america s top diplomat antony blinken held talks in ankara with his turkish counterpart, as he continues to push for humanitarian pauses in the fighting. in other news, prince william has been dragon boat racing and meeting with singapore s leaders ahead of his annual earthshot prize ceremony. # memories, like the corners of my mind. # the funny girl on the way we were barbra streisand reflects on the challenges of being a woman at the top of her profession during her six decade long career. you are watching bbc news. i am sarah campbell. more now on the israel gaza war and the us is devoting several senior members of the biden adminstration to try to find a diplomatic way forward. vice president kamala harris will host a phone call with world leaders later on monday, the director of the cia is in israel to talk about intelligence co operation and the secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived in turkey for talks with his counterpart in ankara. it s the fourth day of
if they win the election. he is promising a review of licensing laws and planning rules, to cut red tape, within the first 100 days of a new conservative government. it s been great to be talking to representatives from bars, clubs, restaurants and our night time economy. they do an enormous amount to enrich our communities, but also providejobs for young people, giving them skills and opportunities. it s right that they get the support they need. they ve been let down by labour, whether that s here in london where those types of venues are closing at a rapid rate with multiple job losses, or indeed in wales where labour is hiking up their taxes. a conservative government will support all those venues to make sure that they can continue creating jobs and drive our economy forward and continue providing an enormous amount of enjoyment in our local communities. nigel farage has been criticised for comments he s made when he said that the west provoked vladimir putin before the