Of international pressure, seizing the Border Crossing with egypt. The un Secretary General, antonio guterres, has warned that a full scale assault on rafah would cause a humanitarian nightmare. Qatar has called for International Intervention to prevent the city from being invaded. Our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem. We know that for weeks now the us has been warning israel against a full scale offensive of rafah. This really because of the high numbers of displaced people who are living in that city, crammed up next to the border with egypt. And the us had been talking to israel about more limited options for going in there to tackle the hamas presence. Now, this does look to be a really significant development, the idea that a us shipment has been halted to israel. Its the first time weve heard of such a thing in seven months of war. And it really does reflect, i think, the level of us concerns about this operation, in particular. We understand that the ship
tensions in london. the assistance forces commissioner praised officers who put themselves in harm s way. and the uk pays tribute to the armed forces on remembrance sunday. the latest headlines at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. this week saw the first king s speech in 70 years. the first, and who knows, maybe the last, under prime minister rishi sunak, after 13 years of conservative rule. at the centre of power in those 13 years, both in pushing original policies and allegedly sinister plotting behind the scenes, is today s guest on political thinking. a conversation, with rather than a newsy interrogation of, someone who shapes our thinking about what shaped theirs. he, if you ve not guessed yet, is michael gove. he s found some pretty surprising allies during his ministerial career. he is praised now as housing secretary by housing campaigners. whereas tory supporting developers complain
because at least i ll tell you my own opinion. i was affecting attorney out for some sort of a pushback yeah. it didn t happen and it s very, very interesting. barak reveal. appreciate it. thank you. the news continues to source some kaitlan collins starts now saving the source tonight. hell half no fury like a former president turned convicted felon, donald trump is lashing out i ll calling the judge who will sentence him, quote, the devil, any rambling rampage. and a question that is on many americans minds tonight is will trump actually go to prison? it s certainly on his as he is mine for sympathy and falsely claiming that he is facing 187 years behind bars and a former apprentice produced so who had an nda for 20 years has just now expired, is now breaking his silence, claiming that he personally heard donald trump use the n word that produce there is here tonight and will join me. i m kaitlin collins, and this is the source little bit of a pro tip to start you off w
But was he asked to intervene in the fbi inquiry. Hello, i am katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. 12 hours from now pollings stations will open in the uk. Its an election the ruling conservative were expected to win in a landslide over labour. But during the Six Week Campaign the polls have narrowed. Were going to focus first on the front runners. Theresa may has her final event in birmingham whilst Jeremy Corbyn has two events in london before the campaign closes at midnight. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Morning. She called it to win it, but its not her choice. Its all of ours. A few hackles at 5 30am, following her trail like the missteps in the last few weeks. Jolly photo ops arent quite her style, and theres not much jolly about this campaign. With security and tighter terror laws on her mind. At eight oclock in glasgow, Jeremy Corbyn enjoying his time in the sun. I signed up just for you. With his long held views on security, cautious about the
In spring 2018. This is the un backed Prime Minister fayez al sarraj. And this is khalifa haftar, the rival military commander who controls the east of the country. Here they are shaking hands after the meeting, which was hosted by the french president , Emmanuel Macron. Heres what he said at the press conference. Translation today, president al sarraj and general haftar can become symbols of National Unity and reconciliation and peace. Iwant National Unity and reconciliation and peace. I want to say with great solemnity, the courage you have shown today by being here and agreeing on thisjoint shown today by being here and agreeing on this joint accord is historic. It is the courage of taking a risk, despite who might have opposed you. Despite the actions of others, which will lead toa actions of others, which will lead to a Reconciliation Process and the construction of peace in the long term. Just to remind you of the complicated political situation in libya. Mr sarrajs government is