faisal, thank ou extended period of time. faisal, thank you so _ extended period of time.h for that. - extended period of time. faisal, thank you so much for that. 20 i extended period of time. faisal, - thank you so much for that. 20 work reaction, we have a live page on the website so please do check it for reaction and also explanations of what this means for you. for now, you're watching bbc news, stay tuned. it has been recommended that scott benton should be suspended for the commons for 35 days after being caught in a lobbying scandal. if the house of commons agrees with the recommendation, it will triggera recommendation, it will trigger a recall recommendation, it will triggera recall petition which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. police searching for a mother—of—three who disappeared from norwich almost a week ago have released cctv of her last known movements. 55—year—old gaynor lord did not return home after work. norfolk constabulary also said it was "linking in" with police in lancashire because of similarities with the nicola bulley investig

here's our economics editor faisal islam.before christmas, and it doesn't look like a recession, but the ring of tills and the beep of card machines is accompanied by the signs that show retailers have had to slash prices to tempt in last—minute bargain seekers. i mean, pending recession is always worrying for everyone, for consumers and for retailers. we are not technically in a recession yet because we haven't had two quarters of gdp decline, but i think what we're seeing is consumers adopting a recessionary behaviour. so they are much more cautious in their approach. the overall economy numbers over the summer have been revised down, now showing a shrinking economy. that reflects weak consumer demand for kitchens, for example. as manufacturers in particular, we were not particularly shocked. whilst if the uk does produce a recession this year, it is unlikely to deter the activity of manufacturers who do believe that at least in the near future or long term will be better than it is right now. it's been a run of sluggish nu

prince faisal: thank you for -- now this one is on as well. thank you. thank you for hosting us and giving us this opportunity. the mission was mandated by the joint summit given the extreme degradation of the conditions and the continuing violence and continuing in the israeli military operations that were leading to the deaths of thousands of civilians. i think it is 17,000 civilians killed, more than half our children. our message has to be clear. there has to be an immediate cease-fire and cessation of hostilities. we need to have immediate access for humanitarian aid. it is not acceptable the civilians are paying the price for what happened on the seventh of october. this is not acceptable humanitarian aid is used as a tool of beverage or punishment for the population of gaza. we have a strong message to all of our international partners that this needs to stop. we are continuing to see unfortunately significant, terry operations that are far in excess of what is justifiable. that clearly are going beyond what international laws allow and they are c

faisal islam, bbc news, in liverpool. care worker who conspired with her, have been jailed. catherine hudson, here on the left, was found guilty of giving unprescribed sedatives to two patients at blackpool victoria hospital in 2017 and 2018. she was also convicted of conspiring with charlotte wilmot to give a sedative to a third patient. police in norwich have released new cctv footage of a woman who's been missing since last friday. gaynor lord, who's 55, was reported missing afterfailing to return home from work. officers say it's �*highly probable' she entered the nearby river wensum. specialist dive teams are continuing to search the area. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu told us officials that israel will pursue its war against hamas, designated a terrorist organisation in the uk — until what he called an absolute victory. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen considers now whether the war in gaza has any chance of ending in a peaceful solution to the decades' old conflict between israelis and palestinians

faisal islam, bbc news, in liverpool.eter is head of money and markets at the investment company, hargreaves lansdown. thank you forjoining us. main thing to observe here is that the uk has a stickier inflation problem than the us or the eu. case to start thinking about lowering rates is weaker here? that is the issue. for example, wage growth, even though it has come down it is a 7.3% and that is one of the causes of concern for bank of england policy makers and why they are reluctant to signal at this stage that cuts could be inside. they are worried about domestically fuelled inflation. those imported inflation pressures from the war on ukraine and also pent up demand from the pandemic and the supply chains around the world have eased but the worry is there a consistent domestic pressures and they are harder to bring down and also inflation is still hovering much higher than in the united states and europe.— states and europe. some describe _ states and europe. some describe this _ states and europe. some describe this

