thousands affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s will get initial compensation of £100,000 each. # the way is clear, the light is good, i have no fear.# and after one venue cancels his latest production over comments on trans rights, monty python s terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that s what art is about, pushing the limits. matt hudson smith is going to take the european title again. and gold for great britain as matthew hudson smith palace to victory in the 400 metres at the european championships. and coming up in the sport over on the bbc news channel, money matters at manchester united. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe confirms he wants to buy a stake in the club. good evening. it s been a difficult day for the british economy. the rate of inflation has hit double figures for the first time in 40 years. it was running at 10.1% in the year tojuly higher than analys
welcome to the programme. one of donald trump s fiercest critics in his own republican party has been forced out of her seat. liz cheney has lost her right to run as the republican candidate for the congressional elections in november, losing the primary to the trump backed candidate, harriet hagerman. but while ms cheney lost her seat, she arguably gained something else. she is now the face of the trump opposition, more so than any democrat. and in her concession speech, ms cheney made it very clear about why she lost. two years ago, i won this primary with 73% of the vote. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear. but it would have required that i go along with president trump s lie about the 2020 election. it would ve required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. i have said since january 6th that i will do whatever it takes to ensure
his criticism getting outrage from republicans who call it unacceptable. tonight the president showing no sign of backing down. i know you re all busy as i i am. meeting virtually with nine democratic governors today president biden urged his party to find new ways to ensure abortion remains legal. one week after the supreme court ruled states can decide if and when a pregnancy can be terminated. i share the public outrage at this extremist court. as i have said last week, this is not over. the president s growing war of words that the supreme court generating swift backlash from republicans who argue the presidents rhetoric including including comments made overseas thursday goes too far. president biden is unhinged and he should not have done that. this is the third branch of government, coequal branch of government. they did what they thought they had to do. the white house examining ways to work around the abortion decision. president calling on congress to le
killed, and 61 wounded. we are talking just this weekend. and the reality is those numbers are not out of the ordinary compared to prior weekends in america this year. across the country, people are frightened and fed up. i myself was hiding behind cars, because the shots kept getting closer and closer. we need justice. we need justice. and we need it, because we need our kids to be safe in the community. we shouldn t have to walk around having to watch our backs. i was almost asleep and heard numerous gunshots. 20 to 40. woke me up instantly. i don t need this in my backyard. nobody needs it in their backyard. like, i don t want to feel like i can t get home from work safe. over the last ten days we ve had three killed here and something like 23 injured. so it s a terrible situation. we will do as mayors what we have to do to keep our people safe, but we could sure use some help at the federal level. the stakes are higher. the pressure is greater. and after yea
eight nutritious and filling meal. the wagatha christie trial gets underway in the high court rebekah vardy is suing coleen rooney for libel. as one of football s new superstars closes in on manchester city, what will the signing of erling haaland mean for the premier league and pep guardiola s title chasers? and i ll start to the money but also fairly grey for many, brightening up later with more sunshine, and one or all the details right here on breakfast. it s tuesday the 10th of may. our main story. this the queen will miss the state opening of parliament for the first time in nearly 60 years, because of ongoing mobility issues . prince charles will deliver the speech instead, which sets out the government s main plans for the year ahead. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more details. last year, he provided the support for his mother. today, the prince of wales takes on the main role instead of her. it is a significant moment, constitutionally and personally