > :12:03.I'm afraid. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa
:12:04. > :12:05.continues to spread. Medical charities are now warning it
:12:06. > :12:09.will likely last until the end In the latest development, Liberia
:12:10. > :12:15.has announced it will close all schools across the country as part
:12:16. > :12:20.of a new anti-Ebola action plan. Several West African airlines have
:12:21. > :12:25.now stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone amid concerns
:12:26. > :12:29.about the spread of the disease. The virus has claimed hundreds
:12:30. > :12:32.of lives across the region, so what are the symptoms and how
:12:33. > :12:37.many people have died so far? The virus causes internal bleeding
:12:38. > :12:40.and organ failure It is spread person to person
:12:41. > :12:47.through direct contact. Its symptoms include bleeding,
:12:48. > :12:51.diarrhoea and vomiting. The first reported cases of Ebola
:12:52. > :12:54.were in Guinea in March, with many of the initial infections
:12:55. > :12:59.reported in the town of Gueckedou 427 cases have lead to at least 310
:13:00. > :13:04.deaths across the country. The virus has also spread to Liberia
:13:05. > :13:06.where it has killed And it has spread to Sierra Leone
:13:07. > :13:13.where more than 220 people have And now, Nigeria has confirmed
:13:14. > :13:22.a death from the deadly virus. Our Global Health Correspondent
:13:23. > :13:25.Tulip Mazumdar has been to the affected area of Gueckadou
:13:26. > :13:31.in South East Guinea. The latest and one
:13:32. > :13:35.of the youngest victims of Ebola. Wrapped in layers
:13:36. > :13:38.of plastic bags is the tiny body His family are too scared to attend
:13:39. > :13:46.his burial, so he is carefully laid Adele looked after baby Faya
:13:47. > :13:57.in his final moments. I was there with him just
:13:58. > :14:00.before he died. I stepped away just
:14:01. > :14:05.for a short break but then I was At times,
:14:06. > :14:18.I would just go outside and cry. The virus is extremely contagious so
:14:19. > :14:22.they seal themselves in suits where Samples from sick patients are sent
:14:23. > :14:33.to this makeshift diagnostics lab. British scientists are
:14:34. > :14:37.among those testing for Ebola. It's spread
:14:38. > :14:39.in a very specific manner. Mainly by close contact with patient
:14:40. > :14:43.fluids, bloods and, in the end stages, particularly with bodily
:14:44. > :14:50.secretions, saliva and sweat. And having that in your head while
:14:51. > :14:53.you're dealing with these samples In remote villages, devastated
:14:54. > :15:03.by Ebola, the fear is palpable. And that fear is helping spread
:15:04. > :15:06.the virus. Some people think medics are
:15:07. > :15:10.actually bringing Ebola here. Others simply don't believe
:15:11. > :15:14.the virus exists. A few days ago,
:15:15. > :15:16.health workers couldn't even get into this village, but they have
:15:17. > :15:19.made a breakthrough here today. People are bringing out
:15:20. > :15:22.their sick relatives, and they are agreeing to be checked
:15:23. > :15:26.over for symptoms of Ebola. There is no cure for this virus
:15:27. > :15:28.but it's not When I was sick, it was very, very
:15:29. > :15:48.difficult for me to eat, to wake up. Another Ebola survivor has come
:15:49. > :16:03.to see his little sister. Initial tests
:16:04. > :16:09.for Marion have come back negative. Their mother also has the virus
:16:10. > :16:15.and may not survive. She, like many others, is infected,
:16:16. > :16:17.isolated He's the Director for
:16:18. > :16:42.Health Protection with Thank you for joining us. Great
:16:43. > :16:45.alarm seeing those figures in the report. Are we right to be alarmed
:16:46. > :16:51.thinking about this disease spreading to the UK or Europe? Of
:16:52. > :16:57.course we are concerned about the outbreak in the three main countries
:16:58. > :17:00.concerned in West Africa. So we are doing two things within Public
:17:01. > :17:03.Health England, working across colleagues -- working with
:17:04. > :17:09.colleagues in Government. We are doing all we can to support the
:17:10. > :17:13.response in Africa. It is important to get the outbreak is controlled as
:17:14. > :17:16.possible and end up with that concluding and there being no
:17:17. > :17:25.further cases. The risk that we assessed the UK does remain low. So
:17:26. > :17:30.we do not expect to have cases of Ebola virus in the UK or Europe. But
:17:31. > :17:37.it is not impossible and we're making sure that all for
:17:38. > :17:46.identifying, what we have got in place, people who may have symptoms
