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a member ofan a member of an islamic state cell faces prosecution in us. the government will expand its role running liverpool city council, after an inquiry last year found the authority was failing some of its duties apple has released an urgent security update for its iphones, ipads and macs after two serious vulnerabilities were found that could allow attackers to gain access to someone s device and riding high sam ryderjust missed out on winning this year s eurovision song contest but he s back with another single good afternoon. four out of ten young people in the uk signing up for a new private tenancies are spending an unaffordable amount of their income on rent new figures suggest. the proportion of young renters grappling with high rent in kosice at a four year high. no one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it s dishear ....
last night after legal action. and our shrinking coastline a warning that rising sea levels mean almost 200,000 properties in england may have to be abandoned. also coming up before nine o clock. as new government research reveals that young people are particularly at risk of chronic loneliness, we take a closer look at something affecting up to half of adults in england and ask how we can better cope together. boris johnson s ethics adviser has resigned after saying there was a legitimate question over whether the pm had broken ministerial rules over pa rtygate. lord geidt did not give a reason for his departure, but in a statement he said it was the right thing to do. let s speak to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. what do we know about why he decided to go? this what do we know about why he decided to o? , . ., what do we know about why he decided to no? , what do we know about why he decided too? , ., ., to go? this came as something of a surrise t ....
king charles has carried out his first state opening of parliament as monarch. the speech, written by the government, has set out the plans for year ahead. proposed laws include tougher sentences for some crimes, a phased ban on smoking and more licensing for oil and gas fields in the north sea. our political correspondent helen catt has more. just before 11.15, the royal carriage drew into the sovereign entrance, carrying for the first time in seven decades, the king, to formally open parliament. while the monarch had changed, the pageantry remained the same. as is tradition, black rod went to the commons and had the door slammed shut against her by mps. before she summoned them to the lords. on the way, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition appeared to be having a friendly chat but this speech, written by the government, was in part about drawing dividing lines between them ahead of an election. but first, the king acknowledged the significance of this ....
because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. it s a shame, he said, because his actions during the transition were lawful, there was nothing to hide. many people are asking why michael flynn, a former three star general, did not tell the truth to the fbi about his meetings with the russian ambassador, as the president said, his actions were not against the law, but mr trump s tweet leads to a bigger question, did you know michael flynn have lied to the fbi? this is a problem because the former head of the fbi james comey has testified under oath that the president asked him to drop an investigation into michael flynn. legal analysts are now wondering if the president was trying to stop an inquiry into his former adviser, knowing he was guilty, in other words, was he trying to obstruct justice? on this vote, 51 in favour and 49 against. it should have been a momentous day for donald trump, republicans had finally united by a tax bill a welcome distraction and at ....
a government that is not fully on track, where people have differing views, don t always agree with each other. it does portray, paint a picture, of a other. it does portray, paint a picture, ofa prime other. it does portray, paint a picture, of a prime minister who is not in full control. it is damaging for theresa may. alan milburn is an ex labour minister. he was due to step down next year anyway. is this grand standing from the labour side with delahey has gone suddenly. he says he will not be replying. it is it obvious that since 2012 when he was appointed by the coalition government. and it is notjust in resigning. it is three other commissioners as well. one a conservative cabinet minister, two others, one academic and one a chief social mobility. this is bigger than party politics. the government has commented, thanking mr bellbird for his work. mrmilburn. and thanking mr bellbird for his work. mr milburn. and with everyone to have the opportunity to go a ....