faisal islam, bbc news. the alleged child abduction of alex batty has been launched by police in greater manchester. the 17—year—old went missing from his home in oldham at the age of 11 before being found last week in france. speaking publicly for the first time to the sun newspaper, alex batty says he grew tired of living a nomadic lifestyle with his mother and grandfather. judith moritz reports. alex batty is still taking in the oldham skyline. after six years away, he can't get enough of his new surroundings, which couldn't be more different from where he was before. alex was last in the french pyrenees and has lived a nomadic life in several countries since the age of ii, but he's wanted to come home for a long time. i decided to come back to england when i was around 14, to be honest. i started weighing up the pros and cons from each lifestyle, and after a couple of months of contemplation, i realised england was definitely the way forward. alex had been taken out of the uk by his mum and granddad, tho

faisal islam, bbc news.ensive than it was two years ago, about 25% up. so what impact will that have on the cost of christmas dinner, with the big day next week? our cost of living correspondent coletta smith has been finding out. two packs of ten, please, yeah. and then change the turkey breast to two kilos. joe's making a last—minute adjustment to his christmas dinner shopping list, with a few extra guests coming over. six adults, two kids. so i'm hoping three meats is enough, and we'll feed them all, yeah. i guess everyone�*s conscious of the price of everything, aren't they? yeah, i've tried to put it to the side and not think about it, it's one time of the year, isn't it? let's start with the good news, shall we? stuffing and sprouts have actually fallen in price this year, but everything else has gone up. i'll see you soon, bye. the biggest price increases this year have been for carrots, which are up 26.7%. earlier on in the year they did go up in price and it is down to having to import them from oth

faisal islam there.e ground in all areas of gaza against hamas — designated a terrorist organisation by the uk. the city of khan younis in the south has come under further strikes, and witnesses report israeli tanks and armoured vehicles on the outskirts of the city. the israeli military has asked civilians to move further south, with a fresh order for people to leave about 20 areas in and around khan younis. the us this evening called israel's specific evacuations "an improvement". it comes as allies of israel condemned a sharp rise in attacks on palestinian civilians byjews who are armed and who have settled in the west bank — the other palestinian territory which along with gaza has been occupied by israel. religious dues believe the land was given to them by god — and leaders of the settlers say they are protecting themselves. —— religious jews. from the west bank, our international editor jeremy bowen sent this report. where thejudaean desert tumbles down to the riverjordan lies a tiny community of

here's our economics editor, faisal islam.hristmas, and it doesn't look like a recession, but the ring of tills and the beep of card machines is accompanied by the signs that show retailers have had to slash prices to tempt in last—minute bargain seekers. i mean, pending recession is always worrying for everyone, for consumers and for retailers. we are not technically in a recession yet because we haven't had two quarters of gdp decline, but i think what we're seeing is consumers adopting a recessionary behaviour. so they are much more cautious in their approach. the overall economy numbers over the summer have been revised down, now showing a shrinking economy. that reflects weak consumer demand for kitchens, for example. as manufacturers in particular, we were not particularly shocked. whilst if the uk does produce a recession this year, it is unlikely to deter the activity of manufacturers who do believe that at least in the near future or long term will be better than it is right now. it's been a run of sluggish numbers ov

and faisal is here now.lear message tonight? yes, tonight several government ministers have written to the pay review bodies, the bodies that advise on the pay rises next year for about 2.5 million public sector workers, nurses, teachers, doctors, police officers, the military, and used a form of words i haven't seen before. they said that those pay review bodies should take into account the historic highs in the wage deals done this year. that seems to be a clear indication that they shouldn't be repeated next year for the some unions think this is an indication that they might get 2% or below the union say that this has come so late in the day we are not going to be able to agree a deal before they are supposed to start in april and others say the whole process is no longer independent, and this was a key bone of contention in the industrial action this year. all this goes to show, when you get rapid and changes in inflation, it's difficult to know by how much to put up various government payments. 8% up f

urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link.at the old bailey by video link. he said on social media that he had strong support from right across the party. mark drakeford announced he was quitting as welsh labour leader on wednesday. you are life with bbc news. that is get more on the war in ukraine. high on the agenda is a huge package of financial and military support, and the opening of formal entry talks with kyiv. but hungary has threatened to veto both. president zelensky is making an unannounced visit to germany. he addressed the council remotely earlier in the day and he warned that now was not the time for half measures or hesitation. ten years ago, ukraine rose up under the flags of the european union. it was a symbol of truth for them and it should remain so and i ask you one thing today, do not betray the people in their faith one thing today, do not betray the people in theirfaith in europe. if no one believes in europe, but will keep the european union alive? people in europe will not see any benefit if moscow rec

