Where well bring you two british teens are missing after disappearing from a kibbutz last weekend. Their mother born in the uk confirmed dead last weekend. We dont have any details about the surname or indeed more details about the family, but confirmation that to reddish teenage sisters are among those missing after last weekends attacks in israel. Weve heard today confirmation that the number of hostages missing is that 199, that was revised up today from the presumed 150 hostages that are still missing. We know the israeli Prime Minister has vowed to bring them home butjust within the last few minutes confirmation that two british teenage sisters are among those who are missing after last weekends attack on israel. As soon as we have further detail we will bring it to you here in bbc news. Within the hour we have had news of an air strike within the hour we have had news of an airstrike on. Within the hour we have had news of an air strike on. Damage to the vital road between gaza a
we start with brexit and an indication of how much effect the uk leaving the european union has had on trade in both directions across the english channel. figures compiled by the uk government show how british exports to the eu fell byjust over 40% injanuary the first month when the post brexit rules came into force. and imports from the eu were down by nearly 30%. there are of course contributing factors, like earlier stockpiling, and pandemic lockdowns. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has the details. this manchester exporter of branded clothing, much of it for corporate events that haven t been happening, has gone through what it describes as a nightmare yearjust staying in business and keeping staff safe. but now, its boss told me, far from the promised frictionless trade, it s become very difficult to export to europe. transporters and couriers are charging big extra fees to cover much more complex paperwork and taxes, pushing costs up so high that it s ha
fukushima nuclear disaster we ll visit a site transformed and meet those still clinging to the past. the house of representatives, the lower house of congress, has passed a major covid 19 stimulus package worth $1.9 trillion. the plan was approved in the senate on saturday, despite every republican voting against. and the same thing has happened in the house every republican voted against, along with one democrat. the measure will be signed into law by president biden on friday. here s house speaker nancy pelosi announcing the result. on this vote, the yeas are 220. the nays are 211. the motion is adopted. applause the bill s aim is primarily to address the impact of covid on the us economy. but there are broader ambitions to tackle longer term causes of poverty. here are some of the details. the so called american rescue package gives one off payments worth $1,a00 to most americans. it allocates $350 billion to state and local governments, and $130 billion to schools. it
can you characterize for us, i believe you have 99% of the we have 98% of the precincts reporting tonight. rick santorum has won colorado s republican poll with about 40% of the vote. we re getting the final numbers in just now. rick santorum has exceeded expectations and wins colorado s caucus called vote tonight. any major population centers out? it s about 98% of the results in. there s a handful to be reported around arapahoe and half a dozen or so up in larimer county. these won t change the outcome of tonight s results. we ll have a press conference here in a couple of moments with the actual numbers. mitt romney had about 37% of the vote. rick santorum over 40% and ron paul reporting 11% and newt gingrich around 14%. we ll have the number finals in a few moments. we appreciate everybody s attention. we appreciate everybody who has been a part of this important process. and can you tell me what this meant in terms of turnout and how this might have been a fa
the united states supreme court. i will have the type of individuals working, the philosophy that we share, to go into those agencies that are overregulating us, that are killing jobs, that will pull back all those regulations since the 08 and have them audited. if they re killing jobs, they re out of here. we need a president of the united states that not only respects that constitution but looks down at the bill of rights and gets down to number ten where we talk about the powers delegated to the united states by the constitution or or reserved for the states respectively or to the people. and basically says that that federal government was created by the states to be an agent for states, not the other way around. let s work together to get our country back. you have my backing in this caucus. and i promise you one thing. for the next four years, i will have your back in washington, d.c. god bless you, god bless iowa. we ll continue to be the greatest country in the world.