he for keeping the new labour project on track?— for keeping the new labour project on track?y. you _ project on track? he was always somebody, you knew— project on track? he was always somebody, you knew what i project on track? he was always somebody, you knew what he i somebody, you knew what he thought, there were times when he was a bit angry with tony about and times when he was angry with gordon but he had massive respect for both of them. he was the deputy prime minister and the number two in the organisation but he always understood that gordon was a very special political talent and a massive part of the success of the government, so he instinctively understood that the more those two could be kept working together, the better that would be for the government. and his frankness and his brutal home truths were the way that he would do that but at the same time, he could be very funny, he had amazing political instincts, and sometimes because of the accent and the constant emphasis of his working—class background and all the rest of it, and because of the punch, people

to new labour.al to it because new labour was about both of those things. it was about, as it were, aspirational working class people in this country and the more middle—class types of the university educated ones. and he bridged that very effectively indeed. he believed in it. that's why he was so central to them. he had many colourful moments on camera, on the campaign, punching someone, things like that. what was he like when the cameras were not on him? was he very similar? behind closed doors, when those big moments happened, what kind of person was he? he could be one of two things or both things together in any given meeting. he could be very robust and quite angry and, you know, shouting the odds and laying down the law, and everyone would be sitting bolt upright wondering what was going to come next. but he could also be the sober one, the broker, the person who brought people together, who made sure at the end of the meeting there was an agreement, there was a solution. he was both those t

i mean, people often used to see him as traditional labour as opposed to new labour and that was true obviously came from a completely different background from me. he reached parts of the labour party and parts of the electorate that probably i couldn't reach. but he was actually an innovator. he was highly intelligent. that was sometimes masked by, you know, people used to make fun of his speeches and his use of the english language. but he was an incredibly direct communicator. even if the syntax never quite made sense, the sentiment was very powerful and made complete sense. and ifound him, you know, we had our disagreements from time to time but he was loyal, committed and an enormous help to me. he had a fantastic gut instinct about politics. the biden administration has announced almost $300 million of new military assistance for ukraine, as it seeks to bolster support in its last few weeks in office. the package includes ammunition, missiles, drones and anti—personnel landmines. the latest package from the us comes after reports that ukraine has now fired long—range missiles p

he wasn�*t new labour�*s slickest politician. those five pledges are essential.he was the glue holding blair�*s movement together. i can�*t use the boards of old labour, i have to use the old ways. he was highly intelligent. that was sometimes masked by people he used to make fun of his speeches and his use of the english language, but he was an incredibly direct communicator. and even if the syntax never quite made sense, the sentiment was very powerful and made complete sense, and i found him, you know, we had our disagreements from time to time, but he was loyal, committed and an enormous help to me and he had a fantastic gut instinct about politics. as well as a bridge between new and old labour, he was also a councillor holding together the increasingly level of partnership between blair and gordon brown. he remained one of labour�*s best communicators, despite the occasional mistake. can we do that again? sorry, we are live at the moment, mr prescott. will you agree to do that? he often didn�*t see eye to eye with others in labour�*s hierarchy, such as pete

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i can't use the boards of old labour, i have to use| boards of old labour, i have to use the old ways old ways-_ the old ways. he was highly intelligent. _ the old ways. he was highly intelligent. that _ the old ways. he was highly intelligent. that was - the old ways. he was highly - intelligent. that was sometimes masked by people he used to make fun of his speeches and his use of the english language, but he was an incredibly direct communicator. and evenif incredibly direct communicator. and even if the syntax never quite made sense, the sentiment was very powerful and made complete sense, and ifound him, you know, we had our disagreements from time to time, but he was loyal, committed and an enormous help to me and he had a fantastic gut instinct about politics. as well as a bridge between new and old labour, he was also a councillor holding together the increasingly level of partnership between blair and gordon brown. he remained one of labour's best communicators, despite the occasional mistake. can we do that again? sorry, we are live at the moment, mr prescott. will you agree

