Especially springlike with lots of cloud and outbreaks of rain and i will have more details throughout the programme. Its sunday the 10th of march. Our main story the us military ship is on its way to the middle east, carrying the first equipment to construct a temporary peer off the coast of gaza. It is hoped this will help more aid into the territory as deliveries by land and air have proved difficult and dangerous. And while a ship holding 200 tons of food is making final preparations to set sail from cyprus, food is making final preparations to set sailfrom cyprus, as food is making final preparations to set sail from cyprus, as zoe conley reports. Us Army Logistics ship, already on its way. The United States hopes to get a lot more aid in by sea. But it could take several weeks. In the meantime, in cyprus, efforts are under way by a charity to move supplies across the mediterranean. It may not look like much but on this barge sits 200 tons of food. It will be towed by a Spanish Ch
We start with efforts to get desperately needed aid into gaza, lets ta ke lets take you to live pictures in larnaca with a Spanish Charity ship is leaving the port carrying some 200 tonnes of food to gaza along what is going to become a new Maritime Aid Corridor that was announced by the eu. This vessel is being operated by world central kitchen, and it has been in larnaca for the last three weeks. It is towing a barge loaded with items which have been provided by world central kitchen. It is being organised by open arms, you can see the vessel has 0pen organised by open arms, you can see the vessel has open arms written on it. The open arms people say that on that barge being told our 200 tonnes of basic foodstuffs, including things like rice and flour and cans of tuna. The ship will take around two or three days to reach as i but we do not know where it will dock in gaza because there are no ports, so anything which has been set up will have to be temporary. It is an under closed loc
Many of the top awards. The budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the Shadow Chancellor with a major headache. Jeremy hunt cut National Insurance by 2 pence for the second time in six months, as well as stealing two of labours revenue raising policies. The party had planned to use these to Fund Breakfast clubs in schools and reduce nhs Waiting Lists, if it wins the next election. Earlier, the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves spoke to the bbc s Laura Kuennsberg about how they plan to raise money now, and began by discussing her plans to create a National Wealth fund. Yes. We have committed to an extension of workers rights, including banning zero hour contracts, getting rid of fire and rehire and having a real minimum wage. Obviously, the low Pay Commission will set that, but this is a big extension of the rights of working people, because if an economy is not working for working people, its not working at all. And at the moment, too many people are stuck in insecure, pre
The battle of the blockbusters will be decided later at the biggest night in the entertainment calendar. Will barbie or oppenheimer win big at the oscars . As we heard earlier the budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the Shadow Chancellor with a major headache. Jeremy hunt cut National Insurance by 2 pence for the second time in six months, as well as stealing two of labours fund raising policies. The party had planned to use these to Fund Breakfast clubs in schools and reduce nhs Waiting Lists, if it wins the next election. Earlier, the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves spoke to the bbc s Laura Kuennsberg about how they plan to raise money now, starting with establishing a taskforce to help create a National Wealth fund. The National Wealth fund is a key component of the growth plan and the idea is to leveraging the private Sector Investment alongside a Government Endowment to invest in some of thejobs Government Endowment to invest in some of the jobs and industries of
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