Supporting hong kongs pro democracy protesters. Vue cinemas looks to resume screenings of blue story, days after it banned the film for allegedly sparking violence at some of its venues. Campaigners want the price of a bag for life to rise to 70 pence to cut the amount of plastic we use. And a special report from the black sea where major efforts are being made to stop it from being the dumping ground for agricultural and industrial waste. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Neither the conservatives nor labour are offering credible Spending Plans ahead of the election thats according to the institute for fiscal studies. The leading Economic Research group said that neither the convervatives or labour were being honest with voters. The institutes director said the conservatives were continuing to pretend that tax rises will never be needed to secure decent public services. Labour, he added, pretends that huge increases in spending can be financed byjust Big Companies and the ri
News the licences will help britain meet its net zero pledge. Were announcing these new licences in the north sea with more to come , which will ensure more to come, which will ensure our Energy Security moving forward. It means well be less reliant on hostile foreign actors for our energy baseload, for the fossil fuels that were going to be relying on. For some years come, which will mean years to come, which will mean that will be reducing our c02 that we will be reducing our c02 emissions not importing those emissions by not importing those fossil fuels. But the announcement on future and further Carbon Capture and storage projects means that well be taking that Carbon Dioxide of atmosphere dioxide out of the atmosphere and it onto the north and storing it onto the north sea, means that getting to sea, which means that getting to net zero will be more achievable i k m an k man has been a british man has been released from prison in cyprus after sentenced for the after being sentence
Tamsin roberts. Beth, thanks very much and good morning from the gb newsroom. Its 931, a retired british miner has been released from a prison in cyprus after being jailed for the manslaughter of his wife. David hunter was given a two year sentence for killing his terminally ill wife at their home in paphos in 2021. The 76 year old has been released after cypriot authorities calculated his time to serve. Hunter claimed his wife asked him to end her life as she suffered from blood cancer. End her life as she suffered from blood cancer. The end her life as she suffered from blood cancer. The Prime Minister has confirmed hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the uk. Downing street has also confirmed millions of pounds for a new Carbon Capture scheme in north east scotland. Number ten says the move will help britain achieve net zero Carbon Emissions and boost British Energy independence. Mr sunak Energy Independence. Mr sunak will visit scotland today to highlight the cou
From internet streaming sites. Fresh hope for millions of people with type 2 diabetes, after a new Clinical Trial doctors are calling a watershed moment. And four artists in the frame for britains most prestigious art award, the turner prize. Were live in hull, the uks city of culture, where the ceremony is being held. Our main story at 5, a review ordered by the government has concluded that it is conceivable that the bombing at a concert at the Manchester Arena in may, in which 22 people were killed, could have been prevented. The intelligence service, mi5, received information about salman abedi, the bomber, before the attack but failed to put him under investigation. David anderson qc, the governments former independent reviewer of terror laws who wrote the report, added that it was unknowable whether re examining abedi would have thwarted his plans. This report is from richard lister. 0h oh my god. Voiceover march this year, a suicide bomber hasjust blown himself up in Manchester
Is it worth being a city of culture . Ill be chatting to businesses all morning about how things have changed for them this year. Good morning. In sport, liverpool net seven goals, making england the first country to have five teams through to the Champions League knockout stages in the same season. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Storm caroline will make its presence felt in the north of scotla nd make its presence felt in the north of scotland today. 90 Miles Per Hour gusts. Blizzards as well. A mild and a wet start to the day away from that. It will be noticeably windy. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. Good morning. First, our main story the number of patients experiencing long waits in accident and Emergency Departments in the uk has more than doubled in the last four years. Research by the bbc found that more than three Million People waited longer than the four hour target in the last year. Doctors say it shows the nhs can no longer cope. The dep