Adams has the latest. American planes are the guys are delivering aid from the air for the first time. This is not how an effective humanitarian operation should be run. It is costly and inefficient. The situation at below it seems has given washington no choice. It will keep some people alive for a while, but after everything they have been through there is not much gratitude. Translation there is not much gratitude. Translation � ,. , translation america is trying to bu our translation america is trying to buy our silence. Translation america is trying to buy our silence. It translation america is trying to buy our silence. It is translation america is trying to buy our silence. It is better translation america is trying to buy our silence. It is better for translation america is trying to buy our silence. It is better for us i buy our silence. It is betterfor us to live in more than get aid from them. In to live in more than get aid from them. , to live in more than get aid from them. L. , to live in more than get aid from them. ,. , them. In gazas cheaper hospital, some of the them. In gazas cheaper hospital, some of the wounded them. In gazas cheaper hospital, some of the wounded from them. In gazas cheaper hospital, some of the wounded from thursdays disaster. How are so many people injured . Where they shot or crushed injured . Where they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede . The us says there is evidence of both. This hos ital there is evidence of both. This hospital is there is evidence of both. This hospital is treating there is evidence of both. Ti 3 hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. We have seen people with gunshot wounds, we have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. Truth . Have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. Children as young as 12. Why the shootin children as young as 12. Why the shooting started children as young as 12. Why the shooting started is children as young as 12. Why the shooting started is still children as young as 12. Why the shooting started is still not children as young as 12. Why the | shooting started is still not clear. Israel says its troops felt threatened, but the Images Released so far dont show how. Israel insists it did not attack those waiting for food. Translation it waiting for food. Translation . ,. , translation it is an operation we oruanised translation it is an operation we organised and translation it is an operation we organised and claims translation it is an operation we organised and claims we translation it is an operation we organised and claims we attacked i translation it is an operation we | organised and claims we attacked the convoy organised and claims we attacked the convoy intentionally and that we harm convoy intentionally and that we harm people intentionally are baseless. , �. ,. , baseless. President biden wants a ceasefire sooner, baseless. President biden wants a ceasefire sooner, but baseless. President biden wants a ceasefire sooner, but in baseless. President biden wants a ceasefire sooner, but in rafa baseless. President biden wants a ceasefire sooner, but in rafa this| ceasefire sooner, but in rafa this morning at dreadful scenes outside a maternity hospital, some images to broadcast. The Israeli Military called this a Precision Strike against terrorists. But is a Ceasefire Deal now what close . The families and friends of israeli hostages gathered injerusalem tonight demanding the government do more to rescue their loved ones. Bring them home now. Washington believes a deal bring them home now. Washington believes a deal may bring them home now. Washington believes a deal may soon bring them home now. Washington believes a deal may soon be bring them home now. Washington i believes a deal may soon be reached but their hopes have been raised and dashed before. Paul adams, but their hopes have been raised and dashed before. Pauladams, bbc news, jerusalem. Us Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with israeli war cabinet member benny gantz on monday as washington seeks to reach a dealfor more aid and a temporary ceasefire. Our Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams explained more. Well it is not quite the same as meeting President Biden but i think it is being suggested here that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not terribly happy. He thinks there is only one Prime Minister, and i think he probably is a little concerned that benny gantz who could well be a political rival in the not too distant future is going to the white house for talks with the american administration. Mr netanyahu, by the way, we are told has a case of the flu and wont be chairing tomorrow evenings meeting of the security cabinet. But whether these political, internal political shenanigans, result in some kind of challenge to mr netanyahu, well, i think that is probably a story for another day. We think that is probably a story for another day think that is probably a story for another day. We are also hearing from a us another day. We are also hearing from a us official another day. We are also hearing from a us official in another day. We are also hearing from a us official in the another day. We are also hearing from a us official in the past another day. We are also hearing| from a us official in the past hour orso from a us official in the past hour or so saying that a framework for the deal that would establish a six week ceasefire in gaza is in place. They say with israels agreement. They say it now depends on hamas agreeing to conditions. What do you understand could be perhaps coming into play right now . Well, you would think the omens are not exactly great for the conclusion of a Ceasefire Deal with all of the horrors that we have seen in gaza this week. And yet maybe it is helping the process to move along. Clearly the United States is extremely frustrated. Frustrated at the fact that the worsening humanitarian situation in gaza directly led to what we saw on the edge of gaza city in the early hours of thursday morning. And it really, really wants to avoid that happening again. And there is a realisation, a strong growing realisation, that the only way to avoid it happening again is to flood the gaza strip with aid. And the only way that is possible is if there is a ceasefire. No other change in the circumstances on the ground could possibly result in any effective Aid Operation that would relieve the suffering of 2. 