Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Several major Trade Unions have appealed directly to Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to take away the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The plan to make it means tested was announced shortly after the election, with both the prime Minister And Chancellor insisting its necessary, and the money needs to be spent elsewhere. But tomorrow some of the governments own mps plan to abstain from a Commons Vote on the change, rather than backing it. Our Employment Correspondent Zoe Conway has the latest. Trade unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. For Trade Unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. The Labour Party is back. For the first time in the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under a first time in 15 y
Markets in the world? wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. Now, during the global lockdown, the flame of love burnt brightly online. With billions of us stuck at home, the only way singles could mingle was to fire up those dating apps. Dating sites like hinge, bumble and tinder became billiondollar businesses as sofa surfing for mr or ms right took off. But, lately, it seems that we might be falling out of love with the apps. Match group is the largest dating company in the world. It owns the big digital brands like hinge, tinder, 0kcupid, and match. Com, but it recently said it was cutting 6% of its workforce after the amount of people paying for services on its biggest site, tinder, dropped for the seventh quarter in a row. So that s almost two years of fewer people paying for the service. But it s not all bad news
To Talking Business with me, lukwesa burak. Lets have a look at whats coming up on the show. This is the first time im here, and its great to meet people in Real Life. Are we breaking up with digital dating . Looking for Love Online during lockdown was a multibillion dollar business, so why are so many of us swiping out of the apps . Is it that the price of love is just becoming too steep . Ill be asking one woman whos been in touch with 6,000 americans and noticed a big change in the way we use the sites. And ill be heading out to an in person dating event to talk to the brave souls searching for a partner in Real Life. Plus, later in the programme, its a country of 1. 5 billion people, and he has millions on his site looking for love. Ill be chatting to the boss of matrimony. Com, indias biggest digital dating group. So how is love blossoming across what is becoming one of the most important Dating Markets in the world . Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again a bi
Weve bounced back, with laura kuenssberg, for the Weekend Newscast, because youve been off, ive been off, and im very happy to be back. I feel were being gloriously reunited. Its extremely nice to see you, although i saw you on the television quite a few times over the break, which was very exciting. Yes, thats a Sort Of trial, in every sense, especially for the viewer. But parliaments been off. Theres been a lot happening. And you have been out on Matt Chorley s new programme on 5 live with some of your analysis. Here it is. We can hear some. Theres no arguing about whether or not potatoes were a vegetable. Well, if you had potatoes, i would have said you could have potatoes and chips and mash. Oh, yeah. Right . Is chips not in it . No. Well, thats a dish. Thats an entirely separate category. Ah, anyway well, you know. I mean, i can tell you about avocados and tomatoes. Definitely not fruit. 0h, theres more. Theres more. You see, matt turley, whos got a new programme, Just In Case any
Has the details from Los Angeles. Evan, what do we now . Well, this was a bit of a Surprise Gambit that we had in court here, just about 20 minutes ago here in Los Angeles Dana Hunter bidens attorneys asked for him to enter an unusual plea. Its called an Alford Plea where Hunter Biden would accept whatever punishment that judge doles out, but he maintains his innocence and instead of Pleading Guilty, hes maintaining his or is attempting to maintain his innocence. Of course, as expected the Justice Department does not does not agree with this and they objected in court to this request from Hunter Bidens attorneys and now the judge has called for break for a couple of hours while he considers what steps to take next. Now this is unusual as you pointed out as i pointed out, today, obviously was the first day of Jury Selection and this trial this is a Hunter Bidens second time going on trial earlier this year, he was found guilty on gun charges in delaware. And these charges have to do wit