Sir Keir Starmer will say there is light at the end of the tunnel in the form of faster ecOnomic growth and falling nhs Waiting Lists, but hell warn there are no easy answers. Well bring you full coverage of that as it happens 2pm. The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has addressed the cOnference in the last Hour And Lisa nandy, the secretary for culture, Media And Sport is expected to speak in about half an hour. So, dOnt anyOne tell me that was a protest. DOnt anyOne tell me that was about immigratiOn, policing or poverty. Plenty of people have strOng views On immigratiOn, crime, On the nhs and more, but they dOnt pick up breaks and throw them at the police. They dOnt set light to buildings with people inside. It was arsOn, it was racism, it was thuggery, it was a crime. Applause and you know it happened because criminals thought they could get away with it. They saw the cracks in the system, the impunity that built up system, the impunity that built up through the tory years, and when t
Good afternoon. Israel has carried out fresh attacks on hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon after its Airstrikes Yesterday that killed 558 people, according to the latest figures from the lebanese government. It was the deadliest day in lebanon since the Civil War which ended in 1990, and its prompted a Mass Exodus of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Meanwhile, hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards Northern Israel this morning. Our middle East Correspondent Hugo bachega sent this report from beirut. The journey in search of safety. Thousands are still on the move, fleeing Southern Lebanon and Israels Air strikes that show no sign of easing. Its conflict with hezbollah now being felt all across the country. In beirut, this school is one of dozens now turned into shelters for the displaced. 6,000 are here without knowing when or if they will be able to go back home again. 65 year old maryam travelled all night with i2 relatives in just one car. They ha
Board. Hello, im rajini vaidyanathan. Spoke to weeks ago when she spoke to that hearing. Universities in england say Tuition Fees need to be increased in line with inflation to help prevent them from sliding into decline, and are calling for more government support. But students say they are already paying too much. Universities have recruited more international students who Pay Higherfees in recent years, to make up for the fall in income due to frozen fees for Uk Students. There has been a decrease in international students aplying for Uk Student visas for this academic year. Changes to Visa Rules and a Currency Crash in nigeria mean the applications for Uk Study visas between january and august were about 17 fewer than during the same period last year. Our Education Reporter Vanessa Clarke reports. After a quiet summer, University Campuses are once again filling up. In manchester, more than 100,000 students are expected to descend on the city this month, and here at the manchester m
As you will know we have had huge Pay Cuts since 2008 but this marks a change in that trajectory. And if these communications break down, then we will be thinking about going back into dispute and striking again if we need to, but that is always a last Case Resort and something we dont want to have to do. The offer included a backdated Pay Rise for last year of 4 , on top of an existing Increase Worth an average of 9 , and for this year, an additional 6 increase, topped up with an extra £1,000, which comes to around 9 . It overall adds up to 22 . The government says Strike Action Byjunior doctors cost the nhs in england around £1. 7 billion. The Health Secretary welcomed the vote in favour of the deal. The Deal Weve reached with Junior Doctors is fair for them, but crucially fair for patients and the taxpayer because now we can draw a line under this bitter dispute, cut Waiting Lists and get our nhs notjust back on its feet, but fit for the future. Nhs managers and patients will be r
One of labours most high profile left wIng politicians criticises Keir Starmer fOr treatIng her, In her wOrds, as a Non Person and accuses him of tryIng to get rid of her from the party. Welcome to newsnight, live each night with Insight and Interviews. Earlier, Sir Ed Davey gave his leaders address to the Liberal Democrat conference. Insight this evenIng from the woman who led the party befOre him, jo swInson. Welcome to you. And Labour Peer LOrd falconer is here too, as is nick. Hello. Hello. Welcome back from briahton. Our maIn Interview Tonight is with one of the countrys most well known politicians, Labour Mp Diane abbott. In an Exclusive Bbc Interview, she tells newsnight she felt that Keir Starmer treatEd Her as a Non Person In the aftermath of comments from a conservative donOr that Ms Abbott needed to be shot. Those remarks, by the way, she says actually made her feel In danger. And she estimates that through her WOrkIng Life as an mp, shes received Tens Of Thousands of Death