maybe he will talk to you faisal, the delegation was launched at (league summit hi and you are one of the permanent members of the security council and we would be interested in hearing about your message and how the opportunity is going. >> thank you for ... thank you. thank you for hosting us and giving us this opportunity to engage across the mission and the joint summit as yousaid . the extreme degradation of the conditions and violence continues as israeli military operations have led to the death of thousands now, more than half of them children. our message has been very clear. there needs to be an immediate cease fire and immediate vacancy for humanitarian efforts. it is not acceptable that you military and aid is being used as leverage s for punishment for citizens. we have had a strong message to all of our interlocutors that this needs to stop and we are continuing to see unfortunately significant military operations that are unjustifiable and that clearly go beyond what you military and law allows. the fighting has to stop now and that's the only way is the only way we can

faisal islam, bbc news., chief investment officer for europe at morningstar investment management. mike, lovely to have you on the programme. mike, lovely to have you on the programme-— mike, lovely to have you on the i programme._ there programme. good morning. there have been full— programme. good morning. there have been full of— programme. good morning. there have been full of complaints - have been full of complaints about the speed in which the bank of england is moving. what do you make of all that? if bank of england is moving. what do you make of all that?- do you make of all that? if you look at things _ do you make of all that? if you look at things in _ do you make of all that? if you look at things in a _ do you make of all that? if you look at things in a global - look at things in a global rate, you can see exactly the same story playing out in the us as well as europe. what we are seeing globally is inflationary pressures have eased because some of the excess demand and like of inaudible that

prince abdulaziz bin turki al faisal was speaking to the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan injeddah as heded its right to host the men's football world cup. the bbc were accompanied by saudi ministry of sport officials while filming at venues and events. critics say unprecedented spending on sport has been used to improve the oil—producing kingdom's reputation over its human rights record and its environmental impact. our ambition is to host the best events around the world for the people of the kingdom to see but also to invite the world to the kingdom. we have formula 1, fifa world cup, and the olympics. these are the highest events at any nation would love to host within their countries. d0 would love to host within their countries-_ would love to host within their countries. ., ., , , countries. do want to be the number one sporting — countries. do want to be the number one sporting superpower— countries. do want to be the number one sporting superpower in - countries. do want to be the number one sporting superpower in the - one sporting superpower in the world? i one sporting superp

urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link.ed not guilty to a second charge of causing or allowing the death of a child. the european central bank and the bank of england have both decided to keep interest rates on hold. in the uk, interest rates have been kept at 5.25% for the third time in a row. the bank of england governor suggested it was too early to say when rates could be cut. you're live with bbc news. let's head to australia now, where a state memorial for barry humphries is going to be held at the sydney opera house in less than an hour's time. the australian entertainer passed away in sydney back in april, at the age of 89, following a celebrated seven—decade global career. he was known for his iconic characters including dame edna everage and sir les patterson, as well as being a renowned actor, poet, musician and artist. live now to our correspondent phil mercer, who is outside sydney's opera house where the memorial is being held. great to see you. what can we expect from this memorial service?— from this memoria

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administration to vote in favor of the project. hours before the vote, the saudi foreign minister faisal bin farhan speaking on behalf of the arab group called the us security council to take a decision to immediately end what bin farhan called the war between israel and hamas in gaza. while the palestinian permanent representative to the united nations riyad mansor appealed to members of the united nations body to listen to the courageous and principal position of the secretary general in reference to antonio guteres activation of article 99 of the charter of international organization when he called for a ceasefire in gaza. during the voting session on the draft and resolution against the backdrop of a sharp division in the security council, the deputy us representative to the united nations, robert wood accused the security council of moral failure to condemn what he described as the terrorist attacks on october 7 committed by hamas, including sexual violence and other unspeakable evils, claimed wood, the slave of the empire. wood continued by saying the resolution was divorced from r

