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
there was a press conference at which they confirmed hamas s agreement. israel has denied that it violated the terms of that crucial agreement. under the four day truce, 50 hostages were due to be released in four batches at the ratio of three to one, in exchange for 150 palestinians held in israeli jails. a delegation from qatar, which has been helping to mediate between israel and hamas, has visited israel to discuss a possible extension to the 4 day truce. i want to show these live pictures. the area where i am in central tel aviv, we are told that thousands of people have gathered here outside the tel aviv museum of art in an area that is now known as hostages square. not here to show support but many of the families as well of the hostages are here, too. we will hear from some of them are just a few minutes here on bbc news. they are gathering together to mark 15 days since their loved ones were taken. we will start our coverage this hour of this report from our senior i
in at the hamas attacks on southern israel on the 7th of october who are being held more than 200 of them now, hostage inside gaza for exactly 50 days and that is where you can see large crowds starting to gather. some of them are families of the hostages who have come here they have many times over the last seven weeks, to really, i think, have many times over the last seven weeks, to really, ithink, receive support from other israelis, from other hostages, from friends and families. and this is an important moment on day two of this deal because, in the last hour, the armed wing of hamas has said on its telegram channel that it has decided to delay the second round of hostage releases and has accused israel of not adhering to the agreement and not adhering to the agreement and not delivering enough aid to the north of the gaza strip which is part of that deal brokered by qatar. until this latest development we were expecting at least 13 israeli hostages to be released, to b
Her was a pivotal moment and it allowed other voices to spring up and for society to move on and talk about the crime that is domestic abuse which is do a huge crime against mainly women. which is still. it was an incredible moment in the way we perceive the crime and the way survivors feel about it. 0prah the way survivors feel about it. oprah winfrey said at that time people did not talk about abuse and she then cited an example of where she then cited an example of where she had gone to a tina turner concert and sat next to a woman who said she was there to give her strength to leave her partner. those statements, saying it out now, had impact on the lives of real people? absolutely. fora impact on the lives of real people? absolutely. for a woman like tina turner, legendary performer, so it happened to her, and look at her now, i have gone for it, i have sought help, and there is joy now, i have gone for it, i have sought help, and there isjoy in
With the dementia choir, set up by actor vicky mcclure. graham satchell reports. # and spring became the summer. # who d have believed you d come along? - the dementia choir at a hotel in london last night to launch a major new report on the therapeutic power of music. # hands, touching hands. there isjoy and life in every face. # touching you. mick is 5a. he was diagnosed with alzheimer s three years ago. music, i think it is a really good thing to do. i think it s a great thing to do to get things up and running. # sweet caroline! he loves singing. he can t remember, like we said, what he s had for breakfast,