Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report brexit dealjitters. The pound reverses direction after concerns that the agreement could still be rejected by mps. Wine, whiskey and woolly jumpers. Just a few rejected by mps. Wine, whiskey and woollyjumpers. Just a few of rejected by mps. Wine, whiskey and woolly jumpers. Just a few of the rejected by mps. Wine, whiskey and woollyjumpers. Just a few of the eu exports hit with new us tariffs from today. Hello and welcome to this friday edition of Asia Business report. Lets start with none other than brexit. And that is because the uk Prime Minister says he is very confident that mps will back the new deal he has struck with the eu. That is despite opposition to concessions that Boris Johnson made is despite opposition to concessions that borisjohnson made on customs arrangements into Northern Ireland. It was expected to be and i fed voce vote and is scheduled for this saturday. But news of the agreement sent the pound to a fi
on the israel gaza war. international pressure mounts on israel to reduce civilian casualties. the us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, is in israel, where he s expected to meet officials later. we ve been seeing smoke on the gaza skyline again this morning. it comes as the uk, france, and germany step up global calls for a ceasefire. britain s former defence secretary, ben wallace, has warned that israel risks losing its legal and moral authority for its war in gaza. in a newspaper article, he described israel s tactics as crude and indiscriminate . the hamas run health authority in gaza says israeli air strikes have killed at least 110 people in a single day in the jabalia refugee camp. we re also following the latest from the un security council it s due to convene later today, to disucss the humanitarian situation in gaza. to disucss the humanitarian it s expected to look at a new draft resolution calling on israel and hamas to allow greater humanitarian access to th
there are growing calls for a ceasefire in gaza and international pressure is mounting on israel to reduce civilian casualties. the us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, is in israel where he s expected to meet officials later. we ve been seeing smoke on the gaza skyline again this morning. it comes as the uk, france and germany step up global calls for a ceasefire. britain s former defence secretary, ben wallace, has warned that israel risks losing its legal and moral authority for its war in gaza. in a newspaper article, he described israel s tactics as crude and indiscriminate . the hamas run health authority in gaza says israeli air strikes have killed at least 110 people in a single day in the jabalia refugee camp. we re also following the latest from the un security council which is due to convene later today, to discuss the humanitarian situation in gaza. it s expected to vote on a new draft resolution calling on israel and hamas to allow greater humanitarian access
also on the programme. the faces of the ten victims of an explosion in county donegal they include two teenagers and a five year old girl. and max verstappen reigns supreme injapan to win the f1 world championship for a second time, despite atrocious conditions. good evening. president putin has tonight accused ukraine of an act of terrorism after a key strategic bridge built by russia was badly damaged by an explosion on saturday. his comments came after russian missile strikes in the middle of the night killed at least 13 people in the city of zaporizhzhia, bringing the death toll in and around the city to more than 60 people in the past nine days. president zelensky accused russia of waging constant terror against ukraine s civilian population. the missile strikes followed the attack on the 12 mile long kerch bridge, which links russia to occupied crimea. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escal