sir keir starmer has just wrapped up keir starmer has just wrapped up speaking. of the main points of what he said. i of the main points of what he said. , ., , , ., said. i should 'ust explain, ou said. i should 'ust explain, you might — said. i should just explain, you might see _ said. i should just explain, you might see some - said. i shouldjust explain, i you might see some cabinet ministers going on behind me, there is a cabinet meeting taking place very shortly, that was actually the attorney general so he will have a lot to do with this and i'm sure the cabinet will reflect on what the prime minister said in his speech this morning. what he said was pretty significant, i think this was one of the big moments of his six or so months in downing street so far because he started with addressing the horrific, brutal, he called them, murders committed by axel rudakubana to which he pleaded guilty in liverpool yesterday but then he broadened it out much more, talked about the changing nature of terrorism, said that where once you might�*ve terrorist activities

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but there's something going on at the moment with keir starmer.cy to dismiss everybody as far right and not really deal with the underlying issues around migration, globalisation. do you think starmer has actually exacerbating the defection of workers away from the big parties to reform? >> well, look, we have to remember that starmer, in my view, is very much a tony blair sort of figure. he's a north london liberal lawyer. he doesn't particularly understand the impulses of working class, blue collar britain. and i think when they when they experience the views and the priorities of working class britain, it's almost like they see it as a mob that needs to be curtailed and needs to be held back. and that's the difficulty for the labour party that they simply are not in touch in the way that the labour party was once upon a time. whether you agree with it or not, it was a party that understood the working class. starmer has bet the farm on getting growth and getting immigration down and fixing the national health service. now, six months into this

.— heard from sir keir starmer this morning.at an hinu this morning. yes, i think that anything that _ this morning. yes, i think that anything that starts _ this morning. yes, i think that anything that starts getting i anything that starts getting into why this happens is positive. i would into why this happens is positive. iwould be into why this happens is positive. i would be interested in what the contacts of the inquiry is. —— in what the context of the inquiry is. we don't need to get some answers and then nothing gets done about it. we need to make sure there are proper, concrete proposals that come out of it and there are resources put into make sure this never happens again.— into make sure this never ha ens aain. ~ ., happens again. when you heard esterda happens again. when you heard yesterday some _ happens again. when you heard yesterday some of _ happens again. when you heard yesterday some of the - happens again. when you heard yesterday some of the details, l yesterday some of the details, the fact that axel ru

last summer, keir starmer aid deserve. last summer, keir starmer paid tribute — deserve.d tribute to _ deserve. last summer, keir starmer paid tribute to the _ deserve. last summer, keir starmer paid tribute to the victims. _ paid tribute to the victims. today he said the families had been failed by the state and change must come. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. in a moment we'll speak to our correspondent nick garnett who is in southport, but first we're joined by our deputy political editor vicki young in westminster. vicki, this was an address dealing not only with this attack but with society in general and how the public is kept safe. yes, it was highly unusual and incredibly wide ranging. unfortunately, there are lots of horrific crimes in this country but for the prime minister come out at the first opportunity and to launch a public inquiry i think shows the level of concern there is here and to some extent what he was doing today was to try and front up about the terrible failings of the state and the news that it was possible that this teenager may be

the conservatives calling on keir starmer to i calling on keir starmer to actually sack the minister that is right. at the weekend — course. that is right. at the weekend kemi _ course. that is right. at the weekend kemi badenoch i course. that is right. at the i weekend kemi badenoch said course. that is right. at the - weekend kemi badenoch said the prime minister should sack tulip siddiq and she will now be claiming a victory here, and within a matter of days that has happened. there is an element here which was a brewing financial investigation in bangladesh that were starting to name tulip siddiq as that investigation gathered pace, but this comes back down to the problem that if you are trying to do very difficult things as this government is doing, with the cost of borrowing, and the risk that the chancellor rachel reeves who was in the house of commons today, defending her economic record, so you can't have distractions like a minister accused of may be benefiting from corruption in another country, so maybe inevitably she has gone.— she has gone. thanks for “oininu she has g

