Us in the studio . Vaiews gbnews. Com is the address, as always. First, though, here is your very latest. News good morning. Its 931. Im ray addison in the newsroom. Our top story, a new taskforce to root out so called dodgy lawyers has been announced by the government. It announced by the government. It follows reports in the daily mail that solicitors helped an undercover journalist mail that solicitors helped an undercoverjournalist posing as undercover journalist posing as an economic migrant to submit a false application in exchange for thousands of pounds. False application in exchange for thousands of pounds. A home for thousands of pounds. A home secretary, Suella Braverman, says rogue firms are con men who must face the full force of the law. The must face the full force of the law. The number of bus services in the uk has halved since 2011. Labour found that there were nearly 9000 in the year to march, down from nearly 18,000. Then, however , the government then, however, the
On. The Health Secretary has defended the governments record on Maternity Care after a major new report revealed endemic failures at hospitals. It found mums to be are often treated as an inconvenience , with some an inconvenience, with some women mocked or shouted at and denied basic needs such as pain relief, the birth trauma inquiry is calling for a National Plan to improve services , led by to improve services, led by a new maternity commissioner, who would report directly to the Prime Minister to the us now. And Donald Trumps former lawyer, michael cohen, has taken to the witness stand at his criminal trial. He told jurors today he secretly colluded with mr trump and a tabloid publisher to suppress negative stories that could damage trumps 2016 campaign. Mr cohen used to be one of the former president s most trusted colleagues , but most trusted colleagues, but hes now the prosecutions star witness as the so called hush money trial enters its fifth week, a man is facing life in pr
Practising christians in todays increasingly secular liberal democrats . That and much more. Over the course of the next houn over the course of the next hour. But first, lets get the news with tamsin roberts. News with tamsin roberts. Nigel, thanks very much and good evening from the gb newsroom. Rishi sunak has warned that giving sir keir starmer the keys to number 10 would leave the country less safe. The labour leader rejected the Prime Ministers claim, saying that as a former director of Public Prosecutions , he knows the prosecutions, he knows the importance of Security First hand. But rishi sunak says only the conservatives have bold ideas for the future, despite having 14 years with nothing to do but think about the future , do but think about the future, labour have almost nothing to say about it. Say about it. No plans for our border, no plans for our energy security, no plans for our economy either. And no principles either. Keir starmer has gone from embracing Jeremy Corbyn
Polly middlehurst. Nigel, thank you. Good evening to you. Well, the top story tonight is some breaking news that weve received that the value retail chain, the range has, we believe , struck range has, we believe, struck a deal to buy their collapsed rival, wilko. The companies rival, wilko. The companies agreed to pay around £5 million for the brands name and its website. And this sale could website. And this sale could mean the wilko name doesnt disappear from high streets for good. Disappear from high streets for good. With their products in good. With their products in range stores. 122 of the range stores. 122 of the collapsed chains shops have already been sold to poundland. Owner pepco and b m. More than 10,000 wilko workers are set to lose their jobs , although there lose their jobs, although there is speculation they may be placed within the companies that have snapped up the remains of the chain. Now, in other news the chain. Now, in other news tonight, Tobias Ellwood has re
Government in afghanistan and gb news understands mr ellwood made the decision after an informal meeting where he was called in and asked to defend his comment as well. In a statement this evening. The bournemouth east mp says he got it wrong and that the video reflected poorly on the video reflected poorly on the committee. Gb news the committee. Gb news understands that the father stepmother and uncle of sara sharif will shortly be landing back in the uk to face questions over her death. Zaras father and his partner fled the uk for pakistan after the ten year old was found dead in the family home in woking in surrey on the 10th of august. We understand that flight should be landing at London Gatwick in the next 15 minutes or so. Surrey police saying they want to speak to sara family about the little girls death and a mans been arrested after an 11 Year Old Girl and two men were injured by an american xl bully crossbreed dog. And a warning if youre watching on television, it does cont