Fastest female swim across lake geneva. Hello. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has criticised the uks decision to suspend some Arms Sales to his country, as � shameful and Misguided. � in a series of posts on x, Mr Netanyahu said, days earlier, Mr Netanyahu had asked earlier, Mr Netanyahu had asked israelis for forgiveness, israelis for forgiveness, following the deaths following the deaths of those six hostages. Of those six hostages. That had triggered that had triggered protests across israel, protests across israel, including a general strike. Including a general strike. 97 hostages, taken 97 hostages, taken by hamas last october, by hamas last october, are still believed to be are still believed to be in gaza, its thought in gaza, its thought that 33 are no longer alive. That 33 are no longer alive. The uk has said that the decision to suspend Arms Sales to israel was taken because there was a clear risk of the equipment being used to violate International Law. Defence secretary, john healey, said it was the outcome of a legal review of arms licenses. We are a staunch ally of israel, we remain a staunch ally of israel, we have made this a legal judgment as a result of the process we are required to follow. We have suspended the Export Licences on 30 out of 350 parts. These are ones that could be a clear risk of breaching International Law in gaza, but our determination to stand with israel to be part of the collective defence James Landale told us how much Pressure Mr Netanyhu was under . This decision comes as no surprise to the israeli government. The British Government. The British Government has been talking about this and discussing it since before christmas. And i think the israelis have long known this was a decision that at some point the British Government would have to make, namely that some of the weapons the uk are selling to israel could potentially be used to breach international humanitarian law in gaza and the initial reaction from israeli ministers Last Night was one of disheartening lent and disappointment, but it wasnt that Vocal And Wasnt that visceral. What we have just had from the israeli Prime Minister is a flow, an outburst of Anger And Indignation at the decision. He is a very busy man and has a lot to deal with and had a Press ConferenceLast Night and its almost that he came round this now and realise whats happened and felt the need to push back to say this is the shameful decision by the British Government and he says it is Misguided and it will embolden her mass and he emphasised in a statement the fact that british citizens were killed by hamas in the october seven the tax and emphasised that some hostages being held have british citizenship, october the seven attacks. That is part of a peace and in the last few days he has pushed back against domestic critics on the streets here in Tel Aviv who have been saying that they disagree with his strategy who say that he is simply putting his own political survival ahead of the deal to get the hostages out and he has been pushing back against his own ministers who are critical of him and even against the us president Joe Biden who said he didnt think Mr Netanyahu was doing enough to get a deal is what i think you have seen is the British Governments turned that any kind of criticism of Mr Netanyahu requires, in his view, push back and i have been vocal as we have seen in the social media posts. In vocal as we have seen in the social media posts. Vocal as we have seen in the social media posts. In the Uk Government social media posts. In the Uk Government says social media posts. In the Uk Government says that social media posts. In the Uk Government says that there i social media posts. In the uk| government says that there is social media posts. In the uk i government says that there is a clear risk that the equipment can be used to commit serious violations of International Law. Why are we not seeing Anything Similarfrom law. Why are we not seeing anything similar from the united states . fix, anything similar from the united states . Anything similar from the united states . �. ,. ,. , united states . A good question and its one united states . A good question and its one that united states . A good question and its one that i united states . A good question and its one that i think united states . A good question and its one that i think and and its one that i think and one of the reasons why privately the americans do not particularly like the decision by the British Government and find it unhelpful because it asks those questions about us Arms Sales which are the only ones that matter. The united states gives israel 3 Billion worth of arms every year by law, is required to do that, because of the law agreed by us politicians. That is something that no one is willing with authority to on stage. But it does make for difficult questions about what those weapons have been used for right now. But i think the us decision is not going to influence what the thinking in as the leaders on both sides but that theyre not going to change at the moment thats why does Mr Biden is a lever . At the moment he is not using willingness to do so. Willingness to do so. James landale in willingness to do so. James landale in jerusalem. Britains Chief Rabbi has criticised the Uk Governments decision to suspend some Arms Export licences to israel. Ephraim mirvis said on x � it Beggars Belief that the british our political Correspondent Henry Zeffman has more from westminster. Its clear the government is trying to walk a tightrope here and they are trying to demonstrate