The threat of russian interference. And bad table manners Restaurant Owners severely hit by the pandemic react angrily over the number of no show bookings. Labour has apologised and agreed to pay whats been described as substantial, undisclosed damages to seven former employees whod criticised the pa rtys handling of anti semitism complaints. The party has also issued an unreserved apology and paid damages to a journalist who investigated alleged anti semitism in the party for bbc panorama. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. July 2019 Jeremy Corbyn was still labour leader and the party was being accused of not dealing properly with anti semitism allegations. The bbcs panorama aired allegations from whistle blowers, who claimed senior figures close to mr corbyn had interfered in the partys disciplinary process. That provoked a furious reaction from mr corbyns allies, who denied the allegations and called the whistle blowers former disaffected employees with political axes
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the director of thejohn smith centre and former leader of the scottish labour party, Kezia Dugdale and also matt dathan, whos deputy Political Editor of the sun newspaper. Welcome back to you both. Lets go through some of the papers that weve already got in the stack. The telegraph says conservative rebels are on the brink of winning their fight for votes on covid restrictions after Boris Johnson was forced to apologise for not knowing the rules himself. The mirror says the Prime Ministers gaffe when he was unable to explain new rules sparked anger among two million in the north east who face fines if they break local restrictions. The times says daily coronavirus cases topped 7,000 for the first time in britain yesterday, dashing hopes that the rule of six was weakening a second wave of infection. The daily mail says a million women have missed out on Breast Cancer screening as a resul
At a waterworks near bristol in which four people died. The government pledges to cut uk Carbon Emissions faster than any other major economy setting a new target for 2030. Loud bang and coming up what was it that woke up people in edinburgh in the early hours . We find out about the weather phenomenom of thundersnow. Good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news. Downing street says talks with the European Union over a post brexit trade deal are at a very difficult point. The eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier is staying in london for the discussions this afternoon. Time is running out the current rules expire at the end of this month. Our Political Correspondent iain watson has the latest. The music like the weather is sombre. It is so important that the eu chief negotiator Michel Barnier is staying in london and want returning to brussels. The government says that a deal is still possible. You want the eu to recognise that the uk as a sovereign and independent nation and it is on the bas
Sir keir starmer urges the government to show the public there is a plan and publish its strategy for ending the coronavirus lockdown. Nursery and Primary Schools have reopened across denmark, as the country gradually begins to ease coronavirus restrictions. And he set out to collect a £1000 for the nhs. Now hes topped £5 million. Veteran captain tom smashes his target with the help of the world. Well. Youve done it, youve done it youve done it people have donated over 5 million, oh, my gosh, youve done it, tom that is absolutely extraordinary completely out of this world hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. Our top story. The uk government has promised that all care home residents and staff with covid 19 symptoms will be tested. It comes after weeks of calls from care providers for more testing and warnings that the virus is running wild amid outbreaks at more than 2,000 car
Extends his countrys lockdown to mid may and admits his government has made mistakes. Good morning questions over the governments economic support schemes. Labour wants daily updates on take up as its revealed less than 2 of businesses have successfully received loans. A turnaround at tottenham as they reverse their decision to use their governments Job Retention scheme and agree to pay all their staff their full salaries. Good morning. Its a cold and frosty start to the day today but for many hours we are looking at a dry day some sunshine. There are areas of cloud around though, and i will tell you where they are at 6 27am. A very good morning. Its tuesday the 14th of april. Our top story for you there have been outbreaks of covid i9 at more than 2,000 care homes in england, the department of health has confirmed. The news comes as scientific advisers for the government are due to meet later to review the impact of the uks lockdown measures. Ministers have already said its unlikely t