to allow more humanitarian aid to enter for the first time since the war broke out. disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein faces a new trial after having one of his rape convictions overturned. an extraordinary escape: how 98—year—old ukrainian fled her occupied village by walking miles in just her slippers. plus — the best thing since sliced bread — scientists are trying to bake a new white loaf that's just as healthy as wholegrain. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it is newsday. we will start the sour in the

us were campuses are bracing for another night of violence. —— this hour. it comes after tensions 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 rival groups. i'm a ucla student. 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 pro—israel mob, they were not ucla students, there were people in their late 20s, early 30s, that came in here and took matters into their own hands. but i do have to say, i understand why they did it because, in their eyes, they could see the ucla 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 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 — and a warning, some of the video footage contains flash photography. last night was violent, was very dangerous, very scary. we had some reporters on the scene who witnessed the counterprotesting group at ucla, began attacking and yelling slurs at pro—palestinian protesters. and it took a few hours for police to really show up and try to settle things down. we don't know how many arrests have been made if 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 second nakba, which is the first snuck by, 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 is ucla had such a hands off approach? ucla handled things differently, there is 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.

that was a reporter for the los angeles times. talking to us about the us protest and universities against the gaza war. we conclude that more than 300 pro—palestinian protest and campuses in new york have been arrested after officers raided the building which had been occupied by the demonstrators. dozens of college campuses across the us has been taken over by students calling universities to boycott companies and individuals with ties to israel. the situation is also tense in texas in the south of the country. 0ur correspondent tom bateman is at the university of texas at dallas and has the latest on the protests where he is. if this particular spot was where there was an encampment, a very peaceful protest when we shut eye, people were singing and chanting. they are around

12 - and chanting. they are around 12 — more gazebos on the spot i2 — more gazebos on the spot and the protesters were then handed a written note from the university of ministrations saying that they were breaching criminal trespass laws and if the tenants were not removed, that would be forcibly taken out and people risked arrest and we saw the daytrippers, right police armed with batons, many of them with the said cuffs and steaks, they moved in in waves here towards the crowd, they have been some barricade, place by some of the protesters effectively part of the banners that they have been using and the police force to the way through. and ripped down that sense in they gazebos, we saw around a dozen orso gazebos, we saw around a dozen or so protesters lake gardens, get them on the ground, they were very forcibly dragged away by the police here. now we have there stand—off, you can see there stand—off, you can see the situation with the protesters still gathered here, over this way, if you look to the left of the protesters, the remnants of what were the sands and the food and supplies that

day hard, that's all being trotted away by the police. and now we have a protester that was, during the entire time that we were here, was very calm, it was the arrival of the police that ardently change the mood and become quite angry, you can sense the frustration of the protesters about what has happened, some of the chance have been around demanding that they shouldn't be taken place, they've been saying, where were you in new valley? a criticism of the new police year in taxes and as i say, the move very, very differently and adding to the sense of this process — my protest escalating. we saw in ucla in the case that we saw that they were cut the protest being confrontation, is that the case where you are already at the police presence? it’s at the police presence? it's the police _ at the police presence? it�*s the police presence, i've seen a very small group of counter

protesters, numbering around five or six people with an israeli flag, one wearing the defence force tea should but no sign of friction that we've seen some of the other protesters in the time that we've been here, it was very much the arrival of this daytrippers that escalated the mood here. meanwhile, 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. in a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, the us secretary of state antony blinken urged him to ensure that more humanitarian aid gets in to gaza. 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. you are watching bbc news. the disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein will get a retrial, after having one of his rape 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 rape conviction in california. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is in new york. harvey weinstein did appear here in court, just 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 to shake their hands and waved to the legal teams 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 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, arthuraidala, 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.

you're live with bbc news. senators in the us state of arizona have voted to undo a near—total abortion ban from 1864. the law was banning the procedure, 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. meghan 0wen has more from the newsroom. backin back in april, arizona's top court) a law from the civil war error. from 1864 the bans nearly all abortions in the state. including in cases of rape or incest. with the exception of when the mother's life is at risk. it's been incredibly divisive on the streets but also amongst the state house of reps and it is. last week, they voted to repeal the law after a handful of republicans sided with democrats to send it to the senate. the bill appears to have enough support to pass the upper chamber. but if it doesn't, the ban on nearly all abortions could take effect within 60 days of the original ruling. meanwhile, in florida, — a new law has come into force

banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy down from 15 weeks. now, anti—abortion campaigners have celebrated this as a major victory but pro campaigners say the ban will push another stretch system to the brink. now, this change may also be done as soon as november when floridians will be allowed to vote what is known as amendment for which could protect abortion access until around 24 weeks of pregnancy. as they stand, the two rulings put arizona and florida in the most restrictive category four abortion access and policies according to the institute. this map here shows the most restrictive states in the most restrictive states in the us. the darker colour, the more restricted and these law arizona and florida could increase the distance to the nearest abortion clinic, for millions of people. for more, let's cross over

