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details later. it s thursday 19th october. around 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by president biden. egypt has agreed to let the humanitarian supplies enter via the rafah crossing but it s unlikely to happen until friday. announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid would be stopped, if any supplies were taken by hamas, which is regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk. rishi sunak will also arrive in tel aviv this morning, as part of a two day visit to the middle east. with the latest, here s our correspondent wyre davies. as trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side of the gaza egypt border, the un and aid agencies have been increasingly alarmed at the unfolding humanitarian crisis. on a visit to israel which lasted barely a day, while reaffirming his steadfast support, joe biden also pressed the case for aid for gaza s 2.5 million palestinian citizens many of whom are struggling to get access to food, w ....
this is bbc news. the headlines. three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of five migrants in the english channel on tuesday. in a world of rising new threats the uk and germany announce stronger defence cooperation to counter the threat from russia. president biden confirms that more military assistance will be sent to ukraine within days after the us senate approves a long awaited aid bill. canada is hosting talks aimed at reaching global deal to end plastics pollution. it is time for a reaching global deal to end plastics pollution. it is time for a round up of all the sports news. let s go over to the sports centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. liverpool could have found their man to replacejurgen klopp. the club are set to open talks with feyenoord over their manager arne slot. klopp announced injanuary he would leave anfield at the end of the season and slot, who led feyenoord to the eredivisie title last season, has emerged as a candi ....
about the formation of the planets. now on bbc news political thinking with nick robinson. hello. what makes someone want to be a political leader? what persuades them to give so much of their time up, time that they could be spending with family and friends? and above all, what makes them carry on even after they ve been rejected by the electorate? questions for my guest this week on political thinking, a conversation with rather than a newsy interrogation of someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. ed davey could be a full time carer. his teenage son is severely disabled, unable to walk and barely able to talk. sir ed is the last of the lib dem ministers who served in david cameron s tory led coalition. a few years ago, the electorate kicked him out of the house of commons, perhaps in protest. now, though, he is back as an mp and as leader of his party and he s seeking to persuade voters at the next election that he can kick out the ve ....
with family and friends? and above all, what makes them carry on even after they ve been rejected by the electorate? questions for my guest this week on political thinking, a conversation with rather than a newsy interrogation of someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. ed davey could be a full time carer. his teenage son is severely disabled, unable to walk and barely able to talk. sir ed is the last of the lib dem ministers who served in david cameron s tory led coalition. a few years ago, the electorate kicked him out of the house of commons, perhaps in protest. now, though, he is back as an mp and as leader of his party and he s seeking to persuade voters at the next election that he can kick out the very people he once served with in government. ed davey, welcome to political thinking. great to be back. we talked at length about your life last time you were on. iwonder, though, given the electorate gave you the chance to get your life ....
vote very, very often, but there is a real element of saying the unsayable and thinking the unthinkable. we need to hearfrom you on it. people have worked all their lives, done their bit, paid their lives, done their bit, paid theirfair share, their lives, done their bit, paid theirfairshare, and their lives, done their bit, paid theirfair share, and based on wages, at the moment, 8.5% of the pension is £13. not too much to ask, is it? but at the heart of this is generational fairness for the young, who are suffering high rents, student loans, and affordable houses. so the trickle down, don t know about that. the triple lock, is it fair? get in touch. some good calls coming in and fantastic experts as well, meaning our listeners and our viewers. here is the news. president putin has promised help for north korea s space programme during talks with kimjong un at space programme during talks with kim jong un at a russian spaceport. pyongyang has tried twice this year and ....