hours before the vote, the saudi foreign minister faisal bin farhan, speaking on behalf of the arab group, called on the us security council to take a decision. to immediately end what bin farhan called the war between israel and hamas in gaza, while the palestinian permanent representative to the united nations riyad mansor appealed to members of the united nations body to listen to the courageous and principal position of the secretary general in reference to antonio guteres activation of article 99 of the charter of international organization when he called for sease fire in gaza. during the voting session on the draft amirity resolution against the backdrop of a shar division in the security council, the deputy us representative to the united nations, robert woodd accused the security council of moral failure to condemn what he described as the terrorist attacks on october 7 committed by hamas, including sexual violence and other unspeakable evils, claimed wood, the slave of the empire. wood continued by saying the resolution was divorced from reality that would not move the needle fo

our economics editor faisal islam has more.ectors going in different directions through inflation, flips that i was but still 9.2% and growing at a most stable percent a year ago and there's always second—hand causes and household bills are down 2.4%, both of those are a bigger share of the inflation basket and food stability only you can make life better for families working very hard and feeling that they are dealing with the cost of is to get the economy going sustainably you're live with bbc news, let's turn now to the us where in colorado, the supreme court has ruled that donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. it ruled that the former president was ineligible due to his involvement in the capitol riots on january the 6th 2021. mr trump says he'll appeal. here's our north america correspondent, john sudworth. music plays. # proud to be an american... 0n the campaign trail following the ruling, president trump made no direct reference to the legal shockwave now reverberating through america's political

our economics editor faisal islam has more.—expected, inflation number was 3.9, lower—than—expected, made up of different sectors going in different directions. lesson was still 9.2% growing at a more stable 2.2% and down a year ago, transport prices and fuel and second costs, .5% and household bills are down 3.4%. the biggest shares in food stability in the way to make life better for families is by working very hard and get the economy going sustainably. you're live with bbc news. lets turn now to the us where in colorado, the supreme court has ruled that donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. it ruled that the former president was ineligible due to his involvement in the capitol riots onjanuary the 6th 2021. mr trump says he'll appeal. here's our north america correspondent, john sudworth. music plays # proud to be an american...# on the campaign trail, there has been no direct reaction from donald trump to the legal shock wave now reverberating through america's political system — just more of the sam

us administration to vote in favor of the project ours before the vote the saudi foreign minister faisal bin farhan speaking on behalf of the arab group called on the us security council to take a decision to immediately end farhan called the war between israel and hamas in gaza, while the palestinian permanent representative to the united nations riyad mansor appealed to members of the united nations body to listen to the courageous and principal position of the secretary general in reference to antonio guteres activation of article 99 of the charter of international organization when he called for a cease fire in gaza. during the voting session on the draft amirit. resolution against the backdrop of a sharp division in the security council, the deputy us representative to the united nations, robert wood accused the security council of moral failure to condemn what he described as the terrorist attacks on october 7 committed by hamas, including sexual violence and other unspeakable evils, claimed wood, the slave of the empire. wood continued by saying the resolution was divorced from re

, accompanied by saudi ministry of sport officials, and he spoke to prince abdulaziz bin turki al faisalall league luring some of the biggest names in the game and the takeover of golf to the hosting of boxing's biggest fights, saudi arabia has spent billions of pounds changing the sporting landscape. and with the country now set to host the world cup in 2034, the man overseeing the sporting revolution told me what lay behind the investment. 0ur ambition is to host the best events around the world and the kingdom for the people of the kingdom to see, but also to invite the world to the kingdom. do you want to be the number one sporting superpower in the world? i don't see it that we're competing with others. i see it that we are playing our role to develop sports within the world and be part of the international community. but there are also fears over the environmental impact of staging the world cup here and concerns that sport is being used to improve the reputation of a country where women's rights are restricted and homosexuality is illegal. for those who say that saudi arabia is no

