Freedom and self determination. Freedom and self determination. In £360 million worth of funding for uk manufacture is set to be announced ahead of wednesdays budget. £200 million of that will be invested in zero carbon Aircraft Technology , with pharmaceutical technology, with pharmaceutical and Car Companies also set to benefit. The chancellor says benefit. The chancellor says its aimed at helping the uk become a world leader in manufacturing to boost the economy. Although jeremy hunt has tried to play down expectations of tax cuts in wednesdays budget , a seven year wednesdays budget, a seven Year Old Girl has died after a migrant boat carrying 16 people capsized in northern france. Capsized in northern france. Shed been travelling with her pregnant mother , her father and pregnant mother, her father and three siblings. The boat got into difficulty off the coast of dunkirk park in an attempt to cross the English Channel in the early hours this morning, early hours of this morning,
About conservative voters , about about conservative voters, about my colleague Jacob Rees Mogg , my colleague Jacob Rees Mogg, about jk rowling. Im going to about jk rowling. Im going to play about jk rowling. Im going to play it to you in a moment. Remember this is via official Bank Communication channels. I think it proves that this rot in the woke banks is far broader than this. Nigel farage versus coote scandal. So thats coming coote scandal. So thats coming up in a digest straight after the news with Polly Middlehurst i dan, thank you. Good evening to you. Well the Fire Brigades Union has labelled the bibby stockholm migrant barge a potential death trap and requested an urgent meeting with the home secretary about overcrowding and fire exit concerns. The fbis assistant general secretary says its a cruel and reckless approach to the welfare of asylum seekers. Well, a government source has told gb news that labour and the unions are trying to block the use of the vessel to house as
So, this is radio drama studio. Hello, im john wilson. Welcome to this cultural life, a radio four podcast in which i ask leading creative figures about the influences and inspirations that have fired their artistic imagination. My guest in this episode is sir kenneth branagh. A huge talent, a star of stage and screen for more than four decades now. Hes an actor, director, writer and film maker whose credits range from hamlet to tenet, from henry v to thor. We spoke in the very atmospheric radio drama studio of bbc broadcasting house. Ken, welcome to this cultural life. Thank you. A show about cultural inspiration, cultural influences. What is your earliest cultural memory, do you think . Something that had a big impact . I think, early doors, i can remember Winston Churchills funeral, i think it was 1965, seeing it on the television and just being told about the great man. The World Cup Final of 1966, where the nation stopped, and in our own household, my brother had a sort of flirtat
, who died in january. There are 11 candidates in total on that ballot paper. The results are expected tomorrow. Full coverage and analysis right through the night here on gb news for you. Night here on gb news for you. Well, in other news today the home secretary says Police Officers will be automatically suspended if theyre charged with certain criminal offences. The comments came after the Sarah Everard inquiry found Wayne Couzens should never have been a police officer. He killed Sarah Everard in 2021 and her family says she died because she would never have got into a strangers car if he hadnt been a police officer. Speaking in the commons today, James Cleverly said Public Confidence in the police needs rebuild , in the police needs rebuild, adding that anyone whos not fit to wear the uniform must be removed from policing. But the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper , said the inquiry meant cooper, said the inquiry meant that it was shown mr cleverlys response was too weak and to
Nationals have safely left niger following a military coup in the country last week. Theyre currently aboard a french flight heading for paris as European Countries have been evacuated , their citizens from evacuated, their citizens from the west african nation after the west african nation after the army overthrew the president. The Foreign Office says only a very small number of brits remain in the country and are receiving support right now. A man has been found guilty of murdering his ten month old stepson. Jacob crouch was found stepson. Jacob crouch was found deadin stepson. Jacob crouch was found dead in his cot at his derbyshire home in december 2020. He had suffered 39 rib fractures. He had 19 visible fractures. He had 19 visible bruises and several internal injuries , as craig crouch has injuries, as craig crouch has been convicted of murder and three counts of Child Cruelty. Three counts of Child Cruelty. The babys mother, gemma barton, was also found guilty of Child Cruelty