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sir keir starmer speaking not too long ago at downing street.olitical correspondent, henry zeffman was listening to the prime minister's speech. what the prime minister said was pretty significant, i think this was one of the big moments of his six or so months in downing street so far because he started with addressing the horrific, brutal, he called them, murders committed by axel rudakubana to which he pleaded guilty in liverpool yesterday, but then he broadened it out much more, talked about the changing nature of terrorism, said that where once you might�*ve terrorist activities committed by people with a clear allegiance to a terrorist group such as al-qaeda, he said you have loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms and he questions whether the kind of legal architecture of the state has kept pace with that. lord anderson kc, previously an independent adviser to the government on terrorist legislation, it was announced, will look at the prevent counterterrorism system which as we now know failed to pick up axel rudakubana after he was

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we have more on keir starmer�*s visit to poland on the news website.e is in pompeii to find out about the biggest discovery for a generation, and sent this report. it's been hidden for 2,000 years. now, a once—in—a—century discovery emerges. the grandest of spaces, with a perfectly preserved plunge pool, where up to 30 people could bathe. it's the centrepiece of a sumptuous bath complex in a private residence. for a private house, it's actually enormous. it's, i think, the biggest found here in pompeii, in a private home. some sort of ceasefire. sir keir didn't, that yesterday, but he did said —— he did say discussions were ongoing and britain would play a part in those discussions. although it isn't officially on the agenda here today, i think it is highly likely that keir starmer and donald tusk will be discussing those security guarantees for kyiv in general, but specifically the possibility of some sort of european peacekeeping mission at sums point in the future because it feels like we are still quite away off that at the moment —— at some point.

so actually, keir starmer hasn't been able to rewrite the rules on that.i was speaking to a boss of a renewable energy company the other day there, and he was really excited about the ai speech that keir starmer gave on monday. but he said, "you know, instantly that made the other mission of completely renewable energy by 2030 much harder in one morning." yeah. so it's like, all right. oh yeah. so actually mission one economic growth helped mission whatever number it is. clean electricity by 2030 hindered. so this is quite important. because actually the people they need to do a lot of- the investment are the private sectors and business people. and they and they're i thinking, i think they've had six months now ofj talking about stability. institutions that. were trashed under the previous government are now_ back up and running, and they talk quite . a lot about councils and like some of. l a lot about councils and like some of... no, i mean not councils. i mean economic. councils. you know, it's all- about systems and it's like 0k, right. you've had you

sir keir starmer says it is a step in the right direction. the uk's second busiest port, holyhead in north wales, reopens this morning six weeks after storm damage shut it down. and the latest figures show thousands of families are spending hundreds of pounds a month on adhd medication because of long waiting times for nhs prescriptions. shortly we will take you live to central london. in a speech the leader of the liberal democrats ed davey is set to urge the government to negotiate a new negotiation with the eu. he says stronger ties will strengthen our hand in dealing with new president donald trump who has threatened to impose trade tariffs when he enters the white house from monday. before we bring you that speech we can update you on some other news. as we have been reporting this morning british prime minister sir keir starmer is a new crane. he is set to sign a partnership with the country, a security partnership to strengthen ties between the uk and ukraine. in the last half an hour or so we heard from our correspondent in kyiv who s

keir starmer talking about a 100-year pact.mfort will the ukrainian leader president zelenskyy take from that solidarity? >> i think it is helpful. the u.k. since the beginning of the crisis has been at the forefront of helping people of ukraine. couple other things as well. with the upcoming, i'm pretty sure, peace negotiations, it should help get us a seat at the table. on the upcoming european discussions, which are quietly already going on about what we can contribute to the long-term security of ukraine, he has obviously talked to zelenskyy about the question of whether british troops will be part of whatever peacekeeping force emerges. it has been a very useful visit. ben: we are on the eve of donald trump's return to the white house, of course -- not literally the eve, but almost there. is this visit maybe not so much a coincidence that the produce prime minister's showing support for ukraine -- british prime minister is showing support for ukraine at a time when ukrainians are worried that a trump white house will be no

