Please allow me to negotiate. 50 years after british troops were sent to Northern Ireland, we talk to some of the soldiers on patrol at the start of the troubles. And Manchester United get off to a flying start in their premier league campaign, hitting four against chelsea. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai brown, and former conservative advisor mo hussein. Stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying its serious about fighting crime. Labour has dismissed the plans as no more than empty promises ahead of a possible general election. So what is the government proposing . Ministers want to create 10,000 new prison places across england and wales. And a pilot scheme giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects will be extended to all 43 forces. Critics say theres little detail about how the policies will be funde
Will not accept what it calls british meddling. The influence of hong kongs one time colonial power these days is very limited. Please allow me to negotiate 50 years after british troops were sent to Northern Ireland, we talk to some of the soldiers on patrol, at the start of the troubles. And england end welsh hopes of topping rugbys World Rankings after a convincing win at twickenham. Good evening. Downing street has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying the government is serious about fighting crime. But critics argue the proposals are far too vague, and lack credibility. The government is promising thousands of new prison places. And a pilot scheme, giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects will be extended to all 43 forces, in england and wales. Labour says theres little detail about how the policies will be funded, and warn that extending stop and search could lead to social unrest. 0ur correspondent Richard Lister reports. Stop and search. The
Than four hours to be admitted to a e is up a third in a year and is at a record high. It is not for everyone, that is why iam it is not for everyone, that is why i am here. Manchester united sell Romelu Lukaku inter milan for 7h million pounds, as footballs transfer window closes. A Police Officer was stabbed in a frenzied machete attack last night as he tried to stop a van in east london. The officer managed to taser his attacker while being stabbed in the head and body. He is in hospital with multiple injuries but is expected to recover. A 56 year old man was arrested at the scene. Our special correspondent lucy manning reports. Blood pouring from stab wounds, this Police Officer has just been attacked by a man with a machete. Officers bandage his head in east london in the early hours of the morning. The weapon can be seen carried by another officer. Is it a machete, then . A man in his 50s is pinned to the ground. He is alleged to have stabbed the policeman a number of times, but
The message from the un experts today is clear we all need to eat less meat to help fight Climate Change. The uns climate panel, the ipcc, have released the most comprehensive report on land use and Climate Change ever compiled, and it makes for sober reading. It says one quarter of global emissions are because of the food we eat, more than half of that is from animals. The report was released in geneva. Roger harrabin sent this report from there. This alpine landscape was covered by forest, the trees sucked Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere and regulated the climate. Then humans cleared some of the land for food, but cattle birthed methane and that strongly heeds the atmosphere. The sort of low intensity grazing may produce protein from poor soil and it does have some environmental benefits. But it still creates more Greenhouse Gases than growing plant protein. Scientist meeting here in the alps are not saying we have all got to go vegan to protect the claimant, they are saying that
Condition after three teenagers were pulled from the sea near clacton pier in essex. A special report from inside kashmir in lockdown cut off since sunday after india removed its special status. The anger inside isnt really spilling out onto the streets, as we have seen happen before in kashmir. The reason for that is that people arent able to communicate with each other and because of the tight security deployment. And we talk to the 20 year old cello prodigy from nottingham who played at prince harry and meghans wedding as he prepares to perform at the proms. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. One of the biggest deals of transfer deadline day Romelu Lukaku has left Manchester United to join inter milan for a club record fee. Good evening. A major United Nations report on land use and Climate Change says we should all be eating less meat and making ourdiets more plant based. The un experts say were consuming too many meat and diary products in the west and its helping to fuel Glo