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this is bbc news. ukrainian troops on the frontlines are facing severe ammunition shortages as they try to hold back russian advances. we are less than a day away from a vote in the us house of representatives — with billions of dollars of funding for ukraine hanging in the balance. and — president zelenskyy prepares to mark his fifth year in office as the third year of russia's invasion rages on. hello, i'm carl nasman. welcome to a special programme on the war in ukraine. let's start here in washington. all eyes will be on capitol hill this weekend — a dramatic shot of their life. as a foreign aid package for ukraine will finally make it onto the house floor. lawmakers are expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let's take a look at what's in t
this is bbc news. ukrainian troops on the frontlines are facing severe ammunition shortages as they try to hold back russian advances. we are less than a day away from a vote in the us house of representatives — with billions of dollars of funding for ukraine hanging in the balance. and — president zelenskyy prepares to mark his fifth year in office as the third year of russia's invasion rages on. hello, i'm carl nasman. welcome to a special programme on the war in ukraine. let's start here...
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this is bbc news. a un report into the palestinian refugee agency concludes it must do more to improve its neutrality. 0pening statements begin in the first criminal trial of former president donald trump. and rescue efforts continue in southern china, after deadly flooding. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. the middle east is waking up to the 200th day of the israel gaza war and an independent review of the un agency for palestinian refugees has found it needs to improve its neutrality staff vetting and transparency. the report was led by the former french foreign minister, catherine colonna. she also concluded that israel had yet to provide evidence to support its allegations that many unrwa staff belonged to the hamas militant group. ms colonna also said unwra played a unique and indispensable role in helping millions of palestinian refugees, and expressed confidence that the agency will accept the findings. what needs to be improved will be improved and i repeat, i am confident that im
this is bbc news. a un report into the palestinian refugee agency concludes it must do more to improve its neutrality. 0pening statements begin in the first criminal trial of former president donald trump. and rescue efforts continue in southern china, after deadly flooding. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. the middle east is waking up to the 200th day of the israel gaza war and an independent review of the un agency for palestinian refugees has found it needs to improve its...
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he was shot down in new guinea and his body was never found because there were a lot of cannibals in that part of new guinea. prime minister of popua. new guinea's james marape has accused joe biden of disparaging the south pacific island nation because the us president said his uncle was eaten by cannibals during the second world war. biden's comments offended a key strategic ally as china is seeking to increase its influence in the region. marape in his statement said that biden implied that his uncle was eaten by cannibals, president biden's remarks may have sounded offhand, but my country does not deserve such a label. the second... war was not the work of my people, but they were unnecessarily drawn into the conflict, marape added. the prime minister's statement came on the same day he met chinese foreign minister wang yi in port moresby to discuss building closer relationships. joe biden's statement offended the people of papoa new guinea, not only because cannibalism has never happened in that country, but rather because biden meant that they would eat any white guy who happen
he was shot down in new guinea and his body was never found because there were a lot of cannibals in that part of new guinea. prime minister of popua. new guinea's james marape has accused joe biden of disparaging the south pacific island nation because the us president said his uncle was eaten by cannibals during the second world war. biden's comments offended a key strategic ally as china is seeking to increase its influence in the region. marape in his statement said that biden implied that...
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rosie iqbal has been a journalist with bbc news for more than 30 years, most as the main anchor for news hour, which has millions of listeners on npr. she recently left the bbc take up full time role at the school, public and international affairs. princeton university, where she is the john l.y. coleman sachs visiting professor and. we are honored to have both them here. so now silence your phones and please join me in welcoming amitav ghosh. it was the jetlag. all right. oh, that's very bright light over there. but. well, it's wonderful to be here. thank you all for coming. the asia society has been a great part of my life. i've done many events here in. fact, you know, the journey to this book began with my my novel sea poppies, which was launched here by the late great jonathan spence. and that was a really memorable moment in my life. but thank you very much, rachel, for this possible and for having me back and thank you for that very generous introduction. and thank you, darcy. she's a very old friend. we go back a long way and yeah, i did my first event for you back in 95, and tha
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archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand and the philippines. i caught up with the —— christopher luxon who told me about the outlook of the�*s economy. we who told me about the outlook of the's economy.— who told me about the outlook of the's economy. we have been deafinu of the's economy. we have been dealing with _ of the's economy. we have been dealing with some _ of the's economy. we have been dealing with some challenging . dealing with some challenging local economic at home where we have had government spending out of control and high level of inflation that's slowed our economic growth down and obviously, it puts at risk level of one lemon but even in the 150 days also set up we are making great progress on getting to the root cause which is lowering inflation so that we can lower interest rates, grow the economy and can lower interest rates, grow the economy and key p
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archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. now, i want to show someone that you might recognise, take a look and you might be wondering, what is she up to now? in her latest business adventure, she is up to something sticky and sweet. the duchess of sussex has revealed a line of strawberryjam, she appeared to have shed the treat with friends and influences who posted about it on instagram. that said for today's edition of asia business report. i will see you again same time tomorrow. hiya. i'm betty. and this is the catch up. tonight, a complete smoking ban in the uk, the olympic flame, and an all—female ultramarathon. first up, mps have been debating a new law which would effectively ban smoking in the uk. they voted in favour of the ban earlier, but they'll need to vote once more to make it law. the plan is being proposed by the prime minister, rishi sunak, and would mean that each year the legal age for cigarette sales would increase. so if you're born in or after 2009, you'd never be able to legally buy cigarettes. smoki
archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. now, i want to show someone that you might recognise, take a look and you might be wondering, what is she up to now? in her latest business adventure, she is up to something sticky and sweet. the duchess of sussex has revealed a line of strawberryjam, she appeared to have shed the treat with friends and influences who posted about it on instagram. that said for today's edition of asia business report. i will see you again same time tomorrow. hiya. i'm betty....
