The ground, there would be under our control. The corridor should not be evacuated because if we give up that control, gaza will become an enclave of terror. But when they did that and we did do the disengagement, they carried out the order and i wrote him a Resignation Letter because i said that the minimum requirement is we must actually keep the Philadelphia Corridor and our hands. And Theres Nothing new about this and wound if we do not have the corridor, it will continue to be arming themselves and a monster will be created. This Axis Of Evil needs the Philadelphi Corridor and it is incumbent upon us to control it. Hamas therefore stubbornly does not want us there and for that reason, we Are demanding that reason, we Are demanding that we Are there because our presence there is a strategic issue. We have to fix say that we Are there. 0k, people said to me, you can leave for 42 days and then come back. And i said yes, i have heard that. We have been there before we left and the mis
After George Galloway comes local man david tully, who finished second receiving 21. 3 of the votes, beating the conservative candidate paul ellison, the absent former Labour Candidate azhar ali and the Liberal Democrat candidate iain donaldson. Reform uk thought theyd do better. The leader richard tice is saying the by election was not free and fair, claiming campaigners suffered abuse and death threats. 0ur Political Correspondent peter saull reports from rochdale i do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. George galloway is nothing if not persistent. 37 years after he was first elected as a labour mp, he is on his way back to parliament determined to be a thorn in his former partys side. This is going to spark a movement, a landslide, a shifting of the Tectonic Plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north west. In the west midlands, in london, from ilford to Bethnal Green and bow, labour is on notice that they have lost the confidence
Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
Were politically motivated. His body was not handed over by the authorities for several days. His mother said they had threatened her because they wanted the burial to take place in secret. Since her husbands death, Yulia Navalnaya has held talks with Foreign Ministers and us president joe biden, and she has vowed to carry on the worker husband has done for several years now. We will keep an eye on this and take you back life to strasbourg as soon as see Yulia Navalnaya address those meps. To australia now, where its been announced that police in sydney will be able to attend mardi gras this weekend. A decision had been taken to un invite police from the parade. After senior constable Beaumont Lamarre condon allegedly killed jesse baird who he had previously dated and his partner luke davies last monday. The bodies of the couple were found yesterday. The suspect was charged late last week after handing himself in, our News Reporter in sydney, Simon Atkinson has more. This event is taki
it isa it is a fresh start for some of this morning. a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest across scotland, northern england. wherever you are it will be blustery. details coming up later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 12thjuly. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who s been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs. another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest. another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning s front page of the sun bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger . this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says