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our political correspondent helen catt has the story. here's a video i didn't expect to make on a friday evening. conservative mp luke evans has been the first man to identify himself publicly as a possible victim of a suspected westminster whatsapp scam. the first set of messages i got was on a day i was with my wife and i got a one—time open photo on whatsapp of an explicit image of a naked lady. as soon as i got these, the next day i reported it to the police, the authorities and the chief whip. leicestershire police, which cover his bosworth constituency, are investigating. dr evans is one of a number of men in westminster who've been sent unsolicited messages by a person claiming to be someone they've met before, variously using the names abby or charlie, but how might they have got hold of the numbers? another mp has suggested he may be responsible for leaking some of them. william wragg is a senior conservative who chairs a committee scrutinizing the government. he's admitted to the times that he passed on colleagues' numbers to
our political correspondent helen catt has the story. here's a video i didn't expect to make on a friday evening. conservative mp luke evans has been the first man to identify himself publicly as a possible victim of a suspected westminster whatsapp scam. the first set of messages i got was on a day i was with my wife and i got a one—time open photo on whatsapp of an explicit image of a naked lady. as soon as i got these, the next day i reported it to the police, the authorities and the chief...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. mexico has suspended relations with ecuador in protest at a police raid on the mexican embassy in quito to arrest a former ecuadorean vice—president, jorge glas.he'd been sheltering in the compound since december but was wanted on corruption charges, with mexico saying it had granted glas �*political asylum'. in response to the raid, mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador ordered the suspension of diplomatic ties with ecuador. the body of a construction worker who was killed after last month's baltimore bridge collapse has been month's baltimore bridge collapse has been recovered. father—of—two, maynor suazo—sandovalfrom honduras, had been repairing potholes on the bridge when a container ship hit one of its support columns. three other workers are still missing. it comes as the us presidentjoe biden has said he'll move "heaven and earth" to help the city recover from the tragedy. our reporter will vernon has the latest. eleven days after the disaster, the site of the
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. mexico has suspended relations with ecuador in protest at a police raid on the mexican embassy in quito to arrest a former ecuadorean vice—president, jorge glas.he'd been sheltering in the compound since december but was wanted on corruption charges, with mexico saying it had granted glas �*political asylum'. in response to the raid, mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador ordered the suspension of diplomatic ties with ecuador. the body of a...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. there are more problems for the uk�*s largest water company tonight. the parent company of thames water, which has 16 million customers, has defaulted on its debt, after missing an interest payment which was due earlier this week. our business editor simonjack is with me. should customers be worried? is the loo going to work? is it auoin to is the loo going to work? is it going to flush, _ is the loo going to work? is it going to flush, other- is the loo going to work? is it going to flush, other types going to work, yes, they are. but will bills go work, yes, they are. but will bills 9° up work, yes, they are. but will bills go up in the future? almost certainly yes because the financial dominoes at the parent company owned by a bunch of international investors are beginning to fall. last week they pulled an investment of £500 million into the company because of what the regulator said it wasn�*t prepared to agree to their plan to raise customer bills by 40% above inflation ove
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. there are more problems for the uk�*s largest water company tonight. the parent company of thames water, which has 16 million customers, has defaulted on its debt, after missing an interest payment which was due earlier this week. our business editor simonjack is with me. should customers be worried? is the loo going to work? is it auoin to is the loo going to work? is it going to flush, _ is the loo going to work? is it going to flush, other- is the loo...