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you can catch a whole episode of talking business this week and on bbc news and that brings us to open close on the asia business report for this hour. i will see you again soon. bye for now. hey, i'm zof with the catch up. we start in scotland, where the government scrapped one of its big climate change targets. their plan was to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which caused the planet to heat up by 75% by 2030. ministers now say that's out of reach. they're blaming uk government cuts and backtracking on climate measures. campaigners say they're disappointed. we are backtracking, we are removing targets and we are really looking at the fact that we have not been doing enough when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. scotland's goal of reaching net zero by 2045, five years earlier than the uk as a whole will remain though, net zero means not adding more harmful greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than you'll take it out. next, it's a tough time for a lot of students with exams coming up. but this year, it could be even harder for students with adhd, as there's been a shortage of medicati
you can catch a whole episode of talking business this week and on bbc news and that brings us to open close on the asia business report for this hour. i will see you again soon. bye for now. hey, i'm zof with the catch up. we start in scotland, where the government scrapped one of its big climate change targets. their plan was to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which caused the planet to heat up by 75% by 2030. ministers now say that's out of reach. they're blaming uk government cuts and...
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phil mercer, bbc news in the hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now. as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice — known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bit rewards to minors have decreased by half since previously, and there has been some impact on minorsjust in the fact they are getting half as many reports, for a few days will make a huge impact but it's likely to make a much larger impact as time goes on, there wasn't too much movement in the big corn press, which i think was to be expected. the impact from the having was, i think the days of the bitcoin having have maybe gone by as these rewards have dwindled over time, these rewards have dwindled overtime, bitcoin these rewards have dwindled over time, bitcoin markets have begun to follow traditional markets
phil mercer, bbc news in the hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now. as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice — known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bit rewards to minors have decreased by...
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phil mercer, bbc news and hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now, as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice, known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bitcoin rewards to minors have decreased by half since previously, and they have been some impact on —— miners, where
phil mercer, bbc news and hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now, as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice, known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bitcoin rewards to minors have decreased by half...
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phil mercer, bbc news and hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now, as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice, known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bitcoin rewards to minors have decreased by half since previously, and they have been some impact on —— miners, where they get less rewards, for a couple of days doesn't make much impact but will do later. there wasn't too much movement in the bitcoin price, which i think was to be expected. the impacts from the halving are usually somewhat protracted, but i also think that the days of the bitcoin halving being this momentous occasion have may be gone by as these rewards have dwindled over time, and as bitcoin markets have begun to follow traditional markets far more than they o
phil mercer, bbc news and hunter valley. to the world of cryptocurrency now, as mandated in the bitcoin code, about every four years the currency network will slash its reward to miners. this practice, known as halving, took place last friday. that's the fourth time it's been done since bitcoin was launched back in 2009. i spoke to crypto researcher molly white and asked her what exactly the halving process entails and about its impact on miners. bitcoin rewards to minors have decreased by half...
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phil mercer, bbc newsin the huntervalley. in other news, a us regulator is suing the parent company of coach to stop a $8.5 billion deal to buy michael kors owner, capri. the fedral trade commission says it would eliminate head—to—head competition for the brands. earlier this month, the companies had received regulatory approval from the eu and japan for their deal. that is it for this edition of asia business report. i will have more news for you again at the same time as tomorrow. goodbye for now. hiya. i'm betty and this is the catch up. first, deadly lab—made drugs are for sale on social media and being smuggled into the uk. nitazenes are similar to heroin but can be hundreds of times stronger and have been linked to three deaths a week in the uk. the bbc have found adverts for the drugs on platforms including x and soundcloud. the music site said it had been targeted by bad actors and remove the post. x didn't respond to the bbc although some listings were taken down. there is loads more in the full investigation o
phil mercer, bbc newsin the huntervalley. in other news, a us regulator is suing the parent company of coach to stop a $8.5 billion deal to buy michael kors owner, capri. the fedral trade commission says it would eliminate head—to—head competition for the brands. earlier this month, the companies had received regulatory approval from the eu and japan for their deal. that is it for this edition of asia business report. i will have more news for you again at the same time as tomorrow. goodbye...
