We're examining footage from the Ukrainian special forces that appears to show multiple aerial strikes on an army logistics hub inside Russia
US President Donald Trump has criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan over crime in the city saying it "is through the roof" – we've fact-checked that claim
Internet services in Gaza have resumed and we're seeing footage being posted online as Israeli forces continue with a ground offensive in Gaza City
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The Israel military (IDF) has closed a temporary alternative route out of Gaza City for civilians after it issued evacuation orders for the area.
Spokesman Avichay Adraee issued an update on X saying Salah al-Din Street, which was opened on Wedneday, is no longer available for people to leave Gaza City.
He added that al-Rashid Street, which runs along the Mediterranean coast, was now the only “permitted” route for people evacuating Gaza City – where Israel has intensified a ground operation in recent weeks.
Salah al-Din is Gaza’s main road running north to south – it passes through a recently remilitarised zone known as the Netzarim Corridor which was established by the IDF in 2024 and divides the territory in two.
The temporary evacuation route made a significant detour from Salah al-Din as it passed through Netzarim. Israel left the corridor, which divides Gaza in two, earlier this year as part of a ceasefire deal. But satellite imagery shows military vehicles had returned to the zone on Monday as Israeli forces ramp up their assault on Gaza’s largest city.
In his post, Adraee also said the IDF will “continue to operate with unprecedented and extreme force against Hamas and other terrorist organizations”. 
Matt Murphy
BBC Verify senior journalist
HMS Somerset (bottom) was deployed to escort the Russian ship Yantar (top) near UK waters in January. Defence Secretary John Healey said Yantar was "used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK's critical underwater infrastructure"
The UK has been “too timid” when defending the crucial array of undersea cables transmitting civilian and military data, a new parliamentary report has warned.
A growing threat presented by Russia, China and some non-state actors means the cables are a “strategic vulnerability” for the UK, MPs and Peers on the Joint Committee on National Security wrote.
Around 60 subsea cables connect the UK to the EU and the US. The vast majority of international data transmissions occur through this network.
The report noted that the cables were laid in an era of “geopolitical stability” but that the government must take “greater account of the worsening security environment over the next 5–10 years”.
In its report, the committee made a series of recommendations, including: 
Lucy Gilder
BBC Verify journalist
On his way back to the US on Air Force One yesterday, President Donald Trump criticised Sadiq Khan’s record as London mayor.
He told reporters on the plane that Khan is “among the worst mayors in the world” and that “crime in London is through the roof”.
Trump and the London mayor have been feuding for a decade. Khan spoke out about Trump’s Muslim travel ban proposal during his first presidential campaign, while Trump described Khan as a “nasty person” during his last UK visit in July.
But does Trump’s latest criticism of Khan hold any water?
In the year to March 2025 police recorded crime was up 1% in the Metropolitan Police force area – which the London mayor oversees – compared to the year before. In England and Wales it is down 2%, the latest figures show., external
Although overall crime is up slightly in London, several violent crimes, such as homicide and violence with injury, have fallen in the last year.
Current figures show that the rate of crime per 1,000 people in the capital was among the highest in England and Wales (105.5), but the rate in Greater Manchester was even higher (108.2).
Compared to when Khan first entered office in 2016, crime in the Metropolitan Police force area has shot up by about a quarter. But in England and Wales it increased by a third over the same period.
Police recorded data is generally not considered the best measure of longer-term crime trends, because changes to police recording practices can impact the number of crimes it reports. But to assess Khan’s record we need to look at crime by police force area, which is only possible using police recorded figures. 
Rob Corp
BBC Verify Live editor
TV host Jimmy Kimmel has been pulled off air indefinitely after comments he made about the shooting of Charlie Kirk, ABC has said.
The decision came hours after Brendan Carr, chair of broadcast regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), said Kimmel was "appearing to directly mislead the American public".
Leading Democrats call Kimmel's suspension an attack on free speech and "an abuse of power", while US President Donald Trump welcomed it as "great news for America".
The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins examines the role of the FCC and Trump in the decision to suspend the show.
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What Jimmy Kimmel's suspension means for free speech in the US
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BBC Monitoring
We’ve authenticated footage released by Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces earlier this morning which it says shows an attack it’s carried out on Russian army logistics hub in the Kursk Region on Thursday.
In a statement, the Ukrainian military said it had destroyed a storage base for material resources, ammunition warehouses, and stores for weapons and military equipment of Russia’s 810th Separate Marine Brigade.
In the two-minute video – which appears to have been recorded using an infra-red camera – we can see multiple explosions and smoke plumes at various locations across the site.
We were able to geolocate where the strikes were carried out by matching the road layout, buildings and other features seen in the footage with satellite mapping of village of Giri in Kursk Region.
We also reverse image searched some frames from the footage and established that it is new.
According to Ukrainian special forces, the 810th Marine Brigade is actively engaged in offensive operations in Ukraine and accuse its troops of committing war crimes.Rob Corp
BBC Verify Live editor
Hello from the live page team.
We’re carrying out verification and fact-check work on several stories this morning, including:
We’ve also got a new report from UK parliamentarians which says Britain has been “too timid” about defending undersea cables that are a crucial part of the country’s information infrastructure.
And following the suspension of late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel over comments he made about right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, our analysis editor Ros Atkins has been looking at the key players in the row – including President Donald Trump.
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