live from london. this is bbc news hamas responds to a us proposal for a ceasefire in gaza that lays out plans for the exchange of some hostages and prisoners. the us defence secretary calls on asian nations to boost military spending to deal with what he says is the threat from china. we are live in poland where the country will be voting any presidential election. whoever wins will decide the future direction the country. hello.

as attempts to secure a ceasefire in gaza continue - hamas has issued a response to a proposal presented earlier in the week by president trump's envoy steve witkoff. the group - which is designated a terror organisation by a number of countries, including the uk and us - says it's prepared to release ten living israeli hostages and the bodies of 18 dead hostages in exchange for the release of palestinians held in israeli prisons. it also emitted long-standing conditions. earlier i spoke to our correspondent who told us more about what hamas has said. well, that statement that it is prepared to release 10 living hostages and 18 dead ones is in line with the numbers in the terms. hamas also issued a detailed response to other parts of the proposal with which it disagreed. basically, it laid out long-standing demands for a permanent ceasefire, an end to the war, a full israeli withdrawal

from gaza, and also a return to unrestricted flowing aid to gaza. none of those things are in the proposal on offer. so, in effect, they were saying yes to the proposal, but "but". it wasn't a clear rejection or acceptance. they are under a lot of pressure to accept the proposal, but these are things that it has consistently asked for and they are not included. we will see where this goes on. the question is then if there is more bandwidth to negotiate changes. the indications we have got from the israelis all along isn't there probably isn't, but they haven't officially responded yet. that is a big "but". israel were in principle happy with the proposal by witkoff, weren't they? the israelis had seen the proposal

before it was handed over to hamas. that is how the white house operated. hamas was surprised when it received the proposal. it said it had been speaking to us representatives early in the week and had been led to understand its concerns would be more closely matched by the us offer. once the americans ran it past israel, this is what came out. they were quite disappointed in it. they want guarantees a temporary truce lasting 60 days could become a permanent ceasefire. they wanted representatives from egypt and qatar to ensure an end to the war after the 60 day period. the israelis have always said that they wanted to keep the option to returning to fighting open. in the israeli press, quoting israeli sources,

we have seen that they are seeing this in effect as a rejection of the proposal by steve witkoff. it is almost a counter proposal. mees de wit cough has responded to hamas in the last few minutes and said that the response is totally unacceptable. that is the us envoy he put forward a ceasefire proposal earlier this week. we have not had any formal comment from israel as yet. the us envoy has called the hamas remark is totally unacceptable. staying on this topic, laila ezzat al shana is sheltering in al bureij camp in central gaza. a month ago, she was forced to leave khan younis due to an evacuation order, and returned to her bombed home. unfortunately, the conditions cannot be described and it's unimaginable

because we are struggling a lot to get even a bite of bread. so right now, after closing the border for more than 80 days, all people in gaza are starving because there is no aid, no flour and there is nothing entering gaza since 80 days and there is children, lots of children are dying from the lack of capabilities and lack of food. today i bought one kilo of flour, which is about $20 for one kilo. it was before the war, the one bag of flour, 25 kilos by only $10. so right now we are buying the one kilo by $20 only to survive, with only some bread. so today we ate the only thing, it means canned food, which is

the only available things. and the vegetables in the market are so expensive and we cannot afford to buy them. unfortunately, we are struggling a lot even to evacuate because there is a lack of transportations and there is no fuel, if we want to have a car or to rent a car to move from area to another area. as my husband is disabled and he is walking with the crutches, he cannot walk for long or far, far areas which has led to us fall to the ground before the constantly bombing in my area. so we evacuated so many times and uncountable times we have been evacuated from my home. president trump is doubling american tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from 25% to 50%. mr trump made the announcement in a speech in pittsburgh