that they believe in upholding International Law and that they took this decision as a result of clear legal advice and that they are willing, Asjohn Healey were saying, to deliver a tough message to a close ally, but on the other hand they are also stressing this is just about 10 of the Arms Export licences and other Government Grants to israel which have been suspended and the overall uk Arms Exports to israel is minuscule anyway and the government continues to support the israeli right to defence but politically the risk of Walking A Tightrope and the risk for the government of trying to do enough to satisfy enoughin trying to do enough to satisfy enough in size of this argument is at they end up alienating most sides of this argument i think the political reaction to this within the Labour Party and the Labour Movement or the left more generally has moved from Yesterday Evening when it was announced more generally to a position where there arent many people outside the government willing to wholeheartedly embrace of the government has done either because they think they should have gone further or never done this at all. Have gone further or never done this at all this at all. And if we look at the criticism this at all. And if we look at the criticism that this at all. And if we look at the criticism that came this at all. And if we look at| the criticism that came from the criticism that came from the british Chief Rabbi, i suppose, one of the things it is important to mention is the legal requirement that the government is nodding to when they do this. Government is nodding to when they do this they do this. And thats what they do this. And thats what the government they do this. And thats what the government is they do this. And thats what the government is stressing | they do this. And thats what. The government is stressing but you mentioned when you came to me that andrew mitchell, the shadow Foreign Secretary was criticised and the conservatives more generally have criticised this decision from the government but they would presumably were getting similar legal advice when they were in governmentjust less than two months ago and they didnt do this so there is clearly a room for political Decision Making here as well as legal advice from the Civil Service and from government counsel. And this is a very hot button political issue with Community Impacting in the uk and a statement from the Chief Rabbi and its a separate but slightly related issue that under Keir Starmer the Labour Party has tried the party had become a harbour for become a harbourfor anti semitism. There is plenty more reaction to this decision by the Uk Government and plenty more developments that you can follow on the Bbc News Website where there is a live page and you can see a snippet of it there and you can also get that on the Bbc News App as well. Pope francis has landed injakarta in indonesia, for the start of an historic and ambitious trip to asia. These are pictures of Pope Francis being greeted at the international airport in the capital. He was given a bouquet by two children. Indonesia is the worlds most populous muslim majority country, and the pope is due to visit a mosque and a neighbouring church during his three days there. The vatican says the focus of the trip is inter faith harmony. 87 year old Pope Francis has reduced his travel in recent years due to health problems, but this twelve Day Trip is his longest trip as pontiff. As well as visiting indonesia, he will also travel to papua new guinea, East Timor and singapore. He is set to travel nearly 33,000 kilometres during the trip. And he is scheduled to attend more than a0 events. Our Correspondentjonathan Head has more on the Indonesia Stop of this tour. He is continuing a long Standing Policy of the vatican of upholding the best possible relations with a country that in many ways is a model of multi faith tolerance. Indonesia does have the largest muslim population but it is not an islamic stride, islam is not the official religion but there are significant minorities including 8 Million catholics and the indonesian modern state has always accepted a place for all faiths and so it is always seen given it has such a large muslim population as a showcase of how relations between different faiths can be managed and in general, most indonesian governments have stuck to the secular origins of the modern country when it declared independence and made a place for these religions and the vatican has kept significant diplomatic representation there. It has been 35 years since the last visit of the pope so this pope, Pope Francis this is a very different country from the one that his predecessor, Popejohn Paul ii, visited in 1989 and at that Stage Indonesia was still an authoritarian government, East Timor caused a lot of friction between the Vatican And Indonesia at the time but this time around Pope Francis will be celebrating the openness of indonesia but that does not mean there are not problems between faiths in indonesia and is always a sensitive issue managing them, the issue of whether relations in different parts of indonesia between christian and muslim communities have been strained in recent years in the region and those are all factors that the pope will be conscious of to the symbolic big Meetings Tomorrow in the largest mosque in Southeast Asia to highlight that value of relationships between the fives and a big rally to be held in one of the largest stadiums in Jakarta Rally to be held in one of the largest Stadiums Injakarta to which Roman Catholics from all over indonesia and many of them from far flung islands will travel to come and this once in a lifetime trip to see a pope. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Phone companies in the uk a meeting with Government Ministers to tackle crime of a number of Snatch Thefts doubled in england and wales over the past year. In england and wales over the past year in england and wales over the ast ear. , , past year. The government says the rise of past year. The government says the rise of down past year. The government says the rise of down to past year. The government says the rise of down to an past year. The government says the rise of down to an Increase L the rise of down to an increase in demand for second hand smartphones in the uk and overseas. Our correspondent has the details. Audacious, easy, quick snatch and its gone. Pens and facial Recognition Help that they are not a solution and is often young people who are targeted in places like parks and outside transport hubs. There has been work to try and crack down on thefts but Mobile Phones are now the most stolen items in england and wales according to the latest figures. They are at least 200 Snatch Thefts each day and last year 78,000 people had their phones or bag snatched but less than 1 resulted in a charge an 80 of investigations were closed before a suspect was found. Fora closed before a suspect was found. For a while there have been calls for more to be done. The government is acting Tech Companies to work with it to find solutions and end the illegal market for stolen phones. 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Bbc news. Ofsted has been found to be complacent in response to the death of Head Teacher Rick perry after dying by suicide after watchdog was downgrading her school. Ofsted that both Mac Chief Inspector has accepted the reviews of the recommendation as education correspondent shez. Ruth perry had a happy life, job she loved and lost you the primary Head Teacher took own life. An Ofsted Inspection inadequate grade shattered her health but often it wasnt found to be complacent and the Education Secretary says it shows the need for change. It secretary says it shows the need for change. Need for change. It is concerning need for change. It is concerning and need for change. It is concerning and underlines need for change. It 3 concerning and underlines the view that i heard of the night for wider Review And Reform are ofsted and moving away from those one word judgments among the first step of changes we need to see and i am determined to work with the new Chief Inspector to drive forward the change and to have a culture that encourages Openness And Transparency. That encourages Openness And Transparency that encourages Openness And Transparency. Ruths sister has campaigned transparency. Ruths sister has campaigned for transparency. Ruths sister has campaigned for that transparency. Ruths sister has campaigned for that change. Transparency. Ruths sister has j campaigned for that change. In the months after the death, ofsted made no attempt to contact the family. Its ofsted made no attempt to contact the family. Contact the family. Its a complacent, contact the family. Its a complacent, defensive l complacent, Defensive Organisation that has been incapable of self reflection, that incapable of self reflection, that will not listen to criticism and has been doing untold criticism and has been doing untold harm as a result and getting untold harm as a result and getting away with it. Do you think the getting away with it. Do you think the inspection getting away with it. Do you think the inspection came i getting away with it. Do you| think the inspection came to the right conclusion . I think the inspection came to the right conclusion . The right conclusion . I do, i think the the right conclusion . I do, i think the findings the right conclusion . I do, i think the findings were the right conclusion . I do, i i think the findings were secure and the think the findings were secure and the inspection think the findings were secure and the Inspection Team think the findings were secure i and the Inspection Team worked with the and the Inspection Team worked with the professionalism and the Inspection Team worked with the professionalism and i with the Professionalism And Sensitivity with the Professionalism And Sensitivity that with the Professionalism And Sensitivity that i with the Professionalism And Sensitivity that i would with the Professionalism And L sensitivity that i would expect from sensitivity that i would expect from our sensitivity that i would expect from our inspectors. Sensitivity that i would expect from our inspectors. From our inspectors. Ofsteds boss of the from our inspectors. Ofsteds boss of the time from our inspectors. Ofsteds boss of the time was from our inspectors. Ofstedsj boss of the time was Amanda Spielman and she defended their approach. The bbc has asked her for an interview about this report or any response to its many criticisms of ofsted leadership at the time. She has refused both requests. Ofsted now has a new boss and he says he wants change and Head Teachers say he has taken the first steps. Teachers say he has taken the first steps first steps. Since the new leadership first steps. Since the new leadership is first steps. Since the new leadership is taken first steps. Since the new leadership is taken over i first steps. Since the Newl Leadership is taken over at ofsted, we have seen a real Sea Change in their Openness And Willingness to take on change and we are looking forward to working with Sir Martin to make sure we can co construct