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news and a lot more on our website as well. tesla has posted a sharp fall in its profits and revenue for the first three months of the year. profits are down 55%, and revenue is also lower by 9%. it's been a tough several months for elon musk�*s firm — it's been struggling with falling sales because of intense competition from its chinese rivals. we'll have some analysis shortly — but first, here's our business correspondent erin delmore. it's been a rocky road for tesla this year. interest rates are taking a bite out of purchasing power and pushing big purchases out of reach, competition with china especially rival vehicle maker byob is heating up, sales are falling and so is tesla's stock. it's fallen more than 40% this year, the company is cutting prices and announced lay—offs, then on tuesday it reported its first quarter earnings. missing expectations on earning and revenue. the company is anticipating lower deliveries this year compared to 2023 but investors have one bright spot to look, telsa announced it is spee
news and a lot more on our website as well. tesla has posted a sharp fall in its profits and revenue for the first three months of the year. profits are down 55%, and revenue is also lower by 9%. it's been a tough several months for elon musk�*s firm — it's been struggling with falling sales because of intense competition from its chinese rivals. we'll have some analysis shortly — but first, here's our business correspondent erin delmore. it's been a rocky road for tesla this year....
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there's more on the bbc news website and app. some other stories now. the mum of one of the victims of the nottingham attacks last summer has criticised messages sent by nottinghamshire police officers. barnaby webber�*s mum called graphic whatsapp posts about the incident "abhorrent". the force said it would be inappropriate to comment. to tiktok now — the app faces a potential ban in the us over national security fears. presidentjoe biden's approved the plans which give owner bytedance nine months to sell its stake or the app will be blocked. and megan thee stallion has been accused of fat—shaming her former cameraman and having sex next to him in a car. emilio garcia says she made the working environment intolerable. her lawyers called the claims "salacious accusations". time now to leave you with 10 seconds of horses on the loose in central london. four people were hurt, but the military—owned horses which escaped near buckingham palace have thankfully now been safely caught. i mean, they arejust going for it, aren't they, with that gallop?
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you are watching bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. lord cameron has urges israel to do "as little as possible to escalate" tensions in the middle east — lord cameron has urges israel to do "as little the real need is to refocus back on hamas, back on the hostages, back on getting the aid in, back on getting a pause in the conflict in gaza. meanwhile the un launches a $2.8 billion appealfor aid for the palestinian population in the gaza strip and occupied west bank. russia's military death toll in ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark — we have more from a bbc investigation coming up. and heavy rain batters the united arab emirates causing flash flooding, some places recording a year's worth of rain in a single day. welcome to the programme. the uk foreign secretary lord cameron has arrived injerusalem a for talks with israel's leaders about their response to iran's drone and missile attack over the weekend. he's also expected to discuss the continuing humanitarian crisis in gaza. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucetj
you are watching bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. lord cameron has urges israel to do "as little as possible to escalate" tensions in the middle east — lord cameron has urges israel to do "as little the real need is to refocus back on hamas, back on the hostages, back on getting the aid in, back on getting a pause in the conflict in gaza. meanwhile the un launches a $2.8 billion appealfor aid for the palestinian population in the gaza strip and occupied west bank....
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welcome to bbc news. 0ften appeals year—on—year for palestinians in gaza and the occupied west bank. how does this win differ in its scale and in its details in the midst of this grievous work?— details in the midst of this grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. _ grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. within - grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. within the i grievous work? this appeal is - unprecedented. within the overall un appeal, the ask is $1.8 billion. we had never seen this before because we had never seen a word like this in the gaza strip and in the region. the scale of the humanitarian tragedy in the gaza strip means this kind of funding is required and to feed people, to get health care to people, to get shelter supplies, this is the dire straits of the need. i5 this is the dire straits of the need. , ., ,., this is the dire straits of the need. , ., , . need. is it also unprecedented because it _ need. is it also unprecedented because it is — need. is it also unprecedented because it is being _ need. is it also unprecedented because it is being l
welcome to bbc news. 0ften appeals year—on—year for palestinians in gaza and the occupied west bank. how does this win differ in its scale and in its details in the midst of this grievous work?— details in the midst of this grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. _ grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. within - grievous work? this appeal is unprecedented. within the i grievous work? this appeal is - unprecedented. within the overall un appeal, the ask is $1.8 billion. we had...
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dan roan, bbc news. a former post office investigator has said that he did not believe a challenge to the horizon it system in one case to be relevant to others. jon longman investigated seema misra, a sub—postmaster who was eventually jailed while pregnant. he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the investigator in the case of seema misra who was convicted and jailed in 2010 when she was a mother and also pregnant with their second child. now he made an important adjustment to his witness statement, he originally said he was not aware of any other cases where problems with the horizon system were identified as potential issues in what was going wrong. but he mended that because there was a series of evidence that not only was he aware of reports of other problems with horizon software but he actually worked i
dan roan, bbc news. a former post office investigator has said that he did not believe a challenge to the horizon it system in one case to be relevant to others. jon longman investigated seema misra, a sub—postmaster who was eventually jailed while pregnant. he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the...
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ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who asked him if he was satisfied that israel wasnt going to do any thing that might exacerbate the situation. we have repeated our view that any response should be smart, despite our solidarity with israel, and in a way that is designed to de—escalate and limit this conflict because nobody wants to see it grow and spread so those other things we should be discussing but at the same time, i think it is really important for the eyes the world to switch to looking at the situation in gaza where hamas have now hold these hostages fo
ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who...
