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we are hearing from there that a number of homes have been completely flattened, there is a video showing people among the debris and they are trying to rush the wounded away from the scene. in one of the neighbourhoods, we are hearing that some of the houses have been destroyed, this is one of the larger israeli strikes that we have seen in recent days, although al shati was also hit yesterday. there are some reports in israeli media that the israeli military has been targeting a senior commander in hamas, but no comment on that from hamas. it did put out a short statement really threatening those that carried out this attack, saying that civilians had been targeted. the israeli military said that it has been targeting hamas infrastructure and that it will give more details soon. this really comes after a day where we also heard of at least 20 people being killed in a shelling in the south of the gaza strip, close to rafah, with the international committee of the red c ....
panorama that he d previously said he admired vladimir putin as a political operator but disliked him as a person. the prime minister, rishi sunak has joined other politicians critcising mr farage. he said the leader of reform uk s comments were dangerous. what he said was completely wrong and only plays into putin s hands. this is a man who deployed nerve agents on the streets of britain who s doing deals with countries like north korea. and this kind of appeasement is dangerous for britain s security, the security of our allies that rely on us and only emboldens putin further. ukrainian officials say mr farage s comments mirror the claims of the kremlin. our security correspondent, gordon corera, is in kyiv. one source in the presidential office did tell the bbc that, in their words, the virus of putinism unfortunately affects people and can be even worse in its consequences than covid, and that that virus needs to be nipped in the bud. and i think you can hear from ....
interest rates have been held at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row by the bank of england, despite the rate of inflation hitting the bank s target level of 2% for the time in three years. of 2% for the first time in three years. economists have predicted that interest rates, which are currently at a 16 year high, won t be cut until august. with more, here s our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. ok, so it s four bedrooms. first time buyerjames has his eye on his dream home in coventry. but getting the keys to the door has been more challenging than expected as higher mortgage rates have made the first rung of the housing ladder harder to grasp. we definitely had to make some cutbacks as a couple and look at our financial plan to see if we could afford the mortgage. with the rates being high, we ve had to save for effectively another year to come into line with that. it s also understanding, yeah, the term of the mortgage, you know, from looking at it, it ....
of the general election. tony lee, and his wife laura sanders who is the party s candidate in bristol north west are both being looked into. this morning it emerged that mr lee has taken a leave of absence from his job, and left the campaign yesterday. our political correspondent helen catt has the latest. we will have a general election on the lith ofjuly. july elections are a rarity. now, the gambling commission is looking into some of the bets that were placed on one being called. the use of confidential information in order to gain an unfair advantage when betting may be a criminal offense. we now know that among those being looked into are tony lee, who s the conservative party s director of campaigning, and his wife, laura saunders, who s a candidate. mr lee took a leave of absence from his job yesterday. both mrs saunders and mr lee have been approached for comment, but haven t replied. this will be a two bedroom apartment? correct, yes. on a visit earlier, the hou ....
started. you are for that reform and bringing back the filibuster. i am. that s what it was supposed to be. the idea is almost getting to the point where there is, you know, democracy is having a hard time functioning. maria: democrats have been pushing to kill or reform the filibuster since with biden took office knowing it is truly the republican s last line of defense against their radical agenda. but they heard biden s comments this morning and now they cannot wait to get to work. biden s remarks are a major shift in his position. he has given new energy and potential movement to the reform effort. he recognizes his program will be stopped unless we reform the filibuster. maria: don t like the rules of the game? change the rules. apparently that s the democrat motto when in power. mitch mcconnell has seen it happen over and over again. so i guess where they stand depends on where they sit. and so when they are in a position to advance the ball, they don t ....