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around his month—long eat out to help out scheme — which ran in august 2020. diners received 50% off meals at restaurants on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays — with the government subsidising the bill. here's our health reporter, jim reid. mine too. that and the yakisoba, depends on the mood i'm in. back in the summer of 2020, the then chancellor brought his flagship policy to the table. eat out to help 0ut subsidised midweek meals in pubs and restaurants. it proved popular at the time. but critics say it fuelled a rise in infections. did you ignore the advice over cobit? —â€...

prime minister rishi sunak has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry here in london today. critics suggest that his eat out to help out the policy under which the government subsidised meals led to an increase in infections. early evidence at the inquiry suggested that health officials hadn't been consulted about that because the milk scheme, but rishi insisted milk scheme, but rishiinsisted insisted that the chief scientific and medical advisers did not object when the scheme was announced. rishi and a chance at the time back in 2020 claim his actions had protected millions ofjo...

this was the scene in new york earlier. despite 13 nations voting for a ceasefire, the united states�* veto means the resolution failed to pass. earlier, the un secretary—general warned that the people of gaza are at breaking point. israel says any ceasefire would cement hamas�* control of gaza. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many countries, including the uk. meanwhile, more video has emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel. the footage, verified by the bbc, shows them stripped to their underwear, kneeling on the ground and being guarded by...

the main un agency in gaza says society is "on the verge of a full—blown collapse". but it's hoped the flow of aid will soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, images have emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel — stripped to their underwear — with their hands tied behind their back, in northern gaza. hamas has condemned the images, accusing israel forces of committing a "heinous crime against innocent civilians". there's also been fresh violence in th...

good evening. we start tonight with a special report into the sporting revolution being driven by saudi arabia. the kingdom has been investing billions of pounds in attracting some of global sports�* biggest names, from boxing, formula 1, football and golf. nowjon rahm, one of golf�*s top players, has announced he'sjoining the saudi—funded golf tour. the country has been accused of using sport to improve its reputation — distracting from its human rights abuses and poor environmental record. but in an interview with the bbc, the sports minister denied claims of so—called "s...