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welcome to today s verified live. this will be one of the central dividing lines at the next general election. labour s sir keir starmer has pledged to scrap the government s rwanda scheme straight away if his party wins the general poll. the labour leader says he would use money saved to hire specialist investigators to tackle small boats crossing the channel. we ll have more on that in a moment. but this is happened as the bbc has tracks down one of europe s most wanted people smugglers barzan majeed nicknamed the scorpion. speaking from northern iraq, he defended arranging for thousands of people, to travel to the uk, in small boats and lorries, arguing migrants are begging him for help. our reporter sue mitchell is part of the team that tracked him down. she says barzan majeed s phone number was found on the phones of migrants coming to britain in small boats. my partner in this investigation is rob lawrie. he s former british army and he has a lot of contac ....
and their gps after they became lost in a new computer system. more questions and growing uncertainty this morning over the future of the h52 high speed rail line. as costs spiral we hear from those along the route about the possible impact. the actor david mccallum who played a russian spy in the man from uncle has died at the age of 90. good morning. europe s best golfers touch down in rome as they prepare to avenge that humiliating defeat in wisconsin two years ago against the united states in the ryder cup, this time on home soil. good morning. rain and showers of rain and showers pushing north east through the day but also sunny spells developing, tomorrow storm agnes makes it impact felt with strong winds and heavy rain. all of the details later in the programme. good money, are you sitting comfortably? we are in abergavenny for a special edition of bbc breakfast because we are talking about 500 words this morning. if you have a primary age child in your house or a gr ....
the search that turned up gold bars and money stuffed into jackets. also breaking, the auto strike this afternoon shifting into high gear after a key deadline passed with no deal. the picket lines going up at plants in 20 states. tragedy on the rio grande, a 3-year-old boy drowns trying to cross the border near a texas town, scrambling to handle that flood of migrants. we ll get the latest. plus, investigators now think they know what caused a deadly crash carrying a bus full of kids to band camp. we begin with nbc ken dilanian with that sweeping indictment against new jersey senator bob menendez. ken, break down these allegations for us. good afternoon, chris, this 39-page speaking indictment details a sprawling bribery experience among senator me mendez, his wife, and three new jersey businessmen who are accused of paying money in exchange for official acts. it s important to note that senator ndez, his wife and other codefendants say they will fight these charg ....
lot of rust around. we will need to keep a close eye on this developing low pressure as itjust grazes with the south west. it will primarily bring some rain but yes, there is a thing in the morning, there is a risk to elevation across the moors that we could see a light dusting of snow here and just how far north that front is going to go, might see a few flakes of sleet and snow into the london area. elsewhere, the fog were left. sheltered western areas away from the breeze will keep some sunshine but cold and again the north easterly breeze driving and some scattered showers across eastern scotland and north east england. a cold afternoon. you will need a few layers if you are out and about and it stays cold. as we head into the weekend, the wind direction will close a little, a westerly, and that means the emphasis of the showers moves a little. it means a cold and frosty star on friday, some showers around showers moves a little. it means a cold and frosty star on f ....
hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber with the latest in our continuing coverage of the israel/hamas war. it s 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta. noon in gaza. day three of a fragile planned four-day truce between israel and hamas. so far, the pause in the fighting has held. israel is now preparing to receive another group of hostages today. the government has their names and has informed their families. further details about today s exchange haven t yet been announced 13 israelis and four thai nationals released on saturday only after an hours long delay threatened to up end the exchange. they range from 67 to 3 years of age. following preliminary checks they were taken to nearby hospitals for care and to reunite with families. they do show signs of extended captivity. qatar has been at the forefront in mediating this truce, and said difficulties like saturday s unexpected delay are to be expe ....