and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, the return of rooney to goodison park. but would wayne win as everton started their europa league campaign? wayne rooney has been sleeping in everton pyjamas for 13 years, waiting for the day that he could put the full kit back on. double sessions, holiday winning, spin classes and whatsapp messages. he is a competitor, he is a leader he back. good evening. we ve a special report tonight on the devastating human cost of a war that has been raging in a remote corner of the middle east for two years. the un is calling it the world s worst humanitarian crisis with the country on the brink offamine. yemen is split by a fierce civil war between the internationally recognised government backed by a saudi led coalition and houthi rebels, allied with iran. yemen is now on the brink of famine and has become a breeding ground for disease. cholera has swept the country with nearly 2000 deaths since the outbreak began in april. the situation th
as mps back theresa may s call for a general election onjune 8th. the ayes to the right, 522. the noes to the left, 13. so, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock. at prime minister s questions, theresa may is challenged over why she won t take part in televised debates, and on her previous promise not to call an early election. she wants us to believe that she is a woman of her word. is it the truth that we cannot believe a single word she says? the prime minister defends her decision. i think it is right now to ask the british people to put their trust in me and the conservative party to deliver on their vote last year, a brexit plan that will make a success for this country and deliver a stronger, fairer, global britain in the future. also on this programme is it time to ditch diesel cars? and the energy secretary promises muscular action over fuel bills. but first. the house of commons has backed the prime minister s call for a general election onjune 8th. mps voted
the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the best kept secret in westminster. i have just chaired a meeting with the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. 0pposition parties say they welcome the fight, but. this is a prime minister who promised there wouldn t be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotland s future. but it wasn t all about the general election. in the commons, there was concern over the nuclear ambitions of north korea. and condemnation of the alleged death, detention, and torture of gay men in chechnya. others would join in beating him with sticks or metal rods and demanding to know the names of other gay men that he knew in chechnya. but first: on paper, it had looked like mps were set for a gentle return after easter with just a little light legislating to keep them busy in the the chamber. peers,
turnout in the first round of the presidential election is slightly higher than at the same stage in 2012. a murder investigation has been launched after man was killed by thieves who stole his car from outside his house in manchester. now on bbc news, bbc parliament s programme looking back at the week in westminster, presented by alicia mccarthy. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the best kept secret in westminster. i have just chaired a meeting with the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on 8thjune. opposition parties say they welcome the fight, but. this is a prime minister who promised there wouldn t be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotland s future. but it wasn t all about the general election. in the commons, there was concern over the nuclear ambitions of north korea. and condemnation of th