The snp launches its election manifesto saying its time to put scotlands future in scotlands hands and calls for a second independence referendum next year. Who should decide scotlands future . The people who live here or Boris Johnson . A vote for the snp on december 12th is a vote to escape brexit. Clive james, the australian writer and broadcaster has died at the age of eighty. After a cinema chain bans a new film about gangs after brawls broke out, its director tells us his movie had nothing to do with the violence do you believe that this film brings its people, is a colour thing . I dont know, man, it was upsetting. And, the theatre director, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Miller has died, at the age of 85 Jeremy Corbyn says he has evidence that the nhs is at risk from a post brexit trade deal with the United States. At a News Conference this morning, the labour leader produced documents which he said showed talks had taken place about drugs pricing and access to nhs contracts.
Could have qualified, but only managed draws. They will both have to wait until their next match. A new look for the west coast Main Line Service has been unveiled. First trenitalia, which takes over the franchise from Virgin Trains at the end of next week, promises refurbished trains, reliable free wi fi, and better catering. But will the trains be ready on time . Ill be finding out. He was one of the most famous faces on british tv for years. After the death of clive james, we will hear from some of those who knew him best. And in weather, there is more rain and blustery wind to come today, but on the horizon, at last there is something sunnier, but also colder. I will have the details right here on breakfast. It is thursday 28 november. Our top story with just two weeks to go to polling day, the bbc understands that labour has agreed a new plan to try to close the gap on the conservatives. Senior figures have privately admitted that the party is struggling to hold on to leave suppor
but first our correspondent abduljalil abdulrasulov reports from the front line in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target
found in france, after he went missing six years ago will return to the uk in the next few days. possums, yes, it s me, dame edna, and aren t i looking gorgeous? and remembering the late barry humphries king charles and sir eltonjohn are among those paying tribute at a state memorial in sydney. and coming up on bbc news, we will hear how england s women are heading for defeat in mumbai almost 500 runs behind india in their one off test. good afternoon. prince harry has won his phone hacking case against the publishers of the daily mirror. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. he s been awarded £140,000 in damages. in a statement, prince harry said it s a great day for the truth and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. here s our media correspondent, david sillito. this has been a landmark case, prince
the global monetary pivot that was what some commentators were declaring on wednesday, after the us federal reserve said it had probably finished raising interest rates, and signalled it was planning to start cutting them next year. but clearly, neither the european central bank nor the bank of england got the memo. they left their rates on hold and said it was too early to talk about cutting them. in fact, here in the uk, three members of the bank of england monetary policy committee actually voted to raise the interest rate above its current level of 5.25%. the bank is worried that inflation the rate that prices are rising is still not under control. our economics editor faisal islam reports # last christmas, i gave you my heart.# liverpool s christmas market the festive spirit is here, but little sign of a marked upturn in the economy. people here continuing to have to cope with new surges in the cost of living, even as inflation slows. i sold my car last week. car