Above that level of poverty according to the un. Today is the United Nations International Day for the eradication of poverty, something Global Leaders committed to do in 2015 that established the uns Sustainable Development goals. So, why is solving global poverty proving so difficult . Joining me now is Luis Felipe Lopez calva, global director for poverty and equity at the world bank. A very warm welcome to the programme. This is such a big issue and we have a few minutes in the world of television which is not enough time, but in your opinion, why is this problem getting worse and not better . ~ problem getting worse and not better . , ~ ,. ,. Problem getting worse and not better . , ~ ,. ~ , better . Thank you very much. As ou ve better . Thank you very much. As you very well better . Thank you very much. As you very well explained, better . Thank you very much. As you very well explained, the you very well explained, the world agreed that poverty would be our objective number one
Now fled the city and many are in refugee camps. It is a terrible irony that in order to retake raqqa, theyve had to destroy the city. Hours after being released from a secure hospital, Jeffrey Barry killed a kurdish refugee, stabbing him 25 times. Thousands of patients in Northern Ireland are experiencing waits of up to three years for non emergency surgeries, far higherthan in other parts of the uk. Leicester city sacks manager craig shakespeare, only four months after he was given thejob. And one of the worlds most gifted photographers of the past century will be joining us to talk about his life and his iconic images. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that prices are rising at a faster rate than at any time in the past five years, according to the latest data from the office for national statistics. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, rose to 3 last month, driven up by increases in transport and food prices. It means state pensions are set to increase by a minimum of
The house of commons. Topics include creating manufacturing jobs in the ongoing brexit negotiations. This is 40 minutes. Is part of the work we are doing. Order. Questions for the Prime Minister. Doctor philipa whitfield. The leader of the house. [shouting] my right honorable friend, the Prime Minister, the Gulf Corporation summit in bahrain. This morning i have meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house i have further meetings later today. Senator whitford. The memorandum of understanding, the right Space Institute brings the reality closer. With huge boost that could give to the uk Aerospace Industry will the uk Government Join the Scottish Government to literally get this off the ground. I can show the honorable lady the government is looking keenly at the opportunities to scotland and the whole of the United Kingdom rising from future development of commercial space operations, the projects she has described will be examined very clos
The house of commons. Topics include creating manufacturing jobs in the ongoing brexit negotiations. This is 40 minutes. Is part of the work we are doing. Order. Questions for the Prime Minister. Doctor philipa whitfield. The leader of the house. [shouting] my right honorable friend, the Prime Minister, the Gulf Corporation summit in bahrain. This morning i have meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house i have further meetings later today. Senator whitford. The memorandum of understanding, the right Space Institute brings the reality closer. With huge boost that could give to the uk Aerospace Industry will the uk Government Join the Scottish Government to literally get this off the ground. I can show the honorable lady the government is looking keenly at the opportunities to scotland and the whole of the United Kingdom rising from future development of commercial space operations, the projects she has described will be examined very clos
Order, questions to the Prime Minister. Here, here. Thank you mr. Speaker. Before i start, i would like to say something. Everyone in this house and many people watching at home will know from yes, Prime Minister the central role that bernard, the Prime Ministers principal private secretary, plays in the life of the Prime Minister and of no. 10 downing street. This morning, my bernard, my principal private secretary, chris martin, died of cancer. Chris martin was only 42. He was one of the most loyal, hardworking, dedicated Public Servants that i have ever come across. I have no idea what his politics were, but he would go to the ends of the earth and back again for his Prime Minister, for no. 10 and for the team he worked for. Today, we are leaving the seat in the officials box, where he used to sit, empty as a mark of respect to him. We think of his wife, zoe, his family and the wider no. 10 familybecause it is a bit like a family and we feel we have lost someone between a father and