She retires from Amateur Boxing to pursue other Career Opportunities. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. An investigation into the death of a prisoner has found a catalogue of failures contributed to his suicide and he should have been in hospital not prison. 25 year old Dean Saunders electrocuted himself at chelmsford prison in essex in january last year. The Prison Ombudsman said that staff ignored significant risk factors when they cut back observation of him injail. It comes as figures due out later this week are expected to show the number of suicides in prisons in england and wales last year was at record levels. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan Dean Saunders had no previous history of Mental Illness but in December 2015 the young father suddenly became paranoid and delusional, convinced he had to kill himself. On a daytoday basis, trying to understand he was ill in the first place. His family was plunged into despair. Within hours he had a
This is a deliberate withholding of information from this house. We will speak to a former labour defence minister. At the start of his first full week in power, donald trump focuses on jobs, and threatens big border taxes on goods entering the country. The series of failures that led to a prisoners suicide, Dean Saunders mother says shed warned prison authorities. Im telling you know, if you do not put my son back on constant watch he will kill himself, you wont be able to say you didnt know. A focus on science and technology, as the Prime Minister unveils her New Industrial Strategy for britain after brexit. And, the actor gorden kaye, best known for his part in the bbc sitcom allo allo , has died at the age of 75. Its five oclock. Our main story is the governments admission that theresa may was told about a test of the Trident Nuclear deterrent, which took place last june. She was informed when she became Prime Minister a month later, but ministers wont confirm if shed been made awa
Im not going to get an answer. It matters because the trial appears to have gone wrong just weeks before her new government asked mps to approve billions of pounds to keep the weapons. We are launching this strategy here. Having failed to answer yesterday, today on a cabinet visit, the Prime Minister had to admit she did know. Im regularly briefed on National Security issues, i was briefed on this successful certification of Hms Vengeance and her crew. We dont comment on the operational details for National Security reasons. This Spectacular Misfire in the Late 80s Of An American Trident Missile is rare. The vast majority of tests have been successful. Urgent question. And its not clear what went wrong with this weapons trial. But labour has found a lot wrong with the governments handling of the facts. At the heart of this issue is a worrying lack of transparency, and a Prime Minister who has chosen to cover up a serious incident rather than coming clean with the British Public. This h
There would be no General Election until 2020. The country needs stability, she said, through the brexit negotiation. That was the position before the easter recess. But while on a Walking Holiday in wales last week, theresa may had time to reflect and she changed her mind. An unelected Prime Minister needs a mandate. In the polls, heres just one of them from yougov, theresa may and the conservatives have a commanding lead. Her allies were telling her there was no better time to go to the country. So, if this parliament here votes tomorrow to approve her call for a Snap Election as we expect it will then britain will vote again in six weeks time, on june the 8th. They are calling it the brexit election. Our Political Editor Laura Kuensberg begins our coverage. Did she surprise them . Did she surprise you . Did theresa may even surprise you . Did theresa may even surprise herself . Her biggest decision as Prime Minister taken only days ago. I have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet w
market. at least in layoffs. we hear about layoffs in tech. technology is about 7 or 8% of all the jobs in america. you re seeing overall the job market is still pretty healthy, guys. so in is all good news. this is a good number. this is an economy firing on all cylinders. thank you very much, christine. appreciate it. so life threatening weather. wind chills that could turn deadly. and this morning s number is 113. harry is here to explain. in fact, subaru is the largest corporate dodonor to the aspca.. .and the natational park foundation. and the largest automotive donor to meals on wheels. .and make-a-wish. get a new subaru during the share the love event and subaru and our retailers will donate three hundred