in pennsylvania - often nicknamed "steel city" because of its role in the us steel industry. the increase takes effect on wednesday and it's thrown the uk's recent trade deal with the united states into confusion. that agreement removed steel tariffs completely, but it hasn't been finalised. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. today, i have a major announcement. and are you ready to hear this? the president addressing a rally in pennsylvania, mainly steelworkers - even they were surprised that he plans to double his tariff on steel and aluminium imports. we're going to bring it from 25% to 50%, the tariffs, on steel into the united states of america, which will even further secure the steel industry. the announcement has sent shock waves around the world. the european commission said it strongly regrets the move, which it said would increase costs on both sides

of the atlantic. so, businesses and nations are weighing up the impact of yet another trade-tariff twist. a 25% charge on steel and aluminium products being sold into america came into effect on march the 12th. from wednesday, that will now double to 50%. but the uk and us recently agreed a trade deal, which includes wiping tariffs on steel and aluminium. so the cost of exporting to america will be reduced to zero, once the deal is signed and sealed, but that could be weeks away. now it covers the £700 million worth of raw materials the uk exports to america every year, but uk manufacturers also export £2.2 billion worth of derivative products - items such as gym equipment, furniture and machinery, which contain steel or aluminium. and it's not clear if those products will still face

tariffs and if so, how much. and for now, exporters continue to face even more costs. this further tariff tax hike from 25% to 50% will deliver a serious body blow to the uk steel sector. it's unexpected - that will cause uncertainty and confusion within our sector, knowing that from next wednesday, our customers in the us will be facing that massive 50% tax hike that will put those orders into jeopardy, and i would say some orders will be cancelled. the government said it was engaging with the us on the implications of the announcement to provide clarity for the industry, and that it remained committed to protecting british businesses and jobs. steel and aluminium were untouched by the recent court challenge over the legality of some of donald trump's global tariffs. the president said his plan would boost american jobs and secure the future of us steel. but this latest move has

thrown the global industry into chaos and confusion. marc ashdown, bbc news. let's go live to washington and our correspondent jake kwon. did to see you. first, the significance of where mr trump made this announcement in pennsylvania. certainly. he stood in front of a bunch of steelworkers in their uniforms and this is very symbolic. these are the people he means when he says let's make america great again. he is harking back to a time when americans thought of their manufacturing as the mainstay of their economy and the mainstay of their power. this is the constituency that had voted for mr trump in the 2024 election. pennsylvania is a swing state and if you want to be a president here you need these peoples vote. his announcement of doubling the steel tariffs

was welcome with a raucous applause from the crowd. i am sure many people who had been his support base were happy to hear the message. he said he wants to boost national and local manufacturing. he also wants to reduce reliance on china and he has talked about that previously in a national security context. one thing we have seen recently with mr trump and his tariffs is a game of ping-pong between the white house and record. he says he once there is implemented on wednesday. will that happen? well, let me put this in the context... it is aimed at china. it looks like there is an all out offensive against beijing from the white house. we heard the sudden announcement of doubling these tariffs and it will not go down well in beijing, considering it is the number one steel producer. the defence secretary

warned china against hostile takeover of taiwan. the strongest language we have heard from him. this comes days after marco rubio said that america will aggressively revoke the visas of chinese students, treating them like potential buyers from the communist party. mr trump is going after -- treating them like potential spies. traditionally, when an american president wants to go after a country, his first instinct is to look for his allies and isolate the target country. present trump is not a traditional leader. this tariff is already being denounced from his close allies. we had from the eu, canada and australia. the eu said they are prepared to retaliate and australia said that this is not an act of a friend. there is already a huge

amount of rebuke from, not only china, but from his closest allies. it throws the whole thing into chaos because it looks like mr trump was climbing down from the tariff regime, but it looks as though it is escalating again. thank you. iran has called a critical report by the un nuclear watchdog about the country's uranium enrichment "politically motivated" and "baseless". the iaea report said significantly increased production of highly enriched uranium - used in the production of nuclear weapons - by iran was of serious concern. in a response broadcast by state media, the iranian government said it would "implement appropriate measures" in response to any effort by the iaea to take action against tehran. china has accused the us defence secretary of making a speech "steeped in provocations" - after pete hegseth warned that beijing poses a threat

