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Reports from Syria say that the rebel forces have captured significant supplies of military equipment, including helicopters, and are pressing on towards Hama, the next significant city on the road to Damascus.

The executives were also pressed on their lack of support for consultants who were trying to make their suspicions known - and accepted they hadn't been given protection as NHS whistleblowers.

Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, along with most Israelis believe it is possible to dominate their enemies by pressing on to a military victory.

He said Israel should press on with the war until "absolute victory", and, addressing Netanyahu on X, said: "It is not too late to stop this agreement!"

The prime minister has insisted it "makes sense" to cut winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners, as he was pressed on the change in a series of BBC local radio interviews in Downing Street.