Also on the programme. Israel kills a top islamichhad leader in gaza and braces for retaliatory rocket attacks. After nine years at sea, a message in a bottle finally receives a response. Thankfully, it wasnt an 505. Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in Bishop Auckland, and Michelle Fleury is in new york. We are just over a month from the uk general election and its in places like this County Durham where the vote could be won and lost. Bbc news will be visiting ten areas of the uk where seats will be closely contested. Today, weve travelled beyond the bubble to Bishop Auckland in the north east of england. Its a marginal labour seat which voted decisively for brexit. Well, yesterday the brexit party announced they would not run candidates in seats won by the conservatives in 2017. But they will stand in Bishop Auckland, making the seat even more marginal and more unpredictable. Last week, we were in leeds on the doorstep with the canvassers. This time, we have steered clear of th
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
The best way forward on brexit. Essex police are given an extra 24 seeing incredibly desperate people hours to question the driver coming up on afternoon live, trying all kinds of ways to get of a lorry in which 39 people across borders and reach safety and were found dead yesterday. The stowaways are all all the sport with holly hamilton. Make a life for themselves that is believed to be chinese. Worth living. The irony of course a british man who fought with Kurdish Militia against the Islamic State group has good afternoon, yes, eddiejones has been convicted of a terrorism here is that the tougher you make it been ringing the changes ahead of for them to make this sort of offence following a retrial. Aidanjames was cleared though of attending a terrorist englands Rugby World Cup crunch hazardous journey, the tighter you Training Camp in syria. Put the controls on, the greater the the number of people found carrying clash with new zealand this weekend. Risk they are going to have to
A Record Number of migrants crossing the Channel Border force picked up 86 people yesterday. Record numbers of stores disappeared from britains high streets in the first half of this year, according to a report from a leading accounting firm. Coming up, a warning from car insurers on Driverless Cars they say theyll cause more accidents without proper regulation. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita mcveigh. Scotlands highest civil court has ruled that borisjohnsons suspension of parliament is unlawful. In the last hour a panel of three judges at the court of session found in favour of a Cross Party Group of politicians who were challenging the Prime Ministers move. A five week suspension of parliament began in the early hours of tuesday. No order has been given by the court to cancel it and there will be a full hearing at the Supreme Court next tuesday. The government says its disappointed by the decision. In a summary of theirfindings, the court of session judges said