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helen catt, bbc news. visitors to tokyo's nightlife area were in for a surprise when a 100 metre tall godzilla was projected on to buildings. the fictional radioactive monster is 70 years old this year. tourism bosses hope that projecting images of the beast onto buildings, in the shinjuku ward, will encourage visitors to flock to the area. �*digital godzilla' will be making three appearances a day at weekends and on national holidays. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. once again, we've had some really contrasting weather conditions across the country with a west—east divide. the best of the sunshine certainly in western areas, despite a few shower clouds brewing up through the afternoon. pleasant enough in morecambe, lancashire. different story to the east of the pennines, though. in leeds, an afternoon of heavy, persistent rain, blustery, cool winds as well. now, we're going to flip that while the story on its head into tomorrow, with the best of the sunshine out to the east. it will be a b
helen catt, bbc news. visitors to tokyo's nightlife area were in for a surprise when a 100 metre tall godzilla was projected on to buildings. the fictional radioactive monster is 70 years old this year. tourism bosses hope that projecting images of the beast onto buildings, in the shinjuku ward, will encourage visitors to flock to the area. �*digital godzilla' will be making three appearances a day at weekends and on national holidays. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. once again,...
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here's our political correspondent helen catt. this was what was left of an aid convoy hit by an israeli in gaza last week. seven aid workers died, three of them british. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, said today it was tragic and avoidable, and there was no doubt that the blame lay with israel. —— an israeli air strike. but the government has not agreed to calls made in the aftermath, including by 600 lawyers, to stop arms exports to israel. this morning the deputy minister said the government's current assessment remains that sales are still legal. of course we have concerns about the way in which israel is conducting itself. that is why we have raised issues in relation to aid and getting more aid in. that's why we have raised issues in relation to de—conflicting. but that is in the context of a legend conflict that israel is pursuing. the conservative mp alissia kearns chairs the foreign affairs committee in the house of commons. she had previously claimed the government had received at least some advice from lawye
here's our political correspondent helen catt. this was what was left of an aid convoy hit by an israeli in gaza last week. seven aid workers died, three of them british. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, said today it was tragic and avoidable, and there was no doubt that the blame lay with israel. —— an israeli air strike. but the government has not agreed to calls made in the aftermath, including by 600 lawyers, to stop arms exports to israel. this morning the deputy minister said the...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. condemned a drone attack on the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia power plant in ukraine. rafael grossi said there had been three direct hits on the site. he said no one could possibly benefit from such attacks. russia's nuclear agency has blamed ukraine. it said three people were hurt when a canteen was hit. a southwest airlines aircraft was forced to return to denver international airport in the us state of colorado on sunday morning when part of its engine cover broke off and hit the wing. america 5 federal aviation authority said the crew of the boeing 737—800 reported a piece of the cover had fallen off and struck the wing flap during take—off. the faa said it would investigate. there were no injuries reported. more than 90 people have died off the north coast of mozambique, when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank on sunday. the converted fishing boat was carrying about 130 people. the local authorities said many of tho
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. condemned a drone attack on the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia power plant in ukraine. rafael grossi said there had been three direct hits on the site. he said no one could possibly benefit from such attacks. russia's nuclear agency has blamed ukraine. it said three people were hurt when a canteen was hit. a southwest airlines aircraft was forced to return to denver international airport in the us...
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helen catt, bbc news. the bbc has been told that scotland's first minister humza yousaf is considering stepping down. he's been struggling to secure support for his minority government after he terminated a power—sharing deal with the scottish greens last week. the first minister is now facing two confidence votes. a source close to mr yusaf said resignation had become an option, rather than letting the votes go ahead. i will be back with the top business stories here, next. hello. expect a different feel to the weather over the next few days. some warmer weather on the way this week, but with that, we will still see some outbreaks of rain at times, so don't be expecting blue skies and sunshine all the way. and certainly low pressure in charge of the scene for monday, this frontal system pushing in from the west. that'll make for a really soggy start to the day across northern ireland. conversely, central and eastern parts of england and a good part of scotland starting with some sunshine. a touch of fro
helen catt, bbc news. the bbc has been told that scotland's first minister humza yousaf is considering stepping down. he's been struggling to secure support for his minority government after he terminated a power—sharing deal with the scottish greens last week. the first minister is now facing two confidence votes. a source close to mr yusaf said resignation had become an option, rather than letting the votes go ahead. i will be back with the top business stories here, next. hello. expect a...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. the first of the day's seven premier league matches has kicked off. manchester city are looking to go level on points with leaders liverpool, they'll go top if they beat crystal palace by four goals or more. i—i approaching half—time at selhurst park — a brilliant kevin de bruyne goal pulling city level. ten minutes later, it is 1—1. they are in the 45th minute. they are in the 45th minute. there's also some big games at the bottom of the table to come . all of which you can follow on the bbc sport website. everton welcome fellow strugglers burnley, while luton take on bournemouth and brentford are away at aston villa. elsewhere, fulham host newcastle and wolves play west ham. in the late match, arsenal will return to the top if they beat brighton away the gunners boss mikel arteta thinks his side can use the disappointment of missing out on winning the title last season as this year's race goes down to the wire. i hope it is helping, i think w
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. the first of the day's seven premier league matches has kicked off. manchester city are looking to go level on points with leaders liverpool, they'll go top if they beat crystal palace by four goals or more. i—i approaching half—time at selhurst park — a brilliant kevin de bruyne goal pulling city level. ten minutes later, it is 1—1. they are in the 45th minute. they are in the...
