In his first major interview since becoming Prime Minister of the Uk Keir starmer has told the bbc the government is going to have to be unpopular. Speaking on sunday with Laura Kuenssberg he said the only way to change the country was to do difficult things now even though he Knows they are unpopular. Our political correspondent Georgia Robertsjoins us. The decision to end Winter Fuel parents is among the earliest of those difficult decisions this government has taken. Mps will vote on this next week and we Know several are planning to make their unhappiness Known but this morning Keir Starmer defended those plans on Winter Fuel. Lets hear him talking about that. About that. This is really tou h, about that. This is really tough. I about that. This is really tough. I do about that. This is really tough, i do get about that. This is really tough, i do get to about that. This is really tough, i do get to staff. | about that. This is really| tough, i do get to staff. I Know tough, i do g
The attacker was shot dead by israeli security forces. The incident happened at the King Hussein Allenby bridge crossing. The victims are thought to have been private security personnel. Been private security prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been speaking about it. The killers do not distinguish between us. They want to murder as all between us. They want to murder as all till between us. They want to murder as all till the last one, right and as all till the last one, right and left, as all till the last one, right and left, secular and jewish. What and left, secular and jewish. What pretends the elimination of our what pretends the elimination of our people as in the past as the strength of the state of israel the strength of the state of israel and the strength of the Israel Israel and the strength of the Israel Defense forces. It comes amid high regional tension. Overnight, there were Missile Exchanges between israel and the lebanese militant group, hezbollah with a number of
At the King Hussein Allenby bridge crossing. The victims are thought To Have been private Security Personnel. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been speaking about what happened. Translation we are surrounded by a murderous Ideology Led by Irans Axis of evil. In recent days, terrorists have murdered six of our hostages in Cold Blood as three israeli police officers. The killers do not distinguish between us, they want to murder as All until the right one, right and left, secular and religious, dues and non jews, what protects as is the strength of the state of israel and the strength of the israel and the strength of the Israel Defense forces. The shooting comes amid high regional tension. Overnight, there were Missile Exchanges between israel and the lebanese militant group, hezbollah with a number of projectiles being fired from both directions across the border. Our correspondent Mike Thomson told us more about whats been happening. It certainly does mark quite an escala
Winter olympics, which start exactly one year from today. The ioc president thomas bach says its almost a miracle china has managed to prepare for a winter games through the pandemic, but Sophie Richardson of human rights watch, says the Olympic Movement needs to rethink. This would be a miracle. Ending mass arbitrary detention, ending the devastation of cultural property, ensuring that decent human rights environments exist before a warning that government, really the propaganda of posting. This is not a rights friendly of environment, and i think commitments of the con john of the Chinese Government made is clearly not worth the paper they were written on. Its certainly going to be a controversial games those allegations and questions over the Environmental Impact of the games but preparations are continuing. Among those hoping to compete are british mogul skiers the gerken schofields. Tom and leonie could become the first british twins to compete at a winter olympics, and younger si
More than 2200 structures homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. Recovery crews are combing through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. The wildfires are the worst to hit a state in america in over a century, and there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the fires, and the response by officials, to the thousands left without homes, and in some cases without adequate food and water. Sophie long reports from the island. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it. But days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need. And people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are hungry. Were all together, were one family. We need to take care