Laid by the royalfamily century of tradition. Wreath s are laid by the royal family and century of tradition. Wreath s are laid by the royalfamily and leaders political parties, and particularly during an Election Campaign its bound to be the object of scrutiny foot of this year the Prime Minister faced criticism on a number of grounds, for stepping out of line too early, for wearing a blue rather than a black suit, for having his coat and on, and for apparently laying his first mac upside down. His coat undone. And for laying his first mac upside down. But there was nothing compared to the criticism of bbc breakfast when they broadcast this. The conservatives have pledged new protections to protect soldiers from legal actions, against accusations of wrongdoing on the battlefield, and labour says it will increase pay for the armed forces and improve accommodation. The liberal democrats have announced a £10,000 skills wallet adult training. Those pictures, shown three times during mond
Inafew in a few minutes, it is time for news watch. At first, here is click. But first. Its kind of hard to remember a time when we didnt have taxi hailing apps. And when i say taxi hailing apps, even though there are many more players out there, it is uber that comes to mind first. At its conception a decade ago, uber was really disruptive. I mean, the idea that you could have a taxi to you within minutes, it would know exactly where you were, you could see where it was and you didnt even have to have any money on you. I mean, it was revolutionary. The company grew at a rapid pace, becoming the highest valued start up in the world. This without ever turning a profit. In fact, in the last three months alone, uber lost an eye watering 5. 2 billion. Undeterred, uber continues to expand and has its name stamped onto many apps that provide different types of services, all part of the so called gig economy. Now, it has faced a lot of backlash in many of the countries that it operates in fro
It it must be love, love, love. A star studded line up helps children in need raise nearly 48 Million Pounds for good causes. Rafael nadal may be world number one. But alex zverevs win last night sends him out of the world tour still some rain around for some of you this weekend but a window of dry weather coming into the start of next week. I will have all the details right here on breakfast. Its saturday the 16th of november. Our top story in an unprecedented interview, Prince Andrew has told the bbc that he let the royal family down by staying at the home of the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. He spoke to Emily Maitlis at Buckingham Palace, addressing accusations that hed had sex with a 17 year old american girl. He said he couldnt remember meeting Virginia Roberts the prince denies allegations of inappropriate conduct. Our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell reports. He is continuing with royal duties. Last sunday, he was at the cenotaph, laying a wreath with his nephew
The opening of londons crossrail project is delayed until 2021 as europes biggest infrastructure scheme is set to go another £650 million over budget. Authorities in australia say an unprecedented number of emergency level bushfires are threatening the state of New South Wales. And on news watch rows but who said what and miss leading editing on campaign. How is the bbc doing with the heat already being generated in this Election Campaign . Join us at 11 16pm here in bbc news. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. A woman has died after being swept away by floodwater as parts of the midlands and Northern England were battered by a months worth of rain in one day. The womans body was recovered from the River Derwent in derbyshire this morning. In yorkshire, people have been evacuated from their homes and theres chaos on the road and rail network. There are now more than 100 flood warnings in place across england and six severe warnings meaning a danger to life in place along the river don
Hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. Rows about who said what and misleading editing on campaign films. How is the bbc dealing with the heat already being generated, in this general Election Campaign . And what do viewers want to see from the bbc election coverage, over the next five weeks . You mightve thought it had begun long ago already. But wednesday marked the official start of the general Election Campaign. And in News Coverage, the initial focus was largely on the conservatives. And on boris johnson. He may have waited his life for this, but is he ready for what waits . Camera shutters clicking. A cacophony wherever he goes. A leader who irritates but can inspire. Good afternoon. The risk ta ker, asking for you to put faith in him. Michael mcdonald thought he knew what to expect from the audience reaction this week. Well, those complaints certainly have been coming in. This with the initial focus on the troubled start the conservative campaign. On the morning