charities and campaigners go to the high court to challenge the government s plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. the number of child cruelty and neglect offences in england jump by 25% in a year, according to police figures. britney spears does it again she s married for the third time but a previous husband tries to gate crash the event # neighbours # everybody needs good neighbours.# after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, residents of ramsey street past and present get together for the final time as filming of neighbours comes to an end. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk foreign secretary liz truss is to speak to her ukrainian counterpart this morning about the case of two british men who have been sentenced to death after being captured by russian forces while fighting in ukraine. she s already publicly deplored the judgment against aiden aslin and shaun pinner, who along with another man from morocco, were found guilt
An oscar for double standards. Two hours of big opinion, big debate, and big entertainment. It is saturday night, so by all means, fire up the kettle. But i might let you have something cold and bubbly from the fridge if that takes your fancy. Lots if that takes your fancy. Lots to get through. A big two hours to get through. A big two hours to come. My big opinion the to come. My big opinion on the way. But the headlines way. But first, the headlines with anne armstrong. With our anne armstrong. A very good evening to you. Lets get you up to date with the headlines from the gb news room. Two men have been arrested in Northern Ireland by officers investigating a major breach of data police with the data from the police with the suspects aged 21 and 22 were detained under terrorism act detained under the terrorism act following search in the following a search in the portadown area in county armagh. The arrests are linked to last months freedom of information data breach when the of dat
From the newsroom. Birmingham city council has effectively declared bankruptcy in a statement, the council said its issued a section 114 notice which prevents all but essential spending. It says its part of spending. It says its part of plans to meet its financial liabilities relating to equal pay liabilities relating to equal pay claims. The council also says its facing a financial gap within its budget currently standing in the region of £87 million. Finances related to protecting Vulnerable People and Statutory Services remain in place. However all other new spending will cease with immediate effect. The schools immediate effect. The schools minister says the government has been very proactive in dealing with the concrete crisis in schools and has been issuing guidance to schools since 2018. In speaking to gb news nick gibbs, comments come after the education secretary apologised for using Strong Language while expressing her frustration at the situation. Both rishi sunak and Gilli
As a 21 year old man is charged with escaping from Wandsworth Prison In London last week, an inmate has been stabbed there. The man is in a Critical Condition and was taken to a Major Trauma Centre after the London Air Ambulance flew to the prison to help. In london, the hugely popular elizabeth Line Underground Service has proved to be missing the mark when it comes to reliability. Figures show that nearly one in 10 trains were cancelled from around mid july to mid august giving it the worst rail figures in the country. Transport for london apologised for what it said were a number of recent issues. In the past six days alone, there have been problems due to a signalfailure, overhead line problems, a faulty train. The trades Union Congress is under way in liverpool. The tuc announced that its reporting the uk government to the United Nations watchdog on workers rights over its new strikes law. The government says the bill will help maintain a basic function and minimum safety levels i