sir keir starmer arising ukraine to sign a new 100 year partnership to deepen security ties. and we have lift off, the blue 0rigin�*s new glenn rocket has launched from cape canaveral on its delayed inauguralflight. welcome to the programme. the latest on the ceasefire and hostage release deal between israel and hamas. it has raised hopes of an end to 15 months of war in gaza. israel's cabinet is due to meet later to approve the deal. the first part will come into effect on sunday. there have been celebrations in gaza, with cheering crowds holding palestinian flags even as israeli air strikes were reported elsewhere in the territory. the un chief said the priority had to be easing the tremendous suffering caused by the conflict. the families of israeli hostages expressed overwhelming joy and relief as well as anxiety that the deal might not be fully implemented. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office said the final details were still being worked on and he would issue a statement only once they were complete. phase one of the deal is a six—week initial ceasefire when hama

the government last night announced a public inquiry with keir starmer saying there are grave questions the case, and that britain will rightly demand answers. let's listen to the prime minister now. the senseless barbaric murder of three young girls in southport is a devastating moment in our history. no words come anywhere close to expressing the brutality and horror in this case. every parent in britain will have had the same thought. it could have been anywhere. it could have been anywhere. it could have been our children. but it was southport. it was bebe, six years old. elsie, seven. alice, nine. back in august, i said there will be a time for questions, but that first, justice had to be done, and that above all, we must not interfere with the work of the police, the prosecutors and the delivery of justice. police, the prosecutors and the delivery ofjustice. well, yesterday, thankfully, a measure ofjustice was brought, but it will not bring those girls back to their family, and it will not remove the trauma from the lives of those who were injured. their lives will never be the sa

one of the i interesting things keir starmer has tried to _ interesting things keir starmer has trieddress these claims that the _ tried to do this week is address. these claims that the authorities withheld — these claims that the authorities withheld crucial— these claims that the authorities withheld crucial details - these claims that the authorities withheld crucial details about i these claims that the authorities i withheld crucial details about axel rudakubana. _ withheld crucial details about axel rudakubana, and _ withheld crucial details about axel rudakubana, and the _ withheld crucial details about axeli rudakubana, and the conservatives have picked — rudakubana, and the conservatives have picked up— rudakubana, and the conservatives have picked up on— rudakubana, and the conservatives have picked up on two _ rudakubana, and the conservatives have picked up on two elements, i rudakubana, and the conservatives. have picked up on two elements, one is a discovery— have picked up on two elements, one is a discovery in— have picked up on two elements, one is a discovery in aug

back then, keir starmer was smiling at tulip siddiq's side but in recent weeks he has been forced tog herself to the independent adviser as she has now done. many of the allegations the fact tulip siddiq's aunt is sheikh hasina who fled bangladesh last august after a long and controversial time at its leader. today, tulip siddiq conceded to what some in government thought was inevitable. in her resignation letter, she wrote while the ministerial adviser has confirmed i have not breached the code, it is clear that continuing in my role as economic secretary to the treasury is likely to be a distraction from the work of government. sir laurie magnus the standards watchdog had concluded in his report it is regrettable that she was not more alert to the potential risks to her and the government, arising from her close family's associate with bangladesh, i would not advice this should be taken as a breach of the code, but you will want top consider her ongoing to consider her ongoing responsibilities, in the light of this... there are still unanswered questions, the national crime agency

and sir keir starmer said as well, that axel rudakubana had been referred to the prevent programme onnt to root out early signs of radicalisation, particularly amongst younger people. do you think prevent is still fit for purpose? i think it's definitely clear that something awful went wrong in this case. and i think there is a design problem here, though, rather than just a competence problem, which is design. the design of the prevent programme is to look for ideology and driving that extremism. it's not looking just for people who are randomly going to be violent. the way that we have tended to characterise this, and it's a question about whether this is the right way of doing it, but is that terrorism we have defined as being acts of violence predominately against civilians for a political purpose driven by an ideology. and what we are seeing with this more sort of nihilistic violence, such as the southport attacks, is there isn't a clear ideology. so when prevent, i imagine, looked at this case they were trying to identify is there an ideology? is he an islamist? is he a far righ

sir keir starmer says the uk will never let up on it's support for ukraine. rtnership". it's a wide—ranging deal involving military and economic aid. there's concern the incoming us president, donald trump may wind down us support and push ukraine into a compromise with russia. starmer�*s visit was interrupted by explosions and air raid sirens with the authorities warning of a russian drone attack. a news conference is due to happen in the next few minutes between the two leaders — but the prime minister delivered this statement a short while ago while visiting a burns unit in kyiv(take it's very important that we ensure that ukraine is in the strongest possible position. that's something i've been arguing for since i've been prime minister. this is my seventh meeting with president zelensky. i'm here at the burns unit of one of the kyiv hospitals, which is a grim reminder of the heavy price that ukraine is paying here. so we must put in the necessary support. so that's what i'm discussing with president zelensky today. we must never let up on that. and we've

