with sam francis. >> very good afternoon to you from the newsroom at 1:04.nd the top story this lunchtime. well, making everything worse. that was the charge from conservative leader kemi badenoch accusing sir keir starmer of dodging the chancellor's pledge not to raise taxes or to borrow more in the future , in a fiery exchange at future, in a fiery exchange at prime minister's questions earlier, sir keir starmer hit back, though, saying the leader of the opposition wanted all of the benefits of the budget without explaining how she'd pay for it. >> two weeks ago, she stood there and said that she wanted all the investment , there and said that she wanted all the investment, all there and said that she wanted all the investment , all the all the investment, all the benefits of the budget, but she didn't know how she was going to pay didn't know how she was going to pay for it. i noticed that having come here criticising the national insurance rises over and over again on monday, she admitted that she wouldn't reverse the position that we set out . and meanw

but first it's time for the news headlines with sam francis . sam francis. >> dawn charlie, thank you very much. good afternoon to you. it's just after midday. the top story this lunchtime. it is that mps are debating a historic bill today to legalise assisted dying in england and wales, sparking a sharp division in the commons. current uk laws ban any form of assisted dying, but today's decision could pave the way for change. kim leadbeater, the mp leading that charge, opened today's debate with a plea for choice for autonomy and dignity in death. however , opponents are in death. however, opponents are warning it's too big and too flawed to fix. meanwhile, campaigners on both sides of the debate have gathered outside westminster as mps face that free vote on the issue. the commons has until 2:30 this afternoon to vote with the outcome at this stage still unclear as many mps, including the prime minister himself, haven't yet revealed their stance . well, rebecca wilcox, stance. well, rebecca wilcox, the daughter of campaigner and broadcaster da

. headlines with sam francis. >> very good morning to you from the newsroom. >> the top story. well, let's start with that breaking news just in to us on those net migration figures. figures to the uk have risen by 20, fallen by 20% in the year to june 2024, according to the latest ons figures. just out in the last few seconds that number the difference between people arriving in the uk and leaving, now stands at 728,000. in the year to june 2024. as i say, thatis year to june 2024. as i say, that is down from 906,000 in the year to june 2023. those figures reveal the situation inherited by the new labour government, who took office in july. we will have plenty more on that with our home and security editor, mark white, in the next few minutes . a police investigation minutes. a police investigation has been launched into more than five people who may have facilitated the former harrods boss, mohamed al—fayed, in his alleged sexual abuse of dozens of women and girls. the force is reviewing evidence spanning from 1977 to 2014, with the youngest victim , aged 13. al fayed, who vi

first, though, the very latest news with sam francis .is. >> bev and andrew thank you very much and good morning to you. 9:32. well, thousands of displaced residents in southern lebanon are returning home this morning as a ceasefire between israel and hezbollah has begun , israel and hezbollah has begun, ending 14 months of fighting brokered by the us and france. the deal is aimed at a lasting peace, though israel's warning it will resume strikes if hezbollah breaches the agreement . hezbollah breaches the agreement. israeli airstrikes killed 24 people in beirut, the lebanese caphal people in beirut, the lebanese capital, just hours before that ceasefire was announced as hezbollah continued rocket attacks into northern israel . attacks into northern israel. meanwhile, the uk's prime minister, sir keir starmer, has called the ceasefire long overdue, urging a political solution to end the crisis permanently . and aid permanently. and aid organisations are also calling for a truce to be extended into gaza, where fighting there continues here