Especially springlike with lots of cloud and outbreaks of rain and i will have more details throughout the programme. Its sunday the 10th of march. Our main story the us military ship is on its way to the middle east, carrying the first equipment to construct a temporary peer off the coast of gaza. It is hoped this will help more aid into the territory as deliveries by land and air have proved difficult and dangerous. And while a ship holding 200 tons of food is making final preparations to set sail from cyprus, food is making final preparations to set sailfrom cyprus, as food is making final preparations to set sail from cyprus, as zoe conley reports. Us Army Logistics ship, already on its way. The United States hopes to get a lot more aid in by sea. But it could take several weeks. In the meantime, in cyprus, efforts are under way by a charity to move supplies across the mediterranean. It may not look like much but on this barge sits 200 tons of food. It will be towed by a Spanish Ch
I nigel, thank you to you. And good evening. Now our top story on gb news. Tonight, the home office has exclusively told gb news theres been a huge increase in undocumented immigrants exploiting rules to work in the food delivery sector. It says restaurants and Small Businesses offering Delivery Services are being urged to carry out more detailed checks on their drivers to crack down on scams. Home Office Officials say working in the shadow economy , as its known, shadow economy, as its known, is a major pull factor for those embarking on often dangerous illegal journeys to the uk. Illegal journeys to the uk. Norfolk and Suffolk Police have admitted that the personal information of over 1000 people, including victims of crime and witnesses , were mistakenly witnesses, were mistakenly released in response to a freedom of information request. Both forces have attributes the mistake to a technical issue. In mistake to a technical issue. In a joint statement put out today, the forces said
Minister has said today that with wages rising at their fastest level for 22 years, there is now light at the end of there is now light at the end of the tunnel. Figures from the the tunnel. Figures from the office for National Statistics show wages rose by 7. 8 in the last quarter , with inflation last quarter, with inflation standing at 7. 9. Rishi sunak has said bringing down inflation is still his governments key priority. Obe any rise still his governments key priority. Obe any rise in rail fares in england next year will be below the rate of inflation. The department for transport says the increase will not be as high as the rise in the retail pnces high as the rise in the Retail Prices index, which normally dictates rail fares. The government has vowed to continue to protect rail passengers with the soaring cost of living. Any rises will be delayed until march next year rather than being brought forward in january. Nhs hospitals in england will get a £250 million boost from the
Speaker, we know how well, mr speaker, we know how vital bus services are for communities right across the country. That is why we are providing devon with £17 million to deliver better bus services. And we introduced the £2 fair bus cap. But i know my honourable friend, the secretary of state for transport, was recently visiting my honourable friend, seeing the benefits of reopening barnstaple bus station. And its clear that the local liberal democrats should just get on and do it. We now come to the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. Can i too welcome the postmasters in the gallery in their quest for justice . And, mr speaken their quest for justice . And, mr speaker, this week we marked 35 years since the disaster at hillsborough and the enduring courage and determination of the families must be marked by the passing of a hillsborough law. Yes. Mr speaker, we also lost lord richard rosser, a lifelong member of the labour party. He will be greatly missed and our thoughts are w
Last night i reported on the uk governments ideas for solving the irish border question. Today their Northern Ireland partners were in downing street. And. She is, at home, a typical teenager. But then when she leaves the house, everything changes. The anxiety disorder so severe it renders many children speechless. We have access to a therapy camp for sufferers of selective mutism in new york. It was phrase coined by Winston Churchill in 1946 but 71 years later is there really a special relationship between america and britain and, if there is, how does a president promoting far right videos and questioning the british Prime Minister on twitter affect it . This is now a very 21st century diplomatic conflict with British Government ministers taking to social media to attack donald trump and the president responding in kind. Today theresa may resisted calls to cancel a state visit to britain planned for mr trump and choosing her words carefully said that the president s retweets yesterda