As shes seen embracing the man who stands accused of her murder. A Police Officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson who died after being tasered. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Good afternoon simon. The former england captain, Dylan Hartley has announced his retirement from professional rugby. Northampton saints where hes played at for m years say the hooker had been unable to recoverfrom a knee injury. And you have the weather at your fingertips. Persistent rain across england with the risk of flooding. We were also the casting our eyes towards india we have a couple of cyclones to look at. Also coming up would you pay £5 99 a month to be able to binge on british classic Television Series . The Election Campaign has turned attention onto the economy with both labour and the conservatives setting our their spending priorities. And they re planning a big spending spree. With the shadow chancellor, John Mcdonnell, setting out plans to bor
Here in the north of england. We are the city of leeds. Well bring you all the latest on the general election race. The other main stories on bbc news at five two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering Jodie Chesney in a park in east london. Two others have been cleared. A Police Officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being tasered. Would you pay £5. 99 a month to be able to binge on british classic Television Series . The uk streaming Service Britbox has now officially launched. Its 5pm. Our top story. The Election Campaign has turned its focus onto the economy, with the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, setting out plans to borrow £150 billion over five years to replace, update and expand schools, hospitals, housing and care homes. Mr mcdonnell said the investment would be on a scale never seen outside london and the south east. The chancellor sajid javid says the conservatives would increase borrowing to pay for new i
A century as part of this and vicious Lunar Program for the coming years. The live from moscow, im rachel ruble, and this is our t international. Our top story, this our, the west african block of echo was, has given the order to activate and deployed Standby Forces to deal with the unfolding situation in these air. In his area, military is that to respond to the move. The statement comes so the summit of the west african blocks leaders wrapped up in a bush a thursday, 2 weeks after the 2 in naomi. We spoke to local journalists to send a little on who says the echo was, announcement is being perceived by people in the chair as an empty threat. The committee of the chief of defense stuff to activate the aqua stand by force, with all its elements immediately order the deployment. One of the echo was done by force to restore Constitutional Order in the republic of new jersey. The ned, but also new jersey, a new way to get into 5 pieces that are one blow one side uh which ease uh, which co
Regulator will get new powers to make sure people with defined contribution patterns are getting value from their investments, and theres a new isa scheme with a £5,000 yearly allowance for investments in britain and the nhs. It systems will get a £35 million upgrade. Now. In other news today, the house of lords has defeated the government in all ten votes on its rwanda bill. It sets the stage now for an extended battle between the commons and the house of lords over the governments flagship immigration policy. However, downing street says peers should be working with mps to protect innocent lives after the Prime Minister made stopping the boats a centrepiece of his leadership. Five people were arrested for spraying red paint on a government building in scotland in a pro palestinian protest, the activists scaled Queen Elizabeth house in edinburgh , elizabeth house in edinburgh, replacing the union flag with a palestinian one. The demonstrators say the uk government is complicit in th
Room. Next. At 9 01, im Polly Middlehurst in the gb newsroom. And our top story tonight. All eyes were on the chancellor today as he delivered his Spring Budget. He cut personal taxes to the lowest level in nearly 50 years, with another £0. 02 in the pound cut in National Insurance being the centrepiece of his pre election budget. But figures suggest expected rises in council tax will wipe out any benefits felt by households. Speaking after his statement in the commons today, jeremy hunt said his budget marks a big reduction in the tax bill for ordinary families. What you see is that after a four percentage point cut in National Insurance, there is a big reduction in the tax bill for ordinary families, and that is because the economy has turned a corner. Weve stuck to the plan. We have the forecasts are much more optimistic for the economy going forward. And as conservatives, forward. And as conservatives, we believe that if we bring down the tax burden that will fire up the tax burde