Hello im vishala sri pathma. The Ministry Of Defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the metropolitan police, after a large number of Firearms Officers handed in their weapons. They turned in their firearms permits after an armed officer was charged with the murder of 24 year old chris kaba who was shot and killed in south london last year. Earlier, the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, ordered a review of armed policing. Joe inwood reports. Chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in streatham. He was driving a borrowed car. According to police, the vehicle had previously been linked to an incident involving a gun. Chris kaba was hit by a single bullet, fired by a Police Officer. There was widespread outrage at his death, especially amongst londons black community. Last week, his family were in court to see a Police Officer, who is only being referred to as nx121, charged with murder. They welcomed the prosecution, but its been
but what of the launch itself? one senior minister said today that candidates were not involved, and even relevant secretaries of state were taken by surprise. we ll get a response from conservative home. israel faces international criticism over an air strike on rafah that is reported to have killed 45 civilians. the white house says the pictures are heartbeaking but will the president enforce the arms embargo he had threatened? and the nato secretary general calls for western weapons to be used inside russia. at a moment of high risk in the conflict, we ll discuss european defence and ukraine s use of arms beyond its borders. good evening. the labour leader keir starmer has today pledged to stop the chaos and rebuild the country in his first major speech of the election campaign. sir keir starmer appealed to undecided voters, and urged people to trust him to deliver economic stability and protect national security. rishi sunak, who was also campaigning today, dismisse
In the south of england and its cities like london, and thats where the real focus of the effort needs to go. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Question how do you handle being late . Iam i am thoroughly ashamed at not being in my place, and therefore, i shall be offering my resignation to the Prime Minister. Itjust seemed so disproportionate, offering to quit hisjob, or maybe not. The Prime Minister has refused his resignation. We hope to talk to lord bates on the Programme Today. What did you make of what he did . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Theresa may says she will fight eu proposals to give eu rights residency rise to eu citizens who moved to britain during the transition period. The Prime Minister said there should be a difference between people who arrive in britain before march 2019, when the uk is due to leave th
The Airline Passengers who had a very special view of the first total eclipse across the us in nearly a century. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Wayne rooney insists his focus is on club not country, after he scores his 200th premier league goal in front of england coach gareth southgate. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has announced that more us troops will be be sent to afghanistan to fight the taliban. He said that a rapid exit from the country would create a vacuum for terrorists to fill. During the president ial campaign, donald trump said he wanted a speedy withdrawal from a conflict that he described as a total disaster. But last night, he said hed changed his mind. Heres our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool. The man who always said he didnt want to intervene abroad, came to announce the intervention in afghanistan hes going to ratchet up. But said it was for the right reasons. We are a partner and a friend, but we will not di