Good afternoon. The government is facing anger from the car industry about the plans being considered by the Prime Minister to delay a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Rishi sunak spoke to the cabinet this morning, and is to make a speech in Downing Street later this afternoon. The Carmaker Ford Has said the proposal would undermine the governments ambition, commitment and consistency. one option seen by bbc news is for the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be moved to 2035 in line with the eus timetable. Another measure being considered is weakening a commitment to phase out all gas boilers within 12 years. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. Commitment to the movement of emissions to zero by 2050 is set in law, and by then the country will only be able to put as many pollutants into the atmosphere as it can take out but rishi sunak is about to make a significant gear shift in how the government plans to get there. Ministers insist it is j
A damning report on the mistreatment of detainees at an Immigration Removal Centre has recommended a time limit on the length of their stay. A Public Inquiry found a toxic culture among staff at brook house near gatwick airport. It follows a bbc Panorama Investigation in 2017. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds has seen the report which has just been released in the past hour, and joins me from central london. Tell us more first of all about the findings of this inquiry . Findings of this inquiry . Well, jane, it findings of this inquiry . Well, jane. It is findings of this inquiry . Well, jane, it is worth findings of this inquiry . Well, jane, it is worth saying findings of this inquiry . Well, jane, it is worth saying that i findings of this inquiry . Well, l jane, it is worth saying that this jane, it is worth saying that this inquiry would not have happened if an 18 year old Detention Custody Officer called callum telly had not contacted the bbc and then agreed to take hid
this was the scene in new york earlier. despite 13 nations voting for a ceasefire, the united states veto means the resolution failed to pass. earlier, the un secretary general warned that the people of gaza are at breaking point. israel says any ceasefire would cement hamas control of gaza. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many countries, including the uk. meanwhile, more video has emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel. the footage, verified by the bbc, shows them stripped to their underwear, kneeling on the ground and being guarded by israeli soldiers. it s understood that some of the men have since been released. we ll speak to our correspondent at the united nations shortly, but first, here s out international editor, jeremy bowen. gaza is at breaking point, says the un. almost 2 million people have been driven from their homes by israeli forces. in deir al balah, the mosque was bombed with such force that the yafa hospital next doo
this girl grew this girlgrew up this girl grew up injenin in the occupied west bank and this holiday was imad s first trip to his homeland to introduce their baby meriam to the wider family. but after attacks by hamas and israel on the 7th of october, the couple made the 7th of october, the couple made the decision to come back to london. my the decision to come back to london. my daughter grew up identifying as british but i want to for her to have the lived palestinian experience. but i think us being in palestine when the war started, when the genocide started, it s like, is that the lived experience i want her to have? comes as a package, being palestinian it s a big package it is inherent pain and trauma two generations. inherent pain and trauma two uenerations. , , ., ., generations. they see even london has not always generations. they see even london has not always felt generations. they see even london has not always felt like generations. they see even london
good evening. we start tonight with a special report into the sporting revolution being driven by saudi arabia. the kingdom has been investing billions of pounds in attracting some of global sports biggest names, from boxing, formula 1, football and golf. nowjon rahm, one of golf s top players, has announced he sjoining the saudi funded golf tour. the country has been accused of using sport to improve its reputation distracting from its human rights abuses and poor environmental record. but in an interview with the bbc, the sports minister denied claims of so called sportswashing . our sports editor dan roan reports from the port city ofjeddah, where he was accompanied by saudi ministry officials at all times when filming. from a revamped league attracting football s biggest stars and the hosting of world heavyweight title fights to an attempted takeover of golf. jon rahm now the latest top player tojoin its breakaway series. saudi arabia is spending billions of pounds tr