following a shooting in london. four women were also injured in the attack. you are watching bbc news. now, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the very first show for 2023. a new year has dawned, but is there any change for the deep problems facing the global economy? the war in europe continues to rage, driving up prices, interest rates, food scarcity and hardening divisions between the global economic superpowers. the imf, the international monetary fund, says a third of the world will be driven into recession this year. its big boss there she is, managing director kristalina georgieva, joins me for an exclusive interview about the year in front of us. also on the show, as the fashion world mourns the loss of iconic designer dame vivienne westwood, we ask if the world of designer clothes will ever be as collectible as the world of art. yep. the boss of vestiaire coll
Hospitals are struggling. Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties. Israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas, designated as a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the uk, may use it for military purposes. The un agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its operation in gaza, as soon as tonight, without it. If we do not get fuel by tonight we will have to halt our operations and that is likely to impact at least 600,000 people currently sheltering in 150 of our schools and other buildings. With plenty of Aid Building Up in egypt, theres frustration about the sluggish relief effort. This is one of the who trucks loaded with the urgent needs for patients inside gaza. There is trauma kits, there is medicine and drugs, there is the disposable, which is much needed now to treat the patients and to manage casualties inside ga
All of you watching in the United States and all around the world. Im in london with the ongoing coverage of israel at war. It is 10 00 a. M. Here in london, noon in gaza, where the Border Crossing into egypt opened about two hours ago for the first time in weeks. Then close d just minutes later. Youre looking at live pictures. It was just enough time for 20 trucks with muchneeded humanitarian aid to cross from egypt into gaza. Hamas says the trucks were loaded with medicines, medical supplies and limited quantity of canned foods. So 20 trucks crossing over into gaza. What we have been hearing from officials is that many more are needed. More than 400 or so were making this trip on a daily basis prior to this conflict. We are starting to see the start of that aid going in. Meanwhile, hamas took the unexpected step of releasing two american hostages on friday. A mother and daughter. Judy and natal ira nai were tak. Their father said he couldnt wait to see his daughter again. I have been
Hello, im ben thompson. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the military is ready to begin at any moment a Ground Offensive aimed at crushing hamas. Thousands of people in the gaza strip are continuing to flee south after an order by israel for more than a Million People to evacuate. These are the latest developments in the israel gaza war. Israeli troops continue to mass near gaza ahead of an expected Ground Offensive, but it has given no indication of when it might mount an attack. These pictures show tanks arriving today. The israeli air strikes on gaza continue. It says it is targeting hamas positions. Hamas is designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. In the last hour, gazan Health Officials have said 2,670 palestinians have now been killed and 9,600 wounded in israels bombing campaign. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has held the first meeting of his Emergency Cabinet. He described those who killed more tha
Hello, im ben thompson. Israels military says its forces are deployed across the country and are ready for the next stage of the war, which is expected to have significant ground operations. A spokesman said the coming phase could include, what he called, combined and co ordinated strikes from the air, sea and land. The goal, he said, was to completely destroy the governing and military capabilities of hamas. Its a week since hamas, classed as a Terrorist Organisation by many western governments, including the uk, killed more than 1,300 people in israel and took dozens hostage. Israel has warned the 1. 1 million civilians in gazas north to move south beyond the wadi gaza here. The Military Spokesperson said they should not return until israel said they could do so. The authorities in gaza say more than 2,200 people have already died in retaliatory israeli bombing. On saturday, israels Prime Minister visited some of his troops and asked them if they are ready for the next stage. 0ur C