our economics editor, faisal islam, is here with me.nd this, and when will rates come down? yes. and when will rates come down? yes, well, we and when will rates come down? yes, well. we heard _ and when will rates come down? yes, well, we heard from _ and when will rates come down? yes, well, we heard from the _ and when will rates come down? ye: well, we heard from the bank of england governor today that he felt that it was too early to speculate even about when rates would come down. we have heard that before, we had a hold before too. what is difference now is that international counterparts, particularly in the usa, have started to talk about when rates could be cut, when the anti—infl? 7 medicine, rates could be cut, when the anti—infl?? medicine, there may be enoughin anti—infl?? medicine, there may be enough in the system, and international markets where they essentially bet on what will happen to rights over the next day, they are starting to assume they will come down. the bank of england was at pains to say they did not know

saudi arabia's foreign minister prince faisal bin farhan has joined other arab ministers in urging the united nations to end the conflict in gaza. thank you all for being here. when we last were here at the national at the un security council at the invitation of brazil, we asked the security council to live up to its responsibilities and take a position. on the conflict in gaza. since then we have had un, security council resolution 27-12 calling for pauses and the release of hostages and the entrance of aid. unfortunately that security council resolution has not been fully implemented, and for that reason we are here again to call on the security council to live up to its responsibilities. all right, let's continue the conversation here with my guest in the studio and on skype. professor abdul sharif, what are we to make of the saudi representatives comments there? i'm quite happy that he has come out to to show that kind of unity, that the beginning we were not quite sure where we are all going together, but this is very clear call and i agree entirely that these poses, this is real

urfan sharif, beinash batool, and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link.owing the death of a child. the european central bank and the bank of england have both decided to keep interest rates on hold. in the uk, interest rates have been kept at 5.25% for the third time in a row. the bank of england governor suggested it was too early to say when rates could be cut. you're live with bbc news. leaders from across southeast asia will head to tokyo this weekend for a summit hosted by japanese prime minister fumio kishida. the event will mark 50 years of relations between asean nations and japan and comes as tokyo looks to deepen its engagement with southeast asia to counter the growing dominance of china in the region. for more on this we cross live to canberra and joined the deputy programme directorfor joined the deputy programme director for asia joined the deputy programme directorfor asia at the director for asia at the international crisis group. thank you so much are coming on the programme today. how does japan view is relationship — relationship with a

the co—host of the bbc radio 5 live podcast �*how to buy a football club', with sally nugent and faisalhe sale of manchester united since february. what do you make of today's's news? well, i think it's been a long time coming. when the strategic review was launched in november last year, most people told me it would be over by the end of last season. clearly that's not happened. even at the end of last week no one was really expecting it to be before christmas. then we were told at the beginning of this week that there would be fresh impetus behind their discussions. it seemed as if announcement wasn't going to come until the new year. then this afternoon we got a note to say no, it's happening this afternoon. christmas eve is a little bit unusual to do a deal like this but i think most people will welcome the clarity of the statement and the clarity of the statement and the clarity of the ownership. there is a few hurdles to jump yet before the deal is done but at least we know the direction that manchester united are heading in, now. imilli the direction that manchester united are he

it's the lowest level for more than two years. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has more. up...% — a lot lower than expected — but it's made up of different sectors going in different directions. food inflation is less than it was, but still growing at 9.2%. furniture prices are growing at a more stable 2.3%, well down on a year ago. transport prices, including fuel and second—hand cars are negative, down 1.5% on last year, and household bills are down 3.4%. both of those last two are a bigger share of the inflation basket than food. the only way that we can make life better for families who are working very hard and feeling that they are in a cost—of—living crisis, the likes of which they haven't seen for many, many years, is to get the economy growing sustainably. you're live with bbc news. let's turn now to the us where in colorado, the supreme court has ruled that donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. it ruled that the former president was ineligible due to his involvement in the capitol riots onjanuary 6th, 2021. mr trump says he'll appeal. here's ou

urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by videolink. of causing or allowing the death of a child. the first to declare his candidacy to lead welsh labour party and become the next first minister of wales. he said he had strong support across the party. president biden�*s national security adviser is in israel — to repeat us calls for restraint in the war against hamas. he's been meeting the israeli prime minister benjamin neta nyahu in tel aviv. there was no let—up in israel's bombing of the gaza strip in the hours before his visit. this is the aftermath of a strike in rafah in the south of the gaza strip. the hamas—run health ministry says, at least 2a people have been killed in air strikes on two houses in rafah today. mr sullivan also met israel's defence minister yoav gallant. he told mr sullivan that war could last for several more months. it follows mounting international criticism of israel over the number of civilian casualties, and the un general assembly overwhelmingly voting in support of a ceasefire. israel's ambassador to t

