Concern on labour benches over their newest recruit, Natalie Elphicke. As its alleged that she lobbied a formerjustice lobbied a former justice secretary over her ex husbands sex abuse trial. Sex abuse trial. And harry and meghan continue their not so royal tour of nigeria. Its a couple open up on their family life and glorious weather returns to the country today with the hottest day of the year expected. But for how long can we expect the sunshine belem . For most of us, the fine and sunny weather will continue today, but there will be a scattering of thunderstorms developing. Find out where with developing. Find out where with me in a little bit. Good morning. It was a huge day at the bottom of the premier league as Nottingham Forest all but confirmed their survival at the expense of luton and burnley at the other end , manchester at the other end, Manchester City edged closer to retain their title, as did celtic north of the border with their win over rangers. Meanwhile, englands l
So if you are just tuning in a slightly different look for a saturday morning, dont worry, it is saturday. I know normally in on a monday, but few people off sick and various other staffing issues. Weve stepped into the breach, havent we, martin . Yes. Delightful to be back here with you. Likewise. Well, our top story this morning. Were leading with the economy. Its good news. Its grown at the fastest rate in two years, outpacing both america and the eurozone. And that means that the uk is officially out of recession, with many hoping for tax cuts over the next few months. And this comes after the former labour leader, lord kinnock, has claimed that voters in britain are not in love with sir keir starmer, with some concerns emerging of a shock result in the upcoming election. Yeah, if you recall, back in 1992, neil kinnock was thought to have lost an election that was deemed unusable. Was deemed unusable. Well, joining us now is political commentator peter spencen political commentator
More slowly because speed costs money in negotiations. These negotiations are complex. It is a shambles. Theresa may doesnt know how to negotiate and these far too soft. It is a quagmire created by a lack of fore sight by the government. Let us know how you think brexit negotiations are going. We will speak to our audience of voters in the next half an hour. Hello and welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. Throughout the morning the latest breaking news and developing stories and as always, keen to hear from you. A little later well be talking about debt over christmas. Are you struggling this year . Are you having to use your overdraft facility in order to Fund Christmas . Lots of people are according to research from a debt charity today. Share your situation with us. Use the hashtag victoria live. You can e mailand the hashtag victoria live. You can e mail and whatsapp and message me on facebook. If you are texting, we will have to charge you. Our top story today. A man is
As Manchester United eased to a 4 0 victory at huish park last night. But League Two Newport have the chance for an upset this evening when they host tottenham. My my daughter, angela, was murdered. The multiple oscar nominated film three billboards outside ebbing, missouri well hear from its british writer and director. And susan has the weather. Good morning. We are going to be up against the cloud this weekend, some pretty great prospects and rain for most of us today as well. A windy story. More details coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. All current rape and Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed as a matter of urgency. The announcement from the director of Public Prosecutions follows the recent collapse of several high profile trials, after vital evidence had not been shared with defence lawyers. Its believed a number of cases could be stopped as a result, as Adina Campbell reports. In a move seen to help rebuild trust in the Justice System, ever
Of their new freedoms. I believe this is also a very dangerous moment. We have to get this right. It comes as ministers formally gave the go ahead for many sports to resume, albeit behind closed doors. Also tonight. Violent clashes continue across america as protests spread after the death of an African American man at the hands of Police Officers in minnesota. 3,2,1. Lift off a new era for space travel as the first ever comercial rocket carrying people into space is successfully launched. Good evening. The uk is at a dangerous moment according to englands deputy chief medical officer who urged people not to tear the pants, as he put it, out of the loosened lockdown restrictions that will come into effect from monday. Professor van tam today reminded people of how rapidly the disease can spread throughout the population. Many people were tempted out by the warm weather once again today, as some members of the governments own Sage Advisory Group spoke out against the pace at which chang