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dozens of people have been injured in central israel after a truck rammed into a group of people waiting at a bus stop north of in tel aviv. police there are treating it as a terror related incident. japan's ruling coalition is projected to miss a majority —— as polls shut in a snap general election. japan 5 new prime minister had called the election just days after taking over as leader. reports of intimidation at the ballot box as counting almost completes in georgia. international election monitorers flag concerns over voting fraud , following the victory of the ruling party. the uk chancellor, rachel reeves, says she will deliver a "budget for the strivers" this week, pledging to rebuild crumbling schools and invest in free breakfast clubs. i want taxes on working people
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to be _ i want taxes on working people to be lower, but you have to explain _ to be lower, but you have to explain where the money comes from _ explain where the money comes from the — explain where the money comes from. the reason i got into politics _ from. the reason i got into politics in_ from. the reason i got into politics in the first place was because _ politics in the first place was because of education in schools. hello. let's begin in the middle east where israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been talking about israel's air attack on iran early on saturday morning. mr netanyahu said the attack was "precise and powerful" and achieved all its objectives. iran's supreme leader says the attack should not be "downplayed" nor "exaggerated". ayatollah ali khamenei has told his officials to determine how best to demonstrate his country's power to israel after the airsrikes. echoing that stance, iran's president massoud pezeshkian said iran will respond with "foresight and intelligence".
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meanwhile, israel has continued its aerial campaign in lebanon, hitting parts of beirut overnight. the israeli military said four of its soldiers were killed in southern lebanon, where it's has been battling hezbollah militia. the news agency reuters is reporting that directors of the cia and israel's mossad will meet qatar's prime minister in doha on sunday to begin negotiations for a new short term gaza ceasefire deal and the release of some hostages by hamas in exchange for israel's release of palestinian prisoners. our regional middle east editor, sebastian usher is injerusalem. this was a scheduled meeting that we were expecting to happen. it is really since the killing by israel of the hamas leader. and they have been trying to restart the momentum
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towards a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages. that has essentially come to a standstill. there have been meetings a couple of days ago which took place in egypt. there have been positive comments from the us secretary of state, antony blinken. he met arab leaders as well in london on friday. these are the latest elements of those moves to try and give a sense that there is a possibility of arriving at some kind of deal. the us and other countries say that there is an opportunity that should be seized. the heads of the cia and mossad have been here a number of times before. there is a greater seriousness about what is happening.
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they will be discussing the possibilities of getting those negotiations underway. we don't have the details about what they might add that they haven't had before. the last deal was a three phase deal and there will be a ceasefire in around six weeks and the hostages would be released in the first round, and then the remaining hostages would be released. there is a hope that the war in gaza would essentially come to an end and that will be about rebuilding and putting in a new administration. all extremely difficult things. each time we've been here before, the obstacles and conditions of each side have been too difficult to get past. there have been many efforts. there have been
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different solutions. the us has come up with them and egypt has come up with them. but what matters is that hamas have not agreed in the end. a modicum of hope with this meeting _ a modicum of hope with this meeting happening later today. they are now investigating the bombing of a track in tel aviv. the truck driver was shot dead by armed civilians. this happened as a bus was dropping passengers outside a military base. major security operation is under way. we've just received the exit poll from japan's snap election, and they're telling us that the ruling liberal
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democratic party is projected to fall short of a single—party majority injapan�*s lower house. my colleague steve lai is in tokyo. let me get up to speed with what has been happening. polls closed here injapan at 8pm which was swiftly followed by the release of exit polls. let me run you through the number that come in a range until the actual results are tabulated and then released. but this is what the exit polls show us. the ruling liberal democrat party is set to win between 153—219 seats. their coalition partner is set to win 21—35 seats. and the main opposition
