Welcome to bbc news. A senior cabinet minister has told the bbc that the government should consider borrowing more money to invest in building hundreds of thousands of new homes. Speaking on the andrew marr show, the communities secretary sajid javid said up to 300,000 new homes a year are needed a level of construction not seen since the 1960s. 0ur Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. New homes are being built, but nowhere near enough. The government admits that the Housing Market is broken. Building more is one way to fix that, and community secretary, sajid javid says that more money could be porridge to build them. What i want to do is make sure that we are using everything we have available to deal with this housing crisis, and where that means, for example, that we can sensibly borrow more to invest in the infrastructure that leads to more housing, take advantage of some of the record low Interest Rates that we have, i think we should absolutely be considering that. As
Where the power of Hurricane Irma has had devastating consequences. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Police are questioning a gunman who held two people hostage at a Bowling Alley in nuneaton for several hours. They stormed the building and arrested the suspect who had walked into the Bowling Alley at bermuda park in nuneaton taking two members of staff hostage. Police put the area into lockdown with families being trapped in cinemas and restaurants as they tried to deal with the situation. Paramedics took the suspect to hospital and there were no other casualties. Jessica parker reports. A sunday afternoon at a local leisure park turns to fear and confusion. One parent described how he came to pick up his children. As i have then walked around the Bowling Alley to go past the main entrance, the guy actually ran up to the door, with a gun in his hand. Opened the door and told me to get out of the area. Some families were evacuated, some stay in lockdown as Emergency Services tried
Armed police surrounded a Bowling Alley in nuneaton in the West Midlands this afternoon, after a man with a gun took two people hostage there. The five hour siege took place at the bermuda park retail and leisure site, which was packed with families at the time. Warwickshire police say the incident was resolved, and a suspect arrested and taken to hospital. Sophie long has the details. Panic as parents desperately try to get their children to safety. Just very scared because we have small kids. Very scared. It was like in the movies. Shells and dogs and everything. Sunday afternoon and bermuda park, home to play areas and restau ra nts bermuda park, home to play areas and restaurants was packed with families having fun. It was just after 2. 30 when a man entered the Bowling Alley with what eye witnesses described as a sawn off shotgun. With what eye witnesses described as a sawnoff shotgun. The guy actually ran up to the door, with the gun in his hand, opened the door and told me to ge
Russian defense Officials Say more than 2,200 opposition fighters have laid down their arms. The fight for aleppo appears to be in its final stages. The u. S. Has strongly condemned russia, which backs the regime of president bashar al assad. Despite our best diplomatic efforts to reduce the violence and increase the flow of humanitarian assistance, the assad government, backed by the russians, continues to try to bomb innocent civilians. He emphasized the u. S. Will continue to make diplomatic efforts but added hes not optimistic. The Syrian Civil War has raged for six years. The besieged city of aleppo has endured months of intense bombardment that has created a humanitarian crisis. Antonio gutierrez has been sworn in as the next secretarygeneral of the united nations. The former Prime Minister of portugal pledged to tackle global challenges. Already humanitarian and Development Efforts will be insignificant without the active involvement of Member States and the contributions of civ
Russian defense Officials Say more than 2,200 opposition fighters have laid down their arms. The fight for aleppo appears to be in its final stages. The u. S. Has strongly condemned russia, which backs the regime of president bashar al assad. Despite our best diplomatic efforts to reduce the violence and increase the flow of humanitarian assistance, the assad government, backed by the russians, continues to try to bomb innocent civilians. He emphasized the u. S. Will continue to make diplomatic efforts but added hes not optimistic. The Syrian Civil War has raged for six years. The besieged city of aleppo has endured months of intense bombardment that has created a humanitarian crisis. Antonio gutierrez has been sworn in as the next secretarygeneral of the united nations. The former Prime Minister of portugal pledged to tackle global challenges. Already humanitarian and Development Efforts will be insignificant without the active involvement of Member States and the contributions of civ