juggernauts contending for the top prize. hello, welcome to verified live. tata steel will push ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces in its south torbert plant in wales, and it is expected to lead to the loss of over 3000 jobs talbot. the gmb union says it has alternative proposals aimed at saving jobs. a reminder of what we are saying, the bbc understands that tata steel is going to press ahead with plans to close blast furnaces at its plants at port talbot in south wales and that threatens the loss of more than 3000 jobs. the decision follows a meeting between tata steel executives and the wider community and unions in the meeting happened at a hotel in london today. and the meeting. the company will replace blast furnaces which produced new steel from iron or with a modern electric arc furnace which will produce usable steel from scrap metal, and it will be more environmentally friendly to operate but crucially it will require a smaller workforce. but crucia
ijust wonder, would you accept the basic proposition that in the last.almost three decades, rwanda has become one of africa s great success stories? yes, there is some achievement in development in our country, but the development that the people praise the administration of kagame to have achieved is only in kigali, the capital. it is really the cleanest city in the country and with beautiful buildings. but in rural areas, we have the poverty. the people live in abject poverty. i understand what you re saying, that, of course, one can get a false impression looking at kigali and all of the new development. but look at the words, the words that come from former us president bill clinton, who hailed paul kagame as one of the great leaders of our time. look at the words that come from the world bank, which over recent years has consistently given your country, rwanda, a stamp of approval for its economic policies and sound economic management. do those stamps of approval fill y
israel says its ground forces have now reached the centre of khan younis in the south of the territory to which many palestinians had previously fled on israel s instructions. israel urged civilians to leave the city s centre and move to safe zones. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees has described gaza as hell on earth. meanwhile, civilians living in the other palestinian territory the west bank have had their rights and freedoms severely curtailed by israel since october 7th. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the situation on the ground in both the west bank and gaza. at al nasser hospital in khan younis, they laid out the wrapped bodies of people killed in the night by israel. at the end of the line was a baby killed on the day she was born. laid across the bodies of her mother and her father. don t cry , he told theirson, mohammed. they are in heaven. gaza has been turned into a living hell for civilians by israel s offensive.
in kigali, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to talk to you. ijust wonder, would you accept the basic proposition that in the last.almost three decades, rwanda has become one of africa s great success stories? yes, there is some achievement in development in our country, but the development that the people praise the administration of kagame to have achieved is only in kigali, the capital. it is really the cleanest city in the country and with beautiful buildings. but in rural areas, we have the poverty. the people live in abject poverty. i understand what you re saying, that, of course, one can get a false impression looking at kigali and all of the new development. but look at the words, the words that come from former us president bill clinton, who hailed paul kagame as one of the great leaders of our time. look at the words that come from the world bank, which over recent years has consistently given your country, rwanda, a stamp of appro
near the gaza strip s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza. meanwhile, aid agencies estimate nearly two million people have already been displaced that s almost 80% of gaza s population. thousands have tried to go to un schools to find shelter, but have had to sleep in front of buildings as there is no room for them. and most of those are struggling to find safe water and food, deepening the humanitarian crisis as israel s military operation against hamas grinds on. for more on the aid situation, here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in jerusalem. the israeli army is now fighting intense street battles with three parts of the gaza strip, two in the north, in the jabalia refugee camp and gaza city known as shejaiya. both areas the israelis have described as hamas strongholds. also in t