In memory of those who have lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A british woman charged with drug smuggling in egypt has been ordered to stand trial in a criminal court. Laura plummer, who is 33 and from hull, was detained in the red sea resort of hughada last month. Police claim she was carrying nearly 300 tablets of the painkiller, tramadol. The drug is illegal in egypt but available on prescription in the uk. Earlier i spoke to our correspondent, orla guerin, whos following the case. This is certainly a setback for laura, family and her legal team. This is certainly a setback for laura, family and her legalteam. M is not the outcome they would have been open court today. Just hours ago we were in court here in hughada we re ago we were in court here in hughada were expecting a hearing. Her legal tea m were expecting a hearing. Her legal team before that was guardedly optimistic, hoping she might be granted bail because they sai
On the markets, the pound fell ahead of mrs mays statement, then rose during her speech. The eu says the call for an election will not change plans for britains exit from the European Union. We will have more reaction to the Prime Ministers plans for a Snap General Election on june the Prime Ministers plans for a Snap General Election onjune the 8th throughout the day here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister has announced plans to call a Snap General Election onjune the 8th. Theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. Explaining the decision, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election with a vote being held tomorrow. Our political correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, they announced there would be a s
Home grown challenge how local smartphones are giving apple and smart sung a run for their money in the chinese market. In sport, its a Southern Hemisphere sweep in the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup. Scotland losing by a single point against australia, ireland beaten by argentina two people are dead and several others injured after one of the boldest attacks in the violence gripping israel and the occupied territories. A gunman, who was also armed with a knife, opened fire at a bus station in beersheba, he was killed, as was an israeli soldier. Lets get the latest from Andrew Simmonds, who is there. What do we know about what took place, and the area itself . Well, whats was this, the police say, and said there were two attackers. They have changed that story to one attacker, one went into the bus station, and immediately attacked a soldiers. The soldiers has since died. There were a number of other people also attacked, a total of four Police Officers and a number of civilians,