Rest of the country. So why all this crazy weather . The Prime Minister outlines plans to boost gas power to stop possible blackouts. Well be possible blackouts. Well be speaking to the government on this shortly. This shortly. And in the sport this morning. Carl palmer shines as chelsea beat newcastle. Emma raducanu loses it. India wells, whod have thought . And pinnacle of jump racing. The Cheltenham Festival gets underway today. Festival gets underway today. Hello there. Politics leading for us this hour. Plenty of unease on conservative benches as lee anderson takes his place as lee anderson takes his place as reform pm uks first mp. Well, in an interview with Patrick Christys on gb news last night, this is what he had to say about the defection. It was my parents who had a big part to play in this. I know there are some idiots online saying that lee anderson has done what his mums told him to do, but i think your mothers and your fathers give good advice, even get you even when yo
And its a Political Party growing in popularity. But will reforms announcement this morning help or hinder their ambitions . Well be hearing live from richard tice in about an hour with further insight then from deputy leader ben habib. From deputy leader ben habib. And muslim Protection Fund. The government is spending more than £117 million to keep muslims and mosques safe in britain. Is that how you want to see your money spent and generation creativity . Generation creativity . After rishi sunak said he wants teens to study maths until 18, an labour leader, sir keir starmer , announces that he wants starmer, announces that he wants the arts to be accessible to every child in britain, not just privileged pupils but what lessons will they ditch to meet this aim . Weve got a sneaky suspicion us conference might be about. So were going to talk to our political editor, chris hope, about that. Look, its been very quiet. Its quiet politically. Post budget. So reform are choosing make thi
If the Rafah Crossing were reopened, that would allow desperately needed aid into the territory, and some foreigners including us citizens to leave. But, despite the reports, the crossing remains closed. Alos, hamas and israel have denied reports theyve agreed a truce in southern gaza. The us Secretary Of State who this morning returned to israel was In Cairo On Sunday to persuade egyptian officials to reopen the border point. But egypts Foreign Minister is reported as saying the Israeli Government was yet to take a stance that allowed the opening of the crossing. These are the latest pictures from the Rafah Crossing, showing the build up of crowds there. They are waiting for any news. I want to show you live pictures of garzo with smoke rising into the air as missile strikes into Gaza Continue from israel as they seek to destroy hamas, as is their committed aim i want to show you live pictures of gaza. They say they are targeting where hamas fighters are hiding all from where drone or
Been killed by israeli airstrikes in gaza, including 78 children. The israeli army also says more than 400 Palestinian Militants have been killed after infiltrating Southern Israel, with dozens more captured. Israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturdays attack. The number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into Southern Lebanon. The Un Security Council is meeting in new york to discuss the situation. President biden has vowed rock solid support for israel. And israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said hes spoken again to president biden, who emphasised the uss full support. The Un Security Council is meeting in new york now. It is behind closed doors. But we are hoping to hear some state
President ial candidates make one last push for the first vote to secure their partys nomination. The main Syrian Opposition group is in geneva for talks aimed at ending the civil war, but only hours after getting there theyre threatening to walk out. Their calling for u. N. Resolutions to be acted on and demanding humanitarian access to besieged areas. Reporter a very large group of press here, quite chaotic scenes when they arrived here because we all want to know the position, the exact position, of this, the main opposition grouping. When the spokesman came here said that they still believe that that u. N. Resolution at the end of december means there are things which should be put in place now before talks take place. He said they werent his groups conditions, they were conditions of the u. N. Security council. I then pressed him as to whether these conditions had to be met before they would sit down for talks. Reporter if those conditions are not met, will you engage in talks . W