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The times reported that mr menzies is accused of receiving £14,000 from tory donors, which was used for private medical expenses and to pay off what he described as bad people who had locked him in a flat. The Conservative Party has completed its investigation and says it cant conclude that there has been a misuse of Conservative Party funds. Mr menzies has strongly denied the claims. Lets get more from our political correspondent, iain watson, whos in the newsroom. Could she remind us of some ...

good afternoon. the government will set out its plans for cutting legal migration this afternoon. latest figures showed it hit a record high last year, with almost three quarters of a million more people arriving in the uk than leaving. the prime minister rishi sunak has been under pressure over the issue and today in the commons, his new home secretary james cleverley is expected to announce the minimum salary for skilled workers coming from overseas will be significantly increased. o...

welcome to the bbc news at six. thirteen hostages kidnapped in the 7th october attacks in israel are to be released tomorrow. the group, all women and children, are just a fraction of the nearly 240 people abducted by hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. theyre due to be freed from gaza tomorrow afternoon, with a four—day ceasefire scheduled to begin in the morning. there were hopes they would be released today. a number of palestinian prisoners w...

good afternoon. net migration to the uk hit a record level last year — almost three quarters of a million more people coming to live here than leaving. the figure stood at 745,000 last year, according to the office for national statistics, higher than previously thought. but the indications are that net migration is now slowing. in 2010, the then prime minister david cameron promised to bring it down to the tens of thousands. our home editor mark easton is here with more details. mar...

how tom hanks is hoping to take people on a virtualjourney to the moon with his latest project. good morning from a chilly blackpool. we have got blackpool power laid up behind us. on this weekend to strictly. he forecast todayis weekend to strictly. he forecast today is wet and windy in the south. that will clear east. most of us will have a dry day until more rain sweeps in from the west later. details throughout the programme. good morning. its thursday, the 16th of november. the im...

the director of gazas biggest hospital says it has run out of oxygen and water, leaving people there the army took the bbc into a small part of the hospital, and was shown rifles, ammunition and body armour which israel says hamas had hidden there. the idf also said it had found laptops containing photos and videos of hostages held by hamas, considered a terror organisation by the uk and many other western governments. israeli military restrictions meant that our correspondent lucy wil...

a love story for the ages — actors timothy west and prunella scales reflect on their 60—year marriage. he is the person i love. i enjoy being with. thats about it, i think. being with. thats about it, ithink. good morning- _ thats about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy _ thats about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and - thats about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and wet - thats about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and wet at l thats about it, i think. good - morning. cloudy an...

the hamas stronghold from the north and south. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk. us presidentjoe biden says he has asked israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a pause in the fighting in gaza. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. flares hanging in gazas night sky are ominous warnings of incoming israeli fire. but, increasingly, the israeli prime ministers being pressed for a pause in fighting. i did ask him for a pause yesterday. this is a k...

probably made the right decision. and coming up on bbc news, two of european footballs heavyweights, france and belgium, go head—to—head at the euros with kick—off this afternoon in dusseldorf. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a head teacher convicted of grooming and sexually abusing four girls has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. neil foden was the head of one school in bangor in north wales, and strategic head of another. hed been a well—known and well�...

have voted to maintain bank rates at 5.25%. monetary policy remains restrictive. let me be clear, there is absolutely no room for complacency. inflation is still too high. we will keep interest rates high. we will keep interest rates high enough for long enough to make sure we get inflation all the way back to the 2% target. we will be watching closely to see if further increases are needed but even if they are not it is much too early to think about rate cuts. im going to talk about i...