the future. Sure we can coconstruct the future. , ~ g. , future. This week, Julia Will welcome future. This week, Julia Will welcome the future. This week, Julia Will welcome the scrapping future. This week, Julia Will welcome the scrapping of l future. This week, Julia Will. Welcome the scrapping of one future. This week, Julia Will welcome the scrapping of one or two werejudgments, the welcome the scrapping of one or two were judgments, the first step to a different system. Bbc news. For more reaction to these findings to speak to rebecca lee, the Executive Director of suffolk primary Head Teachers association. The words defective and complacent, do they come as a surprise to you . Surprise to you . They dont come as surprise to you . They dont come as any surprise to you . They dont come as any Surprise Surprise to you . They dont come as any surprise and i | come as any surprise and i think colleagues will be relieved to see this now in print because we felt in many ways quite gas lit by what has happened over the last two years. The death of ruth perry, which happened injanuary, it was still in november following that Amanda Spielman was basically denying the direct connection or taking any reflective or reflecting at all On Whether Ofsted had anything to do with it. She says it was trying to discredit what we do and the floodgates of the profession that opened following this tragedy, we really felt that we were not being heard and a healthy democracy, just because somebody is elected or put into a position, it doesnt mean that you just carry on with your fingers that you just carry on with yourfingers in that you just carry on with your fingers in your ears. That you just carry on with yourfingers in your ears. A healthy democracy takes effort to make things transparent and takes that word Co Construction and just tells us what we have really known for the last two years. Really known for the last two ears. Y. , ~ really known for the last two ears. , ~ ,. , years. Do you think ofsted are listenin years. Do you think ofsted are listening now . Years. Do you think ofsted are listening now . We years. Do you think ofsted are listening now . We heard years. Do you think ofsted are listening now . We heard the l listening now . We heard the Chief Inspector has accepted the review findings seducing this marks an end to the attitude of not listening to teachers . Attitude of not listening to teachers . ,. , teachers . There is a definite Chance Teachers . There is a definite change and teachers . There is a definite change and i teachers . There is a definite change and i was teachers . There is a definite change and i was a teachers . There is a definite change and i was a Head Teachers . There is a definite change and i was a Head Teacher as part of the leading and expecting injuly before the Summer Break and i saw for myself some of the changes that have been put in place. I was an interim head of The Small School in one of the issues with the current framework has been the fact that it has been quite immovable when it comes to very small schools which have to deliver things in a slightly different way to say a Big Secondary School and i was very encouraged by the inspector that worked with me as a Head Teacher and he was very sensitive to some of the creativity that one has to put into place as a small school as you dont have specialist teachers. There is definite evidence in many areas shows that there is a change of culture thats coming for which we welcome. Culture thats coming for which we welcome we welcome. You sound very optimistic we welcome. You sound very optimistic but we welcome. You sound very optimistic but are we welcome. You sound very optimistic but are you optimistic but are you convinced that the changes being brought in will successfully avoid the problems of the past or do you think more is needed than what we are already hearing about . Yes. More is needed than what we are already hearing about . Already hearing about . Yes, we will have to already hearing about . Yes, we will have to wait already hearing about . Yes, we will have to wait and already hearing about . Yes, we will have to wait and see will have to wait and see because at the moment there are small changes and then does this talk of report careless coming into following year and so there will have to be Work Put in into how those Report Cards will be formulated and the methodology behind them and the methodology behind them and we dont know whos going to be consulted on that or what reviews are going to be taken into account. There is a real risk in our School System of a model of governance so theres a lot of different conflicting forces on a Head Teacher of the time and they may have a ceo who was trying to hold them to account and it the regional Schools Commissioner and now theres talk of this Improvement Group in ofsted so it could end up being more of a mess and so they need to think really carefully about these forces and schools pulling them in different directions. Rebecca, thank you. To the united states. Joe biden and Kamala Harris have held their first joint Campaign Event since she accepted the democratic president ial nomination. The pair appeared at a local Union Hall in pittsburgh in the Swing State of pennsylvania. Mr biden sang Kamala Harris� praises, touting her as a leader who would support workers. She will be an historic pro Union President , but we have one morejob to do Union President , but we have one more job to do together. Are you ready to fight . Are you ready to win . Are you are ready to elect Kamala Harris is the next President Of The Usa . Cheering are you ready to make Donald Trump a loseragain . Are you ready to make Donald Trump a loser again . I are you ready to make Donald Trump a loser again . Trump a loser again . I have never been trump a loser again . I have never been more trump a loser again . I have never been more optimistic| never been more optimistic about the usa. We are the united states of america and there is nothing and i mean this in the bottom of a hard, there is nothing beyond our capacity. A british Endurance Swimmer is thought to have set a new World Record for the fastest female swim across lake geneva. 