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the original deal was blocked by the supreme court the government says this new one addresses concerns about its legality and makes clear in uk law that rwanda is a safe country. rishi sunak says it s the toughest immigration law ever. but some conservative mps believe it doesn t goes far enough. others say it ignores international law. the stakes are very high for the prime minister, who s spent the day trying to convince mps to back his plan. our political editor chris mason has been following it all. chris? good evening and welcome to the central lobby chris? good evening and welcome to the central lobby of chris? good evening and welcome to the central lobby of the chris? good evening and welcome to the central lobby of the palace - chris? good evening and welcome to the central lobby of the palace of. the central lobby of the palace of westminster, where plenty of people gather when they come in here. just down to my left is the house of commons, where for the la ....
at least 50 hostages women and children will be released over four days, during which a pause in the fighting will be held. the release of every additional ten hostages will result in one additional day in the pause . the deal was approved by israel s cabinet after a lengthy meeting that ran into the early hours. ahead of the meeting, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the war effort would continue even if a hostage agreement was struck. the deal has been welcomed by president biden, who says it should bring home additional american hostages. in its own statement, hamas, which is considered a terrorist group by many western governments, says the 50 hostages will be released in exchange for 150 palestinian women and children being held in israeli jails. in the past few minutes, qatar, which helped broker the deal, has said the starting time of the pause will be anounced within 2a hours. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has more on the hostage ....
and late yesterday, the chancellor announced the minimum wage is to go up by more than a pound, to £11.44 per hour, from april next year. and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21 and 22 year olds for the first time. here s our econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that haven t gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , food. used to get six or seven oran . es food. used to get six or seven oranges for food. used to get six or seven oranges for a food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now it i food. used to get six or seven i oranges for a pound, now it has five. lemons, ten for a pound, now 87 for a pound. it is hard for the customer, it is hard for the customer, it is hard for us as ....
courted controversy. good morning. a fairly cloudy and breezy day. spots of drizzle here and there. also remain living in from the north and west of scotland, where it will be windy. wherever you are, it will be very mild for the time of year. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday, the 22nd of november. the chancellor is expected to cut national insurance for millions of workers as part of his autumn statement later today. jeremy hunt will also set out measures to boost business investment but labour said nothing that s announced will change the conservatives appalling economic record. let s find out more from ben, who s in hull this morning. it is now a waiting game, i guess. it is now a waiting game, i guess. it is now a waiting game, i guess. it is a waiting game. we have had days of speculation about what the chancellor will announce in the autumn statement. at lunchtime today we finally find out. i am at this community centre in hull which helps people ....
of the world. i have some friday sunshine. but by the time we get to the weekend, more wind and rain. all the details on breakfast. it s friday, the 17th of november. the main un agency in the gaza strip says it will have to suspend its aid operations due to a lack of fuel, which has also led to internet and telephone services in the territory being cut off. the israeli military claims to have found evidence of hamas ocupation during its raid of al shifa hospital, including a tunnel shaft. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. the first evidence of the tunnel at al shifa hospital, israel s army says, but not the vast underground hamas command centre which it had said was hidden under the building. hamas and medics deny that here. an israeli soldier also shows the haul of weapons said to have been found in the compound. we cannot independently verify this footage. hundreds of palestinians, includ ....