Are desperate for vaccines to arrive. Medics have said those vaccines are essential to stem the rate of new infections here. A warm welcome to bbc news. The two candidates vying to become the next us president have finally met and finally debated. Donald Trump And Kamala harris were on stage in the Swing State of pennsylvania, for what turned out to be a fierce clash, with claims, many of them false, hurled in each direction. Topics included the economy, abortion and immigration. It was a Prime Time showDown, which often turned personal. And while pollsters look at data to see how the candidates performances have gone Down with voters, both campaigns are claiming they came out best. Moments after the debate, Donald Trump entered the Spin Room to telljournalists hed won the night. Our senior North America Correspondent Gary Odonoghue was watching the debate in philadelphia. The abc News President ial debate. Here now, David Muir and linsey davis. Good evening. Im David Muir, and thank y
Watching bbc news. Just wanted to bring you some breaking news about the figures of overcrowding in prisons. They show that the Prison Population is at a new Record High, 88,521. It has risen by 1159 since the 2nd of august. That is a significant week, when the riots began. As you are aware, lots of new people have entered in the Criminaljustice System so you can see here, from 26th Ofjuly 87400 and that number has continued to rise throughout the weeks of august until they have reached the new Record High 88,521. This comes at a time when thousands of offenders who served 40 of their Prison Terms will be eligible for early release. It is necessary, says the government, because of severe overcrowding injails. There are fewer than 500 spaces now left in men s prison in england and wales, made worse by the convictions of hundreds of people convicted in the riots of last month. We have been given access. Siren blares. Chaos in hmp pentonville. Shouting. We re the only broadcast journalist
I was pretty certain i was going to die. And we speak to the surfer whos now safe in hospital after a dramatic rescue hed been stranded at sea for 30 hours. In the end, they saved my life. I cant thank them enough. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Why European Success is now the priority for Manchester United over their league form as they plot a route into the champions league. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. After nearly 70 years in The Public Eye, Prince Philip has decided its time to call it a day. Hell retire from royal duties in the autumn. His decision, which has the support of the queen, is not related to any health issues. There have been tributes from public and politicians alike, with theresa may praising what she called his steadfast support for the queen. In a moment well look at the princes contribution to National Life but first our Royal Correspondent Nick Witchell on whats prompted this decision. It is an image to which the nation has become acc
Maybe not today. I might opt out of that. The weather is not that exciting. If youre stuck underneath this area of cloud you probably wish it would dance. Many areas grey and rizzoli. That is not moving anywhere fast. Away from those areas, chances of sunshine. Some sunny spells for northern ireland. It will turn murky and drizzly. We will lose the rain from the south. Tomorrow, we will still have cloud around in the north and east. The odd spot of drizzle. The best of the sunshine in the south west. That is where we will have the best of the temperatures were some areas up to 18, and 19. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is urging Party Activists to dust themselves down and take the fight to the tories, after suffering heavy losses in the local elections. Theresa may has sought to play down talk of a landslide General Election victory. The Liberal Democrats say they would put a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for the nhs and
Maybe not today. I might opt out of that. The weather is not that exciting. If youre stuck underneath this area of cloud you probably wish it would dance. Many areas grey and rizzoli. That is not moving anywhere fast. Away from those areas, chances of sunshine. Some sunny spells for northern ireland. It will turn murky and drizzly. We will lose the rain from the south. Tomorrow, we will still have cloud around in the north and east. The odd spot of drizzle. The best of the sunshine in the south west. That is where we will have the best of the temperatures were some areas up to 18, and 19. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is urging Party Activists to dust themselves down and take the fight to the tories, after suffering heavy losses in the local elections. Theresa may has sought to play down talk of a landslide General Election victory. The Liberal Democrats say they would put a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for the nhs and