The beach was widely seen as an opportunity for the Prime Minister To Revitalise his party ahead of a general election expected next year. Our Political Editor chris mason reports. Manchester this lunchtime, and the Prime Ministers warm up. Rishi and i are each other s best friends, and i couldnt imagine being anywhere else to show my support to him. Rishi sunak began by thanking her, his daughters, his parents as he drew a link between himself and margaret thatcher. This conservative party, the party of the grocer s daughter and the pharmacist s son, will always be the party of enterprise, the party of small business. He said he has taken a look at how Government Works since he became Prime Minister, and not liked what hes seen. It isnt anger, its an exhaustion with politics. Weve had 30 years of a political system which incentivises the easy decision, not the right one. As for taxes, they will come down, he claimed, but didnt say when. And then, it was to the crux of this speech, the
sellers? i am at a farm in the cotswolds surrounded by spaces and baz. seven ultramarathons in seven cities across seven days. kevin sinfield starts his latest epic challenge in support of his friend rob burrow. and it is a bitterly cold start. we had a widespread sharp frost with icy stretches. some of us will see wintry showers. most places dry. i will be here with all the details. a fairly wintry weekend ahead. it s friday, the 1st of december. our main story. israel has resumed fighting with hamas in gaza, after the seven day ceasefire expired. the israeli military has accused hamas which is designated a terrorist group by the uk of violating the terms of the truce agreement. iio hostages held in gaza were exchanged for 240 palestinian prisoners during the pause in fighting, as our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, reports. after 55 days, together again. mia schem, who is 21, welcomed back by her family. another hostage freed from gaza. this is her mother speak
hello. i m sally bundock. we start with breaking news, and within the past few minutes, israel s military has said that a truce israel has agreed to extend its temporary truce with hamas. they said it will continue in light of the mediators efforts to continue the process of releasing hostages, and subject to the terms of the agreement . as you can see, this is a live shot of gozo this morning, as they wake up to the news that they wake up to the news that the truce is still in place. it was due to end just a few moments ago at 7am, local time. on wednesday, the sixth day of the deal, 16 hostages were freed from captivity in gaza. they included two russians, ten israeli citizens and four thai hostages, who were all handed over to the red cross. their release was delayed by what hamas called logistical issues. on wednesday, 30 palestinian women and teenage boys were freed from israeli prisons, in exchange for the hostages. this, as the us secretary of state antony blinken
Only 40 of the world's 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, lagging far behind public companies. This is according to a report by the Net Zero…