At least three people have died and one is missing after New Zealand's largest city experienced its "wettest day on record" on Friday. Auckland is said to have received 75% of its usual summer rainfall in just 15 hours. A local state of emergency was declared as authorities managed evacuations and widespread flooding. New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins thanked emergency services for their swift response to the disaster. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #NewZealand #Auckland #BBCNews

Israeli police have arrested 42 people in connection with a deadly shooting at a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday. Seven people were killed, and at least three more injured, in the deadliest attack of its kind in years. Two people were also injured on Saturday in a separate attack outside the Old City. Israeli police said the gunman in Saturday's attack was a 13-year-old boy. They said he had been "neutralised", but did not give further details. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Israel #Jerusalem #BBCNews

Warning: This video contains disturbing scenes and graphic violence. Peaceful protests have taken place after Footage of a traffic stop that has seen five ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder shows them kicking and punching a motorist for several minutes as he cries out for his mother. Officers are seen beating Tyre Nichols, 29, in the videos from the 7 January arrest, with no signs of him resisting. US President Joe Biden said he was "deeply pained" by the "horrific" clip. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Memphis #US #BBCNews

A pilot demonstrated the first flying vehicle of its kind ever to be flown at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. It’s called the Ryse Recon and is essentially a giant piloted electric drone and is licensed by the US government to fly up to 700 feet. So, how does the technology work and what does it mean for the future of flying cars? This film is from Click – the BBC’s weekly technology show. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews

Expletive-filled footage shows Memphis Police drag Tyre Nichols from his car, in the moments before the deadly beating in Tennessee. Officials in the US city have released more than an hour of video of the encounter between Mr Nichols and five police officers. It shows the 29-year-old father as he is pulled over by police at a traffic stop - the authorities have since said they've been unable to substantiate the officers' claim he was driving recklessly. Mr Nichols died in hospital three days later. The five officers were fired and charged with second degree murder and other charges. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews

Seven people have been shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem. The attack took place on Holocaust Memorial Day. A 14 year old boy is among the dead, and a number of other people were wounded.   Israeli Ppolice said the attacker was killed by the security forces as he fled the scene.   Tensions have been high since 9 Palestinians, both militants and civilians, were killed during an Israeli military raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. It was one of the deadliest raids in years, as tensions rise in the region. Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman in Jerusalem. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews

Ukraine’s President Zelensky is facing a fresh political battle, following claims of corruption within his government. As the nation defends itself from the Russian invasion, 11 officials have either resigned or been sacked, following claims made by an investigative journalist for the news website Ukrayinska Pravda. The timing has caused damage for Ukraine, with some politicians in the US calling for aid to be restricted. Meanwhile, the US has sanctioned a Chinese company for allegedly providing satellite imagery of Ukraine to support the mercenary Wagner Group's combat operations for Russia. Spacety China had provided a Russia-based technology firm with satellite images of locations in Ukraine, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a statement. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Russia #Ukraine #BBCNews

The past 12 months have been the most lethal year for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in decades. Nine more were killed today during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian presidency is describing it as a "massacre". The Israel Defense Forces said its troops entered the city of Jenin to arrest a “terror squad" which was planning violent attacks. Last year also saw a surge in Palestinian armed attacks against Israelis. The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will head to the Middle East where he’s due to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders after many months of this intensifying violence and the recent election of the most right-wing, nationalist coalition in Israel’s history. The BBC's Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman reports for Newsnight. Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog — Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight #Newsnight #BBCNews

New Zealand's largest city Auckland has declared a state of emergency after torrential rain prompted widespread flooding and evacuations. The downpour in Auckland on Friday shifted houses, stalled traffic and cut power to homes and businesses - with an Elton John concert, expected to be attended by 40,000 fans, cancelled minutes before it was due to start. The New Zealand Herald reported that a body had been found in Wairau Valley on Auckland's north shore. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Auckland #NewZealand #BBCNews