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the constitutional democratic party is set to 128—191. a reminder that there are a65 seats in the house of representatives and 233 are needed for a simple majority. our tokyo correspondent, shaimaa khalil is in minato. these numbers are either bad or very bad. iii these numbers are either bad or ve bad. , ., �* these numbers are either bad or ve bad. ,, �* these numbers are either bad or ve bad. _ very bad. if you're painting by numbers. _ very bad. if you're painting by numbers, these _ very bad. if you're painting by numbers, these numbers - very bad. if you're painting by| numbers, these numbers paint very bad. if you're painting by i numbers, these numbers paint a very different pictures for the ldp~ — very different pictures for the ldp. they have rules here since wan _ ldp. they have rules here since wet the — ldp. they have rules here since war. the numbers for the ldp painter—
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war. the numbers for the ldp painter very war. the numbers for the ldp paintervery dim war. the numbers for the ldp painter very dim texture. they are expected to be unable to form a — are expected to be unable to form a single party majority. they— form a single party majority. they will_ form a single party majority. they will not be able to govern on their— they will not be able to govern on their own. they have always had a junior coalition partner, but in — had a junior coalition partner, but in the _ had a junior coalition partner, but in the past, they have had that— but in the past, they have had that coalition for the position of strength. they were able to form _ of strength. they were able to form a — of strength. they were able to form a single party majority. they— form a single party majority. they come out is for the baby position— they come out is for the baby position with these numbers stand — position with these numbers stand it _ position with these numbers stand. it will need to do very welt — stand. it will need to do very well. they will need to reach their— well. they will need to reach their projected highest number plate _ their projected highest number plate going to push over the line — plate going to push over the line if— plate going to push over the line. if you look at the graphics of a number of seats heeded, _ graphics of a number of seats needed, it is really embarrassing for the ldp. they're _ embarrassing for the ldp. they're just on the edge of trying _ they're just on the edge of trying to— they're just on the edge of trying to win that majority. as for the — trying to win that majority. as for the cdp, trying to win that majority. as forthe cdp, it trying to win that majority. as for the cdp, it is a completely differeht— for the cdp, it is a completely different picture. the best estimate of the exit poll,
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exotic— estimate of the exit poll, exotic gains from the 98 seats. this is— exotic gains from the 98 seats. this is a — exotic gains from the 98 seats. this is a story of this election. it was called by the ldp — election. it was called by the ldp has _ election. it was called by the ldp has a _ election. it was called by the ldp has a mandate to restart their— ldp has a mandate to restart their image. they need to gamble _ their image. they need to gamble and they have lost that gamble — gamble and they have lost that gamble. they must read and miscalculated public anger about— miscalculated public anger about financial scandals. they were — about financial scandals. they were always going to punish the ballot _ were always going to punish the ballot box. the boat is a counted _ ballot box. the boat is a counted as we speak. as for the opposition, it does paint a good _ opposition, it does paint a good picture for them. they are gaining — good picture for them. they are gaining seats, not enough to govern. _ gaining seats, not enough to govern, but enough to hit the ldp — joining me now is yuki tatsumi, senior fellow and co—director of the east asia programme and director of the japan programme at the stimson centre. thank you forjoining me. we're
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just hearing about the picture for the ldp at the moment. it has gone wrong for them. what your reaction?— your reaction? thank you for havin: your reaction? thank you for having me- _ your reaction? thank you for having me- i— your reaction? thank you for having me. i am _ your reaction? thank you for having me. i am a _ your reaction? thank you for having me. i am a little - your reaction? thank you for having me. i am a little bit. having me. i am a little bit surprised. michael kollek was saying. — surprised. michael kollek was saying. i— surprised. michael kollek was saying, i didn't expect the ldp to saying, ididn't expect the ldp to do— saying, ididn't expect the ldp to do too— saying, i didn't expect the ldp to do too well. on my website, i to do too well. on my website, i had _ to do too well. on my website, i had written that the ldp tails— i had written that the ldp fails to _ i had written that the ldp fails to do what they were supposed to do. which was to present— supposed to do. which was to present a _ supposed to do. which was to present a new leader of a new generation. so that the public could — generation. so that the public could regain confidence in the party — could regain confidence in the party it— could regain confidence in the party. it is— could regain confidence in the party. it is trying to renew itsetf~ _ party. it is trying to renew itself. the leader is a capable
