i m ben brown, the other main headlines this hour: police investigating the murder of a man shot at his home in dorset have arrested two men and a woman. smartphone users only get access to signal two thirds of the time according to a survey. ten years to the day since madeleine mccann disappeared from a holiday resort in portugal, we speak to the first man named as a suspect. and concern for the uk s killer whales after scientists find shocking levels of a toxic chemical in a member of the last resident pod. hello and good afternoon from westminster. on the day the general election campaign officially gets under way. at midnight, parliament was officially dissolved, meaning that from today every seat in the house commons is upforgrabs. let s ta ke let s take a look at the main developments so far today. the eu s chief negotiator on brexit, michel barnier, says britain must honour its financial obligations as it leaves the eu, and warns departure will not be quick or pain
going on? we have some idea, because we are getting photographs and reports. we know that mr trump met theresa may at the door, kind of unusual protocol here. she is in the oval office, she was photographed signing her name in the guestbook, the first name in the foreign visitors guestbook for president trump. they got a photograph taken, standing either side of the bust of winston churchill. president obama removed that when he was here and mr trump has returned at. he moved the bmp trump has returned at. he moved the lamp so that reporters could get a better shot. he said it was a real honour to have him back. theresa may said it is an honour that you are glad to have him back, and i m glad to be here. that is some of the information about what is going on inside. she brought gifts for them. for his wife, she brought a hamper full of british goods, including ba kewell ta rt full of british goods, including ba kewell tart and apple full of british goods, including bakewell
For a governing party to warn that the Opposition was heading for a landslide victory might seem counter-intuitive, especially with half the election campaign still to run.
To have a functioning judiciary in an open democracy, part of the point is to make sure that court proceedings are open to the public. Yes, there may be certain instances where certain aspects must be kept secret, but the default should be open and public. Unfortunately, in both the US and UK this week,…