Theatrical panel this evening, criminal barrister and former tory mp jerry hayes, and the author and journalist michael crick. As always , i want to hear crick. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. You know the email by now its mailmogg gbnews. Com, but now its your favourite of the its your favourite part of the day. The news with polly day. Its the news with polly middlehurst. Middlehurst. Most kind jacob, thank you and good evening to you. Well the top story from the gb news room tonight is that the labour led Birmingham City council has approved a wave of financial cuts in whats being described as double whammy of higher as a double whammy of higher taxes and fewer services. The plans include a 21 increase in council tax over two years , and council tax over two years, and £300 million of cuts to Public Services. Speaking during todays meeting, the Council Leader , john cotton, leader, john cotton, unreservedly apologise to the citys residents f
As she will, to a great brexit deal based on that florence speech on whose every syllable, i can tell you, the whole cabinet is united. The streets of barcelona at a standstill as workers across catalonia strike in protest at the violence of Spanish Police during the independence referendum. And im free, free fallin. And tributes are paid to the american rock legend tom petty, who has died aged 66. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the aftermath of the mass shooting in las vegas. President trump has said america will have to talk about its gun laws after a man shot dead 59 people at a Music Festival and injured more than 500. Stephen paddock, a wealthy 64 year old, opened fire on a crowd of thousands with an automatic weapon. Police are still trying to work out his motives. My colleague clive myrie is in las vegas with the latest. It is just after 9am here it isjust after 9am here in las vegas, a crisp, beautiful day. The area in the shadow of the Mandalay Bay Hotel behind me is a huge c
From their delaware home. Detectives and state police still on scene here working the case into the night. Detectives search for clues inside the familys delaware home. This was the last place the mother and her two Young Children were seen. Investigators worried they might be in imminent danger and blasted this amber alert across the region. Police are look for two small children missing from their home. Reporter they disappeared overnight. Within the last hour or so the children were found alive and safe in the company of their father cortes hamilton sr. But their mother is still missing and there is real concern for her safety. Surprised this would happen. Reporter neighbors tell nbc 10 that the couple were recently fighting and police were called to the home for domestic disputes. She would text if you dont hear from me call the cops. She didnt show up for work so they called the cops. Reporter the search intensifies for their mother and asked the public to keep her picture in mind
Victims behind the countrys borders. More than 2. 2 million have fled, scattered among its neighbours. United nations says half are children. Many are not able to go to school. Some are working to support their families. A danger approaches a harsh winter. Zeina khodr reports from a camp near lebanon. We are at a tenth settlement near lebanon. They dot the landscape along the border with syria. People live in miserable conditions. They may be safe, not it facing the violence of syria, but they have the cold. People barely have anything. The ground is mutt, and these plastic sheetings do not provide shelter when the rain starts. Look around just a few weeks ago there was rain and the whole area was flooded. People are worried and are calling on the International Community to help them. The International Community can only do so much. They have to deal with their economic problems. This is how people live sometimes four to five families in one tent. People are talking about their childre
An estimated 1 million children have been displaced, many growing up in refugee camps without formal education. Those in camps across the border face a differently winter. Zeina khodr begins our cover im in lebanon. We are at a tenth settlement. People here live in miserable conditions. They may be safe. They are warning of the danger to come. That is the cold. In this region temperatures drop to below zero. People barely have anything. The ground is mud, and these plastic sheetings really do not provide any shelter when the rain starts. Just look around. Just a few weeks ago there was rain, and the area was flooded. People here are worried. They are calling on the International Community to help them. The International Community can only do so much. The lebanese government can only do so much. They have to deal with economic problems. This is how people live. Sometimes four to five families in one tent. People are talking about children suffering from respiratory problems, pneumonia a