hannah miller, bbc news.aranteed in power. hannah miller, bbc news. this is bbc news. just to bring you up—to—date with news, in the last hour or so the israeli military saying it has rescued a hostage kidnapped by hamas, the 52—year—old man qaid farhan alkadi. rescued in the complex operation, it said, in the southern gaza strip. the military briefing, the media statement, we are told it will be delivered in english as well in a couple of minutes' time, we will bring you that when it happens butjust to let you know the details of what we know so far. the man is a bedouin israeli hostage who worked in the... sorry, was taken to the gaza strip 300 plus days ago, 52 years old. he is now backin days ago, 52 years old. he is now back in israel receiving medical checkups and israeli medical facilities, condition described as stable. he is a father of 11, from a bedouin village in the area of rahat. abducted from his workplace ten months ago. the israeli military saying he was kidnapped by hamas during the 7th of o

hannah miller is in i thank you. hannah miller is in westminster.inisters admit last night went better than had been expected and there is a sense of relief at that. but they also say, as you have heard, too soon to let up in the response to all of this. the unrest may not be over yet. police officials are involved in a meeting with the prime minister again this afternoon and we have also been told there are still other measures that government has not used that it could use if it needed to, although no sense at the moment that is going to be the case. the prime minister's focus this morning was on reassuring communities who have been targeted by this unrest, visiting the mosque in solihull, and he is not engaging with questions about underlying tensions in communities, saying instead the lesson to be learnt from this is for the criminals themselves, that they will be punished if they get involved in this kind of violent disorder. hannah, thank you. in northern ireland, the stormont assembly has been recalled to respond to the recent disorder in bel

hannah miller joining us from millbank.ment to look at what the weather is doing. we have had some heavy showers this morning, particularly across wales and south—west england. as we go through today, the weather front responsible for that will still be with us. it is moving northwards and eastwards, it's the dregs of yesterday's weather front, then we have another one coming on across the north west introducing heavy showers for northern ireland and western scotland. you may hear the odd rumble of thunder from those two. in between these areas, a lot of dry weather and sunshine, areas of dry weather and sunshine, areas of cloud floating around at times but it will feel quite warm in the south—eastern corner. pressure across the north west, looking at 15 to 18 degrees. through this evening and overnight, everything pushes into the north sea. clear skies for a time but then further showers coming across northern ireland and western scotland, accompanied by breezy conditions. and it's going to be a fresher night tonight then

hannah miller is back in new york city. so, paramount, the numbers on the right down, the story behind the write down specific to paramount, what is going on? >> it is similar to one brothers discovery. they are writing down the value of their team a network -- of the tv networks. they have taken to reevaluating their cape -- cable television as streaming continues to grow more popular. what is different here is with paramount you have the backdrop of its deal with skylines. that is expected to finalize in the first half of 2025. there is still a 45-day period where people can submit competing offers, but there is a lot of bullishness because of this pending deal. ed: i'm reading through your story. by the way, hannah miller, pretty new to this be. have busy have you been in those first few weeks of covering the media industry? the paramount part of the story is cost reduction and cost cuts as well. is that directly related to the right down or is that a different story? hannah: before we learned about this right down there

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hannah miller joins us for more. it took investors that bloomberg by surprise. e you by surprise, the fact that this was so close to the unveiling? hannah: it was a bit of a shock. they were very optimistic about it, a lot of excitement. the fact that this is blocked so close to the launch is pretty crazy. ed: the only question i guess is how much chance is there that the injunction kills it altogether? that it just doesn't launch? hannah: we know that warner and fox, they are going to appeal on this. they are arguing that they have a strong case, that fubo doesn't actually add to the tv market that much and that they are providing a skinnier option for customers to use. we are waiting to see what happens. you can't rule it out yet. caroline: we speak to laura martin often on the show, she thinks the injunction gives it a 75% chance of killing venue. she then says look, maybe because of them having lost the nba rights, may be disney and fox go it alone, or espn and fox ado. what ultimately is the fight against? what are the grounds with which the lawyers? hannah:

hannah miller, bbc news.siness editor simonjack injust a moment, but first let's talk to our political correspondent nick eardley, who was watching the prime minister's speech closely. nick, why is he saying this, today? it isa it is a pretty stark message, isn't it? things are going to get worse before they get better. the budget is going to be painful. there are going to be big asks of the country in the next few months. the reason keir starmer is doing it is to try and frame the debate over the coming months. to say to the country, we have been left a dire economic inheritance so when we make the difficult decisions that are coming do not blame us, blame the last lot. the conservatives dispute that and say the economy was on the turn when the general election happened. it is also worth bearing in mind keir starmer now has to make decisions, decisions about what to prioritise and work to potentially cut. those decisions will often be controversial. you need to look at the backlash over the decision to scrap

