the final day of the libel case between footballer s wireless rebekah vardy and coleen rooney. lawyers are set out their closing outings. and britain s biggest ever lottery winners, the couple from gloucester who ve won £181; million. it s surreal, they say. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, a huge night for everton s players. after a difficult season they can ensure prmier league survival with a win against crystal palace. good evening. an mi5 agent used his intelligence status to terrorise and abuse women. yet his identity has been protected by the secret services. the bbc has been stopped from revealing his name after the government went to the high court. it says it is trying to protect national security and avoid a real and immediate risk to life. but the judge did rule that we can reveal details of the case in which the agent used his position to coerce and threaten to kill a former partner with a machete. the spy, who is not british
Hello, welcome to the bbc news at one. The labour leader, sir keir starmer, has set out the first steps he would take if his party wins the next General Election. He outlined six pledges, including a Border Security command to tackle the gangs behind small boat crossings, and recruiting 6,500 teachers in england. He said all the promises are fully costed and would be delivered in the first term of a labour government. The conservatives called his speech another relaunch. Our chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman has the details. Sleeves rolled up, adverts at the ready, we may not know when the election is going to be, but the campaign is under way. Higher growth, an nhs back on its feet, secure borders, cheaper bills, safer streets and opportunities for your children. Youre going to hear that list of six from sir keir starmer a lot. Those are what labour are calling their first steps for change coming soon to a billboard in a marginal seat near you. Or through your letterbox. Or
Slight fall in inflation yesterday. The governor of the bank said he expects that trend to continue but cautioned that hes watching to see whether further rises may be needed in the future. With all the details, heres our economics correspondent andrew verity. At this shared workspace in brixton in south london, what higher Interest Rates mean for students like paige is fewer landlords entering the Rental Market and more selling up as their Mortgage Costs jump and rents rise rapidly. After her landlord sold, shes given up finding a decent home to rent and moved back in with her parents. With the competition out there and what you get for your money in london, it just wasnt worth it. You would see a Shoe Box Room or a double mattress literally in a room with no floor space for upwards of, like, £800. Gerald, who runs the workspace, is also a landlord who said he had more than 80 applicants when he tried to let out a local flat for £1500 a month. The trouble for him was the Mortgage Pa
following torrential rains. this is the heaviest rainfall that greece has seen in decades. you can see the damage. hundreds of people are still waiting to be rescued, and this comes after a summer of devastating wildfires. and. allez les bleus! france will kick off the rugby world cup tonight, against new zealand. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news scotland should take another step towards european championship qualification. we ll get the very latest from cyprus, where they play later tonight. describe does not fit for purpose. it is described does not fit for purpose. good evening. in what is britain s biggest manhunt in recent years, police say they have received information of the first confirmed sighting of daniel khalife, the 21 year old terror and spaying suspect who escaped from wandsworth jail two days ago. a member of the public says they saw him crawl from beneath a van about a mile from the prison still dressed in the share s uniform he was