2 million palestinians. There has to be a ceasefire, and so i think we are seeing pressure coming from washington on the Israeli Government to conclude that deal soon, before the beginning of ramadan in a weeks time. And of Course Pressure on hamas to to abide by the terms of the deal. There are an awful lot of moving parts to this negotiation. In terms of how many hostages will be released for how many palestinian prisoners. Real israeli troops move out of Population Centres . Will the people of gaza, the northern part of the gaza strip be able to return to their home . The gaza strip be able to return to their home . ~. , g their home . Paul adams in jerusalem there. You their home . Paul adams in jerusalem there you are their home . Paul adams in jerusalem there. You are watching their home . Paul adams in jerusalem there. You are watching bbc their home . Paul adams in jerusalem there. You are watching bbc news. I our washington correspondent, will vernon, told us more on the progress made regarding a Ceasefire Deal. Well, weve been hearing from a Us Administration official who was speaking to journalists a little earlier, and this official said, referring to that potential Ceasefire Deal, that there is a deal on the table, a framework deal, this official said the israelis have more or less accepted it. But he also said the talks are ongoing and a deal is not done until it is actually done, and this official did not want to create expectations one way or the other, but the us is doing everything they possibly can. Now, President Biden, several days ago, said he expected a deal to be in place, a Ceasefire Deal, by monday. It appears that has now slipped. Yesterday during a meeting with the italian Prime Minister, giorgia meloni, mr biden said he did not think it would happen by monday. But again, the us was working very hard to agree that deal. Now, this Potential Agreement is something that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, several other us officials, have been working on for many weeks now. They have been like kind of diplomatic ping pong balls bouncing around various capitals, Capital Cities in the middle east, europe, trying to negotiate this deal. And what it would entail would be potentially a six week pause in fighting, the release of dozens of hostages held in gaza, some of whom are of course us citizens, and also crucially more access for international aid. And talking of aid, the us have carried out their first airdrop into gaza since this conflict began nearly five months ago, havent they . What is the analysis there of what difference that could make and the timing of this . Well, that is right, the us military earlier said this would not be the last airdrop, that there will be more, this will be an ongoing effort, so i think we should expect more of these. The white house says this mission is supported by the israelis, the israelis are aware of it. Now, i think by announcing this airdrop. Remember air drops, as my colleague, paul adams, was saying there, this is an incredibly inefficient and complex way of delivering humanitarian relief. Sending aid via road in trucks makes much more sense, so i think, you know, the fact that the us have opted for this method says two things. One, that washington considers the humanitarian situation in gaza to be dire, to be incredibly serious, and the other thing is that the us wants to send a message, wants to put pressure on israel to allow more aid in by road, by trucks. And this is something again President Biden said yesterday during that meeting, he said that at the moment only a handful of trucks with humanitarian aid are getting into gaza, whereas really whats necessary, the necessary number, is more like hundreds. Mark schwartz, former us security coordinator for Israel Palestinian Authority and Senior Fellow with the rand corporation, told us more about the negotiations to reach a Ceasefire Deal. I believe the fact that a Senior Administration officials are announcing that a deal is a lot closer than it was even six days ago is a positive sign. I would suspect the majority of the dialogue right now is related to the types of israeli hostages that will be released, ie they will probably not released, ie they will probably not release if the negotiation is complete, any idf active at war that may be under control of hamas. And what that exchange will be, they are talking about a six week operational pause, which i think is great, particularly for the humanitarian crisis that is ongoing and getting worse by the hour. But the types of palestinians that will be released, in other words those that have been held in administrative detention convicted of crimes or acts of terrorism, and i imagine that is part of the intense dialogue that has been ongoing the last few days. A few days ago President Biden said he hoped a deal that might be in place by monday. That is very unlikely to happen but we understand that talks are due to commence tomorrow on sunday. The aim is for this to happen by ramadan, which is a week on monday, isnt it . Yes. This to happen by ramadan, which is a week on monday, isnt it . A week on monday, isnt it . Yes, it is. I a week on monday, isnt it . Yes, it is i imagine a week on monday, isnt it . Yes, it is. I imagine that a week on monday, isnt it . Yes, it is. I imagine that while a week on monday, isnt it . Yes, it is. I imagine that while it a week on monday, isnt it . Yes, it is. I imagine that while it is a week on monday, isnt it . Yes, it is. I imagine that while it is of is. I imagine that while it is of the religious holiday, the furthest thing from the Palestinian Civilians that are suffering under this ongoing offensive operation that is taking place that it will be that much harder, obviously because of the fast that takes place throughout the fast that takes place throughout the entire day and a devout muslims will want to honour that. I understand the rationale. Some news about the attacks understand the rationale. Some news about the attacks that understand the rationale. Some news about the attacks that have understand the rationale. Some news about the attacks that have been about the attacks that have been taking place on shipping vessels off the coast of yemen. The uk Maritime Trade Agency says theres been an attack 15 nautical miles west of the yemeni port of mokha. The crew of the vessel has been evacuated. Separately, the cargo ship rubymar, which was abandoned In The Red Sea after being targeted by houthi rebels, has now sunk thats according to the yemeni government. Here, the government is expected to lay out measures in the coming weeks to tackle what it sees as rising extremism in the uk. It follows as uk Prime Minister rishi sunak warned that britain 5 democracy is under threat from islamist extremists and the far right. In an address outside Downing Street he said the government and country must face down the extremists. Mr sunak s unexpected intervention follows the by election victory of the controversial far left politician george galloway. Londons mayor, sadiq khan, has also been speaking about the politics of division after the former tory deputy chairman lee anderson said he was under the control of islamists. Take a listen. Its important to say a few words about the level of debate in public life. What were witnessing is a concerted and growing attempt by some to degrade and humiliate minorities for political and electoral gain. And remember weve been here before. Weve been here before in 2016, when the tories waged a disgraceful, Disgraceful Campaign against me and against us. We cannot let them try to do it again. As the poison of Anti Semitism and the poison of islamophobia continues to infect our politics, now more than ever, we need to display our best values rather than our worst fears. A day after the funeral in moscow of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, people have continued to visit his grave to lay flowers and pay their respects. As you can see theres a growing mound of brightly coloured blooms, covering the burial site. Reports say people who arrived after the cemetery closed for the day were seen throwing their tributes over the fence. In the southern russian region of ingushetia, Security Forces say theyre carrying out an Anti Terrorist operation in the town of karabulak. Reports say Special Forces surrounded a residential building and have been exchanging fire with the militants inside. Officials said the group opened fire when they tried to arrest them and nearby streets were cordoned off and residents evacuated. The commander and chief of the Ukrainian Armed forces has claimed he will place commanders on the eastern front. The general said that after spending three days there it had become clear why some battalions were managing to hold off rushing attacks while others were not. Meanwhile, the ukrainian president renewed his plea to Western Allies for Additional Air Defence Systems after at least seven people were killed in a russian drone attack. Local officials reported that among the victims of the overnight strike were a three month old baby and a three year old child. Germany has admitted the apparent hack by russia of a Military Meeting where officers discussed giving ukraine long range missiles and possible targets. Chancellor olaf scholz, whos been meeting with the pope at the vatican, called it a serious matter and said his government is intensively investigating the insident. Audio of the Video Conference meeting was posted to social media by the head of russias state run rt channel. Russias foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the discussion betrayed what he called the cunning plans of the german armed forces. Translation this isj blatant self exposure. The latest statements by both macron and austin, and the conversation between german generals, still indicate that the war party does not want to change its course at all, and wants to inflict a strategic defeat on russia on the battlefield, and we acknowledge that. I asked dr Thomas Withington who is an analyst and writer specialising in electronic warfare, to share his opinion on the claims made by the kremlin. Interesting, isnt it . I mean, i read the transcript this afternoon, and i must say that going through it, i didnt find anything in that that was staggeringly revelatory. I think it would be fair to say it was a discussion. I think assuming it is true and it is indeed an intercept that russias performed, a very sober discussion regarding the challenges of supplying these weapons, many of which have been already been discussed in the public domain. So i think there was nothing terribly, as i say, revelatory about it. I think the interesting thing is if russia has the capability to regularly intercept German Military communications and Strategic Communications like this, i mean, why Leak Something relatively anodyne . Thats a question that i have, and its very difficult to answer that. Its from a russian source. We cant discount the fact that it could be nonsense. That perhaps some of it is correct, the rest has been embellished. Its very, very hard to say. That being said, the fact that the germans have launched an investigation, as you mentioned just now, that would seem to indicate that there is some concern about this. And that may be a tacit admission that this is indeed the transcript of