i have, in my brain, thought, well, if the next scan says nothing s working, i might buzz off to zurich. but, you know, it puts my family and friends in a difficult position because they would want to go with me and that means that the police might prosecute them. so we ve got to do something. at the moment, it s not really working, is it? the scottish government s tax and spending plans will be announced later today. economists are warning that ministers are grappling with a black hole in the budget amounting to £1.5 billion. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has the report. in nearly a quarter of a century of devolution, the scottish state has expanded. university tuition, prescriptions, personal care for the elderly and much more are all free here at the point of use. but every year comes the question, how to pay the bills and balance the books. the scottish government has a limited ability to borrow money. it can cut spending and has already warned of public sectorjob los
have stopped passing through here and are now taking the much longer route all the way around africa instead adding costs and delays. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the threats to shipping in the red sea is very real. this was an attack by iranian backed houthi fighters last month, storming a cargo ship registered in britain. the militia from yemen claiming that any vessels owned by allies of israel were legitimate targets. shouting. there have also been drone and missile attacks so many that shipping companies are pulling out of the red sea, sending their vessels around southern africa instead. in response, the us secretary of defence, who s visiting the middle east, has formed an international military coalition to protect ships and ensure freedom of navigation. these attacks are reckless, dangerous, and they violate international law. and so, we re taking action to build an international coalition to address this threat. and i would remind you that
most of those being evacuated are diplomats and their families. spain, germany and italy are among other countries still evacuating people they say they ve successfully got hundreds of people out already. the us and uk have already flown diplomats out as well as canada. its prime minister, justin trudeau, tweeted that canadian officials in nearby countries have also been mobilized to help he says they re stationed in nearby djibouti which has a french and american military base. sudan s army has been fighting a rival paramilitary group, the rsf, for more than a week and this is what khartoum looks like right now. over the weekend, the violence intensified this city has been under constant shelling making evacuations difficult. here s the uk s defence secretary. it was dangerous and precarious but nevertheless we managed to use both see one 30s and a 400 aircraft to go in, and collect our diplomats and their residence and fly out to safety. and while foreign na
hello and welcome to bbc news. italian media is reporting at least 33 people are thought to have died, after a boat carrying migrants sunk off the southern italian mainland. it s reported that a number of bodies were found on a beach in the calabria region, with others found in the water nearby. rescuers are still searching for survivors, these pictures have come to us from the italian fire and rescue service. but teams have warned of rough conditions hampering their efforts. danny aeberhard, bbc world service europe regional editor, joins me now. still very short on details at the moment. what more have you been able to find out? the moment. what more have you been able to find out? ., , moment. what more have you been able to find out? . , , ., to find out? the latest figures from the italian news to find out? the latest figures from the italian news agency to find out? the latest figures from the italian news agency is - to find out? the latest figures from the italian