the minister for overseas development, development, anneliese dodds, has resigned over sir keir starmer'se the international aid budget and use it to boost defence spending to 2.5% of gdp. or miss dodds says she disagrees with how it's she disagrees with how it�*s being funded, suggesting in her resignation letter there ought to be a debate about tax and borrowing instead. but rachel reeves has backed the prime minister�*s decision. >> the decision to spend 2.5% of gdp on defence is the right decision. the world has changed. we can see that all around us in europe and beyond. we have to uplift what we spend on defence and we are funded that by reducing the international aid budget, that is the right decision in the circumstances that we face today as a nation. >> and pope francis, who has been critically ill in hospital for two weeks, has had what's been described as an isolated breathing crisis at the vatican, says the pontiff has received non—invasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe as he continues to battle double pneumonia. a statement from the vatican says. the pope's aler

the minister for overseas development, anneliese dodds, has resigned after the prime minister made the the foreign aid budget. the money will be used to boost defence spending to 2.5% of gdp instead. in a resignation letter, miss dodds said the cuts would remove food and healthcare from desperate people, deeply harming the uk�*s reputation. greek police fired tear gas to police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators. earlier, demonstrators who were throwing petrol bombs as mass protests to mark the second anniversary of the country�*s worst rail the country's worst rail disaster were marred by violence. dozens of hooded protesters clashed with security forces as they attempted to storm the barricades in front of parliament in central athens. hundreds of thousands of people have been taking part in country wide demonstrations demanding justice for the crash. that left 57 people dead and dozens more injured. now, an inquiry concluded on thursday. the collision was caused by human error, poor maintenance and inadequate staffing, and that the safety gaps that caused the crash have not ye