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politician _ itself. the leader is a capable politician. he came into office. _ politician. he came into office, he has been wishy—washy and wavering. he is not a the financial— and wavering. he is not a the financial scandals and corruption. he tried to stick to his — corruption. he tried to stick to his principles, but is not quite been able to do so. i did not guilty— quite been able to do so. i did not guilty people do well, but i not guilty people do well, but i did — not guilty people do well, but i did not— not guilty people do well, but i did not expect them to do this— i did not expect them to do this badly. i have a little bit surprised, but a part of surprised.— surprised, but a part of surprised. surprised, but a part of surrised. ~ . ~ , surprised. what you think this means for _ surprised. what you think this means for the _ surprised. what you think this means for the party? - surprised. what you think this means for the party? i - surprised. what you think this means for the party? i am - means for the party? i am following _ means for the party? i am following the _ means for the party? i am following the news - means for the party? i am i following the news overnight and already the leader has said that he — and already the leader has said that he will take responsibility. it really comes down — responsibility. it really comes down to— responsibility. it really comes down to whether it is projected whether— down to whether it is projected whether the ldp will win a
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single _ whether the ldp will win a single party majority. the next red line — single party majority. the next red line is— single party majority. the next red line is can the l gp and their— red line is can the l gp and their partners with an overall majority _ their partners with an overall majority. that conversation will — majority. that conversation will go _ majority. that conversation will go straight to the top. he either— will go straight to the top. he either has to say that he is resigning or that he will switch _ resigning or that he will switch its coalition partner or something else. or adding a new coalition— something else. or adding a new coalition partner into his tea party— coalition partner into his tea party ruling coalition. it really _ party ruling coalition. it really makes the political situation injapan quite fluid, at least — situation injapan quite fluid, at least for the near future. it at least for the near future. it is — at least for the near future. it is quite _ at least for the near future. it is quite complicated as well. the worst case scenario for the ldp is having to bring another coalition partner. if another coalition partner. if you try to bring in another coalition—
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you try to bring in another coalition partner, any party pics— coalition partner, any party pics would have been a political party that has fought fiercely— political party that has fought fiercely in this election. there's— fiercely in this election. there's already some bad blood. between — there's already some bad blood. between everybody. it will be incredibly difficult to make that — incredibly difficult to make that happen. he doesn't really have _ that happen. he doesn't really have that _ that happen. he doesn't really have that connection across party — have that connection across party lines with the other political parties. he has to rely— political parties. he has to rely on _ political parties. he has to rely on his party elders. even if he — rely on his party elders. even if he was _ rely on his party elders. even if he was able to stay in the office. _ if he was able to stay in the office. his _ if he was able to stay in the office, his glass within the ldp — office, his glass within the ldp with as party leader would be significantly weakened. the ldp have been _ be significantly weakened. tie: ldp have been weakened are setting up the winners of this election. what about the opposition party? i election. what about the opposition party?- opposition party? i don't necessarily _ opposition party? i don't necessarily think - opposition party? i don't necessarily think this - opposition party? i don't necessarily think this is l opposition party? i don't| necessarily think this is a confidence vote for the cdp. this— confidence vote for the cdp. this is— confidence vote for the cdp. this is so— confidence vote for the cdp. this is so much about the
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public— this is so much about the public being really angry with how the _ public being really angry with how the ldp has been handling all their— how the ldp has been handling all their internal problems. they— all their internal problems. they are _ all their internal problems. they are getting tired of talking about the lack of transparency. they are tired the economy not getting any better~ — the economy not getting any better. young people are still looking — better. young people are still looking forjobs. japan's looking for jobs. japan's economy looking forjobs. japan's economy has been badly hit by a weaker— economy has been badly hit by a weaker yen. economy has been badly hit by a weakeryen. i have been affected by that because i have affected by that because i have a savings — affected by that because i have a savings account. people have no confidence in the ldp ruling coalition— no confidence in the ldp ruling coalition in the way they have been — coalition in the way they have been governing the country for the last. — been governing the country for the last, the tenor of this prime _ the last, the tenor of this prime minister. they are really not happy. this is not about 40 cdp, _ not happy. this is not about 40 cdp, but— not happy. this is not about 40 cdp, but a _ not happy. this is not about 40 cdp, but a against the ldp.
