hello. i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. israel defense forces continue with what they call targeted strikes in the southern gaza city of rafah.— city of rafah. just our after hamas leaders _ city of rafah. just our after hamas leaders accept - city of rafah. just our after hamas leaders accept that | city of rafah. just our afterl hamas leaders accept that a ceasefire from egyptian and qatari mediators. the multistage deal could involve the initial exchange of palestinian prisoners for 33 israeli hostages held since the 7 october attacks. the full details have not yet been made public. it is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the agreement is far from meeting israel's demands but that he would send a delegation to cairo to negotiate further on tuesday. qatar, facilitating negotiations, says it will also send a delegation to the egyptian capital. israel's webb's attack on rafah has left at least five people dead and armed factions in gaza responded to the israeli strikes by firing rockets into

southern israel. celebrations broke out in gaza as news of a potential breakthrough reached palestinians. but early in the day civilians in eastern rafah had begun to flee after the israeli military dropped leaflets warning them to evacuate ahead what was caught aim limited ground operation against hamas. 100,000 refugees have been told to move to what israel is calling an expanded humanitarian zone near khan younis but gazans say the area is already overcrowded. jordan pozner king abdullah ii is in the us on a state visit in a meeting at the white house on mondayjordanian official said the king told presidentjoe biden that a ground invasion into rafah would lead to what he called a new massacre and risk spilling over into the wider region. in new york are you on general antonio guterres told reporters that israel invading rafah would be intolerable. our security corresponded frank gardner has more from jerusalem.

things have moved with extraordinary speed here in this part of the middle east. the day began with israel really having the initiative, dropping these leaflets onto the citizens of eastern rafah wanting them to evacuate and that a military operation was about to begin and then by the early evening we had this southern announcement that came out of nowhere that hamas was going to accept the terms of the ceasefire. my immediate suspicion i have to say was thatis suspicion i have to say was that is properly going to be radically different to what israel was prepared to accept. israel was prepared to accept. i was kind of half right and half wrong because israel hasn't accepted it, they've said it is farfrom hasn't accepted it, they've said it is far from the terms that meet their needs, but they haven't rejected outright. there are so no delegation to cairo of mediators and at the same time we are continuing their military push in rafah. this puts benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister here in israel, in a very difficult

position because he is under pressure from the hard right in his coalition to go ahead without a rafah military operation, those hardliners want to see no deal with hamas, instead they want to see it utterly crushed and destroyed regardless of what that means for the hostages. the hostage families have been protesting in tel aviv and jerusalem, demanding what they call a deal now. they want to see a deal straightaway and get their hostages out because there is a deal on the table. it is there, a two phase deal that would see her gradual release of israeli hostages out of gaza in return for palestinian prisoners and an eventual cessation of violence and what hamas terms the end of the blockade of gaza. israel has yet to accept all of this but i think we are in a more optimistic place now than we were 2a hours ago. i'm joined by barbara starr. with me now in studio

is barbara starr, long—time pentagon correspondent, now a seniorfellow at the university of southern california. and i'm alsojoined by dana stroul, former us deputy assistant secretary of defence for the middle east. thank you, both, be with us on bbc news. they know, if i could turn to you first, prime minister netanyahu has been clear since 7 october he won't ceasefire jelly has all hostages back to israel and eventually obliterates hamas, his words. he has achieved either but i was on the cusp of a deal potentially?— a deal potentially? there is more optimism _ a deal potentially? there is more optimism today - a deal potentially? there is more optimism today than | a deal potentially? there is - more optimism today than there has been in the past but clearly we are at a strategic inflection point here. israel has not achieved the military objectives it set out for itself, relaxing the command and control of the organisation, destroying all of hamas's territories. but now it faces whatever is left of international committee support and potentially causing a wage with president biden and his

administration if the operation procedures without the safe evacuation of more than 1 million civilians and on the other side consensus within israeli society about moving forward with more military operations versus agreeing to a ceasefire and getting the rest of those hostages out is increasing enormous pressure on netanyahu and his governing coalition. when earth day he is sending another delegation of what he because working level mediators to cairo and so there is still commitment to continue to work on these talks. barbara, what's your view, what political bind is netanyahu in? dinner is right that he sounded tremendous domestic and international political pressure. is he going to blink? i doubt — pressure. is he going to blink? i doubt it. _ pressure. is he going to blink? i doubt it, he is not known to do that _ i doubt it, he is not known to do that. hamas saying we now agree — do that. hamas saying we now agree to — do that. hamas saying we now agree to these terms that were not by— agree to these terms that were not by all— agree to these terms that were not by all accounts terms israel_ not by all accounts terms israel even really put on the table — israel even really put on the table puts on netanyahu in this