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you're live with bbc news. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by a fire on tuesday. the building's iconic spire collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correspondent adrienne murray was there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known landmarks was consumed by an inferno and scores of firefighters were dispatched to tackle the blaze. they fled as flames ripped through the building. there were horrified gasps as the 180 foot spire collapsed. those inside managed to escape and police say no—one was harmed. some even raced towards the fire, desperate to rescue its treasured artworks. every moment mattered and, luckily, many were saved. among them, this precious painting as seen inside the stock exchange itself by the danish artist piet kruger. this is the
you're live with bbc news. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by a fire on tuesday. the building's iconic spire collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correspondent adrienne murray was there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known...
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you're live with bbc news. some pictures to bring you now of a devastating fire that engulfed denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of copenhagen. the building dates back to the year 1625, and is one of the city's oldest buildings, currently housing the danish chamber of commerce. copenhagen residents and staff from a nearby museum rushed to rescue a number of historic paintings. it took hours to get the fire under control due to the amount of scaffolding on the building, which made it harder for responders to get through to the flames. the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. we're just days away before the largest election the world has ever seen as people in india head to the polls for its general election. just under one billion people are eligible to vote — that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'll need to return to india in person to do so. voting takes place ov
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you're live with bbc news. some pictures to bring you now of a devastating fire that engulfed denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of copenhagen. the building dates back to the year 1625, and is one of the city's oldest buildings, currently housing the danish chamber of commerce. copenhagen residents and staff from a nearby museum rushed to rescue a number of historic paintings. it took hours to get the fire under control due to the amount of scaffolding on the building, which made it harder for responders to get through to the flames. the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. let's turn to some important news around the world. heavy rain has battered gulf states causing flash flooding — with some places recording a year's worth of rain in a single day. the dubai airport was forced to divert incoming flights for around two hours but operations have since restarted. cars washed away in the streets, as a fierce storm causes destruction across the gulf region. venezuelan presiden
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this is bbc news. higherfor longer, the chair of the fed has dashed hopes that interest rates will be cut anytime soon as he says us inflation is still too high. we will need a greater confidence inflation is moving systemically towards 2% before the appropriate policy. in the uk, inflation is set to keep falling, with new figures out shortly. so has the economy finally turned a corner? also on the program, as indians prepare to head to the polls, we crunch the numbers of what's expected to be the world's most expensive election. and, going bananas, we consume billions every, but for how long? as adverse weather and soaring costs affect producers across the world, we peel back on an industry under threat. hello, if you just hello, if youjustjoining hello, if you justjoining us you own time of the top business stories. we start in the us where doubts are growing aboutjust how soon interest rates may be cut. the chair of the federal reservejerome powell said on tuesday that inflation was taking longer th
this is bbc news. higherfor longer, the chair of the fed has dashed hopes that interest rates will be cut anytime soon as he says us inflation is still too high. we will need a greater confidence inflation is moving systemically towards 2% before the appropriate policy. in the uk, inflation is set to keep falling, with new figures out shortly. so has the economy finally turned a corner? also on the program, as indians prepare to head to the polls, we crunch the numbers of what's expected to be...
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good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a fall in the price of some meats, crumpets and chocolate biscuits has helped push down inflation to its lowest level for 2.5 years. the rate at which consumer prices rose was 3.2% last month. that�*s down from 3.4% in february. food prices were the main reason for the fall —
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a fall in the price of some meats, crumpets and chocolate biscuits has helped push down inflation to its lowest level for 2.5 years. the rate at which consumer prices rose was 3.2% last month. that�*s down from 3.4% in february. food prices were the main reason for the fall —
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, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there is a footnote saying hugh grant settled his case against news group. the actor later put a statement on x and prepare for irony. he said, as is common with entirely innocent people, they are offering me an enormous sum of money to keep this matter out of and as you were saying, that is estimated he thinks to be around £10 million. clearly an awful lot of money, but he is also clearly regretting not having his day in court. i mean, he had claimed the sun had commissioned someone to burgle his car, to burgle his home
, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there...
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this is bbc news, the headlines... the un launches a $2.8 billion appeal for aid for the palestinian population in the gaza strip and occupied west bank, as the uk foreign secretary lands in israel. in the uk, inflation keeps falling, now down to 3.2% in the year to march. we�*ve also seen mortgage rates fall, energy bills fall and data this week showed that wages have been rising faster than inflation for nine weeks in a row. for nine months in a row. russia�*s military death toll in ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark. we have more from a bbc investigation coming up. and heavy rain batters the united arab emirates causing flash flooding. some places recording a year�*s worth of rain in a single day. uk inflation is down to its lowest level in 2.5 years. figures released show the rate of inflation has fallen to 3.2% in the year to march. it�*s down from 3.4% in the month before, thanks to a drop in price for some food items like crumpets, meat and chocolate biscuits. let�*s speak to steve nolan, lecturer
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aruna iyengar, bbc news. since the pandemic, inactivity among uk people of working age due to long—term sickness has soared, pushing up the benefits bill and holding back the wider economy. new official figures this week showed another rise. that has all prompted a major "back to work" push from the government. but new research from the health foundation seen by bbc newsnight suggests the inactivity crisis is set to get considerably worse over the coming years, not better. newsnight�*s ben chu reports. my health caught up with me. it was that and it was nothing else. and it was the worst thing in the world for me to stop working. i hated it. i still hate it. it's mainly my autism and my anxiety that comes around with the autism as well. they're the main reason that i qualify for the benefits that i do. two faces of economic inactivity in 2024, but will there be many more in the decades to come? since the covid pandemic began in early 2020, inactivity among working age people — that's those aged between
aruna iyengar, bbc news. since the pandemic, inactivity among uk people of working age due to long—term sickness has soared, pushing up the benefits bill and holding back the wider economy. new official figures this week showed another rise. that has all prompted a major "back to work" push from the government. but new research from the health foundation seen by bbc newsnight suggests the inactivity crisis is set to get considerably worse over the coming years, not better....