:17:47. > :17:50.of an unknown infection, we must get those tests in place but the
:17:51. > :17:54.assessment of risk is low in the UK. There has never been an outbreak of
:17:55. > :17:59.the disease in Europe? That is correct. There has never been a case
:18:00. > :18:06.from an outbreak in Africa imported into the UK or Europe. That is a
:18:07. > :18:13.very important fact to bear in mind. Even if we saw a case in the UK, we
:18:14. > :18:18.would be... We're going not expecting an outbreak. If we see
:18:19. > :18:22.anything, it will be with someone who comes back to the UK with the
:18:23. > :18:27.virus and we treat that in the UK. Let's talk about that. You read the
:18:28. > :18:32.headlines surrounding the disease and that it is not curable, a quick
:18:33. > :18:38.death, sometimes within 24 hours, what other symptoms and what happens
:18:39. > :18:42.in it? Incubation, the time from point of infection to getting
:18:43. > :18:46.symptoms can be from two days up to three weeks. So there is a
:18:47. > :18:53.significant length of time with which people might be harbouring the
:18:54. > :18:59.disease. What symptoms? Initially, fever, malaise, headache, generally
:19:00. > :19:02.feeling unwell. It is in the later stages of the disease that people
:19:03. > :19:09.get diarrhoea and formatting and bleeding, which can in so many cases
:19:10. > :19:14.cause the death of the individual. It is not until the stages where the
:19:15. > :19:19.disease is infectious and transmitted, mostly by direct
:19:20. > :19:27.contact with the bodily fluids of someone in the severe stages of the
:19:28. > :19:29.disease or after the death. That is why with infection control
:19:30. > :19:33.arrangements in place in the UK, even if we do get a case coming in
:19:34. > :19:40.from Africa, we would be unlikely to see the spread of that. But we are
:19:41. > :19:45.giving the advice that if you have been to one of those three
:19:46. > :19:49.countries, Ciera Le?n, Guinea Liberia, and particularly in one of
:19:50. > :19:57.the areas where the outbreak is ongoing, and you have retirement and
:19:58. > :20:01.have any of those symptoms of fever within three weeks of coming back,
:20:02. > :20:10.seek medical advice quickly and the doctor must you see will trigger the
:20:11. > :20:18.right assessment. -- Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
:20:19. > :20:20.Now a look at some of the days other news.
:20:21. > :20:23.Rescue workers are digging through piles of mud and rubble to try
:20:24. > :20:25.and reach survivors of a landslide in western India.
:20:26. > :20:28.Officials say 17 bodies have been recovered so far, but more than
:20:29. > :20:32.A suicide bomber has killed at least six people at a university in
:20:33. > :20:37.The blast happened as a large crowd of students gathered to check
:20:38. > :20:43.It's the fifth attack in Kano since Sunday.
:20:44. > :20:45.The last surviving member of the US air crew that dropped
:20:46. > :20:48.an atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died in Georgia, aged 93.
:20:49. > :20:49.Theodore Van Kirk, also known as Dutch,
:20:50. > :20:54.was 24 when he became the navigator of the Enola Gay - the aircraft that
:20:55. > :21:02.It killed an estimated 140,000 people.
:21:03. > :21:05.The Bank of England has announced some of the toughest restrictions on
:21:06. > :21:10.Bankers will be forced to return their bonuses - up to seven years
:21:11. > :21:14.after they were awarded - if found guilty of misconduct.
:21:15. > :21:16.The measures follow the financial crisis of 2008
:21:17. > :21:29.Our economics correspondent Simon Jack has the details.
:21:30. > :21:32.For successful bankers, big bonus cheques have come to be expected.
:21:33. > :21:35.But after the financial crisis, a string of scandals and public anger,
:21:36. > :21:38.from January next year, future cheques may end up going back.
:21:39. > :21:40.So let's say it has been a great year,
:21:41. > :21:45.I cannot spend it yet, but within three or five years, I can spend
:21:46. > :21:51.But under the new rules, up to seven years after my bonus, I might have
:21:52. > :21:58.Barclays set aside another ?900 million today compensate people
:21:59. > :22:01.mis-sold payment protection insurance, a timely reminder
:22:02. > :22:05.that misconduct can take many years to uncover and why these
:22:06. > :22:09.We now have the toughest regime in banking pay
:22:10. > :22:15.Bankers are paid less here than they are compared to New York,
:22:16. > :22:19.Ultimately, this could have an impact on the competitiveness
:22:20. > :22:24.of London as a financial centre and the jobs and tax paid here.
