We start this hour with a Special Report from afghanistan, a country where millions of children are malnourished, and where in one hospital, 700 children have died injust the last six months. Its a humanitarian crisis that deepens every day, with much of the Country Living in Extreme Poverty, after years of war causing economic collapse. The un says more than Three Million children under five are malnourished, with the delivery of aid becoming much harder since the taliban took control in 2021. The bbc s yogita limaye, Camera Journalist sanjay ganguly, and producer Imogen Anderson have been in the country for the last two weeks, chronicling the disaster, and a warning their report shows images of children in distress. This is what an average morning looks like at jalalabads main hospital. Hundreds throng every corner, every passage, as Extreme Poverty pushes more children into disease each day. Zara, 13 months old, one of 3 Million malnourished children in the country. A disease thats
Is it a Labour Love in with the unions . A fresh test lies ahead. And fearing homelessness the couple who escaped this Horror Fire ten days ago. Keir starmer addresses the Trades Unions next week, facing calls to raise tax. Hell be the first labour Prime Minister at their conference in 15 years with some big Pay Deals forjunior doctors and Train Drivers already signed. Here tonight are francis ogrady, who ran The Tuc, which says the uk lags behind other western nations in Worker Protection and reward. And salma shah, one time advisor to the conservatives, the party which says labours busy writing blank cheques to its mates. If it looks like a big tilt in a couple of months from the tories and their attitude to workers, and labour and their attitude to workers, that is because it is a big tilt . . ,.. Tilt . Im not sure it is that much of a big Tilt Tilt . Im not sure it is that much of a big Tilt And Tilt . Im not sure it is that much of a big tilt and There tilt . Im not sure it is th
You get tory and I wIll be austerIty ahead and that Is what they argue and the OpposItIon PartIes here would say a lot of the problems are of the snps own makIng and they are In charge of thIs budget and they have decIded to make generous Pay Settlements to PublIc Sector workers, Pay Settlements at the ScottIsh FIscal CommIssIon would say were not planned for In perhaps the way they should have been. But the result of all thIs, where the blame lIes, that Is up where the blame lIes, that Is up for Argument And Everyone takes a dIfferent posItIon on that but the fact Is there Is a Black Hole and cuts on the Way And Shona RobInson Wall take topIcal questIons emInently behInd me and that Is slIghtly overrunnIng but we expect her to stand up emInently to gIve about a 15 MInute Statement on where she wants to move the money and where she sees the necessIty for cuts and what thIngs can be delayed and what money can be dIverted, but we are expectIng thIs to be a substantIal statement detaIlIng
Some of that infrastructure investment, and if they didnt, because of the knock on effects, further tough decisions would be required. You heard some of the responses from the Opposition Parties in the chamber behind me, the conservatives said this reflected 17 years of Snp Government and a reckless waste latest. If you missed any of what Lorna Outside I Snp 1t reflected 17 years of Snp Government and a reckless waste of taxpayer money. Labour said of taxpayer money. Labour said this was a threadbare attempt this was a threadbare attempt to pass the buck. Big cuts of taxpayer money. Labour said this wa the 1readbare Attempt of taxpayer money. Labour said this wa the buck. Lare attempt of taxpayer money. Labour said this wa the buck. Big attempt of taxpayer money. Labour said this wa the buck. Big cuts npt to pass the buck. Big cuts detailed, warnings of more cuts detailed, warnings of more cuts on the way. This is just cuts on the way. Just cuts to this Years Budget in order on the way