mischievous asia s richest man hits back against us traders who raised doubts about his finances, wiping $10 billion off his companies share prices. and never too late to influence why brands are seeking out older people to push their products hello. we start here in the uk, where in a few hours time the government s finance chief chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt will announce plans to boost the economy and tackle the country s poor productivity. central to those plans, freeing the city of london s giant insurance firms from eu rules on how much cash they have to keep in reserve. they say it could release 100 billion pounds to invest in things like clean energy and infrastructure. mr hunt will also warn against an attitude of declinism amid accusations from business that post brexit uk is in danger of getting left behind in an increasingly competitive world economy. the future looks very uncertain because you have that ira, the 350 billion dollars been spent in
In the south and west. For the rest of us it will be fairly cloudy with sunny spells. But the wind will strengthen widely throughout the day. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, 18th october. Theres been International Condemnation after an explosion at a hospital in gaza is reported to have killed at least 500 people. The blast has raised the diplomatic stakes for President Biden, whos currently flying to israel to try to prevent the violence spreading elsewhere in the middle east. Hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments says the Al Ahli Hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. But israel has blamed the palestinian group, islamichhad, but its denied any involvement, describing the accusations as lies. Wyre davies has the latest. Pictures from Gaza Last Night showed scenes of utter chaos. Bloodied, wounded casualties from the partially destroyed al ahli arab hospital. Videos many too graphic to broadcast showed the broken
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of its programme making out of london, over the next six years. a remarkable collection of handwritten letters from diana princess of wales to a friend are being sold at auction to raise money for arts charities. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ministers have sought to reassure people about the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, amid a reduction in supply which means most people in their 40s will now have to wait till may for a jab. the government insists it will still offer all adults their first dose by the end ofjuly but in the commons earlier today the health secretary confirmed supplies would become tighter in the weeks ahead. the bbc understands a delay in the delivery of 5 million doses of the oxford astrazeneca jab from india is one factor. but matt hancock said no vaccine appointments booked would be cancelled and people would still get their second dose as planned. katharine da costa reports. this vaccination centre in south west london is one of hundreds