by the rules. we put in ourfair share. we wait our turn. as some people if some people can cut that out, you ve notjust lost control of your bodice, you re fatally undermined the very fairness upon which trusting our system is based. that is why this legislation is so necessary, to deliver an effective deterrent to those who wish to come here illegally, to restore people s trust that the system is fair and ultimately to stop the boats. and so our bill today fundamentally addresses the supreme court plasma concerns over the safety of rwanda. i did not agree with thatjudgment but i respected. that is why we have spent the last three weeks working tirelessly to respond to their concerns and to guarantee rwanda s safety in a new legally binding international treaty. the supreme court were clear that they were making a judgment about rwanda at a specific moment 18 months ago and at the problems could be remedied. today we are confirming that they have been and that unequivocall
the ceasefire came into effect at 7am local time this morning, a shaky start to that ceasefire, i could still see and hear the sounds of firing until about 7:15am, but since then things have generally been quiet. it looks like this ceasefire is holding, there we can still hear things like drones in the sky above us. this is an important steel because the hope is that in the next few hours, the largest group so far israeli hostages will be released from gaza. this deal has taken weeks to negotiate between israel and hamas, brokered by qatar. what they are hoping is that 50 hostages, all israeli nationals or dual nationals will be released in groups over a period of the next four days. we know these will all be women and children, we know that male hostages are not expected to be released in this group. israel has already contacted their families and they are waiting now anxiously for the next few hours for the bronze to be returned to them. we know they will be given medical c
this programme continues on bbc one. good evening. welcome to our weeknight newsnight extravaganza of interviews and intoxicating insight. here in the studio, a critical friend of the conservative party, the commentator tim montgomery, the former leader of the scottish labour party, kezia dugdale, and the uber pollster, luke tryl, the uk director of more in common. first, that debate in nottingham, only the second time sunak and starmer have shared a stage in the last five weeks. we ll show some of the most interesting bits, but was this the moment of the debate? interesting bits, but was this mr sunak, i think you made a fair job of being chancellor. but you re a pretty mediocre prime minister. sir keir, i think that that your strings are being pulled by very senior members of the labour party. are you two really the best we ve got to be the next prime minister of our great country? applause. there was just that moment, wasn t there kind of a whoa . your reaction to the deb
they got closer to cuba. on wednesday russia s defence ministry said two of the vessels are carriers of advanced weapons, including hypersonic zircon missiles. they conducted drills earlier in the atlantic. but cuba s foreign ministry says none of those ships are carrying nuclear arms, and that russia s five day visit does not pose a threat to region. this all comes as cuba s foreign minister bruno rodriguez and his russian counterpart sergei lavrov, met in moscow. live now to the bbc s central american and cuba correspondent will grant. good to see you. what are cuban officials are saying about this? ., ., ., ., , this? you have heard that they are at pains this? you have heard that they are at pains to this? you have heard that they are at pains to stress - this? you have heard that they are at pains to stress there - this? you have heard that they are at pains to stress there is i are at pains to stress there is no threat to the region by these naval exercises. it is a
hello and welcome to bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. israeli forces have rescued four of the hostages who were captured by hamas last october, and who are believed to have been held in gaza since then. the three men and one woman have been taken to hospital they re said to be in good health, and have appeared in front of cameras. news of their rescue triggered celebrations in israel these are pictures of israelis gathering outside the hospital where the four were taken for checks and treatment. but the military operation which israel says was based on intelligence it had received was hard fought. israel s military says it suffered some casualties. hamas says that more than 200 palestinians were killed during the raid in central gaza. and in the last hour, a hamas spokesperson said some hostages were also killed during the clash. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. free again. four hostages captured by hamas, and taken into gaza, but finally back in israel