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"at least 50 hostages — women and children — will be released over four days, during which a pause in the fighting will be held. "the release of every additional ten hostages "will result in one additional day in the pause". the deal was approved by israels cabinet after a lengthy meeting that ran into the early hours. ahead of the meeting, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the war effort would continue even if a hostage agreement was struck. the deal has been welcomed by pres...

thank you. pleasure to be on your show. its great to have you here. as we look around the world, we see heightened global tension, uncertainty, conflict in so many different arenas. does that mean that for you, there are many reasons to be fearful about the impacts of geopolitics on the global economy? yes is the simple answer. i think we thought about the russian invasion of ukraine, we thought that was a contained conflict. now we see in the middle east. the more you fight, if this e...

and late yesterday, the chancellor announced the minimum wage is to go up by more than a pound, to £11.44 per hour, from april next year. and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21— and 22—year—olds for the first time. heres our econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that havent gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , fo...

perhaps into scotland. but here is where we are starting to see the cold air. 3—7 in northern scotland and central areas, further south of the front, we stilljust hang on to double digits. it is not going to last, the front sinks steadily south. not that much in the way of rain on it as it does say but it will open the back door for those temperatures to fall away and that cold, arctic air to be really quite a dominant feature. on friday, quite a dominant feature. on friday, quite a ...

ukrainian people and they should continue to have our support for as long as it takes. fix, continue to have our support for as long as it takes.— long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed _ long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at _ long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at the _ long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at the prime - the world cringed at the prime ministers fawning welcome for elon musk and this time, they are fl...

tel aviv and is a place where people have come, gathered in the hours after the news that a deal to reveal some of the hostages being held in gaza has been agreed. its something that has been talked about for many weeks now and has been a difficult and delicate negotiation but we have finally heard that after a vote here in israel that by the government and warn security cabinets that that deal had been approved and we expect to see the first significant release of hostages in the next...

things economically, there is always huge scope to cut or raise taxes, or spending, and then there is what his room for manoeuvre is within his self—imposed targets. we must be clear on this. a governments finances are completely unlike a household finance. we live in a currency where the government issues currency, we cannot do that, ferns cannot do that, whereas the government issues a currency and has a lot more freedom than us. not many of us have a money printing press in our fr...

sense, and investment, investing where we need to invest. and give me our where we need to invest. and give me your assessment _ where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if _ where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if you _ where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if you will _ where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if you will of - where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if you will of where l your assessment if you will ...

courted controversy. good morning. a fairly cloudy and breezy day. spots of drizzle here and there. also remain living in from the north and west of scotland, where it will be windy. wherever you are, it will be very mild for the time of year. all the details later in the programme. its wednesday, the 22nd of november. the chancellor is expected to cut national insurance for millions of workers as part of his autumn statement later today. jeremy hunt will also set out measures to boost...

held back to the spring budget, but there just wasnt a lot today, in my opinion. there just wasnt a lot today, in my oinion. , , there just wasnt a lot today, in my oinion. ,, opinion. even the issue you mentioned _ opinion. even the issue you mentioned about _ opinion. even the issue you mentioned about pensions, opinion. even the issue you - mentioned about pensions, the idea that we would have one pot that travels with us wherever we go and work, and new employers would pay into it,...