The secretary of state defends the president s decision. The president is entitled to the staff that he wants, and at any moment the staff member who works directly for the president of the United States should have the trust and values whose efforts and judgements benefit him and the foreign policy. Review finds that 12 million patients in england regularly take drugs which could be addictive. Petrol bombs and missiles are thrown at police in londonderry after a bomb is found in a car. The former cricketer, Geoffrey Boycott, is awarded a knighthood, but Domestic Abuse Charities Say its not acceptable given a past conviction. And the uk wins its bid to host a major United Nations Climate Change summit itll take place in glasgow at the end of next year. Good evening. Eileen foster has said that Boris Johnson has shown his commitment to securing a brexit deal, which works for the entire united kingdom. Following a meeting with the Prime Minister at downing street earlier this afternoon,
Tuesday in parliament. Lets go live to washington, dc with pictures coming in from afp of the washington monument. A celebration of one of the most extraordinary achievements of humankind, a mission that allowed humans to walk on the moon in that historic moment in 1969 that captivated people worldwide. 50 yea rs captivated people worldwide. 50 years since the apollo rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space centre in florida with those three astronauts in the tiny capsule contained in the rocket. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. As ministers are told to do more to allow children to learn about Sex Education. What we are up against here is racists and homophobes who are trying to put what they think on the children where i live. President trumps under fire over his latest tweets. In this country, my lords, we would call those words racist. Will the min
Polly middlehurst. Michelle, thank you. Good evening to you. Well, the top story tonight on gb news is that teachers are no longer on strike. All four teaching unions in england have accepted a 6. 5 pay in england have accepted a 6. 5 pay rise, meaning all industrial action has been called off. Now it comes after Union Members staged eight days of strike action in state schools since february in their dispute over pay february in their dispute over pay the education secretary, Gillian Keegan welcomed the decision and explain where the money for the pay rise was coming from within the School Budgets with the 2 billion extra that we already got when i was very first in the job at the end of october last year, there was a 3. 5 that schools had budgeted for a pay increase for teachers within that, obviously the strb came back at 6. 5. So the extra 3 is being funded by the department for education. Education. The Prime Minister says the planned expansion of oil and gas drilling in the north
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
We back well be talking to we come back well be talking to the lawyer of david hunter who has now been released from prison so called prison after that so called mercy killing of his wife. Very emotive it. Emotive topic. Lets do it. Patrick, thank you. Patrick, thank you. Good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 3 01 members of the uks largest Teaching Union have accepted a 6. 5 pay rise for teachers in england. The for teachers in england. The National Education union says. National Education Union says. 86 of its members voted to accept the latest pay offer, with a 60 turnout. It comes after Union Members staged eight days of strike action in state schools since february in a dispute over pay education secretary Gillian Keegan has welcomed the decision as good news for teachers. Parents and children. The Prime Minister children. The Prime Minister says the planned expansion of oil and gas drilling in the nonh oil and gas drilling in the north sea is entirely consistent with the gover