for israeli hostages. presidentjoe biden had said a pause in fighting could begin as soon as monday. the talks will try to reach a ceasefire agreement that can be implemented before the start of ramadan, on the 10th of march. the draft framework would include a 40 day pause in all military operations. reports suggest 400 palestinian prisoners which israel says are serving sentences for terror related crimes could be exchanged for forty female and elderly israeli hostages. under the proposed ceasefire, hospitals in gaza would be repaired, while 500 aid trucks would enter gaza each day. but the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has vowed to go ahead with an assault on gaza s southernmost city, rafah, regardless of any agreement. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell sent the latest from jerusalem. the scramble to survive. hungry crowds gathering on the beachfront in gaza city after hearing aid lorries were heading there, loaded with flour. translation: there i
which is on track to hit the highest level in half a century. the bbc understands he is considering a further cut to national insurance but a decision won t come until later this week. we spoke to carl emmerson from the ifs he said the chancellor is in a difficult position. the challenge is for the chancellor, indeed whoever is chancellor after the election, we have weak growth and high spending on debt interest, and high spending on debt interest, and yes, there has been a big interest in taxes since 2019 and the chancellor has pencilled in plans which imply pretty big spending cuts in the next parliament, and despite all of that, he has got government doubt stable at about five years time so the public finances are in a precarious state, and tax cuts could boost growth but they will not pay for themselves and we think tax cuts should only be announced if the chancellor is able to say which spending cuts he will do to pay for them. , ., , , ., ., them. the problem is th
by external factors, they said. midtylland also confirmed that a team of medical experts are still trying to make a diagnosis and initiate the correct treatment. the chelsea manager, mauricio pochettino, says he does have a very good relationship with the club s owner but his future is not in his hands. he, and his team, have come under criticism after losing the league cup final to a very young liverpool side at the weekend. it is not in my hands. it is not in my hands. we have a very good relationship, with the owners and the sporting director, but it is up to them. it is always about them. it is not the coach s decision. meanwhile, manchester united manager erik ten hag has leapt to the defence of his winger anthony. the brazilian has endured a tough season so far scoring just once in 26 appearance and has struggled to live up to his £80 million price tag. i m sure, i m very confident he will do well in the future, and i know he is resilient, he is a character, and
he scores early, as manchester united put three past nottingham forest, in the away leg of their league cup semi final. and we catch up with radio one extra s dj ace to find out why he s campaigning for more black and asian heritage organ donors. good morning. there is a touch of frost in western areas first thing. for many it will be a dry day with sunny spells, a little bit of cloud, and some showers in the east. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 26th january. ukraine s president zelensky has described the decision to send dozens of powerful nato battle tanks to the country, as an important step on the path to victory. commitments from germany, the us and the uk, follow weeks of diplomatic deadlock about the supply of heavy weaponry. president zelensky said the free world was united as never before, but that it was essential for the equipment to arrive quickly. our correspondent robin brant reports. for months, he s campaigned for these, in publ