the weather s been so awful in the uk, so. 0h, babe, it s so good to see you. and the long wait is over the first hug between mother and daughter for a year. explosion. as fighting between israel and palestinian militants enters its second week, the us calls for an end to the violence. and where some of our plastic waste ends up an investigation discovers that far from being recycled, some of it gets dumped abroad in fields and waterways. three of our four nations took big steps towards normality today as restrictions on indoor gathering and social contact have been lifted. the prime minister told people they must enjoy their new found freedoms with a heavy dose of caution as the number of cases of the indian variant of the virus continue to increase. and with it has come a warning from downing street that the review into the next lifting of social distancing measures may be delayed. so what is allowed from today? it was due to take effect on the zist it was due to take
i want to look at how this complex bond between us and saudi arabia won t easily be broken, regardless of who s in the white house, and how a murder and a war are presenting this early test for the president. this is a story of a superpower and how the saudis are part of its effort to stay that way. at first glance, america and saudi arabia have little in common. one s a democracy, one is an authoritarian monarchy. one s majority christian, one is sunni muslim. one has freedom of speech, the other routinelyjails activists. and their relationship is under constant pressure, in part because of a murder in 2018. mr khashoggi was strangled shortly after he entered the saudi consulate on the second of october. a hood was placed over his head and his body was later dismembered. jamal khashoggi was a saudi journalist and a us resident. in october 2018, he was in istanbul in turkey. we see him entering the saudi consulate. not long afterwards, he was killed and dismembered. and us in
and higher pressure is here this weekend, so we should see plenty of dry and settled conditions. 0ver weekend, so we should see plenty of dry and settled conditions. over the coming days we will see quite a dramatic change. i ll be back with more details. it s saturday, the 6th of march. our top story: pressure is mounting on the government over its proposed pay offer of 1% for health workers in england, after it was claimed that a long term plan had assumed an increase of double that. nhs providers, which represents trusts in england, accused ministers of snatching planned pay rises from the pockets of deserving nhs staff. four health unions have written to the chancellor, urging him to reconsider. our health editor hugh pym reports. nhs providers is the first employers group to wade into the health service pay row in england. it argues that a long term government financial plan for the nhs in 2019 included a commitment to pay staff a wage increase ofjust over 2% from this
team usa is taking on vietnam in group e. and euro 20 22 winners england and asian cup holders china also begin their world cup campaigns later saturday. those matches come after a busy day two, with spain looking strong against costa rica, winning 3-0. elsewhere, switzerland knocked off newcomers the philippines. and canada limped to a draw with nigeria. live now to katie silver, who s in sydney for us. great to see you. the usa and vietnam kicking off pretty shortly. a lot of excitement there. what are you expecting? absolutely. it is imminent here. we heard the us anthem, the players are currently taking the pitch, and the vibes here are incredible. there is a lot of spirit, a lot of excitement, the game that many have been waiting for. the us of the reigning champions, going for a three on the road victory, something that one of the star players, megan ruffino, announcing it is her last world cup, something she wanted to achieve. who better to speak to about this than som
people depends on your support, depend critically on your support. only in gaza. in gaza, only 700 schools serve 500,000 young people. 500,000 children. there are 140 health facilities that provide health facilities that provide health assistance to 7 million people a year. this figure is impressive, it is only in gaza, but let us go to lebanon, you will see how many palestinian refugees that cannot work, depend critically on the support provided by unrwa. the minister has welcomed the swift and decisive measures taken by the commissioner general, and my united nations general to the allegations, which has to be proved. immediately you took decisions about some members, 13 out of 30,000, staff allegedly being involved in the 7th of october terrorist attacks. a further investigation and review has been launched. it will be implemented with full transparency. and today the commissioner general has once again given us assurances that united nations is giving to this issue. all t