Hello, youre watching the context on bbc news. Its been revealed that Keir Starmer s top adviser, Sue Gray, now earns more than the Prime Minister. Weve been told that shes now on a salary of £170,000. More than 100 charities and Aid Agencies have urged sir Keir Starmer to protect foreign Aid Spending amid fears the budget could fall to its lowest level since 2007. The unease comes ahead of the Budget Set to be unveiled by the chancellor in october and with increasing aid being spent here in the uk, To Support Refugees and Asylum Seekers. The previous government had counteracted this adding £2. 5 billion to the foreign Aid Budget, as a Top Up to compensate for the money being spent in britain. But where does the uk stand internationally . The un target for foreign Aid Spending is 0. 7 of a countrys gross national income. That figure is widely accepted among the international community and the uk made a legal commitment to it in 2015. But in reality according to the oecd, just 5 count
the moment, i cannot say a lot about the ukrainian reaction and the response to what happened. so for the ukrainian defence ministry has not confirmed that this military aircraft could have been downed by the ukrainian forces suit no confirmation from their side. ukrainians say this has asked for comments from the general staff, the defence ministry. the general staff replied that for now, they don t have enough information and they still have to try to find out what happened there. of course, the prisoners of war and the issue of swaps is one of the most sensitive and difficult things and issues of ukraine now. thousands of ukrainian military are still in the russian community and there was an expectation that new groups of prisoners could have happened but again, military intelligence that is in charge of these swaps of prisoners of war said that for now, they are not ready to provide any official statement or confirmation or denial whether any prisoners were scheduled. to
it was because of a police mix up. and another colourful night at the eurovision song contest, as the line up for the grand final on saturday is now confirmed. a very warm welcome. pakistan s ex prime minister imran khan has been freed from custody, a day after the supreme court ruled his dramatic arrest on corruption charges was illegal. imran khan was released on protected bail, was due to be released on protected bail, meaning he can not be re arrested for at least two weeks. this was the scene as mr khan arrived at court he s in the middle of this crowd, wearing sunglasses at the centre of the crowd. earlier, he told the bbc he believed he would be detained again immediately after his release. but, this should in theory now not happen for two weeks. nearly 2,000 people have been arrested for violence since his detention on tuesday and at least eight have been killed. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has been at court in islamabad. she s spoken to imran khan in
hello and welcome. ukrainian forces have come under increased pressure from russian troops in the besieged city of bukhmut which russia has been trying to capture in months of intense fighting. the deputy mayor of the city has told the bbc that 4,000 civilians still living there out of an original population of 75,000 have no gas, electricity or water. thousands of russian troops have died trying to take the eastern city. if it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught, but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of the mercenaries known as the wagner group, which have been at the heart of the assault. translation: we have -
a political comeback in brazil for the left wing former president who has won back power by a narrow margin. and winding its way through the swiss alps, the longest passenger train in the world. 100 carriages, and stretching more than a mile. and coming up on the bbc news channel. ireland are beaten by australia at the t20 world cup, effectively ending their hopes of qualification, with problems for england too. good afternoon. the home secretary will make a statement in the commons this afternoon over worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in kent. the facility, at manston, is said to be dangerously overcrowded, with reports of an outbreak of diptheria. some 4000 migrants are being housed there even though it s meant for only up to 1600. more people were sent to manston after a petrol bomb attack on a separate migrant facility in dover. robin brant reports. we need your help. this video was taken yesterday. we need your help. this video was taken yesterday. yo