here — the prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders of young girls in southport last summer. donald trump has started his second term as us president — by signing a series of sweeping executive orders. he declared a national emergency on the us—mexico border, designated drug cartels as terrorist organisations, withdrew the us from the world health organization and the paris climate agreement — and pardoned those who took part in the january the 6th attacks. these are the latest pictures from washington national cathedral, with trump, alongside wife melania and vice—presidentjd vance, attending the traditional prayer service the morning after the inaugaration. he last visited the neo—gothic church earlier this month for the funeral of late presidentjimmy carter. we will of course be keeping an eye on the president's movements for the day. a short time ago, vice presidentjd vance was overseeing the swearing in of marco rubio as secretary of state. please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, marco rubio. do solemnly swear. that i wi

sir keir starmer pledges support for ukraine on a trip to kyiv, while a russian drone flies over they. here in los angeles, as the authorities bring more of the devastating wildfires under control, attention turns to how they started. it's the town of twin peaks. and the maker of the cult classic twin peaks, david lynch, has died at the age of 78. on newsnight at 10:30 tonight we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters. and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. officials in the us say they are confident that a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas will go through — despite a delay after israel accused hamas of trying to alter the terms of the agreement. tonight, israel's security minister itamar ben—gvir, who is part of the hard—line right—wing faction of the government, threatened to quit the governing coalition if a deal were to go ahead. overnight, afterjubilant scenes in gaza at news of a ceasefire, israeli air strikes killed over 80 people, according to the hamas

as we monitor that live shot of the house of commons, a lot to discuss and keir starmer will be up against little bit of reprieve, a little bit of reprieve, a little bit of relief or the government after inflation dipped ever so slightly. the rate of which prices increase was a little bit less in december, 2.5% down from 2.6% in november. so let's start with that, and we can talk to our business correspondent who joins us live. before we talk politics, we will do the economics. a little bit of wiggle room after a really difficult week. it definitely has. moderately _ difficult week. it definitely | has. moderately surprising easing of inflation i think we can call it. economists expected it to stay level at 2.6% as it had in november, but price rises have eased off as you say. remember, this does not mean they are dropping, it just means they are rising a little bit slower than they were. there is a whole basket of goods and services involved here. we saw upward pressure on fuel prices, the cost of second—hand cars as well. but offset by prices easing in hotels, restaurants, also a sharp d

ithink keir starmer has a blind spot. he has got bad judgement. more interested in supporting his cronies of her aunt's political rivals. and the revelation she was gifted a flat in this london apartment block by a man with links to her aunt. allies say the political associations of others have nothing to do with tulip siddiq. keir starmer has implied that the door remains open to a ministerial return... should you have resigned sooner? good evening _ ..but tonight, with two anti—corruption investigations underway in bangladesh, any route back into government looks firmly closed. joe pike, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political editor chris mason is here. this kind of resignation is never good for a government but particularly when it is coming underfire in other areas — such as the handling of the economy. if you were to produce a political heat map of the government in the last few weeks, the bit that would be flashing red would be the treasury, so first the stuff about tulip siddiq, and there is detailed but in politics it is not the court of law

british prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders of three young girls in southport last summer. a deeply personal legal battle for prince harry against the publishers of the the sun newspaper begins today. donald trump has issued a flurry of executive orders shortly after being sworn in as the 47th president of the united states. here are the most important ones. he declared a national emergency at the southern border. in his inaugural address earlier, trump vowed that "all illegal entry will be halted" and that millions of what he calls "criminal aliens" would be deported. trump ordered the military to "seal the borders" and cited the flow of illicit drugs, human smuggling and crime relating to crossings. away from immigration, donald trump signed a directive postponing of the implementation of a law banning chinese—owned social media platform tiktok for 75 days. this is to allow the company to secure a majority stake buyout from a us partner. there's also an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the us from the world health o

