Of those around, yes, cloudy looking skies and at times thick enough for the odd spot or two of drizzle. All the details coming up a little later. Good morning. Its sunday the 24th of november. Our top story the conservatives will pledge not to raise the rate of income tax, National Insurance or vat when they publish their election manifesto this afternoon. Borisjohnson has also said he wants to bring his brexit deal back to the commons before christmas, if the conservatives are returned to power. Our political correspondent, nick earley reports. What would he do with power . This afternoon Boris Johnson what would he do with power . This afternoon borisjohnson will what would he do with power . This afternoon Boris Johnson will unveil the conservative manifesto. His basic message, deliver brexit and move basic message, deliver brexit and m ove o nto basic message, deliver brexit and move onto domestic priorities. He will pledge that the bill that will deliver brexit will be brought ba
From southern israel. As israel intensifies its air strikes before its widely expected ground strike, palestinian homes have been hit without warning. These pictures are from rafah where locals pulled victims from the rubble of a house that was hit overnight. And these images are from khan younis in Southern Gaza. Israel had asked Palestinian Civilians to move south for their own safety as it said it was focusing its air strikes on hamas infrastructure. The Israel Defence forces released this video of air strikes over gaza. We cant independently verify when this was shot. Gazais gaza is the south but to the north, israel has also launched fresh air strikes. This time at iran backed hezbollah inside lebanon. This is a video of it firing at hezbollah. 34 3a aid trucks has so far managed to get into gaza. The main un agency there says hundreds of trucks of aid are needed every day. The Rafah Crossing is currently the only route into gaza because its the only one that doesnt border israel.
Time for a look at the Business News now with tadhg enright. Luxmy gopal, thank you very much. We are going to talk about tax. A new report, funded by the european union, has found that the worlds super rich are still able to pay low rates of tax, despite decades of efforts to reduce evasion. The study says there are still too many loopholes and billionaires are able to pay less than 0. 5 of their wealth. The eu tax observatory, which is behind the report, is calling for a new global minimum tax on billionaires saying that if the richest 3,000 people in the world paid 2 , then it would raise 250 billion a year. Earlier, i spoke to Richard Murphy a Tax Reform Campaigner and professor of accounting practice, Sheffield University Management School and asked how feasible that would be. The good news in this report today is that a lot of measures that are being put in place which i campaigned for over the last 15 years are working. For example, tax havens are now causing one third of the ha
Its parliaments job to draw that line and the thought that may be events at the moment illustrate some of the lines arent in the right place. There have been reports from the Counterterror Commission and Law Commission and more recently from Sirjohn Saunders with the manchester inquiry inquest, talking about the law needs to change to be stronger at dealing with extremism and the Home Secretary and her colleagues are thinking hard about that. So, a constructive meeting in difficult times where sober and determined thought is required. That was sir mark rowley. The Environment Agency has warned there could be further flooding in the north of england and the midlands following torrential rain from storm babet. Across england, there are more than 100 Flood Warnings in place. And in scotland, first Minster Humza Yousaf has been visiting brechin one of the worst hit areas. Well have more on that in a moment, but first Greg Mackenzie has this report. Residents from more than 500 homes in thi
From egypt overnight. This after an initial convoy of 20 trucks the previous day. The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe among Paletsinian Civilans with no access to fresh water, food aid or medicines. Israel tightened its blockade on gaza 15 days ago following an unprecedented massacre of civilians on its territory. The rafah crossing is on the egyptian border, and its the only route into gaza that doesnt border israel. That means its currently the only entry point for aid. Israel is warning its Military Campaign against hamas could last several months. The Israeli Defence forces say the next stage, a widely anticipated ground offensive, would happen soon. With more, heres our correspondent yolanda knell. A sleepless night in gaza. From afar, the flashes of successive israeli air strikes in gaza city as israel steps up its bombing campaign. And amid more and more destruction, and a mounting death toll, the un is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Ov