we ve all got a big decision to make about who leads the country for the next five years, about who has power and influence in westminster. you get the opportunity to have your say in the election on july the fourth. on monday, we heard from the prime minister rishi sunak and during this campaign we re talking to other party leaders. tonight, it s the turn of the leader of the opposition, labour leader sir keir starmer. sir keir, welcome. thank you very much for having me on. my promise at the start of this interview is that what you say in the next half hour or so will be broadcast in full. i want to give you the chance to make your case, and want you to answer some questions, so if you would do your best to do that. one thing we should also make clear is you don t know what the questions are in advance. thank you. three weeks from today, you could be spending your first night in downing street as our new prime minister. are you ready? yes, i know that we ve got to earn ever
Of bullets in rapid succession. He said he would also support a modest tightening of background checks for gun purchasers. Survivors of last weeks School Shooting in florida have marched on washington to call for tougher laws. And at the Winter Olympics, team gbs Womens Curling Team have beaten the reigning champions canada to reach the semi finals. It means the Canadian Women have failed to win a medal for the first time in olympic history. Good morning. Its wednesday 21st february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The met police has lost an appeal at the Supreme Court against two victims of black cab rapist john worboys who won compensation for its failings. The women were raped by worboys in 2003 and 2007 and said their treatment by police, who failed to believe their reports, caused them mental harm. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the polices appeal. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly is at the Supreme Court. What did the lawyers for the two women ar
Two captured members of the british Islamic State cell, nicknamed the beatles, should be considered for trial at the hague. In sport, a crash landing for the brits, on day one of the Winter Olympics. All 3 of the medal hopes in the snowboard slopestyle, try spectacular moves in the skies, but fail to make the final with billy morgan falling on his final run. After disappointment for the snowboarders, all eyes are now on Elise Christie. Iam i am live at twickenham with all the build up from the big one, england versus wales in the six nations championship. And, nick has the weather forecast. Good championship. And, nick has the weatherforecast. Good morning, it is the weekend. Rain at some stage today for all of us. The chance of snow, especially later, and after being less cold, tomorrow is much colder again. I have got your forecast for you later. The bee invitation was given by the sister of the north Korean Leader. Lets get more from our correspondence. I think we have got a problem
Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Four serving members of the army have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a banned far right group and planning terrorist offences. The men aged between 22 and 32 were arrested this morning in england and wales in an operation involving both the police and the army. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Dominic Casciani is here. It isa it is a fast moving story. What is the latest . It started with West Midlands Counter Terrorism unit, one of the largest in the country, working with colleagues at wales and the West Midlands. These four arrests, three in their 20s, arrested at birmingham, ipswich and northampton. The fourth, from powys. The addresses have been searched and then we discovered that these men we re then we discovered that these men were all serving members of the army. The ministry of defence has confirmed that they were serving in the army. They have been providing support to the police. We do not have information about where these
Managed to fool hsbcs Voice Recognition Security System, designed to prevent fraud. Good morning, its friday, 19th may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Breaking news this morning. Swedish prosecutors are ending their seven year long investigation into the wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, who has been accused of rape. Mr assange, whos a5, has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london since 2012, claiming asylum to avoid extradition to sweden. Scotla nd Scotland Yard says it is obliged to arrest him for Breaching Bail Conditions if he leaves the embassy. Julian assange has just tweeted this picture. This is in reaction to that means from sweden. That is the first reaction from Julian Assange, though no statement from him as yet. Lets cfoss no statement from him as yet. Lets cross to the Ecuadorian Embassy in london. Our correspondent, Richard Lister, is there. Richard, so, any expectation we might Seejulian Assange leading that embassy any time soon . I would hav