TheIr moment of freedom would come a lot sooner than people thInk. More on that In a moment. On lebanon, Israels Defence MInIster saId they were ready to use forces from aIr, Sea And Land to achIeve Its objectIves agaInst hezbollah to ensure people whod evacuated theIr homes In northern Israel, were safe to return. He told the troops, you are part of thIs effort. Hezbollah s Deputy Leader has InsIsted that the group Is ready If Israel decIdes to Invade lebanon. In a defIant speech, he saId the battle agaInst Israel wIll contInue. There have been more IsraelI attacks today. Hamas says the leader of Its operatIons In lebanon has been kIlled by an aIrstrIke. Another PalestInIan Group saId three of Its leaders were kIlled In a strIke on an Apartment Block near central beIrut. We wIll have more on all those developments In a moment, but fIrst to a News Conference that has just started wIth some of the famIlIes of the hostages are stIll beIng Held. The famIlIes of the hostages are stIll beIn
Announced they will be rolling out facial recognition cameras across the country. Chief Constable Jo Farrell says it would be an Abdication Of Her Duties not to be using it we were given a very good demonstration of it through the summer. Retrospective facial recognition tracked down many of those taking part in the riots. Even those who were masked but is it becoming too intrusive . Even those who were masked. But is it becoming too intrusive . The software that identifies ourfaces is now being developed for authentication, we use it on our phones instead of a code. British telecom are currently trialling that same technology to improve cybersecurity, so that only authorised workers have access to critical systems and data. There is a lot to consider. With me in the studio, as ever, the font of all Ai Knowledge priya lakhani, ceo at century tech. She has come back from New York this morning, so bear with her. Im going to put you on the spot nonetheless. Give us a quick explainer of ho
Aluminium products will more than tripled to 25 . Tariffs hiked one of the products including Semiconductor Chips are set to come into effect in the next two years. The Impact Effect a relatively small amount of us imports and, as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have clashed over tariffs on the campaign trail. And come as Kamala Harris. Trump wants sweeping duties on all imports, while she says that would raise prices for american people. The Euro Ean prices for american people. The European Union is also considering tariffs on chinese electric vehicles. Negotiations are ongoing. The block was meant to vote on the tariffs this week but that has been delayed. We will bring you up to date as we hear anything. In other news, us Stock Markets Rose on thursday with the S P 500 closing at a record high for the third time this week. Sharesjumped by almost for the third time this week. Shares jumped by almost 15 for the third time this week. Sharesjumped by almost 15 in micron after they posted
But conference, we can only deliver recovery through reform. Without action on prevention, the nhs will be overwhelmed, without reform to services we will end up putting in more cash for poorer results, that is the choice. Reform or die. And we choose reform. Since the general election, we have hit the ground running. We hit, we inherited the farce of newly qualified gps, facing unemployment, Patients Cant get a Gp Appointment while gps couldnt get a job. We cut red tape, found the funding, and will have 1,000 more gps treating patients, that is the difference a Labour Government makes. Applause. We are banning Junk Food ads targeted at children, the first step towards making our countrys children the healthiest generation that has ever lived. That is the difference a Labour Government makes. Applause. Strikes have crippled the nhs, cost taxpayers billions, and 1. 5 million appoint. Ments cancelled. Do you know my predecessor and her minister, the previous conservative Health Secretary
Particular. Labour focus some changes to planning in particular. Labourfocus on it because they think there are blockages in the system. Too much time taken to make decisions which are holding the whole thing up. Theyve been clear they want to change the Planning System to overcome some of those blockages. They have reintroduced mandatory House Building targets. Local authorities will have a target for the homes they need to get built and will have to meet it. That was scrapped under the last government. While there is an accepted about when and where and how it is built might not be popular with local communities, so it has been in focus. I think we will hear Angela Rayner talk about that today, not just increasing the number of houses built overall, but she has also made a point of saying she wants more social and affordable housing as well, and another element of her speech we were expecting today is going to Focus On Standards in housing. We have seen the reports that have come to