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helen catt, bbc news. honduras is grappling with an epidemic of violence towards women, with the united nations warning of a femicide emergency. in 2022, six out of every 100,000 women in the central american country were killed because of their gender — and this figure is thought to be increasing. our latin america reporter mimi sway—bee has more. honduras is experiencing a femicide emergency, according to the united nations. with at least 66 women murdered so far this year, the country has the highest rate of femicide in latin america, and that's alongside some of the most restrictive laws against reproductive health, including a complete ban on abortion. in 2021, xiomara castro became the first female president of honduras, generating high hopes for change in attitude towards women. she promised to not fail them to defend their rights and that all women could count on her. however, little has changed. as in 2023, around 380 femicides were recorded, according to the observatory of violence of the nat
helen catt, bbc news. honduras is grappling with an epidemic of violence towards women, with the united nations warning of a femicide emergency. in 2022, six out of every 100,000 women in the central american country were killed because of their gender — and this figure is thought to be increasing. our latin america reporter mimi sway—bee has more. honduras is experiencing a femicide emergency, according to the united nations. with at least 66 women murdered so far this year, the country...
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our political correspondent, helen catt is in westminster. helen. new statistics out this morning show one of the reasons why rishi sunak might be so keen to get those flights off soon, last year parliament passed a law that said that some asylum cases could only be dealt with by being removed from the uk. but they can't go to rwanda because the supreme court ruled it was unsafe and there are now nearly 52,000 asylum seekers whose claims simply can't be dealt with here. so what the government did to try and get around this last year was to sign a new treaty with rwanda and put this bill that is going back—and—forth in parliament which says that because of that treaty rewind is safe, in effect overruling the supreme court. so you can see why the government might want this to pass quickly. this morning rishi sunak was upping the pressure on the lords to back down. stopping small boat crossings is one of the prime minister's big pledges but parliament has been considering the bill he says will do it for months now. this morning he called a press co
our political correspondent, helen catt is in westminster. helen. new statistics out this morning show one of the reasons why rishi sunak might be so keen to get those flights off soon, last year parliament passed a law that said that some asylum cases could only be dealt with by being removed from the uk. but they can't go to rwanda because the supreme court ruled it was unsafe and there are now nearly 52,000 asylum seekers whose claims simply can't be dealt with here. so what the government...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. a magnitude 4.7 earthquake has been felt across new york and the surrounding area. the epicentre was near lebanon in newjersey, about a0 miles west of new york city. john sudworth is in new york — what's the latest? quakes are relatively rare in new york but not unheard of. there was a small one that some residents felt as recently as january. but this one was much larger, 4.8 in magnitude and as you said, it was centred in a way out in the state of newjersey and big enough that, within moments, residents here were lighting up social media with their own accounts of buildings swaying and apartments rattling. at the united nations security council in midtown manhattan a few miles away from where i am now, it was abruptly halted momentarily mid—session as a result of the shaking. but i think it is fair to say that the media excitement with local networks and news sites switching to the story very quickly has been fuelled more by the fact that it is an unusual event than by the impac
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. a magnitude 4.7 earthquake has been felt across new york and the surrounding area. the epicentre was near lebanon in newjersey, about a0 miles west of new york city. john sudworth is in new york — what's the latest? quakes are relatively rare in new york but not unheard of. there was a small one that some residents felt as recently as january. but this one was much larger, 4.8 in magnitude and as you said, it was centred in a way out in the state of...
