Fighting to stop brexit that is or priority. Because we believe we are better in the european union. It is better for our Public Services, like the nhs. It is better for our environment, and its better for peoplesjobs. Heres the scene live in Central London where party leaderjo swinson will be giving more details of the lib dem manifesto shortly. At the trump impeachment inquiry the Us Ambassador to the eu says the president was behind pressure on ukraine to investigatejoe biden. And the special one is special again at least thats what spurs think, asJose Mourinho returns to football management in the premier league. Its five oclock. Our main story is that borisjohnson has said that, if elected, the conservatives would raise the threshold at which employees Pay National Insurance to £12,500. That would bring the threshold into line with income tax. Mrjohnson said the first step would be to increase the threshold to £9,500 in the first budget of a tory government. The Prime Minister a
With all the controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick holds a try out session in front of team scouts but only after a last minute change of venue that and more coming up this news hour. Police in hong kong are on the brink of trying to break up a standoff with protesters that is getting more dangerous by the hour demonstrators have barricaded themselves inside a University Campus from their arrows and hold petrol bombs police have fired back with tear gas and water cannon now they warning theyre ready to make the next move and urging people to get out of the area for their own safety and were going to go live to rob mcbride in hong kong in just a moment 1st he has his report. Another sunday afternoon another home cold streak turned into a battleground. At the end of a week that seen a marked escalation in the level of violence between protesters and Police Students took over several College Campuses. Polytechnic university is the last under their control and they seem determined to
He was one of two People Killed by 28 year old usman khan, a former prisoner whod been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. Khan, whod been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. His father said today he was a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. Yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that hed helped organise. His killer was taken on by people from the same conference, including otherformer prisoners and by a passing policeman in civilian clothes, before being shot dead by firearms officers. The attacker, usman khan, was automatically released from prison last december, half way through a 16 year sentence for plotting to bomb the london stock exchange. 11 years ago
For allegedly sparking violence at some of its venues. Campaigners want the price of a bag for life to rise to 70 pence to cut the amount of plastic we use. And in sport. Draws for both liverpool and chelsea mean their bids to reach the Champions League knockout stages will go down to the last group match. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The bbc understands that labour has agreed a new Electoral Campaign strategy in a bid to gain ground in the two weeks that remain before polling day. A major part of the plan is said to be a renewed effort to retain labour voters who support brexit. Members of the shadow cabinet who back leave are likely to be given a higher profile than those who support remain, while therell also be an attempt to give a greater emphasis to issues other than brexit, such as the cost of living. For more on this, and what it could mean for tactical voters, norman smith joins us live now from westminster. Good morning. What does this apparent change of str
Attack by a former prisoner at a conference that hed helped organise. His killer was taken on by people from the same conference, including otherformer prisoners and by a passing policeman in civilian clothes, before being shot dead by firearms officers. The attacker, usman khan, was automatically released from prison last december, half way through a 16 year sentence for plotting to bomb the london stock exchange. 11 years ago he told the bbc he was no terrorist. I have been born and bred in england, in stoke on trent, in cobridge, and all the Community Knows me, and they will know, if you ask them, they will know, like, these labels they are putting on me, like terrorist, this, that, they will know i am no terrorist. His lawyer insisted his client had tried to access de radicalisation while in prison but had not got the right kind of help. He requested assistance with addressing some of his flawed thinking. He recognised that his extreme violent ideology was wrong. He wanted to corre