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| |  | Caroline McClatchey 31 October 2023 | | | Good morning. Israel's military says its forces were attacked by "terrorist cells" with anti-tank missiles and machine gun fire overnight, as its ground offensive in Gaza continues. Follow our live page for the latest updates. The King and Queen are in Kenya for a state visit - their first to a Commonwealth country since Charles became monarch - and there's a fascinating story about the Halloween sweets that were definitely not a treat in Victorian Bradford. | | | |
 Image: EPA Israel reports 'several battles' in Gaza ground fighting Israel’s military is "striking in all parts of the Gaza Strip", according to an operational update on Tuesday morning. The Israel Defense Forces said about 300 targets were hit overnight, as they continue to intensify air and ground attacks deeper into the territory. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected calls for a ceasefire, saying "this is the time for war". The charity, Unicef, says the situation in Gaza is growing worse by the hour, and the "true cost of this latest escalation will be measured in children’s lives". Israel has been bombing Gaza since the 7 October Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 people and saw at least 239 people taken hostage. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 8,000 people have now been killed. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| help with higher bills The latest cost-of-living payment to low-income households will start arriving in bank accounts from today. Eight million people on means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit, will receive £300 directly by 19 November, without the need to make a claim. Get all the info. | | | |
| | Covid inquiry WhatsApps paint picture of chaos WhatsApp messages from September 2020, disclosed at the Covid inquiry on Monday, reveal what the UK’s top civil servant thought about Boris Johnson’s leadership abilities. Simon Case said the then-PM "changes strategic direction every day". "The inquiry is giving us a look into the workings of government, with the bonnet up," says our political editor Chris Mason. "And, bluntly, it is not a pretty sight." There is more to come today as two of Mr Johnson's closest aides during the first months of the pandemic are to give evidence - Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain. | | | | | |
| Friends stars 'devastated' by Matthew Perry's death The cast of Friends have issued a joint statement about their co-star, Matthew Perry, who was found dead at his home in Los Angeles at the weekend. Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer said they were more than just castmates - they were family. Read their tribute. | | | |
Essential read | | | | | The British Empire brutally suppressed an uprising in the 1950s. Its victims cannot forget. | | | | | | | |
|  Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images The Halloween peppermints that poisoned a city Halloween is a spooky yet sugary time of year, but this is not a sweet story. It’s October 1858 and Humbug Billy had enjoyed a roaring trade in peppermint lozenges. But as the sun rose on Halloween, children in Bradford began to fall ill and panic started to set in. Read how a mix-up at a pharmacy turned deadly, rocked Victorian Britain and changed UK laws. | | | | | |
|  | | BBC Sounds Dr Chris van Tulleken discovers how we changed chicken, and how chicken changed us. | | | | |  | | BBC iPlaYER Follow Greater Manchester Police detectives as they try to unravel complex cases. | | | | | | | |
| Gaza hostage situation and Covid inquiry revelations The Daily Mail focuses on what it calls "chilling footage" released by Hamas on Monday of three Israeli women the group is holding hostage in Gaza. The i newspaper is one of many to run a picture of Israeli soldier Ori Megidish, who was rescued from Gaza. It also covers a "landmark" day of evidence in the Covid inquiry, under the headline: "Johnson made it 'impossible' for UK to tackle Covid, top adviser says." The Daily Mirror says Boris Johnson's most senior advisers were critical of the then-PM's decisions during the pandemic and they thought the government was a "tragic joke". The Daily Express leads on comments from Israel's PM: "No ceasefire: Israel says 'This is a time for war'." See what else is on the front pages. | | | |
| | While Scottish band The Proclaimers sang about walking 500 miles and 500 more for love, another musical duo actually trekked nearly 900 miles around Wales, with their instruments strapped to their backs, for another passion. What was their motivation? | | | |
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