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stay with us here on bbc news. it was a chilly start to the day particularly for central and southern parts of the uk and we had a touch of frost around. rain has been moving in from the north and for the rest of the day it will move down across the northern part of the uk, whereas sunny spells will hold on in the south. there is high—pressure out towards the west, but this weather front is coming around the northern side of that high pressure, bringing the cloud and rain to much of scotland. rain in northern ireland which is drying out a bit. northern england and north wales turning fairly wet in the afternoon. further south it is more likely to stay dry with sunshine lifting temperatures to 15 degrees in london, so a little bit warmer than yesterday but still rather chilly in the north. we have got a cold, north—westerly wind developing overnight bringing a scattering of showers to scotland and a few further south as well. we have got the remnants of that system sitting across the southern part of the british
stay with us here on bbc news. it was a chilly start to the day particularly for central and southern parts of the uk and we had a touch of frost around. rain has been moving in from the north and for the rest of the day it will move down across the northern part of the uk, whereas sunny spells will hold on in the south. there is high—pressure out towards the west, but this weather front is coming around the northern side of that high pressure, bringing the cloud and rain to much of scotland....
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tom brook, bbc news, new york. steve backshall has been campaigning to have pollution levels in rivers discussed in parliament. he is used to facing danger in the wild, but what he found here in his own backyard after a nearby works discharged sewage into the river thames left him horrified. had this been a sample _ thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than _ thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when - thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when i - thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when i was - thames left him horrified. had this i been a sample than when i was taking my tests, consuming that would put you in hospital, without any question. and it is not an exaggeration to say that it could have killed you. the levels of e. coli, norovirus, enterovirus, were so high that sometimes the laboratory would not even open the samples that were sent to them. and they described it as being a death potion for the river, something that could kill anything li
tom brook, bbc news, new york. steve backshall has been campaigning to have pollution levels in rivers discussed in parliament. he is used to facing danger in the wild, but what he found here in his own backyard after a nearby works discharged sewage into the river thames left him horrified. had this been a sample _ thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than _ thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when - thames left him horrified. had this been a sample than when i...
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this is bbc news. foreign ministers from the g7 countries are meeting on the italian island of capri, for talks on ukraine and the middle east crisis. the eu's foreign affairs chief, who's attending, said they'd be taking stock of what he called the dire situation facing ukraine, the people in gaza, and those in israel following iran's recent attack. ministers are due to discuss support for ukraine later today and secretary of state antony blinken has said that it's urgent that "the friends and supporters of ukraine maximise their efforts to provide. ukraine with what it needs to continue to effectively defend itself against the russian aggression." ukraine's prime minister has told the bbc there will be a �*third world war�* if ukraine loses its conflict with russia, as he urges the us congress to pass the long—stalled foreign aid bill. dennis shmil—hal expressed "careful optimism" that us lawmakers would pass the hotly contested measure, which has $61 billion earmarked for kyiv. the house of
this is bbc news. foreign ministers from the g7 countries are meeting on the italian island of capri, for talks on ukraine and the middle east crisis. the eu's foreign affairs chief, who's attending, said they'd be taking stock of what he called the dire situation facing ukraine, the people in gaza, and those in israel following iran's recent attack. ministers are due to discuss support for ukraine later today and secretary of state antony blinken has said that it's urgent that "the...
