Man, different country. The American People staring out a contest like none other. What does it all mean for voters. Plus, the president of the union reveals growing cracks within his party. A congresswoman on if biden can bridge the divide. And also how he plastic each year in New York City. Lets do this. This. We want to begin tonight with a misconception about the november election in case you hear it over and over again before we get there. As of this week we now know the 2024 General Election will be a contest between President Joe Biden and former president donald trump, a redo of the 2020 election, except it is not quite accurate. While the candidates may be the same this country has fundamentally changed in the last several years. For a brief moment the violence of january 6th united us, but it was just a brief moment. Partisanship prevailed and authoritarianism revealed itself. It has pushed approximately half of america into a complete alternate reality. Consider the fact tha
This will get the hostages out and get a significant amount ofaid in. This would allow us to build something more enduring, to ensure israel is secure, and to respect the right of the Palestinian People to dignity, freedom and self determination. Crowd cheers hamas claims it wants a cease fire. Well, there is a deal on the table. And as we have said, hamas needs to agree to that deal. Lets get a cease fire. Lets reunite the hostages with their families. And lets provide immediate relief to the people of gaza. Lets speak to Tommaso Della longa who is the spokesperson for the International Federation of red cross and red crescent societies. It is good to speak to you again. Those are some of the strongest words we have heard from the us. Could you tell us what youre hearing about the humanitarian situation there on the ground . Thanks a lot for having me today. The humanitarian situation in the gaza strip is still desperate and every day that the conflict continues, the more the nude wil
Indias dominance on day two of the final test against england has given them a substantial lead as they look for their fourth win in the series. Good afternoon. A major independent report into stakeknife the british armys top agent inside the iras internal Security Unit has concluded that his work probably resulted in more lives being lost than saved. The seven year Investigation Called Operation Kenova examined the activities of Freddie Scappaticci during the troubles in Northern Ireland. Hes suspected of involvement in numerous murders. The Police Service of Northern Irelands Chief Constable called on the uk government to apologise to the families affected, and said the ira needs to acknowledge its actions. Sara girvinjoins us live from belfast. After seven yea rs, after seven years, nearly £40 million, and just over 200 pages, today we had the findings from 0peration Kenovas interim report and it has found an army agent operating at the heart of the ira during the 30 years of viole
Photos in the early hours of the morning. That was near Downing Street. Also energised and with me throughout the day is our political correspondent. And in our bbc new newsroom i am joined by Economics Correspondent andy verity. We will be looking at what this budget will mean for you and will be looking at the challenges of the government and what will happen in the years ahead and whoever takes power after General Election. He shouted there as a General Election and we know there will be one before next january is so there is politics that comes with this. This is the last budget before that General Election. The chancellor has promised that his plans will simulate stimulate the flagging economy. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. So what could be expected in todays Budget Ben King takes a look. The background to the budget has been gloomy but it looks like the Chancellor Will find room to cut taxes. The
This is bbc news, the headlines. A warning from the un that the gaza conflict could lead to a broader conflagration across the middle east. The Us Supreme Court has ruled that donald trump can stand as a republican president ial candidate in the colorado primary. A State Of Emergency is declared in the capital of haiti after armed gangs carry out majorjailbreaks, freeing thousands of inmates. Night curfews are in force until wednesday. George galloway is to be sworn in as mp for rochdale. Speaking outside parliament, he said britain is at a dangerous crossroads for community relations. And we talk to a member of russian Protest Group pussy riot about the death of alexei navalny, and their hopes for the future. Sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. After wins for liverpool and Manchester City over the weekend its now down to third placed arsenal to keep themselves in touch in the Premier League. They are at bottom side sheffield united, a win at bramall lane would see the