Will get to the panel shortly. The latest bbc news, first. The Us Senate Majority leader, Chuck Schumer, has called for new elections in israel, describing its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace. Mr schumer, a democrat, is americas highest ranking jewish official. The communities secretary, michael gove, has set out a new definition of extremism which includes the promotion or advancement of violence, hatred or intolerance. He also said two groups, which he identified as far right, and three that were islamist, would be checked against the criteria. Prime minister rishi sunak has said there will not be a general election on 2nd may, the date when local elections are already taking place. Earlier this year, mr sunak suggested the general election would happen in the second half of 202a. The pioneering Starship Rocket developed by elon musk s company spacex has made its longest and most ambitious test flight so far. Contact with starship was broken as it began its
The false guise of an arrest. The chair of the inquiry into his conduct and background, says without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment, theres nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight. June kelly reports. He was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform. A criminal with state sanctioned powers. Wayne couzens should never have been allowed to become a police officer, and Continualflawed Vetting meant he was able to stay in his role despite a series of red flags. These are among the stark conclusions of todays inquiry report into couzens. It examined his career, his behaviour and the way he was vetted. The metropolitan Police Service told the inquiry in 2022 that it still have recruited him if provided with the same information. I found this astonishing. Now is the time for change. Without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens operating in plain sight. The report described how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down
in the so called a family photo with leaders of the world s most powerful democracies. it s part of a multi day diplomatic tour to solidify support for an expected spring counter offensive against russia. later, mr zelensky will address the leaders and also have a meeting president biden. earlier, the french president emmanuel macron said mr zelensky s presence at the g7 is a way to build peace and emphasized the need for a solution to the conflict based on international law. and new comments from german chancellor olaf scholz, who said training programs for ukrainian pilots on f16 fighterjets are a message to russia that it should not expect to succeed, even in a prolonged conflict. live now to the bbc s nick marsh in hiroshima. thank nick marsh in hiroshima. you forjoining us. with the thank you forjoining us. with the g7 summit under way volodomyr zelensky is dominating conversations? hello from a very dominating conversations? hello from a very hot dominating conver
providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside in northwest england. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. the row about how and why a rapist called adam ended up in a women s prison has shone a spotlight on a debate which in truth, has been raging notjust for months, but for years. at the centre of that debate is the charity and campaigning organisation stonewall. my guest on political thinking this week is the new chair of stonewall. he s ian anderson and he s got a cv that might surprise you. he s a lifelong conservative. he went to school with michael gove in aberdeen and he ended up running a leadership campaign for ken clarke. he s also a westminster insider who s operated behind the scenes at very high level with ministers of all political parties. he set up and he now runs one of the largest lobbying firms in britain, cicero. he now fears that we are entering an american style culture war and we might in b