and sir keir starmer unveils his plan to boost growth, by making the uk an ai superpower. iam i am caitriona perry. you're very welcome. nearly all public schools across the los angeles area have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further blazes with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday, in ventura county, north of la. while they're not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. the la county district attorney announced several prosecutions to do with the fires, seeking those charged were seeking to exploit this tragedy for their own benefit. the debris still smoulders. thousands of acres of damage still untouched by recovery tea ms. today, road blocks and patrols by the national guard have visibly increased. there have now been mor

keir starmer has done a lot of foreign travel in the last few months.inauguration was not one of them? ., ., ,, ., them? no, and i think you would say that he has. — them? no, and i think you would say that he has, and _ them? no, and i think you would say that he has, and he _ them? no, and i think you would say that he has, and he has— them? no, and i think you would say that he has, and he has said - them? no, and i think you would say that he has, and he has said all- that he has, and he has said all along that he had a personal meeting with donald trump earlier last year and that was with donald trump, he had dinner with donald trump and he said donald trump came to dinner and the government line is that the two men got on well there and they thought that was an important step forward and what will matter now is the relationship that were built. it the relationship that were built. it is beginning, let'sjoin mistress questions.

back then keir starmer was smiling at tulip siddiq's side but in recent weeks he has been forced to defendas now done. many of the allegations the fact tulip siddiq's aunt fled bangladesh last august after a long and controversial time at its leader. today tulip siddiq conceded to what some in government thought was inevitable. in her resignation letter she wrote while the ministerial adviser has confirmed i have not breached the code, the standards watchdog had concluded in his report it is regrettable that she was not more alert to the potential risks to her and the government, arising from her close family's associate with bangladesh, i would not advice this should be taken as a breach of the code, but you will want top consider her ongoing responsibilities, in the light of this... there are still unanswered questions, the national crime agency has the ability to look into unexplained wealth, there are things called unexplained wealth orders and i think this merits further investigation by an organisation like the national crime agency, to get to the truth. tulip siddiq entered governme

keir starmer said it was time to accept that terrorism had changed. extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young men in their bedroom accessing all manner of material online, desperate for notoriety. it may well be that people like this are harder to spot. but we can't shrug our shoulders and accept that. this was a wide—ranging speech by the prime minister, yes, focusing on the tragedy in southport and the mistakes that might have allowed it to happen, but there were broader themes too — the definition of terrorism, online safety laws, and the way that some live what he called "parallel lives", not communicating with the rest of society. it's a lot for a public inquiry to grapple with. and that's not all. online rumours about the killer sparked riots in several towns. opposition parties say more information could have been divulged by the police and the prime minister. if there is a void, then misinformation, especially online, can fill that void, and that appears to be what happened here. it is possible, indeed, it is even likely, that thi

sir keir starmer says he will look at "every conceivable way" to prevent the former sinn fein leader,tained without trial during the troubles in northern ireland. you're live with bbc news. we're seeing reaction from world leaders to the ceasefire deal. the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres said the priority now had to be easing the tremendous suffering caused by the conflict. he said the un was ready to scale up the delivery of aid to palestinians. the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said the agreement brought hope to the entire middle east. and britain's prime minister keir starmer said attention must turn to a permanently better future for israelis and palestinians grounded in a two—state solution. for reaction from washington, i spoke a little earlier tojohn kirby, white house national security communications adviser. how confident are you that all sides will honour this deal? that is the key question. implementation is the most important thing right now now that we have the deal itself. that is why we kept the trump team informed of this ne

in the commons this lunchtime, sir keir starmer said this was now a defining moment for the country.tating. a measure ofjustice has been done, but for the victims, the injured and the affected, we must see a fundamental change in how britain protects its citizens and its children. as part of the public inquiry, mr speaker, we will not let any institution deflect from their failures. tougher knife measures will be one response to the murders in southport. but from changing terror laws to trying to tackle violence online, ministers have suggested there are many other, more contentious fronts that require action too. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. let's speak to perry blake who is the founder and ceo of the youth empowerment initiative 2iup movement. perry, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what do you think of these proposals? do you think they are going to make a difference to knife crime? in going to make a difference to knife crime? , ., , .,, ., ., crime? in my honest opinion, i do not think they _ crime? in my honest opinion, i do not think they will _ crime? in my honest o

