hello, i�*m gareth barlow.risjohnson was "clearly bamboozled" by some scientific concepts, and advisers were not consulted in advance about the eat out to help out scheme. ellie price joins us live now from outside the inqury in central london. what can we expect to be on the agenda today? 5ir what can we expect to be on the agenda today?— what can we expect to be on the agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half— agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half of _ agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half of the _ agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half of the double - agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half of the double act, i the other half of the double act, really, we all became so used to here in the uk during the pandemic. they appeared together at a press conferences most nights, often next to the prime minister, and as i say, the chief medical officer for england and advising the uk government as a whole, we will get a little more into exactly what the government

i'm gareth barlow in london. also to come on the programme: a labour mp has resigned as a shadow minister after keir starmer refused to call for a ceasefire in the war between israel and hamas. and a pro—palestinian march in london this weekend will go ahead — after the commissioner of the metropolitan police stated that he would not impose a ban. welcome to bbc news. we are bringing this live to you from southern israel just close to this live to you from southern israeljust close to the gaza strip, about three kilometres, a mile or so, away from gaza where the israeli military offensive is intensifying. there has been a very intense night again of israeli shelling and israeli air strikes in gaza and focusing on gaza city where israel's defence minister now says that the israeli troops are operating in the heart of gaza city which the minister claims is the heart of terrorism. the area is the one of the most densely populated parts of the territory, and has frequently been hit by the israeli military in the last

hello, i'm gareth barlow. you're watching bbc news. we start in gaza, where there have been several key developments in the conflict in the last few hours. the israeli military has released footage which it says shows its forces going into a tunnel shaft, and along what is says is a 55—metre—long tunnel, which it claims was built by hamas, under the al—shifa hospital. hamas has denied having a command centre there. 31 premature babies who were trapped inside the al—shifa hospital by the fighting have been moved to a hospital in southern gaza. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar has said only "minor obstacles remain" in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. and the fighting continues — hamas says at more than a0 members of one family have been killed in an israeli air strike. israel has not commented. we'll have more on all of those developments in the coming hour. let's look first at the foota

hello i'm gareth barlow. you are watching bbc news. labour mp has resigned as a shadow minister over sir keir starmer�*s position on the war between israel and gaza, saying that the party should be calling for a ceasefire. imran hussain is the first member of the front bench to step down over the issue. he said he remained committed to labour's agenda, but that he wants to be a "strong advocate" for a ceasefire in gaza. the shadow education secretary bridget phillipson explained why labour was calling for a humanitarian pause and not a ceasefire. as keir starmer set out in his speech at chatham house, it would freeze the conflict. in time, it risks allowing hamas to regroup and to perpetuate further terrible atrocities that they've said they want the opportunity to do. but that humanitarian pause, to allow for extra time to get into, for aid to get into gaza is in line with what the us are calling for as well. i think it's achievable. not only is it achievable but i think it is essential so that we can alleviate that suffering, get mor

i will hand you back now to my colleague gareth barlow in london.isable faces of the covid pandemic — sir patrick vallance — will testify before the covid inquiry today. here is sir patrick arriving in central london, in the last hour. diary entries written by the government's former top science adviser have already been released, in which he calls the former prime minister boris johnson a �*flip flopper�* and describes "chaos as usual" in number ten. live now to our correspondent ellie price in central london. sir patrick vallance is set to give evidence in the next 20 minutes or so but what can we expect? the fact those diary entries, _ so but what can we expect? the fact those diary entries, we _ so but what can we expect? the fact those diary entries, we hope - so but what can we expect? the fact those diary entries, we hope are - those diary entries, we hope are plenty of those during the inquiry, they�*ve been really quite insightful i think is probably the right word! into what was going on in downing street at the time, so we look at the per

hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm gareth barlow.vid inquiry here in london. the inquiry is taking witness evidence until christmas, before moving to scotland, wales and northern ireland. today, sir patrick vallance, the chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, has been giving evidence this morning. the inquiry is currently focusing on key decision—making between 2020 and february 2022, when the final restrictions in england were lifted. extracts from sir patrick's diary during his time in office have already been the subject of much of the inquiry�*s examination. one entry recorded that then—prime minister borisjohnson had referred to the treasury as the "pro—death squad" when he wanted the ministry to back him in arguing for a path to eased restrictions. sir patrick's evidence will be followed by england's chief medical officer, professor sir chris whitty, and his former deputy, sirjonathan van—tam, will also speak to the enquiry later this week. live now to our corrrespondent ellie price for more on the inquiry. just bring us

i am gareth barlow.be done in a �*responsible way�* that won't risk fuelling inflation. mr hunt wouldn't comment on speculation he may cut inheritance tax but said there would be changes to the benefits system — with extra support for those with health issues who are looking for work, but tougher sanctions for those who turn down jobs. with inflation now falling, our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, assesses the chancellor's options. the biggest fall in half a century in the value of the pound against the dollar. that was just over a year ago. chancellor, what are you going to do about the turmoil

hello, i'm gareth barlow — you're watching bbc news.g row over plans to hold a pro—palestinian march in london on saturday — which is armistice day. other similar demonstrations have already taken place — and the metropolitan police has said it does not have legal grounds for cancelling the event. but the uk's prime minister rishi sunak has described the timing of this weekend's march as �*disrespectful�* — and says he will meet the commissioner of the metropolitan police to discuss the issue later today. this is a decision that the metropolitan police commissioner has made and he has said that he can ensure that he safeguards remembrance for the country this weekend as well as keep the public safe. now, myjob is to hold him accountable for that. and we've asked the police for information on how they will ensure that this happens. and i'll be meeting the metropolitan police commissioner later today to discuss this. and more broadly, my view is that these marches are disrespectful, and that's what i'll be discussing with the police commi

i am gareth barlow. the british chancellorjeremy hunt says any tax cuts in this week's autumn statement to parliament will be done in a �*responsible way�* that won't risk fuelling inflation. mr hunt wouldn't comment on speculation he may cut inheritance tax but said there would be changes to the benefits system — with extra support for those with health issues who are looking for work, but tougher sanctions for those who turn down jobs. with inflation now falling, our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, assesses the chancellor's options. the biggest fall in half a century in the value of the pound against the dollar. that was just over a year ago. chancellor, what are you going to do about the turmoil in the markets this morning, sir? a tax—cutting mini budget caused chaos. i won't make any comment now. the government's budget watchdog worried about inflation. it warned of a big drop in living standards over the next two years, the sharpest since records began. last month the chancellor said it

gareth barlow, so much more to come in the coming hours. you stay with us.e, with that announcement expected very soon. anything i'm going to do, i'm going to do it well but maybe it's aboutjust having something different more than anything else. i've taken this team to the top and i always said i wanted to leave at the top. and i'll maintain that. that's what i want to do. james maddison has withdrawn from the england squad for this month's euro 202a qualifiers with an ankle injury and will be out until at least january. maddison had to come off in the first half of tottenham's defeat to chelsea on monday. speaking today, the spurs manager ange postecoglu said the injury was a lot worse than they first thought and he will be out until the new year. there's a lancashire derby in the championship this evening. promotion hopefuls preston north end are on course to beat blackburn 2—1 at ewood park. rovers hit the bar twice in the first half but alan browne opened the scoring with a beauty for preston, ten minutes before the break. but rovers were back on level

hello, i'm gareth barlow. you are watching bbc news.ct in the last few hours. the israeli military has shown video recovered from the al shifa hospital — which it says shows hostages being held there after the october the 7th attack by hamas. it also released footage which it says shows its forces

