hello, welcome to the programme. number 10 say britain needs a deterrent against illegal migration, the draught bill clearing its final hurdles in the commons this evening. we will discuss what s in it. did the british government get it right in sudan? uk nationals urged to make their own way to an airstrip north of khartoum, through countless checkpoints and under their own steam . eight flights left today. but still several thousand to evacuate. also tonight. reports ukraine is getting ready for the next major assault against russian forces. we will look at the current situation on the ground, and assess just how well equipped they are to do that. and where is the government s strategy on semi conductors? the uk is losing ground to rival countries in a crucially important sector. we will speak to the director of one start up who is threatening to relocate his operations to the united states. but first, to westminster, where mps have been voting this evening on the illegal
started in a restaurant. i m luxmy gopal. we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries best known for his character dame edna everage has died at the age of 89. he d been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift: the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. i am weightless. listen, you could do with losing a little. success has gone to yourjowls! you re being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i ve had a little work done, but. have you? not quite as much as some! laughter and applause no. no, you are still recognisable, that s what i. laughter she was so
after a fire started in a restaurant. hello and welcome to the programme. i m luxmy gopal. we start in sudan, where the army says foreign nationals from the uk as well as the united states, france and china are to be evacuated in the coming hours . the head of the military agreed to facilitate the operation, as fighting in the capital khartoum enters its second week. saudi state tv is reporting that planes carrying evacuees have begun arriving injeddah the un estimates that at least 400 people have been killed across sudan since the fighting began a week ago, the most intense taking place in the capital khartoum. explosions and gunfire have been heard across the city in the past few hours. that s despite the sudanese army announcing a three day halt to fighting from friday. the conflict is the result of a power struggle between the national army led by general abdel fattah al burhan and the rsf para military group led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. the two men had b
about what kind of conservative government this conservative party is. is it a low tax party, or a party of higher spending? what s interesting within the 0ecd report last week, one thing rishi sunak got criticised for is that even with the package of support that was announced just a few weeks ago to try and help houses, particularly low income households with rising food bills, even taking into that that package into account, the government s package is contractionary, which means actually the government is taking money out of the economy. the 0ecd was very critical about that with sunak. many would argue that now is the time to be putting more money and people s pockets, but obviously some others are also worried about the risk of inflation. ~ ., are also worried about the risk of inflation. a, ., , , .,, , inflation. more money in people s ockets, inflation. more money in people s pockets, olivia? i inflation. more money in people s pockets, olivia? ithink inflatio
the distance. the israelis are trying to engage anyone that tries to ambush their forces. the battle is street by street. it s urban gorilla warfare. neil: one month in, israel says they have gaza city surrounded and preparing to move in. the white house trying to move in. is the president starting to back off from his israel position? still with them, but maybe not as with them. coming up, we re going to talk to the national security council s john kirby on how far the white house is willing to go. welcome. i m neil cavuto. happy to have you with us. let s go to mike tobin in southern israel with the latest on this preparation for something big and pretty soon. mike? neil, while the israeli forces are not letting up as you mentioned, gaza city is surrounded. in fact, they have the israeli navy bringing pressure from the sea. overnight, there was an aerial bombardment with 450 targets being hit. the air strikes continue tonight. the palestinian health minute try said the