of the population vote. caveat number two, we don t know what impact so called greeters had on the numbers. these were people employed by some local authorities to meet voters outside the polling stations, they are there to manage queues, help those with mobility issues etc. some reminded people they needed id to vote. we don t know who was discouraged at that stage. the figures we have got do not record those numbers. according to the electoral commission that is one aspect that they are going to investigate. one final thing to consider whatever the impact at polling stations, and whatever the level of voter fraud that id is meant to tackle which in terms of recorded offences or convictions is tiny there has been a big positive impact on voter confidence in the electoral system according to polling by the electoral commission. at a time when trust in institutions is low, that fact on its own, say supporters of voter id, is a not insignificant benefit. bob posner, chief
the hall, that secret service was unaware of, seems like a real breach in the protocol they are, and is quite surprising. as you can imagine, secret service is now trying to get to the bottom of this to figure out exactly how this happened. i think it s important to note too that we are not sure that this intruder even knew that it was jake sullivan s house. and when we are talking about these different incidents i think we have to kind of, appreciate that they are on the spectrum. right. some people may have known who they were targeting, as it appears, at this moment, maybe just an intoxicated person running around. but, again, how did they get in the house without secret service noticing? it s terrifying. and in so doing, is there a movement towards getting more security for some of these lawmakers and potentially even their offices and their specific states? right. so, that s where we are at this moment in time. and i do you think that that really underscores, a
full sized sd scan that s been created. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. there ve been dramatic scenes in northern italy after 1a rivers burst their banks, flooding 23 towns. at least eight people died, after parts of the emilia romagna region saw half a metre of rain injust 36 hours. the extreme weather comes as scientists warned that the world will almost certainly experience its hottest year on record within the next five years. and a key temperature threshold is likely to be breached for the first time which is a rise in global temperature by 1.5 degrees celsius, above pre industrial levels. here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember last summer? temperatures in england breached a0 degrees celsius for the first time, driving wildfires and helping make 2022 the hottest year ever recorded in the uk. and we can expect even hotter weather worldwide in the coming years, according to the world meteorological organisatio
a celebrity news agency has said it will launch a thorough investigation into an alleged car chase between prince harry and meghan, and members of the paparazzi in new york. some of the photographers were acting as freelancers for back grid usa during the incident. the couple say the pursuit lasted for two hours and involved multiple near misses. the news company says that isn t true. police in new york have confirmed an incident took place. nada tawfik reports from new york and a warning that this report contains flashing images. tuesday night in manhattan, the duke and duchess of sussex are filmed leaving an awards ceremony in midtown with meghan markle s mother doria ragland before the incident in question. earlier meghan had been recognised for her advocacy on behalf of women and girls. it was the first time the couple appeared in public together since the duchess s absence at the king s coronation. not long after leaving in a black suv, they claimed they were involve