labour promises get broken. let us put all this into context.ury says that the family farms tax will raise on average £441 million a year. the treasury also says that the public sector pay rises the government announced in july will cost £9.4 billion a year. that is over 21 times as much. why do the government think that above-inflation pay rises for the trade unions are worth so -- >> order. order. i do not need any more from the second government bench. please, less of it -- we have had a bit of a run-in recently, and i do not need to have any more. deputy prime minister. >> i think it is an audacity for the honorable gentleman to stand at the dispatch box and suggest in some way that labour broke promises or raised taxes. i will school the honorable gentleman, it was his government who raised taxes to their highest level for a generation. >> sorry? we will have less of that as well, unless you want to go and have a cup of tea. will we hear any more? is that it, now? yes or no? >> i have not opened my mouth yet. >> well, i am sorry, but you mu

between traditional voters and tony blair's new labour. the landmark 1997 kyoto agreement on climate change. let's hear now from another of the leading figures in the labour governments of the 1990s and 2000s — gordon brown, who was first the chancellor of the exchequer, and then prime minister. he worked closely with john prescott for many years. here's his tribute to his late colleague. it's so sad. he was a friend and colleague, but also a political colossus. he was a labour titan. political colossus. he was a labourtitan. he political colossus. he was a labour titan. he was one of the all—time greats. he had passion, he had courage, and was determined to get things done. he believed that if he managed to achieve opportunities because he was able to deliver his potential, everybody should get the chance for these opportunities. that motivated him in his political career. . , ., career. that period in government, - career. that period in government, how - career. that period in - government, how important career. that period in _ governm

did you support the labour party and j support the labour party and did you vote for keir starmer�*srty in the last election? i party in the last election? i don't want to go into my personal preference for voting, democracy is what it is they had a majority and i abide by democracy. but i do not abide by stupid rules and regulations that will destroy the country and that is what people need to realise is that the poorer people in society will suffer with food inflation and shortages. he needs to start to listen and stop running away like a coward. he needs to stand his ground and come and meet the people that are challenging him with facts, not fiction. fax. the want to build a better britain on our bellies and we will not do that without the farmers. and we will not do that without the farmers-— the farmers. thank you very much for — the farmers. thank you very much for sharing _ the farmers. thank you very much for sharing your - the farmers. thank you very i much for sharing your thoughts on those ongoing protests and as you are saying there, really strong feelings from farmers w

what do ou leaving the labour force. what do you think. _ leaving the labour force. you think, fed _ leaving the labour force. what do you think, fed chair - leaving the labour force. what do you think, fed chairjerome powell says afternoon? i do you think, fed chairjerome powell says afternoon?- powell says afternoon? i think his talking _ powell says afternoon? i think his talking point _ powell says afternoon? i think his talking point very - powell says afternoon? i think his talking point very well - his talking point very well known at the moment. they are data dependent, they are trying to get inflation to 2% and they want to avoid not acting in a way that will end up bringing economic pain later. what i think there say privately when the cameras aren't on, is that there is $1 trillion of commercial real estate debt resizing over the last year and $1 trillion of corporate debt resetting in the year after that was that the real reason they have to get the short end of the curve lower is because of the curve lower is because of the curve lower is because of the

but now a labour government in cardiff bay joined by a labour government in westminster, a new era, atake to return to wales and britain decisively the service of working people. applause of course, i had the privilege of travelling through the valleys and mountains of a campaign stump earlier this year, from the beginning in abergavenny with catherine where we launched our first steps to change wales. on the final day of the campaign in carmarthen and that was just hours before the polls opened. and beyond the campaign as well, becausejust and beyond the campaign as well, because just three days after that election i was back here at the senedd with to keep my promise to the people of wales. the summer is back in the rolling hills of carmarthenshire kick—starting our mission to make wales an energy superpower. if i remember rightly, it was august, a beautiful sunny day. today, we are entering something a little more typical for november. but, look, i know during that election, we have just seen some of the images a moment ago, i know how hard you work for our party and this nation, [

or new labour.ull will rememberjohn prescott? for his honesty, for, um, - not putting on airs and graces. i know he a big house, _ but he'd worked for that, hadn't he? he would often be seen at this community centre in hull. there you are, love. he was absolutely instrumental to this place even existing in the first place. there was no side to him, so you always knew that what he said is what he meant. and he cared very, very passionately about the people in east hull. today, the city council paid tribute with a minute's silence. even hull trains paid tribute, with this picture of the man who helped establish their regular service to london. danny savage, bbc news, hull. the former deputy prime minister, lord prescott, a titan of the labour movement, who's died at the age of 86. it was the moment ivf came of age, in the late 1970s, with the birth of the world's first baby, born after conception, through invetero—fertilisation. it happened in britain, and now a new film called �*joy,’ tells the full

