Hello. Welcome. Im catherine byaruhanga. A us Military Ship is headed for gaza, carrying equipment to build a Temporary Port for aid deliveries. The us army says the support ship, set sailfrom a Military Base in virginia on saturday. The un has warned that around a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a Million People, are facing famine. Meanwhile, a separate aid ship with around 200 tons of food is still waiting to set sail from cyprus. The eu wants a new sea route for aid from cyprus to gaza to start this weekend. Our correspondent zoe conway has the latest. It may not look like much, but on this barge since the 200 tons of food, set to leave cyprus later today, towed by a Spanish Charity ship. More than 200 miles to gaza. This is the root is not been tried before. The journey could be precarious. Translation ~. , translation we will tow the latform translation we will tow the platform to translation we will tow the platform to gaza translation we will tow the platform t
I have to be honest, we are not going to be able to turn things round straightaway but we will get to work on that. Hollywoods biggest night kicks off later with the oscars and all eyes will be on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins. Hello, im anna foster. A us military ship is headed for gaza, carrying equipment to build a Temporary Port for aid deliveries. The us military confirmed the Ship Set Sail in the last few hours from a Military Base in virginia on its way to garzo but it will take time to construct a port. Time is in short supply. The un warning and a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a Million People are currently facing famine. There is a separate aid ship with around 200 tonnes of food that has been loaded on board over the last few days which are still waiting to be given the all clear to set sail from cyprus. The eu announced this over the weekend, a joint operation between the eu, the uk, the us and others and they say this s
Going to be able to turn things around straightaway, but we will get to work on all of that. And hollywoods biggest night kicks off later with all eyes on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins at the oscars. The budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the Shadow Chancellor with a major headache. Jeremy hunt cut National Insurance by 2p for the second time in six months, as well as adopting two of labours policies, which it planned to use to Fund Breakfast clubs in schools and extra nhs appointments, if the party wins the next election. Earlier, the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves spoke to the bbc s Laura Kuennsberg and started by talking about how they plan to raise money now. We are committed to the extension of working rights, including banning the National Welfare and is a key component of our growth plans, and britain has never had one before. The idea is to live it in private Sector Investment alongside a Government Endowment to invest in so
Now on bbc news, political thinking with Nick Robinson hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than a news interrogation of, someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. My guest this week is a daughter of what we still euphemistically called the troubles the 30 years or more of violence which scarred Northern Ireland and the british mainland divided communities and claimed the lives of more than 3000 people. Emma little pengelly is the new deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. She grew up on the border with the south, the place with the highest death toll outside belfast. Her father was arrested and imprisoned in france for involvement in Arms Trafficking for hardline loyalists back in the 1980s, something he still denies to this day, though, he did once say publicly he would oppose compromise to the bitter end, to the death. Compromise that is with people like the First Minister of Northern Ireland, michelle 0neill of sinn
Will be on oppenheimer to see if it collects the most gongs. Now on bbc news it is time for talking business. Hello, everybody. A very warm welcome to talking Business Weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. Lets go and take a look at whats on the show. Translation people have been using cannabis for as long as you can remember for millennia. And nothing will stop them, no prohibition. And thats why they should be able to do it safely. Yep. The money in marijuana. Were going to take a look into the Big Business Of Cannabis as germany becomes the latest in a string of countries to legalize its use in the us alone, where 2a states allow its Recreational Use, that market is huge, nearly 40 billion. So im going to be discussing all of that with these two. There they are, the big boss of the body that monitors drugs and Drug Addiction across europe, who tells me theres been a huge rise in cannabis based drugs in recent decades. And a top exec at one of americas biggest cannabis retailers, which S