conservative manifesto launch. last night saw four party leaders grilled by a challenging question time audience on bbc one. rishi sunak was asked about the investigation into alleged bets made by two tory candidates as well as the party s director of campaigning and one of his own close protection officers. the prime minister said he was incredibly angry and that anyone with connections to him or the conservative party found to have broken gambling rules should face the full force of the law. the labour leader sir keir starmer was pushed on his previous support for former leaderjeremy corbyn, who he said would have made a better prime minister than borisjohnson. sir ed davey of the liberal democrats and the snp sjohn swinney were also grilled on the nhs, trust and past promises. but it was the prime minister who arguably faced the most challenging questions of the evening on the alleged betting scandal. when asked why those under investigation hadn t been suspended fro
a police chief has been sacked for gross misconduct after lying about his military career. nick adderley, who was the chief constable of northamptonshire, wore a falklands war medal on his police uniform, even though he was only 15 at the time of the conflict, and exaggerated his achievements in the navy. our midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. the most senior police officer in his force dismissed for lying. until today, nick adderley was the chief constable of northamptonshire police, but a gross misconduct hearing found he lied about his career to get the job. he claimed he had been a military negotiator in haiti, even though he d never visited the country, had attended the prestigious britannia royal naval college, despite his application being rejected, and implied that he had served in the falklands war, despite being 15 at the time. all the allegations against him were upheld. how did someone like this slip through the net? ido find i do find it extraordinary tha
The u. S. As mediator in the middle east Peace Process saying it cannot be relied upon to play an honest role Mahmoud Abbas called for europe to play a stronger role in peace efforts instead after meeting french president in one electron in paris as asked about reports from paris. It was no surprise that the Palestinian Leader greeted the french president warmly as he arrived at the elise a palace emanuel my car has been a staunch critic of the United States decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel off to talks on the crisis Mahmoud Abbass said the palestinians could no longer accept a u. S. Peace plan. The United States is no longer a credible mediator in the Peace Process we will not accept any plan on the part of the us because of the parties feeling and because of this violation of international law. Mccraw has stepped up efforts to mediate in the crisis meeting with the king of jordan and israels Prime Minister earlier this month he wants to try and help revive tal
Following massive landslides and flooding caused by Tropical Storm tembin most of the casualties on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing tens of thousands of been forced to flee their homes over the last week as the typhoon season reached its peak in the us they oppose more flash floods and mudslides brought on by Tropical Storm tembin the towns of two bad n. P. R. Gabo on mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. We really want to go straight now and were trying to figure out. What have given up the so many people that are really. At the height of the storm winds of up to eighty kilometers an hour uprooted trees and triggered torrents of mud and rock from a nearby mountain volunteers are digging with whatever they can to try and recover bodies power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts. There out there not in iraq and
Hello, welcome to the programme were live until am this morning. Also, does the accent you have mean people think you are thick . Or more intelligent than you are . This after Angela Rayner, The Shadow Education Secretary, was called thick after being on the Andrew Marr Show yesterday. Let me know what perceptions people have of you because of where you were born. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The case of the terminally ill 11 month old boy, charlie gard, returns to the High Court Today, as judges consider new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition. An earlier ruling supported the view of his doctors that nothing can be done to improve his quality of life, and they should be allowed to switch off his Life Support Systems. Kathryn stanczyszyn reports. Hes still fighting, so were still fighting. A phrase that chris and Connie Gard Have used many times as they battle to keep their baby