beinash batool appeared via video link while urfan sharif and faisal malik were side by side in greyh answered not guilty to both charges so the father of sara sharif, stepmother and uncle have all denied murdering her aunt of all denied causing or allowing her death. the trial was still set for september next year, that is the current date but it seems as though it is possible that would shift and this case will come back here to the old bailey at the end of january this case will come back here to the old bailey at the end ofjanuary for a old bailey at the end of january for a further case old bailey at the end ofjanuary for a further case management period. thank you for bringing us up to date on the developments on that case. mps from the committee on standards have recommended that a conservative member — scott benton, of blackpool south should be suspended from the commons for 35 days after being caught in a lobbying scandal. he was suspended from the conservative party after he was accused of offering to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry. if the house of commo

urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link.hild. the welsh government minister for the economy — vaughan gething — has become the first to declare his candidacy to lead welsh labour and become the next first minister of wales. mr gething said on social media, that he had "strong support from right across the party". mark drakeford announced he was quitting as welsh labour leader on wednesday. european union leaders have been meeting in brussels. it's a summit dominated by divisions between hungary and the rest of the bloc over ukraine. high on the agenda is a huge package of financial and military support, and the opening of formal entry talks with kyiv. but hungary has threatened to veto both. ukraine's president zelensky — who is now making an unannounced visit to germany — addressed the european council remotely. he warned that now was not the time for half—measures or hesitation. translation: ten years ago, | it was a symbol for them and it should remain so and i ask you one thing today, do not betray the people and their f

beinash batool appeared via video like in urfan sharif and faisal malik appeared side by side in graysnswered not guilty to both charges. so sara sharif�*s father, stepmother and her uncle all denied murdering her and they all denied causing or allowing her death. the trial is still set for september next year, that's the current date, though it sounds as if it's possible that will shift. in this case will come out here to the old bailey at the end of january for a further case management period. january for a further case manaaement eriod. ., management period. daniel sandford re ”ortin. management period. daniel sandford reporting- not— management period. daniel sandford reporting- not an _ management period. daniel sandford reporting. not an extraordinary - reporting. not an extraordinary story. an appeals court in australia has cleared a woman of murdering her four children. the judges has cleared a woman of murdering her four children. thejudges ruled the evidence used to convict the woman, who spent 20 years in prison, was not reliable. the case has been described as one of austr

, accompanied by saudi ministry of sport officials, and he spoke to prince abdulaziz bin turki al faisalue learning some of the biggest names in the game, and a takeover of golf to the hosting of some of boxing's biggest fights, saudi arabia has spent william's of pounds change in the sporting landscape, and with the country now set to host the world cup in 203a, the man overseeing the sporting revolution told me what lay behind the investment. fiur sporting revolution told me what lay behind the investment. our ambition is to host the — behind the investment. our ambition is to host the best events _ behind the investment. our ambition is to host the best events around - is to host the best events around the world for the people of the kingdom to see, but also to invite the world to the kingdom. d0 the world to the kingdom. do you want to be _ the world to the kingdom. do you want to be the _ the world to the kingdom. do you want to be the number— the world to the kingdom. do you want to be the number one - the world to the kingdom. do you i want to be the number one sporting superpower

saudi ministry of sport, and has sent this exclusive interview with prince abdul—aziz bin turki al faisalttracting football's biggest stars and the hosting of world heavyweight title fights to an attempted takeover of golf. jon rahm now the latest top player tojoin its breakaway series. saudi arabia is spending billions of pounds transforming the sports landscape. now the world cup itself is on the horizon and the man overseeing it all told me what lay behind this sports revolution. our ambition is to host the best events around the world and the kingdom for the people of the kingdom to see, but also to invite the world to the kingdom. do you want to be the sort of number one sporting superpower? i don't see it that we're competing with others. 20 million of our population are below the age of 30, so we need to get them engaged. al—hilal versus al—nassr in the saudi pro league. this summer, clubs here spent a staggering £750 million signing top players to join the likes of superstar cristiano ronaldo, sending shock waves through the game. while the riyadh derby is a sell—out, some matches

