Crouched on the floor of a military helicopter, after 326 days in captivity, a smile. The start of his journey back home. At israel s soroka hospital, his last few moments in hiding. A wall of israeli soldiers shielding him from the world he left ten months ago. From a tunnel in gaza to an israeli ambulance in a couple of hours. His family racing the last few metres to greet him. Thin and pale but staff said in a good and stable condition. Translation: it is difficult to explain how it feels. It is better than having a newborn. We thank god and we thank everyone and hope to see him healthy. We re very happy, very happy. Israel s prime minister called to welcome him home, keen to be part of his release. We cannot go into many details of this special operation but i can share that israeli commandos rescued qaid farhan alkadi from an underground tunnel following accurate intelligence. The army has described this as a complex operation based on precise intelligence but there are persistent
Good evening. Big asks are going to be made of the public in octobers budget, the Prime Minister said today, in a major speech in the number 10 garden. Sir keir starmer warned that his government had inherited a black hole in the public finances of £22 billion. He said those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden. The conservatives responded by saying his speech was an indication that labour had been planning tax rises all along. In a moment, well look ahead to what may be in the budget with our Business Editor simonjack, but first, our deputy Political Editor Vicki Young Reports on the Prime Ministers speech. Blue skies and sunshine, but the Prime Minister didnt come here to paint a rosy picture. He has accused the conservatives of wrecking the economy, leaving him to put it right. There is a budget coming in october. And it is going to be painful. We have no other choice, given the situation that we are in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavie
Farhan alkadi, a 52 year old bedouin israeli, snatching a Second Chance at life. Crouched on the floor of a military helicopter, after 326 days in captivity, a smile. The start of his journey back home. At israels soroka hospital, his last few moments in hiding. A wall of Israeli Soldiers shielding him from the world he left ten months ago. From a tunnel in gaza to an israeli ambulance in a couple of hours. His family racing the last few metres to greet him. Thin and pale but staff said in a good and stable condition. Translation it is difficult to explain how it feels. It is better than having a newborn. We thank god and we thank everyone and hope to see him healthy. Were very happy, very happy. Israels Prime Minister called to welcome him home, keen to be part of his release. We cannot go into many details of this special operation but i can share that israeli commandos rescued Qaid Farhan Alkadi from an Underground Tunnel following accurate intelligence. The army has described this
Politicized. It is not clear how much. A lot of people, we heard about the scheme which the government announced earlier today andi government announced earlier today and i think sajid javid spoke about that as well in terms of financial help. But some say as little too little too late. Especially if youre in the village that is underwater effectively as the dramatic picture on the front of the independent and other papers show anything the government offers now feels like too little too late but theyre absolutely right, everything is political in the best of times but during the general election, these floods, borisjohnson more than any other conservative leaders rely on him saying the areas particularly in the north of england in the mittens which have not voted conservative if ever, that he is taking them seriously and cares about them. So any perception that he is not gripping this and perhaps one did develop earlier this week, Jeremy Corbyn went there twice before borisjohnson did
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