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helen catt, bbc news. the home office says it's entering the "final phase" of putting its rwanda policy into practice. a report in the guardian suggested detentions of asylum—seekers — ready for deportation — would begin on monday. a home office spokesperson said at some stage people would "inevitably" start being detained in preparation for the first flight, which is due to take off in 10 to 12 weeks. meanwhile, the irish prime minister has said foreign migration policies cannot be allowed to undermine those of ireland. simon harris said ireland "will not provide a loophole for anyone else's "migration challenges". his government'sjustice minister said there had been a rise in the number of people crossing from northern ireland to the republic of ireland. a uk government source said the uk "won't accept any asylum returns "from the eu via ireland" until the eu changes its policies. officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours batter parts of east africa. more than 150 peop
helen catt, bbc news. the home office says it's entering the "final phase" of putting its rwanda policy into practice. a report in the guardian suggested detentions of asylum—seekers — ready for deportation — would begin on monday. a home office spokesperson said at some stage people would "inevitably" start being detained in preparation for the first flight, which is due to take off in 10 to 12 weeks. meanwhile, the irish prime minister has said foreign migration...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. former prime minister borisjohnson has said it is shameful to call for the uk to end arms sales to israel. writing in his daily mail column, mrjohnson said it would be insane for the uk to end military support. our political correspondent charlotte wright has more. it is something the snp, the liberal democrats, some labour politicians, some conservative politicians have been calling for, but in his column in the daily mail, borisjohnson, the former prime minister, described it as a death wish of western civilisation. the uk actually accounts for a pretty small percentage of israel's arms imports, less than half of 1%, compared to the us which is around two thirds. but the argument that borisjohnson makes is that if the uk were to ban sales, other countries would follow suit. he said it surely follows that we do not think any self—respecting country should be arming the israelis. and he said if everyone were to end their military support, we would be willing the military defeat of i
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. former prime minister borisjohnson has said it is shameful to call for the uk to end arms sales to israel. writing in his daily mail column, mrjohnson said it would be insane for the uk to end military support. our political correspondent charlotte wright has more. it is something the snp, the liberal democrats, some labour politicians, some conservative politicians have been calling for, but in his column in the daily mail, borisjohnson, the former prime...
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helen catt reports. the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland is designed to be easy to cross. but the irish government says it�*s recently seen an influx of asylum seekers coming over it because they�*re fearful they�*ll be sent to rwanda if they stay in the uk. and ireland can�*t return them. the irish high court ruled last month that would be unlawful because of the existence of the rwanda scheme. the irish government is now planning to pass new laws to enable it to do so. the uk government, in choosing brexit, chose to go it alone on migration. what they�*ve actually seen since then is an increase in people seeking asylum in their country — their policies are their policies. what my objective is as minister forjustice is to ensure that we have a structure and a migration system that works. that is why i will be bringing forward legislation this week to make sure we have as effective a returns policy is possible. but a uk government source said that until the eu accep
helen catt reports. the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland is designed to be easy to cross. but the irish government says it�*s recently seen an influx of asylum seekers coming over it because they�*re fearful they�*ll be sent to rwanda if they stay in the uk. and ireland can�*t return them. the irish high court ruled last month that would be unlawful because of the existence of the rwanda scheme. the irish government is now planning to pass new laws to enable...
