Their prey become more agile so they can escape at the last minute. And does this womans face look familiar . It turns out the basel mummy is a distant relative of borisjohnson. Good morning. Its january the 25th. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Official figures show that recorded crime in england and wales rose by 14 in 2017. In the 12 months to last september, knife crime rose by 21 , sex offences by 23 and robbery by 29 . Knife crime rose by 21 . However, the separate crime survey based on interviews with 35,000 households suggests that crime continued to fall. Lets speak to david jamieson, the police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands. Thank you forjoining us. The figures in the West Midlands, 431,000 total recorded crimes, and thatis 431,000 total recorded crimes, and that is an increase in line with whats happening across the country. What do you put it down to . Crime has risen in the West Midlands in accord with the rest of the country. We have lost over 2000 of our uni
A former labour minister talks about her battle with a brain tumour and wa nts to her battle with a brain tumour and wants to tackle cancer. 50 that we can live well together with cancer, not just dying of can live well together with cancer, notjust dying of it. The defence secretary announces a new review of the armed forces and faces calls for more spending. Can we make sure we do not repeat the nonsense when people say you can modernise. And the government is told to do more tothe revolving door of former ministers and Civil Servants moving into lucrative jobs in the private sector. If nothing is done by government, it risks further undermining trust in politics. First, there was a prolonged standing ovation in the house of lords as a woman called for greater work to beat cancer. She was diagnosed with a brain tumour and told her peers what happened. Diagnosed with a brain tumour and told her peers what happenedm diagnosed with a brain tumour and told her peers what happened. In may
Once homeless, came up with the idea. The bus will offer people hope and opportunity, some support from a postal address, to be able to register with a gp, doctors, being able to acquire id and have somewhere safe to store personal belongings, so all of the basic, fundamental things that anyone requires to live. Rough sleeping is often a sign that people are struggling to get help with Mental Health and drug and alcohol problems, as well as having no home. Ministers say they are committed to ending the problem by 2027. Its going to be difficult. Now all the weather prospects. A much quieter today, with storm georgina out of the way. The best brightness in the east, with plenty of blue skies, sent in by a weather watcher in leicestershire. These showers largely focused around this feature, heading east through the day, with the heaviest showers in the west. Moving through this evening and overnight, they gradually push further east, beginning to fizzle out in the west, allowing temperat
Changes, but mostly about his decision making. He has some huge weapons in his game. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Well get figures after half 9 which will give us an idea of the number of rough sleepers across england. If youve been homeless at some point in your life do let me know about your own experience, how it happened, what effect it had on you . And how you got back on your feet. And ill share your insight with the nation. You can email, message me on fb, use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi has been reprimanded by number 10 for attending the men only charity dinner. Is mr zahawi attended the president s clubs function at the dorchester hotel, where women employed as hostesses say they were groped. The minister said he felt uncomfortable and left the event early. Alexandra mackenzie reports. The annual president s club dinner
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