minister benjamin netanyahu has been meeting his cabinet to vote on a proposed deal that could see hamas release dozens of israeli hostages over the next few days. they were seized at gunpoint when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government launched its attacks on israel on october 7th. it s thought, in return, israel would release more than a hundred palestinian prisoners and there would be a four day pause in fighting. but amid the hope, an announcement from the palestinian islamichhad group that one of the hostages it was holding has died. we start with this report from our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, who is in tel aviv. after six long weeks, there is hope. here are some of those who could soon be coming home. oriya is four and loves football and ice cream. and kfir is just ten months old and recently started crawling. he is always smiling, relatives say. in tel aviv tonight, campaign standing together as israel s government deb
and a chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon. hello, i m kasia madera. here in the uk, campaigning in continuing in the run up to the general election on the fourth ofjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community if they win the election. and in the coming hoursjohn swinney, leader of the scottish national party will formally launch the party s campaign. he s hoping to gain ground from conservatives in north east scotland. with me is our political correspondent ione wells. what do we need to look out for? from labour that is the pledge from keir starmer to cut net mig
final. hello. here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on lithjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour win the general election. the labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. nd in the coming hours john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . our political correspondent ione wells has more on the latest developments. there s a couple of different major announcements today, from labour, there is this pledge from the labour leader, sir keir starmer, to cut net migration. he says that the way the
hello, i m kasia madera. here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on lithjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country if labour win the general election. the labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours, john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more on the latest developments. there s a couple of different major announcements today, from labour, there is this pledge from the labour leader, sir keir starmer, to cut net migration. he says that
In sport, liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, says he has Nothing To Say about Phillipe Coutinhos future as his side prepare for theirfirst game in the Champions League and can you be fat and fit . I have been down to this gym every day for the last 20 years and have never had a day off. I am full of fitness. Scientists say the ideas a myth, and being overweight can increase your risk of a heart attack by around a quarter. More from them later. And the weather. Good morning. Rain going east and into the north sea. Behind that, sunshine and showers. Some will be heavy and thundery. In the sunshine, it will be quite pleasant. I will have more in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. The government is pushing for a temporary Customs Union to be put in place when britain leaves the European Union to try to smooth the way for business and prevent chaos on the uks borders. Thereve been warnings about the extra pressure ports could be under if they face an increase i