hello, welcome to the programme. we have got another action packed programme for you tonight. coming up, the white house says they have still had no consular access to anerican journalist evan gershkovich, who is being held by the russians on spying charges. we will speak tonight from the former soviet dissident natan sharansky, who was held in the same moscow prison in the 1970s. we will also hearfrom mark urban on his continiung investigation into russia s 331 parachute regiment, and the losses that unit has sustained in ukraine. but we start tonight with the clean up within britain s biggest police force. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley, who was appointed in september, believes there are hundreds of corrupt officers serving in the force who should not be in the job. and so concerned is he at the scale of the problem, that around 90 of his officers from serious and organised crime have been tasked with investigating their own. this morning, sir mark set out the plans
Of coronavirus this winter. They are dealing with a lot of ongoing pressures. So whilst £3 billion sounds like a lot of money, we need to be absolutely clear how and where that money is going to be spent. Later today the Prime Minister is expected to set out the next steps on the road out of lockdown restrictions and its known hes keen to encourage commuters to return to the workplace to help the economy recover. The uk Tourism Industry says that since lockdown theres been a near total shutdown in International Tourism to and from the uk. Russia dismisses allegations that it tried to steal uk research for a Coronavirus Vaccine. Captain tom moore will be knighted by the queen today in his own personal ceremony at Windsor Castle. Please do get in touch with us regarding any of todays stories, on twitter annita mcveigh, or bbcyourquestions and coming up this hour the Big Butterfly count. The public is urged tojoin an annual butterfly count, as part of efforts to protect wildlife. Good mo
Tomorrow. All the details here on brea kfast. Good morning full of your holiday its wednesday may have been put on hold but with the 16th of september. Our top story. Plans to prioritise who can access a coronavirus test are being drawn up, as the government cargo the planes keep coming and is being warned time is running out going. Iam cargo the planes keep coming and going. I am at the east midlands to fix the system. Its thought staff and patients airport. In the nhs and social care will be first in line could gareth bale be making a fairytale return to the premier to receive the tests. League . Greg mckenzie reports. The welsh star is in talks to return to tottenham seven years after leaving the signs are clear, the testing system is struggling for real madrid. To cope, with reports that some in desperation are turning up at accident and emergency seeking coronavirus tests. It is led to this and we hit 31 degrees again warning in bolton which yesterday. Still warm across the curren
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