Londoners feel safe. A decision londoners feel safe. A decision by the us to approve £49 billion in aid for ukraine has been welcomed by the uk, with the home secretary describing it as a vital step forwards. After months of wrangling, american politicians ended a deadlock, agreeing to provide a package which will also help replenish weapons and munitions. President weapons and munitions. President zelenskyy says the move will keep the war from expanding and will save thousands of lives. It now heads to the senate, which is expected to pass the bill in the next few days, and a record 50,000 people ran the London Marathon today, completing the 26. 2 mile route. They started just after 10 am, the event raising millions of pounds for charities. Our very own gb news Political Editor, chris hope, was one of the many who crossed the finishing line today. Well, ive done it. I got round 26. 2 miles, five hours, eight minutes, but slower than normal for me. Eight minutes, but slower than norma
Second on what would have been her 98th birthday. In the company of my mark meets guest, the queens favourite royal photographer, ian lloyd. Looking photographer, ian lloyd. Looking forward to this. Following his lure and confessions of drug use, the duke of sussex is praying that joe biden will be re elected in november because if donald trump returns to the white house, prince harry could be deported to britain. Thats be deported to britain. Thats right, folks, this is not a drill. Prince harry could be deported to britain in the next year or two. Well cover that at ten. So two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. Lots to get through. Dont miss a second of the action. First, the news headunes the action. First, the News Headlines and sophia wenzler. Thanks, mark. Good evening. Im sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. Newsroom. Your top story this hour. Mark newsroom. Your top story this hour. Mark menzies has announced his resignation from the
Parents with top jobs and the numbers have been edging up. It survived the sinking of the titanic, now this letter is being auctioned its thought to be one of the last to be written onboard. Good morning. Its friday. 20th october. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In the last few minutes, theresa may, has given an update about brexit discussions with the European Union. Speaking on the second day of a summit in brussels, mrs may said she was positive about what the negotiations had achieved so far. Earlier, the head of the European Council, donald tusk, said eu leaders would begin to prepare for talks about a trade deal with the uk. The Prime Minister acknowledged a lot more was still to be done. Iam i am ambitious and positive for britains future for these negotiations, but in no we still have some weight to go. Both sides have some weight to go. Both sides have approached these talks with professionalism and a constructive spirit and we should recognise what has been a
Women are suffering from greater rate of Breast Cancer than ever before in our history. And here we go slashing and burning a budget. I dont like to use the term war on women, but, mr. Speaker, as a woman it sure feels like it. And sequestration definitely has that impact. Joining me today, and i will yield just a few moments, my good friend from new york, carolyn maloney, who has been quite a leader on a range of womens issues, and she knows clearly the devastating impact of sequestration on women. Mrs. Maloney i want to thank my colleague for leading this very important special order and to note, too, womens issues that will be introduced next week. One of the Womens Museum, it will cost no extra money and will create a commission to put a Womens Museum on the mall. We have it for postage stamps, flight, it should be there for half the population. Its something we can move forward with in a bipartisan way. Next week im reintroducing the equal rights amendment that we really lag behin