in the red sea. he will also know that yemen is one of the poorest countries of the world, suffered a massive humanitarian crisis with over 21 million people in need of support. can i ask the prime minister what will he do to ensure that they are not engulfed all over again particularly the civilians of yemen in hamas humanitarian catastrophe? yemen in hamas humanitarian catastmphe? catastrophe? can i thank my honourable catastrophe? can i thank my honourable friend catastrophe? can i thank my honourable friend are - catastrophe? can i thank my i honourable friend are amazing catastrophe? can i thank my - honourable friend are amazing and incredibly important point and reassure her and the house, and she will know this from my own that we are steadfast in our support of the yemeni people as one of the largest donors of life saving aid to the un appeal and we ve also committed £88 million in this forthcoming year, over the last several years we ve committed £1 billion a
but he could do everything. he was. for me, the three greats in my lifetime, there s pele, maradona and messi. it s difficult to separate them because they play in totally different eras, but all three of them do things that other players, other mere mortals of footballers, can t do. and i think that s what really lifts them above all the others. well, pele is hugely significant in not only the development of football, but also in football itself and the enjoyment of football, which is the most important thing. it s an entertainment business. and he was one of the great entertainers through his pure skill, talent and ability. and he was also a proven goal scorer. in that sense, he was slightly different, perhaps to someone like maradona and even messi, who were more creative, possibly. but pele was an out and out goal scorer, and he s played a huge part in football. the name pele isjust synonymous with football. let me bring you the latest from brazil s president, he says tha
to pay stamp duty. i found that out this morning. that s good. it s a trickle down budget. sometime in the future, we may see a benefit, if all goes well. but the poor need help right now. in nother news, four russian occupied areas of ukraine are staging referendums on whether to become part of russia. western governments call them a sham. the first woman to win the booker prize twice, the celebrated author dame hilary mantel, has died at the age of 70. hello. in a massive shake up of the uk s finances, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has outlined a series of tax cuts and spending commitments that will cost £45 billion by 2027. the independent institute for fiscal studies has described the announcements as the biggest tax cutting budget in 50 years. the government says its policies will help boost economic growth yesterday the bank of england warned the uk may already be in recession. but critics say funding the tax cuts will lead to unsustainable borrowing. the chancellor an
labour government in nine years. experts warn record breaking heatwaves in india and pakistan are a hundred times more likely because of climate change. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 2.30am in afghanistan where the number of restrictions imposed on women under taliban rule is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue has been behind a raft of new, hard line laws, and among them ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent secunder kermani has been given exclusive access to a team of inspectors from the ministry, and begins our programme. we re joining the inspectors of the ministry of vice and virtue. they are remoulding afghanistan to fit in with the taliban s hardline beliefs. and how often do you do this? every day. every day? morning and afternoon? first stop, a shopping centre. bystanders and shopkeepers are given a lecture on the importance of saying yo
that fighting is focused further down the strip now on the southern city of khan younis, where israeli military leaders believe that some of the senior members of hamas are still hiding out and they are moving more closely into that city of khan younis. we ve also heard from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu overnight saying that some members of hamas are now starting to surrender. you will remember there was a vote at the un security counciljust was a vote at the un security council just a was a vote at the un security counciljust a couple of days ago and diplomats at the united nations now say that the general assembly is likely to vote on tuesday on another call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. according to the qatari prime minister. remember, they were the key broker who helped to negotiate that weak long pause last month. the opportunity for a renewed ceasefire is narrowing. and a seniorfigure in the hamas movement has also issued a threat to israel that n