i�*m gareth barlow, states her washing. —— thanks for watching. hello there.essure sitting very close to the uk, and that�*s brought some heavy rain earlier on in wales and across northern england. that rain moving away from wales, but we�*ll keep the rain going into the night across northern england, perhaps southern scotland. some rain comes back into northern ireland, and then we get this curl of rain sweeping eastwards across southern parts of england and wales, so a bit of a messy night. we will find some clearer spells developing through the midlands and lowest temperatures will be around 5—6 degrees, so a little bit chillier than it was last night. that rain in the south—east soon moves away, and then, broadly speaking, it�*s going to be quite cloudy. there will be some showers around, maybe some sunshine, though, for a good part of the day across east anglia and the south—east. it will get windy, though, across northern ireland and across these western coastal areas. it will be a chillier wind as well, and on the whole, temperatures will be a little bi

hello i'm gareth barlow. you are watching bbc news.. the israeli military has released footage which it says shows its forces going into a tunnel shaft, and along what is says is a 55—metre long tunnel built by hamas, under al shifa hospital. by hamas, under al—shifa hospital.

hello, i'm gareth barlow. you're watching the context on bbc news.apture. but first, let's take a look at the world of sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here is ollie.. hello from the bbc sport centre. emma hayes says "the time is right" to leave chelsea women. we heard from the manager today for the first time since the the club announced that she would be leaving at the end of the season. she has won 13 major trophies in her 12 years at the helm. she's been lined up to take charge of the us women's side, with that announcement expected very soon. anything i'm going to do, i want to do it well but maybe it's aboutjust having something different more than anything else. i've taken this team to the top and i always said i wanted to leave at the top. and i'll maintain that. that's what i want to do. ange postocoglou is the premier league manager of the month for the third time in a row. nobody else has maanged that in theirfirst three months in thejob. spurs most recent game though was that damaging defeat to chelsea, two men sen

hello, i'm gareth barlow. you're watching the context on bbc news.slation: we have over 60 patients in intensive care, - 50 babies in incubators and 500 patients on dialysis. they can't be treated anywhere else in gaza. we are staying here with the injured and the displaced. translation: the army has started employing new methods _ against those inside the tunnels and to destroy the tunnels. all our forces are working to find unique solutions. military control of the territory is just the first step, and the closer israel gets to its dual goals, the more delicate this operation becomes. hello and welcome. on the context — hospitals in gaza in the crossfire. we'll get the latest from on the ground and assess how israel's military objectives — as it tries to wipe out hamas — can be achieved within international humanitarian law. the un security council meets again to discuss the israel—hamas war. so far, it's failed to agree on a resolution. we'll be live in new york to assess the prospects of a breakthrough. among israel's top targets is hamas's yahya

hello, i'm gareth barlow. you're watching the context on bbc news.hey can't be treated anywhere else in gaza. we are staying here with the injured and the displaced. translation: the army has started employing new methods _ against those inside the tunnels and to destroy the tunnels. all our forces are working to find unique solutions. military control of the territory is just the first step, and the closer israel gets to its dual goals, the more delicate this operation becomes. hello and welcome. on the context, reports of fighting and explosions around hospitals in gaza city. we'll speak to the israeli army about it's operations there. also on the programme. british prime minister rishi sunak says he has �*full confidence' in home secretary suella braverman, as he faces calls to sack her over an article she wrote accusing the police of bias. president biden is set to meet his chinese counterpart, xijinping, in san francisco next week, in what's seen as a chance to stabilize relations between the two superpowers after a rocky year. and on our panel

hello, i�*m gareth barlow. you�*re watching the context on bbc news.of health is hamas. the time has come to bust the myth of un supplied facts. this council is being spoon fed lies by the very same terrorist organisation that deliberately murdered and maimed thousands of innocent israeli is just 3a days ago. hamas has ensured that every square metre of gaza is under their complete reign of terror. when the ambulance drivers are hamas members. local contributors to international media art hamas members. israel must stop killing babies and women in gaza, french president emmanuel macron has told the bbc. in an interview at the elysee palace, he said there was "no justification" for the bombing, saying a ceasefire would benefit israel.

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