Final preparations are under way to send the first shipment of aid by sea to gaza. Humanitarian organisations are co ordinating a delivery of about 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies, which will go via a maritime corridor with israels agreement. But its unclear how or where the boat will actually dock, and even if the aid does arrive, some groups are warning of problems in distributing the aid across gaza. Wyre davies reports from jerusalem. In the cypriot port of larnaca, they have been working around the clock. The spanish ship, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food with medical aid all the way to gaza. Its a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. Translation yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, where The Last Mile will be the most complicated operation. The disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. How the aid will be unloaded into gaza, where there is no port or functioning harbour, is n
The first place. More on that breaking story on the bbc sport website. Two time winnersjeonbuk were held to a 1 1 by ulsan draw in the first leg of their all korean semi final of the afc Champions League. It tookjeonbuk less than four minutes to make the breakthrough as song min kyu made no mistake from close range. The hosts were handed a great opportuity to double their lead from the spot 16 minutes later when lee dong jun was fouled for a penalty but brazilian thiago orobo was unable to capitalise and it proved costly. Ulsan took full advantage of that reprieve as Lee Myung Jae equalised 14 minutes from time. The second leg is on march 12th. The Champions League returns later, with the first Quarterfinal Spots to be claimed. Paris st germain take a two goal lead to Real Sociedad in the second leg of their last 16 tie, while Bayern Munich have it all to do against lazio. They trail the serie a club by a goal to nil. Having fallen 10 points behind League Leaders Bayer Leverkusen in th
Welcome to the programme. Here in the uk the left wing maverick, George Galloway has won the rochdale by election. Mr galloway who won by almost 6,000 votes made his support for the palestinian cause his dominant Campaign Theme in the constituency, which has a large asian muslim community. 0ur Political Correspondent peter saull reports from rochdale. I do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. George galloway is nothing if not persistent. 37 years after he was first elected as a labour mp, he is on his way back to parliament determined to be a thorn in his former partys side. This is going to spark a movement, a landslide, a shifting of the Tectonic Plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north west. In the west midlands, in london, from ilford to Bethnal Green and bow, labour is on notice that they have lost the confidence of millions of their voters. Hes always divided opinion, though. George galloway you want to burn our future that pro
One of the most prolific Sex Offenders in scottish history. Todays guilty verdict is justice for emmas family. Butjustice delivered perhaps years later than it could have been, leaving a dangerous killer free to continue offending. Again a reminder of the breaking news, that one of the uks Most High Profile, unsolved murders of the last two decades, has been resolved, after iain packer was found guilty of the murder of 27 year old Emma Caldwell. He has beenjailed 27 year old Emma Caldwell. He has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years. Emmas body was found in a remote part of South Lanarkshire in may 2005, five weeks after she disappeared. Today a jury weeks after she disappeared. Today a jury at Glasgow High Court found iain packer guilty of her murder, along with 32 other charges against along with 32 other charges against a total of 22 women. A second ago we showed use an interview with iain packer and in that report look at this extended clip of samanthas i