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Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest from jerusalem. Well, after those comments by President Biden in which he said he believed a Ceasefire Deal would be in place by the start of next week, we did hear a lot of caution being sounded by the israelis, by hamas, by the qatari mediators as well. But we know that there are delegations from israel and from hamas in the qatari capital, doha, who are continuing to work on details during indirect talks to try to come up with a new deal that could continue through the month of ramadan, lasting, as you said, for some a0 days. Thats according to media reports. When it comes to the main sticking points, what we understand, there are reservations from hamas, which is yet to give its official response to the framework deal that was drawn up in paris, agreed with i ....
the prime minister and scotland s first minister meet for the first time in inverness. one of the things they discussed was a law passed in scotland last month to make it easier to change gender. what i m concerned about is the impact of the bill across the united kingdom, and as is entirely standard, the uk government would take advice on that. millions more people in england will be prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the latest gdp figures show the uk economy unexpectedly grew in november, helped by a boost from the world cup. the uk s gross domestic product rose by 0.1%. gdp is a key measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. it also helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. the services sector was the biggest driver of growth in november as people went out to watch world cup ....
about the war in gaza this weekend to be mindful of the fear and distress injewish and muslim communities . it comes as the chancellorjeremy hunt has distanced himself from the home secretary s controversial comments yesterday, when she accused the police of showing favouritism to pro palestinian demonstrators. mr hunt said suella braverman s remarks were not words that he would have chosen. some senior conservatives claim what she said was unacceptable . our political correspondent charlotte rose reports. did you forget your resignation letter, home secretary? - with less than 2a hours until tomorrow s protest march in central london over conditions in gaza, the row over suella braverman s future as home secretary rumbles on. this morning, the chancellor became the latest cabinet member to distance himself from the remarks in her times article. the words that she used are not words that i myself would have used, but i have a productive relationship with her as a coll ....
..when reality is so devastating? two year old fatima was stuck under the rubble of a bombing in gaza three weeks ago. her parents had tried for m years to have a baby. and then fatima was born. translation: what is her fault? what did she do wrong? we have to constantly give her painkillers. as soon as the effect of one wears off, i give her another. her life revolves around painkillers, and every other day she undergoes surgery. trapped in gaza, under the constant threat of being bombed. hospitals fill up with more wounded children. amira, 13. seven of her brothers were killed and her mother too. her father says they d fled to southern gaza for safety. that s where they were bombed. amira has spinal injuries. i want peace and security. i want to be treated and go back to normal life, to my home , she says. i want to feel safe. it s not clear if amira will be able to walk again. yogita limaye, bbc news, jerusalem. just a couple of these stories, the real lives on ....