Attack on october 7. Israel says he was rescued in what they are calling a complex operation. Lucy williamson sent this report from the soroka medical centre in southern israel. Surrounded again by sunlight, by the sound of hebrew. Farhan alkadi, a 52yearold bedouin israeli, snatching a second chance at life. Crouched on the floor of a military helicopter, after 326 days in captivity, a smile. The start of his journey back home. At israel s soroka hospital, his last few moments in hiding. A wall of israeli soldiers shielding him from the world he left ten months ago. From a tunnel in gaza to an israeli ambulance in a couple of hours. His family racing the last few metres to greet him. Thin and pale, but staff said in a good and stable condition. Translation: it s difficult to explain how it feels. It s better than having a newborn. We thank god and we thank everyone, and hope to see him healthy. We re very happy, very happy. Israel s prime minister called to welcome him home, keen to b
In kyiv, regional air Defence Systems were deployed several times to repel missiles and drones targeting the capital. Yesterday, russia launched one of its biggest attacks on ukraine since the start of the war. Lets speak to maria mezentseva, mp for kharkiv. Thank you very much for coming on The Programme. Thank you very much for coming on The Programme thank you very much for coming on The Programme. Thank you for having me. Talk The Programme. Thank you for having me talk us The Programme. Thank you for having me. Talk us through The Programme. Thank you for having me. Talk us through the The Programme. Thank you for having me. Talk us through the impact The Programme. Thank you for having me. Talk us through the impact of. Me. Talk us through the impact of the two days me. Talk us through the impact of the two days now me. Talk us through the impact of the two days now of me. Talk us through the impact of the two days now of strikes. Me. Talk us through the impact of the two days no
Levels isnt yet hitting home. The energy bills should be coming down by now. Not from what ive seen. They keep putting the standard charge for electricity up and gas. But it doesnt feel like. The cost to go out for the day and eating and drink seems to be going up as well. Sometimes ijust dont even, like, pay for my wi fi because i cant, so we have to go without. Everything isjustl going up, isnt it . Everything. And you dont think that thats starting to calm down or stabilise . Anything you can see in your own bills . Maybe our gas and electric is i slightly better than it was or not as bad as it was getting, but apart from that, no, not really. The latest figures show food costs and prices in cafes and restaurants helping Drive Inflation down to 3. 1i last month the lowest level for two and a half years, well down on its 11 peak. From here, the Headline Rate of inflation is likely to fall below 2 , thats the governments target, driven by those falls in Energy Prices next month. But w
In a russian occupied part of Ukraines Zaporizhzhia region, and said ukraine targeted an oil refinery and several Fuel Stations inside russia. The head of russias Electoral Commission said there have been 20 incidents so far of people targeting ballot boxes. Protests could continue on sunday when supporters of the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny are calling on people throughout russia to protest against president putin. Meanwhile in the estonian town of narva where many residents are russian people crossed the border to vote in russias president ial election. Narva is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. Bbc russian s Oleg Boldyrev sent this report. Here in the Estonian Border town of narva lies the frontier between the western world and russia. Across the river with its formidable fortress lies ivangorod, a town 170 kilometres away from St Petersburg and this is one but a handful of places where the border between the eu and r
This story spiralled rapidly, so lets start at the beginning. What i reckon will be the headlines everywhere in the next few hours is this picture we can show you. Its just been released by The Royal Family showing the Princess Of Wales and her children for mothers day, after weeks of frenzied speculation about her health and her whereabouts. On The Morning Of Sunday 10th March 2024, the prince and princess of Wales William and kate posted a photo to their social media accounts, including instagram and x, saying the words, thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a happy mothers day. The message was signed c for catherine, and the picture was credited to william, the prince of wales. The idea, i think, was to allay the concerns that people have had on social media and so on about kates health. And shes not been seen in public since christmas, apart from a Paparazzi Shot that didnt appear in this country. And so there was great expe