match at the euros, we look at the meteoric rise of adam wharton. i want iwanta these teenagers go five days without one. and coming up on bbc news. two and a half weeks after fa cup glory with manchester united, eric ten hag gets the nod from the club s board to remain on as manager. good evening. we start tonight with a close look at one of the big issues of this election campaign crime. for some communities it s a constant worry, and we ve heard through the bbc s your voice your vote that you want politicians to come up with solutions. in cleveland, the police force recorded the highest overall crime rate in england and wales last year they say they are working with people and that crime is now falling. but what does it feel like for communities living underfrequent threat? our uk editor ed thomas has been to middlesbrough to find out. it s brutal round here. it is, it s brutal. crime. you have to be prepared, don t you. if someone s going to stab you, you have to stab
Like it or loathe it, it is bigger and more controversial than ever. Facebook closes in on 2 billion users but can it see off the controversy. Also france and Youth Unemployment. Also in the programme, chinas answer to boeing prepares for its Maiden Flight. We start with facebook, because despite the ongoing controversy over everything from fake news to extremist and violent content, the Social Networkjust keeps getting bigger and more profitable. Facebook has been warning for some time it cant keep growing at this rate but the latest results show no sign of a slowdown yet. Take a look at these numbers. Facebook made profits ofjust over 3 billion in the first three months of this year. Thats a jump of more than 76 on the same period last year and more than investors were expecting. Facebook is creeping ever closer to two billion users 1. 91; billion people are now actively using the Social Media Platform every month, up 17 on this time last year. But in recent months theres been growin
Speed we will kick off with and what donald trump is saying about transgender people donald trump is saying about Tra Nsgender People and donald trump is saying about transgender people and services. This is astonishing, and not surprising that a number of people in america are saying, how can policy be made this way . Hes the Commander In Chief but you cannot just say, i am going to decide who serves in the army, just me, one person. Basically, what Donald Trumps seems to be saying is that if you are a transgender person somehow you are a transgender person somehow you are a transgender person somehow you are not fit to serve in the us military. I note that one of the navy seals who served 20 years he was in the group that went to rescue the enlarged and, i believe, or in that same type of unit won the bronze start, the purple heart, he is saying they are saying lets meanie that president straight says let me meet this person face to face. What is interesting is that in this case he i
Since ive been gone . What has been going on. And. Hes back. Barack 0bama has returned to The Public Eye with a speech in his hometown of chicago. Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in paris. If you ever wanted an election about change, try france this weekend. French voters have just upended decades of political tradition, ousting the main parties and promoting two outliers. In almost equal numbers they voted for a young, centrist man who doesnt even have a party and an older, far right woman who captured a desire for nationalist revival. The two candidates will debate on wednesday and face each other in a second round vote on may the 7th. The meteoric rise of Emmanuel Macron has been remarkable he resigned from the Socialist Party a year ago and no one thought hed do this well. Equally showstopping is Marine Le Pen, whos transformed the Front National and made it a force in this race. The bbcs Lucy Willamson has this report. Two years ago, he was a new face in politics.
Weekly news commentary and features from the editors of the Wall Street Journals editorial page. Weekly news commentary and features from the editors of the Wall Street Journals editorial page. Weekly news commentary and features from the editors of the Wall Street Journals editorial page. Later. Would you say that all of this now can be attributed to the decisions made in washington by the president . I think whats fair to say is that as they move along and move further away from the obama administration, were more than 18 months in, its harder to democrats to make that case. At this point, you see how democrats have talked a lot about other issues, talking a lot about health care, thats their main issue right now, especially as they chug toward the Brett Cavanaugh confirmation. The democrats are talking about health care, talking about russia, talking about issues that arent the economy. Thats something that the republicans have in their back pockest. As long as the economy is moving