Story reveals is that we are clouded in distraction from the long term solution. Rwanda speaking of the home office, new figures have shown that almost half of all crimes solved by the police do not result in charges. The question of law and order repeatedly crops up in the news. But who better to have with me live in my house than the avon and Somerset Police and crime commissioner shelford. 7 the commissioner mark shelford. 7 the ever looming threat of china and its brutal communist regime remains at the forefront of the uks security concerns as it emerged over the weekend. Ministers have warned that the ccp could use chinese electric cars to spy on you on british citizens. Plus are we headed towards a Cashless Society . Well, just when you thought natwest couldnt have emerged damaged its reputation anymore, it has decided to introduce new limitations on cash withdrawals. Could it be time natwest hired a new Public Relations department to and stay tuned for tomorrow because ill be ta
To and stay tuned for tomorrow because ill be taking you on a house tour. Better, cheaper and less woke than the National Trust. Everything from the cider cellar long gallery that cellar to the long gallery that was used as a recuperation ward dunng was used as a recuperation ward during first world war. So during the first world war. So welcome harptree. Welcome to West Harptree. Welcome godsend county. No, welcome to godsend county. No, not somerset. Not yorkshire, but somerset. State of the nation starts now. State of the nation starts now. Also ill be joined by the mighty former member of the european parliament, stanley johnson. As my trusted somerset flabellum holder. As ever, i want to hear from you. Its the most important part of the programme. Me. Mail programme. Email me. Mail mageenews. Com. But its time mageenews. Com. But now its time for the news of the day with polly middlehurst. Polly middlehurst. Jacob thank you and good evening. Well, we begin with the news that polic
As a 21 year old man is charged with escaping from Wandsworth Prison In London last week, an inmate has been stabbed there. The man is in a Critical Condition and was taken to a Major Trauma Centre after the London Air Ambulance flew to the prison to help. In london, the hugely popular elizabeth Line Underground Service has proved to be missing the mark when it comes to reliability. Figures show that nearly one in 10 trains were cancelled from around mid july to mid august giving it the worst rail figures in the country. Transport for london apologised for what it said were a number of recent issues. In the past six days alone, there have been problems due to a signalfailure, overhead line problems, a faulty train. The trades Union Congress is under way in liverpool. The tuc announced that its reporting the uk government to the United Nations watchdog on workers rights over its new strikes law. The government says the bill will help maintain a basic function and minimum safety levels i
Also in the programme a Scrappage Scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the Government Strategy to tackle Air Pollution is due to be published later. Ill be looking at what that might mean for car owners. And a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. And in sport, Manchester United reign in spain, where Marcus Rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the Europa League final. And Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. I will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. There has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterdays local elections. The tories have made significant gains in england and wales. Counting doesnt start in scotland until later. All the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. The conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. Heres our Political Correspondent chris