but it's interesting when we said we talk about the impact of the uk.ested this morning when keir starmer wrote this piece, saying he's worried about the effect on the communities here and how different communities react and process what's happening in the middle east. well, deep concerns of a rise in anti—semitism, deep concerns of a rise in islamophobia. very, very deep concerns about what might happen around about the first anniversary of those terrible attacks on the 7th october. so, yes, they are concerned. but on benjamin netanyahu, i think it's important to say that the israeli prime minister for the last 30 years has been saying that israel's number one adversary is iran because of what they say are the iranian proxies, which are hezbollah to the north, and they would say hamas to the south. and he says that there is going to come a point, he would say, where israel has to seriously confront the iranian regime and all the language from benjamin netanyahu in recent days is that we might be reaching that moment now. and there is a very, very stron

uk. now it looks like the uk have sold them out again.— now it looks like the uk have sold them out again. i wouldn't say the uk. the labour— them out again. i wouldn't say the uk. the labour government, i them out again. i wouldn't say the uk. the labour government, yes, | them out again. i wouldn't say the i uk. the labour government, yes, and people _ uk. the labour government, yes, and people in— uk. the labour government, yes, and people in mauritius are doing what could _ people in mauritius are doing what could be _ people in mauritius are doing what could be things that are being influenced...? could be things that are being influenced. . . ?— could be things that are being influenced...? ~ �* , ., influenced. . . ? weren't these talks started by james _ influenced. . . ? weren't these talks started by james cleverly - influenced. . . ? weren't these talks| started by james cleverly customer yes, after liz truss had a meeting started by james cleverly customer yes, after liz truss

i mean they will destroy the uk. they've only beenin destroy the uk.n in what, 3 or 4 months. and look at the damage they've done already. >> all right. well, thank you very much, charlie. thank you for joining us. and i hope forjoining us. and i hope you'll use your 90 days to come back to the uk and cheer everybody up from time to time. but i'm joined now by the director of research at the adam smith institute, maxwell morley. maxwell. the truth is, the government needs money that we are spending too much. we are at over 100% debt to gdp . the rich over 100% debt to gdp. the rich seem an easy target for any government, and particularly for rachel reeves when she's short of cash. i think you're completely correct here, jake. >> but look, here's the issue, right? i mean, we have taxes an all time high. the adam smith institute does tax freedom day every year. this year, the average taxpayer in the uk worked for 161 days for the treasury and not for themselves. and when we look at the rich, the entrepreneurs, the founders, the entrepreneurs, the founder

it comes as the uk's medicines regulator said that donanemab could be licensed for use in the uk.sease modifying alzheimer's drug to be rejected by the national institute of health and care excellence in a matter of months. our health correspondentjim reed has been explaining to me why there was a lot of optimism around the drug. for the first time, these new drugs that are coming on stream are notjust altering, changing the symptoms of dementia and alzheimer's, but actually trying to do something about the underlying disease. and that's what this does. so we now think that alzheimer's is caused by the build—up of these plaques in your brain called amyloid proteins. and this drug essentially latches on to those proteins and stops them forming, breaks them down. if you give it early enoughin the progression of the disease, early enough after diagnosis. so what we have to decide is, is it worth giving these on a population—wide basis across the nhs? and that's what the health spending watchdog will be looking into today. and it decided that this drug, this one in particular, donanem

we got i the evacuation message from the uk government— the evacuation message from the uk government message from the uk government last night - the evacuation message from the uk government last night at i uk government last night at around — uk government last night at around "urn. _ uk government last night at around 11pm, we _ uk government last night at around 11pm, we have - uk government last night at i around 11pm, we have registered and we _ around 11pm, we have registered and we have _ around 11pm, we have registered and we have tied _ around 11pm, we have registered and we have tied but _ around 11pm, we have registered and we have tied but we - around 11pm, we have registered and we have tied but we are i and we have tied but we are waiting _ and we have tied but we are waiting to _ and we have tied but we are waiting to see _ and we have tied but we are waiting to see if— and we have tied but we are waiting to see if we - and we have tied but we are waiting to see if we have i and we have tied but we arel waiting to see if we have got on the — waiting to see if we have g

the uk condemns _ is unacceptable. the uk condemns the - is unacceptable. unacceptable. the uk - condemns the restrictions on aid access. they must enable more aides to enter now. there can be no justification more aides to enter now. there can be nojustification for denying civilians access to essential supplies. we are also gravely concerned by is really knesset legislation voted today which seeks to curtail unrwa's ability to operate. israel must abide by its obligations and ensure unrwa can continue to provide essential services to those suffering in gaza in the west bank. those suffering in gaza in the west bank-— those suffering in gaza in the west bank. joining me now is the former— west bank. joining me now is the former spokesperson - west bank. joining me now is the former spokesperson forl the former spokesperson for unrwa chris turner. thank you forjoining in the context. my first question, to get your reaction and thoughts on what this will mean, this ban, for the humanitarian situation in gaza. i the humanitarian situation in gaza. . , , the h

£63 billion coming into the uk economy— £63 billion coming into the uk economy is a really good thingreally good thing for us as a _ economy is a really good thing for us as a country. i am back into business — us as a country. i am back into business now and i will be welcoming that as _ business now and i will be welcoming that as well. i think only about 10% of it is— that as well. i think only about 10% of it is new. — that as well. i think only about 10% of it is new, announced today. a lot of it is new, announced today. a lot of that _ of it is new, announced today. a lot of that was — of it is new, announced today. a lot of that was from auctions before the data centres that were announced and those _ data centres that were announced and those things that will come in, but overall— those things that will come in, but overall there is the package. what we have _ overall there is the package. what we have got to see now is the budget and because that package has been announced, that is why they are talking — announced, that is why they are talking about it now. but we have to see

and we spoke to the israeli ambassador to the uk this morning.markable how whatever you think of this, and some people will think that this is admirable that this is terrible, but there is no question that that government right now is absolutely in a place where they say, we will only stop this when we have taken out these terror groups, as described by many governments. she was crystal clear about this, that this ends when israel ends hamas and hezbollah. and then, on the other hand, we spoke to somebody from iran. very unusual. we were pleased to speak to the former vice president of iran this morning. and she essentially pretty much justified what iran did to israel on october the 7th. her position was also completely entrenched. and there's a very important difference between those two countries. we were talking about it yesterday. israel is a democracy. iran is not a democracy. they lock up political prisoners. many people in iran, as we talked about yesterday, are deeply unhappy with what the regime has done. but it was so striking how, in

goes into the uk.preciate your time. that was jordan sinclair from robinhood. for more on the robinhood rollout, head to cnbc.com. of course. >>> as we approach the end of the show, here are the four things to get you up to speed ahead of the open on wall street. heavy on the fed speak today. we will hear from the dallas fed president lorie logan and neel kashkari and jeff schmid and san francisco fed president mary daly. all due to speak today. the imf world bank meetings are due to start this monday. companies will deliver with boeing and tesla in the mix. speaking of boeing, it reached a tentative deal with the striking workers. a vote is set for wednesday. and as we continue to approach the end of the show, i want to get a brief check on how we are trading in it europe this more than morning. we have seen a futuredmuted ses far today. we are seeing investors trying to understand what is happening in the united states amid the u.s. election. still a lot of question marks of stimulus measures from ch

it reveal deals worth billions of the uk economy.— the uk economy.ntral london - the uk economy. it is a seen | live in central london waiting for that to me to get going. the dubai —based logistics firm dp world reveals £1 billion plan to expand the london gateway container port. dawn stugess was poisioned by a nerve agent in salisbury six years ago. today the public inquiry into her death begins. four israeli solders are killed and many more people wounded, in a hezbollah drone attack on an army base in northern israel. in the next few minutes so keir starmer will promise to get rid of red tape that holds back investment investment at a major business conference in london. the prime minister will promise to scrap regulation that in his words needlessly hold back investment. the owner of piano terriers, dp world, has revealed a £1 billion plan to

the famous letters and _ uk's largest market. the famous letters and the _ uk's largest market. letters and the budget fiasco - letters and the budget fiasco of years past. so there is a real opportunity here minister and the chancellor to say that britain is open for business, but they have to follow up. yeah. he was boasting today that there is stability. you can well boast that there is stability because he has a whopping majority, and he is at the beginning of a tyrant, but i guess some of that stability will flow from the budget, which we don't have yet. the buduet which we don't have yet. the budget is _ which we don't have yet. the budget is really _ which we don't have yet. tue: budget is really where which we don't have yet. tte: budget is really where the rubber hits the road, and that is october 30. we are starting to see the kind of dance going on about working within the labour party's manifesto, which said that it wouldn't raise taxes using the three most typical means for the treasury to do that, national insurance, vat, and capital gains. it does not live in a lo

this crossing into the uk is incredibly dangerous. i crossing into the uk is incredibly dangerous.ibly dangerous. i am well aware- won — incredibly dangerous. i am well aware. won and _ incredibly dangerous. i am well aware. won and that _ incredibly dangerous. i am well aware. won and that doesn't i aware. won and that doesn't stop you? why not? i have no other choice he replies, if i return to vietnam i have nothing there, i sold my house but it was not enough to pay off my debt. in but it was not enough to pay off my debt-— off my debt. in britain, meanwhile, _ off my debt. in britain, meanwhile, the - off my debt. in britain, meanwhile, the police | off my debt. in britain, i meanwhile, the police are concerned that many of the vietnamese are being trafficked here as has happened in the past. i here as has happened in the ast. ., ., , here as has happened in the ast. . . , i” here as has happened in the ast. . . , ., past. i am arresting you on facilitating _ past. i am arresting you on facilitating entry _ past. i am arresting you on facilitating entry of - past. i am arrestin

it comes as the uk's medicines regulator said the drug could be licensed for use in the uk.ing alzheimer's drug to be rejected by the national institute of health and care excellence, also known as nice, in a matter of months. we will have much more on that story here on bbc news. let's turn to the middle east where there have been more strikes overnight in lebanon. this is the skyline in beirut this morning after strikes were reported in baabda which is a southern — suburb of beirut. which is a southern suburb of beirut. it comes as america's top diplomat, antony blinken, continues his visit in the region. he was in israel on tuesday, he'll now be visiting saudi arabia, qatar and the uae. in israel, he urged prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to capitalise on the recent killing of the hamas leader yahya sinwar by securing the release of all hostages and ending the conflict in gaza. yolande knell, our middle east correspondent explained how the fighting in northern gaza has led to a dire humanitarian situation and has hampered the urgently needed un polio vaccination progra

nearly all uk mcdonald's are independent franchises.ands while the victims were employed there. the owners of both franchises, claude abi gerges and ahmet mustafa, declined our request for an interview, but on behalf of the two franchisees, the uk headquarters of mcdonald's said it was: ..and to: it said the current franchisee had cooperated closely with police, and only at this stage had he become: the enslavement in the caxton mcdonald's was just one part of the gangs slavery enterprise. another homeless victim we're calling tobias. he doesn't want to be identified. he, too, was lured to the uk with false promises of a better life. translation: every person l who comes from abroad thinks they will earn a lot of money. i thought i will buy a cottage or something like that in the czech republic, you know? one dreams. tobias worked in the cambridgeshire mcdonald's for two months but overnight, he was handed to ernest devenak�*s brother zdenek and trafficked to london. we obeyed like mules. we feared for our lives. we were like robots. if

it’s important to the us and uk? it's been an important to the us and uk?e us essentially has a lease with the uk, its close alliance partner. in the lease is actually set to expire in 2036, so resolving this dispute, it actually provides some security about the future of the base because there is now this 99 year time and for the us, it really avoids the headache of this controversy looming for the next decade. it headache of this controversy looming for the next decade.— for the next decade. it seems like a iositive for the next decade. it seems like a positive agreement _ for the next decade. it seems like a positive agreement on _ for the next decade. it seems like a positive agreement on many - for the next decade. it seems like a positive agreement on many sides. | for the next decade. it seems like a| positive agreement on many sides. i saw that a community organisation that was asked said they were not consulted in these negotiations nor were indigenous inhabitants. so why were indigenous inhabitants. so why were they not included in the process. i

you've come to the uk illegally.sisting other people to come here illegally. at the same time, you're taking british taxpayers' money to be fed, to be sheltered here in the uk. i just do paperwork. i help people to travel. i don't force them to take certain routes. why have you chosen to talk to us, to tell us all this, about all the crimes that you've been party to? i want people in vietnam to understand the truth that life here is no better. they should stay at home rather than make a dangerousjourney and get deeper into debt. andrew harding reporting there. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. sir keir starmer has been preparing for his government's first budget. the prime minister said the country had to �*embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality�*. this is not 1997. when the economy was decent, but public services were on their knees. and it�*s not 2010 where public services were strong at the public finances were weak. we have to deal with both sides of that coin. these are unprecedented circu

now, the uk has situation.slands after more than half a century. the deal, reached after years of negotiations, will see britain hand over the chagos islands to china ally mauritius. it includes the tropical atoll of diego garcia, which is home to a military base which is used by the uk and the us. under the agreement, though, the base will remain under uk and us. jurisdiction for at least the next 99 years. however, several prominent conservatives have criticised the move as weak, with leadership hopeful robert jenrick saying it's a dangerous capitulation that will hand our territory to an ally of beijing and anti—racism campaigner and founder of kick it out. lord herman ouseley has died aged 79. herman ouseley has died aged 79. he was chairman of kick it out for 25 years, which he founded to tackle racism and discrimination in football. the charity announced lord owsley's death on its official x account, saying we are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of lord herman ouseley after a short illness. thos

nearly all uk mcdonald�*s are independent franchises. the victims were employed there. the owners of both franchises, claude abi—gerges and ahmet mustafa, declined our request for an interview. but on behalf of the two franchisees, the uk headquarters of mcdonald�*s said it was, "committed to continuing to learn and share about this "ever—evolving issue," and to, "take any further action that "helps every employee spot the associated risks and "warning signs." it said the current franchisee had cooperated closely with police, and only at this stage had he become, "exposed to the full depth of these horrific, complex "and sophisticated crimes." the enslavement in the caxton mcdonald was just one part of the gang�*s slavery enterprise. another homeless victim...we�*re calling tobias. he doesn�*t want to be identified. he, too, was lured to the uk with false promises of a better life. translation: every person l who comes from abroad thinks they will earn a lot of money. i thought i will buy a cottage or something like that - in the czech r

you've come to the uk illegally.still breaking the law by assisting other people to come here illegally. at the same time, you're taking british taxpayers�* money to be fed, to be sheltered here in the uk. i just do paperwork. i help people to travel. i don't force them to take certain routes. i think a lot of british people watching this will not buy that. they will say that you are a criminal and that you should hand yourself in to the police. i don't think i'm breaking the law here. i'm only breaking the law in vietnam. why have you chosen to talk to us, to tell us all this, about all the crimes that you've been party to? i want people in vietnam to understand the truth that life here is no better. they should stay at home rather than make a dangerousjourney and get deeper into debt. but back in france, the smuggling goes on, and we're now trying to contact a different and elusive vietnamese gang operating near dunkirk. looks like the plan is working. my colleague here, she's been posing as a vietnamese migrant. s

around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news.as — which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments — has told the bbc that the crisis they provoked in the middle east, which has led to the deaths of thousands of people in the last year, is justified. the deputy leader of hamas, khalil al haya, said the october 7th?attacks, which killed 1200 people, mostly israeli civilians, were necessary to place the issue of palestinian statehood back on the global agenda. he insisted without it, the cycle of violence in the middle east would not end. 0ur international editorjeremy bowen has sent this report. with an israeli attack looming, iran and its allies are trying to rally. the iranian president was in qatar, embracing khalil al—hayya and the political leadership of hamas, whose attack on israel last october started a year of war and a crisis that is deepening. khalil al—hayya became the most senior hamas leader outside gaza after israel assassinated his predecessor, ismail haniyeh, in july. one of the most se

and the uk decision to hand back sovereignty to mauritius. 0f sovereignty to mauritius.course, the focus was on that carbon capture project and we can speak to our climate correspondentjonah fisher who correspondent jonah fisher who was following correspondentjonah fisher who was following that speech. jonah, the prime minister really was talking about the economic and capital investment impact of this project rather than climate change are so want to do make of what he had to say? i to do make of what he had to sa ? ~' ., , ., to do make of what he had to sa? ~' , ., say? i think he was at pains to stress he _ say? i think he was at pains to stress he was _ say? i think he was at pains to stress he was part _ say? i think he was at pains to stress he was part of- say? i think he was at pains to stress he was part of a - say? i think he was at pains to | stress he was part of a broader strategy of investment and it would deliverjobs to the two clusters both on the west coast, on merseyside, and on the east coast on teesside, so there where those two key messages there. h

what you think the uk government should now do? i think the uk government should now do?? i thinki should back down, i now do? ithinki should back down, ithink— now do? i thinki should back down, i think it _ now do? i thinki should back down, i think it is _ now do? i thinki should back down, i think it is a _ now do? i thinki should back down, i think it is a sad - now do? i thinki should back down, i think it is a sad state j down, i think it is a sad state when the former colonial power from whom the commonwealth derives says you can't talk to us about things that are embarrassing or possibly expensive in the future. what is the commonwealth for if not for having debates? keir starmer said this morning he wants to look to the future and not the past but i don't think britain with its very dubious past in slavery under other colonial issues, can look to the future as an international country without coming more to peace with the past. they should listen to the commonwealth nations and move forward and have some talks. tell me about your own family's history on this. is

some of them reside in the uk, some of them reside in the uk, some of them reside in the uk, some of. >> some of them reside pretty much empty islands. in the early 19th century, because we hoisted everybody out and we put no, no, sorry, the french put slaves there. >> the french press later. and then we hoisted them out. >> they were hardly populated. they're nowhere near mauritius. they're nowhere near mauritius. the people who are got nothing to do with mauritius, to mauritius. >> they want to go back because they have families there. their family are buried, but they're not going to be able to go back to diego garcia anyway because it's going to remain our base. it will remain an air base. >> so what's going to be secure? >> so what's going to be secure? >> but it will be an airbase it up. but the people in mauritius who lived there, who originally from the chagos islands, will be able to go back and be in the indian territory. >> the abject surrender of a socialist government that doesn't believe in national security. bear in mind half of this minute they've james cleverly start

the uk military personnel and weaons iran? the uk military personnel and weapons have _ iran?ent will be doing. —— helping israel stop the incoming rockets. this is a different question. it is this is a different question. it is riaht for this is a different question. it is right for a _ this is a different question. it is right for a very _ this is a different question. it 3 right for a very strong position to be taken over defence of israel. but i think we have to move to what sir malcolm rifkind describes so well as the opportunity for people to lift their rise to peace. i make this point, it was following the intifada we got to the oslo accord. the darkest of days. we got to the oslo accord which very nearly worked. when the guns are silenced and finally this awful slaughter we have seen over the last 12 months comes to an end, building on the abraham accord, a real opportunity now for the region to engage on a serious political dialogue which leads to a two—state solution and to draw the poison that has caused such trouble in the region and internationally. the abraham ac

what should the uk do?might find ourselves drawn into a middle eastern war. >> well, we should do the same as we did back in april, which is when the uk, jordan, saudi, the us and other countries stepped in and protected israel from iranian ballistic missiles. the difference here is that at that time, israel , the difference here is that at that time, israel, iran the difference here is that at that time, israel , iran gave the difference here is that at that time, israel, iran gave us 3 or 4 days notice. they were going to launch this ballistic barrage at at israel. they haven't done that this time. perhaps they've given enough nofice perhaps they've given enough notice privately that the uk and the us have been , as i say, the us have been, as i say, pre—positioned assets to be able to take them down. my concern is that that time hasn't taken so there is a much greater risk this time that ballistic missiles could land on israeli shores and hurt israelis. >> well, we heard from mark white, they're saying 20

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are with business today.g giant boeing. on friday, boeing announced a raft ofjob cuts, some 10% of its workforce — that's around 17,000 jobs to go from executives to managers to factory workers. chief executive kelly 0rtberg said the downsizing was necessary to "align with our financial reality". meanwhile, a month—long strike by some 33,000 workers is continuing after talks appeared to fall apart last week. let's go live to seattle and talk to mike dunlop, independent aviation analyst and author of the art of the turnaround. good to talk to you again on a bbc. what is your take on this latest announcement? is the chief executive right as they we have no choice on this, this is a financial reality? i we have no choice on this, this i is a financial reality?- is a financial reality? i think they are — is a financial reality? i think they are correct, _ is a financial reality? i think they are correct, it - is a financial reality? i think they are correct, it is - is a financial reality? i think they are correc

so why not the uk? they're not seeing _ uk? so why not the uk? they're not seeing l _ uk? might of— uk? so why not the uk? they're not seeing i might of if, - uk? so why not the uk? they're not seeing i might of if, it's - not seeing i might of if, it's a mature one, they say it's all right for them palestinian people, we will do it... either recognising — people, we will do it... either recognising state _ people, we will do it... either recognising state first - people, we will do it... either recognising state first our - recognising state first our peace process versa, or do they come together?— come together? we're telling them recognising _ come together? we're telling them recognising a _ come together? we're telling l them recognising a palestinian state is a prerequisite for peace, not a by—product. it's important when you come and you deliverfor important when you come and you deliver for the cause of peace, you spend political capital and use a here is the path forward. the path forward is to states. if you believe in two states, confirm it by your actions and n

it concluded last year that the uk _ questions.r that the uk owed - questions. it concluded last| year that the uk owed more questions. it concluded last - year that the uk owed more than £18 trillion in reparations for their involvement in slavery in different countries. we are talking about massive figures. do most people involved in the process want to see it start with a talk about financial reparation? ihla with a talk about financial reparation?— with a talk about financial rearation? , ., , reparation? no because that is not the way — reparation? no because that is not the way in _ reparation? no because that is not the way in which _ reparation? no because that is not the way in which we - reparation? no because that is not the way in which we do - not the way in which we do reparations or apparent true justice. they all begin with truth seeking. that's what i was happy to hear keir starmer gesturing towards the need to engage in research around this. we have to make sure that the nation understands what slavery entailed. w

the uk growth forecast from _ anticipated. the uk growth forecast from the - anticipated.% last year, 2.2% next year — the uk does not fare particularly well with other g7 nations, why is that? we seem to be doing better than your overall, but if you look at the us in particular, they've had a continuation of stemless packages, so there's a huge element of subsidy going on, they also have the ira which is the inflection reduction act —— inflation reduction act —— inflation reduction act, so that is assisting them there, it's had less of an impact on the energy crisis then we've had. so that's as far as the us is concerned. but as far as the rest of the matter is concerned... we are just under 100%. loads of other countries in europe are suffering quite significantly. germany has hardly grown, in fact it may be in recession for the whole of 2024, and who knows what will happen after that. so they've been very badly affected by russia. so were not doing that badly from that point of view. the budget is coming up, what are you expecting? there's lots of measures about capital

if he was in the uk he would be arrested.icance of the internet with terrorism acts. it is undoubtedly the major thing that has happened since i started myjob. finnish police wouldn't comment, but said it was aware of the matter. the uk government told us it wouldn't let the internet serve as a haven for those seeking division in our communities. but mr rasanen is free and his telegram social media posts are still open for him to use. downing street says sir keir starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality that he received since becoming prime minister — following an ongoing controversy over donations. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. in brussels today, the prime minister wanted to focus on relations with european leaders, but the issue of freebies followed him here. keir starmer announced he'd repaid some of what he's received in gifts, saying it was the right thing to do as he looks to tighten the rules for ministers. we came in as a government of change. we are now going to brin

this suggests that what the uk has done is probably pretty similar to what the uk did back in april,me iran launched ballistic missile attacks on israel, so what happened with the us, uk and french forces were involved in either helping to shoot down those missiles or help to provide reconnaissance and intelligence, and john healey talking about how he wants to thank all british personnel involved in the operation for their courage and professionalism, and then he says the uk stands firmly behind israel's right to defend its country and its people against threats. �* , country and its people against

the uk's agreement with mauritius. the uk�*s foreign secretary david lammy said to...resident joe biden described to diego garcia as a facility which plays a vital role in... he said it enables the united states to support operations that demonstrate our shared commitment to regional stability, provide rapid response to crises, and counter some of the most challenging security threats we face. with me is our correspondent andrew harding. you know a lot about this area. just to recap for us. we have talked a little bit about the history. but a little bit more about the history leading up to this decision. it about the history leading up to this decision.— this decision. it goes back to 1968 when — this decision. it goes back to 1968 when mauritius - this decision. it goes back to 1968 when mauritius was - this decision. it goes back to i 1968 when mauritius was given its independence from the british owned by —— empire. it decided it was going to keep the mauritius archipelago for itself. it had already cut a secret deal with the americans to allow them to use the bigge

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. tech titans to report this week, posting a jump in profits after the bell on tuesday, driven by strong growth in its cloud computing business. ritika gupta has the details from new york for us. alphabet reported third—quarter sales that topped analyst expectations — the parent company of google was helped by steady growth in its digital advertising business, and an ai—drivenjump in demand for cloud services. alphabet reported a profit of $2.12 per share while revenue increased 15% to $88 billion. their ceo said investments in al were paying off in use and sales in its search and cloud businesses. as the main search business matures, google is betting on growth in its cloud division which supplies computing power, software and services to other companies. google drew more cloud customers using ai expertise to gain ground on rivals amazon and microsoft. staying with tech, and another set of results, from snapchat�*s parent company, snap. the social media giant posted better than expecte

., . , affect vaccine uptake in the uk? ., . ., uk? there are concerns about a piateauing _ uk?e concerns about a plateauing of vaccine _ uk? there are concerns about a plateauing of vaccine uptake - plateauing of vaccine uptake across a whole range of diseases. for childhood vaccines, there have been a resurgence in things like hooping cough and that is a concern, because the uk is not hitting the targets it needs to for vaccine coverage. it is absolutely vital that anyone who has seen this article doesn't then say, well, actually, i'm not going to have my covid jab or take my child for theirjabs. my covid jab or take my child fortheirjabs. it my covid jab or take my child for theirjabs. it is very much the case that the benefits of immunisation vastly outweigh any risks, and this particular vaccine, this particular concern over the astrazeneca vaccine, which is no longer used, does seem to be responsible for a huge spike in vaccine damage payment claims and awards and that vaccine is no longer used.— no longer used. and 'ust a little earlier �* no longer used. and 'ust a littl

you will hear from boost growth in the uk. you will hearfrom keir starmer boost growth in the uk.bout cutting red tape as one way of doing so. all eyes also on the budget which will come at the end of the month. henry, thank ou. the strictly come dancing professional, katya jones, has dismissed suggestions that her celebrity partner wynne evans made herfeel uncomfortable during saturday's show. clips from the programme show her moving his hand when he puts it on her waist and her appearing to avoid a high five from him. in a video posted on social media, jones later said the incidents were an "insidejoke" between the pair. a three—armed robot has successfully conducted a concert orchestra in germany. the robot, which was holding three glowing batons, guided the musicians of the dresden sinfoniker through a specifically composed piece of music. it took two years to develop and train the machine to successfully conduct the orchestra. artistic director markus rindt said it wasn't intended to replace human conductors, but to perform complex music that might be otherwise impossible. bu

its in favour didn't mean what many have imjthe uk. its in favwe're at for the uk.ows we're at the forefront of another energy revolution. coal was a key part of the industrial revolution, but we've now made technological progress, and it now means that we can generate electricity in the uk without relying on the most polluting of sources of energy. coal produces twice as much carbon dioxide per unit of electricity that than gas, and so we've been very successful in moving away from coal. we now rely for most of our electricity on renewables, clean renewables and about a quarter of our electricity comes from natural gas . gas. >> well, first of all, let me just quibble on the term polluting, because carbon dioxide isn't polluting. it may have consequences for the temperature, but it's not like particulates or dust getting out. it's not dirty in that sense. and our electricity is use this ration their own energy use this winter. are these not just reminders of how net zero is making us cold and poor? well, i'm joined now by bob ward policy and communications director

it is and again on the agenda for the uk government?— uk government?ng back because it _ uk government? it is coming back because it is _ uk government? it is coming back because it is so - uk government? it is coming back because it is so much. l back because it is so much. we're talking about trillions of dollars going to these countries and of course they're going to keep mentioning it. but it's a shame that the commonwealth heads of government meeting has reverted to form, which is to be a debating shop. the commonwealth has had huge opportunities, especially to become something more than just a talking shop. it could become an economic union, it could become an economic powerhouse, it could strike deals and be on visas and trade, and on climate change and yet it is allowing itself to be donated by this issue, which is not going to be answered in the coming year over the coming ten years and probably not even the coming 100 years because it is impossible, impossible to quantify how much is owed and by whom. and by the way, britain is not the only c

we are reporting the uk government _ middle east?uk government is - middle east? we are reporting the uk government is looking | middle east? we are reporting i the uk government is looking to extricate or to evacuate its british national from extricate or to evacuate its british nationalfrom lebanon, british national from lebanon, the british nationalfrom lebanon, the many civilians have such a luxury, how are they or if you can give us summary action to what's been going on in the ground there with response to these incursions and the attacks from the errors well israel? ., . ., attacks from the errors well israel? ., ., ., _ israel? you are right to say that for many _ israel? you are right to say that for many lebanese - that for many lebanese citizens, they don't really have a choice of where to go and for some of them, coming from those poorer areas in the south or the areas in the cities here, they haven't had any way to go as people have been living on the streets for several days now with their children, with whatever they c

now up next, new research shows that despite being an island , the uk is the being an island, the ukthe big question is this just how have we to this point? and what, anything, can be done about it? welcome back gb tonight with me martin daubney now britain has been revealed as the illegal migrant migrants capital of europe, with a shocking new study from oxford university estimating up to 745,000 asylum seekers are currently in the country. that's accounting for 1% of the total population. now, this figure surpasses france's 300,000 and places the uk even ahead of germany, which has around 700,000. finally, we've beaten germany at something. but today, in separate exclusive research by gb news reveals a foreign prisoners league of shame that shows albanian nationals are by far the worst offenders. astonishingly, this is research that i did with my son over the weekend. astonishingly , albanians are astonishingly, albanians are 14.5 times more likely to be jailed in britain than brits. now, all of this research coincides with a surge in dangerous channel crossings, as 973 migrants br

-_ it's crossover from the us to the uk... ~ �* ., the uk... of _ the uk... we've gone global, we done it with a lot of holidays. - done it with a lot of holidays. get a — done it with a lot of holidays. get a lot _ done it with a lot of holidays. get a lot of candy and ruin some _ get a lot of candy and ruin some teeth along the way, that's— some teeth along the way, that's another american export for the — that's another american export for the brits of the world. we ma 'ust for the brits of the world. we may just have _ for the brits of the world. - mayjust have where i live a pumpkin carving competition which is fiercely fought every halloween, i can tell you. and then onto your story mutaz ahmed which is my favourite one of the day. we've been talking a lot about space missions and the northern lights, and this concerns the aurora but more to it than meets the eye? if i talked about _ it than meets the eye? if i talked about the beauty of the sky, would you stop and reflect on the beauty of nature or would you think there was a tomato fact

to the uk.ng the irony here is that we don't allow the argentinian claim on the falklands or on gibraltar from spain , because we gibraltar from spain, because we regularly survey what the people there want. we haven't surveyed this government, what the chagossians want and perhaps they should. >> and david lammy there was saying this decision was critical for our national security. the usa strongly encourage us to do a deal. he then talked about we have an opfion then talked about we have an option on the lease 99 years, 99 years. chris is the blink of an eyelid to the chinese dragon. its fangs will be dripping . they its fangs will be dripping. they will be wooing. they'll have the rose between their teeth. they'll try and get mauritius on board. they'll be. they'll be delighted . mauritius could be up delighted. mauritius could be up for grabs. >> mauritius is a sovereign country, but china has interests in mauritius. that's what you're alluding to. it may be in 99 years, we don't want to have

the uk. capital london. these are protesters that have been denouncing israel's crimes in gaza and lebanon, the bombing of civilian areas, killing women and children, and what they have been arrested for is simply demanding a ceasefire and... as an end to israeli crimes in palestine and lebanon, you can see these protesters sitting down on the street surrounded by security forces, these protesters have been taking part in demonstration today, calling an end to israeli crimes against palestine, lebanon, they have also been calling on the british government to... to halt its arms sales to the israeli regime, stopping supplying those arms and weapons. that is basically the message that they have been trying to get across as they try to make their voices heard in a one of the countries, western countries that advocates democracy and freedom of speech and freedom of expression, you can see these... protesters that have been arrested by the uk police, they are sitting there surrounded by security forces and they'r

we politicians that was known across the uk.— politicians that was known across the uk._ across the uk. we have seen tributes from the former - across the uk. we have seen l tributes from the former prime minister david cameron, and the current feminist keir starmer, and that is evidence of someone who made an impact will be on the scottish border. when we consider his time in office, for all the good and bad and the rest of it, no one can take away from him that he was a substantial generational politician.— substantial generational olitician. ., ,., ., politician. on that point, how important — politician. on that point, how important was _ politician. on that point, how important was the _ politician. on that point, how important was the 2014 - important was the 2014 referendum that many people believe it was him that secured that with the prime minister david cameron? in that with the prime minister david cameron?— that with the prime minister david cameron? , ., david cameron? in the run-up to 2014, we had — david cameron? in the run-up to 2014, we had the _ david c

today in the uk we are talkin: here. today in the uk we are talking about _ here.and you are saying that this is the finance cop, where it is about the money, thatis where it is about the money, that is where it gets difficult because many are happy to pledge and agree to promises but when it comes to providing the money to make it happen, isn't that where it is very hard to come to agreement? certainly that is where it is very difficult. last year at cop 28, we noticed many countries pledging to offer millions of dollars to a loss and damage fund that was set up and damage fund that was set up and that fund will enable this money to flow from the big emitters to the communities and countries that really needed, that are on the of climate change, and at this cop, i think we are going to have an opportunity to look those pledges in the eye and look —— make sure we are faithfully executing on what was promised. what have come on harris and donald trump said about this? it has been quite interesting, climate change has not made the headlines in this campaign season. i

there is some breaking news in the uk. campaigners have won a victory in theirfight the uk.store winter fuel payments to pensioners. we will talk a little bit more about that with our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. give us a sense of what more we know and why this legal battle was so important. it this legal battle was so important.— this legal battle was so imortant. , ., ., important. it is not a victory et, important. it is not a victory yet. but _ important. it is not a victory yet. but what _ important. it is not a victory yet, but what they - important. it is not a victory yet, but what they found . important. it is not a victory| yet, but what they found out todayis yet, but what they found out today is that a judge has granted permission for the case to proceed to a full hearing in january. this case was raised by a couple in an area of scotland called north lanarkshire he found that they were ineligible for a winter fuel payment following changes announced by first the uk government and then the scottish government. the uk chancellor rachel reeves announced th

reparations could cost the uk billions of dollars.hile king charles and queen camilla are present for the commonwealth heads of government meeting. the couple will complete a day of engagements before meeting commonwealth leaders at the end of the week. frederick mitchell is the foreign minister of the bahamas. i think at the moment caricom countries want the conversation to start about it. there appears to be even a reluctance to have the conversation start. many of the institutions in the uk have already conceded the point of apology, the british government isn't quite there. but at this time the discussion needs to be had about the history of this and the ill effects of what happened after slavery was abolished which continue to affect our societies today. that was the foreign minister of the bahamas. our political editor chris mason gathered the thoughts of sir keir starmer on the way to samoa. the british prime minister emphasising to us on the plane here, the 28—hourjourney from the uk, but as far as the conversation about repar

around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news.king in the west midlands ahead of the budget on wednesday. he said the country had to "embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality". he talked about bus fares, prisons and small businesses and told critics planning to challenge his choices to come up with an alternative plan. here's a little of what he said. these are unprecedented circumstances. but the budget the chancellor will deliver on wednesday will prevent devastating austerity in our public services and prevent a disastrous path for our public finances. that's the reality of what would happen if we'd stuck to tory spending plans. and it's why we never, unlike the opposition in �*97 and 2010, committed to the same spending plans. sir keir also promised a budget in favour of working people, despite some of the difficulties he and other ministers have had in terms of producing a definition of the term. every decision that we will make in the future will be made with working people in our minds. —— our minds i. people have been wor