that argument was made by a labour peer herself. l made by a labour peer herself.m a big section of the community. the government dispute that. they say they support family farms and they argue that very few farms will be affected by this. as you can hear, these farmers meeting with their mps in church house, that is one segment of the process happening today. the other noisy element is happening outside in whitehall later. i outside in whitehall later. i imagine there will be tractors around parliament square, quite an unusual sight. a lot of farmers are also saying that has brexit and leaving the european union, the amount they get in subsidies has plummeted in some cases and has not been maintained by the uk government. i maintained by the uk government. , , government. i suppose the catal st government. i suppose the catalyst for — government. i suppose the catalyst for this _ government. i suppose the catalyst for this protest - government. i suppose the| catalyst for this protest was the changes to inheritance tax, but when you speak to many farmers here, the

if you are starting to deport millions of people, labour— deport millions of people, labour shortagesore expensive was, and secondly, as any economist could tell you, and the — any economist could tell you, and the financial times, trade deficits — and the financial times, trade deficits don't work bilaterally. unless usual fundamentals. either— unless usual fundamentals. either they consume less of the government bars less. republicans will say that they voted for this. what happened to the christ when all the ships are backed up? favour screaming these goods were not in factories —— when the ships are back—up. ibig in factories -- when the ships are back-ub— are back-up. big economic crises lead _ are back-up. big economic crises lead leaders, - crises lead leaders, particularly those with authoritarian tendencies to find — authoritarian tendencies to find scapegoats. the reason you have _ find scapegoats. the reason you have people like gates and others _ have people like gates and others running our intelligence and law— others running our intelligence and law enforcement officers

addressing the welsh labour conference, - year. addressing the welsh labour conference, the - year.welsh l labour conference, the prime minister did not mention inheritance tax but did say he believes is tax—raising budget is the right one for the country. i will defend our decisions in the budget all day long. the consequence he said of the welsh government will get more funding than ever. t get more funding than ever. i will defend facing up to the harsh right of fiscal reality, defending the tough decisions necessary to stabilise our economy and i will defend protecting the payslips of working people, fixing the foundations of our economy and investing in the future of britain and the future of wales. ., g; ~ , wales. out of 32 welsh parliamentary - wales. out of 32 welsh parliamentary seats - wales. out of 32 welsh parliamentary seats at| wales. out of 32 welsh i parliamentary seats at the election labour 127, critical voices getting louder and seeds of protest being planted by farmers who say their ability to pass their businesses to future generations is under threat. let's go

the people that labour should be supporting and protecting.ood inflation and food shortages is just on the horizon. unless mr starmer wakes up and smells the coffee because he had an opportunity today in his speech to speak about agriculture or speak about all them welsh farmers that stood outside waiting for him to say something. he didn't. he didn't even mention farming and agriculture in his opening speech. and he ran out of the back door, got out of the back door like a coward. he wouldn't come and face the crowd, wouldn't come and face the people that came there all over north wales, all over north wales they came to say their frustrations. they should have at least spent sent a spokesperson. three of us were very fortunate to meet the rural affairs minister. we had a positive meeting with him, but at the end of the day, it's mr starmer that is steering this ship, and he needs to steer it in the right direction before this country goes hungry. can i ask you this, gareth? did you support the labour party? did you vote for keir starmer�*s p

, labour's big win in 1997 with this double act at the top of their ticket.bly direct communicator and even if the syntax never quite made sense, the sentiment was very powerful and made complete sense. ifound him, you know, we had our disagreements from time to time but he was loyal, committed and an enormous help to me. john prescott was born in prestatyn in north wales, left school at 15, became a trainee chef and went to sea for eight years. he was become to come a trade union is studied as an adult for a degree. he became an mp in 1970. he wanted to play a vital role in the shake—up of labour in the 1990s in opposition. he has put his head there, now is our time to vote, let's give us a bit of trust! new labour beckoned a slick, shiny, glitzy looking outfit but his approach was rather different. stick one on him! from punching a voter... oh, god... speedy refreshment, to an idiosyncratic approach to communication. people who are looking in a single house again, can we do that again? i made that bleep. he would often bristle at those he saw as the beautif

