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parliament today on his plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. mps and his are worried this will not stop the courts from getting clogged up with legal challenges. some have called for the legislation to be scrapped altogether. i for the legislation to be scrapped altogether. i do not think the scrapped altogether. i do not thinkthe bill— scrapped altogether. i do not think the bill is _ scrapped altogether. i do not think the bill is easily - think the bill is easily amendable and, ...

have reacted with fury to a draft agreement due to be signed in the coming hours. it includes a range of actions countries could take to reduce emissions, but makes no direct reference to �*phasing out�* fossilfuels — which had been in an earlier d raft. the eu is threatening to walk out, a representative of small island states says it would be like signing their death certificate. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has the latest. when the new draft was released, there was confusi...

emissions, but makes no direct reference to phasing out fossil fuels, which had been in an earlier draft. the eu is threatening to walk out. a representative of small island states says it would be like signing their death certificate. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has the latest. when the new draft was released, there was confusion. negotiators and journalists scrolled through the pages. the realisation slowly dawning that the agreement had changed. a landmark deal to get rid of...

lot of people thought they would not be standing when the music stopped. we have a big issue about how to manage risk and resilience in government, something we have looked at since covid in particular. we think there was a big issue there about making sure we are prepared for the worse, hoping for the best, but too often, covid really showed up but too often, covid really showed up some elements of our system that show we were not preparing for the worse, and had to act fast, and in m...

good afternoon. at the covid inquiry, the prime minister, rishi sunak, has apologised to all those who suffered as a result of the governments decisions during the pandemic. hes also expected to face questions about his controversial eat out to help out scheme, aimed at helping the hospitality sector. scientific advisers have already told the inquiry they didnt know about the plan until it was announced — and there were concerns it would spread the virus. our political correspondent ...

around his month—long eat out to help out scheme — which ran in august 2020. diners received 50% off meals at restaurants on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays — with the government subsidising the bill. heres our health reporter, jim reid. mine too. that and the yakisoba, depends on the mood im in. back in the summer of 2020, the then chancellor brought his flagship policy to the table. eat out to help 0ut subsidised midweek meals in pubs and restaurants. it proved popular at the ...

prime minister rishi sunak has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry here in london today. critics suggest that his eat out to help out the policy under which the government subsidised meals led to an increase in infections. early evidence at the inquiry suggested that health officials hadnt been consulted about that because the milk scheme, but rishi insisted milk scheme, but rishiinsisted insisted that the chief scientific and medical advisers did not object when the scheme was a...

this was the scene in new york earlier. despite 13 nations voting for a ceasefire, the united states�* veto means the resolution failed to pass. earlier, the un secretary—general warned that the people of gaza are at breaking point. israel says any ceasefire would cement hamas�* control of gaza. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many countries, including the uk. meanwhile, more video has emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel. the footage, veri...

the main un agency in gaza says society is "on the verge of a full—blown collapse". but its hoped the flow of aid will soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, images have emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel — stripped to their underwear — with their hands tied behind their back, in northern gaza. hamas has condemned the images, accusing israel forces...

good evening. we start tonight with a special report into the sporting revolution being driven by saudi arabia. the kingdom has been investing billions of pounds in attracting some of global sports�* biggest names, from boxing, formula 1, football and golf. nowjon rahm, one of golf�*s top players, has announced hesjoining the saudi—funded golf tour. the country has been accused of using sport to improve its reputation — distracting from its human rights abuses and poor environm...