15 years. All that, plus dangerous breed or dangerous owners. The debate about whether the american bully xl should be bannedin american bully xl should be banned in the uk dont forget to email in with your views to gbviews gbnews. Com with your thoughts. Now though, lets get a full round up of the latest headunes a full round up of the latest headlines with. Ray headlines with. Ray good afternoon. Its 12 01. Good afternoon. Its 12 01. Our top story this hour and as weve been hearing, a man has been stabbed in the arm near the British Museum in london. This happened just a short time ago. A 27 year old American Woman said she was about to enter the queue at the British Museum when she was told to leave by police. A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, met police say it was an isolated incident and there is no outstanding risk to there is no outstanding risk to the public. Its not being treated as terror related, were hearing. Well bring you more on this s
Lawyers. A new task force announced by the government will bnng announced by the government will bring together regulatory bodies, Law Enforcement and other Government Departments to root out so called dodgy law firms. Figures revealed by firms. Figures revealed by scottish labour show Nicola Sturgeons government spent more than £14 million of taxpayer money on credit Card Transactions in a three year period. The full breakdown of spending covers all purchases between september 2019 and august 20th, 22, and it included almost £10,000 worth of vip travel, a one off payment of almost £5,000 to a five star hotel and yoga classes right down to nail polish. A Scottish Government spokesperson says credit cards arent meant to be used for personal expenditure ehhen used for personal expenditure either. And finally, the grammy Award Winning artist Sinead Oconnor was laid to rest today in ireland. Police lined the in ireland. Police lined the seafront in County Wicklow to say their final good
Its wednesday, august 9th, 2023. This is the cbs morning news. Breaking overnight, voters in ohio reject a measure in a special election in whats seen as a victory for abortion rights. Well get reaction. Alabama arrest. Three men charged in that wild riverfront brawl as authorities search for more suspects. And check your Mega Millions lottery ticket. Theres a single Winning Ticket for that 1. 5 billion jackpot. Well tell you where it was sold. Good morning, and good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with the results of a closely watched special election in ohio that could have an impact well beyond state borders. Yesterday voters rejected a measure that would have made it harder to amend the state constitution. Its a move some believe paves the way for a vote to pass abortion protections in ohio later on this year. Jarred hill is in new york to explain a little bit about what this all means. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Yeah, ohioans delivered a resounding rejection
First accessed the Commission Systems in august 2021. Chief executive sean mcnally apologised to the public and said it systems have since been updated. While our other top updated. While our other top story tonight on gb news, the home secretary says lawyers who try to game the british asylum system by lying are a stain on the legal profession. Suella bravermans comments came as she chaired a meeting of the governments new task force and regulators aimed at cracking down on rogue immigration lawyers. A new task force announced by the government will bnng announced by the government will bring together regulatory bodies, Law Enforcement and other Government Departments to root out so called dodgy law firms. Figures revealed by firms. Figures revealed by scottish labour show Nicola Sturgeons government spent more than £14 million of taxpayer money on credit Card Transactions in a three year period. The full breakdown of spending covers all purchases between september 2019 and august 20
Coming up on bbc news, england Quarterfinal Opponents will be columbia who got the better of jamaica and the womens world cup of a i jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 victory. Hello. Thousands of people, including politicians and pop stars have turned out, to pay tribute to the singer, Sinead Oconnor. The private Funeral Service took place in her hometown of bray in County Wicklow, with well wishers lining the streets, as the cortege passed by. She died in london last month, at the age of 56. Colin paterson has the story. They had come in their thousands to pay tribute to that woman they loved. My mother is 93 and she wanted to come out here. It was your mums idea . Yes. She was a woman that spoke what she wanted, you know . Yeah. For the people. She was a warrior and a weapon standing up to the powers that be before anyone else was. I Sinead Oconnor lived on the Sea Front In Bray County Wicklow for 15 years. She loved the town. We lo