so, we know that labour promised a national care service in their manifesto.aven't learned since they won the election, five months since they won the election, we haven't learned anything about what on earth that's going to look like. and what i've been told in the last couple of weeks is that there have been a series of conversations that have ended up in what i'm told is a genuine impasse, to quote somebody who is familiar with the talks. between the treasury and department of health. and number ten. so this sort of triangle where essentially, and it has happened again and again and again over the years with the health department saying we absolutely have to get on with reforming this because around 500,000 people are waiting for care. that's having a terrible effect on the nhs, people stuck in hospital who should be at home. local councils are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, some of them. everybody knows the system is basically broken. you have to get on with reform. the question then comes twofold, what should the shape of a new system be? number two

labour does is wrong, right?k my criticism might be really valid here. how do they keep doing this? how do they keep doing this? how do they keep like no one pre—election was going, look , whatever was going, look, whatever happensin was going, look, whatever happens in this election, i hope someone sorts out these farmers. yeah. no, this was at the front of no one's issue . of no one's issue. >> i thought it was cheap money, didn't they? they assumed it was cheap money because they thought we were resented farmers with their huge estates being handed down. >> but with loads of money, though, is it? no. and the argument? rachel reeves said it's only 1 in 4 farms. that's a lot of farms. only 1 in 4 of the cause is jim. but you wouldn't say blanketly. i'll sleep with any of the cause. it's. it's a high fraction, isn't it? >> well, it certainly seems to have annoyed a lot of farmers. and i think most people understand the deal. if you get into farming, some people treat it as a loophole, but basically you don't earn

we are labourers, we need to earn to be able to eat.s, asthma. this ward estimates they've seen up to 25% more patients, and winter is almost here. in the coming one or two weeks, there will be the cool wave that will hit lahore and major cities of pakistan. and i am expecting that there will be a significant surge in respiratory diseases. lahore's markets are far from empty, but some have no choice but to stay inside. iram has three children, two with special needs. schools are closed, so are the parks. they are greatly disturbed by all this haphazardness, because they don't have anything to do. it is very difficult to survive in this environment. pakistan sees smog most years. the provincial government insists it was trying to control it, but hadn't prepared for this level. the air quality index is beyond our control, and i must admit that it is actually a surprise for us. we were not ready to face such a kind of surge in aqi. change requires money and political will. if pollution outpaces pakistan's efforts, lahore and the millions w

the health secretary, wes streeting, is facing criticism from senior labour figures over his repeated in the law on assisted dying in england and wales. mps will vote later this month on a plan to allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months the right to seek help to end their life. one senior labour figure told the bbc today mr streeting "should hold fire a little bit" in his opposition. our political editor, chris mason, reports. should you be able to choose when you die? campaigners say yes, but it's a huge question. the health secretary said he'll vote against it. the labour mp leading the campaign to change the law has said that has left her disappointed and upset. i was just quite concerned that there'd been an instruction not to really talk about this publicly from cabinet members, but that's absolutely fine. you know, they are entitled to talk about it if they wish, and there's a range of views. like i say, wes has got his views, but you've got people like ed miliband and lisa nandy and liz kendall who are very, very supportive of a change in the law. a month

but there is laboured breathing.eople going to hospitals with respiratory problems has increased over the past one week. now, of course, there are a lot of people who have the option of keeping their doors and windows shut and staying at home, keeping their air purifiers switched on 211—7. but then there are a lot of people who can't afford those air purifiers who have to step out of their homes for work. as you can see, evidence is there in terms of how much traffic we see behind us. for those people, it is really a very worrying situation. four british soldiers killed in the korean war have finally been identified after six years of investigation. buried for decades in unmarked graves at korea's un cemetery — they are the first unknown british soldiers killed in the conflict to be successfully identified. 0ur correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, was there. bagpipes skirl. a lifetime of not knowing how his father died is over. an unmarked grave now bears his name. michael's father was killed fighting in the korea