a conversation which did indeed take place. Yeah, if it is an intercept, how easy or difficult would it be for the russians to have gone about achieving that . Well, logically, it should be quite difficult because any conversations, Communications Like this should be encrypted and secure. Now, this then begs another question and. Which is, was this conversation assuming it is true . Commuter towns in england have seen some of the biggest rent rises of the last three years. New data from the property website zoopla show that rents have risen by more than a third, in areas such as bolton, wigan and newport as cities become increasingly unaffordable. Our Business Correspondent marc ashdown has more on the numbers we tracked rain prices in 65 cities and large towns across the uk. This chart shows that on average rents look have gone up by 31 over the past three years. These are the top ten rises, if you like. The usual suspects are in there, glasgow, manchester and london. Interestingly small towns close to big cities have seen some of the biggest rain rises. Rochdale, newport, wigan, bolton is right at the top. Rain has gone up by nearly 39 . What is driving all of this . Of course supply and demand. The number of Rental Properties has roughly stayed the same since 2016 but demand has really started to soar. Students have been returning to campus after the pandemic, immigration has also played a role, but so too have working habits. More and more people are working flexibly, often from home, perhaps commuting into the office less. Lets look at the pressure on Household Budgets which has also grown. Wages versus rain is bubbling along but Suddenly Rain Shot Oak and earning did not keep pace. The gap is starting to narrow, the hope being that as inflation starts falling wages might catch up. If you are a tenant about to move or indeed looking to rain your first place, here is a bit of advice for you. Start searching early and sign up you. Start searching early and sign up with multiple letting agents. Also make sure all of your paper is in order. Things like references and payslips, i do know your budget, calculate what you can afford to pay every month and for the all important deposit. Plenty more advice like this on the website. Singapores Culture Minister has played down reports the city state paid a substantial sum to secure taylor swifts only live shows in South East Asia after a backlash from neighbouring countries. Pierre Antoine Denis has more from the newsroom at the very heart of this political bad blood surrounding taylor swift in South East Asia, a Press Conference from the Prime Minister of thailand who said the singaporean government is clever. They told organisers of the taylor swift concert not to hold any other shows in South East Asia. So in other words, an Exclusivity Clause for taylor swift against a hefty price, around £15 million. Is the claims that he made in this Press Conference. The singaporean government neither denied or confirmed the solidarity clause, but did say that the actual amount was nowhere near that price. But has singapore gone Above And Beyond to get the taylor mania all to itself . Looking at the scene all week in singapore, as you can see in these images, one can easily think so, but swifties are loving it. And, you know, everyone here, you know, even if theyre not watching the concert, they still, you know, experienced and enjoyed it. So i do think these activations actually really emphasize that shes actually in singapore because like, its getting real. So its like this feeling of like its getting real. Its getting serious. Well, as you can expect, overseas fans have paid a heavy price to be part of the event. Our team in singapore has collected a few testimonies, including one from a Chinese Tourists who said she spent over 900 in flights alone to be at the event. But it seems that there is clearly no bad blood between taylor swift and her asian fans because all of the seats were sold out in a matter of hours as soon as it became public. You can read all about frances moores feature on our website, bbc. Co. Uk. The brit awards, one of the biggest nights in british music, has finally arrived. With performances from dua lipa, raye, tate mcrae and Kylie Minogue who has received a Brits Global Icon award at this years ceremony. Our correspondent mark savage went to meet the biggest names in music on the red carpet. You are here as the most nominated artist in the history of the brit awards. What is going on . I dont know. What is going on, mark . I dont know. I have got Tears In My Eyes already. I have got Waterproof Eyeliner on and it can only be described as a miracle, mark. Remember when we did that interview about four or five years ago. . That was eight years ago. Was that eight years ago . yeah, 2016. Stop. We were sat in that room and i was talking to you about all my aspirations and i said this, that and the other, and now, wow. I am going to perform Training Season. So that is you are new single. That is my new single. Incredible song. You performed it already at the grammys in what i can only describe as. I did a little snippet at the grammys. It was like a little teaser, this will be the first full performance of it. I am very excited, it is a big energy performance, so we are going to have some fun. Well, at the grammys you were on what i can only describe as a Playground Climbing Frame that had come untethered in a hurricane and you were having to navigate over it. Anything like that tonight . We have got some extra. Some extreme sports. Extreme sports . What are your warm up stretches if you are doing Training Season . There is a lot of jumping up and down. I get limber, you know . There is a lot of travelling. I am going to say that. I understand. Now, we have heard Training Season, before that we had houdini, that means there is a third dua lipa album imminent, i guess. When are we going to here more . Very soon. Are you going to