and i m chris rogers the other stories on bbc news. several regions of ukraine occupied by russia begin voting in so called referendums on whether to become part of russia. protests continue across iran after the death of a young woman detained by the morality police . her father says they lied about how she died. and some promising news. scientists say a new type of cancer therapy is looking hopeful. hello, i mjoanna gosling, in westminster ahead of the government s mini budget annoncement this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng is expected to unveil tax cuts and increases in public spending as part of plans to boost economic growth. it s not a full budget that s due later this year but it still has some pretty sizeable changes.let s have a look at what could be announced. the chancellor will confirm it will let people keep more of their earnings by cutting national insurance contributions & go through with the plan to cut corporation tax. the government could als
Seventeen british nationals, including children, are now understood to be dead or missing after the hamas attack on israel. This is the scene live in gaza well have the latest on the escalating conflict. Hello, and welcome. Im maryam moshiri. We start in israel and gaza where there has been another night of missile launches and air raids across the border, while the prospect of an Israeli Ground invasion appears to be drawing closer. Here are the latest developments. Israel says that more than 1,200 israelis are now known to have been killed, since hamas launched attacks on saturday. The bbc understands 17 british nationals are dead or missing. Palestinian sources say that more than 950 people have been killed by israels bombardment of gaza, where entire neighbourhoods have been flattened. Israel has sealed all crossings into gaza. And were getting reports of a large number of Israeli Forces massing at the border. Missing at the border. Both sides have accused the other of war crimes i
Dead or missing after the hamas attack on israel. This is the scene live in gaza well have the latest on the escalating conflict. In other news, all flights at London Luton Airport have been suspended until this afternoon after a fire caused the collapse of a multistorey car park. The Israeli Military has now sealed all israeli borders with gaza and the rafah crossing, which leads from gaza into egypt, has been hit by israeli air strikes. An egyptian Human Rights Group said that has led to The Crossing Being Closed though that has not been confirmed by officials. Israel has launched several thousand air strikes against gaza saying it is targeting only hamas. These pictures show the destruction of entire districts. Earlier i spoke to ghassan abu sittah, a british palestinian doctor based in london who has gone to help in gaza. I got here on monday and was initially came down for the first day. Was not able to get to the hospital because of the continuous bombing. Managed to get here yes