To dateline london. Im jane hill. This week well be discussing general elections the campaign is in its early stages here in the uk, rather more advanced in france. Well assess Donald Trumps first 100 days in office and look at the under reported tensions between india, and china. With me today are ashis ray, the indian broadcaster the north american broadcaster jeffrey kofman, ned temko, the political commentator and eunice goes, the portuguese writer. Just a few days, it feels like coming to a british general election. Ned, dont look bored at the start it is low key . It might get even lower, you never know. The British Press often talks about a phoney war before an Election Campaign really starts. What is odd about this is it is kind of a phoney election. Despite the prospectus, theresa may saying i need this mandate to strengthen my Negotiation Position with the eu, even she must know that it has nothing to do with the eu. Even if she were to get putin sized majorities in this elec
Thejudge said ian paterson was driven by Material Rewards. Today, his patients spoke out. Over four years of trauma and stress in trying to bring this man to account. No amount of Prison Sentence will ever compensate what myself and the other people affected have gone through. At least 90 people are killed in the afghan capital, kabul, after a truck bomb explodes in the Diplomatic Quarter. And to boldly go where no spacecraft has gone before. Nasas plans to probe the suns atmosphere. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Defending champion Novak Djokovic and the king of clay, rafa nadal, both ease into the third round of the french open. Good evening from cambridge. Were at the senate house of the university, the venue for one of the biggest debates of this Election Campaign, with just eight days to polling day. Seven Party Representatives will be taking part, including the Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who announced earlier today that he would, after all, be attending the debate. Bu
Also on the programme tonight the Breast Surgeon sentenced to 15 years injail. Ian paterson is sent to prison after performing completely unnecessary operations on patients after inventing or exaggerating the risk of cancer. Over four years of trauma and stress in trying to bring this man to account, no amount of Prison Sentence will ever compensate what myself and the other people affected have gone through. At least 90 people are killed in the Afghan Capital kabul after a truck bomb explodes in the diplomatic quarter. And the global accord to curb Carbon Emissions is President Trump about to withdraw america from the paris Climate Change deal . Coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News Arsenal Majority Owner stan kroenke says Arsene Wenger is the best person to manage the club as his new two year deal is confirmed. Good evening. With just eight days to go until the election, one of the biggest debates of this campaign has just taken place in cambridge. There were seven Party Representatives
Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. So much for you today coming up. This hour we are talking to a mum who is calling for a vaccine that is exclusively given to girls to be given to boys too. Its to protect against a virus called hpv which can cause different types of cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. Have you got sons and do you want them protected . An official decision has yet to be made as to whether boys should get it. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Plus have you made up your mind how you are going to vote . Let me know who and why, and if youre still undecided, what is it that youre weighing up . Our top story today. Its the final day of campaigning in the General Election and the Party Leaders will be on a hectic schedule of visits to key towns and cities across britain in a last push for votes. The closing stages of t
Welcome to bbc news. French voters face a clear choice in the next two weeks. The run off in the president ial race will be between two political outsiders, whove left mainstream parties on the sidelines. Emmanuel macrons en marche party, which is barely a year old, won the most votes, in the first round of the election. Hell face Marine Le Pen of the front nastionale. Its more than twenty years since they reached the second round of the electoral process. A victory for either of them could have profound implications for the eu and for brexit. Our europe editor katya adler has the latest. Emmanuel macron looking president ial last nights. A bit prematurely perhaps. Theres a lot of glad handing still to be done two weeks to go before the final vote. Financial markets in brussels may think president macron is a done deal. But she doesnt. Marine le pen, macrons rivalfor president , his rival for french voters trust. A welcome visitor on market day in the forgotten town. Shes the peoples p