1096 quite comfortably. I eventually . Eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. I think eventually . Eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. I think was i 10 quite comfortably. I think was about 14 or so. They were looking for 1,000 registered voters here in the constituency to sign that petition, and in the end, they surpassed that in a straightforward manner. What it means is that there will be a by election for the people here in rather glenn and nearby hamilton glass rotherglen. Its almost three years since Margaret Ferrier built those rules by speaking in parliament when she was waiting for the results of a covid test. When i came back positive, rather than isolating, Shejumped On The came back positive, rather than isolating, she jumped on the train and came back up here to scotland. The consequences have been far reaching. She was arrested by police, she was charged and ultimately, she received 270 Hours Community service. She was also suspended by the snp and l
Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
in london in which 72 people died. music. and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and ”pm in the evening in the uk, where the first scheduled flight due to take migrants from britain to rwanda under a controversial agreement was stopped at the last minute. the flight was meant to be removing dozens of people, but a series of legal challenges progressively reduced that number to zero. the flight was due to take off from a military facility in the south of england. our correspondent duncan kennedy is there. thank you very much for coming up for us. there has been lots of surprises in store really, and what is the latest and what are you seeing at the moment? surprise hardly does seeing at the moment? surprise hardly does it seeing at t
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The newly elected us President Donald Trump has told a gathering of the Central Intelligence agency, the cia, that he stands with them 0ne thousand percent. Speaking at the cias headquarters in fairfax in virginia, he said there was no one he respected more. And he promised that islamic terrorism would be defeated. Heres a little of what he said we have to get rid of isis, we have to get rid of isis. We have no choice. Applause radical islamic terrorism, and i said yesterday it has to be eradicated. Just off the face of the earth. This is evil. Mr trump also had plenty to say about the media. He accused reporters of being inaccurate in their reporting of his inauguration. As you know, i have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. Applause right . And a sort of made it sound like i had a feud with the Intelligence Community. And i want you to know the reason you are the numberone you to know the reason you are the number one stop, it is ex