The greens will become the first party to launch its manifesto later, with a pledge to reach net zero Carbon Emissions in the uk by 2030. Ahead of the general election bbc news is in southampton today, looking at the issues concerning voters there, with a focus on education. Renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough tells the bbc the world is beginning to tackle the threat of Plastic Waste. Its a bit of a litmus test to see whether, in fact, the population care about this sort of thing, and people do. And so i think its very encouraging. Coming up in sport, a big day for wales. If they beat hungary tonighttheyll qualify for the european championships for only the second time. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. An alleged victim ofjeffrey epstein has appealed directly to Prince Andrew to come forward and give a statement to us investigators. The duke is facing renewed calls to tell the authorities about his friendship with epstein, a convicted sex offender. Heres our lo
Into the latter part of next week, still some wind and rain at times. Some of those dry interlude is, some frosty nights. But for those places that are really looking for a dry outlook, i am afraid there is more rain on the way. Hello. This is bbc news with lu kwesa burack. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First the headlines labour pledges to invest hundreds of billions of pounds in infrastructure like schools, hospitals and transport. The social Transformation Fund will begin the urgent task of repairing our social fabric that has been torn apart by the tories. The conservatives accuse labour of spraying money around like confetti, but theyve promised to spend billions more, too, improving public services. There will be new hospitals, schools, railways, better broadband, new connections and opportunities for every part of our great nation. Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering Jodie Chesney in a park in east london. Two others have been clear
The man who replaced him in parliament, the former labour minister bill rammell. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me, mail margaret gbnews. Com. But now its part the its your favourite part of the day. News polly day. The news from polly middlehurst. Jacob thank you and good evening to you, will. The top story from the newsroom tonight is that lord cameron has told his israeli counterpart today that major changes must be made to the safety of aid to ensure the safety of aid workers in gaza. The israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, describing the killing of seven aid workers, which included three british nationals, as tragic and unintended. He said they were delivering vital food supplies, travelling in two armoured cars marked with the words third world central kitchen. The aid group claims the attack was carried out despite them coordinating their movements with the israeli military. But the Prime Minister rishi sunak, says the work
On the question of id cards, david the lord blunkett, a former home secretary, has suggested the scheme could tackle the migrant but tackle the migrant crisis. But this typical authoritarian this is a typical authoritarian new labour impulse which must be quelled. Plus the long march for the abolition of britain continues as the. As new reports suggest a Labour Government would axe yet another centuries old british tradition. But can you guess which one it is . State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by particularly exuberant panel. This evening barrister and former tory mp jerry hayes, and the man who replaced him in parliament, the former labour minister bill rammell. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me, mail margaret gbnews. Com. But now its part the its your favourite part of the day. News polly day. The news from polly middlehurst. Jacob thank you and good evening to you, will. The top story from the newsroom tonight is that
That really disrupted and perturbed the Prime Minister at the start of Prime Ministers questions. I mean, tom, youve just been on for the last, hour or so, covering pmqs. And im seeing here that lots of reaction already coming in, lots of people not very impressed with the fact that a conservative mp would cross the floor and citing immigration in particular, as one of the reasons, which is curious. Its very, very odd seeing as Natalie Elphicke has been one of the most vocal members of parliament, being the member of parliament, being the member of parliament for dover. Of course, shes on the front line of the small boats crisis, but shes not only been critical of the small boats and the evil gangs that send them , shes also been that send them, shes also been critical of keir starmer and Yvette Cooper, and the lack of policy from the labour party to deal with it. I just wonder what keir starmer has promised her, to do this. Keep your views coming in gbnews. Com yoursay were going to g