Liverpool which has been turned into a massive Entertainment Venue as it prepares to open its doors later this week. A huge day for england at the womens world cup. They play nigeria in the last 16. Lam i am live in brisbane where we was be speaking to england fans ahead of that match. It is the first Knockout Game that match. It is the first Knockout Game at that match. It is the first Knockout Game at the world cup. A disappointing end for england at the Netball World Cup. They say theyre gutted but still grateful, as theyre forced to settle for silver after losing to australia in the final. Good morning. A day of sunshine and scattered good morning. A day of sunshine and scattered showers. Many of us missing scattered showers. Many of us missing their showers altogether. Leter missing their showers altogether. Later the missing their showers altogether. Later the cloud will build in the south west and we will the light and patchy south west and we will the light and patchy rein sout
Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
tool. literally, vital. we cannot hope to get weapons off our street without it. of course, it must be used skilfully, responsibly, and proportionately. as is true of every power with which we invest the police. but, it would be a tragic mistake to conclude that stop and search is too controversial to use extensively. or, that it cannot be is effectively with sensible safeguards. suggestions that it is a means of victimising young black men haveit means of victimising young black men have it precisely the wrong way around, mr speaker. the facts are, that young black man are proportionately likely to be victims of violent crimes. they are the ones most in need back disproportionately. this is about saving the lives of young black men. being stopped and searched while carrying a weapon can stop someone from whatever background from making a terrible mistake they can never undo. sometimes, we lose sight of this point in debating stop and search. black people account for aroun
if you give a job to someone who has arrived illegally in the uk all you allow them to rent a property you own. this has not been changed since 2014. that is the last time the levels of these fines were set and they are going to triple. it is going to mean quite significant fines. £60,000 you could be fined for employing an illegal worker. that is for repeat offences. likewise £5,000 per lodger if you allow someone to rent a property. the argument we are hearing from ministers is these are really significant offences. because of that the levels of fines should be increased to mirror how seriously the government takes this issue. there is that. there is also talk this morning about the rwanda scheme as well. it is bogged down in the
we will be talking about the weather and whatjuly has been like and what august has been like will be like. i can like. ican sum like. i can sum upjuly, wept. wet. let s take a look at today s papers. shoplifters will be hit with mandatoryjail sentences for repeat offences, according to the front of the times. the paper says facial recognition software and ai could also be used by police and retailers to catch criminals. the daily telegraph reports on a study that claims the coronavirus lockdown harmed almost half of children. a survey of more than 6,000 parents in england found that youngsters are now more worried and less confident. the guardian leads with rishi sunak s pledge to max out the uk s oil and gas reserves in the north sea. however, the paper reports that his plans could be catastophic for our climate , according to scientists. take a look at these pictures.