Friday night, so a bridge could be demolished and national highways say the planned gantry was installed overnight and work is on schedule to reopen for monday. Rush hour at 6 am. Steve harley best known as the front man of the british rock band Cockney Rebel, has died at the age of 73. Come up and see me to make me smile. The age of 73. Come up and see me to make me smile. Well, that me to make me smile. Well, that was their big hit back in 1975. A number one hit, make me smile, steve harley had continued touring until recently, but had touring until recently, but had to cancel dates to have treatment for cancer. His daughter greta says he died peacefully with his family by his side. And revellers have his side. And revellers have been gathering in cities around the world to celebrate Saint Patricks day in belfast. Thousands turned out in the city centre to watch a noisy and colourful procession. No shortage of shamrocks, music and leprechauns in dublin, where locals usually vie with
Weekend, after rishi sunak called on organisers not to let extremists hijack those protests. In his speech , protests. In his speech, delivered from downing street last night , delivered from downing street last night, he called for the nafion last night, he called for the nation to unite and warned that islamist extremists and far right groups are spreading poison, he said, and trying to tear us apart. If followed. Tear us apart. If followed. George galloways controversial win in the rochdale by election earlier this week , which the earlier this week, which the Prime Minister described as beyond alarming. The rochdale by election returned a candidate who dismisses the horror of what happened on october 7, who glorified hezbollah and is endorsed by nick griffin , the endorsed by nick griffin, the racist former leader of the bnp. I need to speak to you all this evening because this situation has gone on long enough and demands a response, not just from government, but from all of us.
Spray painted an expletive on the plinth at the kelvingrove gallery and museum in glasgow. Gallery and museum in glasgow. The pair, from the Campaign Group this is rigged, reportedly glued themselves to the bust. The group says it carried out the vandalism to protest against increasing food insecurity. Increasing food insecurity. Donald trump could take another step towards a november election rematch with joe biden later. A voting is underway in washington dc , with mr trump hoping to dc, with mr trump hoping to continue his clean sweep of states in the race to become the republican partys president ial candidate. Hes now won six states after victories in missouri, michigan and idaho. Last night. However, he made a number of false claims at Campaign Events , including Campaign Events, including allegations that joe biden is smuggling people across the border. And smuggling people across the border. And he again confused the current president with barack obama. Let me get the barack ob
, who died in january. There are 11 candidates in total on that ballot paper. The results are expected tomorrow. Full coverage and analysis right through the night here on gb news for you. Night here on gb news for you. Well, in other news today the home secretary says Police Officers will be automatically suspended if theyre charged with certain criminal offences. The comments came after the Sarah Everard inquiry found Wayne Couzens should never have been a police officer. He killed Sarah Everard in 2021 and her family says she died because she would never have got into a strangers car if he hadnt been a police officer. Speaking in the commons today, James Cleverly said Public Confidence in the police needs rebuild , in the police needs rebuild, adding that anyone whos not fit to wear the uniform must be removed from policing. But the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper , said the inquiry meant cooper, said the inquiry meant that it was shown mr cleverlys response was too weak and to
Home from a night out in Oxford Injuly 2021. Well, our correspondent Duncan Kennedy is at Oxford Crown Court for us this afternoon. Now, scarlet blake thought she got away with it. It was only two years later that her former partner living in the United States called British Police to say that scarlet blake had confessed to the killing, and she was arrested. The trial revealed some horrific details about this fatal attack and about the murderer which well spare you. But what upset and angered some viewers were references like those weve just heard to she and her. Scarlett blake is a transgender woman a fact that didnt feature in that 1pm news bulletin, or in several of the articles on the bbc s website during the trial. Marianne mcnulty was among those who got in touch with us after watching the programme. I was really shocked at the way this story was framed, and the language that was used, given that self id is not law, and therefore, you know, such inaccurate and misleading reportin