The Prime Ministers top adviser Sue Gray has resigned from her position as downing Street Chief of staff. She said she was standing down because it had become clear that intense commentary around her position Risked Becoming A Distraction to the governments vital work of change. It had recently been revealed she earned more than the pm. In a written statement, Sir Keir Starmer thanked her for all the support she had given him, both in opposition and in government. Iain watson reports. This is how close Sue Gray was to the Prime Minister, Meeting President biden alongside Keir Starmer just last month. The Sue Gray report into Government Lockdown parties has just been published. She is probably best known as the Senior Civil Servant who drew up the partygate report, which hastened borisjohnson s departure from number ten. The conservatives were outraged when she traded her Whitehall Job for an influential role with labour. Since last september, she was Keir Starmer s Chief Of Staff in op
Now on bbc news, its sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im Olly Foster. Looking for positives from a point at Aston Villa, Erik Ten Hag says Manchester United are on the same page in their long Term Project. Scotlands women are hit for six, slumping to their second defeat at the T20 World Cup. On the eve of the Test Series in pakistan, well hear from Englands Head Coach and captain in multan. Also coming up on sportsday. And in the first match of the nfl s annual invasion of london, its the vikings who come out on top against thejets. And Boxing History up for sale the glove that saved Muhammed Ali at wembley. Hello, welcome alone. Hello, welcome along. Well start with football and the last games before the international break, three in the Premier League. Its now five games in a row without a win for Manchester United, but they didnt lose. It was goaless at villa park, and that is unlikely to see the speculation around erik ten Hags Position die down. Asked about his future the
Now on bbc news. Newscast. Today, were going to talk about a lot about the Middle East. And we talked about it a little bit yesterday. But obviously its one huge big dominant News Story this weekend, notjust because its the anniversary of the terrible October The 7th attacks, but also because overnight lots of things have been hotting up still further with more strikes on the lebanese capital, beirut. Yes. Said to be the largest so far. So well get to that. And also ask, when this politics comes home, how will it influence this government, all on this Sunday Episode of newscast. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its laura in the studio. And paddy in the studio. And nick in the studio. Thank heavens youre here because theres this giant Middle East crisis, and its clearly going to have a big defining impact on this new labour government. Well, indeed. And it already has, because, as laura was saying on her show this morning, you know, you can directly say that labour lost five cons
Her salary was higher than sir keir starmer s. Ill have the full bulletin of news at seven, but now its time for sports day. Hello and welcome to sportsday im olly foster. Looking for positives from a point at Aston Villa. Erik ten hag says Manchester United are on the same Page Moon in their long Term Project. In their long Term Project. Scotlands women are hit for six, slumping to their second defeat at the T20 World Cup. On the eve of the Test Series in pakistan, well hear from Englands Head Coach and captain in multan. Also coming up on sportsday. And in the first match of the nfl s annual invasion of london, its the vikings who come out on top against thejets. And Boxing History up for sale the glove that saved Muhammed Ali at wembley. Well start with football and the last games before the international break, three in the Premier League. Its now five games in a row without a win for Manchester United, but they didnt lose. It was goaless at villa park, and that is unlikely to see
Viewers watching in the United States and Around The World. Im Anna Coren live from Hong Kong ahead on Cnn Newsroom israeli strikes, Rock Living on overnight hours after a deadly israeli attack In Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising to defend his country on a second front well, Donald Trump returns to the site of his first Assassination Attempt and suggests his political opponents tried to kill him and how one Volunteer Group is rallying support together desperately needed supplies to North Carolina communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene Newsroom with Anna Coren where fighting is raging on multiple fronts and fears of a bigger war are growing just as israel prepares to mark the anniversary of the Hamas Attack on October 7, in beirut. Cnn crews reported near constant explosions in recent hours as israeli strikes pounded the city. Israels military says it struck hezbollah Weapons Facilities overnight and suggested there will be more, but hezbollah is fighting back projecti