Changed things as much as it seems like it might ve. Theres still so much work to be done to try and fight for our right to be able to get married in a church. For us, faith is really important. Its really difficult to actually have a religious ceremony. I think within five years i or so, i think we will have Same Sex Marriage in the church. So, how did we get here . And is everyone in the country able to benefit from the changes in the law ten years on . I guess its how equal is equal marriage . Live from washington, this is bbc news. Israels Foreign Minister says his countrys military its ten years since the first could suspend its planned Same Sex Marriages in the uk incursion into rafah and, for many people, if there is a deal where hamas releases its remaining hostages. It is a bit of a milestone. Part of me struggled to come after more russian attacks on ukraine, president zelensky out and i wish id done it renews his appeal for a bit sooner, and i wondered if we had more western
Media animal celebrities yeah, you heard me right and the boss of the worlds Biggest Online pet sitting marketplace. Plus, your call is important to us. Please hold the line. Yep, im going to be catching up with the president of the Customer Service Tech Giant Salesforce about their latest ai chatbots looking to take the strain. Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, during the pandemic lockdowns, more and more of us looked to pets for companionship and comfort, certainly spurring a huge surge in Pet Ownership in many countries around the world. And that surge created vast new opportunities for businesses that support our pets, from vet services to rubber toys. The increasing demand has seen the amount we spend on pets follow suit. The uptick in ownership, its come with a change in the way we treat our animals, with the phenomenon known as humanising. Yeah, thats treating our animals more like wed like to be tre
I got my facts wrong well, ok, so youre really getting used to it. How do you go about setting up an interview . I mean, do people come to you . Do you approach them . How does it work . Its. I mean, its an endlessly changing field. 50 sometimes there is a certain circuit of interviews coming in which follows the Book Publishing circuit. So publishers will have their big titles that they want to present. There are certain kind of political cycles, big films. Again, there is a kind of, there is a movie production cycle, but lots of it is a mixture of people who might be about to do Something Interesting that they want to talk about. Theres no particular rhyme nor reason to it, really. Do you prefer the ones. Im saying this slightly with my Culture Editor Hat on at bbc news, that my heart slightly sinks when its a junket, which we call them, you know, in terms of, you know, somebody s got something to promote and youre going to meet them. Does your heart slightly sink at that point . And
In finding common ground. In the last few hours, its also been announced that americas top diplomat Anthony Blinken will visit saudi arabia this week. Meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. Keith siegel and omri miran, both identify themselves. While the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. Its the second such video that hamas considered a terror group by the uk and Us Governments has published in the past few days. We can cross live now to tel aviv and speak to our correspondent anna foster. Anna, welcome to you, i know you are at the sight of where the latest Hostage Video has been held, lets start with that in those dead elements in the past few hours. It seems it does possibly appear to be some movement with the release of his latest Hostage Video and the new wording coming from the Israeli Government . Wording coming from the Israeli Government . Wording coming from the Israeli
This comes after egyptian mediators arrived in israel with local Media Reporting theres been notable progress in finding common ground. In the last few hours, its also been announced that americas top diplomat, antony blinken, will visit saudi arabia this week. The state Department Says hell discuss ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire that secures the release of hostages. Meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. Keith siegel, and omri miran, both identify themselves. While the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. Its the second such video that hamas considered a terror group by the uk and us governments has published in the past few days. Our correspondent, anna foster, is in tel aviv where families have been gathering to call again for all the hostages in gaza to be released omri miran s father was actually already on the list of confirmed speakers for this event tonight. When he