Day with sophia wenzler. Thanks, jacob. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. Downing street has said comments allegedly made by a tory donor about mp diane abbott were racist and wrong. It comes as the police are understood to have been contacted over francescas alleged remarks. The conservative partys biggest donor reportedly said miss abbott made him want to hate all black women and she should be shot. Mr hester has now apologised and says he abhors racism. Mr abbott, whos now an independent mp, described the comments as frightening and worrying in a Statement Issued this evening, the Prime Ministers spokesman said mr hester has now rightly apologised for the offence caused and where remorse is shown, it should be accepted. Lee anderson made his first appearance in the commons this afternoon since defecting to reform uk. He took his seat on the opposition benches next to george galloway. Mr anderson was stripped of the conservative whip last month after ref
Go at stand up, but is he sorry . She they whatever. I just read read the pronouns on his badge as convincing being a comedian as convincing being a comedian as he is at being a woman. Ill be discussing with my panel of comedians this is your saturday night showdown discussing all of tonights topics are my Brilliant Panel. Joining me tonight, hotshot lawyer andrew eborn and the top comedians, Diane Spencer and quincy. But first, lets get quincy. But first, lets get your latest News Headlines from ray addison. Ray addison. Good evening. Im ray addison in the gb newsroom. Our top stories. The Prime Minister says he plans to pay for cuts to National Insurance contributions by kerbing the benefits budget. Rishi sunak told the sunday times hes concerned by forecasts which show welfare spending is set to rise by more than £100 billion a year until 20 2829. Mr sunak said 2. 5 million working age people have been signed off as unfit to work and, quote, that just doesnt strike me as a system t
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the israeli chief of staff ordered the mobilization of a number of reserve soldiers in air defence units, fighterjet pilots and drone operators amid heightened tensions in the region. in the latest escalation of tensions between israel and the palestinians two israeli women have been killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. the authorities say a third person was also seriously wounded in the incident, near the settlement of hamra. the israeli military says troops are searching for suspects who opened fire at a car, causing it to crash. this latest development comes after the israeli military hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the air strikes hit areas of the gaza strip and lebanon israel says they re in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon which the israelis blamed on hamas. these images from gaza show the aftermath. they re the heaviest air strikes that israel has carried out on gaza since last