donald trump in the early polls, we ll break down the numbers with veteran american pollster, frank lu ntz. # i m your private dancer, i ll do what you want me to do. and an avalanche of tributes to the music legend tina turner. hello, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. net migration to the uk reached record levels last year with 606,000 people added to the population. the numbers were boosted by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of international students, and skilled workers, including more than 200,000 nurses and carers. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has said net migration is too high and he wants to bring the numbers down. in a moment we ll get more from our political correspondent jonathan blake but first let s speak to our head of data robert cuffe. and robert is in the newsroom. the main number is 600,000 people coming through and the main reasons why we are seeing such a large number is p
the director of gaza s biggest hospital says it has run out of oxygen and water, leaving people there the army took the bbc into a small part of the hospital, and was shown rifles, ammunition and body armour which israel says hamas had hidden there. the idf also said it had found laptops containing photos and videos of hostages held by hamas, considered a terror organisation by the uk and many other western governments. israeli military restrictions meant that our correspondent lucy williamson wasn t allowed to speak to doctors or patients but her words aren t censored, and she described what she saw. we are in an israeli military vehicle inside the gaza strip. they are taking us towards gaza city. this area where the ground operation first began weeks ago now. since then, the israeli army has fought its way, methodically, towards gaza city, towards the gates of al shifa hospital. that is where they are taking us now. we are still being told to keep our lights off. are we goi
Government in Northern Ireland expires injust under two hours, with no agreement in sight. Sinn fein is refusing to be part of an Executive Led by the Democratic Unionist leader, Arlene Foster. The Northern Ireland secretary will have to decide whether to call a Snap Election. And the new £1 coin is released tomorrow but are these everyday machines ready for it . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may will meet Nicola Sturgeon in scotland later for the First Time Since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. At the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the Prime Minister will say she wants to build a more united nation. Tomorrow, the Scottish Parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new Scottish Independence referendum, which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. Theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. It
Government in Northern Ireland expires injust under two hours, with no agreement in sight. Sinn fein is refusing to be part of an Executive Led by the Democratic Unionist leader, Arlene Foster. The Northern Ireland secretary will have to decide whether to call a Snap Election. And the new £1 coin is released tomorrow but are these everyday machines ready for it . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may will meet Nicola Sturgeon in scotland later for the First Time Since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. At the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the Prime Minister will say she wants to build a more united nation. Tomorrow, the Scottish Parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new Scottish Independence referendum, which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. Theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. It
Government in Northern Ireland expires injust under two hours, with no agreement in sight. Sinn fein is refusing to be part of an Executive Led by the Democratic Unionist leader, Arlene Foster. The Northern Ireland secretary will have to decide whether to call a Snap Election. And the new £1 coin is released tomorrow but are these everyday machines ready for it . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may will meet Nicola Sturgeon in scotland later for the First Time Since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. At the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the Prime Minister will say she wants to build a more united nation. Tomorrow, the Scottish Parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new Scottish Independence referendum, which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. Theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. It