Manchester united get off to a winning start in their premier league campaign, hitting four against chelsea. And in half an hour, the travel show heads to lebanon to find out how beirut is trying to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying its serious about fighting crime. Labour has dismissed the plans as no more than empty promises ahead of a possible general election. So what is the government proposing . ani ministers want to create 10,000 new prison places across england and wales. And a pilot scheme, giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects, will be extended to all 43 forces. Critics say theres little detail about how the policies will be funded, and warn that extending stop and search, could lead to social unrest. 0ur correspondent, Richard Lister reports. Stop and search, the government says it cuts crime and it wants
Supremacist violence. And Severe Weather warnings for cornwall mean a Music Festival this weekend is cancelled at the last minute, disappointing 50,000 ticket holders. And coming up on sportsday in the next half an hour on bbc news. We look ahead to celtics tie in the Champions League qualifying tonight. They take on the romanian champions, cluj. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres been travel chaos for thousands of British Airways passengers after it problems with the airlines check in system. There were long queues as more than 100 flights were cancelled and more than 300 delayed at heathrow and gatwick. Ba say the problems have been resolved but there will be a knock on effect. Its not the first time ba has experienced it problems. It suffered major computer failures last may. Lucy manning reports. This is not how the start of a holiday should look. Cues, cancellations, frustration. This is not how the run up a wedding should look. Alex and chloe get married on s
Damaged dam. British Food Industry calls for Competition Laws to be relaxed to prevent Food Shortages in the event of a deal brexit. Severe weather warnings for cornwell lead toa weather warnings for cornwell lead to a music festival, 50,000 people expected to attend, been cancelled at the last minute. Those are your headlines, and a moment will be joining the for sportsday. Coming up, at 7pm, beyond 100 days follows President Trump as he travels to el paso and dating who are still reeling from shootings at the weekend. He says he wants to strengthen brother background checks for people trying to buy guns. After apn we will discuss the applications ofa apn we will discuss the applications of a no deal brexit with two uk Food Producers with different takes on the matter. At 10 a0pm ad element 30 pm, our regular look at tomorrows front pages. Donna i hope you will stay with us through the course of this evening. Now, though, letsjoin the team for sportsday. Hello, im 0lly foster, heres w
England are fighting back in the womens world cup third place playoff. At half time, its 2 1 to sweden. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The conservative party says it will expel anyone who casts more than one vote in the contest to choose the next leader and the countrys Prime Minister. A bbc investigation has found that some members have received two ballot papers in the post. Around 160,000 people are eligible to vote in the leadership election, which will see either borisjohnson orjeremy hunt take over from theresa may. Manveen rana reports. As the leadership rivals arrived in nottingham today to face the party faithful, it emerged errors had led to some members being issued with two ballot papers. But for the contenders, it was business as usual. Get it right, and we will deliver brexit, unite our party, unleash the incredible potential of our country. We need to get brexit done, we need to get it over the line by october the 315t. Voting has already begun, and one Party In
Money, money, money. And an eventuful opening stage at the Tour De France for Geraint Thomas hes back on his feet and ok after this crash. Yes, welcome. Another glorious day where we had seen. A huge day here with three brits in ation, two of those in the women singles, one of them is through, Johanna Konta the british number one into the foruth round after beating sloane stephens, but harriet darts tournamnet is over as she was beaten by the world number one ash barty. Heres ben croucher. On the grand scale of things, this is just another wimbledon but looking closer, take perspective, this can be so much more. Konta three time grand slam semifinalist, last breath standing that she wants to win more than any other scaling heights no easy task, 2017 Sloan Stevens winner knows what it takes to bring it to the first set. Konta did not lose her serve until now, she had not faced this barrage before, first set, stevens. Well, this match needed a turning time i noticed that to game five to