good evening. one of the most prominent figures in american politics, the majority leader in the senate, has called for new elections in israel. chuck schumer says prime minister benjamin netanyahu has lost his way and accused him of pushing support for israel to new lows . mr schumer, a democrat, and the highest ranking jewish official in america, also called for the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, to step down, saying a new generation of leaders was needed, to work towards peace . all this comes as the us imposed sanctions on three extremist israeli settlers in the occupied west bank, who ve been accused of harassing and attacking palestinians. the settler movement is controversial with many countries, including the uk, which sees israel as an occupying power, and the settlements as illegal. israel disputes this. west bank violence has surged since the start of the gaza war, triggered by hamas s attack on israel on october seventh. the us and uk have alr
test flight yet. the starship rocket made it halfway around the globe before it broke up as it headed back to earth. but the mission is still being declared a big success. here s our science correspondent pallab ghosh. new objectives that ll eventually get us to that glorious, rapid, reusable future. twice before, starship blew upjust minutes after launch. was this going to be third time lucky? so far, so good. we are feeling the rumble. we are seeing 33 out of 33 raptor engines ignited. and now the critical part, where it blew up before the successful separation of the upper and lower sections. 0k, we got a starship on its way to space and a booster on the way back to the gulf. oh, man, i need a moment to pick my ijaw up from the floor because these i views are just stunning. and here s a view of the lower section falling back to earth. but then, communication is lost. and acquisition of signal, we ll see if we can get some other video. but back in space, it s all going fi
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labour leader sir keir starmer said cowboys are running the country, but rishi sunak said the government has acted decisively. the department for education has today published a list of schools in england affected by the problem: 147 of them, with 19 forced to delay the start of the new school term. ellie price reports. when politicians go on visits before nine o clock in the morning, you know they have a point to make. the labour leader keir starmer went to parkview in north london, one of 147 schools in england who have a problem with concrete. 15 problem with concrete. 113; classrooms. problem with concrete. 15 classrooms. in - problem with concrete. 15 classrooms. in the - problem with concrete. 15 - classrooms. in the commons a problem with concrete. 15 classrooms. in the commons a few hours later. classrooms. in the commons a few hours later. a classrooms. .. in the commons a few hours later. a row classrooms. in the commons a few hours later, a row about class