ultimate — table puts on netanyahu in this ultimate position of the world thinking — ultimate position of the world thinking the israelis have rejected something hamas visibly— rejected something hamas visibly to do, why aren't the israelis _ visibly to do, why aren't the israelis negotiating or talking to hamas, why aren't they agreeing with hamas, so he has that problem but also has a significant problem inside israel_ significant problem inside israel with his own ruling coalition which is so no, the right— coalition which is so no, the right wing _ coalition which is so no, the right wing anglican acid in the israeli — right wing anglican acid in the israeli political scene, he can't _ israeli political scene, he can't be _ israeli political scene, he can't be seen as bowing to what hamas— can't be seen as bowing to what hamas has_ can't be seen as bowing to what hamas has put on the table but on the — hamas has put on the table but on the other hand he is facing this tremendous pressure led by the us— this tremendous pressure led by the us not to have another catastrophe in rafah. don't know, catastrophe in rafah. don't know. on — catastrophe in rafah. don't know, on that _ catastrophe in rafah. don't know, on that point, - catastrophe in rafah. don't know, on that point, we've| catastrophe in rafah. don't- know, on that point, we've seen even though this deal is in the ethers, you describe it as a protection, potential inflection point but we see airstrikes continue on rafah and citizens being told to flee from there. one of the options for president biden if payment is netanyahu does continue into

rafah with a ground invasion? it appears that what president biden and secretary of defence lloyd austin have communicated is that they will not support and israeli defence force operation to collapse those remaining formica mice battalion is in rafah without a credible implementable plan for the safe evacuation of civilians and know that we know israeli officials briefed biden and his international security team on their plan for a safe evacuation, the biden administration is saying they don't believe this is acquittal was eventual do my plan. there appeared to be some medications that the ironclad support that president biden has held strong on for seven months since 7 october is starting to fracture, for example, some munitions deliveries that were scheduled for this week are apparently or reportedly on hold, there is also reports

about the biden administration making certifications to congress this week that israel is appalling to humanitarian law and so we have several cases coming up over the course of the week where you could see fishes between nearby administration and netanyahu's governing coalition. it administration and netanyahu's governing coalition.— governing coalition. if the biden administration - governing coalition. if the i biden administration follows through with what you're saying, it's such an support israel further, what would that mean for prime esther netanyahu? it mean for prime esther netanyahu?— mean for prime esther netanyahu? it would be dangerous— netanyahu? it would be dangerous for— netanyahu? it would be dangerous for the - netanyahu? it would be| dangerous for the israeli people and the country of israel mostly because it would embolden adverse areas, both the right itself who we've already said is willing to launch a state on state attack like what we saw on 13 april but also all of the proxies that are already increasing pressure on israel, has abolished the north, iran backed militias in syria and houthis in yemen so a distancing between united states and israel and a sense

of tension after israel has already lost so much international support since the 7 october hamas attack would likely embolden all of these nonstate actors and adversaries furtherjeopardising the security of the state of israel. �* . . . security of the state of israel. . . ., israel. barbara, what sort of pressure _ israel. barbara, what sort of pressure do _ israel. barbara, what sort of pressure do you _ israel. barbara, what sort of pressure do you think - israel. barbara, what sort of pressure do you thinkjoe i israel. barbara, what sort of. pressure do you thinkjoe biden is exerting? with all the call with netanyahu today and he is also here, king abdullah from jordan is here visiting the president. jordan is here visiting the president-— jordan is here visiting the resident. ~ . , , president. we have seen these re orts president. we have seen these reports of _ president. we have seen these reports of the _ president. we have seen these reports of the us _ president. we have seen these reports of the us delaying - reports of the us delaying ammunitions shipments, there is not much — ammunitions shipments, there is not much the us can do. if the us foreign— not much the us can do. if the us foreign policy and security policy — us foreign policy and security policy is — us foreign policy and security policy is unconditional support for israel. _ policy is unconditional support for israel, is biden willing to step— for israel, is biden willing to step back from that, especially as he _ step back from that, especially as he faces pre—election? not likely, — as he faces pre—election? not likely, so— as he faces pre—election? not likely, so the pressure will continue _ likely, so the pressure will continue behind the scenes. what — continue behind the scenes. what would make netanyahu link, changed _ what would make netanyahu link, changed his mind, change course, _ changed his mind, change course, a _ changed his mind, change course, a lot of people would say course, a lot of people would say the — course, a lot of people would say the only thing that would

