Hundreds of colleagues, friends, and family have attended the funeral of pc Andrew Harper who was killed on duty in august. The parents of harry done say they will only meet the American Woman allegedly involved in the crash that killed him if she promises to return to britain. And coming up on bbc news. England have to deliver agaisnt bulgaria Gareth Southgate rallies his side as they return to euro 2020 qualifying following fridays surprise defeat to Czech Republic. Good afternoon from westminster, where the queen has just unveiled the plans for the year for Boris Johnsons government. She said the governments priority was to take the United Kingdom out of the eu at the end of the month. But the queens speech also set out plans to introduce tougher sentences forforeign offenders, investing more in the nhs and scrapping the rail franchise system. On brexit, there are plans to end free movment of eu citizens to the uk. The queen outlined 26 bills but with the Prime Minister no longer ha
Its tuesday october the 17th im ben brown. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Inflation has risen to its highest level in more than five years. The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, increased to 3 last month, up from 2. 9 in august. The figure is significant because the government uses data from september to set pension and benefit increases. Our Business Correspondent ben bland is here. You are here to chew over these latest figures. What is behind this rise . When we talk about inflation, cpi, typically the things we spend oui cpi, typically the things we spend our money on like food, this figure relates to an average how those prices have gone up this september with a year before, and as we were talking about that figure was 3 , in pa rt talking about that figure was 3 , in part driven by food prices going up, transport cost going, but also as you mentioned the weak pound, after brexit, which affects Raw Materials and foods, imported, the prices you and foods,
Shinzo aves governing coalition has won a super majority does he now have a mandate to change the countrys pacifist constitution lbs public remains deeply divided over this issue also coming up. Thousands of people gather in malta to honor and investigative journalists killed by a car bomb last week theyre calling for top justice officials resign our stories any closer to finding out who killed her. And a major donors conference they aims to raise a much needed cash to help some half a million reasons refugees have fled and more are now facing an uncertain future in bangladesh. Plus two underperforming teams go head to head in the bun this league a cologne and braman were both looking for their first win of the season well bring you all the highlights. And sharks of predators but many species are being hunted to the brink of a. Stinks if we meet a brazilian who is working to save the sharks you want still. Im brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show japans Prime Minister shinzo abb
Toward where they start to divide the country but you need to deal with where they start to divide the language your blood will flow from. The soviet union is breaking up part. Of the members of the Russian Federation would have to find their own way but it canonically. With the local muslim credibly difficult challenge. To this democracy with allies elections where fronts are privatization was robbery the soviet Union Territory where does russia stand today and moscows empire our series starting november fifth w. At. The nikkei hits new highs as a wins japans snap elections investor celebrates his landmark victory looking forward to four more years of up an all mix. And the European Unions posted weka scheme tops the agenda in luxembourg our e. U. Correspondent has the details. Welcome to the business so shin so obvious election victory is going down extremely well on the Trading Floor japanese stocks hit to the highest level since one thousand nine hundred ninety six the nikkei climb
Mid march into bombing of the ish could soon reach the one million mark refugees desperately need food medicine and shelter a u. N. Donor conference resists more aid money but for its short of the goalie also coming up the high price of victory off the five month battle the philippine says it has defeated i f linked militants in my robbery but has the look of a fight left the city in ruins. Japans Prime Minister blair just to get tough with north korea after a landslide election victory hes expected to reform the countrys specifics constitution good japans military take on more a muscular role in the region. Plus as the new u. N. Report says it will take one hundred yards to end the practices of Child Marriage in west and Central Africa we look at how one womans fight to end the practice in malawi is being offered shes campaigning for girls to stay in school rather than marry young like she did. And. Sport Lewis Hamilton takes aim at another major prize he was on to win his fourth form