this week — britain took centre stage, as prime minister keir starmer announced his uk ai action plantry a "world leader" in artificial intelligence. britain's guardian newspaper says artificial intelligence will be "mainlined into the veins" of the nation, with a multibillion—pound investment in the uk's computing capacity — this comes despite widespread public fear about the effect ai could have on their livelihoods. meanwhile, the telegraph says more than a nuclear power station's worth of electricity will be needed to meet surging demand for al in the uk, and will more than treble the industry's demands on the energy grid in the coming years. in the us, the pentagon is investing millions to bolster its deepfake detection capability, with the help of london—based smart home company hive. in an exclusive for al decoded, the company will be unveiling a pretty shocking threat report predicting 2025 will be the year of "deepfakes—gone—wild." hive�*s new deepfake detector technology will help the pentagon prevent us adversaries from using deepfakes "for their deception, fraud, disinform

on his first visit to kyiv as prime minister, keir starmer paused to remember the ukrainians who haveng since russia's invasion. he came to pledge more support from britain than ever before. moments later came a message from moscow. a russian drone. then we heard ukraine's air defenses, a reminder of the daily danger here. by then, volodymyr zelenskyy was hosting talks at the presidential palace, signing a treaty pledging a 100 year partnership. the timing is important. in eastern ukraine, more territory looks like this every day. slowly and at great cost, russian forces are advancing. and next week, the united states has a new president. >> and wondered how concerned you are that as donald trump returns to the white house, u.s. support for ukraine is going to stop? >> we will continue to work with the u.s. on this. we are working today. we will work tomorrow. we will work into the future. in the end, the steps that we need to take must be robust enough to guarantee ukraine's security. >> president zelenskyy told me that still includes joining nato. if not today, then when? or will it

sir keir starmer was greeted warmly by president zelensky as he restated the uk's continuing commitmentports. this was a show of solidarity for a country that's paid a huge price for defending itself. on his first visit to kyiv as prime minister, keir starmer paused to remember the ukrainians who've died fighting since russia's invasion. he came, too, to pledge more support from britain than ever before. moments later came a message from moscow. a russian drone. then we heard ukraine's air defences, a reminder of the daily danger here. by then, volodymyr zelenskyy was hosting talks at the presidential palace, signing a treaty pledging 100—year partnership. the timing is important. in eastern ukraine, more territory looks like this every day. slowly and at great cost russian forces are advancing. and next week, the united states has a new president. i wondered how concerned you are that as donald trump returns to the white house, us support for ukraine is going to stop. we will continue to work with the us on this. we're working today. we'll work tomorrow. we'll work into the future. in

sir keir starmer will meet president duda and prime minister tusk for talks in the polish capital. 0urrsaw. the uk prime minister is due to arrive here in warsaw a little bit later today, he will be holding talks as you say with the polish prime minister donald tusk. they are expected to sign a defence and security agreement that will lead to more military cooperation between the countries and some investment announcements will be made as well. but expected to be high on the agenda is ukraine. the pm is on his way here from kyiv, yesterday he signed a 100 year pact with the country, pledged more support for ukrainian troops and he also discussed with president zelensky potential western security guarantees for ukraine. there's been a lot of talk recently about potentially the start of ceasefire negotiations or peace talks between ukraine and russia, but in return for that, ukraine wants the west to guarantee its security, ensure that russia does not use any pause in the fighting to re—equip and rearm and attack ukraine again. yesterday the two leaders also discussed the uk perhaps comm

in breaking news, prime minister sir keir starmer has announced a public inquiry into what he called the "senseless, barbaric" murders of three schoolgirls at a taylor swift—themed dance class, in southport last summer. on monday, 18—year—old axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbing the girls. in the wake of his plea, it emerged he'd had "contact with a range of different state agencies throughout his teenage years" including the police, social services and mental health services. in an address from downing street, sir keir said the public inquiry into the killings would seek to answer "difficult questions". the responsibility for this barbaric act lies, as it always does, with the vile individual who carried it out. but that is no comfort. and more importantly, it is no excuse. and so, as part of the inquiry launched by the home secretary yesterday, i will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure. failure which, in this case, frankly leaps off the page. for example, the perpetrator was referred to the prevent programme on three separate occasions — in 2019 o