make — say the only thing that would make him change because at this point _ make him change because at this point is _ make him change because at this point is if— make him change because at this point is if he felt his own domestic political position in israel— domestic political position in israel and the israeli political structure was threatened. even with a massive demonstration within from the people — demonstration within from the people of israel that have gone on for— people of israel that have gone on for so — people of israel that have gone on for so long, it doesn't appear— on for so long, it doesn't appear that position is threatened at the moment even as fundamentally after all this time — as fundamentally after all this time he — as fundamentally after all this time he has not achieved the key objective which is done i is of— key objective which is done i is of liberating hamas so how does — is of liberating hamas so how does netanyahu walk away from it how _ does netanyahu walk away from it now with hamas still there? this— it now with hamas still there? this is— it now with hamas still there? this is a — it now with hamas still there? this is a policy no win, if you will, — this is a policy no win, if you will, and _ this is a policy no win, if you will, and the military no win for any— will, and the military no win for any of— will, and the military no win for any of the parties. dano, barbara mentioned - for any of the parties. dano, barbara mentioned it - for any of the parties. dano, barbara mentioned it an - barbara mentioned it an election year here in the us. to what extent without befitting a decision perhaps within the white house and the biden administration particularly given that we are seeing this arising anti—war sentiment in this country? first of all, i would note that

former president trump gave quite an alarming interview to time magazinejust last quite an alarming interview to time magazine just last week they had a lot of criticism for prime esther netanyahu and his failure to lead. i would imagine that really put prime minister netanyahu and his governing coalition on notice. when it comes to president biden, i could let me agree with barbara that to this day the support has been quite unconditional, no president has stuck with israel to this extent through wartime in the history of the us and israel relationship. i imagine there are lots of discussions, quietly it is but what would be better for israeli security. another biden administration or trump administration. the reality is that the biden administration has continued to flow ammunition at our defence to israel, its increased us military posture across the middle east in support israel's defence, engaged and less

diplomacy to keep our partners on side with israel, continue to push forward potential normalisation talks between saudi arabia and israel, all of this to keep the region quite stable and i would not again thereby administration orchestrated large at events and support for israeli security during the attack on 15 april. security during the attack on 15 a-ril. ~ ., ., ., 15 april. we have to leave it there. barbara starr, long—time pentagon correspondent, now a senior fellow at the university of southern california. and dana stroul, former us deputy assistant secretary of defence for the middle east. thank you both forjoining us. president macron of france has welcomed new assurances from xi jinping that china will not provide russia with weapons to use against ukraine. emmanuel macron is a chinese influence on moscow to patricia

de mike bushell rushcutter and the war in europe. during talks about the israel—gaza war the leaders said they share the same goal of achieving an immediate ceasefire, release of hostages, protecting populations and providing humanitarian aid. our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, has more. at the end of a very long day we've had one of those press conferences which aren't really press conferences but state m e nts press conferences but statements by the two leaders full of honeyed demonic words, very difficult to get beyond the verbiage but if you listened to the content and analyse the words, you could see that they were still differences between the two sides one for example president xi talked about the ukrainian war, he talked about not war but the crisis, he said repeated his position that china is not part of the crisis and that we should not be putting all the blame on a third party, so clearly setting out the difference there between him and the europe of macron which wants to use china to rein in president putin and

on the issue of trade, the other big issue, we saw from micron language which was slightly coded to signify that europe is sitting to its guns. he said france has the most open economy in the world, the most open market in the world, but it is a sovereign and independent policy that it pursues and it will do more to defend its interests. again, that's restating this new macron european towards china, talking about a europe which will stand up its interests more and more against what they see as their aggressive competition coming from beijing. for more on the situation president xi's visit to france, i spoke to anne applebaum, a journalist at the atlantic and senior fellow at johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. president xi's visit to france, his first year in five years, what you think of the timing, why now? the years, what you think of the timing, why now?— timing, why now? the most important — timing, why now? the most important thing _ timing, why now? the most important thing about - timing, why now? the most important thing about his i timing, why now? the most l important thing about his visit