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helen catt, bbc news. officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours batter parts of east africa. more than 150 people have been killed in neighbouring tanzania, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced in burundi and uganda. there are also fears that five key dams on the tana river — kenya's longest — could overflow in the coming days, with people in affected areas advised to move to higher ground. these pictures are from kenya's makueni county south—east of nairobi — so far, at least 76 people have died there, with a further 130,000 displaced. meanwhile in tanzania, flood waters have engulfed houses in the capital dar es salaam and displaced more than 200,000 throughout the country. tanzania's prime minister has blamed "environmental degradation" for the severity of the damage. 0ur correspondent anita nkonge is in nairobi and gave us this update. we continue to see heavy rainfall this weekend. just last night, we saw such heavy rainfall here in kenya that it caused
helen catt, bbc news. officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours batter parts of east africa. more than 150 people have been killed in neighbouring tanzania, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced in burundi and uganda. there are also fears that five key dams on the tana river — kenya's longest — could overflow in the coming days, with people in affected areas advised to move to higher ground. these pictures are from kenya's makueni county south—east...
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let's speak to our political correspondent — helen catt. we will keep a close eye on the pictures and if i interrupt you it is because they are about to start speaking. is because they are about to start s-ueakin. , , , ,, ., ~ speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for— speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for his _ speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for his first _ speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for his first ever - poland for his first ever face—to—face in—person meeting with donald tusk, and he is also there to meetjens stoltenberg. he is keen to talk about this extra funding that the uk is giving to ukraine, £500 million, and what the government said, this is the largest ever provision of equipment to ukraine and that covers 1600 missiles, 400 vehicles and wrote 4 million rounds of small ammunition. the largest ever provision of equipment to ukraine. the prime minister earlier telling reporters, downing street, rather, saying that they are aware of, they were saying that the threat is of an expansionist russi
let's speak to our political correspondent — helen catt. we will keep a close eye on the pictures and if i interrupt you it is because they are about to start speaking. is because they are about to start s-ueakin. , , , ,, ., ~ speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for— speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for his _ speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for his first _ speaking. this is rishi sunak in poland for his first ever - poland for his first ever face—to—face in—person...
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let's speak live to our political correspondent helen catt, who's at westminster. i want to start with a line that has come out of the pm has mac office about iran's claimed that they gave advanced warning about the attack. what can you tell us about that? downing street has addressed that and rejects categorisation, that clearly the uk and its allies were not briefed. there had been reports and intelligence which is why they were aware of the attack coming, but it did not come from iran.— it did not come from iran. there have been _ it did not come from iran. there have been a _ it did not come from iran. there have been a lot _ it did not come from iran. there have been a lot of _ it did not come from iran. there have been a lot of calls - it did not come from iran. there have been a lot of calls from - have been a lot of calls from restraint and calm, what are we expecting from the prime minister and what have we heard from lord cameron? ., ., ., , cameron? you are right, there has been the suggestion _ cameron? you are right, there has been the suggestion tha
let's speak live to our political correspondent helen catt, who's at westminster. i want to start with a line that has come out of the pm has mac office about iran's claimed that they gave advanced warning about the attack. what can you tell us about that? downing street has addressed that and rejects categorisation, that clearly the uk and its allies were not briefed. there had been reports and intelligence which is why they were aware of the attack coming, but it did not come from iran.— it...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. for more on this we're joined now by our political correspondent charlotte wright he is retaining the tory whip and part of the isn't given as he is considered a victim in this, could you tell us more about that. this is william wragg _ you tell us more about that. this is william wragg the _ you tell us more about that. this is william wragg the conservative - you tell us more about that. this isj william wragg the conservative mp who says he met a person on a gay dating up and handed over a number of mps phone numbers, he spoke to the times afterwards saying he was very sorry and mortified by it but he was scared because this person had compromising things on him. there has been support for william wragg from senior mps in the conservative party who feared he may have been a victim of this. there are questions over his judgment in handing over those phone numbers for a parliamentarian to do that when they are clearly sensitive information, it has been questioned by some mps includin
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. for more on this we're joined now by our political correspondent charlotte wright he is retaining the tory whip and part of the isn't given as he is considered a victim in this, could you tell us more about that. this is william wragg _ you tell us more about that. this is william wragg the _ you tell us more about that. this is william wragg the conservative - you tell us more about that. this isj william wragg the conservative mp who says he met a person on...
