for many of us today it is going to be dry, sunny and warm, except across the very far north of scotland and parts of eastern england, where we hang onto more cloud. that will suppress the temperatures. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, the 30th of may. new measures to crackdown on the use of vapes by children in england, are set to be unveiled by the government. ministers have pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples to children, and a ban on nicotine free vapes for under 18 s is also being considered. our health editor hugh pym has the details. a recent laboratory test for bbc news on illegal vapes confiscated at a school showed some had more than twice the safe amount of lead, and nine times the safe amount of nickel. the prime minister said he was shocked by this report, and said he was taking further action to clamp down on rogue firms who unlawfully target children with these products. the measures include closing a l
them economic vandals who created a self inflicted financial crisis. not for the prime minister and his non domsing, not for the super wealthy they gave tax cuts to, but for mortgage holders all across the country. so does the prime minister know how many more people will be joining them on higher mortgage rates by the end of this year? well, mr speaker, thanks to the actions we re taking, in fact, the bank of england is showing that public expectations of inflation have now eased to a 15 month low, mr speaker. consumer confidence is at the highest level that it s been at since russia invaded ukraine. and because of our stewardship of the public finances, we can see a clear way to reduce debt and bring interest rates down. but, mr speaker, he keeps in this habit of quoting the former labour shadow chancellor. we know that our plans will deliver lower inflation and lower interest rates. but we know we know that his plans just mean more debt, mr speaker, and i quote. and i quot
authorities call it a once in a thousand year event. the airport is closed at least until tomorrow. rob marciano has more on the storms and record heat across the country. major development in the battle over the abortion pill. an appeals court ruling the drug can still be used but issuing tough new restrictions for women. the justice department now taking the fight directly to the supreme court. rachel scott in washington. a suspect arrested for the murder of tech mogul bob lee, stabbed on the street in san francisco. authorities reveal he knew his attacker. a new report on judge clarence thomas and ties to gop mega donor, harlan crow, following reports of undisclosed trips on private jets and luxury yachts. what new documents reveal about property deals. oe week after being arraigned on 34 felony counts, former president donald trump returns to new york city to be deposed a second time in a separate case by the state attorney general. the collision on the tracks. the passen
controversial new bill and party line vote which could fundamentally reshape the way public institutions deal with transgender athletes in sports. the protection of women and girls in sports act aims to amend title 9 definition of gender, making the criteria based solely on a person s biological sex at the time of birth. that new definition would effectiv bar transgender women from come beating in ufrnts across america. while it is a win for female athletes, the white house says it will be dead on arrival. if it hits the president s desk, he will sri tow it. at a time transgender youth face a nationwide mental health crisis, a national law that further stigmatizes these children is completely unnecessary. hurts families and students and only puts students at greater risk. the president presented with hr734 said he would veto it. house speaker kevin mccarthy speaking on the bill s passing on the capitol steps moments ago. there s a reason title 9 was created, there s a reaso