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this is bbc news. a third day of disruption at the world's second busiest airport after the united arab emirates suffers its heaviest rain in more than 70 years. there were a tonne of people sleeping at the airport, there were people crowded around check—in counters. the conservative mp mark menzies is suspended from the party after being accused of misusing campaign funds, claims he disputes. the government says an investigation is under way. g7 foreign ministers are meeting in capri as ukraine's prime minister calls for international support — warning there will be a �*third world war�* if ukraine loses the war with russia. and police take down an international cyber—crime gang based in the uk, accused of industrial—scale fraud. hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the aftermath of heavy rain is being felt in across the united arab emirates and parts of neighbouring gulf countries, a region usually known for its ho
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and coming up on bbc news... fa cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards from next season in an agreement between the football association and the premier league. good afternoon. a conservative mp has been suspended by the parliamentary party after claims he misused campaign funds. by the parliamentary party after the times newspaper alleges he used local party funds to pay off what he reportedly called "bad people" who had locked him in a flat. mark menzies "strongly" disputes the allegations. the conservative party was made aware of the allegations three months ago and says it is investigating. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. honesty needs to start now. the lack of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies. _ of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this _ of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was _ of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him - of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him last i of clarity needs to stop. mark menzies, this was him last w
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this is bbc news. scottish government is set to ditch a flagship targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. the conservative mp is suspended from the party after being accused of misusing campaign funds, claims he disputes. the government says an investigation is under way. the verdict in the inquest 48 people who died in a nightclub fire in dublin more than 40 years ago are due shortly. and prince william is given get well soon cards for his wife as he makes his first appearance since catherine announced her cancer diagnosis. welcome to bbc news now, the scottish government is expected to confirm it is a ditching its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. the bbc understands that the government's annual climate targets could also be scrapped, but the final goal of reaching 80 by 2045 will remain. we will be live in holyrood for the emissions target statement, that is going to come from the scottish net zero and energy secretary.
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graham satchell, bbc news. now before we go, we have some wild pictures to bring you from montana — where this elephant stopped traffic on tuesday. viola the elephant escaped a travelling circus — roaming through the streets of butte. the local sheriff said viola was spooked by a car and escaped briefly — but was recaptured without incident. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure — bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. that's exactly what we're going to see through the day on thursday ahead of that cold, frosty start, but we will see some spells of sunshine. that will hold on across southern counties of england, but further north, it's a story of increasing clouds, some outbreaks of rain. rai
graham satchell, bbc news. now before we go, we have some wild pictures to bring you from montana — where this elephant stopped traffic on tuesday. viola the elephant escaped a travelling circus — roaming through the streets of butte. the local sheriff said viola was spooked by a car and escaped briefly — but was recaptured without incident. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head...
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olga ivshina, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. members of the house of lords inflicted a second defeat on the government's plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. peers backed an amendment that would exempt afghan soldiers who served alongside british forces from being sent to the east african nation. the bill will now be sent back to the house of commons for further consideration. the scottish government is set to ditch its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. the final goal of reaching net—zero by 2045 will remain, but the bbc understands the government's annual climate targets could also go. ministers have have been told that reaching the target by the end of the decade is unachievable. hugh grant has settled a privacy case against a british newspaper publisher. the actor claimed journalists from the sun used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house. news group newspapers had denied wrongdoing. grant said he'd been
olga ivshina, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. members of the house of lords inflicted a second defeat on the government's plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. peers backed an amendment that would exempt afghan soldiers who served alongside british forces from being sent to the east african nation. the bill will now be sent back to the house of commons for further consideration. the scottish...
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tom brook, bbc news. you have maybe got time to boil the kettle, and a few minutes we will discuss boeing's latest troubles and the imf warning on the uk's economy, we will discuss venezuelan oil and we will bring you some retail therapy. you won't want to miss any of that. don't go anywhere. hello. slowly, but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure, bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. that's exactly what we're going to see through the day on thursday ahead of that cold, frosty start, but we will see some spells of sunshine. that will hold on across southern counties of england, but further north, it's a story of increasing clouds, some outbreaks of rain. rain for a good part of the day across scotland, some patchy rain for northern ireland
tom brook, bbc news. you have maybe got time to boil the kettle, and a few minutes we will discuss boeing's latest troubles and the imf warning on the uk's economy, we will discuss venezuelan oil and we will bring you some retail therapy. you won't want to miss any of that. don't go anywhere. hello. slowly, but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west...
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navteonhal, bbc news. prince william has returned to official public duties for the first time since his wife revealed her cancer diagnosis four weeks ago. he was given lots of get well soon cards for his wife and also for the king while visiting a food cherry in surrey, where he lent a hand in the kitchen and helped load meals into delivery vans. 0ur royal correspondent, johnny diamond was also there. it’s correspondent, johnny diamond was also there. 3 ,., . ~ correspondent, johnny diamond was alsothere. �*, ., also there. it's back to the day 'ob for prince william d also there. it's back to the day 'ob for prince william after i also there. it's back to the day 'ob for prince william after a i also there. it's back to the day 'ob for prince william after a long h for prince william after a long easter break, but perhaps more importantly, three weeks since his wife made that announcement about undergoing treatment for cancer, having preventative chemotherapy. in this kind of event is the meat and dr
navteonhal, bbc news. prince william has returned to official public duties for the first time since his wife revealed her cancer diagnosis four weeks ago. he was given lots of get well soon cards for his wife and also for the king while visiting a food cherry in surrey, where he lent a hand in the kitchen and helped load meals into delivery vans. 0ur royal correspondent, johnny diamond was also there. it’s correspondent, johnny diamond was also there. 3 ,., . ~ correspondent, johnny diamond...
