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05/11/2023
The early evening national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
06/11/2023 The UN has urged Israel and Hamas to end the violence in Gaza
The secretary general said the territory has become a "graveyard for children"
07/11/2023 Government sets out its legislative programme in King's Speech
It focuses on crime, housing and oil and gas licences
08/11/2023 Thousands more Palestinians flee northern Gaza on foot
Israeli troops and tanks have tightened their grip on the area
09/11/2023 Downing Street says Suella Braverman's comments in newspaper article not signed off
The Home Secretary questioned whether police "play favourites" when dealing with protests
10/11/2023 Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes have hit three hospitals
Israel says it is targeting Hamas fighters
11/11/2023 Biggest pro-Palestinian march in London since start of the war in Gaza
Biggest pro-Palestinian march in London since start of the war in Gaza.
12/11/2023 Braverman condemns pro-Palestinian marches
Home Secretary says London is "being polluted by hate, violence, and antisemitism."
13/11/2023 David Cameron makes shock return to politics as Foreign Secretary
Suella Braverman has been sacked and replaced by James Cleverly as Home Secretary
14/11/2023 Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of betrayal in letter
The sacked Home Secretary told the Mr Sunak he had failed to deliver on key policies
15/11/2023 Rishi Sunak vows to press ahead with plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
The plan has been ruled unlawful by the UK's Supreme Court
16/11/2023 Hamas claims Israeli military planted weapons and ammunition inside Al-Shifa hospital
Israel has claimed Hamas was using Gaza's biggest hospital as a command centre
17/11/2023 Israel agrees to allow regular fuel deliveries into Gaza
Israel says fuel will be allowed into Gaza to prevent a collapse of the sewerage system
18/11/2023 UN agency condemns attacks on schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
UN agency condemns attacks on schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
19/11/2023 The Palestinian Red Crescent says 31 premature babies have been evacuated from al Shifa hospital in Gaza.
31 premature babies have been evacuated from al Shifa hospital in Gaza.
20/11/2023 Chief Scientific Advisor says dangers of Eat Out to Help Out scheme clear from outset
Sir Patrick Vallance said he saw the scheme would lead to increased Covid transmission
21/11/2023 Israeli prime minister discusses deal to free hostages held in Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting his War Cabinet to talk through the agreement with Hamas
22/11/2023 Chancellor cuts National Insurance rate but tax burden still rising
Jeremy Hunt set out the Government's tax and spending plans in his Autumn Statement
23/11/2023 Net migration to the UK last year was nearly three quarters of a million people
The revised figures are a new record and much higher than originally thought
24/11/2023 A small number of hostages freed by Hamas
39 Palestinians were also released from prison in Israel
25/11/2023 Hamas delays release of hostages
Hamas' armed wing accuses Israel of failing to comply with ceasefire deal.
26/11/2023 Third group of hostages released from Gaza
Hamas has released another group of hostages being held in Gaza
27/11/2023 Truce between Israel and Hamas to be extended
The pause - which was due to end in the coming hours - has been extended for two days
28/11/2023 All 41 construction workers rescued from tunnel in northern India
The workers had been trapped in a collapsed tunnel for 17 days
29/11/2023 Hamas says youngest Israeli hostage killed in airstrike
The 10-month-old reportedly died alongside his four-year-old brother and his mother
30/11/2023 Former Health Secretary admits first Covid lockdown came too late
Matt Hancock was giving evidence at the Covid Inquiry in London
01/12/2023 Leaders at COP28 agree to include farming and food production emissions in climate commitments
More than 130 world leaders attended the climate conference being held in Dubai
02/12/2023 Israel resumes its bombardment of Gaza.
Israel has bombarded southern Gaza, after pulling out of ceasefire talks with Hamas.
03/12/2023 - UN warns of displacement crisis in Gaza.
The UN warns of a displacement crisis in Gaza, as Israel intensifies bombardments.
04/12/2023 Government sets out measures it says will cut legal migration
The Home Secretary says they will lead to the biggest drop on record in legal migration
05/12/2023 Home Secretary signs new treaty with Rwanda
It's an attempt to revive plans to send some asylum seekers to the country