We start this hour in the middle east, where the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has asked for forgiveness from israelis for not being able to bring back alive the six hostages who were found dead in gaza on saturday. We were very close, he said. We were nearly there. But in a televised address, mr netanyahu remained defiant in his demand that israeli troops must continue to control the philadelphi corridor in the south of gaza, something hamas has rejected. The philadelphi corridor along the egypt gaza border has emerged as a primary sticking point in gaza ceasefire talks. Mr netanyahu said it s a lifeline for hamas, their oxygen and it will determine israel s future. Immediately agree a ceasefire deal to ensure the remaining hostages are freed. President biden has said that a final deal for the release of hostages held in gaza is very close, but he told reporters that he didn t think benjamin netanyahu was doing enough to secure an agreement. Meanwhile, britain will immed
which is out next week. and the struggle to try to protect forests in the philippines, with many of them devastated by illegal logging and mining. it s seven in the morning in singapore and seven in the morning in china which is set to reopen to the world on sunday, welcoming international travellers and returning residents without the need to quarantine for the first time since 2020. this coming against a surge in infections in the country since beijing lifted covid restrictions. in some of its strongest criticisms of china to date the world health organisation has accused beijing of under reporting the number of covid deaths, china s foreign ministry has responded that china had transparently and quickly shared covid data, and that china s epidemic situation is controllable . facts have proof that china maintain close facts have proof that china maintain close communications with the world health close communications with the world health organization and show t
at london s hyde park delighted. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has promised the federal government will act to protect women s rights if us states seek to prevent them travelling to get an abortion. speaking at a virtual meeting with democratic state governors, mr biden said he believed some states would attempt to arrest women who crossed state lines for abortion access. he warned only democratic victories in the mid term elections would give congress the power to restore federal abortion rights. i think people are going to be shocked when the first state, the first state that tries to arrest a woman for crossing a state line to get health services. and i don t think people believe that s going to happen. but it s going to happen and it s going to it s going to telegraph to the whole country that this is, this is a gigantic deal that goes beyond i mean, it affects all your basic rights. if extremist governors try to bloc
by the charity birthrights. manchester city s premier league victory was marred by a pitch invasion, in which aston villa s goalkeeper was allegedly attacked. good morning. children s social care needs radical change to avoid tens of thousands more youngsters being taken away from theirfamilies that s the warning following a major review of council run children s services in england. the report said struggling families needed earlier support before they reached crisis point and calls for a windfall tax on the profits of the biggest privately run children s homes. here s our social affairs editor alison holt. ok, so let me know how it s been going since the panel. henrietta works with young people to help them pitch ideas and get their voices heard. and also it would be good to know, like, how you found working on the project as well. her own life was shaped by the crisis in the children s care system that today s report wants to change. after two difficult years, she was re
he chose for himself. aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican. dry january has arrived, the month when some of us choose to lay off the booze following a festive holiday of excess. well, that s the traditional image but studies actually show that in many high income countries and over the last twenty years young people have been steadily drinking less alcohol. here in asia, it has gotten to a point where japan has even launched a campaign to try and encourage young people to drink more. but for many developing countries, the opposite is happening. for more, we can speak now to amy pennay, senior research fellow at the centre for alcohol policy research at la trobe university in melbourne. she studies alcohol and youth drinking in particular. some of our viewers must be wondering, why would japan wants to