Particular. Labour focus some changes to planning in particular. Labourfocus on it because they think there are blockages in the system. Too much time taken to make decisions which are holding the whole thing up. Theyve been clear they want to change the Planning System to overcome some of those blockages. They have reintroduced mandatory House Building targets. Local authorities will have a target for the homes they need to get built and will have to meet it. That was scrapped under the last government. While there is an accepted about when and where and how it is built might not be popular with local communities, so it has been in focus. I think we will hear Angela Rayner talk about that today, not just increasing the number of houses built overall, but she has also made a point of saying she wants more social and affordable housing as well, and another element of her speech we were expecting today is going to Focus On Standards in housing. We have seen the reports that have come to
The lead starts right now but first where disinformation prevails and democracy fails, putin celebrates a resounding when cementing another six years power, the lies that got him here, and the threat it could pose to the World Order Plus Chaos On America as doorstep, haiti collapses into a gang, stayed in get cnn is in their capital to capture how violence is now the law of the land. And we start with a moment to give us hope i finally got to meet Cj Ricin Person as he finally tastes freedom after more than 12 years behind bars for a shooting, he insists he could not have committed welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper in philadelphia and im going to start with some good news for once. Im in philly because there are major developments here and a legal case that weve been following for years here on the lead involving cj rice who is now a free man as of this morning, the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania officially considers ej rice to be legally innocent of the crimes he was convicted of in 2
Roadside killing of a New Mexico State trooper has been captured. The officer gunned down after offering help to his suspected killer. There was nowhere that he could run. There was nowhere he could hide. Well have the latest. Also tonight, the u. S. Government sends a plane to fly americans out of haiti. The country in chaos. In washington, The White House goes green. Happy st. Patricks day. While donald trump ramps up his rhetoric on the campaign trail. If i dont get elected, its going to be a bloodbath. Weather whiplash. Forget spring. Freezing temperatures return this week, affecting millions of you. Well have the latest forecast. Plus, this volcano erupts with little notice, prompting iceland to declare a State Of Emergency. And later, hawk for hire. How this handler and his bird of prey are working together to clear out some very foul problems. Come on. Announcer this is the Cbs Weekend News from new york with Jericka Duncan. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. We
The bbc has been told that the first 50 people will be moved to a barge docked off the south coast of england later today. The barge is called the Bibby Stockholm and it will be used to house up to 500 men while they await the outcome of their asylum applications. Campaigners have expressed concern about the conditions on board, but the government insists the vessel is safe and that it will help reduce the cost of placing migrants in hotels. Dan johnson reports. Government sources have suggested the first Asylum Seekers will be moved due to portland today to go on board the Bibby Stockholm, the Accommodation Barge that has been more cheer for the last few weeks will so far been emptied, there have been delays because of concerns about fire safety, other health and safety issues that occurred and had to be dealt with, but now sources are suggesting that everything is ready. And we know some Asylum Seekers have received letters telling them that they will be on the move today. So far no
Clashed for the second day running in central paris. The unrest was caused by a deadly shooting on friday at a kurdish cultural centre. The suspect has been taken to a police psychiatric unit for health reasons. Now on bbc news, ending the falklands. This programme contains details some viewers may find upsetting. Recording now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right, im ready to go. Are you keen to answer it as well . Oh, yes, yes. You can stop to think about an answer, you dont have to do it all in one go itsjust a conversation with me and ill take you ill take you through the experiences. Absolutely, yeah. Um, yeah, 0k. Clapper bangs youre literally lying face down, pressed your face into this frozen earth, thinking, i dont want to die here. I dont want to die here. Why . Sniffs yeah. You know, that, i think well, it was, for all of us, it was hugely traumatic. Theres corpses of your enemy, corpses of your friends, you know, just lying there. It had a massive effect on me and i know it had a massi