of the population vote. caveat number two, we don t know what impact so called greeters had on the numbers. these were people employed by some local authorities to meet voters outside the polling stations, they are there to manage queues, help those with mobility issues etc. some reminded people they needed id to vote. we don t know who was discouraged at that stage. the figures we have got do not record those numbers. according to the electoral commission that is one aspect that they are going to investigate. one final thing to consider whatever the impact at polling stations, and whatever the level of voter fraud that id is meant to tackle which in terms of recorded offences or convictions is tiny there has been a big positive impact on voter confidence in the electoral system according to polling by the electoral commission. at a time when trust in institutions is low, that fact on its own, say supporters of voter id, is a not insignificant benefit. bob posner, chief
in just the next five years? and a view of the wreck of the titanic likely have never it before. and coming up on bbc news. inter milan are the first team through to the champions league final. will it be manchester city or real madrid who willjoin them? their semifinal will be decided tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. landlords would be banned from evicting tenants with no justification, as part of a long promised overhaul of the private rental sector in england. a new law to be tabled in parliament would abolish no fault evictions, and end bans on tenants claiming benefits. the government says the reforms will benefit 11 million tenants. but labour is warning the private rented sector, increasingly resembles the wild west, and it s far from clear that ministers can deliver on their promises. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has our top story. renting is a way of life for anthony. the former police officer and his beloved cats are livi
conflict at its doorstep, either through a belligerent north korea or china s increased aggression against taiwan. and the world s most famous shipwreck, the titanic, we ll show you the first full sized sd scan that s been created. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. there ve been dramatic scenes in northern italy, after 1a rivers burst their banks, flooding 23 towns. at least eight people died, after parts of the emilia romagna region saw, half a metre of rain injust 36 hours. the extreme weather comes as scientists warned that the world will almost certainly experience its hottest year on record within the next five years. here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember last summer? temperatures in england breached a0 degrees celsius for the first time, driving wildfires and helping make 2022 the hottest year ever recorded in the uk. and we can expect even hotter weather worldwide in the coming years, according to the world meteo
full sized sd scan that s been created. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. there ve been dramatic scenes in northern italy after 1a rivers burst their banks, flooding 23 towns. at least eight people died, after parts of the emilia romagna region saw half a metre of rain injust 36 hours. the extreme weather comes as scientists warned that the world will almost certainly experience its hottest year on record within the next five years. and a key temperature threshold is likely to be breached for the first time which is a rise in global temperature by 1.5 degrees celsius, above pre industrial levels. here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember last summer? temperatures in england breached a0 degrees celsius for the first time, driving wildfires and helping make 2022 the hottest year ever recorded in the uk. and we can expect even hotter weather worldwide in the coming years, according to the world meteorological organisatio