In his first major interview since becoming Prime Minister of the Uk Keir starmer has told the bbc the government is going to have to be unpopular. Speaking on sunday with Laura Kuenssberg he said the only way to change the country was to do difficult things now even though he Knows they are unpopular. Our political correspondent Georgia Robertsjoins us. The decision to end Winter Fuel parents is among the earliest of those difficult decisions this government has taken. Mps will vote on this next week and we Know several are planning to make their unhappiness Known but this morning Keir Starmer defended those plans on Winter Fuel. Lets hear him talking about that. About that. This is really tou h, about that. This is really tough. I about that. This is really tough. I do about that. This is really tough, i do get about that. This is really tough, i do get to about that. This is really tough, i do get to staff. | about that. This is really| tough, i do get to staff. I Know tough, i do g
At the King Hussein Allenby bridge crossing. The victims are thought To Have been private Security Personnel. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been speaking about what happened. Translation we are surrounded by a murderous Ideology Led by Irans Axis of evil. In recent days, terrorists have murdered six of our hostages in Cold Blood as three israeli police officers. The killers do not distinguish between us, they want to murder as All until the right one, right and left, secular and religious, dues and non jews, what protects as is the strength of the state of israel and the strength of the israel and the strength of the Israel Defense forces. The shooting comes amid high regional tension. Overnight, there were Missile Exchanges between israel and the lebanese militant group, hezbollah with a number of projectiles being fired from both directions across the border. Our correspondent Mike Thomson told us more about whats been happening. It certainly does mark quite an escala
parties are gathering for a special live bbc scotland debate. we ll be hearing from john swinney, the smp, douglas ross for the scottish conservatives, anas sarwar in scottish labour, let s listen in. one general election that could change the country, welcome to a special edition of debate night. live from glasgow, welcome to debate night with scotland s political party leaders. this evening they will go head to head in front of an audience comprised of people with different voting intentions, some of them still undecided. joining us this evening we. anas sarwar, leader of scottish labour. lorna slater, co leader of the scottish greens. douglas ross, leader of the scottish conservatives. and finally, from the scottish liberal democrats, leader alex cole hamilton. please welcome them to this special live edition of debate night. applause we are live on tv, radio and the iplayer, and you canjoin in the debate on social media wherever you are. the hashtag is bbcdn. so what are