is keir starmer about to make us pay compensation to gerry adams? >> well, i'm afraid i.a yes isn't it. could it have anything to do with the fact that the man who he appointed as attorney general used to represent gerry adams a little bit like how his mates with the lawyer representing mauritius over the chagos islands also tonight. a ceasefire has been reached between israel and hamas. but will it last? >> politicians who sat in government for many years calling for inquiries because they want to jump on a bandwagon of the far right ? of the far right? >> at 10 pm, i have a bombshell exclusive poll that shows how out of touch keir starmer is on grooming gangs, and i'll reveal who britain's most popular politician is. can you guess? in i'm afraid i. i can't. >> well, i'm afraid i. i can't. >> i mean that's a yes isn't it. could it have anything to do with the fact that the man who he appointed as attorney general used to represent gerry adams a little bit like how his mates with the lawyer representing mauritius over the chagos islands also tonight. a ceasefire has been

i5 keir starmer. how does he walk that fine line?— that fine line?on, the form — because in every ministration, the form foreign ministry is looked _ the form foreign ministry is looked out of little sceptically. and why it matters to the — sceptically. and why it matters to the united states, that's his crucial task. it to the united states, that's his crucial task.— to the united states, that's his crucial task. it struck me that he said _ his crucial task. it struck me that he said he _ his crucial task. it struck me that he said he wants - his crucial task. it struck me that he said he wants to - his crucial task. it struck me i that he said he wants to make sure the state department is relevant again, indicating he felt it wasn't. at the same time, donald trump is someone who's touted his personal

here — the prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders ofd trump has started his second term as us president — by signing a series of sweeping executive orders. he declared a national emergency on the us—mexico border, designated drug cartels as terrorist organisations, withdrew the us from the world health organization and the paris climate agreement — and pardoned those who took part in the january the 6th attacks.

keir starmer said it was time to accept that terrorism had changed.y. it may well be that people like this are harder to spot. but we can't shrug our shoulders and accept that. this was a wide—ranging speech by the prime minister, yes, focusing on the tragedy in southport and the mistakes that might have allowed it to happen, but there were broader themes too — the definition of terrorism, online safety laws, and the way that some live what he called "parallel lives", not communicating with the rest of society. it's a lot for a public inquiry to grapple with. and that's not all. online rumours about the killer sparked riots in several towns. opposition parties say more information could have been divulged by the police and the prime minister. if there is a void, then misinformation, especially online, can fill that void, and that appears to be what happened here. it is possible, indeed, it is even likely, that this misinformation that was put into the void fuelled the totally unacceptable riots we then subsequently saw. i think the vast majority of th

in other news, sir keir starmer arrives in kyiv to sign a partnership deal to deepen security ties.rt for ukraine. the indian film star saif ali khan, is in hospital, being treated for multiple stab wounds after an intruder broke into his home. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to bbc news now, we start in the middle east where there's still much uncertainty, despite the hostage and ceasefire deal that's been announced between israel and the palestinians. the agreement is set to take effect on sunday after diplomatic efforts led by qatar

business leader, do you think keir starmer should be taking a leaf out of trump's book when it comesregulation and tax cuts? eleanor: the ai action plan is definitely a step in the right direction. it is bold, it is promising. what really stood out for me is there was this narrative of changing the u.k., for an ai maker other than mam meme i take her, essentially creating the wave rather than writing the wave which is fantastic. we have seen them break it down into three main things. looking at one, creating ai zones to essentially decrease the cost of computer power. anyone with a i knows that can go only be a good thing. the second is looking at ai across public sectors which is a great thing as well. the third, one at luminance we are excited to hear more of, which is how do we attract and retain talent here in the u.k.? and there is talks around sponsorships and scholarships. let's see where that gets to. lizzy: there has been a lot of praise for keir starmer's long-term vision but a lot of criticism about the short-term. do you think all those ai plans will come into effect fast