out of 32 welsh parliamentary seats at the election, labour won 27. but critical voices are getting louder and seeds of protest being planted by farmers who say their ability to pass their businesses to future generations is under threat. damian grammaticas, bbc news. our news reporter carwynjones is at the protest. earlier he explained the concerns he'd been hearing from farmers. the atmosphere outside the conference here was quite different. to the atmosphere inside. hundreds of farmers gathered here, many holding placards, many beeping the horns on the dozens of tractors that arrived here today. now, i spoke with a few of the farmers on the streets. they had many concerns, but the main concern heard here this morning was this change to agriculture inheritance tax. many farmers here were calling that change absolutely disastrous. now, a range of claims about how many farms will be affected by this has been shared. the largest estimate we've heard is 70,000 across the uk, but that relates to the total number of farms that could ever be affected. now,

it also has some of the highest labour costs in europe — so it's considering closing plants in germanyo the stress for vw — the threat of higher tariffs on imported goods from the incoming trump administration. as auto industry expert david bailey has been telling us — vw is very exposed. in terms of broader economics, it's going to be painful for china, but at the moment, chinese electric vehicles are kept out of the us market by 100% tariffs already. so they've been really targeting the european market in terms of increasing exports from china to europe. europe is increasing tariffs as high as 3,540%. --35,40%. that may not actually be enough to keep the chinese out in terms of the trump tariffs that are coming. if they come, they will be a particular problem for european car makers that don't produce in north america and who are exporting there. that's again a particular problem for volkswagen. it's looking to relaunch in the us. its cars have not been going very well. and in the future, exports from europe may be hit by trump tariffs. in other news... the us government has proposed

labour government, is looking to fix the business model of the post office. —— parcel market.yesterday that there will be a smaller centre for the post office and more power delivered to the people that provide the services. that is why they are looking at slimming down the head office, hundreds ofjobs are at risk there and also reviewing the future of the crown offices that they themselves provide. this is the beginning of a journey and it is all balanced out by a plan to give the individual franchisees a big increase in the amount of money they made because lots of them say they cannot balance the books the way things are. they are promised a 30% increase in the amount of money they receive next year and more going ahead to 2030. anyone who uses the post _ going ahead to 2030. anyone who uses the post office _ going ahead to 2030. anyone who uses the post office knows - going ahead to 2030. anyone who uses the post office knows you - uses the post office knows you can do banking services for high street banks and they started to deal with parcels from other delivery services

the independent mp — and former labour leader — jeremy corbyn has said the prime minister should makeely, to confirm whether uk missiles have been fired into russia. mr corbyn said sir keir starmer must tell the british public if this means we are now at war with a nuclear power, what risk this poses to people in britain, and why this action was taken without any approval from parliament. hannah, obviouslyjeremy hannah, obviously jeremy corbyn has hannah, obviouslyjeremy corbyn has a very particular identity within british politics. but will that view strike a chord at all? i will that view strike a chord at all? ~ will that view strike a chord at all? , ., _ at all? i thinkjeremy corbyn, at all? i thinkjeremy corbyn, at this stage _ at all? i thinkjeremy corbyn, at this stage as _ at all? i thinkjeremy corbyn, at this stage as an _ at all? i thinkjeremy corbyn, l at this stage as an independent mp — not even a labour mp any more — his influence over the government is perhaps quite slim, it would be fair to say, at this point. but the prime minister did say yesterday that the irrespon

out of 32 welsh parliamentary seats at the election, labour won 27.farmers who say their ability to pass their businesses to future generations is under threat. damian grammaticas, bbc news. a mass stabbing at a college campus in eastern china has left eight people dead and 17 others have been hurt. police said a 21—year—old man who'd studied at the wuxi technical college was arrested. they said he admitted carrying out the stabbings because the institute had refused to issue his diploma. he was also said to be unhappy with poor pay and long hours as an intern. tropical storm sara has brought severe flooding to the central american country of honduras. the intense rainfall has also caused landslides, in parts of the country, more than 1000 hondurans have been forced to seek refuge in shelters. the us national hurricane center forecast between 15 and 25 inches, 38—63 cm of rain in northern honduras over the next few days, with up to 35 inches striking isolated areas. with me is our reporter mimi swaby. this sounds terrible. just tell us more about thes

bradshaw, who has been with me earlier today, said the farming community now feels betrayed by the labournce tax rules are a cruel policy, the liberal democrats have said it could be disastrous for family farms. government ministers say there is a large black hole in public finances and the farming communities need to do something to pay into that black hole just as everybody else does. jenny kumah had spoken to the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, steve reed. before the election you said labour had no intention of removing exemption forfarmers, removing exemption for farmers, in removing exemption forfarmers, in power you have now done that. why the change? after we won the election _ that. why the change? after we won the election we _ that. why the change? after we won the election we discover i won the election we discover the conservatives have left a £22 billion black hole in the co

