Final preparations are under way to send the first shipment of aid by sea to gaza. Humanitarian organisations are co ordinating a delivery of about 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies, which will go via a maritime corridor with israels agreement. But its unclear how or where the boat will actually dock, and even if the aid does arrive, some groups are warning of problems in distributing the aid across gaza. Wyre davies reports from jerusalem. In the cypriot port of larnaca, they have been working around the clock. The spanish ship, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food with medical aid all the way to gaza. Its a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. Translation yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, where The Last Mile will be the most complicated operation. The disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. How the aid will be unloaded into gaza, where there is no port or functioning harbour, is n
Wigan and newport. Lets speak to marc ashdown, business correspondent. How rapidly have rents been rising . The bbc teamed up with that property portal and we asked them to track rent rises over the past three years. Between 2020 and 2023, they looked at 65 areas across the whole of the uk. For the areas which have seen the biggest increases. This graph tells a story. This is the average amount rents have gone up across the uk, just under 31 . These are the areas that have seen the biggest increases. Manchester, bolton, glasgow as you would expect. But six out of these ten are areas close to cities but not cities. These are towns within touching distance of cities. They have seen the biggest rent increases, luton, newport, bolton. Nearly 39 over the last three years, rents have gone up in bolton. 15 injust the last year. One of the Estate Agents we spoke to said in his 23 years, he hasnt seen anything like it, he described a staggering. Baez hasnt seen anything like it, he described a
Rate in 2022 was 1. 49 the lowest since records began. For a countrys population to hold steady, there must be 2. 1 births per woman. And falling birth rates are causing alarm for politicians, facing a future of ageing populations and shrinking workforces. Lets get more on this with our Correspondent. Lets get more on this with our Correspondent. South korea has broken its Correspondent. South korea has broken its lowest Correspondent. South korea has broken its lowest birth Correspondent. South korea has broken its lowest birth rate Correspondent. South korea has l broken its lowest Birth Rate Record once again according to new numbers released on wednesday by statistics korea, mother countrys Birth Rate Recorded 0. 72, an 8 decrease from the previous year. The Capital City Seoul recorded 0. 55 which is the lowest among all the districts across the country. Although the low birth trend is spreading all across the world, especially among developed countries, south korea is. After reach
is what they have got to do, take their chances, because wolfsburg are a fantastic side with experience in the champions league and i think they will be relishing the opportunity to come to the emirates, 60,000 fans, i m sure they will want to cause an upset. 60,000 fans, i m sure they will want to cause an upset. dramatic weekend in the premier to cause an upset. dramatic weekend in the premier league to cause an upset. dramatic weekend in the premier league and to cause an upset. dramatic weekend in the premier league and it s a - in the premier league and it s a huge game at the bottom of the table coming up this evening. leicester city taking on everton. three points would lift either side out of the relegation zone. we are also showing you pictures of the ongoing protests in paris around the pensions and we will keep you across those live pictures as we bring you the sport news at the moment. dean smith says the manager of the game is not lost on the leicester play