an agreement which will see them working together more closely on a range of issues including trade, green funding and technology. joining me on my panel tonight for the next hour, will be tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent and joel rubin, political strategist at the washington strategy group. also in the programme: wildfires in canada. air pollution in the us. a new el nino weather event. we ll investigate what s going on with our climate. in ukraine president zelensky has been to see the damage done after the attack on the dam. and in france the latest on the four very young children stabbed in a park in annecy. first lets go to the usuk prime minister is in washington. first lets go to the us, uk prime minister is in washington. meeting us presidentjoe biden. this is them a few hours ago now, posing in that familiar room, that familiar pose for the price. they also had a private meeting, of course, and then after the private meeting had a joint
before the end of the year, they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during an nfl game. the world watched on, as he would eventually make a recovery. here, rugby union s six nations, well, that was all about ireland. it is time for the six nations, and no better place to start than in cardiff. james lowe, all the way! a cruel knife to the heart of wales. the number one side on the planet against the reigning grand slam champions. oh, my goodness! breathtaking! absolutely breathtaking! thunderous six nations spectacle. all eyes on ross byrne as he gets us under way in rome. i the quest for the slam is still alive. and it has been many, many a long year since both scotland and ireland met at this stage of the championship with so much to play for. a slam on the line for ireland, pride on the line for england. bundee aki for robbie henshaw! the start of the celebrations in dublin. a
oh, boy, it s been quite a year. we re going to hear from the policy makers, the big bosses, and the unlikely stories that made the year so tumultuous. from the head of the imf and nasa to the side hustler making millions. how much money do you make doing this? so this past year, we did over $2 million. shut the front door. it s been a wild ride in business and work, so buckle up as we look back at 2023. wherever you joining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, as the year began, europe, it was feeling lucky to have got through a relatively mild early winter. nevertheless, the russian invasion of ukraine and the impact it had on energy and food prices were certainly at the top of the agenda. the year to come in the west, well, it would be a dance between rising prices and wages and interest rates, which were just going up to keep a lid on everything else. all these interlocking global forces meant i had one question for o
in the past 2a hours as israel s bombardment continues. it comes as a watered down un security council resolution for more aid to be allowed into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council, and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. in the last hour the white house has said that mr biden did not ask mr netanyahu for a ceasefire during their call. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas cont
us presidentjoe biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke by phone on saturday. the white house said mr biden stressed the importance of protecting civilian lives in gaza. he also told reporters he did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all israeli objectives are met. from jerusalem, our correspondent, lucy williamson, has more. explosions in gaza, this is the new normal drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there s a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they wil