Of the royal british legion. It s fa cup final day leicester, who are looking to win it for the first time, face fa cup regulars chelsea in front of over 20,000 at wembley and over a billion following around the world. Hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The army is to be deployed in the north west of england to help with surge testing to try to combat the indian variant of coronavirus. Infection rates have gone up rapidly particularly in bolton and blackburn. Yesterday, the british prime minister borisjohnson warned that the variant which has also been detected in other parts of the uk could threaten plans to lift lockdown restrictions in england injune. Beacause of the concerns, the wait between jabs will be cut from 12 weeks to eight for the over 50s and clinically vulnerable. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. There will be more surge testing today and 15 hotspot areas, like here in formby in merseyside, as authorities tr
progressive leaders doubling down on the bail reform as crime spirals out of control. i am sandra smith in new york. mike: i am mike emanuel in washington for john roberts. mayors are holding news conference to deflect blame for smash and grab. 12 cities have a new record for homicides and progressive leaders are downplaying the crisis. most crime is down but for homicides. we don t have a crisis of lawlessness. we don t have a crisis of crime or violence. on michigan avenue, i am disappointed they are not doing more to take safety and make it a priority. sandra: fox team coverage. mike: we begin with jonathan hunt live in los angeles with the latest there. the sheriff s department reports murders are up 45% from 2020 in l.a. county. robberies were down earlier but they too are now surging. when the recent spate of home attacks where residents are assaulted on their doorsteps and the smash and grab on high end stores. the district attorney, the lead prosecutor f
where mps are debating for a second day, a bill which would allow the prime minister to formally start the process of leaving the eu. the government is expected to win a vote on the legislation when it is held tonight at 7pm, despite opposition from some labour rebels plus the liberal democrats and the snp. we have been hearing more impassioned debates this afternoon as we did yesterday. let s hear a segment of it from the former chancellor, george osborne. truth is that while britain is seeking the maximum possible access to the single market for goods and for services, and while we hope that the fact that we have a trade deficit and a very important financial centre will count in our favour, the government has chosen andi favour, the government has chosen and i respect this decision, not to make the economy the priority in this negotiation. they have prioritised immigration control and that was a clear message from the referendum campaign and they ve also prioritised removi
day, a bill which would allow the prime minister to formally start the process of leaving the eu. the government is expected to win the vote on the legislation when it is held tonight despite opposition from some labour rebels plus the liberal democrats and the snp. we have been hearing from the former chancellor, george osborne. the truth is that while britain is seeking the maximum possible access to the single market for goods and for services, and while we hope that the fact that we have a trade deficit and a very important financial centre will count in our favour, the government has chosen and i respect this decision, not to make the economy the priority in this negotiation. they have prioritised immigration control and that was a clear message from the referendum campaign and they ve also prioritised removing european court ofjustice jurisdiction from the united kingdom and in that sense asserting parliamentary sovereignty. the snp s angus macneil has also been speakin
watford and aston villa manager, graham taylor. our top story at 5pm. mps are debating whether or not to grant the prime minister the power to trigger article 50, the clause which will begin the process of pulling the uk out of the european union. theresa may wants to give formal notification of britain s intention to leave by the end of next month. let s cross over to ben brown who s in westminster for what is a rather historic day. it s been a day of powerful and impassioned speeches on both sides of the debate. let s take a closer look at some of today s key developments: the prime minister has confirmed she ll publish a white paper outlining the government s brexit strategy tomorrow. downing street says it will reflect the priorities mrs may has already set out, but it will give mps a chance to debate her approach to negotiations with the eu s 27 other member states. meanwhile right now the house of commons is debating a separate question on the question of whether to