to los angeles now and speak to david willis, our north america correspondent. this will be welcome news to pro—choice supporters, won't it? it pro-choice supporters, won't it? ~ ., it? it will indeed. worth aaivin it? it will indeed. worth giving a _ it? it will indeed. worth giving a little _ it? it will indeed. worth giving a little bit - it? it will indeed. worth giving a little bit of - it? it will indeed. worth i giving a little bit of context to all this because since the united states supreme court, the highest court in the land here voted to two years ago to overturn the constitutional nation by a ride to one abortion in this country, is largely being up to the individual states to map out the policy as far as the procedure is concerned. some, of course, have taken a very radical steps about dozen states perhaps more have voted for all—out bans on abortion or something approaching that while others are for example here in california, they have sought to enshrine the right to one abortion into the

legislation and in california has reached are quite recently to resign, offering doctors there the right to come here and perform the procedure, should this very old law dating back to the civil war error, 160 years ago, people back into effect. there is no need for that now because today, the state senate voted along similar lines to the local house of ribbons and natives a week ago in deciding to rinsing to revoke that law that 160 year old law which basically would ban abortion from the moment of conception. and so, now, it looks as though following the votes of republicans which were needed in order to get this through, it will be back to a two—year—old law as far as abortion rights are concerned in that state, basically, given

15 weeks from pregnancy in orderfor people to 15 weeks from pregnancy in order for people to get an abortion in the state of arizona. abortion in the state of arizona-— abortion in the state of arizona. ~ ., ., , arizona. what are these developments _ arizona. what are these developments in - arizona. what are these | developments in arizona arizona. what are these - developments in arizona tell us about the battle for women's rights in the us with an election looming? it rights in the us with an election looming?- rights in the us with an election looming? it is very aood election looming? it is very good question. _ election looming? it is very| good question. republicans election looming? it is very - good question. republicans are deeply divided on this issue, some would like to see a tougher laws, some have called for an nationwide, federal if you like, ban on the abortion procedure but the opinion polls do not bear them out and the opinion polls have consistently shown here that the majority of americans are in favour of some form of access to abortion and indeed, leading republicans, donald trump, most notably among them have urged fellow members of his party to go light on this issue, if you will, because it could cost

them votes and arizona is of course a battleground or swing state so, the issue of abortion is likely to be a highly significant one in the run—up to the presidential election in just six months time. it’s just six months time. it's looming _ just six months time. it's looming large, _ just six months time. it's looming large, isn't- just six months time. it's looming large, isn't it? thank you very much for that. 24 people have died in china after a highway collapsed in guangdong province. 30 other people were taken to hospital. video shows several cars had fallen into a large crater. there have been weeks of heavy rain and flooding in the south of the country. 0ur china correspondent laura bicker reports. "it's collapsed. it's a disaster," says this witness after watching part of the highway slide away into the darkness. a holejust opened up in front of us, said others on social media who filmed the aftermath in the early hours of the morning. in daylight from the air,

almost a dozen blackened vehicles can be seen still smoldering, embedded in the muddy banks of what appears to be a landslide. the tarmac and metal rails, which once held up the highway, are now scattered across the slope. about 500 rescuers were sent to the site, taking dozens to hospital. this is a major may—day holiday in china. this route to the coast will have been busy. a week of extreme weather has hit china's most populous province. this tornado swept through power lines and wiped out factories in the industrial heartland of guangzhou. torrential rain and powerful storms have also struck guangdong. thousands of people were taken to safety in the wettest april since records began.

laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. if you like a slice of white bread — but worry that it's bad for you — fear not, help might soon be at hand. scientists are trying to bake up a brand new loaf that tastes just like white bread but has all the 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 loaves that most people prefer. i've 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 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. it's gorgeous, and it tastes like white bread as well. that's the idea. yeah. we want to make sure that people are still receptive to it, and it's not too different to what they are used to.

most mills produce only white flour, which makes white bread much cheaper than wholemeal because of mass production. the nutritionally boosted flour will be able to be produced using the same machines, so the new bread should be about the same price. baking firms have tried and failed with previous attempts, but the researchers hope that theirs will pass the taste test and people will think that it's the best thing since sliced bread. pallab ghosh, bbc news. quickly before we go, let's take you to new york, we can show you pictures of a protest rally between city university students in new york and columbia university as well. this is all about the pro—palestinian supporters in new york at the university's there. we will have more news for you on this. 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 south—west. 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 rate cut. the us federal reserve voted to keep its benchmark lending rate at a 23—year high on wednesday. officials have said they want more certainty that inflation is under control before they lower borrowing costs. they do not have that yet. here is chair, jerome powell, during his press conference. the economy has made considerable progress towards our dual

mandate objectives. inflation has eased substantially