Hundreds of colleagues, friends, and family have attended the funeral of pc Andrew Harper who was killed on duty in august. The parents of harry done say they will only meet the American Woman allegedly involved in the crash that killed him if she promises to return to britain. And coming up on bbc news. England have to deliver agaisnt bulgaria Gareth Southgate rallies his side as they return to euro 2020 qualifying following fridays surprise defeat to Czech Republic. Good afternoon from westminster, where the queen has just unveiled the plans for the year for Boris Johnsons government. She said the governments priority was to take the United Kingdom out of the eu at the end of the month. But the queens speech also set out plans to introduce tougher sentences forforeign offenders, investing more in the nhs and scrapping the rail franchise system. On brexit, there are plans to end free movment of eu citizens to the uk. The queen outlined 26 bills but with the Prime Minister no longer ha
On closer inspection, mr speaker, it is nothing more than fools gold. Lets get on with the proposals, with the measures announced in this queens speech. Lets get on with out queens speech. Lets get on with our vision. Lets get on with our vision for a britain where fairness and balance are at the heart of what we do. Well have the details, and well be asking if the queens speech could be rejected by mps, renewing calls for a general election. Also on the programme. Hundreds of colleagues, friends, and family attend the funeral of pc Andrew Harper, who was killed on duty in august. Syrian Government Forces take up positions within the range of turkish artillery, hours after striking a deal with the kurds. One of britains most notorious paedophiles, who abused as many as 200 children, has been stabbed to death in prison. Iam i am Rebecca Jones, here at the magnificent guild hall here in the heart of the city of london, where the great and good of the book world will soon be gathering to
Speech would dazzle us on closer inspection, mr speaker, it is nothing more than fools gold. Our other headlines at 8pm today. A plea from the parents of 19 year old harry dunn, killed in a crash involving a us citizen on a trip to america they say she must return to the uk and face justice. She killed our son, she didnt need to kill him, she didnt need to have the accident. You cannot walk away from that and just leave, and expect nothing to happen. In syria, Government Forces are on the move to the border with turkey, raising grave fears of a dangerous new confrontation. And im Rebecca Jones at londons historic guildhall, where later this evening we will be revealing who has one the booker prize award for fiction, awarded to the best novel of the year. Good evening. The queen has set out the governments future policies on issues such as crime, health and the environment, and of course , brexit. But given that the Prime Minister has no majority in parliament, many of the bills may not
Fighter planes get repaired with a high tech fix. And Manchester Uniteds hit four against chelsea that and the rest of the days sport in sportsday in half an hour. Good evening. The government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying its serious about fighting crime. Its promising thousands of new prison places. And a pilot scheme, giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects, will be extended to all 43 forces, in england and wales. Labour says 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. A stop and search, the government says it cuts crime and it wants more Police Forces to use it more often. The plan is part of the law and order package unveiled by a Prime Minister who says he wants criminals to be afraid. Figures suggest that black people are almost ten times more likely to be searched than white people. But the home secret
Please allow me to negotiate. 50 years after british troops were sent to Northern Ireland, we talk to some of the soldiers on patrol at the start of the troubles. And Manchester United get off to a flying start in their premier league campaign, hitting four against chelsea. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai brown, and former conservative advisor mo hussein. Stay with us for that. 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 . 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 funde