Its part of its promise to tackle what is says is an increased threat since the hamas attacks in israel last october. The intention is to stop Extremist Groups or individuals from having a platform to spread their views. But concerns have been raised that any definition could be seen as unfair and undemocratic. With the details, heres our Political Correspondent damian grammaticas. The aftermath of the October 7th Attacks on israel, the government says, has been increasing concern about radicalisation here in this country. So its come up with this new definition of extremism, saying it means the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others, undermine the uks system of democracy and democratic rights, or intentionally create a permissive environment for others to do that. This month outside downing street, rishi sunak promised robust action. We will redouble our support for t
The us democrats formally choose joe biden as their president ial candidate at the partys online convention. And hands free driving could arrive on uk roads by spring next year as the government launches a consultation on the technology. Theres going to be a big expansion in free coronavirus testing to help monitor the spread of covid 19 across the uk. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fornight as part of the 0ns household survey. The health secretary, matt hancock, has said the expansion of testing in the community will give the government a better understanding of where the virus is spreading. To be more accurate, to get more localised information, to have more nuance in the information we get, we are going to expand it, essentially by almost ten times, so that we get more detailed information about where the virus is taking root, about whether thats men or women, about which parts of the country, so that we can better manage in a more targeted way the measures that w
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