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frances read, bbc news. a man who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he didn't commit has been offered an "unreserved apology". the criminal cases review commission chairwoman said she was "deeply sorry" for "failing" andrew malkinson. but mr malkinson said the apology was too little, too late. 0ur correspondent, graham satchwell, joins me with more. it is an extraordinary case, isn't it? ., ,. , ., , it? the government described it as an atrocious _ it? the government described it as an atrocious miscarriage _ it? the government described it as an atrocious miscarriage of- it? the government described it as an atrocious miscarriage ofjustice. mr malkinson was found guilty of rape in 2004 and i was meant at incidents. in 2007 new dna evidence came to light linking the crime to another man, so mr makinson applied to the review commission, the body which investigates miscarriages of justice, and they turned it down twice, and it wasn't until last year that mr malkinson was acquitted. todayis that mr malkinson w
frances read, bbc news. a man who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he didn't commit has been offered an "unreserved apology". the criminal cases review commission chairwoman said she was "deeply sorry" for "failing" andrew malkinson. but mr malkinson said the apology was too little, too late. 0ur correspondent, graham satchwell, joins me with more. it is an extraordinary case, isn't it? ., ,. , ., , it? the government described it as an atrocious _ it? the...
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around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. you are watching bbc news. heavy rain has continued to batter the united arab emirates and parts of neighbouring gulf countries, a region usually known for its hot and arid climate. flash floods have now killed 20 people in oman and one in the uae. dubai international airport warned of "very challenging conditions" and advised some passengers not to turn up due to areas being inundated by water. 300 flights were cancelled on wednesday with hundreds more delayed, after the uae experienced its largest rainfall event since records began 75 years ago. joining me now is a new zealand traveller at dubai airport, nirupa george. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. just explain what has happened to you, what the situation is like there at the airport at the moment. ., ., , ., , ., ~ moment. hello, lovely to be on. we arrived yesterday _ moment. hello, lovely to be on. we arrived yesterday from _ moment. hello, lovely to be on. we arrived yesterday from cairo. - moment. hello, lovely to be on. we arrived yeste
around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. you are watching bbc news. heavy rain has continued to batter the united arab emirates and parts of neighbouring gulf countries, a region usually known for its hot and arid climate. flash floods have now killed 20 people in oman and one in the uae. dubai international airport warned of "very challenging conditions" and advised some passengers not to turn up due to areas being inundated by water. 300 flights were cancelled on...
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james cook, bbc news. let's speak to stuart haszeldine professor of carbon capture and storage at the university of edinburgh. thank you forjoining us. i wondered first of all if i could get your reaction to this report that it looks like the scottish government is going to ditch this 2030 target? 0bviously, that is, as the previous clip says, it is very disappointing that the scottish government is going to be in that position. but this has been building for a few years so in some ways it is not a surprise, but it is also really important to state that we in scotland and in the uk have got halfway towards the net zero target from 1990, so, a huge amount of progress has been made, and there is a huge amount of progress still to make, and what this is doing is recognising that the collision, if you like, between words and policies which can easily be stated, versus the difficult reality of delivering this on the ground with real numbers and real change. haifa this on the ground with real numbers and real ch
james cook, bbc news. let's speak to stuart haszeldine professor of carbon capture and storage at the university of edinburgh. thank you forjoining us. i wondered first of all if i could get your reaction to this report that it looks like the scottish government is going to ditch this 2030 target? 0bviously, that is, as the previous clip says, it is very disappointing that the scottish government is going to be in that position. but this has been building for a few years so in some ways it is...
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around the world and across to uk, this is bbc news. | and across to uk, this is bbc news. —— they are digesting that. explosions have been heard in iran. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner cbs news that it was an attack from israel. state television in iran reported explosions near an army base in the central city of isfahan, which is the site of iran's nuclear facilities, but the iaea says there is no damage. with me is siavash ardalan from bbc persian. going back to the nuts and bolts of what happened overnight, what are iran saying was the case? the what happened overnight, what are iran saying was the case?— iran saying was the case? the only confirmation _ iran saying was the case? the only confirmation we _ iran saying was the case? the only confirmation we had _ iran saying was the case? the only confirmation we had from - iran saying was the case? the only confirmation we had from iranian l confirmation we had from iranian officials including one from a top army commander was that iran fired at an unidentified objects in the hour, meaning drones. they c
around the world and across to uk, this is bbc news. | and across to uk, this is bbc news. —— they are digesting that. explosions have been heard in iran. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner cbs news that it was an attack from israel. state television in iran reported explosions near an army base in the central city of isfahan, which is the site of iran's nuclear facilities, but the iaea says there is no damage. with me is siavash ardalan from bbc persian. going back to...
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to stay with us on bbc news. hello. some drier weather is on the way for most parts of the uk this weekend, but it doesn't look as if it will be warm and sunny — there will be quite a bit of cloud around. and today's cloud is going to continue to bring a scattering of showers with some sunshine in between. and it's still quite breezy out there. showers will continue to run in across parts of central and eastern england and also in the south, we're clearing away our morning weather front. for western areas the winds start to ease a little later, the winds are still brisk, and given that at this time of year the sea is at its coolest, it will feel quite bracing on the north sea coast. but 14—15 outside of the wind should feel pleasant, and we should get more sunshine this afternoon in northern ireland, west of scotland, western parts of england and wales. but this evening and overnight the chilly breeze continues to feed showers into eastern parts of england. patchy cloud and rain coming into the north on the next wea
to stay with us on bbc news. hello. some drier weather is on the way for most parts of the uk this weekend, but it doesn't look as if it will be warm and sunny — there will be quite a bit of cloud around. and today's cloud is going to continue to bring a scattering of showers with some sunshine in between. and it's still quite breezy out there. showers will continue to run in across parts of central and eastern england and also in the south, we're clearing away our morning weather front. for...
