Looking forward to talking to our pAnel very shortly. First, the latest bbc news. The french Interior Minister says at least 12 people have died And two are still missing, after a Boat Carrying migrAnts capsized in the english chAnnel. Ten of them were female, six of them said to be young girls. Theres been a large Search And Rescue operation under way since this morning. Ukraines president , volodymyr zelensky, says 51 people have been killed And more thAn 200 injured by a russiAn Missile Strike in the city of poltova. He said two ballistic missiles partially destroyed a building belonging to the institute of communications. It is one of the deadliest single strikes of the war to date. Five children have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of An 80 year old mAn who was attacked in a park. Bhim kohli died in hospital after being assaulted while walking his dog at FrAnklin Park in leicestershire on sunday evening. You are very welcome to the programme. Shameful is h
But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and The Cost Of Living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. I must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024 25. And i call. There is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the Proceeds Of Offshore Wind and publicly owned scottish w
The government. Tesco reaches an agreement to buy the whole siler booker in a deal worth £3] billion. It says it will create the uks leading food business. And this is a rare tropical turtle who has washed up rare tropical turtle who has washed up on rare tropical turtle who has washed upona rare tropical turtle who has washed up on a beach in wales. Good morning, it is friday, january 27. Theresa may is to become the first world leader to meet donald trump since he became us president. She told Senior Republicans last night of the importance of the Special Relationship between the two countries. It is thought the Prime Minister will meet the president in the oval office and they will spend around an hour together in a private meeting. Both leaders will then give their first News Conference together at around 6pm uk time. Post brexit trade opportunities, security and Intelligence Cooperation are likely to feature, as well as the future of nato, in those talks. This report is from our