conservative manifesto launch. last night saw four party leaders grilled by a challenging question time audience on bbc one. rishi sunak was asked about the investigation into alleged bets made by two tory candidates as well as the party s director of campaigning and one of his own close protection officers. the prime minister said he was incredibly angry and that anyone with connections to him or the conservative party found to have broken gambling rules should face the full force of the law. the labour leader sir keir starmer was pushed on his previous support for former leaderjeremy corbyn, who he said would have made a better prime minister than borisjohnson. sir ed davey of the liberal democrats and the snp sjohn swinney were also grilled on the nhs, trust and past promises. but it was the prime minister who arguably faced the most challenging questions of the evening on the alleged betting scandal. when asked why those under investigation hadn t been suspended fro
a police chief has been sacked for gross misconduct after lying about his military career. nick adderley, who was the chief constable of northamptonshire, wore a falklands war medal on his police uniform, even though he was only 15 at the time of the conflict, and exaggerated his achievements in the navy. our midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. the most senior police officer in his force dismissed for lying. until today, nick adderley was the chief constable of northamptonshire police, but a gross misconduct hearing found he lied about his career to get the job. he claimed he had been a military negotiator in haiti, even though he d never visited the country, had attended the prestigious britannia royal naval college, despite his application being rejected, and implied that he had served in the falklands war, despite being 15 at the time. all the allegations against him were upheld. how did someone like this slip through the net? ido find i do find it extraordinary tha
Our look at the day at westminster. Our top stories the Foreign Secretary says all british Passport Holders will be able to travel to the United States, despite President Trumps travel ban. This Executive Order will make no difference to any british passport holder, irrespective of their country of birth or whether they hold another passport. But despite borisjohnson describing the policy as wrong, Opposition Mps say hes not going far enough reacting to the policy. This order was signed on Holocaust Memorial day. For the sake of history, for heavens sake, have the guts to speak out. Also tonight concerns the closure Ofjobcentre Plus buildings may not take into account local issues. Can my honourable friend assure me that those who have put forward the proposals have indeed visited places such as the Calder Valley to understand the demographics and geography, or have theyjust sat in their offices in whitehall using google maps . The Foreign Secretary has told the commons that President
0k where are you from . Syria syria . Thereve been violent clashes in belarus as Alexander Lukashenko is declared the landslide winner of the countrys general election. And a metal detectorist says he was left shaking with happiness after discovering a hoard of bronze age artefacts in southern scotland. The find included a complete horse harness and sword. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Here in the uk, government ministers are insisting there is little evidence that coronavirus is transmitted in schools, as they push ahead with plans for all children in england to return full time to the classroom next month. The uk education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has suggested that an upcoming study will support the governments position on reopening schools. Borisjohnson, whos expected to visit a school later, is understood to have made it clear that schools should be the last t
Are you 0k . You all right . Are you 0k . Where are you from . Syria. Hidden for 3000 years, the bronze age hoard found by an amateur detectorist. And coming up in sport on bbc news. A first major for american 23 year old Collin Morikawa who holds off paul casey to win the us pga championship in san francisco. Good afternoon and welcome to the news at 0ne. The Prime Minister has renewed his commitment to get all schools to open in england this september. He says education is a priority for the country. It follows the education secretary saying Research Shows there is little evidence of coronavirus being transmitted in schools. But unions and some School Leaders say there is an absence of clear guidance from the government and they criticise the failure to have a back up plan if theres a second wave of the virus. Schools in scotland are reopening this week with some children returning tomorrow, more on that and the row over exams in a moment, but first this report from our correspondent