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societal issues as sage was doing for the scientific issues? there is a strong case for having the technical economic advice remembering economic advisers often market sensitive. me transparently available to people and, where it is for experts to challenge it, there is a case to be made. my suspicion is a case to be made. my suspicion is this is one that the treasury are fairly unlikely to want to but that is for a large number of legitimate reasons. but, you know, what you say is cor...

hello. welcome to bbc news now — 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. israels prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says there were "strong indications" that hamas were holding hostages at the largest hospital in gaza, but they had been removed when his troops raide al—shifa this week. speaking to cbs news, mr netanyahu said there was no gunfight at al—shifa because hamas had already fled. israel insists there was a hamas command centre at the site, but hasnt yet...

scotland and even in northern ireland and parts of oxygen, below freezing but take a look at what to expect when you wake up tomorrow —— parts of oxfordshire. some places a good 10 degrees up on what we had this morning. it is all because of the cloud and rain that will spoil the cloud and rain that will spoil the child is the meteor shower. as you can see, moving in is a south—westerly wind get a great spoil the chances. it will bring a way start for many for our saturday mornin...

warm, highs of around six to ii warm, highs of around six to 11 degrees. heading through thursday night into friday, a ridge of high pressure builds in so that will bring a bit of a quieter day for friday for many others. a bit of sunshine, not particularly warm with mist and fog, which should clear away. thanks, sarah. and thats bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday. im jane dougall. another record for virat kohli, who overtakes his idol, sachin tendulkar, and helps send ind...

marking in spectacular fashion the birthday of king charles. he is 75 today. the first of the slits is happening right now, this is what we are watching at green park next to buckingham palace in central london —— salutes. this is the kings troop royal horse artillery that have been given the honour. it is a working day for the monarch today. there are other things on his schedule today. he will officially launch the coronation food project with queen camilla to bridge the gap betw...

charity medecins sans frontieres says attacks intensified overnight, adding it has lost contact with its medics working there. israels defense forces have been closing in on northern gaza. these purple areas show the approximate align has come in that operations at al—shafi hospital have stopped because of a lack of fuel. meanwhile, in an interview with the bbc, the french president emmanuel macron has called for israel to stop killing babies and women in gaza. france, like the uk, h...

reveille. applause. cheering. and there we end the two—minute silence to mark the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, armistice day, the agreement that brought an end to the fighting in the first world war. it is an event of course based in the history, time to remember and reflect but also a timely reminder of the current conflicts being thought right now around the world. this moment remembering those who have given their lives in service to our country since 1914. it is ...

the answer may surprise you. it is not permissible to fight alongside hamas, even if its to liberate palestine, as they say. that is still nationalist. its not a religious war. and a man charged with dozens of crimes takes on a man whos widely accused of being far too old for the job. hows the us election going? voters know both of these men very well. and right now, despite all of the court cases that donald trump is facing, they appear to be leaning towards him. israeli troops have c...

who says its intensive care unit had been hit. he says, separately, because of fuel shortages, two patients on ventilators have died, one a baby. according to the world health organisation, there are currently 130 babies on incubators in gaza. 45 of them are believed to be at the al—shifa hospital. the gaza health ministry say 39 of them are now at serious risk of death, give the lack of fuel and power. lets take a listen to that surgeon from al—shifa now, he sent this audio update...

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