prince faisal, maybe we cane start with you but the head of the delegation. i know this was launched at the summit in saudi arabia and you've been on an extensive tour for the capitals of the permanent members of the council. we would be interested in hearing about your message and how the tour is going. >> thank you for -- now this one is on as well. thank you. thank you first of all for hosting us and giving this opportunity to engage. the mission as a joint summit as you said given the extreme continuing violence happening and the continuing israeli military operations but relating to the death of thousands of civilians. more than half killed our children and our message has been very clear there needs to be ane immediate cease-fire and we need to have immediate access to foreign aid. civilians are paying the price for what happened. it's not acceptable aid is being used as a tool of leverage for the population and we have had a very strong message to all of our international partners. we are continuing to see unfortunately significant military operations

urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link.ther while on holiday. police in a town near toulouse said a boy answering to the name "alex batty" and matching his description was brought to them on wednesday morning. you're live with bbc news. next to russia, vladimir putin held his first major press conference since he launched the full—scale invasion of ukraine. he said russia's objectives have not changed and that peace with ukraine will only take place "when we achieve our objectives". our russia editor steve rosenberg was there. there haven't been many — actually, any — opportunities for western media to get anywhere near vladimir putin since his full—scale invasion of ukraine. but today, the kremlin invited us and otherforeign media to the president's end—of—year tv extravaganza — half press conference, half phone—in. on the war in ukraine, he sounded confident. translation: there will be peace when we achieve our goals. - they haven't changed. practically along the entire line of contact, our armed forces are, to put it mod

accompanied by saudi ministry of sport officials, and he spoke to prince abdul—aziz bin turki al faisalth the country now set to host the world cup in 2034, the man overseeing the sporting revolution told me what lay behind the investment. our ambition is to host the best events around the world and the kingdom for the people of the kingdom to see, but also to invite the world to the kingdom. do you want to be the number one sporting superpower in the world? i don't see it that we're competing with others. i see it that we are playing our role to develop sports within the world and be part of the international community. but there are also fears over the environmental impact of staging the world cup here and concerns that sport is being used to improve the reputation of a country where women's rights are restricted and homosexuality is illegal. for those who say that saudi arabia is not a suitable host, what would your message be to them? we have hosted a lot of events in the past, more than 85 events. everyone is welcome in the kingdom. like any other nations around the world, we have

urfan's brother, faisal malik, appeared beside him on a video link from belmarsh prison and also pleadeds for an easy shift has been jailed for seven years, two months in prison. catherine hudson, who's 54, worked on the stroke unit at the blackpool victoria hospital when she used an unprescribed drug to sedate two patients between february 2017 and november 2018. her colleague, charlotte wilmot, an assistant practitioner, was sentenced to three years for conspiring with hudson and encouraging her to sedate a patient. 0ur north of england correspondent, fiona trott, reports. the nurse who showed no compassion. instead, catherine hudson showed contempt. at her trial, the court heard she'd drugged her elderly stroke patients because she wanted an easy shift. she used sedatives, like this one — zopiclone — which police found at her home. the sleeping pill can be fatal to seriously ill patients. aileen scott was one of the women she drugged. the pensioner was paralysed and relied on hudson for care and support. aileen�*s son was in court throughout the trial. yesterday, he spoke directly to

prince faisal, maybe start you as head of the delegation kind of this effort was launched at an arabmmit in saudi arabia and you been on an extensive tour of the capital of the permanent members of the security council, and we would beou interested in hearing bachr mason, message and how the tour is going. >> well, thank -- well, thank you for -- there. now this one is on as well. thank you. well, thank you for civil for hosting us and giving us this opportunity to engage, of course the mission was mandated by the summit, joint summit given the extreme degradation of the conditions and the continued violence happening and the continuing the israeli military operations that were leading to the deaths of thousands of civilians. we are now i think 17,000 civilians killed, more, more than half of themt children. our message has been very clear. there needs to be immediate ceasefire, immediate cessation of hostilities in need of immediate access to humanitarian aid. it's not acceptable that civilians are the ones paying the price for what happened on seventh of october. it's not acceptabl