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this is bbc news. the headlines... explosions are heard in iran. us officials say it's israel's response to this week's attack. an iranian official says there is no plan for immediate retaliation, and state tv says there is no damage reported. g7 foreign ministers are in italy, with the crisis expected to dominate their agenda. while the european commission president urges restraint from all parties. let's recap what's been happening in iran. in what is feared to be a ratcheting—up of the conflict in the middle east, explosions have been heard in iran. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner cbs news that it was an attack from israel. state television in iran has reported explosions near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, activating local air defence systems. isfahan is home to iran's nuclear facilities. blasts have also been reported in the country's north—west. video online shows iranian defence missiles being fired into the air. commercial flights were initially diverted around iranian airspace, but
this is bbc news. the headlines... explosions are heard in iran. us officials say it's israel's response to this week's attack. an iranian official says there is no plan for immediate retaliation, and state tv says there is no damage reported. g7 foreign ministers are in italy, with the crisis expected to dominate their agenda. while the european commission president urges restraint from all parties. let's recap what's been happening in iran. in what is feared to be a ratcheting—up of the...
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you're live with bbc news. in new york, former president donald trump's latest appeal to halt his "hush money" trial was denied friday. the ruling — along with the completion ofjury selection that same day — sets the stage for opening arguments to take place as soon as monday. seven men and five women will consider evidence to determine whether the former president covered up a payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says they had. mr trump denies any affair. outside the courthouse just shortly after the jury was selected, a man set himself on fire. police say the man threw "conspiracy based" pamphlets into the air before dousing himself in liquid, and setting himself alight. authorities say the man is alive in hospital — but is in critical condition. officials do not believe that he was targeting any person or group. the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars transforming its industry, to try to compete with china on green manufacturing.
you're live with bbc news. in new york, former president donald trump's latest appeal to halt his "hush money" trial was denied friday. the ruling — along with the completion ofjury selection that same day — sets the stage for opening arguments to take place as soon as monday. seven men and five women will consider evidence to determine whether the former president covered up a payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says they had....
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james cook, bbc news. we are keeping an eye on capri and italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hearfrom us italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from us secretary of state antony blinken shortly. they are setting up the room there. they are setting up the room there. the agenda was supposed to have moved on from the middle east, but they did bring it back onto the main topic of discussion today after there were explosions reported in iran and nearan there were explosions reported in iran and near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, which are activated at local air defence systems. we have had confirmation to our broadcast part in a cbs news that this was an attack from israel. so two us officials are confirming that. plenty of reaction coming in and week will be monitoring the news conference at the g7. time for a quick look at the weather. hello there. it is still quite breezy out there, so the sh
james cook, bbc news. we are keeping an eye on capri and italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hearfrom us italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from us secretary of state antony blinken shortly. they are setting up the room there. they are setting up the room there. the agenda was supposed to have moved on from the middle east, but they did bring it back onto the main topic of discussion today after there...
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this is bbc news. world leaders call for calm after us officials say an israeli missile hit iran. a 61—billion—dollar aid ukraine aid package moves one step closer to passing in the us congress. and — the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to boost green manufacturing — we'll look at its impact on the economy. hello. we start in the middle east, following last night's strike on iran, which is widely considered to have been carried out by israel in response to last weekend's attack by tehran on saturday. the white house has declined to comment on the strike. and despite further questions from reporters, white house press secretary karinejean—pierre said the biden adminstration didn't have "anything to share". earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated calls for de—escalation in the middle east. the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations. what we are focused on, but the g7 is focused on, and it is reflected in our statement ended our conversation is our work to de—escalate tensions, to de—escalate tensions,
this is bbc news. world leaders call for calm after us officials say an israeli missile hit iran. a 61—billion—dollar aid ukraine aid package moves one step closer to passing in the us congress. and — the us government is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to boost green manufacturing — we'll look at its impact on the economy. hello. we start in the middle east, following last night's strike on iran, which is widely considered to have been carried out by israel in response to last...
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penn, bbc news. —— hugh pym, bbc news. the first minister of scotland and snp leader humza yousaf has said many in his party will be shocked after its former chief executive peter murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning yesterday. let's talk to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. lorna. yeah, ben, within the last few minutes, nicola sturgeon emerged from the house she shared here in glasgow with her husband peter murrell. she was asked how these latest developments have been for her personally. it’s latest developments have been for her personally-— her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but _ her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you _ her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you know, - her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you know, thatl her personally. it's incredibly l difficult, but you know, that is her personally. it's incredibly - diffi
penn, bbc news. —— hugh pym, bbc news. the first minister of scotland and snp leader humza yousaf has said many in his party will be shocked after its former chief executive peter murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning yesterday. let's talk to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. lorna. yeah, ben, within the last few minutes, nicola sturgeon...