This flight test aims to build on what weve learned from the previous flights while attempting a number of ambitious objectives. I would just like to direct you to the bbc website. We have a live stage at the moment which has reaction to this latest launch by spacex. And these are live pictures that are coming into the bbc newsroom from space. Lets return to our top story this error. This hour. The communities secretary, michael gove, has told mps that the governments new definition of extremism is more precise and rigorous, than the previous one. He said ministers had taken every possible precaution to strike a balance between protecting fundamental rights and safeguarding citizens. Critics have warned the change could inhibit free speech and unfairly target muslim groups. Lets listen to some more of what mr gove said in the house of commons. Across this house, i am sure that we would agree that organisations such as the British National socialist movement and patriotic alternative, w
Its part of its promise to tackle what is says is an increased threat since the hamas attacks in israel last october. The intention is to stop Extremist Groups or individuals from having a platform to spread their views. But concerns have been raised that any definition could be seen as unfair and undemocratic. With the details, heres our Political Correspondent damian grammaticas. The aftermath of the October 7th Attacks on israel, the government says, has been increasing concern about radicalisation here in this country. So its come up with this new definition of extremism, saying it means the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others, undermine the uks system of democracy and democratic rights, or intentionally create a permissive environment for others to do that. This month outside downing street, rishi sunak promised robust action. We will redouble our support for t
We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. For the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the United States, is facing a criminal indictment. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 15th. Lets dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. The charges are from Fulton County, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia like every state has laws that allow those who believe that results
are no stranger to the disgraced, twice-impeached, four-times indicted ex president saying the quiet parts out loud. it is basically his calling card. often it meant speaking in code using dog whistles telling the proud boys for instance to stand back and stand by or saying there are good people on both sides after white supremacists marched through the sheets of charlottesville chanting, jews will not replace us. but now? now, donald trump has dispensed with the dog whistles. he is going for. . as a rule we don t air video of donald trump lightly on this show but we thought it was important that you hear this, that we all bear witness to what the ex-president and current leading republican candidate is saying here. we re like a rocket ship, who s like a rocket ship sent by kim jong-un, just like that. who is very nice, i will tell you. he is not so fond of this administration, but he s fond of me, and we had a very good relationship. vladimir putin of russia says that bi
the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. we begin with breaking news on what s now the second biggest bank failure in u.s. history. most of first republic bank is now being bought by jpmorgan chase in a deal arranged by the federal deposit insurance corporation. the fdic. cnn s clare sebastian live in london for us. clare, this deal announced just a short time ago. all weekend, we ve been waiting for word what would happen to first republic. we knew it couldn t continue as a concern here. fdic would have to step in. and you went to bed thinkiing first republic is your bank, it s now jpmorgan chase, right? yeah, christine, all 84 branches of first republic will reopen this morning as branches of jpmorgan. this is different than silicon valley bank which was taken by regulators and stayed there for more than two weeks. this happenmuch more quickly over the weekend with that auction held on sunday. several banks bid it. it seems they reached that deal with