News of these expulsions . Mat news of these expulsions . Not surprised. News of these expulsions . Not surprised, not news of these expulsions . Iirrt surprised, not really shocked. Sad on the bed. My understanding is from Whitehall Sources is that the expulsions actually took place last month and had more to do with a tit for Tat Retaliation between the uk and russia that has been going on for quite a long time. However, the timing of the announcement has everything to do with sir Keir Starmer s meetings in Washington Today and the apparently looming decision about allowing ukrainians to use british Storm Shadow missiles against actual russian territory as opposed to territory that russia has seized. So it is part of a coordinated russian Media Effort to discourage the uk from taking this step, but i think more importantly to try to discourage other allies from following the us lead or supporting it. And it is part of a very long running Action And Reaction cycle between russia and w
Welcome back to Bbc News. Lets turn to our main headlines this half hour. Histroy in the making. The Billionaire Businessman Jared Isaacman becomes the first non professional astronaut to walk in space in the first privately funded mission. Sir Keir Starmer warns the nhs is broken but not beaten after a damning report into the Health Service in england. And Rock Starjon Bonjovi is praised for helping to talk down a woman from the edge of a bridge. Taylor swift cleans up at the Mtv Awards becoming the ceremony s most decorated artist. We have all the highlights from the big night. Now with all the latest sport, heres hugh ferris. Mikel arteta has signed a new three Year Contract to stay at arsenal until 2020. The manager had just entered the final year of his previous contract which had brought the Fa Cup in 2020 and back to back second place finishes in the Premier League behind Manchester City. And he says he wants to do much more at the emirates. With more, heres Ourfootball News Rep
In a speech delivered earlier today, Sir Keir warned the Health System must reform or die as working people cannot afford to pay more to revive the institution. He also blamed the previous conservative government for the situation. Let s take a look at some of the findings in that report. It found that if you turn up to an Accident And Emergency department it s likely that One Hundred people could be in front of you waiting for treatment. It also found that there are around Fourteen Thousand avoidable deaths a year. And the last time the nhs met the Cancer Treatment Target which is 62 days was nine years ago, in 2015. Sir Keir Starmer says some of their changes won t be universally popular, but he says he will do the right thing for the nhs. Lets take a listen to some of what he had to say. We ve just got to be more ambitious. Like children s Mental Health or children s dentistry, you know. And look, i know some Prevention Measures will be controversial, but i m prepared to be bold, e
Threat that people on the front Line Face every day. Attacks like this or humanitarian vehicles being struck like this is rare. I think a couple of months ago we saw a vehicle belonging to the international Food Kitchen get hit. But this is certainly, uh, certainly looks like a severe situation. Two people have been injured, three killed, as you say, as a team from the international red cross were giving out Coal And Fire to a village which really is close to the Front Line. And when youre within ten, 20km, theres always the looming threat of either drone or missile attacks or artillery strikes, as well. Its a reminder of the risks. And as the fighting continues, the World Health Organisation has warned a renewed focus on health in ukraine is crucial as the country approaches its third winter amid full scale war. As of today, the who has confirmed close to 2,000 attacks on health in ukraine including hospitals, Health Workers and patients. Hans kluge is the regional director for europe
Good afternoon. Welcome to the Bbc News at One. The us president ial candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, have clashed in their first debate of the election campaign. The pair sparred over immigration, abortion and the economy and traded attacks over each other S Record in government. Vice president harris called the former president a laughing stock on the world stage, and said hed be manipulated by dictators if he returned to the white house. Donald trump criticised american Military Aid to ukraine, as well as accusing Kamala Harris of having no economic plans. Our senior North America Correspondent, gary odonoghue, has the story. The abc News President ial debate. Here now, David Muir and linsey davis. Good evening. Im David Muir and thank you forjoining us for tonights abc News President ial debate. Not just the first debate for these two as president ial candidates, but the first time these two have ever met. That was about as friendly as it got as they came to debate in p