is not that he is going to france but that he is going from france to hungary and to serbia. increasingly, xi sees himself as part of an international alliance of autocrats, it's not a formal alliance, they don't meet anywhere or share an ideology, but he sees himself as a part of that world and he is seeking to meet with the serbian and hungarian leaders as supporters and the countries in europe but i most friendly to china. i think he is in france because the french president has made noises in the past about seeking some kind of independence from the united states and xi is interested in that but i think the timing is intended to demonstrate that china's policy towards europe is not what used to be, he not speaking to the european union as a whole, notjust a large country, he is speaking to people who thinks might be more friendly to his programme. although be any serious

business done in france? we are in the cast in many ways of potentially a trade war between the eu and china. the potentially a trade war between the eu and china.— potentially a trade war between the eu and china. the odd thing is that china _ the eu and china. the odd thing is that china could _ the eu and china. the odd thing is that china could stop - the eu and china. the odd thing is that china could stop the i is that china could stop the trade war and china could build its relationship with europe if china puts serious pressure on rushcutter and the war in ukraine. if china's desire for peace in europe was real, china would have a lot of friends in europe and i think the dynamic between china and europe would change completely. so we already to find out if and when xi will ever do that but so far he shows no sign. d0 xi will ever do that but so far he shows no sign.— xi will ever do that but so far he shows no sign. do you think he shows no sign. do you think he exerts _ he shows no sign. do you think he exerts that _ he shows no sign. do you think he exerts that level _ he shows no sign. do you think he exerts that level of - he exerts that level of influence over president putin influence over president putin in terms of his approach to ukraine?— in terms of his approach to ukraine? �*, ., ,., . ukraine? it's not so much exert influence but _ ukraine? it's not so much exert influence but he _ ukraine? it's not so much exert influence but he is _ ukraine? it's not so much exert influence but he is one - ukraine? it's not so much exert influence but he is one of i influence but he is one of gluten�*s primary suppliers of electronics, his primary trader, china now buys why should natural resources is critically important for us to give and how its gas sales to europe have collapsed in the last couple of years, because

profits are way down, so china is a very important source of economic support from russia so i imagine they would have influence over putin and whereas there is no ideological lakes but there is no, china would have a big say if it wanted to.— would have a big say if it wanted to. �* , ., . . wanted to. beyond that china and russia — wanted to. beyond that china and russia relationship, i wanted to. beyond that china i and russia relationship, macron has said that he wants to try to influence china, leaning into the stability of the international order. has president xi displayed any vested interest in actually wanting to do that?- vested interest in actually wanting to do that? china is different from _ wanting to do that? china is different from russia i wanting to do that? china is different from russia and i l different from russia and i think the chinese don't want to see chaos and destruction and i don't think they want international trade to break down. they are very much a beneficiary of the international trading system as it exists now. so they may be looking for allies who will help them stay part of it and perhaps macron has sought in the past to negotiate with putin in the beginning of the

war and he may be trying to negotiate with xi now and i don't think it is such a strange idea that china would want to maintain elements of the system but what china will find difficult is maintaining that system, maintaining this kind of collegial attitude towards trade and global economics if china continues to support ineffective rush—hour's destruction of ukraine. brute support ineffective rush-hour's destruction of ukraine.- destruction of ukraine. we will leave it there. _ anne applebaum, a journalist at the atlantic and senior fellow at johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. thanks for “oining us on bbc news. . ~ thanks for “oining us on bbc news. . ,, , ., around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making the headlines. john swinney has promised a new chapter after taking over as the leader of the scottish national party. he ran unopposed in the contest to succeed humza yousaf. mr swinney is also likely to be confirmed as scotland's new first minister this week. james cook reports.

it was the coronation of king john, no other candidates, no contest, but straight to work as a simple enough. mr; contest, but straight to work as a simple enough. my focus will be the — as a simple enough. my focus will be the economy, - as a simple enough. my focus will be the economy, jobs, i as a simple enough. my focus| will be the economy, jobs, the cost of living. the liver national health service, our schools and public services, addressing the climate crisis. i look at politics today and i think politics is in the worst day of avicenna and my lengthy involvement in politics. i'm here to do something about that. . ~ , here to do something about that. . ,, , ., ., , :: that. he takes on the “0b 20 ears that. he takes on the “0b 20 years afterfi that. he takes on the “0b 20 years after he i that. he takes on the job 20 years after he resigned i that. he takes on the job 20 years after he resigned to i years after he resigned to having led his party through fear elections that backs in westminster, holyrood and european parliament polls. he will become only the seventh first minister of scotland and holyrood's 25 year anniversary. you're live with bbc news. thejudge overseeing donald trump's first criminal trial has threatened to throw the former president in jail. justicejuan merchan found mr trump in contempt of court for a 10th time, saying

