Can claim back. A 30th Gold for paralympicsgb as Faye Rogers wins a thrilling 510 100m Butterfly final In Paris. Whats occurring on Barry Island . The cast of Gavin Stacey have been spotted filming the last ever episode of the much loved comedy. Sunshine and showers across the uk, one or two saying dry. Feeling fresher for many but the humid air will make a comeback later this week. I will have the details. Its wednesday 4th september. Our main story. A pregnant woman and six children are among at least a dozen people who died when their small boat capsized off the french Coast Yesterday 51 others were rescued, some are in a critical condition. It is the biggest single loss of life so far in the channel this year. The government insists its taking action to target the criminal Smuggling Gangs, describing the deaths as truly horrific. Our Paris Correspondent Andrew Harding reports. French Rescue Helicopters busy once again, bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. This the scene a
But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and The Cost Of Living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. I must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024 25. And i call. There is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the Proceeds Of Offshore Wind and publicly owned scottish w
intent rocket bombardment from across the lebanese border. london s metropolitan police diverts dozens of its serious crime officers to investigate their own colleagues as it tries to expel hundreds of corrupt officers. live from our studios in singapore. this is bbc news. newsday. at eight o clock in the morning here in singapore and 8pm in washington where the white house has released a report which says little more could have been done to prevent the taliban takeover of afghanistan. the review commissioned by president biden does admit the us should have started evacuating kabul earlier be a spokesman blamed the chaotic withdrawal on a deal that donald trump did with the taliban. the taliban. transitions matter- the taliban. transitions matter. that the taliban. transitions matter. that is - the taliban. transitions matter. that is the - the taliban. transitionsi matter. that is the first lesson learned here and the incoming administration wasn t afforded much of one.
the highest daily number since 2006. 25 years after the landmark good friday agreement, we look at the tensions and obstacles still plaguing northern ireland. and at the masters in augusta, rory mcilroy tees off in the hope that this will finally be his year. and coming up on the bbc news channel: england play for a trophy at wembley for the first time since winning the euros. and just like last summer ella toone s on the scoresheet. their experiences and from the commissioner in charge. good evening. the depth of alarm about the state of the metropolitan police the biggest force in the uk has been highlighted by the measures now being taken by the commissioner, sir mark rowley. he s moved dozens of officers from their work tackling organised crime and terrorism to focus instead on identifying colleagues who are unfit to be in the force. hundreds of staff previously accused of sex crimes or domestic abuse are to be urgently reassessed, and more than 600 others are to ha
with an independent study into the british monarchy s links to the slave trade. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the white house is releasing seven in the morning and 7pm. a report which says little more could have been done to prevent the taliban takeover of afghanistan. the review, commissioned by president biden, does admit the us should have begun evacuating kabul earlier. a spokesman blamed the chaotic us withdrawal in august 2021 on a deal donald trump did with the taliban. transitions matter, that s the first lesson learned here, and the incoming administration wasn t afforded much of one. thus, president biden s choice was stark either withdraw all our forces or resume fighting with the taliban. he chose the former. that s the picture from the white house. i spoke to a foreign policy fellow earlier in washington, who explained the significance of this announcement.