Surf is up. Hello and welcome to todays verified live. Downing street has described as unacceptable remarks alleged to have been made by one of the Conservative Partys biggest donors about the mp diane abbott. The guardian reports that during a Business Meeting in 2019, frank hester said diane abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot. Mr hester has admitted making comments about her which he described as rude. Mr hester has issued a statement saying that at the meeting in question, he said he abhorred racism. Diane abbott has also released a statement responding to his alleged comments. She said. Government ministers have faced questions from the media and they called his comments unacceptable but stopped short of calling them racist. Well, its clear that what he said was inappropriate. He has, as i understand it, apologised for those remarks. I think the Critical Point here is i dont think what he was saying was a gender based or a race based comment, b
We start with a Special Report from gaza where medical staff have told the bbc they were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital duties after a raid at their hospital last month. Theyve said, that some detainees were stripped, kept in Stress Positions for several hours, or had muzzled dogs set upon them. Israel said, it occupied the Nasser Hospital site believing it was used by hamas and that severalfreed israeli hostages have said, they were held there. You might find some parts of this report by wyre davies distressing. Not for the first time in this war, Israeli Soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. But these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the Nasser Hospital in khan yunis. Most of them are still held captive. For weeks, the medics had witnessed israels military advance closing in around their hospital. The fighting in khan younis was fierce. Thousands of people whod sought refuge in the grounds, f
And wide to ride the waves of the river severn. And on newsnight at 10. 30pm well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. Theres been a Strong International response to a bbc investigation, highlighting the Ill Treatment of palestinian medical staff, by the Israeli Defence forces, at a hospital in gaza last month. Our reporting includes evidence of people being detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties. The foreign secretary, lord cameron, says the report is very disturbing, and hes called for Answers From The Israelis. And the Us State Department has also seen the imnvestigation. Israel says it took over the Nasser Hospital in khan younis last month, believing hamas fighters were based there. Several israeli hostages, whove been released, say they were held on the premises. Israel says any abuse of detainees is strictly prohibited. Orla guerin is live inje
Good evening from the gb newsroom. Itsjust good evening from the gb newsroom. Its just gone 6 00. The top story this hour. Northern irelands first minister has apologised to the families of alleged informers who were killed by the ira , and who were killed by the ira, and she says shes wholeheartedly committed to healing the wounds of the past. Its after a Major Investigation found more lives were probably lost than saved by a double agent during the troubles , codenamed stakeknife, troubles, codenamed stakeknife, he was working covertly for the british army inside the iras internal Security Unit operation canova, which was conducted by Bedfordshire Police, examined more than 100 murders and abductions linked to that unit. Chief constable john bucha, whos now with the Police Service in Northern Ireland, says theres strong evidence of very serious criminality. Very serious criminality. A stakeknife was undoubtedly a valuable asset who provided intelligence about the ira at considerable
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