Its been just over 2a hours since iran came under attack. Us Officials Say israel fired at least one missile into iranian territory, no major damage or casualties were reported. This was a relatively small scale strike by israel. Earlier, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations. What we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and its reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de escalate tensions. And this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. Last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. The fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. And there is hope too that the limited nature of the Israeli Attack will allow the iranians to walk away from any further response. Officials in tehr
Nasty. What a show at 6 pm. And this is the saturday five. Welcome to the saturday five. Now Prime Minister rishi sunak has been lashing out at sick britain this week. But theres none of that nonsense around these parts. The ever reliable Albie Amankona and Benjamin Butterworth are by my side as even butterworth are by my side as ever, mainly because they rarely have anything better to do on a saturday night. Ben leo has been signed off after completing his mission to be on television more than the adverts, but political commentator Conor Tomlinson has gladly stepped into his place. Been passed fit and joins us now. And the brilliant comedian Diane Spencer, fudge extraordinaire, complete the line up. She usually spends her saturdays being abused by drunken men on the comedy circuit, so its business as usual for her here tonight. And usual for her here tonight. And tonight were debating Kemi Badenoch speech on imperialism, rishi sunaks welfare reforms and asking if you should be allowed
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We have seen that there has been an abuse of this mediation in favour of narrow political interests. This means that the state of qatar has called for a comprehensive evaluation of its role. We are now at the stage to evaluate mediation and also evaluate how the parties engage in this mediation. European Union Leaders have agreed to tighten sanctions on iranian producers of drones and missiles in the wake of tehran s unprecedented attack on israel on saturday night. The president of the European Council says its important to do everything to isolate iran. Tensions in the region remain high with israels Prime Minister insisting his country will make its own decisions about how to respond to irans drone and missile attack. Israels western allies fear striking back against iran could trigger a broader war. For more on qatars role in brokering a truce between israel and hamas, i spoke to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Qatar has played a key role along with egypt, with us inv
Way, that wreaks terror on a wider community. Vie more than 120,000 people have crossed the English Channel by small boats since 2018, to 219 arrivals were recorded by the home office yesterday. The the home office yesterday. The total for this year is now 17 higher than the same period last yeah higher than the same period last year. Labours shadow immigration minister, Stephen Kinnock, has called it another grim milestone and said britain must strengthen its border security. Meanwhile, a cabinet security. Meanwhile, a cabinet minister has insisted the governments rwanda plan is on track with flights due to take off within weeks. Health secretary victoria atkins says the home office is ready to go despite the troubled bill still making its way through parliament. No airline has been named to transport Asylum Seekers. Rwandas state owned carrier has turned down a request. The Prime Minister, though, has repeatedly said the flights will take off by the spring. Although no date has been