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In a Shopping Centre in manchester, where five people are injured in a knife attack. And the comedian Billy Connolly on living with parkinsons and whether hell ever get back on the stage. My mind works differently. I dont know if i can do it with my mind in the state that its in. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we have the latest from japan, the typhoon that could stop scotland reaching the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals. They are considering legal action if the game is cancelled. Good evening. Theres been more heavy fighting in Northern Syria as Turkey Presses on with its offensive against kurdish forces. Civilians and kurdish fighters have lost their lives in the onslaught. The United Nations says 100,000 people have now fled their homes, amid growing International Criticism of the attacks. Turkey wants to create a 20 mile deep safe zone, running 300 miles across the syrian border. The aim is to defeat kurdish fighters, whom turkey regards as terrorists and then
In egypt. Theresa may has lost a major brexit vote in westminster. The issue at stake was whether mps will have a vote on the final brexit deal. The government opposed this but this is what happened. The ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305. This particular rebellion was led from within the Prime Ministers conservative party. The tory mp, dominic grieve, proposed the amendment. And he invoked winston churchill. Apart from a chest too, i dont think i ever rebelled against the government in all the years in this house. I find it entertaining that some who criticise me for speaking my mind on this matter are individuals who have exercised the luxury of rebellion are many, many occasions. That having been said, there is a time for everybody to stand up and be counted. As churchill said, he is a good party man come he puts the party before himself and the country before the party. And this was the Prime Minister making the counter argument. Lam happy i am happy to confirm to my
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There was solid growth in commitments and outstandings in the asset-based lending market last year and portfolio performance was strong, according to data released by the Secured Finance Network. The factoring industry proved similarly resilient in a challenging economy and began 2023 on a positive note.
Lender confidence held steady, as well.