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thank— cdp, but a against the ldp. thank you for your thoughts today. lets return to our tokyo correspondent, shaimaa khalil. we were just talking about the unhappiness of the japanese photo. us accounting station at the moment, what you we are expecting accounting to continue for a few hours. but whatever— continue for a few hours. but whatever comes _ continue for a few hours. but whatever comes out of this mess ldp is _ whatever comes out of this mess ldp is clear. the public is very— ldp is clear. the public is very angry at them and it wants to punish— very angry at them and it wants to punish them where it hurts. at the — to punish them where it hurts. at the ballot box. not to put the matter power, but to significantly weaken them. that a couple — significantly weaken them. that a couple of things. this situation injapan right now is very— situation injapan right now is very unusual. i cannot overstate how unusual this is. japanese _ overstate how unusual this is. japanese politics and japanese
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elections are not dramatic events— elections are not dramatic events normally. this is very dramatic _ events normally. this is very dramatic. japanese elections are normally steady events stop this has — are normally steady events stop this has been very unpredictable. what that does it tell— unpredictable. what that does it tell you that politically situation japan it tell you that politically situationjapan is it tell you that politically situation japan is unstable. domestically, that is going to be quite _ domestically, that is going to be quite significant. the prime minister— be quite significant. the prime minister will be weakened. he will have — minister will be weakened. he will have to fight within the coalition that he has to make the staying power. the rest of the staying power. the rest of the world, for investors, four markets _ the world, for investors, four markets were watching, they are looking _ markets were watching, they are looking at — markets were watching, they are looking at a very different political landscape at the moment. what they are normally used _ moment. what they are normally used to — moment. what they are normally used to. there are one or two jitters — used to. there are one or two jitters amongst investors. the japanese _ jitters amongst investors. the japanese electric themselves looking — japanese electric themselves looking at this and will think that— looking at this and will think that they have punished the ldp, _ that they have punished the ldp, but what happens now? i are they— ldp, but what happens now? i are they going to change? the keeping — are they going to change? the keeping is to see how the ldp
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are going to come back and recover— are going to come back and recover from this. are they going — recover from this. are they going to say, we have heard you. — going to say, we have heard you. we _ going to say, we have heard you, we are humbled and they don't — you, we are humbled and they don't do — you, we are humbled and they don't do things differently? in order— don't do things differently? in order to — don't do things differently? in order to do that, they have to gain— order to do that, they have to gain seats _ order to do that, they have to gain seats in parliament that they— gain seats in parliament that they no— gain seats in parliament that they no longer control. that is going — they no longer control. that is going to — they no longer control. that is going to be very difficult. thank— going to be very difficult. thank you very much that context. the folks still being counted. as you can see from this election, usually election has winners and losers. it is difficult to see was going come out feeling that things have gone well for them. these are exit polls. we don't know where the final count will fall. you will be watching closely and bringing it to you when those results coming here on bbc news. . ~ results coming here on bbc news. . ,, , ., results coming here on bbc news. . ,, y., results coming here on bbc news. . ,, . ., news. thank you so much that,
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steve. the british chancellor has announced one point four billion pounds to rebuild crumbling schools and triple investment in free breakfast clubs as part of her first budget. the national education union has said the money was a first step but much more is needed. our political correspondent charlotte wright talked us through what's been said... we're starting to get more information about the budget. about where their priorities lie. they are talking about education. £1.4 billion pounds to rebuild crumbling schools. money for childcare, nurseries and breakfast clubs. we can see some of the areas that they are hoping to invest the real controversial things where they're going to raise money. are they going to put a
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national insurance contributions for employers. they promised not to raise taxes on working people. the conservatives are saying that they have broken this manifesto promise with this plan to put up national insurance for employers. bridget phillipson was asked about how they define working people when she appeared with laura kuenesburg this morning. it's a small business owner working person? we can go through a range of hypotheticals, what may or may not be captured by tax measures, what may or may not happen in the budget. when rachel is sitting here next weekend, you can ask her. about the precise measures she has announced. .
