To helping keep these fighter planes in the air. And england deny wales a chance to become rugby unions Top Ranked Team with a 33 19 victory at twickenham in their first world cup warm up match. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has announced a package of new measures in a crackdown on law and order. The Prime Minister has promised to create an extra 10,000 prison places after an increase in Violent Crime. This will involve the building of new prisons and the expansion of existing ones at a cost of around 2. 5 billion pounds. Stop and search powers will also be extended to all Police Forces in England Wales which will allow police to stop someone in an area where they think a crime may be committed. Borisjohnson also called for tougher sentencing and an end to the Early Release of prisoners convicted of violent or sexual offences. Labour said austerity measures taken by conservative governments had left the entire criminal Justice System broken. Daniella relph report
Manchester united get off to a winning start in their premier league campaign, hitting four against chelsea. And in half an hour, the travel show heads to lebanon to find out how beirut is trying to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying its serious about fighting crime. Labour has dismissed the plans as no more than empty promises ahead of a possible general election. So what is the government proposing . ani ministers want to create 10,000 new prison places across england and wales. And a pilot scheme, giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects, will be extended to all 43 forces. Critics say theres little detail about how the policies will be funded, and warn that extending stop and search, could lead to social unrest. 0ur correspondent, Richard Lister reports. Stop and search, the government says it cuts crime and it wants
Good morning. Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 00am in hong kong, where the territory has experienced a tenth successive weekend of clashes between pro democracy protestors and riot police. Tear gas was fired after two petrol bombs were thrown near the main police headquarters. Earlier, beijing warned britain not to interfere in hong kongs affairs, after the uks foreign secretary dominic raab suggested there should be an investigation into ongoing violence against the pro democracy movement. From hong kong, heres jonathan head. This is how it starts every weekend now in hong kong. Theyve turned improvising barricades into an art form. They work with impressive speed and coordination. Theres never much time before the police arrive. These confrontations are now a familiar routine in hong kongs streets. Generally, the protesters retreat, avoiding direct contact. But, by nightfall, the clashes were happening in multiple locations across the city and getting worse. The po
And well bring you the story of the asian ice man, whos finding ways to indulge his passion at his kuala lumpur home. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london, and also 8 00am in hong kong, where the territory has experienced a tenth successive weekend of clashes between pro democracy protestors and riot police. Tear gas was fired after two petrol bombs were thrown near the main police headquarters. Earlier, beijing warned britain not to interfere in hong kongs affairs, after the uks foreign secretary dominic raab suggested there should be an investigation into ongoing violence against the pro democracy movement. From hong kong, heres jonathan head. This is how it starts every weekend now in hong kong. Theyve turned improvising barricades into an art form. They work with impressive speed and coordination. Theres never much time before the police arrive. These confrontations are now a familiar routine in hong kongs streets. Generally, the protesters retreat, avoiding dire
Than a million pounds. Borisjohnson is expected to head to brussels in the next few days, in a last ditch effort to break the deadlock over a brexit trade deal. Talks between the uk and the European Union have again failed to produce a breakthrough. Ajoint Statement Issued by the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, and the European Commission president , ursula von der leyen, says. We agreed that the conditions for finalising an agreement are not there due to the remaining significant differences on three Critical Issues level playing field, governance and fisheries. We asked our chief negotiators and their teams to prepare an overview of the remaining differences to be discussed in a physical meeting in brussels in the coming days. Lets speak to our political correspondentjessica parker. Shejoins us now she joins us now from westminster. Do we know when because of course there is a Council Leaders meeting on thursday, presumably before that . Yeah, i mean, ithink people on thursday, presuma