hello. hello welcome to bbc news. the us national security advisor, jake sullivan, will visit the occupied west bank city of ramallah later on friday, for talks with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas to discuss issues, including stability in the west bank and the future governance of the gaza strip. it comes after he met the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other officials in tel aviv on thursday, during which he called for restraint on the war in gaza. the united states has called on israel to scale down its war on hamas in the near future , with president biden urging more to be done to protect civilian lives in gaza. gaza s health ministry says that more than 18,500 people have been killed since the war began. internet and phone networks across gaza had gone down again overnight, according to the region s main telecomms company. and in the last few minutes the israeli military have said its specialforces have recovered the body of a hostage held
in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob, to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target. the crew has to be quick. after a long silence, they re told to stand down and hide the howitzer. but these soldiers worry their guns will remain silent for much longer without new us funding and sup
so mortgage costs rise, too, and there s a return of the 100% house loan. recession s probably off the table, but making ends meet is tough. people come in and sometimes they mention they ve only got so much to spend so, you know, you try and give them the best deal you can. so we have one big question this morning. will it be hard for the country to make a living for years to come? sky high gas and electriticy prices are part of the problem the energy secretary, grant shapps, is here. what would labour do differently? johnny reynolds shadow business secretaryjoins us too. and maybe the economy will be turned upside down by robots anyway tech boss emad mostaque has stopped by. i think this will be a bigger economic impact than the pandemic. it s up to us to decide the direction. and food prices are part of the pressure. the boss of world food programme cindy mccain on why it s a much bigger problem than at our checkouts. we are asking everybody to please support us be
at least five people are reported to have died in myanmar after a powerful cyclone hit the country. cyclone mocha is one of the strongest storms to hit the bay of bengal in recent years. in bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to take shelter. ukraine s president has described germany as a true friend in his country s fight against russia. speaking on his first visit to berlin since moscow s full scale invasion began. volodymyr zelensky said german support had saved lives. reuters is reporting he ll have dinner with the french president emmanuel macron later on sunday in paris. now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night, coming up on tonight s programme: a record breaking day at wembley where chelsea beat manchester united to win the women s fa cup again. is the title race over? manchester city are 3 points away from being champions as they win and arsenal lose. and partying like it s 2006 sale beat leiceste
good afternoon. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturda schedule. . ., ., , saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. the satu