he violated his gag order by commenting on the jury and how it was selected. thejudge said he recognises that mr trump could very—well be the next president, and said that throwing him injail is the last thing he wants to do.but, thejudge said, he has a job to do to uphold thejudicial system. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, reports. it's the 10th time donald trump has been found in contempt of court. this time of comments he made aboutjurors that are unsubstantiated and the judge think it's a direct attack on the rule of law but nevertheless the judge says he is doing everything he can to avoid sending donald trump to prison. but he will do so if necessary, he says. that would be an unpatented move on already unprecedented trial. the judge already unprecedented trial. thejudge noted already unprecedented trial. the judge noted the applicant has on the presidential election, on security challenges given this is a former president who has the secret service detail. donald trump leaving court though said he thought the day went very well and going to jail would be

a sacrifice he was willing to make. after the ruling from the judge we got back to the matter at hand and we heard from two trump organization employees, one a former one, the long—time controllerjeff mccartney, who said that michael cohen was reimbursed in hundred and $30,000, donald trump's team says that was for legitimate legal and expenses. mccarty says he never saw little retainer from says he never saw little retainerfrom michael says he never saw little retainer from michael cohen. the question is, is the evidence enough to pay donald trump as the architect of falsifying business records jurors love to hear from other witnesses including michael cohen himself. argentina's president, javier milei, told the bbc that ordinary argentines are not paying for his radical austerity measures. mr milei, who campaigned with a chainsaw to symbolise his desire to slash public spending, insisted that it was "false" to suggest the public were bearing the brunt of steep spending cuts and the devaluation of the currency. ione wells reports.

this was once a wealthy country. some of these people were once middle—class. many at the soup kitchen, just to feed their families. the soup kitchen, just to feed theirfamilies. but it is hard to eat with dignity. translation: since the government _ translation: since the government changed i government changed unfortunately the demand for soup kitchens from homeless people, families as well has increased. not only people who are homeless, their entire families that come looking for a plate of food.— a plate of food. this place offers some _ a plate of food. this place offers some lifeline. i a plate of food. this place offers some lifeline. but l a plate of food. this place i offers some lifeline. but food supplies and salaries of staff you have recently been cut by the government. it's one of many cuts the new president javier milei has introduced. he has slashed energy and transport subsidies, the value of the currency, government spending on things like pensions. he argues the shock therapy is to fix the economy after years of high inflation, high debt and public spending.

i asked him what he had said to argentines who feel they are paying the price. translation: actually, that is false. the largest adjustment is being paid by the political corporation. the mass media would deliberately lie and people will believe those lies they get through the media. you can't make a macroeconomic evaluation based on the situation. actually a particular situation may be influenced by the sort of information that individual also has access to. information --eole also has access to. information people have — also has access to. information people have access _ also has access to. information people have access to - also has access to. information people have access to is i also has access to. information people have access to is prices| people have access to is prices in supermarkets. you know how much a litre of milk costs in buenos aires? d0 much a litre of milk costs in buenos aires?— much a litre of milk costs in buenos aires? do you know how many goods _ buenos aires? do you know how many goods assets _ buenos aires? do you know how many goods assets exist - buenos aires? do you know how many goods assets exist within l many goods assets exist within an economy? you don't you economics based on the price of an individual asset. the first thing is that in economics miracles don't exist. what would have been the alternative

