It follows violent scenes on monday when demonstrators smashed their way into Parliament Amid fears beijing is tightening its grip on the territory. Chinas ambassador is summoned to the Foreign Office in london after a war of words over britains backing for the hong kong protestors. The uk government chose to stand on the wrong side, it has made inappropriate remarks. Well be asking what the diplomatic consequences could be. Also tonight. Obesity overtakes smoking as the cause of some of the most common kinds of cancer millions are warned their weight puts them at risk. Detectives say a heavily pregnant woman stabbed to death in london at the weekend had been subjected to a sustained and vicious attack. Her baby son also died this morning. A big boost to britains film and tv industry as the american giant netflix opens a new base at surreys world famous shepperton studios. A place in the world cup semi finals for england after a sensational catch from jos buttler helps them thrash new
Kuenssberg has been to canterbury which the conservatives held for decades until 2017 to find out who tory party voters there are planning to pick. In sunny gardens, pubs, homes or meeting halls, tory members gather to choose who to send to downing street. In sunny gardens, homes and meeting halls, tory members gather to choose who to send to downing street. Its their decision and soon. The ballot papers are going to go out on friday, most people are going to reply quickly. And so you could have this contest sewn up by wednesday. Are you all going to vote quickly, do you think . Yes. 0fficially, still three weeks to press the flesh but there could be only days to make a difference or the front runner to fall. He does has this ability to electrify a room and speak to people in a way that other politicians cannot. Quite frankly, to me, there is no contest. Ive been at Party Conferences where you have had to queue three hours to get into the main hall to listen to what boris has to say. I
Hywel griffith was watching the announcement. A two horse race where both men stuck rigidly to the centre but in the end of the new leader of the welsh labour was elected byjust under two 52 of the vote. Vaughan gething, congratulations. After being responsible for health and the economy, Vaughan Gething will now take a big step up to become the first black First Minister of wales. Today we turn a new page in our welsh history. A history that we write together. Notjust because im the first black leader of any european country, but a generational dial hasjumped, too. I want us to use this moment as a Starting Point for a more confident march into the future. A march into the future in behalf of a generation that too often is being asked to Pick Up The Pieces and the bill for those who came before them. In pieces and the bill for those who came before them. Pieces and the bill for those who came before them. In his campaign video, he tackled came before them. In his campaign video, he ta
Princess dianas brother was speaking in an interview to be broadcast tomorrow on the bbc s sunday with laura kuenssberg. Earlier i spoke to graham satchell, who has been reviewing the material in the interview and asked him what the main thrust of earl spencers comments were. Well, this was a searingly honest interview with earl spencer, and at times difficult to watch, to be honest. He has written a book about his experiences of his childhood, particularly at boarding school, and he talks about suffering shocking levels of violence from the age of eight and being sexually abused from the age of 11. He also talks in some detail about his experience at home with his sister, princess diana, and particularly suffering at the hands of a violent nanny, nanny forster. And this is what he had to say. Really damaging violence to children is going to affect them, whatever house they come from, whatever family theyre born into. And that nanny who did that to us, i mean, she used to crack our Hea