Begins now. Martha good Afternoon Everybody im Martha Maccallum and this is the story. We are waiting right now for hunter Bidens Tax Trial to come back from a quick breakin Los Angeles. This is kind of bizarre the more we learn about whats going on here. This morning he offered to change his plea to guilty. His lawyer dropped that bombshell on Day One of Jury Selection which was supposed to be Today And Tomorrow and opening arguments all set for monday as far as the group does government new. And then this. If charge the president s son with dodging more than A Million dollars in taxes and a big nono filing false returns. All that could add up to 17 years in jail the jail if convicted prosecutors say instead of paying taxes this period he spent his money among other things on Adult Entertainment and various women in Adult Entertainment. Some of this is just raising quite a few questions. Lets go first to our Chief Correspondent on the Scene Jonathan Hunt live at the courthouse. What w
Good evening. Russians have begun voting in a president ial election which Vladimir Putin is certain to win when the polls close on sunday. There have very unusually been some protests such as this woman pouring dye into a ballot box but President Putin faces no serious opposition, with his rivals dead, in prison or in exile. This report from our russia editor, steve rosenberg. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says. I trust him. But not everyone who came out today was actually voting. This,
Figures show only 10 of funding promised to reduce inequality as part of the Levelling Up Agenda has been spent, mps have said. We will look at why. That and more to come in this half hour, but before that, for sport round up. Welcome. It has been a historic cheltenham festival, finished up with back to back wins. The trainer took his fourth gold cup with the favourite galloping to victory on the races 100 anniversary. It victory on the races 100 anniversary. Victory on the races100 anniversary. Anniversary. It has been extraordinary. Anniversary. It has been extraordinary. Our anniversary. It has been | extraordinary. Our horse anniversary. It has been extraordinary. Our horse was in anniversary. It has been extraordinary. Our horse was in such extraordinary. 0ur horse was in such good form coming here, the preparation went so easy, so well, we set ourselves last saturday morning, we could have a big week. That is exactly what has happened. The Quarterfinal Draw for the European Champ
There have been reports of a deadly incident last night in Northern Gaza where palestinians were waiting to get aid for teachers emerged online, claiming to be from the aftermath of the incident at Kuwaiti Roundabout here on salahadin road. Now, two very graphic videos appeared on social media showing a large number of casualties. This is one of those videos. Weve blurred some of the footage as its too graphic to show you. Weve been unable to verify the location, but we know that they both show the same scene of chaos and dead bodies and that they were first shared online late last night. We also see what appear to be bags of aid being carried in one of the clips. Doctors at Al Shifa Hospital nearby have told the bbc that a large number of people were brought in last night. The bbc have been in contact with one doctor called dr moataz herrera, who has been treating patients at that hospital. He said. Now, in their statement, the israeli army, the idf, said that armed palestinians opene
At a Funeral Directors in hull that is at the centre of a major police investigation. The National Crime agency has been called in to assist. Detectives have received more than 1,500 calls in the past week from people who have used Legacy Independent Funeral Directors and are now worried about what happened to their relatives bodies. Danny savage has heard from some of them. This is rita shaw. She died last october after a short illness. Her husband has her ashes at home. I dont know if ive got ritas ashes at all. It could be anybody s, i think. But like so many people in the hull area who used legacy Funeral Directors, hes now wondering if they really are her ashes. You get over the initial part of rita passing away, its hard, but its on top of it, if they arent ritas ashes, its like torture for the rest of your life, i would have thought. Police have taken 35 bodies from this funeral home in hull. They now say they have contacted the families of those people. But richard is one of 1,