on student loans could jump as high as 12% later this year. financial experts and students call for a change to the system which, they say, could put people off going to university. tempers spill over in madrid as police separate manchester city and atletico players after a bruising night as city reach the semifinals of the champions league. the league. first half of the easter weekend looking the first half of the easter weekend looking dry with sunshine. the best of which in the east. the second half has the potential for rain. all the details throughout the programme. it s thursday, 14th april. our main story. the government has struck a deal to send some asylum seekers to rwanda while their claims are processed. the prime minister is due to unveil more details of the scheme later this morning. single men who travel across the channel in small boats will be relocated more than 4,000 miles to rwanda and could also be encouraged to settle in the east african country. critics
effective bankruptcy in the next few years unless the funding system is reformed. a report by the local government information unit has found services like parks, leisure facilities and libraries are at risk of being cut, while council tax could rise in some areas. our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. yay! well done. alex is about to turn 18, and on top of the regular worries parents have about their children, mum, sylvia also has to think about alex s autism and the extra support he needs to gain independence. support that s under fire for her and other families as birmingham city council struggles with financial difficulties. what you get is families that are on their knees with a trauma presentation, traumatised kids, and they never get decent outcomes. theyjust end up constantly trying to get the basics, which everybody else s child gets naturally. and it s notjust birmingham that s struggling. across the country, councils are warning that front line neighbourhood se
something s going on. we went out today like everyone in kansas we went out today like everyone in kansas city, looking to have a celebration. that celebration was marred celebration. that celebration was marred by celebration. that celebration was marred by a shooting today and we recognise marred by a shooting today and we recognise that there are some who are injured recognise that there are some who are injured. we are praying for the safety are injured. we are praying for the safety of are injured. we are praying for the safety of everyone. that s £4.15, please. here, the price of food fell last month for the first time since 2021 as inflation held at 4%. with crucial elections looming, warnings about the threat to democracy posed by ai. in a world of ai generated deepfakes, it s becoming harder to know what s real and what s not, what s truth and what s an illusion. and a0 years to the day since they won olympic gold in sarajevo, torvill and dean are back
hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than the news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. faith and politics shouldn t mix, many argue. but not my guest this week. shabana mahmood, the most senior muslim labour mp and now labour s shadowjustice secretary. in the weeks since october the 7th, she and so many people she represents have found the events in gaza particularly painful. but what has made it particularly difficult for her is channelling the anger, the sense of frustration, that many muslims feel that keir starmer isn t saying what they want to hear said. shabana mahmood, welcome to political thinking. thank you. you have found yourself at the centre of arguments about how britain, how the labour party, should respond to the awful events now in gaza. how has it felt personally for you? a very good question. i have to say i feel uncomfortable talking about the personal side of it, if i m
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than the news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. faith and politics shouldn t mix, many argue. but not my guest this week. shabana mahmood, the most senior muslim labour mp and now labour s shadowjustice secretary. in the weeks since october the 7th, she and so many people she represents have found the events in gaza particularly painful. but what has made it particularly difficult for her is channelling the anger, the sense of frustration, that many muslims feel that keir starmer isn t saying what they want to hear said. shabana mahmood, welcome to political thinking. thank you. you have found yourself at the centre of arguments about how britain, how the labour party, should respond to the awful events now in gaza. how has it felt personally for you? a very good question. i have to say i feel unco