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our political correspondent helen catt reports. the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland is designed to be easy to cross. but the irish government says it's recently seen an influx of asylum seekers coming over it because they're fearful they'll be sent to rwanda if they stay in the uk. and ireland can't return them. the irish high court ruled last month that would be unlawful because of the existence of the rwanda scheme. the irish government is now planning to pass new laws to enable it to do so. the uk government, in choosing brexit, chose to go it alone on migration. what they've actually seen since then is an increase in people seeking asylum in their country — their policies are their policies. what my objective is as minister forjustice is to ensure that we have a structure and a migration system that works. but a uk government source said that until the eu accepts the return to france of people who've crossed the channel, it won't be taking any returns from ireland. a planned meeting between the hom
our political correspondent helen catt reports. the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland is designed to be easy to cross. but the irish government says it's recently seen an influx of asylum seekers coming over it because they're fearful they'll be sent to rwanda if they stay in the uk. and ireland can't return them. the irish high court ruled last month that would be unlawful because of the existence of the rwanda scheme. the irish government is now planning to pass new...
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with the latest here's our political correspondent helen catt. he was pushed on this morning. and, yes, he said that israel's war was legitimate. he also said that it was the uk government's assessment that it was still legal for british companies to sell arms to israel. now, if a british company wants to do that, it has to get an export licence from the government and that takes into account criteria like the uk's international law obligations and the risk that any goods or products that are being sent to a country could be used to violate human rights. now what mr dowden said was that the government's assessment of that hadn't changed, that it was still legal. he also suggested that if that changed and israel was found to have broken international law, then those exports could stop. but he insisted, and speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg earlier, that israel was being held to high standards. of course we have concerns about the way in which israel is conducting itself. that is why we have raised issues, for example, in relation to aid and getting more aid in, and that
with the latest here's our political correspondent helen catt. he was pushed on this morning. and, yes, he said that israel's war was legitimate. he also said that it was the uk government's assessment that it was still legal for british companies to sell arms to israel. now, if a british company wants to do that, it has to get an export licence from the government and that takes into account criteria like the uk's international law obligations and the risk that any goods or products that are...
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helen catt has more. for labour, the defection is a boost to its claim to be the party which can reform the nhs. the shadow health secretary denied speculation that it might have also offered dr poulter to any other inducement — like a seat in the lords. not that i'm aware of. he said very clearly to me when i was talking to him this week about how he might help. he's going back to the nhs full time when parliament is dissolved, which can't come soon enough, as far as we're concerned. dr poulter said the labour party had a track record of improving the nhs and that sir keir starmer could be trusted with the health service. his defection from the conservatives is the third since 2019. you're live with bbc news. officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours flood parts of east africa. more than 150 people have been killed in neighbouring tanzania, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced in burundi and uganda. there is also growing concern that dams on kenya's longest rive
helen catt has more. for labour, the defection is a boost to its claim to be the party which can reform the nhs. the shadow health secretary denied speculation that it might have also offered dr poulter to any other inducement — like a seat in the lords. not that i'm aware of. he said very clearly to me when i was talking to him this week about how he might help. he's going back to the nhs full time when parliament is dissolved, which can't come soon enough, as far as we're concerned. dr...
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helen catt, bbc news. the australian cleric who was stabbed in sydney nearly two weeks ago has returned to the pulpit. bishop mar mari emmanuel delivered a passionate sermon in favour of freedom of speech. the australian government has been urging social media platform x to pull down videos of the bishop's attack. for us to say that free speech is dangerous, _ for us to say that free speech is dangerous, it cannot be possible in a democratic country, i'm yet to fathom — a democratic country, i'm yet to fathom this. i'm yet to fathom this. the grand final of one of the world's biggest competitive gaming competitions is under way in birmingham, where one team of professional gamers will win £800,000 in prize money. the esl 0ne tournament sees teams from all over the world compete in multiplayer role play arena game, dota 2. andrew rogers, from radio 1's newsbeat, is at the tournament. he joins us live now. good to see you. just tell how big this event is popular great to see you. things havejust wrapped u
helen catt, bbc news. the australian cleric who was stabbed in sydney nearly two weeks ago has returned to the pulpit. bishop mar mari emmanuel delivered a passionate sermon in favour of freedom of speech. the australian government has been urging social media platform x to pull down videos of the bishop's attack. for us to say that free speech is dangerous, _ for us to say that free speech is dangerous, it cannot be possible in a democratic country, i'm yet to fathom — a democratic country,...
