Of rabbits from the hat during party conference, he was under a lot of criticism because of the hs2 farce, so he has picked on one of the biggest groups in society, which are smokers. We have to remember that to put this in perspective, Smoking Rates have been falling for 50 years and they continue to fall, and the current Smoking Rates in all age groups are the lowest ever recorded level. So there is absolutely no need for this type of draconian policy. This is only going to fuel the black market because it will not stop young people smoking, they will simply get their tobacco from the black market, and of course once they are older they will get it from abroad. But there is more important issue, thats the whole in fertilisation of british society. Once you are 18 you are an adult and its up to you to choose whether you wish to drink alcohol, whether you wish to drink alcohol, whether you wish to drink alcohol, whether you wish to Smoke Tobacco and of course, fewer and fewer people ar
Hell co chair a meeting with georgia meloni, the Prime Minister of italy, which has already seen more than 100,000 migrants land on its shores this year, five times the number that the uk has had. Live now to granada, and our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. The issue of migration is hardly a new one, so how likely is it that the summit today will get anywhere close to the creative europe Wide Solutions that the british Prime Minister is calling for . The summit here in spain minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a loose minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a loose one. Minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a loose one. It minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a loose one. It has| here in spain is a loose one. It has very little agenda, there is no secretariat and no communique at the end. It simply an oppo
Boycotted the meeting complaining of pro armenian bias. Migration is the other big topic up for discussion. Prime minister rishi sunak is on his way he wants more action on illegal migration and hell ask for, what he calls creative europe wide solutions. Hell co chair a meeting with georgia meloni, the Prime Minister of italy, which has already seen more than 100,000 migrants land on its shores this year five times the number whove reached the uk. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale, whos at that summit in granada with more. The summit here in spain is a very loose one. It has very little agenda, there is no secretariat and no communique at the end. It simply an opportunity for leaders from the eu and non eu countries to get together and share ideas to try to have some discussion about where they can go on the big issues of the day. As you say, ukraine is a big one. Also immigration. The british Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is co chairing a meeting with the italian Prime M
The surgery revolutionised the way Heart Disease is treated. I was iwasa i was a second Year Medical Student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president kennedy being shot in dallas. And englands cricketers face a battle to stay in the second ashes test after australia take command on day two in adelaide. More to come in sports day in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet minister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Your chances of getting a job, findin
Declaration of independence will come within days but the king of spain condemns the recent referendum as unlawful. Translation catalan authorities have broken the law of the state, and they wanted to break the unity of spain. At the conservative conference, borisjohnson declares that theresa may will make a success of brexit. Scotland marks a difference from the rest of the uk, and announces a ban on the controversial business of fracking. Well, i started out down a dirty road. And the american singer tom petty has died at the age of 66. The tributes praise a poet and a music master. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. After testing positive for cocaine in april, britains number four, dan evans, has been banned for one year. Good evening. After the worst mass shooting in modern us history, there is still no explanation for the motives of the gunman. The attack in las vegas left 59 people dead and more than 500 injured. President trump described the attacker 64 year old Stephen Pad