And a further £14,000 was spent on private medical bills. He strongly disputes the claims, according to the times. The Conservative Party was made aware of the allegations three months ago. It says its investigating. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley reports the honesty needs to start now. The lack of clarity needs to stop. This was mark menzies last week in a local campaign video. When this was filmed, he was still a conservative mp. But last night he was suspended from the party. It came after allegations in a newspaper that he used funds from donors to pay thousands to so called bad people who had apparently locked him in a flat. The bbc has checked details of some of the allegations printed in the times this morning that mr menzies called a 78 year old local activist in the middle of the night, asking for money. It is claimed he said he was being detained against his will, that he needed money as a matter of life or death. The £6,500 was provided by a local activist, the m
nvidia makes computer chips needed for artificial intelligence software, and demand for its products has boosted its sales and profits over the last few years. many investors believe its earnings can grow even more, which has caused its share price to soar, though some have questioned its sky high valuation. let s get more on this from our business reporter sura njana tewari. this was the story yesterday. take us through what happened to. , , . , , take us through what happened to. , , ., , , ., to. this is a big number for ou, to. this is a big number for you, 591,000%. to. this is a big number for you, 591,000%. that - to. this is a big number for you, 591,000%. that is - to. this is a big number for| you, 591,000%. that is how to. this is a big number for - you, 591,000%. that is how much nvidia s stock has increased in value since it went public in the early to thousands. now the chip company has surged its way all the way to the top of the stock market, dethroning anot
and fewer cancer patients starting treatment within the two month target. there were more than 591,000 patients on treatment waiting lists in wales in february, the highest number recorded. the coventry building society has agreed to buy the co operative bank for £780 million. the deal would eventually see the private equity owned lender return to mutual ownership. the agreement needs the backing of members and the regulator, and would create a merged group, with assets worth £89 billion. it s two weeks until the local elections in england and wales for councillors and police and crime commissioners. voters will also be electing ten metropolitan mayors. the conservatives andy street has been mayor of the west midlands which stretches from wolverhampton to coventry since 2017. this will be the third time he s standing but polls suggest he s well behind labour. 0ur political editor,
plane. that i think was a real turning point for both the pentagon as well as the president and the national security staff when they receive the intelligence that the russians were going to drop these chemical weapons. this particular base was chosen for a very specific reason. think about it. these are 591,000-pound bombs, if you will. there tomahawk missiles that landed in a small space within this airfield and striking these hangers and airplanes at this air base. each one of those tomahawk s cost about $1 million. that s $59 million in munitions that were expended tonight to drop a weaponry on this air base and send a single to the assad regime that using chemical weapons would not be tolerated. those tomahawk s fly at about 500 miles per hour. they are 18 feet long, each
and mitt romney standing his ground refuse to go release more taxes, calls reach a deafening pitch. today he gave another reason why he shouldn t have to. and an exclusive investigation into the risks of off-shore drilling. we went outfront to the arctic. shell has a plan to prevent the disaster like the one that happened to bp and the deepwater horizon. does it add up? let s go outfront. outfront tonight, ben bernanke says no to the addicts. addicts that are desperate for another hit of the fed s drugs. today in hearings on capitol hill, america s top banker, the chief of the federal reserve, got more negative on the state of the u.s. economy. given that growth is projected to be not much above the rate needed to absorb new entrance into the labor force, the reduction in the unemployment rate seems likely to be frustratingly slow. so what s the solution? well, in note after note from wall street economists and traders today, i read something along the lines of th