Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. The government has actIvated Emergency Measures to ease PrIson OvercrowdIng In parts of Northern England and the mIdlands. OperatIon early dawn means that defendants waItIng to appear In court wIll be kept In PolIce Cells untIl a PrIson Space Is avaIlable for them. It comes as more people are sentenced for takIng part In vIolent dIsorder across england and Northern Ireland earlIer thIs month. Lauren moss reports. Protesters and rIoters tore up the streets In parts of england and Northern Ireland earlIer thIs month. WIth more than 1,000 people arrested for vIolent dIsorder, the governments announced another Emergency Measure to try and ease the Pressure PIlIng onto an already creakIng prIson system. From today, OperatIon Early Dawn wIll allow suspects to be kept In PolIce Cells untIl a PrIson Space becomes avaIlable. Its to help deal wIth overcrowdIng after the government took what It called decIsIve actIon to tackle vIolent thuggery o
Were also killed when a vehicle was struck near the city of tulkarem. It comes as the us says its stepping up americas military presence in the Middle East, deploying additional warships and fighterjets as regional tension grows. The Department Of Defence says it aims to strengthen protection for us troops in the region and israel, in response to growing threats from iran and iranian backed fighters. Iran and its allies have promised imminent retaliation against israel. An announcer on iran State Tv said on Friday Night that in the coming hours, the world would witness extraordinary scenes and very important developments. The announcement came after a Funeral Ceremony in qatarfor the hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in iran on wednesday. Hamas and iran have vowed revenge for the strike that targeted mr haniyeh. Although iran and its allies have blamed israel, prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not claimed responsibility for his death. Lets speak to our correspo
is injerusalem with more on what to expect from the talks. well, he s here on the last stop of his middle east tour. he ll be meeting the prime minister, also members of the war cabinet. we can expect to hear some more demands from the us, at this time when tensions are quite high with its ally israel, for more aid, more desperately needed aid to be allowed into gaza, where you have this threat looming of a manmade famine because of the very severe shortages of food. now, on top of that, mr blinken will be discussing, i m sure, the ongoing talks in qatar with mediators acting as go betweens for israel and hamas, trying to secure a new ceasefire deal in exchange for the release of some of the remaining israeli hostages who are held in the gaza strip. on top of that, we do expect mr blinken to talk to the israelis about their plans, their declared plans for an offensive in rafah in the very south of the gaza strip, on the border with egypt. they say that they have to act there
in gaza to the release of hostages held by hamas. washington has previously vetoed three ceasefire resolutions but has grown increasingly critical of israel s military campaign. our reporter will vernon has the story. this is antony blinken s sixth trip to the middle east since the war in gaza began. the secretary of state met egyptian officials on thursday, holding crucial negotiations to bring an end to the fighting. mr blinken said very good progress was made in the talks. the i a . s progress was made in the talks. the a -s are progress was made in the talks. tue: gaps are narrowing, progress was made in the talks. tt;é: gaps are narrowing, we progress was made in the talks. tte: gaps are narrowing, we still progress was made in the talks. tt9 gaps are narrowing, we still have work to do but i believe the progress is good, it is real, i can t put a timeframe on it but we are getting close to a point i believe what we will have agreements. fin believe what we will have
good evening and welcome to politics nation. 2024. we are a couple of hours out from tonight s academy awards in hollywood. we are awaiting the biden versus trump action franchise to premier. with the president and his predecessor for the day to primary. i have my own awards to hand out. the best actor has to go to congressional republicans where they act like they care about the issues they ve been crying over. from the southern border to inflation. that is because they are taking cues from best director. another easy choice in 2024. who gave the best performances out of the worst actors. even if it is not what the public wants to see. just as the best award is for the producers, the best this year has been the president. they have actually produced something. a far better picture than what trump and the gop have to offer. that leads me to the last category, the best screenplay. biden versus trump sequel will not be finished for another eight months. as the nation finishes t