thank you fawaz gerges, as he was in just - fawaz gerges, as he was injust there, the us defence secretaryhlight washington's commitment to strengthening security and regional stability. here in the uk, after years of denials, the former conservative peer, baroness mone has admitted that she stands to benefit from tens of millions of pounds of profit made from personal protective equipment, that was sold to the government during the coronavirus pandemic. the company was led by her husband, doug barrowman. she says she did help broker the deal, but claims she was made a scapegoat for the government's failings. our political correspondent laura kuenssberg has more. questions about the pandemic, profit and politics have followed baroness mone and her husband to southern europe. for years, they denied links to a firm that received £200 million in taxpayers' money for desperately needed masks and gowns. only now the truth — that she does stand to gain. if one day, if, god forbid, my husband passes away before me, then i am a beneficiary as well as his children and my children. so, yes, of cours

fawaz gerges, we have to leave it there. thank you for coming on the programme.nging you different stories from across the uk. breaking the law, these e—scooters were filmed on the streets of lincoln in the last few days. the only place they can legally be ridden is on private land with the permission of the landowner but they have become a common sight in our towns and cities. theyjust scoot past - you and you don't even know they're coming round. in the run—up to christmas, you will find a wide range of e—scooters on sale in big—name high street shops alongside warnings from lincolnshire police. their message is, think twice before you buy one as a present. the only place you can legally use them is on private land with the landowner�*s permission. for most people, they won't have that option. from the point of view of saving fuel and things like that - and allowing people to travel, i think it's a good idea. - i think they could be quite useful just for an alternative to bikes. but until they are regulated and actually looked at, then i think they are a bit of

fawaz gerges is a professor of international relations at the london school of economics.oday about the number of palestinians who have effectively been displaced, 150,000, according to the un, who are having to find somewhere to seek shelter. well, this is the latest number, but you have now more than 85% of the palestinian population has been displaced. we estimate the united nations estimates there is about 1.9 million palestinians who have been mass displaced in the last 80 days, not to mention, you have, as you know, more than 21,000 palestinians who have been killed, more than 55,000 palestinians who have been injured, 70% of those injured and killed our children. there is little food, little water, little shelter, little medical care. the head of the world health organization said, there is acute starvation in the palestinian territories and, as the war continues, as israel deepens its invasion of gaza, i expect and humanitarian officials expect the entirety of the population of gaza will most likely be displaced, if the war continues, as israeli officials have made