. >> he has repeated that number because he's possibly not listened to the labour-run l.g.a. who said with no separate funding care provided will likely see increased cost which will inkroos costs more and all the grants he is giving won't cover what is needed. it is clear they have not thought through the impact of the budget. this is the problem with having a copy and paste chancellor. did they not realize care home, children's nurseries, hosties -- hospices, even charities have to pay employees n.i.? >> we help put more money in political authority than they daid did in 14 years. it was absolutely catastrophic. we produced a budget which includes a tax on working people. invested in our school so every child can go as far as their talent will take them. if she's against those things, she should say so. [cheers and applause] >> mr. speaker, i'm not against any of those things. none of us are against any of those things. but he has confirmed that he does not know what is going on. the prime minister, the prime minister probably does not realize that on monday, the military,

. >> he has repeated that number because he's possibly not listened to the labour-run l.g.a. who said with no separate funding care provided will likely see increased cost which will inkroos costs more and all the grants he is giving won't cover what is needed. it is clear they have not thought through the impact of the budget. this is the problem with having a copy and paste chancellor. did they not realize care home, children's nurseries, hosties -- hospices, even charities have to pay employees n.i.? >> we help put more money in political authority than they daid did in 14 years. it was absolutely catastrophic. we produced a budget which includes a tax on working people. invested in our school so every child can go as far as their talent will take them. if she's against those things, she should say so. [cheers and applause] >> mr. speaker, i'm not against any of those things. none of us are against any of those things. but he has confirmed that he does not know what is going on. the prime minister, the prime minister probably does not realize that on monday, the military,

privately and publicly some labour figures bluntly think the health secretary should wind his neck ina great wes streeting fan, but i think on this issue he should do what the cabinet secretary said and just hold fire a little bit. and now another cabinet minister has chosen to speak out for the first time. i'll be voting for the bill. you know, i've always believed in giving people as much choice and control as possible, and with all the right safeguards, which this bill has, i believe it's a really important step forward on such a difficult issue, giving people that choice and control. there was a suggestion from the cabinet secretary of all people that senior politicians, cabinet ministers, should be careful about the arguments that are articulated, that the government has a neutral position. have you all managed that? has the health secretary managed that? oh, look, i'm a great champion of wes streeting. he's a friend and he's a great champion for reform himself. but you know this is something that people have different views about. different views, often strong views from some on

with us tonight, labour mp for leeds central, alex sobel. emily sheffield, former editor of the evening standard paper, who worked as an advisor on the conservative election campaign. the president—elect met the president at the white house today to talk about the handover of power. the last time the two met? that tv debate wherejoe biden described mr trump as "a convicted felon with the morals of an alleycat". mr trump responded by calling him a "feeble old guy". today, though, it was warm and relaxed. politics is tough, and it's in many cases not a very nice world. but it is a nice world today and i appreciate it very much, a transition that's so smooth, it'll be as smooth as it can get, and i very much appreciate that, joe. you're welcome. it comes on the day mr trump made the world's richest man elon musk head of a new department of government efficiency, john ratcliffe — his pick to lead the cia. and this fox news host, author and army veteran pete hegseth, his new defence secretary. hegseth is 44 and served in afghanistan and iraq, has

hundreds of angry farmers have protested outside the welsh labour conference.e uk government's decision to impose a 20% inheritance tax on farm estates worth more than £1 million. that's around $1.25 million. but the prime minister says he will defend the government's budget announcements "all day long". here's damian grammaticas. on the north wales coast, the rumblings of rural protest. could this swell into a real political problem for the government? the morale, the mental health, you know, everything is at an all time low. and what do they do? they kick us again. galvanised by the budget and the government's decision to levy inheritance tax on farms, they descended here