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helen catt has more. for labour, the defection is a boost. the shadow health secretary denied speculation that it might have also offered doctor bull to any other inducement like a seat in the lords. , ., . ~ inducement like a seat in the lords. , ., ., lords. he is going back to the nhs full lords. he is going back to the was full time _ lords. he is going back to the nhs full time when _ lords. he is going back to the | nhs full time when parliament is dissolved which can't come soon — is dissolved which can't come soon enough, as far as we're concerned~ _ dr poulter said the labour party had a track record his defection is the third from the conservatives since 2019. you're live with bbc news. officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours flood parts of east africa. more than 150 people have been killed in neighbouring tanzania, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced in burundi and uganda. there's also growing concern that dams on kenya's longest river — the tana — could overflow in the coming days.
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catt to break down a lot of what theyjust said there. helen, it is good to have you with us. they spoke a lot about affordable housing, that is not a surprise, is it?— is not a surprise, is it? now. housing _ is not a surprise, is it? now. housing was _ is not a surprise, is it? now. housing was the _ is not a surprise, is it? now. housing was the big thing i is not a surprise, is it? now. i housing was the big thing that is not a surprise, is it? now. - housing was the big thing that they went on the last year's local elections at which they did very well. they had record wins last year picking up 240 seats in england. the party, speaking to members of the party, speaking to members of the party early this year the expectation wasn't going to be that they would have winds on that scale but they are quite hopeful and certainly it is not a massive surprise that they are talking about housing again here as one of their key points, key policies for the local election. we heard them both talk there about affordable housing, making sure that more affordable social housing in par
catt to break down a lot of what theyjust said there. helen, it is good to have you with us. they spoke a lot about affordable housing, that is not a surprise, is it?— is not a surprise, is it? now. housing _ is not a surprise, is it? now. housing was _ is not a surprise, is it? now. housing was the _ is not a surprise, is it? now. housing was the big thing i is not a surprise, is it? now. i housing was the big thing that is not a surprise, is it? now. - housing was the big thing that they...
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live to the newsroom and our poltical correspondent, helen catt. tell us more of what we heard from mr dowden. tell us more of what we heard from mr damien-— tell us more of what we heard from mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in _ mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in the _ mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in the uk _ mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in the uk about - mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in the uk about whetherl discussion in the uk about whether british companies should still be allowed to sell arms to israel, and that has heightened after the strike on the convoy of aid workers. oliver dowden, the deputy prime minister was pressed on this this morning. when you british company wants to sell arms, they have to have a licence from the government and it gets assessed against a number of criteria, some of which include the uk's obligations under international law and the risk that those products, those arms will be used to violate human rights. there have been questions ove
live to the newsroom and our poltical correspondent, helen catt. tell us more of what we heard from mr dowden. tell us more of what we heard from mr damien-— tell us more of what we heard from mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in _ mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in the _ mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in the uk _ mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in the uk about - mr dowden. there has been a lot of discussion in the uk about whetherl...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. president biden is travelling to baltimore after the collapse of the francis key bridge. let's speak to our north america correspondent wil vernon, who is in baltimore. the president is arriving to talk, not only to the relatives of the victims but also to inspect the area and the bridge? but also to inspect the area and the brid . e? . but also to inspect the area and the bride? . , but also to inspect the area and the bride? ., , bridge? that is right, good afternoon _ bridge? that is right, good afternoon from _ bridge? that is right, good afternoon from baltimore. | bridge? that is right, good - afternoon from baltimore. president biden is here and we expect him to talk shortly. he has been on an aerial survey of the aftermath, inspecting the bridge area and he is, as you say, going to be speaking to local officials and meeting the families of those killed. i think aiming to send a message of support and reassurance to the community, ten days after that catastrophic bridge collaps
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. president biden is travelling to baltimore after the collapse of the francis key bridge. let's speak to our north america correspondent wil vernon, who is in baltimore. the president is arriving to talk, not only to the relatives of the victims but also to inspect the area and the bridge? but also to inspect the area and the brid . e? . but also to inspect the area and the bride? . , but also to inspect the area and the bride? ., , bridge? that is right, good...
