Shirley ballas has been named as the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. Good morning, its tuesday the 9th of may. Im rachel schofield, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The conservatives have vowed to cap Energy Prices if they win the General Election. Under the plans theresa may would give powers to the industry regulator, ofgem, to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Under the new plans, new powers would be given to ofgem to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Elsewhere labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to formally launch his partys general Election Campaign, where hes expected to say that the issue of Whether Brexit happens has been settled. The uks highest electorate campaigning on the nhs, and the green party is on the Isle Of Wight the uks highest electorate campaigning on the nhs, promising to end what it calls the privatisation experiment. Well be live In Manchester ahead of labours Campaign Launch shortly but first more o
And 50 years after pink floyds debut album the new exhibition at londons victoria and Albert Museum celebrating one of the worlds most famous rock bands. And coming up in the sport on bbc news england are handed a tough draw for the 2019 rugby world cup. Theyll play france and argentina in the tournament in 2019. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning, saying hed lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. James comey learnt of his fate last night when he was handed a note as he briefed fbi agents in los angeles. Mr comey had been leading an investigation into alleged links between mr trumps Election Campaign last year and russia. But the white house insists he was dismissed for mishandling an inquiry into Hillary Clintons emails last year. From washington, heres aleem maqbool. Absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey
Will face charges over claims theyd breached the rules on Campaign Spending during the last General Election. Fifa investigates paul pogbas £89 million transfer from juventus to Manchester United last summer. And pigs do fly. 50 years after pink floyds Debut Album A Celebration and exhibition to mark the anniversary. Its 5 oclock, good afternoon. President trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning saying hed lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. But critics from both sides say the dismissal of james comey smacks of a cover up, to do with the agencys investigation into possible collusion between the trump president ial campaign and russia. From washington, heres rajini vaidyanathan. Absolutely explosive news from washington. This is a fox news alert. James comey has been fired. Politics in the time of trump is often unpredictable but this was a political bombshell that few saw coming. Back in washington today james comey was in los ange
Management of that part of the ma nifesto. James cleverley, we have to leave it there. Thank you forjoining us. Well keep you up to date with any developments here at westminster throughout the day. In the next half hour, let us hearforeign correspondents working in london, giving their verdict. Let us find out how they are explaining this british General Election to their overseas readers and listeners. It is of course our latest edition of Dateline London with sean ley. Thirds was supposed to be mays day but strengthening her hand in winning the General Election. Instead she was left calling out may day to a party in Northern Ireland asking it to keep her Conservative Party in power after her parliamentary majority evaporated. As forJeremy Corbyn, he lost the election but won plaudits for his campaign and inspired a new generation of young voters. With me to discuss where this leaves british politics and the imminent negotiations to get out of europe, biographer and long standing aut