Headlines with lisa hartle. Good afternoon. Its just after 12 00. Im lisa hartle in the newsroom. Roads and local transport minister Richard Holden says the government will not rule out stop and search after a 15 Year Old Girl was stabbed to death on her way to school in london. A 17 year old boy who knew the victim remains in custody after being arrested in custody after being arrested in croydon yesterday morning. In croydon yesterday morning. The girl named locally as eliana , was described by her school as a valued friend and pupil. Mr holden told gb news whats being done to tackle knife crime. New legislation has been brought in. Sentences are being strengthened, which is vitally important as well. But overall , important as well. But overall, i think this is about us as a society, really ensuring that we get across to people , that there get across to people, that there is no place for possession of a knife and that, yes, the government will act with tougher sentence thing. You k
Well, would we like it to be a bank holiday, or would it simply cost too much money . Theres one estimate that said it would cost the economy £4 billion for everyone to take a day off work, that being said, as, as Andrew Pierce was saying in the last show, weve got two Bank Holidays in may and none in april. Couldnt we just make one of them . Yeah. Do swapsies that last yeah. Do swapsies that last may. Bank holiday. Why do we have it . Yeah. If you did a direct swap, surely that would work. Although, interestingly, when i did a quick sort of straw poll amongst people this morning and you say have you ever celebrated Saint Georges day . They go , no, no. You know, for they go, no, no. You know, for many people the day passes by without them almost acknowledging it. Acknowledging it. Its like because we havent got that sort of focal point of celebration. I think so often celebration. I think so often for people. Well, right across the United Kingdom , its, its the United Kingdom, its, i
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