Tamsin roberts. Beth, thanks very much and good morning from the gb newsroom. Its 931, a retired british miner has been released from a prison in cyprus after being jailed for the manslaughter of his wife. David hunter was given a two year sentence for killing his terminally ill wife at their home in paphos in 2021. The 76 year old has been released after cypriot authorities calculated his time to serve. Hunter claimed his wife asked him to end her life as she suffered from blood cancer. End her life as she suffered from blood cancer. The end her life as she suffered from blood cancer. The Prime Minister has confirmed hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the uk. Downing street has also confirmed millions of pounds for a new Carbon Capture scheme in north east scotland. Number ten says the move will help britain achieve net zero Carbon Emissions and boost British Energy independence. Mr sunak Energy Independence. Mr sunak will visit scotland today to highlight the cou
Placed in temporary accommodation in england reaches its highest since records began , its highest since records began, we have an exclusive report on a family whove lived in a travelodge for 14 months. Im feeling very bad for all my family. Sometimes im feeling my family. Sometimes im feeling im like, im not a human on and craig snell will have your weather. Good morning, storm babet finally cleared the uk over the weekend. Will the weather settle weekend. Will the weather settle down over the coming days . Find out in a little bit. Down over the coming days . Find out in a little bit. Plus down over the coming days . Find out in a little bit. Plus paul coyte has all the latest in sport. I do a great picture of Bobby Charlton there in the early years. The tributes continue to flood in other sport news as well. Max verstappen wins the us grand prix whilst Lewis Hamilton finds himself disqualified and theres more fallout from two games against south africa in two different world cups th
Labour to promise full Public Ownership of the railways in the next parliament, as keir starmer gambles on renationalisation. Newsnight has the first details of the oppositions plan for our creaking railways, to be revealed tomorrow, taking every major Train Operating Company into public hands, should labour win the election. Werejoined by a rail expert with links to the party. Also tonight. Catch and kill. With the trump trial over hush money restarting tomorrow in manhattan, in a british tv exclusive, the former Executive Editor at the National Enquirer, joins us live to explain who paid what to whom, and why it could matter a lot. And housing is the new political battleground, with big reforms promised and debated in the Commons Today Over Rental Rights and Leasehold Reform. But rents are rising at record rate and Home Building has slumped, and many young voters are deeply unhappy. We discuss in the studio with a renter and a landlord. It looks like nationalisation, it smells like n
After months of wrangling, mps release a report accusing rbs of mistreating thousands of small firms. Also in the next hour, hopes of a medical breakthrough. The new treatment bringing hope to children with a rare blood vessel disorder that causes facial disfigurement. And by royal approval the queen makes a surprise appearance at the front row of London Fashion week the first time shes attended it. Hello, good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Oxfam has revealed that its investigating 26 more cases of alleged Sexual Misconduct after it emerged that some of its former staff had paid women for sex in haiti when they were dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010. Bosses from the charity were questioned by mps in the commons today. They said the scandal had prompted 7,000 people to stop making regular donations to oxfam. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. In 2010, haiti was flooded with aid workers, most there to help the country recover from the earthquake. But s
Against so called Islamic State in iraqs second city, mosul. Theyve taken the citys airport, a key Staging Point in the battle to drive militants from the western half of the city. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville was there as Iraqi Government troops fought their way in. Before the attack came the rockets and artillery. Its day five of the offensive to retake western mosul. Slowly, the forces make their way past a suspected is car bomb, torched en route. These armoured columns are now moving forward to mosul airport. The attack for the airport is under way. All night long, weve heard Coalition Aircraft and iraqi artillery slam this area just to the north of us. The onslaught had cleared this village of is fighters and civilians. Its eerily quiet as the men proceed on foot. A local man tells the Special Forces there were up to 100 is here yesterday. Theyve hidden bombs all over. So the men took to higher ground. And we followed at a safe distance. As the day went on, there was no l