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Karine Jean-Pierre spent nearly three years as the public face of the Biden administration. As the White House Press Secretary and Senior Adviser to the president she spent her last few months battling questions about President Joe Biden’s mental and physical capabilities to do the job. Now she’s left the Democratic Party, saying that they unleashed a “firing squad” on Biden and forced him out of the 2024 presidential race.

Justin speaks to her about her book ‘Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House Outside the Party Lines’, why she thinks the Democratic Party has lost its fight and her belief that the party are abandoning LGBTQ issues and migrants in their attempt to fight back against Republicans.

After an EU decision on the use of frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine was postponed until December, discussion among European leaders returned to plans for a ceasefire this week. And the latest example of so-called nuclear 'sabre-rattling' by Vladimir Putin, forced Donald Trump to respond with a vague commitment of his own to resume US nuclear testing for the first time in decades.

On this edition of Ukrainecast, Jamie Coomarasamy and Vitaly Shevchenko are joined by BBC Verify's Olga Robinson and senior digital journalist Laura Gozzi, to answer your questions. Could Denmark and Sweden police the Baltic Sea? What happened to the Russian dam targeted by Ukraine? And are Russians facing discrimination from authorities in Europe?

The latest iPhones have seen “a tremendous response” across the globe, said Apple boss Tim Cook as the tech giant released its latest financial results on Thursday.

In September the firm unveiled its thinnest iPhone, the Air, along with upgraded iPhone 17 models, proving a bumper crop.

It said it expects the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s period to be a blockbuster, forecasting overall revenue to be up to 12% higher than the same period last year.

Amazon, which also reported quarterly results this week, projected sales to land between $206bn (£156bn) and $213bn (£161bn) for the current quarter through December, largely in line with analysts' expectations.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

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At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon has said, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-hit areas.

Electricity remains out to most of the island and as people try to salvage damaged homes and belongings from floodwaters and mud, many thousands are growing increasingly desperate for aid.

Aid agencies and the military are bringing in the urgently needed supplies from Kingston via road, many of which remain unpassable in places.

The hurricane, one of the most powerful to strike the Caribbean, has also killed at least 30 people in Haiti, officials said.

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Using disused army barracks is one of the alternatives to asylum hotels being considered by the UK government.

Labour has pledged to close all asylum hotels by the end of the decade, with the hotel scheme, introduced by the Conservative government and Boris Johnson in 2019, expected to total £15bn by 2029.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, Conservative Assistant Whip and MP Harriet Cross, GB News presenter Matt Goodwin and economist Faiza Shaheen joined Question Time's Fiona Bruce in Bradford to discuss Labour's plans to use army barracks and abandoned buildings as future housing alternatives for asylum seekers.

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Buckingham Palace has announced it has stripped Andrew of his title of “Prince”.

He will be now known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor - effective immediately. He will also have to leave his official residence, the Royal Lodge.

Adam is joined by Victoria Derbyshire, Newsnight Presenter and BBC Royal Correspondent Daniela Relph.

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Today, Rachel Reeves rental arrangements came into question, after it emerged her rental property didn’t have the correct licence required by the local council.

Adam is joined by Newsnight’s Nick Watt to discuss how the story about the Chancellor’s rental property has unfolded throughout the day. Later on Thursday, Rachel Reeves's letting agent released a statement apologising for not getting the necessary licence for her property - but does the Chancellor still have questions to answer? Adam and Nick pick through the statements and emails that have emerged.

Plus, Adam is joined by BBC China Correspondent Laura Bicker, and Economics Editor Faisal Islam to discuss Thursday morning’s bilateral trade meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping in Korea. What’s the relationship between the superpowers now, what was secured, for how long, and what will the economic impact be?

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Andrew will lose his title and move out of Royal Lodge, a statement from Buckingham Palace has said.

Buckingham Palace says the King "has today initiated a formal process", and his brother will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

As well as the title, the Palace says "formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease" on Royal Lodge, and Andrew will move to the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk

"These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him," the Palace said.

Andrew gave up his other royal titles earlier this month after more questions about his private life. In a posthumous memoir, Virginia Giuffre repeated allegations that, as a teenager, she had sex with Prince Andrew on three separate occasions. Andrew has always denied the claims.

Also this month, emails from 2011 re-emerged, showing Andrew in contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he claimed their friendship ended.

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Israel has received via the Red Cross in Gaza two coffins which the Palestinian armed group Hamas says contain the bodies of deceased hostages, according to the Israeli prime minister's office.

Israeli forces will now transfer the bodies to the National Centre of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv for identification.

Hamas's armed wing announced earlier that it had recovered the bodies of Israeli hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch.

On Tuesday, the Israeli government accused Hamas of violating the Gaza ceasefire deal after the group handed over a coffin containing human remains that did not belong to one of the 13 deceased Israeli and foreign hostages still in Gaza.

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New satellite images of Jamaica show the scale of devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Large areas of towns and cities have been destroyed by high winds and flooding, and at least five people are confirmed to have been killed.

BBC Verify show side-by-side comparisons from before and after Melissa struck highlighting the impact where the Black River flows into the Caribbean.

It's clear most of the buildings in the town have been heavily damaged and there's debris lining every street.

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