50s to the 70s but now often in a state of serious disrepair. it s a problem that has been known about for years. problem that has been known about foryears. five problem that has been known about for years. five years ago, a primary school building in kent collapsed, leading to wider concerns. good morning, sir. so the questions many parents are now asking of governments to mimic why act only now, just days before the start of the new school year in england? we the new schoolyear in england? we went the new school year in england? - went through this exhaustive survey of 22,000 schools after the initial incident in 2018. then, in the summer months, new information came to light that suggested that some of the buildings that had previously been classified as safe might not be. and so the education secretary acted immediately on that. the chancellor acted immediately on that. the chancellor said acted immediately on that. the chancellor said the government would spend what
the white house says it is monitoring what it described as haiti s rapidly deteriorating security situation. france has become the first country to put a woman s right to an abortion in the constitution, almost 50 years after it was first decriminalised in the country. a specialjoint sitting of both houses of the french parliament voted for the amendment. representatives of all major and minor parties spoke in favour, saying women would no longer have to live in fear of their rights being rescinded. and the european commission has fined apple $2 billion for violating the eu s anti trust laws. the competition commissioner, margarethe vestager, said the company had, for a decade, abused its dominant position in music streaming apps, and ordered the us tech giant to remove all the restrictions, and to refrain from similar practices in the future. apple has said it will appeal against the decision. it s going to be a defining week for the 2024 presidential elections. tomorrow is
good evening. brighter news, then, for the british economy. inflation fell more than expected last month. so what will that mean for the british economy and our mortgages, which are getting ever more expensive? also tonight, the owner ofjaguar land rover, tata, confirms it will build its flagship battery plant here in the uk, but in return for some huge government hand outs. the government s critics say it is no substitute for a proper industrial strategy. and the heatwave in europe intensifies get used to it. the world health organization warns this is the new normal. so, it might taste ghastly, but the medicine does appears to be working. across the board, inflation was down today. the headline figure that s the consumer prices index fell injune to 7.9%, down from 8.7% in may. that fall was driven by a 2.7% drop in food and fuel prices. while inflation is falling, it does not mean prices are falling, just that they are rising less quickly. well, what does that mean fo
here in boston, the coastguard coordinating the search says that while they are clearly concerned about the pressure of time, hope still remains. hundreds of chronically sick people who d come to the uk as part of the windrush generation were sent back to the caribbean, according to doucments seen by the bbc. and the women s ashes gets under way at trent bridge tomorrow. it s been nine years since the last england win. and newsnight at on 10.30 we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. borrowers have been warned to expect another rise in interest rates when the bank of england announces it latest position tomorrow. the bank is faced with a failure to reduce the rate of inflation, adding to the financial pressure on households, with mortgage repayments surging for many people. annual inflation, which measures the rate at which prices are rising, remained at 8.7% in may.
focused on the war in sudan? the death toll is now well over 12,000, with reports tonight the rebels have overrun the country s second biggest city. and in colorado, the state supreme court strikes donald trump from the ballot, just weeks before the first presidential primary in iowa. good evening. counting the dead is a challenge in any war zone, and especially one in which journalists are locked out. and how can we possibly know what the true figure when so many bodies remain buried under the rubble? but tonight the death toll reached a grim new marker. according to the hamas led health ministry, 20,000 people have now been killed. 20,000 people have now been killed, and among them 8,000 children and 6,200 women. the us has in recent days raised the alarm over the extent of the killing, and urged greater restraint. at home, president biden is under pressure. but tonight, a vote on a humanitarian pause, which was expected this hour in the security council, has again been pos