in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul. turning to the us, which is seeing record temperatures, with nearly a third of the country under heat advisories. an all time high of 48 degrees celsius, or 118 degrees fahrenheit was recorded yesterday in arizona. dangerous levels of heat are expected to run into next week. our correspondent sophie long has more from las vegas. in las vegas, it is extremely hot. we are told is on course to become the hottest ever recorded with the rec
vehicles in a flooded tunnel after water poured into the underpass so quickly they could not escape. 15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best right now but it s difficult because the site is covered in mud. relatives of those who are still missing anxiously await news. in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul. that is the picture in south korea. millions of people across part of the northern hemisphere content with
rendered the territory uninhabitable. he says in a statement that. to talk more about the situation on the ground, i spoke earlier to mara kronenfeld, executive director for unrwa usa. thanks forjoining us again. can you tell us more about the current situation they re in gaza, you and your colleagues are seeing? what s it like at the moment? are seeing? what s it like at the moment? gaza is a place, i have to say. the moment? gaza is a place, i have to say. at the moment? gaza is a place, i have to say, at the the moment? gaza is a place, i have to say, at the moment of| have to say, at the moment of desperation and despair. there tends of thousands of women and children, mostly who have been killed or injured, mostly at 70% of those killed or injured have been women and children. families are sleeping in the streets in increasingly colder temperatures, we ve seen the rain and the floods there. areas where civilians have been told to relocate our coming under bombardm
after they were mistakenly identified as a threat in the north of the territory. the bodies have been returned to israel. it came hours after the bodies of three other hostages were recovered in gaza. meanwhile, israel says it will allow aid trucks to enter gaza through the kerem shalom crossing, for the first time since the hamas attacks on october the seventh. this is good news but what we have to work on this is good news but what we have to work on is this is good news but what we have to work on is how this is good news but what we have to work on is how to this is good news but what we have to work on is how to make this is good news but what we have to work on is how to make sure this is good news but what we have to work on is how to make sure that these trucks can go everywhere in gaza and notjust in the south of gaza, but also to the north. data shows that there are three hospitals under staffed at the north. let s speak to dr abdelkader hammad, who is a surgeon a
welcome to the programme. it was budget day here in britain today. a big set piece annual event in which the chancellor stairs into the crystal ball, and tries to predict the future and how best to steer the uk economy through it. the obstacles in his way are common to europe and the united states. high inflation, higher interest rates, and since the pandemic, an intractably acute labour shortage. this graph trackjob vacancies across europe since august 2022, historically high after the pandemic, but you will see the uk, the red line at the very top, is struggling more than most. with 1.1 million vacancies. if more people are employed, more people are paying tax. the good news for the chancellor is that the uk will swerve recession this year thanks to growth returning by the summer. but the economy will still contract by 0.2%. and any brighter news, is tempered by slower growth over the long term. mr hunt said the uk would only grow by 1.8% next year and byjust 2.5% in 2025