To talk about brexit, and to help efforts to restore the power sharing government. Well be live at stormont. He was falsely accused of being part of a vip paedophile ring. His home was raided by police, and now the former mp Harvey Proctor wants an independent inquiry into the way police handled false allegations made by carl beech. I am frequently tortured by the realisation that had mr beech been successful in his scheme to pervert the course ofjustice, i would have been imprisoned until my death. Well be talking to mr proctor about the impact the false accusations had on his life. The top ten warmest years on record in the uk have all occurred since 2002, according to the met office. What can we do to stop Climate Change . Well, prince harry says he and meghan will help by only having two children. Hes also said that many people have unconscious bias about skin colour and that racism is passed down through generations. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 00am this mo
Struck iraq and iran, killing over 350 people. The british woman imprisoned in iran. The foreign secretary apologises for mishandling her case and increasing her distress. And the ten Million Tonnes of food we throw away every year that experts say is mostly good enough to eat. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news 1958 was the last time italy failed to make it to the world cup. Can sweden prevent them from reaching russia next year . Good evening. In a political climbdown, the government has offered mps the opportunity to debate the final Brexit Agreement line by line and potentially vote to amend it. But the brexit secretary, david davis, couldnt guarantee the bill will happen before brexit day, in march 2019, and warned that if mps use the bill to vote against the deal whatever it is britain will simply leave the eu without an agreement. It appears to have been a move to appease tory rebels, ahead of a key Brexit Debate tomorrow. But its infuriated many mps on both sides of the com
Would fight to avoid a hard brexit. The Prime Minister has just left Downing Street for a meeting with Conservative Backbenchers. There will be a vote in the House Of Commons tomorrow to approve the election plan. Weve extended coverage of the Surprise Announcement this hour. Our main story at five the Prime Minister has announced plans for a Snap General Election to be held onjune the 8th. In a Surprise Statement in Downing Street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. She said divisions risked injuring Brexit Negotiations. Defending her u turn, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election, with a vote being held tomorrow. Our Political Correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, number 10 announced there would be a statement from the
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im martine croxall. Today at 2. 00 iran strongly denies it shot down a ukrainian passenger plane in tehran killing all 176 people on board. Including access to the crash site, so we can get the truth the Iranian Regime must open up to the international community, including access to the crash site, so we can get the truth as quickly as possible, to give the families of the victims an understanding of what happened to their loved ones. Bbc presenters samir ahmed wins an employment tribunal. The duchess of sussex goes back to canada amid talks to try and find new roles for her and prince harry. An assault on prison staff by two inmates wearing fake suicide belts is being treated as a terrorist attack. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with jane latest on harry kanes injury. Thank you very much, and helen has all the weather. Climate statistics available for australia. Yes, and we will talk about that in the next hour. And what is heading into
The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, has become the largest party in Northern Ireland in Sunday s local election results. But rather than break a political deadlock in the North, Sinn Fein’s striking gains may harden the sectarian divide that has long complicated its fragile government.