sir keir starmer arrives in ukraine to sign a partnership deal to deepen security ties. he says the uk would never let up he says the uk would never let up on support for ukraine. the indian film star saif ali khan is in hospital being treated for multiple store burns after intruder into his home in mumbai. reports say he is stable. the blue origin's new glenn rocket launch from cape canaveral honest as inaugural flight. hello and welcome to bbc news broadcasting live from tel aviv from hostages squire, part of the city that has become the focal point of the trauma of israeli since the 7th of october attack when at least 250 people were taken hostage and held in gaza. the pain of that continues to this day. but it is hoped from israelis that the pain and trauma will begin to be alleviated by a ceasefire deal that was struck between israel and hamas in talks in qatar. it was announced in the qatari capital doha last night after months of negotiation and mediation, a ceasefire deal thatis mediation, a ceasefire deal that is due to come into place on sunday and that would b

british prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders of threeay — with a further exchange of hostages and prisoners expected at the weekend. a deeply personal legal battle for prince harry against the publishers of the the sun newspaper begins today. hello and welcome. four people, including a hotel owner, have been detained after fire swept through a hotel in a popular turkish ski resort, killing 66 people and injuring 51. the blaze is believed to have broken out in the fourth—floor restaurant in the early hours of tuesday morning. there were 234 guests staying at the hotel for the school holidays.

british prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders of three young girls in southport last summer. the ceasefire between israel and hamas holds into a third day — with a further exchange of hostages and prisoners expected at the weekend. a deeply personal legal battle for prince harry against the publishers of the the sun newspaper begins today. hello and welcome. four people, including a hotel owner, have been detained after fire swept through a hotel in a popular turkish ski resort, killing 66 people and injuring 51. the blaze is believed to have broken out in the fourth—floor restaurant in the early hours of tuesday morning. there were 234 guests staying at the hotel for the school holidays. the ceasefire between israel and hamas holds into a third day — with a further exchange of hostages and prisoners expected at the weekend. a deeply personal legal battle for prince harry against the publishers of the the sun newspaper begins today. hello and welcome. four people, including a hotel owner, have been detained after fire swept through a hote

it has been reported that keir starmer, the uk prime minister, has told benjamin netanyahu that the peacebassador to the middle east, to the region, talking in recent days about how he did not believe in a two state solution so a completely opposite take their from the uk prime minister, saying the peace process should lead to a palestinian state. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. you are watching bbc news. the opening day of prince harry's trial against the owners of the sun newspaper has been delayed — after it emerged that the two sides are involved in settlement talks after years of legal battle. the duke of sussex is suing news group newspapers over allegations of unlawful information gathering. the duke's lawyers were due to open an eight—week t

sir keir starmer, has launched a major overhaul of the government's approach to artificial intelligenceme minister unveiled a plan to involve the technology more deeply in public services, and encourage further investment. downing street has insisted that rachel reeves will be chancellor for the whole of this parliament, as she faces criticism over the falling pound and rising government borrowing costs. borrowing costs are rising for many countries across the world, but some have argued that decisions made in the budget appear to have made the uk more vulnerable. activists from the environmental protest group, just stop 0il, have spray painted "one point five is dead" on the grave of the scientist, charles darwin, in westminster abbey. the graffiti appears to reference the confirmation that last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. you're live with bbc news. hope is growing that a ceasefire deal may be close between israel and hamas to end the fighting in gaza and see a return of hostages take

however, reform uk leader, nigel farage, claims prime minster sir keir starmer is in a "weak" negotiatingwith the eu. kent police say a woman has been charged with attempted murder, after a knife attack in dover. emergency services were called, after a woman in her 50s was attacked while out walking. security staff at a nearby pub disarmed and restrained the suspect. the victim was treated at hospital and has since been discharged. you're live with bbc news. the release of the hostages in the middle east comes on the very last day of the biden presidency, a diplomatic high with which the biden administration can say goodbye. our north america editor sarah smith reports. now in the final countdown before he leaves office in less than 2a hours' time, joe biden wants to be remembered for brokering the ceasefire in the middle east. today, the guns in gaza have gone silent. this was the deal that i outlined for the world back on may 31st. many of you covered it at the time. a sombre donald trump today laid a ceremonial wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. he did play an important role in

and sir keir starmer unveils his plan to boost growth, by making the uk an ai superpower.ou're very welcome. nearly all public schools across the los angeles area have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further blazes with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday, in ventura county, north of la. while they're not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained.