uk. this is bbc news. to poland next. the british prime minister is visting warsaw today.ime minister tusk for talks in the polish capital. 0ur correspondent will vernon has the latest from warsaw. the uk prime minister is due to arrive here in warsaw a little bit later today, he will be holding talks as you say with the polish prime minister donald tusk. they are expected to sign a defence and security agreement that will lead to more military cooperation between the countries and some investment announcements will be made as well. but expected to be high on the agenda is ukraine. the pm is on his way here from kyiv, yesterday he signed a 100 year pact with the country, pledged more support for ukrainian troops and he also discussed with president zelensky potential western security guarantees for ukraine. there's been a lot of talk recently about potentially the start of ceasefire negotiations or peace talks between ukraine and russia, but in return for that, ukraine wants the west to guarantee its security, ensure that russia does not use any pause in the fighting to re

uk. we hearfrom one of the youngest suivivors from the auschwitz concentration camp in poland, as the 80th anniversary of its liberation approaches. the un has described the need for aid in gaza as "staggering," as most palestinians returning to their homes following sunday's ceasefire have found them destroyed. health authorities in gaza estimate that 10,000 people are unaccounted for. without heavy lifting equipment, gazans are forced to dig through rubble by hand, looking for what remains of the missing. fergal keane reports from jerusalem. the missing are here somewhere. at least 10,000. for the most part, the searchers have no ireland and the uk. we hearfrom one of the youngest suivivors from anniversary of its liberation approaches. the un has described the need for aid in gaza as "staggering," as most palestinians returning to their homes following sunday's ceasefire have found them destroyed. health authorities in gaza estimate that 10,000 people are unaccounted for. without heavy lifting equipment, gazans are forced to dig through rubble by hand, looking for what remains of the mi

uk, this is bbc news. ceremonies have begun in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp accompanied by the polish president have laid flowers at the camp's death wall where ss men executed thousands of prisoners. more than1 million people, mainlyjews, were people, mainly jews, were killed people, mainlyjews, were killed in auschwitz before the soviet army seized the camp. the date has since been designated holocaust memorial day to mark the more than 6 millionjews killed by the nazis, as well as victims of more recent genocides. here is a brief history of what happened at auschwitz. auschwitz, also known as auschwitz—birkenau, opened in 19a0. it started as a concentration and labour camp and was transformed into the nazis' most notorious extermination camp and it was built on the site of a german army barracks in occupied poland. auschwitz was the largest of approximately aa,000 concentration camps and ghettos created across nazi occupied europe and north africa during world war ii. the nazis, under the orders of adolf hitler, deported jews from all over europe to auschw

uk, bringing a record gust of 114mph. we hearfrom one of the youngest suivivors from the auschwitz concentration camp in poland, as the 80th anniversary of its liberation approaches. the un says the need for aid in gaza is staggering, as palestinians return to their destroyed homes following sunday's ceasefire. we speak to the cast of the brutalist, which is one of the oscars' most nominated films this year. the uk government has banned farmers from the emergency use of a bee—killing pesticide. days into the gaza ceasefire, hamas is expected to hand over to israel the names of four hostages that will be released on saturday. meanwhile, israeli forces have been carrying out a major military operation in and around the west bank city ofjenin since tuesday. army vehicles are currently controlling the entrance tojenin�*s main hospital and have blocked access to its refugee camp, home to both civilians and armed palestinian groups. israel has said it aims to destroy the armed groups there — backed by hamas and palestinian islamichhad — and stop them carrying out attacks against israeli targets. but civilians have also been kill

uk, bringing record gusts of 114mph. we hearfrom one of the youngest suivivors from the auschwitz concentration camp in poland, as the 80thnniversary of its liberation approaches. 52 years injail for the killer of three primary schoolgirls from southport. the local mp says the sentence is "too lenient." after weeks of backstabbing, deceit and round tables, the traitors season three comes to an end tonight. let's return to storm eowyn which is bringing potential life threatening winds to ireland and the uk. a rare red warning for northern ireland and the scottish central belt, which means a danger to life is now in place. many schools and large parts of the transport network will be closed in these areas. more than 700,000 homes and businesses in the republic of ireland and 93,000 in northern ireland are without power with me is our weather presenter ben rich. a red weather warning, which is rare? , . , , ., rare? yes, and this is an extremely _ rare? yes, and this is an extremely powerful - rare? yes, and this is an i extremely powerful storm, unusually powerful. we have not seen one like this for quite some time. the red

uk, this is bbc news. on monday, the world will mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz—birkenau. 0pened by the nazis in occupied polandhe most notorious extermination camp. more than a million people were murdered there, the majority of them jews. the 27th january also marks holocaust memorial day to remember the six million jews killed during the second world war. lucy hockings has been speaking to tova friedman — and american author and therapist, and one of the youngest auschwitz survivors. tova survived the german extermination camp at the age ofjust six years old. originally from poland, she moved to the us with her parents. lucy started by asking tova about her feelings as the 80th anniversary approaches. what i want the world to do is to please remember. remember us. and let it be a lesson to the world — what can happen if we are not careful, and how we can easily destroy each other if we don't stop this horrible, terrible...fury that is around the world right now. so i want the world to remember us, and to learn from it. you're helping so much with that message, particularly the work that you're doing with you

the top stories sir keir starmer says the uk poland treaty would cover all aspects of the threats thate face in these steps that we must take to meet them this evening. polish counterpart donald tusk also said he hoped for a return rather than brexit, as he said he discussed the european union in his talks with sir keir starmer. the pair told reporters they discussed how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression, and also bolstering european security. sir keir says poland and the uk have shared values and shared interests dunng values and shared interests during his visit to warsaw, adding this will include deepening ties between the two nations. defence industries determined to work more closely together to smash the vile gangs that operate across europe. >> and of course, we spent much of our time today focusing on defence and security as two of europe's biggest military powers, with our troops serving together guarding the eastern flank. we share an unbreakable commitment to nato, and i am very pleased that we have agreed today to launch negotiations on

sir keir starmer says the uk poland treaty would cover all aspects of the threats that the uk faces, how to meet them. poush faces, and how to meet them. polish counterpart donald tusk also said he hoped for a britain rather than a brexit, as he said he had discussed the european union with sir keir starmer. the pair told reporters they discussed how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression, while bolstering european security. sir keir says poland and the uk have shared values and shared interests during his visit to warsaw, adding this will include deepening ties between the two nafions deepening ties between the two nations defence industries. >> he spent much of our time today focusing on defence and security as europe's biggest military powers, with our troops serving together, guarding the eastern flank, we share an unbreakable commitment to nato. >> donald trump is to review the chagos deal when he returns to the white house on monday. the president elect's team directly intervened in the british government's deal, demanding the delay. that's accord

sir keir says poland and the uk have shared values and the uk have shared values and shared interestsing his visit to warsaw, adding this will include deepening ties between the two nations, defence industries and tiktok is to be bannedin industries and tiktok is to be banned in the us from sunday if it's not sold by its chinese parent company, the supreme court has today ruled. however, president joe biden says he won't enforce the ban for the few remaining hours he's in office, leaving it up to president elect donald trump to decide what to do when he enters the white house on monday, after the white house on monday, after the supreme court ruling, the white house released a statement saying tiktok should remain available to americans. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news from me in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to. >> gbnews.com/alerts. >> gbnews.com/alerts. >> welcome to lee andersen's real world i'm lee andersen. the reform uk member of parliament for ashfield. and joining m

sir keir starmer says the uk poland treaty would cover all aspects of the threats that we face and the steps we must take to meet them this evening. polish counterpart donald tusk also said he hoped for a return rather than brexit, as he said he had discussed the european union in his talks with sir keir starmer. the pair told reporters they discussed how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression, and bolstering european security. sir keir says poland and the uk have shared values and the uk have shared values and shared interests during his visit to warsaw, adding this will include deepening ties between the two nations, defence industries and tiktok is to be bannedin industries and tiktok is to be banned in the us from sunday if it's not sold by its chinese parent company, the supreme court has today ruled. however, president joe biden says he won't enforce the ban for the few remaining hours he's in office, leaving it up to president elect donald trump to decide what to do when he enters the white house on monday, after the white house on monday, after t

sir keir starmer says the uk poland treaty would cover all aspects of the threats that we face and theps that we must take to meet them. this evening, poush take to meet them. this evening, polish counterpart donald tusk. excuse me. yesterday, polish counterpart donald tusk said he hoped for a return rather than a brexit, as he said he discussed the european union in his talks with sir keir starmer. the pair told reporters they discussed how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression, and bolstering european security. sir keir says poland and the uk have shared values and shared interests during his visit to warsaw, adding this will include deepening ties between the two nations, defence industries. donald trump is to review the chagos deal when he returns to the white house on monday. the president elect's team directly intervened in the british government's deal, demanding the delay, according to the telegraph newspaper. fears over chinese influence if the strategically important islands are returned to mauritius are fuelling the delay. the us has a perman

i'm very pleased that we have agreed today to launch negotiations on a new uk — poland security and defencereaty. covering all aspects of the threats that we face. and the steps that we must take to meet them. this includes deepening ties between our defence industries, the uk has secured £8 billion of defence deals in poland over the last three years alone and we are going further today. opening a newjoint programme office in bristol to deliver our £4 billion partnership, to deliver the next generation of air defence system to poland. through our new treaty, we will keep deepening these ties, exploring what more we can do for our shared security and ensuring that this is a strong strategic partnership to rival any other. in closing i want to say, that this is a moment for determination, yes. but it is also a moment for reflection. this month we mark holocaust memorial day. and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of off switch when the full horror of the holocaust was expose for the world deceive. i visited there earlier today and i stood on those railway tracks and looked at the shoes a

says the defence and security deal with poland will bnng security deal with poland will bring closer collaboration between the uknd its eastern ally. sir keir starmer continues his visit to europe, promising to take britain's partnership with poland to the next level. meeting with his polish counterpart donald tusk. the pair are expected to discuss how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression. yesterday, sir keir starmer signed a 100 year deal with ukraine while visiting the war torn country. sir ed davey has welcomed the government's announcement for a series of local inquiries into the grooming gang scandal. the home secretary announced government backed local reviews in five areas yesterday, stopping short of committing to a full scale national inquiry. a lawyer representing victims told gb news there may be hundreds of thousands of victims in every town and city across the country, and two missing sisters in aberdeen made an earlier visit to the bridge, where they were last seen hours before they disappeared, as seen on newly released cctv footage, police scotland said. a text m

your top stories at 9:32, a defence and security deal will bring with poland will bring closer collaboration between the uk and its eastern ally. the prime minister continues his visit to europe, promising to take britain's partnership with poland to the next level. meeting with prime minister donald tusk, the pair are expected to discuss how how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression. yesterday, sir keir starmer signed a 100 year deal with ukraine while visiting the war torn country. retail sales fell by 0.3% in december. despite the christmas season. the latest retail figures, which are used to help showcase how high streets are performing, were released by the office for national statistics this morning. previous figures for november were seen as shaky when sales rose by just o.1%. sales still remain 2.5% below pre—pandemic levels. sir ed davey has welcomed the government's announcement for a series of local inquiries into the grooming scandal. the home secretary announced government backed local reviews in five areas yesterday, stopping short of committing to a full scal

poland with poland, will bring poland with poland, will bring poland with poland, will bring closer collaboration between the ukts eastern ally. the prime minister continues his visit to europe, promising to take britain's partnership with poland to the next level. meeting with prime minister donald tusk, the pair are expected to discuss how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression. yesterday, sir keir starmer signed a 100 year deal with ukraine while visiting the war torn country. in other news, the ftse 100 has hit a new record high as traders bet on a cut to interest rates, buoyed on by lowering inflation and declining retail sales. the ftse 100 jumped to 8,492.06. meanwhile, chancellor rachel reeves has insisted she is here for the long haul in a fightback following criticism of her response to financial market turbulence. sir ed davey has welcomed the government's announcement for a series of local inquiries into the grooming scandal. the home secretary announced government backed local reviews in five areas yesterday, stopping short of committing to a full scale national inqu

couldn't possibly comment anyway, as the pm finished his flyby tour of poland, all designed to reset relations between the eu and the uk besties. keir starmer and donald tusk, who both campaigned vigorously against brexit for a second referendum. well, they held keir starmer, who is also on what feels like his 200th trip abroad since becoming prime minister. some might assume he's running away from diabolical approval ratings, but i couldn't possibly comment anyway, as the pm finished his flyby tour of poland, all designed to reset relations between the eu and the uk. ramona besties. keir starmer and donald tusk, who both campaigned vigorously against brexit for a second referendum. well, they held a cosy little press conference together. but disturbingly, during their press conference, tusk seemed to have had his martin luther king moment. yes, donald tusk has a dream, a dream of britain. some of you might ask, well, what is britain? well, britain is the ultimate betrayal and undermining of the british democracy. it's return of britain to the dying european project through the back door. well, and no. past 2026. no, n

uk and around the world. good evening from auschwitz in southern poland, where commemorations have been held to mark 80 yearshe liberation of this notorious concentration and extermination camp, established by the nazis in the second world war. an estimated 1.1 million people died here, making it the site of the largest mass execution of human beings ever recorded. a million of those killed werejews. the other victims were largely polish, roma, and soviet prisoners of war. throughout the day, ceremonies have been taking place. earlier, around 50 survivors of the camp returned here to lay wreaths and candles, and at the main ceremony, survivors recalled the horrorific events that happened here. leaders from all over the world, including the king, were in attendance. commemorations have also been taking place elsewhere, including in london. we'll have more on that shortly, but first, our europe editor katya adler begins our coverage with the events that took place here today, 80 years on from liberation. a moment of silence for all those who perished. survivors with their families alongside royals and other vi

couldn't possibly comment anyway, as the pm finished his flyby tour of poland, all designed to reset relations between the eu and the ukesties. keir starmer and donald tusk, who both campaigned vigorously against brexit for a second referendum. well, they held a cosy little press conference together. but disturbingly, during their press conference, tusk seemed to have had his martin luther king moment. yes, donald tusk has a dream, a dream of britain. some of you might ask, well, what is britain? well, britain is the ultimate betrayal and undermining of the british democracy. it's return of britain to the dying european project through the back door. well, the prime minister has been out with his begging bowl to our eu neighbours as his chancellor's budgets crashed. whatever was left of our economy after the tories bottled it in the last government. and as part of our surrender to the eu, brussels is expected to demand freedom of movement be re—established for young people and alignment with eu laws and continued rights for eu nations to fish in british waters well past 2026. no, no and no. if this goes ahead, it will