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when people, after the budget, basically receive what they will see as a labour government that has prioritised making sure that they do not see higher taxes because we know that we were going in the wrong direction. we think there will be more spending on health. rachel reeves has written in a sunday newspaper today. she says it is a budget for stripers. she says that working families are where children have to work in crumbling classrooms, people are on long nhs waiting lists and people who are working but are unable to afford a home. these are the sort of areas that will be have the maximum investment in. this budget is all about priorities which they always are. ultimately, labour — it is a great opportunity for them to set their vision for the country. they want to spend some money. they say that there
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is a £20 billion black hole in the finances. it's about working out those priorities. find out for the on wednesday. let's move to georgia where an osce monitoring mission has raised concerns about the ability of voters to cast their votes in saturday's general election without fear of retribution. the electoral commission declared the governing georgian dream party the winners. but the result has been disputed by opposition parties who have called the result a "constitutional coup". with nearly all the votes counted , georgian dream is on more than 54%. the election is seen by some as a pivotal moment, as to whether georgia remains close to russia or moves closer to the european union and western partners. the election is considered one of the most important parliamentary elections since the country's independence from the soviet union more than 30 years ago. a short while ago, a spokesman for the organisation for security and co—operation
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in europe — which was observing the elections gave his assessment of the way they had been conducted. reports of pressure on voters, particularly on public sector employees remains widespread in the campaign. this, with extensive tracking, on election day, raises concerns about the ability of some voters to cast their vote without fear of retribution. as the colder months approach, problems withjoint pain and arthritis may be a familiar fear. but did you know that vultures can suffer from the condition too? bernard is a eurasian black vulture who lives at the �*horst—mann vulture trust�* in south wales. he's believed to be the first vulture to receive �*stem cell treatment�* to help with his symptoms.
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sanjana id—nani has the story. 28—year—old vulture bernard is not new to firsts. he and his partner twinkle are known for producing the first ever eurasian black vulture chick in the uk. but recently bernard has been suffering from arthritis in his stifle joint, and he's believed to be the first vulture to be treated for it with stem cells. he has gradually started showing symptoms of of arthritis in thatjoint being a little bit stiff, being a little bit sore. by exploring the opportunity and possibility of using stem cells which have been used in other animals but not vultures, we've really sort of tried to push what we might be able to achieve. the process started at the end of august, when bernard underwent surgery to harvest some of his tissue to grow the stem cells from. the stem cells were then grown for the next four and a half to five weeks. and finally, at the beginning of this month, they were injected into bernard's stifle joint. so far, he has definitely begun
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to sort of move around the aviary a little bit quicker and a little bit more confidently as well. the vulture trust says that, in the long term, this kind of treatment could help with conserving the vulture species, which is endangered. whilst it may not be likely that you see a bird in the wild with arthritis and can treat it in this way, if it gives us, you know, an increased chance of longevity for the birds in those programmes, that ultimately helps to produce more young for release and to to support wild populations. for now, all eyes will be on bernard's progress, with the hope that the treatment will continue to alleviate his symptoms. sanjana idnani, bbc news. newly released photos of a young prince william show him visiting a homeless charity with his mother princess diana in 1993. it's part of a new
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documentary about the prince of wales, where he discusses his determination to find ways to tackle homelessness. he says he talks to his children about the issue much like his mother did with him and his brother prince harry. johnny depp has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the rome film festival. the hollywood star was recognised with the prize for his "extraordinaryjourney as a performer" at a screening of his new film modi — three days on the wing of madness. a tearful moment for the singer adele — as she said �*hello' to celine dion during her concert residency in las vegas. the two singers then shared an emotional hug in the colosseum theater at caesars palace, a venue originally built for dion's 2003 debut residency. it was a chilly start in most areas. there will be
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