Averting disaster, it is about creating a brand new britain. Well bring you the latest election developments live from downing street throught the programme. Im anita mcveigh, the other stories this morning. Extinction rebellion win a high Court Challenge against the metropolitan police over a london wide protest ban. The trial of the man accused of murdering british backpacker Grace Millane begins in new zealand. Marks spencer says it is rapidly pushing ahead with its turnaround plan after news of a half year sales slump. In the sport, two time olympic champion nicola adams has retired from boxing over fears she could lose her sight. And coming up, british pop superstar dua lipa on her rapid rise to fame. Good morning and welcome to downing street. Campaigning in the general election is officially underway after the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, travelled to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the queen to tell her parliament has been dissolved. Later he will launch the conservativ
It will be very different. It will be a very different way of doing things. Well have the latest from the campaign trail. The other main stories this lunchtime. The Climate Campaign Group Extinction Rebellion wins a legal challenge against the metropolitan polices ban on their protests in the capital. The man accused of murdering british backpacker Grace Millane goes on trial in new zealand. He claims her death was accidental. A big fall in profits at marks and spencer, down i7 , after a drop in demand for clothes and homeware. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Double Olympic Boxing champion nicola adams calls time on her career over fears she could lose her sight. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. In the last hour a cabinet minister has resigned from the government. Alun cairns quit following claims he knew about a former aides role in the collapse of a rape trial. It comes as borisjohnson met the queen to mark the dissolution of parliament formally beginning fi
And thank you for being here today. I amike to start by saying from Mccarty Associates and will paper was be presiding over todays meeting. Id like to introduce our panel. You got there full or partial bios in your packets, but cindy from the wilson center, the ambassador who has been in are in more countries than i can count including venice well yet and venezuela and colombia. Also have the former and basinger and has a long history in diplomacy. And almost the first person in history to be expelled twice, but didnt quite make it. And francisco rodriguez, who has a long career in economics. Id like to just start by asking a general question and ask each of you in the same order i presented you, your view on things. Venezuela, the situation has deteriorated dramatically and even longer. Where do you see the situation today . When might there be a transition, and what should we be doing to be helping venezuela return to stability and growth . Cindy . And try to keep it to five minutes
Be held before long but mps will also consider amendments, which could include votes for 16 to 18 year olds. Its 5pm. Were live at westminster where the house of commons is inching its way towards a decision on holding a general election before christmas. Mps are debating a bill presented by borisjohnson, which is meant to clear all its commons stages today, but its already looking to be a less than straightforward process. Theres disagreement on the date, the 12th of december proposed by the government, is being challenged by the opposition. But labour, after much internal debate, is now backing the calls for an election. Jeremy corbyn said that the ruling out of a no deal brexit had dealt with labours main concern. The Scottish National party and the liberal democrats want a 9th of december poll but theres talk of a possible compromise around the 11th december. There are extra demands for giving votes to 16 and 17 year olds, and allowing eu nationals resident in the uk to vote in a g
Search for narcotics. And this is all they find this time around roughly a gram of hash which will result in a charge of possession rather than distribution. But its clear that such tactics can pay dividends the Police Showed us some of the drugs they have seized on previous raids. Pills of ecstasy. And. Tramadol. Unfortunately there is a big difference between the number of arrests in 2009 compared to 2008 drug cases have gone up in the last year in 2009 we had close to 1200 then 4 cases of which 500 the new. 91 what tramadol relate my ocado been ill from within we ceased close to 2 and a half 1000000 trauma pills compared 2550000 in 2000 and. 10 says gaza stunnel are the key conduit for illegal substances into district. The drugs are mostly supplied by israel and directly via egypt and the tunnels some drugs also come directly from egypt the profits to young people who want to get rich quick. We have called those between the ages range from 20. 00 to 23. 00 with huge quantities of dr