A turbulent few weeks for the government with claims of sleaze, Lockdown Parties and a backbench revolt over new covid regulations. Four Young Children have died in a house fire in south london. The citys fire commissioner says the incident has left everyone numb. Nightclubs to close and a return to social distancing in the workplace, as wales introduces tougher Covid Restrictions after christmas. The chancellor Rishi Sunak Returns from the us for key talks with Business Leaders. Good morning. And coronavirus is also wrecking havoc with the Premier League. Another five games have been cancelled ahead of this weekend, including Manchester Uniteds match with brighton, plus more in the efl. And thanks to High Pressure, a dry and settled story today and over the weekend. I will be back with the details. Its friday december the 17th. Our top story. The Liberal Democrats have pulled off a stunning victory in the North Shropshire by election, taking one of the countrys safest Conservative Sea
this is bbc news. the headlines. israel says it will allow two fuel trucks a day into gaza after the un is forced to suspend aid deliveries to the gaza strip. a funeral is held for a 19 year old soldier taken hostage by hamas. israel says her body was found near al shifa hospital. in other news, the uk prime minister denies tinkering with the rwanda asylum plan after the home secretary he sacked said more radical action is needed to save the scheme. outrage in the run up to the las vegas grand prix when a loose manhole cover more now on our top story and, alongside the war in gaza, there is growing concern about violence in the occupied west bank, where there s been a surge in attacks by israeli settlers on palestinians. israeli forces said on friday that they killed five palestinians during a raid ofjenin. several others were arrested. the un says almost 200 palestinians have been killed in the west bank mainly by israeli forces since the hamas attacks of october 7th
important don t know the questions. first, the leader of the conservative party, the prime minister, theresa may. applause. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. good evening prime minister, yourfirst is from abigail. why should the public trust you when you have a known track record of broken promises and backtracking during your time as home secretary and prime minister? thank you david and thank you. applause. thank you for you coming to be an audience tonight, which is an important part of campaign. let me tell you about some of the things i did as home secretary. i said i would ensure we we re secretary. i said i would ensure we were dealing with extremist hate preachers and excluded more than any other before me. i said i would do something about stop and search, i don t think anybody should be stopped and searched because of the colour of their skin. i said i would be tough on crime and ensure our police and security services had the powers they need to do theirjo
for a second time aboard the international space station. i saw this spacecraft every single day because our docking port was right next to the cupola window. so for six months in space, every time i would open the window, i would give to look out and see the soyuz spacecraft. good morning, it s thursday 26th january. welcome to bbc newsroom live. theresa may is to tell republican leaders that the uk and the us can renew their special relationship in what she ll describe as this new age , following brexit and the election of president trump. she ll make the comments in philadelphia this evening, a day before she becomes the first world leader to hold face to face talks with the new us president at the white house. meanwhile, donald trump has continued with a series of policy announcements. president trump has indicated he would support the water boarding of terrorism suspects if his defence secretary and the director of the cia want to reinstate the interrogation technique.