Clear the backlog in the asylum system . System . Mps say that the current plans are incomplete and unrealistic. Unrealistic. Plus, were tackling rugby ahead of englands third place play ahead of englands third place play off against argentina in the world cup and that clash of titans in the final. The all titans in the final. The all blacks and the springboks crouch bind and set. Blacks and the springboks crouch bind and set. First, heres all your headlines with tatiana. Pippa. Thank you very much and good afternoon. Just after midday , afternoon. Just after midday, this is the latest from the newsroom. Mps are warning newsroom. Mps are warning Vulnerable People are being put at risk over plans to clear the asylum backlog. The public asylum backlog. The Public Accounts Committee says the home office proposals to reform the system are incomplete and unrealistic. At the end of june, there were almost 68,000 cases awaiting a decision. Shadow environment secretary steve reed says the gove
Lost the West Midlands. Another reaction you could have is to say frankly, with the labour party 20 points ahead in the Opinion Polls and given that the West Midlands is pretty marginal territory, of course the labour party should be winning pretty much any political contest in that region because if they can win the contest in that region, we might ask questions cant win. It is a testament to andy streets personal popularity that albeit he may have lost narrowly, the fact that he has run labour so close i think he can take quite some considerable credit for because as we know, the parallel police and Commissioner Election the conservatives were quite a long way behind. I conservatives were quite a long way behind. ,. ,. ,. ~ conservatives were quite a long way behind. ,. ,. ,. , behind. I want to go back to the messaue behind. I want to go back to the message from behind. I want to go back to the message from ellie behind. I want to go back to the message from ellie reeves, behind. I
Repeatedly targeted. And 100 years after some women won the right to vote, we look back at their Extraordinary Campaign and its legacy. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Chelsea will not be sacking manager antonio conte, despite mounting pressure following back to back league defeats. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Former executives at the failed construction and services giant carillion have apologised for the compa nys collapse. But they denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which employed 20,000 people in the uk went into liquidation last month. Today the companys former directors faced a committee of mps to explain what theyd known about its financial position. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Summoned to westminster carillions top brass. Philip green was chairman of the board when the company collapsed, and he started with an apology. I would say i am deeply sorry for the impact that the colla pse deeply sorry for the impac
Is now preparing to stand down. How some of englands most deprived areas suffer some of the biggest cuts in spending on Childrens Services. Hundreds of women gather at westminster to celebrate the events of a century ago when millions were given the right to vote. And the worlds most powerful rocket has been launched tonight from Kennedy Space Center Experts say it could transform space exploration. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Could swanseas Carlos Carvalhal guide his side past notts county in tonights fourth round replay to set up a tie against his former Club Sheffield wednesday . Good evening. For the first time former executives of carillion have spoken publicly about the collapse of the Construction Firm which went into liquidation last month with debts of one and a half billion pounds. The senior figures appeared before a Parliamentary Committee which accused them of being delusional and of falling asleep at the wheel. The former executives rejected suggestions that they
Victory with the last kick of the game in the six nations rugby, as they beat france 15 13 in paris. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A local council has taken the highly unusual step of imposing emergency spending controls, after saying its facing severe financial challenges. The move by Northamptonshire County Council means a ban on all new spending apart from whats used to protect vulnerable people. The councils conservative leader, heather smith, says the move is a result of rising demand for services and cuts in government funding. It follows warnings that other authorities are also struggling to remain solvent. Our Political Correspondent matt cole reports. Like so many others across britain, people in northamptonshire have watched their council manage multi Million Pound budget cuts since 2010, and now theyve run out of cash, meaning a host of services from subsidised buses to libraries are threatened. Ill be absolutely devastated if it closes. Weve been here forjust over a