Increased use of private providers . Is it the thin end of the wedge as far as you see it, the start of the Slippery Slope towards full privatisation that some people really worry about . Let us know. There is the phone number, nhs weights, that is what we are doing. Is private cure . Lets get the news headlines. The worlds oceans have had their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change. Scientists say the average Surface Temperature reached 20. 96 celsius this week, surpassing the previous high set in 2016. The government are set out plans to expand the use of the private sector to tackle the nhs backlog in england. 30 new Community Diagnostic Centres are being set up, eight of which will be run privately. The sector already carries out hundreds of thousands of treatments for the Health Service each year, but it says it has the capacity to do around 30 more. Five people who were arrested after an anti fossil fuels protest at the home of the Prime Min
despicable. we shall respond. we ll have the very latest. also tonight, border battle. it s been the simple request of americans, whether you re republican, democrat, or independent, people just want a secure border. senators zero in on a bipartisan deal aimed at curbing illegal migrant crossings and expediting the asylum process. look, this is a painful compromise. this is a tough bill. weather whiplash. after a sudden thaw, snow returns to the northeast, and the west coast set for a new soaking. the full forecast straight ahead. deepening mystery. what happened to three kansas city men found dead, frozen in their friend s backyard? in california, a retired space shuttle is ready for a final lift. i m elise preston in los angeles, where endeavour is set to soar again after a big move. and later we head to route 66 to meet a man with a history lesson and drawing crowds with something sweet donuts. i m just thankful that we were given the opportunit
party will keep its majority in parliament. and ukrainians gathered in london s trafalgar square this evening for their traditional carol singning service. hello i m tanya beckett. in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation in gaza, crowds of people have looted aid trucks entering the besieged strip through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. it s hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid has only been able to reach the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. israel has kept up its bombardment of gaza, killing dozens more people. gaza s hamas run health ministry says 90 people were killed injust the jabalia area of gaza city. in a change of tone, the uk and germany havejoined calls for a sustainable ceasefire . prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists israel will fight to the end, but the reuters
washington is facing increasing pressure to urge israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties, with its key western allies, including the uk, france and germany, having all stepped up calls for a ceasefire. i am nowjoined by aaron david miller, a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and former state department middle east analyst and negotiator in republican and democratic administrations. good to talk to you, as always. how unwavering is washington s support going to continue to be given the pressure from international allies and the pictures we are all seeing coming out of gaza? i and the pictures we are all seeing coming out of gaza? coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime minister coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime minister benjamin l either prime minister benjamin netanyahu orjoe biden is looking for a breach in their relationship. his administration obviously has huge co
refugee camp on sunday. it comes as humanitarian aid entered gaza directly from israel for the first time in more than two months. at another crossing on egypt s border, some aid deliveries were mobbed by palestinians desperate for food. also on sunday, a funeral was held for one of the three israeli hostages shot dead by israeli troops in gaza after being wrongly identified as a threat. alon lulu shamriz was abducted by hamas during the october 7 attacks. he and the other two hostages were shot dead while holding a white cloth. they had also painted an 505 sign written with leftover food. officials have admitted that killing the men who were holding a white flag was a breach of the rules of engagement . the white flag is an internationally recognised sign of protection. israel s own manual on the rules of warfare states that its forces should not attack a prisoner of war who is asking to surrender or waving a white flag as a sign of surrender. our correspondent lucy will