Increased lethality and availability right across all three services. So its a its a huge vote of confidence in our armed forces. Well, our soldiers have better accommodation to live in because that is something which is frequently become come under the spotlight. The spotlight. I know i know those issues because i deal with them in in aldershot. We are ploughing billions into accommodation. The vast majority, 97 is up to scratch. But of course we get judged quite rightly on that which isnt. So that is a constant effort and we are putting billions of pounds into, into the first class accommodation. And the challenge for you, baroness chapman, is that labour wont match the tory Spending Plans on defence, will they . Well, weve got to get to 2. 5. We agree with that. Were going to have a Strategic Defence Spending Review and we will make sure that that money is found to get there when we can do it. Unlike the tories, though, were not going to make some sort of pledge without saying where
British high street chain wilko has collapsed, leaving the future Of Thousands Ofjobs in doubt. All of the 400 Stores Across the uk will close by early october, the gmb union has said. It means redundancies now look likely for all 12,500 staff at the family owned business. Peter ruddick is outside a wilko store in merseyside. Why has it been so difficult for them to come up with a deal . We heard one was in the offing, but that has fallen through. Essentially the man who rescued hmv has not been able to repeat the trick, it was not commercially viable to make the deal happen. He was in for around 300 stores we believed and that was reportedly taken it down to 200 and then 100 and that has not been possible and a lot of supplier and landlord trust has been burned during the process were welcome has been getting into trouble and it appears to be those suppliers wanted confirmation of their debts would be cleared that they would have the money they owed paid back to them in full. Before t
0rganisation. The smoking volcano in bali tens of thousands are moved from their homes amid fears it will erupt for the first time in more than 50 years. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. Jeremy corbyn has told delegates at his Party Conference that labour is ready for government and on the threshold of power. In a rousing speech in brighton, the labour leader said his party is ready to tackle inequality and rebuild the nhs. He also promised sweeping changes to social housing and tenants rights if he wins power. 0ur Political Correspondent iain watson reports. He is getting quite used to the adulation, though he doesnt yet have a grip on power. But he says labour is a government in waiting. Waiting is exactly what his supporters were prepared to do, queueing up to hear his speech. Helpfully, he had a copy with him. But theres little doubt that hes changed his party his task today was to convince more sceptical voters that he really can change the country. We are ready, and the t
Now its time for a look back at the day in parliament. Hello, and welcome to monday and parliament. Defeat for Boris Johnson in the house of lords, it appears make as to his brexit will stop the we have everything to gain by doing the right thing and leaving on the issue and making people feel as though, after the 31st of january, people belong in our country. The government promises to speed up work to replace dangerous cladding on buildings. Labour is appalled at the slow progress. Blue thousands of people continue to live in unsafe homes, condemned to do so by this governments failure on all fronts stopping and peers poke fun at the idea of relocating the house of lord. I wonder if number ten might consider using somewhere else, therefore it can visit all parts of therefore it can visit all parts of the united kingdom. But first, Boris Johnson has suffered his first parliamentary defeat stopping the defeat was in the house of lords, where many peers have serious reservations about t
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A group of armed men have stormed the Stock Exchange in the city of karachi killing at least ten people. Englands education secretary says schools will see full classroom sizes when children return in september, as the government promises £1 billion to rebuild crumbling schools. We do need to ensure that every child is benefiting from the education that we all so richly value. In the uk, current lockdown restrictions which are due to ease in england at the weekend may stay in place for another fortnight because of a spike in cases there. Further easing of restrictions across the rest of the uk as schools
in wales and high street shops in scotland reopen. The number of people to die with covid 19 worldwide passes 500,000. In the us the worst affected country the governor of texas warns infections have taken a swift and very dangerous turn. Air bridges or travel corridors to allow brits to go on holi