:22:25. > :22:27.There are also proposals which could see bankers jailed.
:22:28. > :22:29.One former investment banker, who now writes about the City,
:22:30. > :22:36.This is a really very bold package of measures.
:22:37. > :22:39.First of all, it raises the spectre of criminal sanction.
:22:40. > :22:43.Secondly, it hits bankers in their pockets.
:22:44. > :22:49.Thirdly, it defines everyone's rules very clearly so that regulators know
:22:50. > :22:54.I suppose one other point to make is that
:22:55. > :22:56.if bankers really do run offshore, as they are threatening to do
:22:57. > :23:00.in the event of these rules coming in, it is a terrible indictment
:23:01. > :23:04.Recklessness, interest rate rigging, money laundering, mis-selling.
:23:05. > :23:06.These scandals have cost the City its reputation,
:23:07. > :23:08.and taxpayers and shareholders hundreds of billions of pounds.
:23:09. > :23:14.It is hoped these tough new rules will change the culture
:23:15. > :23:20.of the people working right here in the heart of banking.
:23:21. > :23:23.Imagine every single banker taking a lawyer, bringing him to court.
:23:24. > :23:27.I mean, you would have to think through the methodology
:23:28. > :23:29.They want to go back seven years, right?
:23:30. > :23:36.Yearly would definitely be the way forward,
:23:37. > :23:50.They?re not accountable for the way they behave and you
:23:51. > :23:53.So, yeah, I would support that move, for sure.
:23:54. > :23:56.The bonus party might not quite be over, but some
:23:57. > :24:03.of the champagne may have to go back on ice for a little while longer.
:24:04. > :24:05.They could be the answer to road rage - driverless
:24:06. > :24:08.cars, which could be on our roads from as early as next year.
:24:09. > :24:11.Up to now, concerns about legal and insurance issues have stopped
:24:12. > :24:14.their arrival, and motoring organisations continue to say that
:24:15. > :24:24.British drivers will be wary of letting a computer take control.
:24:25. > :24:27.Rory Cellan-Jones has been along for a driverless ride.
:24:28. > :24:30.On a motor industry test track, a car is being put through
:24:31. > :24:33.its paces, but the driver has taken his hands off the wheel
:24:34. > :24:40.A sophisticated GPS system is guiding the car around the track.
:24:41. > :24:42.This is one of a number of driverless car experiments
:24:43. > :24:46.And now the Government wants to see the
:24:47. > :24:52.Now this car is being tested in a very controlled environment.
:24:53. > :24:55.But from next year, more advanced vehicles with lots
:24:56. > :25:00.of sensors on-board will be allowed out onto the road.
:25:01. > :25:03.And then we will see how the Great British public reacts to
:25:04. > :25:06.The Government's original plan was to allow driverless cars
:25:07. > :25:14.Now there will be a review of road regulations and a competition,
:25:15. > :25:19.with towns bidding to be pilot areas for the new technology.
:25:20. > :25:44.Car technology continues to evolve, but how do drivers visiting this
:25:45. > :25:47.motor museum view the prospect of vehicles
:25:48. > :25:53.Things can go wrong with computers, and when they do, you're going to
:25:54. > :25:56.Do not like the idea of it, to be honest.
:25:57. > :25:59.I feel a bit more safe if I am actually controlling what I
:26:00. > :26:03.I would love to have a driverless car.
:26:04. > :26:05.I do a lot of travelling for work and the thought
:26:06. > :26:09.of getting into a car and it taking me to work is just the best.
:26:10. > :26:15.This research is looking at how groups of self-driving cars
:26:16. > :26:19.But the Government hopes today's moves will help Britain become
:26:20. > :26:31.Just time to bring you these pictures from Eastbourne
:26:32. > :26:37.in southern England, where a fire has broken out.
:26:38. > :26:41.As we speak, fire crews are battling to save it.
:26:42. > :26:43.It began this afternoon in an amusement arcade and spread to
:26:44. > :26:50.the pier, which is a two-storey structure that dates from 1870.
:26:51. > :26:58.Stay with us, you're watching World News Today.
:26:59. > :27:05.Today's weather has been a tale of halves across the UK, with the North
:27:06. > :27:08.seeing most of the showers. They might looks for many is if it will
:27:09. > :27:09.be dry and fine but there will be