to stability in the asia-pacific. mr hegseth was speaking at the shangri-la dialogue in singapore - a major defence gathering. he had this very public message for china... we do not seek conflict with communist china. we will not instigate nor seek to subjugate or humiliate. president trump and the american people have an immense respect for the chinese people and their civilisation. any attempt by communist china to conquer taiwan by force would result in devastating consequences for the indo-pacific and the world. there's no reason to sugar-coat it. the threat china poses is real, and it could be imminent. we hope not, but it certainly could be. china is also represented at the shangri la gathering - although not at such a senior level. their spokesperson hu gangfeng is the vice-president of china's national defence

university, and while he didn't respond directly to what mr hegseth said - he did make this comment. translation: we do not accept groundless accusations against china. some of the claims are completely fabricated, some distort facts and some are cases of the thief crying "stop thief". these actions are nothing more than attempts to provoke trouble, insight division and stir up confrontation to destabilise the asia-pacific region. this goes against the trend of the times, lacks popular support and is bound to fail. our security correspondent frank gardner is at the shangri la gathering in singapore. he has this analysis. well, this was a very i'm going to be polite here a very robust speech. i think it was bordering on confrontational. it was extremely tough towards china. it was basically warning china

to keep hands off taiwan, which is a self-governing island democracy, which china has vowed to, in its words, retake. it says that hegseth said america is back and we're not going away. and no one's going to be able to drive us out of this region. and we are your friends. and look, you know, the two big powers in this region are us and china. and they're not here at this event, which is true. i mean, there is a small low level delegation, relatively low level. but the chinese defence minister, pete hegseth, his opposite number in beijing, has not turned up, which i think is probably a strategic mistake. there has been a furious response from the chinese embassy here in singapore, saying that pete hegseth, his speech was full of provocations and instigation, that the us is the real troublemaker in the region, that it spends an absolute fortune on weapons and

that it's carried out... it's brought offensive weapons to the region, and that it's carried out hostile reconnaissance of what it calls chinese reefs and islands in the south china sea. these are, of course, disputed. most of the countries in the region don't consider them to be owned by china. they are disputed. but nevertheless, this is a very robust response, saying, how can anybody trust the us as an ally when it keeps changing its mind? its policies are characterised by back and forth. so that's the rough synopsis of what the chinese embassy is saying. police searching for a girl missing in the river thames near gravesend say they've recovered a body. the child was reported missing early on friday afternoon. the remains were found in the water around lunchtime, and police say she's been formally identified by the next of kin. police say the death is not being treated as suspicious. a boy who also entered the

river was rescued on friday - he remains in hospital, in a stable condition. we are 15 minutes into the uefa champions league final. now it's time for a look at today's sport with jane dougall. the final of europe's most prestigious club competition is under way. paris saint-germain have never won the champions league, they're taking on inter milan in munich. after 15 minutes it's 1-0 psg, hakimi putting them ahead just past ten minutes. inter milan have won the competition three times. but it's been 15 years since an italian side have won the trophy. after 70 minutes 1-0 ps g. great britain's simon yates produced a memorable attack on the penultimate stage of the giro d'italia to ensure that he will win the race for the first time. all the drama happened on the colle delle finestre -

the same climb that seven years ago saw yates implode and lose over 38 minutes to eventual winner chris froome. this time around, he attacked leader isaac del toro to turn an 81-second deficit into an advantage of nearly 4 minutes. sunday's final stage is a largely processional route around rome. i think when... ..was released i had it in the back of my mind to try and do something here and close the chapter, let's say, and i'm still a bit speechless, really, to know i was able to do it. do something, but yeah. the guys encouraged me and believed in me, so thanks to them. cam norrie is through to the fourth round of the french open after beating fellow brit jacob fearnley. meanwhile, british number one jack draper underlined his status as one of the world's leading players with a ruthless