hannah miller joins me around the desk. interesting to warner bros. market has taken this from paramount. a $6 billion write down, a reconciliation moment that traditional format is under pressure. what is different about paramount? hannah: there is the backdrop of their pending deal with sky dance media, a merger deal. it is supposed to close in 2025. they are working towards it. other bidders can submit offers but there is optimism about how sky dance can transform the business. they identified $2 billion worth of cost efficiencies. manus: a 15% cut in the u.s. workforce. do you think that that is the beginning of the trimming? we talked about it is about sky dance. what does sky dance do with paramount? how do they move paramount forward? this is about sky dance and redbridge coming together. hannah: sky dance partnered with redbird capital. they are drilling down saying that you need to tighten the belt, trim the fat. in june, the three co-ceos a paramount identified $500 million worth of cost cuts. they said on the earnings call yesterday that th

with me is our political correspondent hannah miller. rnment, and we are going to look at how they have responded it is are going to look at how they have resonded , ., t, responded it is one that keir starmer has _ responded it is one that keir starmer has experienced - responded it is one that keir starmer has experienced of| responded it is one that keir - starmer has experienced of dealing with these types of situations, hes says former director of public prosecutionings, he held that role during the 2011 riots and around that time he was seen as someone who was in favour of bringing people to justice very swiftly, rather than necessarily getting too involved in the length of punishments being more suggesting if people see if you get involved in this you will be arrested, you will be charged, you will be convicted, that that is seen as being more of a deterrent and a way to end these kinds of things, he is not shying away at all today from branding the scenes as far right thuggery, his language has been unapologetically tough about th

with me is our political correspondent, hannah miller. ah, of course there have within a number of politicians speaking out today, not least the prime minister. you heard keir starmer a bit there branding this far right thuggery, he has been sounding tough on this violence for several days now, but i think you heard it there again and that language coming from number ten, particularly suggesting they will not tolerate these kinds of scene, he was asked whether it was right to brand everyone taking part as being of the far right, and he said, speaking about the violence, that if you target people because of the colour of their skin or their faith, that is far right, and he said that he is prepared to say so. his warning to those taking part they will regret it, i think is a part of the government's strategy here, their view is that once people see that people have been arrested, charged, and convicted as time goes on, they think that will send a me assembly and stop people gathering in this way, we have also had mosques offered extra securi

here's our political correspondent hannah miller to explain a little bit more about what the ban mayw government was carrying on with plans to gradually ban smoking, so that anyone born in 2009 or later will never legally be able to buy cigarettes. they've been quite open about that. it was a plan from the previous government, and they have said that they will make that law when they get to it. what we've heard today, though, is going quite significantly further, as you say, suggesting that smoking could also be banned outside pubs, restaurants, outside hospitals and sports grounds in england and wales as well. now the department of health and social care say that they don't comment on leaks, but what we are hearing is them suggesting that smoking comes at quite a significant cost. and in their response, they've talked about the number of lives that are impacted by smoking and also the cost to the nhs. and they say it costs the taxpayer billions of pounds as well. so they've been quite clear. the department of health and social care, that they are considering a range of measures, the

government, local authorities, to support us and support communities. 0ur political correspondent, hannah millerion has been from political leaders. a sense of quiet relief here but they are not at the point at all of saying that this is the job done. there's intelligence the policing unit has or protests over the coming weekend, so they are weekend, so they are clearly on the lookout and while last night was encouraging, they are not at the point of saying this is all over and done with. it's really been downing street's strategy all along with justice being seen to be done would have an effect of making people think twice about whether they really want to go out onto the streets and the suggestion is that some tough sentences being handed down yesterday, more sentencing and court appearances due today, some due to be televised sends a message, and that in combination with more police being out in communities has helped to quell some of the violence. there are questions though about if this isn't the end of it, how possible will it be to maintain this level of policing? there is a suggestion fr

let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller who's at westminster.lm night. what as the action been from downing street so far? a, action been from downing street so far? �* , , ., far? a sense of quiet relief here but they are _ far? a sense of quiet relief here but they are not _ far? a sense of quiet relief here but they are not at _ far? a sense of quiet relief here but they are not at the - far? a sense of quiet relief here but they are not at the point - far? a sense of quiet relief here but they are not at the point at l far? a sense of quiet relief here l but they are not at the point at all of saying that this is the job done. this intelligence the policing unit has suggested of further riots or protests over the coming weekend, so they are clearly on the lookout and while last night was encouraging, they are not at the point of saying this is all over and done with. it's really been downing street's strategy all along with justice seeming to be done would have an effect of making people think twice about whether they really want to go out o

our political correspondent, hannah miller.se are the first few we have had in already. the independent leads with a warning from the prime minister to far right thugs — "you'll regret taking part in riots". the metro reads, "riot mobs wreak havoc across britain — shame on you". the financial times also leads with the prime minister's response to the violence, saying starmer reviles violent thuggery as rioting flares again across england. and just to remind, there is comprehensive coverage of the protests and the rights that we've seenin protests and the rights that we've seen in english towns and cities this weekend on the bbc news website —— protests and the riots. the russian opposition activisit vladimir kara—murza, who was sentenced to 25 years in a russian prison for treason, has told the bbc he thought he would die there. mr kara murza, who's a russian—british national, is a journalist and documentary—maker who's been a vocal critic of vladimir putin's regime. on thursday, he was part of the biggest ever east—west prison

caroline: hannah miller all over the focus on fox octomom. let's talk about donald trump. month away from being able to turn his paper social media fortune into cold, hard cash. the question is, is he going to do it? bailey lipschultz can talk about why. this is his media company that sparked, and he could finally come into the tuneup, is a $2 billion? bailey: right now it is $2.2 billion. it depends on where shares are trading. all things being equal donald trump could start selling down that steak, which would be magnitudes higher in terms of value than he has had in any other venture. ed: i kind of want to go back to basics. we are essentially talking about a lock up expiry, and we are talking about a former president and is an insider who can sell shares. it is just a wonderful story. if me basics in more detail, please. bailey: this company went public in march. six months from that debut, on march 26, he would be able to share -- sell shares, alongside those cofounders, former "apprentice" participants, as well as the financier behind the spac that took a public. rel

ed: bloomberg's hannah miller, interesting story, big market move. thank you for keeping us up to date on it. now let's get back to financial markets and bring in causeway c.e.o., fundamental portfolio manager. about $49 billion of assets under management. and we're trying to work out in aggregate whereas going on. the nasdaq 100 has been an interesting index to track this week. the sort of angst disiet of monday -- anxiety of monday faded, on a weekly basis we're still softer. you've got concerns about growth. then we've got some economic data this morning that makes us feel that maybe recession risks are fading and we have a clearer picture on the fed. when you woke up this morning, what was your picture of financial markets? >> it was about the same as it was yesterday. which is reasonably optimistic. and that's a function of, again, so much liquidity added to the u.s. and global economies during and after the pandemic. and much of this is still working through the system. but we have still very strong consumer in the u.s. labor's holding up. wage

bbc earlier, he called it "the government's first big mista ke". 0ur political correspondent, hannah millerhings work in parliament, it could end up being up to the government whether or not the liberal democrats get the vote that they want, but what i think is very significant is the amount of unease that there is about this decision, not just that there is about this decision, notjust among liberal democrat mps but among some labour mps as well. the government has already implied it will find ways to help people who might struggle as a result of the decision that the chancellor has taken. herargument decision that the chancellor has taken. her argument is that she had no choice but to make this decision, because of the state of the public finances, but ed davey this morning was saying that it is a choice and he believes it's the wrong one. i he believes it's the wrong one. i don't think this is the right way forward — don't think this is the right way forward. there are other choices. during _ forward. there are other choices. during the — forward. there are other choices. during the gene

we're joined now by our political correspondent hannah miller. tell us? before he was prime minister, keir starmer said victims' family calls for thejudge led inquiry starmer said victims' family calls for the judge led inquiry with the right way forward to look at what happened and what interventions there could have been, why those did not happen. he said that was the least the families are owed. it also could look at issues of communication, what the families of the victims were told. and were not told, because that is an issue where the prime minister has expressed previously he thinks there may be issues wider within the system that might need to be addressed. we have been told by people in government that commitment to a public inquiry is very much still existing. we currently do not expect to hear anything about it from the prime minister today. the health secretary has said he expects the findings and recommendations in this report to be put into place all across the country and applied to there. we understand the work to do that has begu

hannah miller therefore the today the lebanese militant group hezbollah says it has launched dozens ofli military says most of them were in —— intercepted and there were no casualties. the uk government has called for british nationals in lebanon to leave immediately, wanting the situation could deteriorate rapidly. after the political leader of hamas was killed on wednesday. a woman who complained to the bbc twice about the former broadcaster hugh edwards is having therapy paid for by the corporation. the sunday times says that a woman or rachel struck up a friendship with edwards over social media in 2018. she complained about him to the bbc twice, alleging the relationship was becoming toxic. the bbc spokesman said he has always investigated complaints fully and provided support to those involved was operable because it is making efforts to remove edwards from its archives after he pleaded guilty last week to making indecent images of children. jase later upon my body had been returned to the uk almost two months after the teenager went missing while on holiday in tenerife. a postmo