prince abdulaziz bin turki al faisal has been speaking to our sports editor dan roan injeddah.r mission is _ buy saudi sports officials. our mission is to _ buy saudi sports officials. our mission is to host _ buy saudi sports officials. oi" mission is to host the best offence around the world in the kingdom for the people of the kingdom to see but also to invite the world to the kingdom. we have formula ii also to invite the world to the kingdom. we have formula i i think is one, fifa world cup and the olympics. these are the highest events that any clinician would love to host within their countries. do ou to host within their countries. do you want to be the number one sporting — you want to be the number one sporting superpower in the world? | sporting superpower in the world? i don't sporting superpower in the world? don't see it sporting superpower in the world? i don't see it that way, competing with others. i see is as playing our role to develop sports within the world and to be part of the international community. i'm sure by the 2054 people will have an extraordinary

joined by three faith leaders, father edward beck, a roman catholic priest, angela bookall, and ahmed faisalul raulf, thank you for being here very much. merry christmas. >> thank you. >> imam, let me begin with you. you're optimistic and see the future as bright. give us some optimism on this christmas morning. >> well, you know, jesus christ, who is also a prophet that muslims recognize as a prophet, was once asked, what was the greatest commandment, and he said, the love the lord, your god with all of your heart, all of your mind, all of your soul, and all of your strength. and the second commandment was the second, which is equally important to the first, is to love your brother as you love yourself. which means really that the define imperative is to love our creator and our fellow human beings and love for them what we love for ourself. and this message is universal, especially among the three monolithic religions, but religions believe in being kind and just. and if our political leaders were able to implement this teaching, all conflicts would cease. >> and it's that -- i'm intereste

nick schifrin sat down earlier today with saudi arabia's foreign minister, prince faisal bin farhan althat war, and the kingdom's role in the region. nick: mr. foreign minister, welcome to the newshour. you are here in washington. you are calling for a cease-fire. the u.s. is not. what is your message? >> our message is that too many civilians have already died on october 7, and since. we have now seen a level of garbage that is unprecedented, that is unjustifiable under any pretext of self-defense. so we need to find a path out of this conflict, and therefore we think there should be a cease-fire that can allow us to address the dire humanitarian situation. we are not just seeing people dying from israeli bombs were from the fighting on the ground, we are seeing people dying know of the leases -- dying now of diseases such as cholera. we have to protect civilians. nick: the u.s. is vetoing the security council resolution. does that mean they are not on the same team? >> unfortunately we are seeing cease-fires as somehow a dirty word. i honestly can't understand that . usually when the

we spoke with yasmine abouali, sami lofman, jackson yassin, and faisal azizi.told us they took the class to challenge their beliefs. >> you know, palestine, israel has so much media and propaganda and misinformation surrounding it. >> i think it's really valuable to think through why you believe what you believe and find the weak points and see where maybe things should change. it allows you to have much more meaningful conversations with others. >> is that sort of central to your message? >> it is, yes. if you want to hate israel, there are millions of people who hate israel. you can just join that line. if you want to blame the palestinians, you know, there are millions of people who do that. if you want to be morally indignant, go right ahead. but it doesn't concern us. what you need to know from me is a method of learning and thinking, identifying biases. that's what i can help you with. >> it's easy to see the differences between dartmouth and columbia. dartmouth is one-fifth the size, bucolic, and less diverse. but they could easily have looked very simil

urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by videolink.eanwhile, in the us, retail sales in the united states rose unexpectedly last month. that's according to government data released today, with consumer spending holding up in the face of higher interest rates. us consumption has been more resilient than anticipated even as the central bank embarked on an aggressive campaign to ease demand and rein in inflation by hiking rates rapidly. leigh ann caldwell, washington post live anchor. tim montgomerie, founder of the political website conservative home. they are our panel. let's get into a bit of the economic data then. how do you think it's all holding up there? ~ �* , , there? well, it's interesting in the sense that our _ there? well, it's interesting in the sense that our fed _ there? well, it's interesting in the sense that our fed this _ there? well, it's interesting in the sense that our fed this week - there? well, it's interesting in the sense that our fed this week held | sense that our fed this week held interest rates at the sa