Manchester city edge closer to the Premier League title, but is it turmoil at tottenham . Their manager claims the clubs foundations are really fragile, after defeat. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one oclock. The Prime Minister has said no prisoner will be released early if theyre deemed a threat to Public Safety. It comes as overcrowding in englands prisons has led the government to order a delay to some magistrates court appearances, to try to manage the flow of people through the criminaljustice system. From next week, some prisoners will be released up to 70 days early. Labour says that convicted Domestic Abusers could end up being among them. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Across england, prisons are bursting at the seams, almost full to capacity, the result of years of neglect and funding cuts, say solicitors groups. The Ministry Of Justice insists the pandemic and strikes last year by barristers are partly to blame. To cope, in parts of england fo
Difficult match for tottenham and lead to title contenders Manchester City with a victory for spurs helping rivals arsenal when the league. Good evening. Two french Prison Officers have been killed, after an ambush on their prison van by a heavily armed gang, in normandy. It happened on a motorway at a toll booth, as a notorious criminal, mohammed amra, was being transferred between rouen and evreux, after earlier appearing in court. Now several hundred police are involved in a huge manhunt. Andrew harding is live in normandy for us this evening. What an extraordinarily violent incident here on a relatively quiet stretch of motorway in normandy. Hundreds of French Police now involved in a massive nationwide man hunt for the gang and the man they were trying to release. And the French Public are in shock and worried about what many people see as rising violence from drug related criminal gangs. A brazen ambush on a motorway. This is the moment a black car rams into a white police van. A
Top diplomat Antony Blinken on a surprise visit to kyiv. Also tonight. At least two french Prison Officers are killed in an ambush on a Prison Van Near Normandy in france. The prisoner was being taken from court to a prison and escaped after the attack. More protests rock the Georgian Capital Tblisi after its Parliament Passes a controverisal law that opponents say will stifle dissent and curtail the countrys attempts tojoin the eu. And trump on trial his former lawyer Michael Cohen resumes testimony in new york saying he lied out of loyalty and to protect the former president. Well bring you the latest, live from new york. We start with news from the surprise visit from Antony Blinken. Americas top diplomat Antony Blinken, says the war with russia is at a critical moment. The us Secretary Of State made the comment during talks with ukraines president zelensky in kyiv, also promising americas unwavering support in the fight. Mr blinken, was speaking after a new russian offensive in th
First the latest headlines. Hundreds of Police Officers are searching for a prisoner who escaped from a van, after it was rammed by gunmen in northern france. Two officers were killed, and three others seriously wounded, when attackers opened fire at a toll booth near rouen. Protestors in georgia shut down a major Road Junction in the capital tbilisi, after mps approved a controversial law that will force some organisations to declare foreign funding. Politicians on the isle of man have rejected an amendment to their assisted dying bill. It would have stopped employees of the islands Health Service from Admistering A Lethal Injection to terminally ill people. And manchesters troubled new arena has finally opened its doors, at the fourth attempt. The co op live is the biggest indoor arena in the uk, but faced a series of problems, delays and cancelled events. Americas top diplomat anthony blinken, has been in ukraine to announce the arrival of more us weapons for kyiv. He met president
A U.S. Army Air Forces staff sergeant was laid to rest Monday in North Carolina, eight decades after he went missing when his bomber was shot down over France during World War II.