31 year old Sam Farrow completed the 72. 8 kilometres, thats over 45 miles, in 22 hours and 48 minutes, though the time is yet to be ratified. When asked how she did it, she said keeping a positive mindset was vital. Looking down the length of the lake and i rememberfeeling a sense of calm. At ten hours i felt really good so really smooth, had loads of energy and i kept thinking raised a son and see how far you can go before sunset because the more you get in before sunset the easier it will be going into the night. The last 15 k i was in agony, i try to appreciate where i was, it was pitch black, the water was beautiful, calm, like glass and i was trying to tell us of how lucky i was to be there at 4am in the middle like geneva and my best friends in the but watching me so ijust put my head down and kept turning into my hand touched the bottom and then got touched the bottom and then got to my feet, managed to get out On The Beach and stood up and just collapsed into a pile and ive never felt such relief to be on dry land. Ive never felt such relief to be on dry land. Sam farrow who is thought be on dry land. Sam farrow who is thought to be on dry land. Sam farrow who is thought to have be on dry land. Sam farrow who is thought to have said be on dry land. Sam farrow who is thought to have said that is thought to have said that were new World Record for the fastest swim across lake geneva. Headlines coming up in a moment but you can follow our top story on the Bbc News Website there the Uk Government deciding to suspend some of its arms to israel. Stay with us and bbc news. Brighter out there today than we saw through yesterday but still enough cloud around to produce showers here and there, especially across eastern and the far west of the country but overall, a much better day than we saw yesterday. Showers this afternoon would be across parts of East Anglia in the South East and the sharp one and some across Western Scotland and Northern Ireland but the Western Parts of Northern Ireland will brighten up. Eastern scotland, northern England And Western Parts of England And Western Parts of England And Western Parts of england and the north and wales will be dry and with light winds it will feel pleasant out there, even though we have fresher air pushing into what be had at the weekend. The most humid air in East Anglia and the South East but any lengthier brides or breaks here will see temperatures of 2a or 26 degrees. To this evening and overnight, some showers continue to filter across the country in batches Northern Ireland is Outwith Scotland but for Southern Scotland the lowest of the temperatures into Tomorrow Morning down to four or 5 degrees but not as humid as Last Night either across southern and eastern parts of england. The cool of the well to begin with and the best of the sunshine is here but enjoy because there will be more showers cropping up as we go through the day. East anglia, South East again and more widely across Southern Scotland and Northern Ireland and wales and Northern Ireland and wales and Northern Ireland and western england but temperatures continuing to drop that little bit more as well tomorrow at 15 20 but if anything and nudge down in early september. Beyond that it looks increasingly likely we will see low pressure developed to the south of us in france through the second half of the wins but also introducing or reintroducing more in the way of Humid Airand reintroducing more in the way of humid air and you will see temperatures creep up as we head towards the weekend. Not there on thursday as thirsty as a Transition Day with outbreaks of rain across england and wales and his heavy in the central areas but it looks like its scotland and Northern Ireland will be dry and temperatures creeping up here compared with what we have seen during the next couple of days but as we go to The End of the week, rain continues on and off across southern parts, it looks like increasing at the sunshine across the west and you can see enniskillen and manchester with temperatures rising into the low and mid 20s. Take care. Youre watching bbc news. Im nicky schiller. Lets go live to the House Of Commons where very shortly the chancellor, Rachel Reeves and her Treasury Colleagues will be answering mps questions for the first time since the Labour Government came to power. It of course comes ahead of Octobers Budget which the Prime Minister, sir Keir Starmer, has already will be painful. Theres also the controversy around her decision to remove winterfuel payments for millions of pensioners. Rachel reeves has blamed the move on a £22 billion Black Hole in the public finances she says she has inherited from the conservatives. They have rejected that. It comes as britains most senior civil servant, simon case, said the previous conservative Governments Failure to hold a Spending Review in its final years in office has contributed to uncertainty over the public finances. Lets speak to our chief political Correspondent Henry Zeffman