With our reviewers, asa bennett, the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, and the political writier and academic maya goodfellow. Stay with us for that. Good evening. The chancellor has announced a raft of spending pledges at the conservative Party Conference, among them an increase in the National Living wage. Sajid javid said that over the next five years it would increase to £10. 50 an hour, and the age threshold would be lowered from 25 to 21. But an unwelcome distraction for delegates at the conference has been an allegation that the Prime Minister groped a journalist during a lunch 20 years ago, which he denies. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has sent this report from Party Conference in manchester. What happens to the Prime Minister next, and to the country, is not entirely in Boris Johnsons hands. However many photocalls he grins for, he cant be remotely sure if brussels will budge and give him a brexit deal. Weve made some pretty big moves. Were waiting to see
Hello, im anna foster live injerusalem. Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We begin with a Special Report because. The bbc has seen evidence that doctors, nurses and other Hospital Staff were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties when Israeli Forces overran the Nasser Hospital In Gaza last month. Weve also heard accusations that some detainees were stripped and kept in Stress Positions for several hours. Israel said it occupied nasser believing it was used by hamas and several released israeli hostages have said they were held there. Wyre davies reports and you might find some parts of wyre s report distressing. Not for the first time in this war, Israeli Soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. But these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the Nasser Hospital in khan yunis. Most of them are still held captive. For weeks, the medics had witnesse
And the telegraph reporting a secret plot to bring Boris Johnson back before the next election to rescue the conservatives fortunes. Ill get reaction from tv news legend nigel farage, biographer Michael Crick. It might take a ten. Meghan markle is looking to revive her brand in the uk. Hell revive her brand in the uk. Hell will freeze over before that happens. Ill be offering my own personal professional advice to the sussexes at ten. You wont want to miss it. Ill be dealing with Meghan Markle in no Uncertain Terms at ten. Its been a while. You wont want to miss it. So two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment and its saturday night. Youve hard week. Night. Youve had a hard week. Youve working hard. Youve been working hard. Hopefully youve put the hopefully by now youve put the kids so why you kids to bed. So why dont you crack beer , uncork crack open a beer, uncork a bottle of wine, or fire up the kettle and lets get to work . Because mark dolan tonight is your perfe
With Meghan Markle in no Uncertain Terms at ten. Its been a while. You wont want to miss it. So two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment and its saturday night. Youve hard week. Night. Youve had a hard week. Youve working hard. Youve been working hard. Hopefully youve put the hopefully by now youve put the kids so why you kids to bed. So why dont you crack beer , uncork crack open a beer, uncork a bottle of wine, or fire up the kettle and lets get to work . Because mark dolan tonight is your perfect saturday night in. Dont anywhere. See you dont go anywhere. Ill see you after headlines. After the news headlines. And ray. Ray addison. Thanks, mark. Good evening. Our top stories this hour. The ministry of defence has confirmed reports of a fire on board its flagship Aircraft Carrier , hms queen elizabeth. Carrier, hms queen elizabeth. This morning. The Royal Navy Vesselis this morning. The Royal Navy Vessel is currently docked at glen mallan in scotland. The mod glen ma
Us in the studio . Vaiews gbnews. Com is the address, as always. First, though, here is your very latest. News good morning. Its 931. Im ray addison in the newsroom. Our top story, a new taskforce to root out so called dodgy lawyers has been announced by the government. It announced by the government. It follows reports in the daily mail that solicitors helped an undercover journalist mail that solicitors helped an undercoverjournalist posing as undercover journalist posing as an economic migrant to submit a false application in exchange for thousands of pounds. False application in exchange for thousands of pounds. A home for thousands of pounds. A home secretary, Suella Braverman, says rogue firms are con men who must face the full force of the law. The must face the full force of the law. The number of bus services in the uk has halved since 2011. Labour found that there were nearly 9000 in the year to march, down from nearly 18,000. Then, however , the government then, however, the