the protesting farmers say they've been stabbed in the back by the labour government — which insistson this in our business today bulletin coming up in the next 15 minutes. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's return to hong kong. and the news that 45 pro—democracy activists have been sentenced in hong kong — with jail terms spanning four to ten years. let's cross live to hong kong and speak to our reporter martin yip. martin, tell us more. yes, we have been _ martin, tell us more. yes, we have been hearing _ martin, tell us more. yes, we have been hearing from - martin, tell us more. yes, we have been hearing from the i have been hearing from the courts that the defendants have been sad when they hear the sentence only panel did not read out the sentencing for everyone and it would take quite a while because there are 45 in total, they simply handed out the stats of written sentencing rationale to people in the dock and then they learned their fate in this very way. some of them waved to people, their loved ones in the public gallery. joshua wong shouted i lov

so suddenly labour are worried about it.ow that suella braverman tried to get rid of these things or tone them down and make them much more sensible. yvette cooper has brought them back, but now this is embarrassing them a bit. so they're having to say something and this looks like it's going further into it, saying that actually there was like an extensive operation about this tweet, and now there's this ridiculous kind of circular pattern going as well, where the police have complained to the press complaints commission because allison pearson wrote, treated them unethically. they said she treated them unethically. they're the real victims. >> won't someone think about the police as the real remembrance sunday, which i happen to think is like particularly nasty because they know who she is. she might have been at home. >> i think they're making a point, though, obviously. >> yeah. it's disgraceful. it's pure projection. this hate business is always projection. it's them. who is who are seething with resentment. and you're

so this is the start of a process where the incoming labour government is looking to fix the business post office effectively. we heard the new business secretary yesterday saying that that would see a smaller centre for the post office and more power delivered to the people who actually provide the services, and that's why they are looking at slimming down the head office, hundreds of jobs at risk there, and also reviewing the future of the crown offices that they themselves provide. so this is themselves provide. so this is the beginning of a journey and it's all balanced out by a plan to give the individual franchisees a big increase in the amount of money they make because lots of them say they just cannot balance the books the way things are. they are promised a 30% increase in the amount of money they receive next year and more going ahead in 2030. let's head to baku now where on the third day of the cop29 climate conference a new report warned that the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned. planet—warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal ros

hundreds of angry farmers have protested outside the welsh labour party conference.s with the uk government's decision to impose a 20% inheritance tax on farm estates worth more than a million pounds. that's around one—and—a—quarter million dollars. but the prime minister says we will defend the government's budget announcements "all day long". here's damian grammaticas. 0n the north wales coast, the rumblings of rural protest. could this swell into a real political problem for the government? the morale, the mental health, you know, everything is at an all time low. and what do they do? they kick us again.

out of 32 welsh parliamentary seats at the election, labour won 27.nted by farmers who say their ability to pass their businesses to future generations is under threat. damian grammaticas, bbc news. a mass stabbing at a college campus in eastern china has left eight people dead and 17 others have been hurt. police said a 21—year—old man who'd studied at the wuxi technical college was arrested. meanwhile in the philippines thousands of people have been urged to evacuate — as super typhoon man—yi makes landfall. man—yi hit with maximum wind speeds of almost 200 kilometres per hour. authorities have warned that man—yi has the potential to cause severe damage, with "life—threatening" floods. venezuelan authorities are expected to release 225 prisoners who were detained during protests against the disputed reelection of president nicolas maduro injuly. footage shows emotional reunions between prisoners— who have already been released today from prisons in central venezuela, and their families. at least ten palestinians have been killed in an israeli strike

here in the uk, farmers in wales stage a protest outside the welsh labour conference in opposition toe in a hospital fire in northern india — 16 other babies are receiving treatment. local officials say the blaze in the intensive care unit may have been caused by an electrical fault. president zelensky says russia's war on ukraine will end sooner than it otherwise would have done, with donald trump's return to the white house injanuary. it comes as ukraine accuses germany of attempting to appease russia. and the former world heavyweight boxing champion, mike tyson, has lost his fight against the youtuber, jake paul. meanwhile, ireland's katie taylor successfully defended her light—welterweight title agaist puerto rico's amanda serrano. hello. as the uk government says it will "smash the gangs" that bring people across the english channel in small boats, the latest annual figures from the home office show that people from afghanistan are more likely than any other nationality to try to get to the uk by that route. theirjourney takes them through iran and turkey, then up through mainlan