win over brazilian rising star joao fonseca in the third round. fonseca only broke into the world's top 100 earlier this year, but has created something of a buzz, however he was no match for the british player here. draper a cut above his 18-year-old opponent. amazingly draper had never won a match at roland garros until this week, but is now in the fourth round. he'll need to have an eye on italian jannik sinner, who fired an ominous warning to his rivals, dropping just three games in reaching the last 16. the world number one beat czechia's jiri lehechka in a little over an hour and a half in the third round. he'll meet 17th seed andrei rublev next. i have to have the focus level very high, because unexpected things can happen. of course, knowing now that in the next round match there will be very difficult. also today i know

that he is an amazing player. again, happy about how it is going until now, but in another way things can change from one day to the other. third seed jessica pegula has knocked out 2023 wimbledon champion marketa vondrousova. the american came from a set down to progress in three sets. tenth seed paola badosa is out, beaten by daria kasat-kina. she'll meet mirra andreeva next. 18-year-old andreeva was in ruthless form in dispatching yulia putin-seva for the loss of just four games. psg have just scored again and it is now 2-0. you can keep up-to-date on the website. and that's all the sport for now. poland is voting for a new president on sunday. who poles choose will decide the future direction this country takes.

poland has the third-largest army in nato, is a major supporter of ukraine and is expected to overtake japan in living standards by next year - so what happens in the central european country has global implications. kasia madera is in the capital, warsaw. we should start by saying that there are very strict reporting restrictions in place that you cannot talk about you is on the ballot papers. you are absolutely right. thank you for clarifying that, because we are limited in what we can say about the candidates. we cannot talk about their policies or no going anywhere near the opinion polls. we can talk about it being an important election. you mention some of the figures and when it comes to this it is important for poland because they are spending more of their gdp on defence than any other nato country and that includes

the united states. of course, they are worried what is happening with their neighbour ukraine since the full scale invasion by russia three years ago. ukraine is amongst the many issues that are concerning the population. we are joined by another journalist who is having the same problems that we are having. we have to be careful with what we are saying. we are saying that poland is spending a lot of defence and there is concern about the ukraine. that is right. there is the idea that this would dominate the campaign, obviously there is a concern about what is happening in the ukraine. it is clear that there is a difference in the way different voters think about ukraine. for example, one thing that we know that the uk and poland talk about is the coalition of the willing. what poland could do and how they could contribute to that and the question if they would send the polish army into the ukraine. that was a big talking

point in the campaign. you have so many ukrainians dominating the campaign. that was not the only question. the question of security and defence and the position of all of that and poland's place in europe. of course, immigration and like you say, a lot of ukrainians came. a lot of ukrainians have been here since before the full-scale invasion and after the 2014 annexation of the crimea. when it comes to the direction of travel for poland without naming the candidates, they see things differently. going back to the questions and about what represents poland. clearly, whoever wins will have an impact on how poland is represented and you can imagine a situation in which the president elect tomorrow will have a different view from the government of the day and that could create problems. different ideas of how poland should work and what they should work with. one part of

poland, one part of the electorate thinks it should be about working with germany and france and european allies and another plant thinks that the us and donald trump are the ultimate allies. again, these two different perspectives on how poland should consider itself in global policy is something that we will see reflected in the campaign and the result. you have that real eu - us poll tomorrow. i think it will be a close vote. we don't know what will happen. the counting will continue throughout the night. we should get an idea on monday late morning or early afternoon. it will take time for the new president to get into office. watch this space. thank you. we will have lots of special coverage throughout the day and

the important election results. do join us here on bbc news. thank you so much.

this is bbc news. the headlines: hamas has responded to a us proposal for a ceasefire in gaza - laying out new conditions on the exchange of hostages and prisoners. us envoy steve witkoff has called it "completely unacceptable". the us defense secretary, pete hegseth, called on asia to boost military spending to deal with what he says is the threat from china. he made the remarks in singapore - and also repeated pledges to increase america's presence in the indo-pacific. the un nuclear watchdog warns that iran has stepped up its production of highly enriched uranium, needed for production of nuclear weapons. tehran denies that it's seeking to develop weapons technology and calls

the report "political". authorities in nigeria say more than 150 people have now been