Crouched on the floor of a military helicopter, after 326 days in captivity, a smile. The start of his journey back home. At israel s soroka hospital, his last few moments in hiding. A wall of israeli soldiers shielding him from the world he left ten months ago. From a tunnel in gaza to an israeli ambulance in a couple of hours. His family racing the last few metres to greet him. Thin and pale but staff said in a good and stable condition. Translation: it is difficult to explain how it feels. It is better than having a newborn. We thank god and we thank everyone and hope to see him healthy. We re very happy, very happy. Israel s prime minister called to welcome him home, keen to be part of his release. We cannot go into many details of this special operation but i can share that israeli commandos rescued qaid farhan alkadi from an underground tunnel following accurate intelligence. The army has described this as a complex operation based on precise intelligence but there are persistent
are a clear and present danger to american democracy. after a second resignation in as many years, downing street says borisjohnson is looking at whether the role of an adviser on standards is needed after lord geidt stepped down last night. and the bank of england hikes up interest rates to a 13 year high and warns that inflation could hit 11%. tonight with the context, chief political commentator at the i newspaper paul waugh and former adviser to hillary clinton amanda renteria. welcome to the programme. we start in washington, where the third day of the january 6th committee hearings has just wrapped up. it s been focused on mike pence and connecting donald trump s intense pressure campaign on his vice president not to certify the election results with the violent intentions of the mob that stormed the capitol. democrat bennie thompson is chair of the committee. he spoke of the danger mike pence faced in his opening statement. we re fortunate for mr pence s courage onjanu
Of the antarctic, has been re measured, and now takes top honours. And trouble in the tunnel. Milk and water thrown at mourinho in a clash with celebrating city players after yesterdays derby. Its monday the 11th of december. I many mcveigh and welcome to bbc newsroom live large live parts of the uk are continuing to suffer large parts of the uk are continuing to suffer from the effects of heavy snow that fell over the weekend. Many schools are closed, homes are without power and freezing temperatures overnight have led to fears of black ice on the roads. The deluge of snow was compounded with freezing temperatures overnight. Minus 12 was the coldest, in the appropriately named chillingham barns in northumberland. Amber weather warnings have been issued by the met office for much of england, scotland and the whole of wales and Northern Ireland. More than a thousand schools have been closed across the uk, including more than 450 schools in wales, every council run school in birmingham,
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Not for hire. After pulling out of taiwan we find out whats next for uber. And its the holy grail of prime time advertising, the super bowl, but is the 5 million pricetag worth it . Hello and welcome to Asia Business report, im sharanjit leyl. Uber will exit taiwan this week. The Car Booking Company is calling it quits after a lengthy battle with the government there. Uber faced massive fines, which reportedly totalled 35 in us dollars after taiwanese authorities raised fines for drivers caught working for unlicensed transportation services. In taiwan, uber is registered as an Information Services company. Earlier i spoke with the General Managerfor earlier i spoke with the General Manager for uber in taiwan and earlier i spoke with The General Managerfor Uber in taiwan and he said the fine was among the highest imposed. We havent received any new fines today but i can confirm the fines right now are the highest in the world, which leaves very little room for innovation going forward.