Sky News Daily

On today's Sky News Daily, we're sharing the latest episode of The World.

Israel has attacked Iran and its operation will continue for "as many days as it takes", according to Benjamin Netanyahu – meanwhile, Iran's leader has vowed "severe punishment" in return.  
  
In this extra episode of The World, Yalda Hakim is joined by Sky News' international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn to ask why Israel decided to launch these attacks now and whether this is the start of something much bigger. He's standing in for Richard - who is on his way to the Middle East.  
  
Yalda reveals what she's hearing from Mossad agents in Israel and Dominic - who has just returned from Iran - explains why the leaders there are boxed in a corner.  
  
Also - Yalda and Dominic discuss whether the initial response from the rest of the world will hold. Can Donald Trump stay out of any escalation? And what does it mean for the UK?  
  
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 An Air India plane bound for Gatwick has crashed seconds after take-off.  
  
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner had taken off from Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat in the northwest of India. On board were 242 passengers and crew, including 53 British nationals.  
  
On today’s episode Matt Barbet is joined by Ian Petchenik, Flightradar 24’s communications director and co-host of the AV Talk podcast, to discuss what we know so far as well as looking at the safety record of the both the plane and airline. 

The chancellor has unveiled her long-awaited spending review, which sets out detailed plans for how individual government departments are funded over the next three years. 
 
Rachel Reeves says departmental budgets will grow by an average of 2.3% a year, prioritising health, defence and infrastructure projects - but how will this be paid for? And does this make a change for working people as promised by her government?  

In today’s episode, political correspondent Tamara Cohen speaks to economics and data editor Ed Conway about the ambitious figures.    
 
Producer: Emily Hulme  
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

The Wargame was designed to test the state of the UK's defences and national resilience after decades of cuts to military spending after the end of the Cold War.  
  
A year in the making, the podcast was recorded in just one day with a cast of politicians and their advisers, all of whom had worked at the top levels of the British government.  
  
In today's episode, Dominic Waghorn talks to security and defence editor Deborah Haynes who created and wrote The Wargame about why she thought it was so important to make the podcast - and to former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace, who plays the prime minister. 
 
Producer: Emily Hulme 
Editor: Wendy Parker 

  
A boat carrying Greta Thunberg and 11 other activists with aid for Gaza was intercepted by Israeli forces overnight.  
  
The Madleen was operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition and had set off from Sicily over a week ago with the aim of breaking the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza. 
  
It was intercepted by Israeli forces overnight and the country’s defence minister has said everyone who was on board will have to watch footage of the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel, before they return to their home countries. 
  
On today’s Sky News Daily, Darren McCaffrey speaks to Middle East correspondent Ali Bunkall about what Greta Thunberg and her fellow activists might have achieved. 
 
Producer: Emily Hulme 
Editor: Wendy Parker