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catt has more. well, there's been a lot of discussion in the uk in recent days about whether companies, british companies, should still be allowed to sell arms to israel. and that is heightened after that strike on the convoy of aid workers. and 0liver dowden, the deputy prime minister, was pressed on this morning. so what happens is when a british company wants to sell arms, they have to have a licence from the government and it gets assessed against a number of criteria, some of which include the uk's obligations under international law, and also the risk that those products, those arms will be used to violate human rights. so there have been all these questions about whether that should still apply for israel. the deputy prime minister, 0liver dowden, was pushed on this, this morning, and he said that he believed it was still legal for arms to be sold from the uk to israel. ..have specific concerns about different areas of israel's conduct. we are raising those concerns with israel, but i think i
catt has more. well, there's been a lot of discussion in the uk in recent days about whether companies, british companies, should still be allowed to sell arms to israel. and that is heightened after that strike on the convoy of aid workers. and 0liver dowden, the deputy prime minister, was pressed on this morning. so what happens is when a british company wants to sell arms, they have to have a licence from the government and it gets assessed against a number of criteria, some of which include...
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helen catt. it had always been when economic conditions and out of this, so the fact rishi sunak said it will be by 2030, that will be warmly welcomed by those who have been pushing for this and you heard the warm reception it got from jens stoltenberg, suggesting the uk was leading the way, and may be setting a future benchmark for other nato allies and there has been discussion in the uk and pressure in recent years to get to that 2.5%. but there are also going to be some questions and it was interesting to say that rishi sunak was very clear that in his view they were doing this from a position of strength, that troops were already well equipped and battle ready and this was just more to add, but there will be questions asked about this, not least how is it going to be paid for? we note the money that goes to ukraine comes out of treasury reserves but how is the rest of the increase going to be enacted and paid for? there were questions about, well, does that mean that other spending like educ
helen catt. it had always been when economic conditions and out of this, so the fact rishi sunak said it will be by 2030, that will be warmly welcomed by those who have been pushing for this and you heard the warm reception it got from jens stoltenberg, suggesting the uk was leading the way, and may be setting a future benchmark for other nato allies and there has been discussion in the uk and pressure in recent years to get to that 2.5%. but there are also going to be some questions and it was...
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helen catt, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has sent us this report. what's been worrying people are westminster this morning, i think, will be the potential scale of the scandal. we all know, of course, that william wragg passed on some personal numbers to this person had beenin personal numbers to this person had been in communication with on a dating app. that doesn't explain some of the messages, which have been sent to do some of the potential targets. so, for example, we heard from doctor luke evans there, who had reported the whole matter to leicestershire police when he received messages last month. but then the bbc also spoke to a member of the parliamentary stuff, somebody who works for an mp, who had been targeted not in the past month or so, but last october, and he says it's got nothing to do with william wragg, he doesn't believe william wragg, he doesn't believe william wragg would have his phone number in order to pass it on, they have never even been in the same room. that may well be concerning the police. it is interesting it is notj
helen catt, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has sent us this report. what's been worrying people are westminster this morning, i think, will be the potential scale of the scandal. we all know, of course, that william wragg passed on some personal numbers to this person had beenin personal numbers to this person had been in communication with on a dating app. that doesn't explain some of the messages, which have been sent to do some of the potential targets. so,...