president biden s son hunter is found guilty by a court in the us of lying about his drug use when buying a gun in 2018. hunter biden was addicted to crack cocaine when he purchased that revolver and today is the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime. england limber up in germany, ahead of the start of their euros campaign. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. the big challenge for a conservative party trailing badly in the polls is how to persuade voters to give them another five years in power today we got their answer, as they put tax cuts at the heart of their manifesto. among the policies announced was a 2p cut in national insurance, and scrapping the main rate of national insurance for the self employed. they pledged a new help to buy scheme and that they d abolish stamp duty for first time buyers on properties up to £425,000. in a m
hello, i m loren taylor. rishi sunak has launched the conservative party s election manifesto, promising a raft of new measures, that he says will enable working people to keep more of the money, they earn. he was speaking at the silverstone race track, and made pledges on tax, housing, and immigration, including another 2p cut in the pound, in national insurance, plus the abolition of the main self employed rate. there ll be help for first time buyers, with the scrapping of stamp duty on homes up to £425,000, and a new help to buy scheme. there s also a commitment to halve migration, and have regular flights to rwanda, for those entering the uk illegally. chris mason was at the launch today. halfway through this election race, it s the moment for the cardboard boxes. within them, bundles of promises not always kept that set out a party s blueprint for the next five years. so the manifesto is here, so is the cabinet, then the prime minister. music, applause, and ovations f
deliberations could start at any minute with hunter biden s fate in the jury s hands? we re live outside the courtroom. a big meeting today for former president trump ahead of his sentencing and his hush money felony conviction, trump will meet with save probation official free pre-sentencing interview, and it could be the next big thing for apple, the company just announced new artificial intelligence feature there s for the iphone we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central we begin this hour with breaking news right now, prosecutors in a hunter biden trial our giving their rebuttal after defense attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments moments ago, biden s team is trying to prevent the president s son from becoming a convicted felon. and keep him out of jail. the defense telling jurors at the prosecution s case is built on suspicion and conjecture, and they accused prosecutors of taking biden s words out
to put the president s son on the stand. we re live outside court with the latest well, as former president trump said, to give remarks, this hour. and shortly after that, he s gonna be meeting with his probation officer. that is ahead of his sentencing next month, we have new details on the meeting and what it could mean for his conviction and is run for the white house. and some positive results from a combo covid and flu vaccine, a first of its kind so when is it going to become available? we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central right now hunter biden s defense team is presenting their closing arguments to jurors and accusing prosecutors of trying to do the jury, the president s son faces three felony counts of illegally purchasing and possessing a gun in 2018 while abusing or being addicted to drugs? biden has pleaded not guilty to all charges last hour prosecutors walked jurors through evidence that they
members of his family, including the first lady, in that courthouse. the prosecution aware of that during closing arguments, and what the prosecutor told the jury about the family sitting in those front rows. also breaking tonight, donald trump s interview with a new york probation officer. that interview required of all convicted felons. what that probation officer will now do with the judge set to sentence trump in weeks. the chilling new images here from inside the israeli operation to rescue four hostages in gaza. the moment soldiers find three of them. coming under fire while getting them out. israeli special forces posing as palestinian refugees. saying, we got the diamonds. when they found the hostages. you ll see these harrowing images from the inside. here in the u.s. at this hour, the severe weather threat and the record heat across multiple states. then all of this heading east. and florida bracing for potential flooding, up to 20 inches of rain. also, th