to continue to print money like the previous administration that generates inflation and ends up effecting the most vulnerable?— ends up effecting the most vulnerable? . . , ., vulnerable? that was not the wa to vulnerable? that was not the way to go- — vulnerable? that was not the way to go- his _ vulnerable? that was not the way to go. his fans _ vulnerable? that was not the way to go. his fans want i vulnerable? that was not the way to go. his fans want to l way to go. his fans want to give him time. some feel they can't afford to. julia sings her because her $190 per month pension isn't enough to live on. translation: it pension isn't enough to live on. tuna/mom- pension isn't enough to live on. translation: it is sadly a sufferer, on. translation: it is sadly a sufferer. not — on. translation: it is sadly a sufferer, not the _ on. translation: it is sadly a sufferer, not the political- sufferer, not the political class _ sufferer, not the political class as— sufferer, not the political class as the president says. he says— class as the president says. he says the — class as the president says. he says the political class is going _ says the political class is going to pay. it's a lie. we are — going to pay. it's a lie. we are suffering. the common people _ are suffering. the common people. the retirees. people who— people. the retirees. people who work— people. the retirees. people who work every day and pay their — who work every day and pay their travel fares, who by their— their travel fares, who by their food.— their travel fares, who by their food. ione wells, bbc news, their food. ione wells, bbc news. and _ their food. ione wells, bbc news, and when _ their food. ione wells, bbc news, and when aires. i one of the biggest nights in the fashion industry's calendar is under way in new york where celebrities are gathering for the annual met gala. the event, hosted by vogue editor—in—chief anna wintour and held at the metropolitan museum of art, is known for its extravagant red carpet fashion and star—studded guest list.

this year's theme is the garden of time. if you want to see more about that, go to our website, bbc.com/news, where we have a live page showing all the styles in fashion and the rest of the day's news. thanks for watching. i am caitriona perry. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, your bank holiday monday probably came with a rain interruption at some point. it was pretty unsettled. some lengthy spells of rain across the southeast of england, but plenty of showers elsewhere. others, though, managed some sunshine. and in lincolnshire, we had 11 hours of sun, so it wasn't so bad there, whereas others had the downpours. and across parts of northern england, we had a couple of funnel clouds spotted — one over saddleworth moor and another one in the derbyshire area. the weather is going to be improving, though, over the next few days as a ridge of high pressure starts to move its way in and that will tend to settle the weather down. a slow process. we've still got a bit of rain left

over across southeast england, one or two showers elsewhere, but these will tend to fizzle over the coming hours. and temperatures as we start off tuesday morning, generally around 8—10, the coldest spots down to about five degrees. and that's probably where we'll have the best of the early morning sunshine. now, what you do start off the day cloudy, and particularly around some of these north sea coasts, it could be quite grey. some mist and fog patches around, a few spots of drizzle, but it is an improving picture for the majority. cloud will thin and break up, with sunny spells becoming widespread into the afternoon. outside chance of a shower? yeah, it's possible, perhaps across the hills of wales and south west england, one or two elsewhere, but not as many as we've seen over recent days. the vast majority of you will have a dry day and it will feel warmer when the sunshine comes out. the high pressure continues to build in for wednesday, but we do have weather fronts that will try to sneak in from the northwest. so wednesday, again, it should be a fine day for the vast majority of the country. certainly england, wales, most of northern ireland looking dry with spells of warm sunshine, probably quite hazy sunshine. there will be some high cloud in the sky.

but across the hebrides, highlands, orkney and shetland, it will turn cloudy, quite windy with outbreaks of rain moving in. in the sunshine, though, temperatures more widely climbing into the low 20s, so feeling progressively warmer. thursday, you've still got a risk of a few showers, this time for scotland. otherwise, some broken cloud and sunny spells. should be another dry day for most areas of northern ireland, england and wales. and again, those temperatures continue to climb. we're up to 19 in belfast. the warmest weather probably across eastern england, where temperatures will reach around 22, possibly 23 degrees celsius. that is going to feel warm in the sunshine, and there is more of that sunshine as we finish the week and head into the weekend, albeit probably with an increasing risk of seeing some showers moving in. that's your latest weather. bye— bye.

more trouble for boeing as it faces a new investigation in the united states, this time over the 787 dreamliner. plus, we'll look at how the boycotts against israel are affecting companies like starbucks and mcdonald's. do you think of anything in particular when you think of food from britain? quite boring actually. we meet the companies trying to spice up

their options to the region. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. the us regulator has opened a new investigation into boeing. it comes after the plane—maker acknowledged that some employees may have failed to carry out proper quality inspections on 787 dreamliners. from new york, the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more. boeing's work is once again in the spotlight. america's air safety regulator, the federal aviation authority, has opened a new investigation into boeing after the company came forward and said some employees had committed misconduct by claiming certain tests had been completed when, in fact, they hadn't. now, the faa is investigating whether boeing completed inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding, where the wings join the main body of the plane, on certain 787 dreamliner aircraft. bonding and grounding is vital on a plane because it prevents static build up.

think of it as electrical safeguards. boeing credited a south carolina worker who saw