Fighter planes get repaired with a high tech fix. And Manchester Uniteds hit four against chelsea that and the rest of the days sport in sportsday in half an hour. Good evening. The government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying its serious about fighting crime. Its promising thousands of new prison places. And a pilot scheme, giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects, will be extended to all 43 forces, in england and wales. Labour says theres little detail about how the policies will be funded, and warn that extending stop and search, could lead to social unrest. 0ur correspondent, Richard Lister reports. A stop and search, the government says it cuts crime and it wants more Police Forces to use it more often. The plan is part of the law and order package unveiled by a Prime Minister who says he wants criminals to be afraid. Figures suggest that black people are almost ten times more likely to be searched than white people. But the home secret
Another way of getting out. Social media has given us all the power to say whatever we want and show whatever we want, and that has caused several governments big problems. Some countries like china, iran and saudi arabia block news and discussions about topics they dont want their people to hear about. But many more countries will sporadically block social media sites, slow down internet speeds or even switch off net access altogether to try and stifle unrest and dissent at sensitive times. And the country that shuts down net access the most is . India. And by far, the bulk of those shutdowns are in the disputed himalayan region of kashmir. This week, the Indian Government removed the special status of the part of the region that it administers. It was an unprecedented move thats seen schools closed, demos banned, leaders arrested and, of course, the internet shut down. A couple of weeks ago, david reid went to kashmir to find out more about the regular shutdowns that were happening t
Manchester united get off to a winning start in their premier league campaign, hitting four against chelsea. And in half an hour, the travel show heads to lebanon to find out how beirut is trying to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying its serious about fighting crime. Labour has dismissed the plans as no more than empty promises ahead of a possible general election. So what is the government proposing . ani ministers want to create 10,000 new prison places across england and wales. And a pilot scheme, giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects, will be extended to all 43 forces. Critics say theres little detail about how the policies will be funded, and warn that extending stop and search, could lead to social unrest. 0ur correspondent, Richard Lister reports. Stop and search, the government says it cuts crime and it wants
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Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are journalist and author, Yasmin Alibhai brown and former conservative advisor, mo hussein. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. The i leads on a story weve covered today borisjohnsons promise to expand stop and search powers. Drug lords are luring children as young as seven into crime, by offering them free food thats according to the metro. Bankerjob cuts make the front page of the financial times. It says almost 30,000 job losses globally have been announced since april. The telegraph reports on a government crackdown on social media which, the paper says, will see tech giants heavily fined for showing harmful videos. And the guardian reveals that hundreds of people deported from the uk were restrained by methods including shackles and belts. That information was provided to the newspaper after a freedom of information request. So, a varied set of front pages lets see what our