Digging in and demanding answers about the origins of covid19 as the wuhan Lab Leak Theory is starting to go mainstream. The panelist any bite or discuss it. The White House is attempting to Pin Defund the police On Republicans at the same time Oakland City council slashes its police budget. City council members, the majority of them have voted to defund this police department. That additional 17 Million that was reduced from the police Departments Budget will have an impact. Shannon will begin in Surfside Florida where a vigil was held to honor those who have died and hope for the survival of those were still unaccounted for. Phil keating reporting live. Whats the latest . This is day five of this massive Search And Rescue operation. Its winding down. The operation of the building is enormous. Its dangerous. Its intense. If you remove hurricanes from the equation, this event is the single largest Search And Rescue operation in the state of floridas history. The latest today on the acc
Many of us, certainly still a bit of rain to come through the rest of day. Particularly through Northern England, into wales, a few scattered showers moving in across the north and the east of scotland and that cool northerly breeze. Sunshine for Northern Ireland, and for southern parts of england in particular, Sunnier Skies developing two. One o too. Temperatures in the warmest spots getting up to 21 but contrast that with stornoway, just 12 degrees through the afternoon. Now into the evening hours, one or two heavy showers across parts of wales, perhaps the midlands, east anglia, too. If you catch a shower, there could be some hail and thunder. Most of the rain should ease away through the course of tonight. It stays cloudy with Mist And Fog around, temperatures in double figures first thing tomorrow. So into saturdays weather. This fairly stubborn slow moving system is with us but it tends to peter out. So through the weekend, a bit of sunshine a few showers on saturday, by sunday
Can to contInue our Search And Rescue effort. That Is our prIorIty, thatIs rescue effort. That Is our prIorIty, that Is where we are focused and protectIng our fIrst responders who are the scene. The number of people Infected wIth the Delta VarIant of coronavIrus rIses by 46 In a week across the uk. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. The Health Secretary Matt hancock has apologIsed and admItted he breached socIal dIstancIng guIdelInes, after the Sun Newspaper publIshed a photograph of hIm In an embrace wIth one hIs closest aIdes. The photo Is saId to have been taken In may, In Mr Hancocks whItehall offIce. The PrIme MInIsters offIcIal spokesman has saId the PrIme MInIster has accepted the health Secretarys Apology and consIders the matter closed. In a statement, the Health Secretary saId. Lets get more from our polItIcal correspondent, Ben WrIght. DespIte what the PrIme MInIster says, thIs Isnt really closed, Is It . No, and labour wIll keep up the pressure, they feel there are mo