of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn an
parties are gathering for a special live bbc scotland debate. we ll be hearing from john swinney, the smp, douglas ross for the scottish conservatives, anas sarwar in scottish labour, let s listen in. one general election that could change the country, welcome to a special edition of debate night. live from glasgow, welcome to debate night with scotland s political party leaders. this evening they will go head to head in front of an audience comprised of people with different voting intentions, some of them still undecided. joining us this evening we. anas sarwar, leader of scottish labour. lorna slater, co leader of the scottish greens. douglas ross, leader of the scottish conservatives. and finally, from the scottish liberal democrats, leader alex cole hamilton. please welcome them to this special live edition of debate night. applause we are live on tv, radio and the iplayer, and you canjoin in the debate on social media wherever you are. the hashtag is bbcdn. so what are
hello, i m loren taylor. rishi sunak has launched the conservative party s election manifesto, promising a raft of new measures, that he says will enable working people to keep more of the money, they earn. he was speaking at the silverstone race track, and made pledges on tax, housing, and immigration, including another 2p cut in the pound, in national insurance, plus the abolition of the main self employed rate. there ll be help for first time buyers, with the scrapping of stamp duty on homes up to £425,000, and a new help to buy scheme. there s also a commitment to halve migration, and have regular flights to rwanda, for those entering the uk illegally. chris mason was at the launch today. halfway through this election race, it s the moment for the cardboard boxes. within them, bundles of promises not always kept that set out a party s blueprint for the next five years. so the manifesto is here, so is the cabinet, then the prime minister. music, applause, and ovations f