Good evening. The conservative mayor of the West Midlands, andy street, has urged the Prime Minister not to give up on the line between birmingham and manchester. It comes amid speculation that rishi sunak is about to announce that stage of the operation will be relaxed. Andy street said he must not give up on a but the Prime Minister is right to get a grip of the situation. Party conferences are cauldrons of gossip and whispers, denials and announcements. The whole question of h52, whether it will be built in hsz, whether it will be built in full between birmingham and manchester, as well as the connection between the West Midlands and london, has dominated over the last couple of days here for a simple reason. The government will not answer that very simple question. The speculation has swirled again today and tonight Downing Street say that no final decision has yet been made. And yet that intervention from the mayor of the West Midlands once again sparking off the discussion. That
95 of all Malaria Cases are in whos african region. Children underfive are the most Vulnerable Group affected by malaria, in 2021, they accounted for nearly 80 of all Malaria Deaths in the african region. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. Malaria has been causing untold Human Suffering for millennia. The parasitic infection has spread is spread by mosquitoes. Africa is the worst affected, particularly the areas marked in red here which account for 95 of the global burden of malaria. In 2021, there where an estimated 234 million cases and 593,000 deaths from malaria in africa. Most of those where children under the age of five. The oxford vaccine is called our 21 and requires children to have four doses. Trials run by oxfords Institute Show it is around 75 effective. R21. Crucially, the worlds biggest vaccine manufacture, the Serum Institute in india, has agreed to produce 100 million doses agreed to produce 100 million doses a year of the oxford jab between two and 4 a dose. This
From new york Gary Odonoghue reports. Donald trump on his way to court yet again. The question this time around is he as rich as he says he is . Its a scam, its a sham. Just so you know, my Financial Statements are phenomenal. And while the former president cant be sent to jail, you as it is a civil trial, this one has really riled him up. And the Violent Crime that is being committed in our city and our state is disgraceful, and were going be here for months, with a judge that already made up his mind, its ridiculous hes a democratjudge, hes an operative, and its ridiculous. Attacking thejudge is a curious tactic, since he will decide on damages. Hes already ruled that mr trump and his children acted fraudulently. But the new York Attorney general is suing mr trump for 250 million for overstating the value of his properties to get cheap loans. No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is Above The Law. And it is my responsibility and my du
Employees who work flexibly but dont receive any benefits should qualify for sick and holiday pay according to a government commissioned report. British Tennis Mystery is made. Its been 39 years. History is made. And Johanna Konta becomes the first british woman to reach the wimbledon semifinals since Virginia Wade in 1978. A moment of history that she celebrated on centre court. Coming up on Sportsday On Bbc News standing in betweenJohanna Konta and the wimbledon final, Venus Williams a five time champion, who becomes the oldest semifinalist at the tournament in 23 years. Good evening. An appalling tragedy that should never have happened. Thats what the Prime Minister called the contaminated Blood Scandal of the 1970s and 80s, as the government announced an inquiry into the nhs scandal. Its been called one of the biggest disasters in the history of the nhs. At least 2,400 people died and 7,500 patients were infected with viruses, such as hepatitis c and hiv, after being given Blood Pr
Opposed to a hard brexit, keep us in the Single Market and give britain the strong opposition it needs. Well have the details and the reaction to todays announcement from westminster and around the United Kingdom. In scotland, the First Minister says the vote can strengthen the demands for a second independence referendum. It is very clear the Prime Ministers announcement today is one all about the narrow interests of her own party, not the interests of the country overall. This will be the third uk wide vote in the space of two years, well be asking voters how keen they are. Not another one . Oh, for gods sake. I cant stand this. Theres too much politics going on at the moment. Why does she need to do it . Also on tonights programme. On the ground with iraqi troops in mosul, in a now painstaking battle to retake the city from so called islamic state. This battle has been raging for more than two hours and its over a matter of streets theyre fighting. Prince william follows his brother