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menendez. we begin with heavy bombing underway right now as israel announces a new phase in its war against hamas. the past 24 hours, israeli forces have intensified ground attacks inside the gaza strip, and increased the already constant airstrikes. nbc news crew member in gaza says the situation is growing desperate for civilians, quote, no water, no food, no medicine, no fuel, no electricity, and the bombing does not stop. the palestinian health ministry reports more than 7500 peopl...

to the skies for a summer getaway. record numbers of passengers — theyre predicted to fly this year, with airlines raking in healthy profits and airports fit to bursting. but against a backdrop of war, economic uncertainty, and the year for global elections, can it continue? and, with our climate in crisis, can any of it be done sustainably? im going to be discussing all of that and more — here they are — with a host of experts for our bumper aviation special. also, im catching u...

once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. now, for many of us, its that time of the year where were checking our passports, getting our bags out of the cupboards, and dusting off our shades as we prepare for a summer getaway, jumping on a plane in search of the summer heat — or trying to escape it. the airline industry is now officially back on track, after the dark days of the pandemic. and i tell you what, their outlook is very bullish. a record high of nearly five bi...

live now to professor tim benton, research director, environment and society centre. thank you very much forjoining us today, tim. lots of things of course influence the price we end up paying for ourfood, things like transport, wages and supermarkets. are the increases that we are seeing in the costs of food commodities being passed on to consumers in foal, orare being passed on to consumers in foal, or are they being absorbed, at least in some parts, in the supply chain? to a parts, ...

labours campaign is captured in one word and so far it is a pitch keeping sir keir starmer�*s party miles ahead in the opinion polls. yesterday, the labour leader pledged to change football governance rules to prevent any super league—style breakaways by english clubs. today, the party is highlighting plans to create 350 new banking hubs in britains towns — a move the party claims would bring cash to high streets and help to keep pubs and other shops open. rishi sunak warned vote...

up their campaigns out across the country. lets take you through some of todays key events: rishi sunak and sir keir starmer go head—to—head in their second live tv debate later facing questions from voters on sky news in grimsby this evening. will either man change tack, or will it be more of the same? well be discussing all of that during the course of the day. and the green party launches its manifesto promising to raise taxes on higher earners and the wealthy to help fund 50 bi...

eastern areas and it will be another cool day. i will have all the details later. its tuesday the 11th ofjune. the conservatives will promise to cut a further two pence from employee national insurance when they publish their election manifesto today. the prime minister will claim his government would let working people keep more of the money they earn, while labour branded the plans a desperate series of unfunded commitments. our political correspondent hannah miller has the latest. t...

katherine, im rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his partys plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that youve just gone through that weve already announced in this campaign — that, yes, does continue to cut peoples taxes, because i believe in a country where peoples hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance la...

what? someone planted only male plain trees. and this is why pollen is horrific at this time. is that true? ive wondered for years because i used to... working in westminster you used to get absolutely clobbered and like crying on the news, not because of the stories, but because of the pollen. maybe a little bit of that. but, yes, thats what it is. and its all down. apparently the australians got rid of it. i looked at this a lot because anyway, if i sneeze that is why. tree cast comi...

ps," and i love this bit. "i avoided using tartan wall purely for lauras benefits". so handy, we got you here this week. yes. good morning to you, laura. tartan wool. im not a fan. im not a fan of tartan wool either. and we will answer that question, connor. we will answer it, but you have to keep listening. and a few other things to go through today. sure. yeah. we have the various commitments made that seem to be fairly new commitments on welfare reform. and we also have the previews...