So the focus has to be getting to net zero carbon by 2050, and anything that distracts that that will just make it more and more difficult, but if we have big arguments about policy and ownership structures, all we do is slow everything down, and that is the worst thing we could do right now. Right now we need to be speeding up. Labour plans to nationalise the Big Six Energy suppliers and divide their assets, workforce and customers into m regional agencies. Along with energy, the rail industry, water, the royal mail and bts broadband business would also be nationalised. How much would it cost . Tricky one. Labour Say Parliament would decide how much to pay the current owners, which include Workers Pension funds, but the independent ifs estimate it would add at least £200 billion to government debt, but the government would collect the revenue, apart from broadband, which it eventually wants to give away for free. Arguments about whether the government or the private sector is better
For years over Pension Reforms. In moscow, we report on the Major International investigation involving two russian nationals, in one of the largest cases of cyber theft. And anthonyjoshua tells the bbc just whats at stake in saturdays rematch, in saudi arabia, against andy ruiz. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news everton have sacked manager marco silva after 18 months in charge, with the club the premier League Relegation zone. Good evening. In a weeks time next thursday night the polls will have closed, the ballot boxes will be on their way to the counting centres and the first indications will emerge of the likely outcome of this election campaign. No surprise then that the parties have stepped up their campaigning today. Borisjohnson was promising to pass his brexit deal and hold a budget within a hundred days if elected to raise money for schools and the nhs. Those plans are pure fantasty according to the lib dems, while labour promised to recruit 20,000 extra teachers to make
Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport withjohn watson, womens golf and the first day of the solheim cup. Yes, europe holed a one point advantage after the opening foursomes, with the fourball is now under way. Thank you very much. And darren has all the Weather Forecast for us this evening. It is looking a pretty picture. Will it deliver . Yes, it is lovely. Lots of sunshine gcioss yes, it is lovely. Lots of sunshine across the uk today and tomorrow. You probably wouldnt want to change that, but in japan, you probably wouldnt want to change that, but injapan, they are trying to change the weather. More on the latest attempt later. Thank you very much. Also coming up. A bumpersummer up. A bumper summer for butterflies. A once in a decade mass emergence of painted ladies saw nearly half a million recorded across the uk. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im martine croxall. Downing street has announced that borisjohnson will go to luxembourg on monday to hold talks with the pr
Loved anybody else . Ive never loved anybody else, shall i go and get your slippers . One of the biggest stars of the small screen for more than 30 years. Liz dawn, who played coronation streets Vera Duckworth has died at the age of 77. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Donald tusk, the European Council president is at downing street for talks with theresa may. He said he welcomed a new constructive and realistic tone from the British Government saying he thought the uk had abandoned the idea of having its breadstick cake and eating it. This is what he had to say. I feel cautiously optimistic about. The constructive and more realistic tone in the Prime Ministers speech in florence and of our discussion today. This shows that the philosophy of having a cake and eating it, is finally coming at an end. At least, i hope so. And so that is good news. Of course, no one will ever tell me that brexit is a good thing, because as i have always said, in fact, brexit is about damage control
Alexander blackman, the former royal marine who was jailed for killing a taliban fighter in afghanistan, tells the bbc how he regrets his actions. A ride at Drayton Manor theme park closes after a girl was airlifted to hospitalfollowing an incident. And International Ballroom champion Shirley Ballas is the new head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, replacing len goodman. Its 5pm, good afternoon. Our top story concerns mixed signals over brexit from the labour party. In a bbc interviewJeremy Corbyn, declined to confirm hed definitely take the uk out of the European Union, if brussels offered a bad deal for withdrawal. Aides later had to issue a clarification, saying the uk would definitely leave the eu, under a labour government. Mr corbyn was speaking exclusively to the bbcs political editor, laura kuenssberg, at the launch of the partys Election Campaign. Hed been in manchester, telling supporters he was offering a real alternative to what he called a rigged system under the conservativ