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another humanitarian pause. nearly 20,000 people are now reported to have been killed in gaza. 1,200 were killed and 240 taken hostage when hamas attacked israel on the 7th of october. the un security council is about to start and a vote could take place in the next hour. the white house has just said that discussions about humanitarian pause are very serious. it is all about the wording of the text. the draft is very long, but the key section talks of "extended humanitarian pauses and...

i have, in my brain, thought, "well, if the next scan "says nothings working, i might buzz off to zurich." but, you know, it puts my family and friends in a difficult position because they would want to go with me and that means that the police might prosecute them. so weve got to do something. at the moment, its not really working, is it? the scottish governments tax and spending plans will be announced later today. economists are warning that ministers are grappling with a black hole...

have stopped passing through here and are now taking the much longer route all the way around africa instead — adding costs and delays. heres our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the threats to shipping in the red sea is very real. this was an attack by iranian—backed houthi fighters last month, storming a cargo ship registered in britain. the militia from yemen claiming that any vessels owned by allies of israel were legitimate targets. shouting. there have also been drone...

the global monetary pivot — that was what some commentators were declaring on wednesday, after the us federal reserve said it had probably finished raising interest rates, and signalled it was planning to start cutting them next year. but clearly, neither the european central bank nor the bank of england got the memo. they left their rates on hold and said it was too early to talk about cutting them. in fact, here in the uk, three members of the bank of england monetary policy commit...

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i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdoms entry for next years eurovision song contest. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week both countries abstained on a united nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. but in a change of tone, which echoes a shift...

of the population vote. caveat number two, we dont know what impact so called greeters had on the numbers. these were people employed by some local authorities to meet voters outside the polling stations, they are there to manage queues, help those with mobility issues etc. some reminded people they needed id to vote. we dont know who was discouraged at that stage. the figures we have got do not record those numbers. according to the electoral commission that is one aspect that they ar...

joins the king and queen at the opening day of the chelsea flower show its seven in the morning in singapore, and 2am in the russian region bel—go—rod where moscow says its hunting ukrainian sabateurs who crossed the border and injured eight people. the local governor said one village had been shelled and several people had suffered shrapnel wounds. ukraine has denied having anything to do with the attack and a spokesperson for the ukrainian government has told the bbc it was russi...

hello im sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. lets take you straight to live pictures from hiroshima, where world leaders are meeting for the g7 summit. at the moment we know that they have already arrived as nick marsh just mentioned, have already arrived as nick marshjust mentioned, we have seen some of the leader is going on, they are expected to exit now and lay a wreath at the hiroshima peace memorial park and there we see them, president biden and the japanese prime minister fum...

conflict at its doorstep, either through a belligerent north korea or chinas increased aggression against taiwan. and the worlds most famous shipwreck, the titanic, well show you the first full—sized sd scan thats been created. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. thereve been dramatic scenes in northern italy, after 1a rivers burst their banks, flooding 23 towns. at least eight people died, after parts of the emilia romagna region saw, half a ...