newsroom. i m jim acosta in atlanta and the key battleground state of georgia. right now we are in the final sprint before those critical midterm elections, and the balance of power in congress is on the line. today the biggest names in politics are out on the campaign trail. president biden and his two predecessors are all stumping today, and they are all in pennsylvania. moments from now president biden and former president barack obama, there you see the live picture right there, they will take the stage in philadelphia to rally for democratic senate nominee john fetterman. in a couple of hours from now former president donald trump will be in latrobe with republican senate nominee mehmet oz. pennsylvania is one of the three toss-up senate elections and it is a must-win for both parties to have control of the senate. cnn s jessica dean is in latrobe ahead of trump s rally and we begin with cnn s phil mattingly in philadelphia. phil, we have been talking to you throughout
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
Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jessica. Englands cricketers are dreaming the impossible dream after the penultimate day of the second ashes test against australia. Englands bowlers performed, and the batsmen are within reach of an historic turn around. More at half past. We have got the weather as well. Storm caroline has been named by the met office. It will bring us some wet and windy disruptive weather through the middle of the week, then it is a return to winter. I will bring you all the details through the afternoon. Also coming up. A new Clinical Trial that doctors are calling a watershed moment. Well have the test results which bring fresh hope for millions of people with type 2 diabetes. Hello everyone. This is afternoon live im simon mccoy. We will have plenty more with that mis we will have plenty more with that mi5 report coming out. First we will go to the house of commons. Mi5 report coming out. First we will go to the house of commonsm mi5 report coming o
Also in the next hour. The extent of homelessness in england is described as a National Crisis by a group of mps. The number of rough sleepers more than doubles in six years. 9000 people are thought to be living on the streets. And the super agers, cheer leading in their seventies and eighties, so whats the secret to a long and healthy life . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Britains Biggest Police force, the metropolitan police, is reviewing all its current sex offence investigations after the collapse of two rape cases in the space of a week. Both prosecutions were halted because the police had failed to disclose key evidence which might have helped the defence. Several legal experts are now warning that this may reflect a wider issue across england, wales and Northern Ireland. We will bring you more on that later but first i want to take you to these pictures in washington. In a few moments, in fact im told he is making his way through the crowd and the president of the United
Welcome to bbc news. Damian green, the first secretary of state and the Prime Ministers closest colleague in government, has been fired tonight. He has been facing allegations of inappropriate conduct, and on the basis of an investigation conducted by a senior civil servant, mr green has now left the government. He has also been criticised for making misleading remarks about pornography found on his Parliamentary Office computer before he became a minister. Reaction is still coming in. First, this report by our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Sharing a joke, right by her side, only hours ago. Prime minister. Damian green, until this afternoon the second most powerful politician in the country. His old friend theresa mays deputy in government not anymore. Is it right downing street investigate you . The allegations are completely false. He has always denied doing anything wrong, but number ten asked for an investigation into him after claims from a female journalist that he behaved i