they do change their mind, that s a good thing, they are learning from evidence. i think the better line for the tories is, if things start to get a bit rosier for the economy, if progress is made on immigration, i think what they will want to say is, don t risk this because actually, on things like the environment, immigration, public finances, keir starmer and labour, you can t really trust them, they are a bit more radical. so the tories will really be trying to force that dividing line. but the fact is that keir starmer and labour are playing it so safe, they are hiding very close to the tory line, it s going to be difficult for the tories to do that so i don t think it will be successful. find tories to do that so i don t think it will be successful. . . it will be successful. and keir starmer can t it will be successful. and keir starmer can t take it will be successful. and keir starmer can t take the - it will be successful. and keir starmer can t take the young
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who is headed to the middle east to visit israel, the west bank, and seven countries over the next week. the us state department says during mr blinken s trip, he will seek immediate increase in aid to gaza as the strip continues to deal with a humaniatarian crisis. the trip comes as the uk foreign secretary, david cameron, warns israel must allow more aid into gaza in order to avoid starvation and large outbreaks of disease. and there are reports of dozens more deaths from air strikes in southern gaza, as israel continues its military operation there. and in lebanon, people gathered for the funeral of deputy hamas leader saleh al arouri. he was killed earlier this week in an explosion. hezbollah a powerful iranian backed group in lebanon has blamed that attack on what it says was flagrant israeli aggression . israel has not commented, but
in the 1964 film mary poppins has died at the age of 100. she appeared in dozens of films during a career spanning more than 60 years and was also an accomplished theatre performer. she memorably sang send in the clowns , which stephen sondheim wrote just for her, in her tony award winning performance in the original production of a little night music . she was also nominated for an academy award for her performance in the 1960 film the sundowners . britney spears has said she will never return to the music industry after rumours she was planning a return to the studio surfaced last week. the pop star was responding to claims in the us media that she was lining up songwriters for a tenth studio album. the bbc s azadeh moshiri has more. so we re clear, most of the news is trash. that s what britney said about us media reports that she s planning a musical comeback. not so, says britney.
Renowned British actor Glynis Johns has passed away at the age of 100. Known for her role in Mary Poppins as the Banks children's suffragette mother, Johns passed away peacefully in an assisted living home on Thursday, according to her manager Mitch Clem. Born in South Africa, Johns had a nine-decade-long career