announce it on stage like taylor swift . I am not going to announce it on stage, but you will be hearing from me very soon about it. I have to ask you about two of your, i am not going to call them rival nominees, fellow nominees tonight. Raye and Kylie Minogue. Tell me your thoughts . They are not rivals at all. I love them i am so over the moon for raye, i think it is so deserving. She has been writing for so many other artists for so long, she has been doing her own projects, now it is her time, it is her moment. And kylie isjust our global icon. It is now 36 hours since you released your eurovision single, dizzy. The reaction has been insane. The odds for the uk at the Eurovision Song Contest are looking very favourable. How does it feel now that it is out in the world . Honestly, i am just relieved. | i have been sitting on this song| for so long and i have never had a song where so many people have been waiting to hear it. Which is amazing, i but quite stressful. So i was quite nervous. I am just really happy. That it is out there now and ijust feel really excited to be performing it. Did you read any of the reaction online or did you just batten down the hatches . I dont read anything,. So i literallyjust get sent little bits from my team, so they obviously only i send me the good bits. Everybody loves it, as far as i am concerned Kylie Minogue, you are here knowing that you have got an award, which is a nice position to be in, but what an award. Global icon. How does it feel . Totally surreal, to be honest. Amazing. Amongst all the preparation for today and getting through today, i have got my performance and everything, there is a part of my brain that is kind of scanning the years to go, wow, how did i get here . I am trying to compute it myself, it is not that easy. Lets leave you with these pictures before we go. A single killer whale off the coast of south africa has been caught on Camera Hunting and killing a great white shark. Scientists say the behaviour showed the exceptional Hunting Skill of Killer Whales and demonstrates how adaptable they can be. But, it also raises questions about how shark eating orcas might affect the food chain in that part of the ocean. That is it from me for the moment. You are watching bbc news. Hello. Its been quite a cold day, hasnt it . Its a lot of cloud, frequent showers. We had that snow earlier on across parts of england and wales, but the skies are starting to clear across some parts of the country. A touch of frost on the way, some fog, too, but showers never too far away in Northern England and scotland. Lets start with the air mass saturday evening the blue colours indicating the relatively cold air over us and that will be in place in the short term. If we look at the satellite picture, the recent snapshot here, these rugged, swirling Cloud Structures across england and wales. Same in scotland, too these are shower clouds. But in between these gaps in the clouds will become bigger through the course of this evening. But look at that, 9pm, two degrees in some spots in the midlands. Still some wet weather around merseyside and southern scotland. But notice this persistent rain moving into central and Eastern Scotland. A bit of snow across the mountains there. But to the south of that, those Skies Clearing and the temperatures early on sunday morning, even in some city centres as far south as the south coast of england could be around freezing or below. So certainly a chilly start to sunday on the way. Now, heres the weather map for sunday. Weather fronts in the north sea and generally to the north of scotland. And theres another one coming our way, but were sort of in between weather systems. That also implies its going to be a slightly brighter day on sunday. Remember, a chilly start, a frost in places, but a fog, too. And then through the day, generally bright or sunny skies, i think out towards the south and the west, perhaps a bit more cloud around east anglia, the southeast, maybe the lincolnshire coastline with that Weather Front close by. But overall a brighter day for most of us. And as a result, its going to feel a little bit, lets say, less cold. Now into monday morning. Another Weather Front moves into south western and western parts of the uk. So it moves across ireland here there is also some rain and strengthening winds too, but it tends to kind of stall out towards the west during the day. So that does mean that many central and eastern areas certainly Eastern Scotland should have a bright, if not sunny day, for example, around aberdeenshire. How about the outlook for the week ahead . A bit of a mixed bag, but the temperatures Holding Around double figures, i think, across most parts of the uk. Thats it. Bye. This is bbc news, the headlines. The World Health Organization condemns an israeli air strike near a hospital in rafah that killed at least 11 people. According to reports sourced to a us official, israel has more or less accepted a proposalfor a six week ceasefire, as talks resume in egypt on sunday. The United States has carried out its first air drop of food aid into gaza amid a growing humanitarian crisis in the territory. And tonight at the brit awards, the singer songwriter raye has so far won three awards, including the brand new category, best r b act, after being nominated for a record seven categories. Now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. Hello and welcome to political thinking. My guest this week is a man it seems almost every other politician cant stop talking about, despite the fact hes not a party leader. Hes not even a member of parliament. He is nigel farage. And this week the labour leader keir starmer raised him in Prime Ministers questions, demanding to know whether he would rejoin the conservative party whilst Behind The Scenes worried tory mps discuss whether he might return to the front line leading the reform party
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.