Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Police are calling it a major victory against gun crime in britain. Tonight dealer paul edmunds is facing a lengthyjail term. He has been found guilty of supplying guns and ammunition that had been linked to more than 100 crime scenes across the country, including three murders. But police warned that more than two hundred weapons he sold are not accounted for. In Police Interviews paul edmunds has shown no sympathy towards those who have been shot by using his guns. Around 1000 of his bullets have been found at crime scenes across the country, including him in the west midlands, greater manchester, and london. Tonight s barrister has said that his client expects a significantly lengthy sentence. Tonight, his barrister. An expert in guns, enabling him to make bullets from his house in gloucestershire. Inside, police found over 100,000 rounds of ammunition and almost 200 guns. But its well scattered around his bedroom and attic. Today, fo
Mediterranean. Thank you. Also coming up, the night runner. The knight runner. Sir mo farah receives his knightood from the queen at Buckingham Palace. Hello. This is afternoon live. Theyre a set of laws from 1539 and they could be about to give theresa may a huge headache. The so called henry 8th powers will be used to help the government steer through vital brexit legislation. And as mps begin line by line scrutiny in the house of commons thats not her only problem. Hundreds of amendments have been tabled to the eu withdrawal bill by labour and conservative rebels. Heres our Political Correspondent alex forsyth. Pages and pages long. This is the bill that will bring all eu law into uk law, ready for the day of departure, so there is no legal black hole when we leave. But several mps are worried about some of the detail in this bill. Secretary david davis. Yesterday, the government gave in and tried to offer an olive branch to those concerned, promising a new act of parliament on the
Is going under the hammer in geneva tonight. Bids are expected to top 25 million. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Mps have begun debating key legislation that will pave the way for brexit. As expected no amendments have yet been made to the eu withdrawal bill. As the debate got under way earlier, sharp divisions within conservative ra nks sharp divisions within conservative ranks were exposed with the government warning rebels that they risked playing into labours hands in they vote down the legislation. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young is in westminster for us now. And the government has safely negotiated the first two votes in this marathon session really. Tonight they will go on till almost midnight, the first of eight days of line by line scrutiny of this withdrawal bill. Much of the discussion today was about the governments desire to put the brexit date into law. Labour are not happy about this. They feel that its a happy about this. They feel that itsa gimmick
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Its a yes vote for legalising same sex marriage in australia. We look at how the pink dollar could boost the economy. Hack or fact . A bbc Team Investigates claims apples Face Identification system on its iphone x is not secure. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report, im sharanjit leyl. Australians have voted in favour of same sex marriage, the results were announced this morning. It paves the way for legislation that will make australia the 26th nation to legalise same sex unions, and there could be economic benefits. By some estimates same sex weddings could give a 1 billion boost to the economy assuming every same sex couple rushes out to tie the knot in the first year but that could be a tad optimistic. But Research Suggests same sex couples in australia earn more than their opposite sex counterparts. Earlier i spoke to her leigh fisherfrom opposite sex counterparts. Earlier i spoke to her leigh fisher from the e
This is a fair and serious offer. That is a first step but this step is not sufficient. The development of the new Nuclear Power station at Hinckley Point in somerset is described as risky and expensive by the Public Spending Watchdog. Also a strain on police after recent Terror Attacks. Police chiefs say theyd struggle to deal with any future serious public disorder, due to cuts in their budgets. And 77 not out, but Test Match Special cricket commentator, henry blofeld, decides to finally call it a day and hang up his mic. Good morning. Its friday, 26thjune. 23rd june. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. In the last few minutes, the police have said that the cladding and insulation on the Grenfell Tower block has failed safety tests designed to see how quickly they catch fire. At least 79 people died, or are missing presumed dead, in the fire at the toiwer block last week. The police also confimed that the fire started in a faulty fridge and that there is a possibility of Manslaughter Charg