Recent years. We are also preparing for the international Investment Summit next week, bringing Hundreds Of Global Ceos to the uk and unlocking the impact of pounds in investment. Full stop this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and additions to these i will have other such meetings today. Will have other such meetings toda. U, will have other such meetings toda. ,. , today. The commitment of £400 billion of funding today. The commitment of £400 billion of funding to today. The commitment of £400 billion of funding to the billion of funding to the Watford General Hospital was one of the many brilliant things the previous government. Did and would have been life changing as well as life saving forth so many of my constituents. Why has the Prime Minister cancelled this funding commitment. Because the promise funding commitment. Because the promise of funding commitment. Because the promise of 40 funding commitment. Because the promise of 40 new funding comm
People are being urged to leave coastal and low lying areas of florida as Hurricane Milton, expected to be the biggest storm to hit the area in a century, moves closer to the states West Coast. President biden has warned evacuating is a matter of life and death. These pictures are coming into us live from the state of florida. This is the sunshine skyway bridge, the gateway to Tampa Bay, normally a very busy road even early in the day but pretty much deserted now, clearly very exposed and certainly not somewhere anyone would want to be as the hurricane approaches. Although those winds and rain not being really fully felt yet, if we look at this picture of some Palm Trees you can see they are moving a little bit in the breeze but those winds will get stronger and stronger. The national Hurricane Center saying that milton is bringing sustained winds of around 155 miles per hour, as we look at this track. It was downgraded a short while ago to a Category Fourfrom Category short while ago
Florida is braced, for what many have described as the storm of the century. Our correspondents are there. We will speak to one resident who has decided to stay. And will they ever fully recover . In the wake of Hurricane Ian, 95 of the damage assessments, were downgraded by the insurance companies. This could be a disastrous 12 hours, for Tens Of Thousands of american families. Welcome to the programme. There is driving wind and torrential rainfall that has already arrived in florida, several hours before Hurricane Milton is due to arrive. The national Weather Service has confirmed in the last hour there are at least ten active Tornado Warnings in the region. We have been tracking an extremely dangerous tornado heading north near fort myers. And thats not the half of it. Right now milton is 150 miles south west of tampa with sustained winds of 145 mph, and very soon it will be pushing water onto the coast, with a Storm Surge of 15 feet expected in the worst hit areas. That is likely t
Democrats are in a box. They are trapped inside and it is a box of their own making. Slowly but surely, Kamala Harris is being exposed for what she has. An empty pantsuit. Even when obvious questions are asked, she wont answer them. Just because you have changed your position on so many things. You were against tracking and now your ford. You were for medicare for all and now you are not. So many of the people dont truly know what you believe or what you stand for and i know you have heard that. Speak when the last four years, i have been Vice President of the United States. Ive been traveling the country and listening To folks and seeking what is possible in terms of common ground. I believe in building consensus. We are diverse people. Geographically, regionally in terms of wHere we are in our backgrounds and what the american people do want is that we have leaders who can build consensus. WHere we can figure out compromise and understand, it is not a bad thing as long as you dont co
Countrys year long Military Campaign as a Sacred Mission which will continue so long as its existence is threatened. Benjamin netanyahu said the operations in gaza, lebanon and elsewhere in the region must not be stopped as he put it prematurely. His remarks came in a televised address at The End of commemorations marking the first anniversary of the deadly attacks by hamas. This morning and through the night, Rocket Warnings have continued to sound in northern israel. Israels military says Suhail Hussein husseini the target of its latest Air Strikes on beirut oversaw logistics and Weapons Transfers with iran. Hezbollah has not confirmed hes been killed. Lets Ta Ke lets take you live to the region, these are the latest pictures we have coming in at Bbc London of the skyline over beirut. More strikes in recent hours. Our Correspondentjoe Inwood has the latest. Beirut plunged into darkness by this spreading war. Huge swathes of the city illuminated only by the explosions of incoming miss