As part of swap with russia. Its hoped it will ease tensions between the two neighbours. Keeping children safe from gangs and violence a call to open schools in the evening and weekends. And click speaks to the team behind Virgin Galactics plans to put tourists into space. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. A group of mps are preparing legal action if borisjohnson refuses to carry out the instruction of a new law requiring him to ask for a further delay to brexit. The legislation, to rule out the option of a no deal exit at the end of october, is expected to become law on monday. The Prime Minister has said he would rather be dead in a ditch than ask for a brexit extension. Our Political Correspondent matt cole reports. After a week of wrangling and some of the most testing days a fledgling Prime Minister has faced, borisjohnson now has a weekend to pause and a think. As many of that opinion will say content. Content the contrary not content. The contents have it.
Broken across europe as an early summer heatwave sweeps across the continent. San francisco becomes the first us city to ban sales of e cigarettes until the Health Effects are clearer. Oh, im so sorry. And a newborn baby is found alive inside a plastic bag left in woods in the us state of georgia. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. A bbc investigation has found that the moors murderer ian brady, who tortured, sexually assaulted and murdered five children between 1963 and 1965, was allowed to mix with vulnerable young prisoners for more than five years during his lifelong sentence. It happened at wormwood scrubs prison in the 1970s and 1980s. Newly released home office files reveal that even after one young prisoner alleged that brady had had sex with him, no action was taken for several months. Sanchia berg has this exclusive report. Ian brady was, for decades, one of britains most notorious prisoners. With myra hindley, hed tortured and murdered five childr
Because labour dont have any plans to reduce taxation. It sort of makes my point for me, their plan is basically that tax should remain at its current levels. We say we dont have to levels. We say we dont have to accept the status quo. If you make difficult decisions, if you stick to our plan for the economy, thats seen inflation falling and growth starting to rise, we can bring down the tax burden. Burden. News in from kyiv tonight, where the uk has pledged a further £125 million of military support to ukraine in a major move against putins invasion. Our home and security editor mark white joined me earlier with more on what that announcement tonight will mean for ukraines war efforts. This extra package , announced this extra package, announced by grant shapps on a visit to ukraine is very significant. Hundreds of pounds and millions of pounds in extra commitment from the uk to provide 10,000 military drones. Now the vast majority will be first person view drones, fpv drones , which
Good evening. From the newsroom. Im sam francis, a quick look at the headlines. At just after 9 00, government ministers are challenging labour to set out its own funding plans after it backed the governments decision to cut National Insurance. The non dom tax status will be scrapped with the aim of raising revenue to make up for the £0. 02 cut, though figures suggest any benefits for the taxpayer are likely to be cancelled out by an expected rise in council tax. Earlier, jeremy hunt told gb news that his budget is proof that the government, he says, is making their fiscal plan work. We want to end the unfairness, the direction of travel weve gone is to reduce National Insurance by one third. The fact that labour are opposing this today is really because labour dont have any plans to reduce taxation. It sort of makes my point for me, their plan is basically that tax should remain at its current levels. We say we dont have to levels. We say we dont have to accept the status quo. If you
Appropriate to bring your children into the office . Now, why would that be a good idea . Children in the office let us know your views and in sport , know your views and in sport, only me. Im the only child in the office today. By the way, in sport this morning. Last night, three out of five premier league games ended one one. Brighton hove albion are officially the most Successful Club in the country financially. That is. And adam peaty is back. Country financially. That is. And adam peaty is back. Im ready for the olympics morning. Whilst theres quite a bit of rain across northern parts today, its better news further south if its drier and brighter weather youre after. Ill have the details shortly. So, leading the news this morning, the Prime Minister demanding answers from israel after seven aid workers, there were three british nationals amongst them were killed by an israeli missile strike. Yes. James henderson, whos 33, and john chapman, 57, both of whom are believed to have ser