another busy programme. let s get started. world leaders are meeting at the g7 summit in southern italy later to impose fresh economic pressure on russia in response to its war against ukraine. there is a lot to discuss. the leaders of the seven powerful economies are expected to agree to use the interest from frozen russian assets to raise $50 billion a year for ukraine. but some european countries are nervous about who ultimately will bear the risk. president biden is also due to sign a new security agreement with president zelensky, as part of long term support to kyiv. for more on this, i m joined by andrew d anieri resident fellow at the atlantic council s eurasia center. good to have you on the programme. what progress will they make, do you think on that very point of increasing the economic pressure on russia? thanks for having me. in terms of sanctions pressure, that s what we mean immediately by economic pressure on russia i think it can be relatively modest, ux
as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i ll have the details on how much it s gone up. it s gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it s thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he s said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east and the us secretary of state has said that american and other mediators will work over the coming days to see if they can reach an agreement for a ceasefire in gaza. the us has come up with a plan, but there s a blame game about why it hasn t been accepted. speaking in qatar on his latest trip to the region antony blinken said that israel had agreed to the deal, but hamas had proposed a number of changes, some of which he described as unworkable. but a senior hamas official has denied this, saying they did not put forward new demands, and are still committed to the proposal. hamas claims israel has rejected the deal and argues america is covering up for its ally. israel has not commented. let s take a look at the plan, which involves three phases. the first would see an initial six week ceasefire, when hamas would release some of the hostages including women, t
going to have drug resistant superbugs. she is going to have to drug resistant superbugs. she is going to have to run drug resistant superbugs. she is going to have to run through - drug resistant superbugs. she is going to have to run through the line here! going to have to run through the line here! and she does! and britain s keely hodgkinson wins the 800 metres gold in the european championships in rome. stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. the conservative and labour leaders have this evening faced tough questions from an audience in grimsby, in their latest election campaign grilling. in a sky news election special, sir keir starmer admitted that he knew labour would lose the 2019 general election when he campaigned with jeremy corbyn as leader he was also challenged on his spending plans and his proposal to levy vat on private schools. rishi sunak faced
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east and the us secretary of state has said that american and other mediators will work over the coming days to see if they can reach an agreement for a ceasefire in gaza. the us has come up with a plan, but there s a blame game about why it hasn t been accepted. speaking in qatar on his latest trip to the region antony blinken said that israel had agreed to the deal, but hamas had proposed a number of changes, some of which he described as unworkable. but a senior hamas official has denied this, saying they did not put forward new demands, and are still committed to the proposal. hamas claims israel has rejected the deal and argues america is covering up for its ally. israel has not commented. let s take a look at the plan, which involves three phases. the first would see an initial six week ceasefire, when hamas would release some of the hostages including women, t