out of 32 welsh parliamentary seats at the election, labour won 27. protest being planted by farmers who say their ability to pass their businesses to future generations is under threat. damian grammaticas, bbc news. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says he would like to end the war with russia next year through "diplomatic means". he's been speaking with ukrainian radio a day after saying russia's war on his country will end sooner than it otherwise would have done, with donald trump's return to the white house. 0ur correspondent, jessica parker is in florida with more on the potential impact of a trump administration on the war in ukraine, here's our correspondentjessica parker. i think donald trump has made, through the campaign, several comments that have led people to think that he could, or his administration could potentially put pressure on ukraine to cede territory to russia that moscow has occupied. why do i say that? well, donald trump has very much questioned the amount of aid that the us has been sending to ukraine. the us has been

we are labourers, we need to earn to be able to eat. winter is almost here. in the coming one or two weeks, there will be the cool wave that will hit lahore and major cities of pakistan. and i am expecting that there will be a significant surge in respiratory diseases. lahore's markets are far from empty, but some have no choice but to stay inside. iram has three children, two with special needs. schools are closed, so are the parks. they are greatly disturbed by all this haphazardness, because they don't have anything to do. it is very difficult to survive in this environment. pakistan sees smog most years. the provincial government insists it was trying to control it, but hadn't prepared for this level. the air quality index is beyond our control, and i must admit that it is actually a surprise for us. we were not ready to face such a kind of surge in aqi. change requires money and political will. if pollution outpaces pakistan's efforts, lahore and the millions who live here may stay trapped in these toxic clouds. caroline davies, bb

this is a new labour government that talked in the election campaign about growth, growth, growth.. ., growth. that was their big ian, ., ., , growth. that was their big ian. . . , , growth. that was their big plan. that was their big bush and the chancellor _ plan. that was their big bush and the chancellor said - plan. that was their big bush and the chancellor said she l plan. that was their big bush | and the chancellor said she is not satisfied with these figures. the plan is to create jobs and put the nhs back on its feet. this is being blamed largely on doom and growing in the run—up to the election. they were laying the field for some bad news and that seems to have caused businesses to put hiring plans, expansion plans on hold for the time being, and consumers to put spending on hold. there has been a pause in some of that and that has dragged down on the economy. interesting to look at where the uk sits globally compared to other countries. 0ne the uk sits globally compared to other countries. one of the big promises of the labour government is to have the uk economy grow

the welsh labour conference in opposition to government plans to change an inheritence tax. the changes affect farms worth more than £1 million. and the former world heavyweight boxing champion mike tyson has lost his fight against the youtuberjake paul. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, i'm ros atkins. and i'm katie razzall. this week on the media show — how will the mainstream media evolve after donald trump's victory? with x and podcasts being central to the national discussion, legacy media is looking at ways to stay relevant. we'll speak to different outlets on how they're going about tackling that challenge. and the man behind the global tv hit taskmaster, which sees comedians undertaking weird and wonderful tasks. that's all coming up on the media show here on the bbc. but first, what are the challenges and opportunities for the legacy media following donald trump's win? back in 2016, donald trump's first victory proved a boost for audiences of cable tv news and newspapers. some outlets even took an anti—trump stance, even positioning themselves as the resistanc

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remember that labour said their number one mission coming into government was to grow the economy.th out of those seven countries, the fifth fastest growing economy. and i suppose the context all this is was what you heard in the piece there is obviously the wider international context, does the uk looked towards the eu, for example? does it try and tie ourselves closer to the eu and look at those relationships there but at the same time you get the president elect in the us, donald trump, talking about tariffs on trade and that could have very significant implications for the uk economy as well. and so i suppose there is a sense and there are questions being asked of the government is which widow they face was? do they face towards the eu or the us? from the government perspective, they are arguing that they could have their cake and eat it, they think they could do both at the same time and rachel reeves and the prime minister have talked a lot about resetting those with the ships with the eu countries in particular so i think that's one to watch in the weeks and months to come.