And deaths as britain and other countries send emergency medical aid. Lockdown restrictions in scotland are eased allowing the Re Opening of non essential Shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants. Meanwhile, in wales pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today and six people from six households are allowed to meet. And the oscar goes to. A film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Weve a special Oscars Programme here on Bbc News in half an hours time. Good morning. Pressure is growing on the Prime Minister to explain in more detail how he paid for the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat. Labour has written to the Electoral Commission to demand a formal inquiry. And later today, the uks most Senior Civil Servant will be questioned by mps about Lobbying Rules following the revelations about the former prime Minister David Cameron and the allegations of impropriety levelled aga
while handling conflicts abroad? the prime minister s right hand man oliver dowden is here to answer that question. from salford, labour s lisa nandyjoins us too. he s been caught in the headlines for the wrong reasons of late in charge during the post office scandal. but how does ed davey, the lib dem leader, want to change the script in this year of a general election? and, a week on from the death of alexei navalvny we ask the estonian prime minister what s it like to be one of putin s most wanted. good morning. with you and me for the next 60 minutes halima begum, the boss of the charity action aid, andy burnham, the labour mayor of greater manchester, now author, and therese coffey, who was deputy prime minister herself in liz truss cabinet. she is now a conservative backbench mp. a warm welcome to all three. and welcome to you, too. so let s first of all catch up with what s making the news. keir starmer accuses rishi sunak of harbouring extremists in his party
and israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in rafah the city in southern gaza where more than half the territory s population is sheltering after fleeing their homes elsewhere in the strip. the uk foreign secretary lord cameron says he s deeply concerned about the prospect of a military offensive and again called for an immediate pause in the fighting to get aid in and hostages out. the dutch foreign minister, hanke bruins slot, said there could be many civilian casualties , and described the situation in rafah as very worrying . while saudi arabia warned of very serious repercussions if rafah was stormed. the israeli army continues to target rafah with shelling and air strikes, which are reported to have killed more than a0 people in the last day. gaza s hamas run health ministry says 112 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, bringing the total to 28,176 palestinians killed in gaza since october the 7th. on saturday i
this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. king charles prepares to host a buckingham palace reception for the dignatories in london who are here to attend queen elizabeth s funeral tomorrow. president biden is among the hundreds of world leaders now in london for monday s funeral service at westminster abbey. i ll be speaking some of the tens of thousands who already have. in other news, millions of people in south western japan have been evacuated as the region braces itself for the biggest typhoon in decades. ukraine says more than 59 bodies have now been recovered from a mass burial site in the recently liberated city of izyum. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. king charles will host a reception for hundreds of world leaders and royal dignitaries at buckingham palace later today ahead of queen elizabeth s funeral on monday. on the final full day of the queen s lying in state, tens of thousands of mem
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