At the end of the month. The home secretary calls on facebook to rethink plans to encrypt messages across its platforms. Walking out former conservative leadership contender rory stewart resigns from the party and plans to stand for mayor of london coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster. Encouraging progress for andy murray. He was quite chipper today, he says hes been playing his best tennis yet on the singles comeback trail. Thats despite a quarterfinal defeat in china today. And theres been a big win for south africa over italy at the Rugby World Cup. Thanks olly and helen has all the weather. Wet conditions set to continue. U nfortu nately, yes, unfortunately, yes, thats right, martin, as storm lorenzo is approaching quite rapidly, we look for the next significant rainmaker coming up. I will have the details just before the bottom of the hour. Hello, this is afternoon live, im martine croxall. A damning report has strongly criticised the metropolitan police for
Lets speak to pepe diiasio whos General Secretary of the association of school and college leaders. Thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. So tell me, it is this guidance your members have been crying out for . I this guidance your members have been crying out for . Crying out for . I think it is fair to say that crying out for . I think it is fair to say that we crying out for . I think it is fair to say that we have crying out for . I think it is fair to say that we have been crying out for . I think it is fair. To say that we have been wanting this guidance for some time, for a period now, we found ourselves between a difficulty with parents who are saying, what are you delivering and when and in what form are you delivering sexual relation education . And at the same time, not having some level Playing Field that the government can share with us about what their expectations are and their guidance. So we can point to that to say to parents, we are following what the gove
Manchester city edge closer to the Premier League title, but is it turmoil at tottenham . Their manager claims the clubs foundations are really fragile, after defeat. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one oclock. The Prime Minister has said no prisoner will be released early if theyre deemed a threat to Public Safety. It comes as overcrowding in englands prisons has led the government to order a delay to some magistrates court appearances, to try to manage the flow of people through the criminaljustice system. From next week, some prisoners will be released up to 70 days early. Labour says that convicted Domestic Abusers could end up being among them. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Across england, prisons are bursting at the seams, almost full to capacity, the result of years of neglect and funding cuts, say solicitors groups. The Ministry Of Justice insists the pandemic and strikes last year by barristers are partly to blame. To cope, in parts of england fo
Good morning. A swathe of cloud across eastern england, through the midlands, Northern England come into the south west and that is producing a bit of rain at the moment and either side of that is sunshine and a few showers today. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its wednesday the 15th of may. A major manhunt is under way in france after two Prison Officers were killed in an ambush on a police van. The attack happened at a toll booth near rouen in normandy, and police said the man who was freed has links to a gang in marseille. Our europe correspondent, nick beake, has the latest. An unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. Cctv Footage Shows the Moment A Dark Car Veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. Terrified passengers on a passing bus throw themselves to the ground as the bullets ring out. One assailant is seen strolling calmly among the other vehicles on the motorway. Then
What appears to be the attempted assassination of the Prime Minister of slovakia. Tonight well have the latest. Whats behind the life threatening attack, by a man we now know is a political activist and poet . Well be speaking to a former Prime Minister of slovakia. Also tonight, president zelensky has cancelled foreign trips as Ukrainian Forces struggle to contain the new russian offensive. Will the new american arms deal be enough . And this. You cantjust park people in an Emergency Department, just like a sort of dumping ground. This should be seen as a national disgrace. Our exclusive investigation into nhs englands misnamed Corridor Care leaving patients often untended outside wards for hours. And the first interview with the brother of a british Mexican National, on trial in qatar, who claims he was targeted for being gay, and that drugs were planted on him. Alongside him, the mp leading efforts to have him repatriated. Good evening. Today we have witnessed the first attempt on t