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ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who asked him if he was satisfied that israel wasnt going to do any thing that might exacerbate the situation. we have repeated our view that any response should be smart, despite our solidarity with israel, and in a way that is designed to de—escalate and limit this conflict because nobody wants to see it grow and spread so those other things we should be discussing but at the same time, i think it is really important for the eyes the world to switch to looking at the situation in gaza where hamas have now hold these hostages fo
ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who...
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ben chu, bbc news. more on that story for our uk viewers on newsnight tonight. a memorial ceremony will be held this afternoon for pc yvonne fletcher, marking a0 years since she was shot and killed outside the libyan embassy in london in 1984. a campaign is also being launched to bring a private prosecution over her death. 0ur legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. gunfire. early morning, the 17th of april 1984. shots ring out across the london sky and a police officer falls. the shooters, revolutionary followers of libya's colonel gaddafi, who control the country's embassy in london. the victim, a dedicated community officer who'd been sent to keep the peace during a demonstration. wpc yvonne fletcher was 25 years old. her death shocked the nation. but nobody was ever charged with her murder. after a ten—day siege, the then—prime minister margaret thatcher had no choice under the laws protecting diplomats. everyone inside was able to leave and return to libya. the police neverforgot, including john murray, who held wpc fletcher's hand as she lay dyin
ben chu, bbc news. more on that story for our uk viewers on newsnight tonight. a memorial ceremony will be held this afternoon for pc yvonne fletcher, marking a0 years since she was shot and killed outside the libyan embassy in london in 1984. a campaign is also being launched to bring a private prosecution over her death. 0ur legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. gunfire. early morning, the 17th of april 1984. shots ring out across the london sky and a police officer falls. the...
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ben chu �*s with me. it's it�*s going to get worse, how much worse? we should say that they aren't the same _ worse? we should say that they aren't the same thing. - worse? we should say that they - aren't the same thing. unemployment aren�*t the same thing. unemployment is where you are not working, but you are looking for a job. inactivity is where you�*re not working or looking for a job. unemployment is still pretty low. we had a big problem with working age in activities as the pandemic. it�*s up in activities as the pandemic. it�*s up tjy in activities as the pandemic. it�*s up by around 800,000 since early 2020 and news figures show a getting worse. what these new projections show that working age ill health is set to rise by another 700000 by 2040, according to these productions tjy 2040, according to these productions by the health foundation. the upshot is they have a back to work scheme. but ill health and the population seems like —— things like diabetes, chronic pain, direct aggression, anxiety —— depression, it doesn�
ben chu �*s with me. it's it�*s going to get worse, how much worse? we should say that they aren't the same _ worse? we should say that they aren't the same thing. - worse? we should say that they - aren't the same thing. unemployment aren�*t the same thing. unemployment is where you are not working, but you are looking for a job. inactivity is where you�*re not working or looking for a job. unemployment is still pretty low. we had a big problem with working age in activities as the...
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newsnight�*s ben chu reports. my health caught up with me. it was that and it was nothing else and it was the worst thing in the world for me to stop working. i hated it. i still hate it. it's mainly my autism and my anxiety that comes around with the autism as well. they are the main reason that i qualify for the benefits that i do. two faces of economic inactivity in 202a. but will there be many more in the decades to come? since the covid pandemic began in early 2020, inactivity among working—age people — that�*s those aged between 16 and 64 — has risen by around 770,000, and the biggest driver of that rise in inactivity has, by far, been the rise in long—term sickness. that has been a brake on the economy and prompted the creation of a major back to work programme from government ministers. but if ministers were hoping for a rapid turnaround, here is a reality check. the health foundation think tank projects that the number of working age adults suffering from major illness — whether diabetes, depression, chronic pain or heart
newsnight�*s ben chu reports. my health caught up with me. it was that and it was nothing else and it was the worst thing in the world for me to stop working. i hated it. i still hate it. it's mainly my autism and my anxiety that comes around with the autism as well. they are the main reason that i qualify for the benefits that i do. two faces of economic inactivity in 202a. but will there be many more in the decades to come? since the covid pandemic began in early 2020, inactivity among...
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newsnight�*s ben chu reports. my health caught up with me. it was that and it was nothing else. and it was the worst thing in the world for me to stop working. i hated it. i still hate it. it's mainly my autism and my anxiety that comes around with the autism as well. they're the main reason that i qualify for the benefits that i do. two faces of economic inactivity in 2024, but will there be many more in the decades to come? since the covid pandemic began in early 2020, inactivity among working age people — that's those aged between 16 and 64 — has risen by around 770,000. and the biggest driver of that rise in inactivity has
newsnight�*s ben chu reports. my health caught up with me. it was that and it was nothing else. and it was the worst thing in the world for me to stop working. i hated it. i still hate it. it's mainly my autism and my anxiety that comes around with the autism as well. they're the main reason that i qualify for the benefits that i do. two faces of economic inactivity in 2024, but will there be many more in the decades to come? since the covid pandemic began in early 2020, inactivity among...