Of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress, downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our political correspondent, alex forsyth. When theresa may became Prime Minister she stood in downing street and made a promise. The government i lead will be driven, not by the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. When it comes to opportunity, we wont entrench the advantages of the fortunate few. We will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will take you. But the governments Senior Adviser in improving social mobility has now left his job with immediate effect, saying he had little hope the government could make progress in bringing about a fairer britain. In his Resig
Killed by government airstrikes in syrias Eastern Ghouta area. Arm come on the high rally in the wall where anger it growing over the issue of the ballot diner encouraged me and from street to tweet. And the status of refugees could become a key issue in Coalition Talks in germany. First chinese and south korean teams as searching for thirty two same is missing after an oil tanker they were in collided with a freight ship in the East China Sea the tanker operated by irans top oil shipping Company Caught fire after the collision it was carrying one hundred thirty six tons of crude lets get the latest from our correspondent in beijing rob mcbride rob what more do we know about what happened. Thats right the concern at this hour is very much for the crew members who are missing as you said this isnt a rainy and oil tanker and most of the crew are a rainy and some thirty to be exact with two bangladeshis the crew on the other vessel we are told is there as a crew of twenty one all of those
Accused of masterminding the two thousand and eight mumbai attacks leaves the protests in pakistan as the government is under pressure from the u. S. To crack down on terrorist organizations last at least seventeen people were killed by government and strikes in syrias Eastern Ghouta area and a model sports toughest challenge the nine thousand kilometer to colorado gets underway in peru. And oil tanker has caught fire in thirty two crew are missing after a collision with a kaga ship off the coast of china it happened off shanghai where the young sea river meets the East China Sea says she looking for the missing sailors from iran and bangladesh who work for a leading even in shipping company rescue a save the twenty one crew on the other ship involved in ages from rob a bride who joins us from beijing rob what whats the latest on the search for those missing say it is. Well the priority for the years very much for the well being of those sailors they are still missing unaccounted for t
The next 25 years. The final preparations are made for the Golden Globes, the first major ceremony since hollywood was hit by Sexual Harassment scandals. The mother of one of argentinas disappeared children talks to witness. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has been setting out her plans for the year ahead , and confirmed that she is preparing to reshuffle her cabinet. Theresa may told the bbc that problems in the Health Service were not simply due to a lack of funding. Labour said the government had no plan to deal with the severe pressures facing the nhs. Our Political Correspondent susanna mendonca reports. It has been a tough year for theresa may. She lost her majority in the election, faced a rebellion from her own backbenchers, had to deal with resignations and even had to sack her second in command, meaning she now needs to have a Cabinet Reshuffle. No prizes for guessing, andrew, obviously damian greens departur
To crack down on radical groups. Thirty two crew members are missing after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship in the East China Sea. Optimism in germany chancellor Angela Merkel says shes confident of finding Common Ground during coalition tilt but the social democrats plus. So the point is that entire treasury was rocked. The billions of dollars still to have been stolen by the deposed president of ukraine victoriana cuz it an aljazeera investigation reveals a secret plot by the powerful rich to profit from the proceeds. But first dozens of religious and political groups who are facing government pressure in pakistan are holding a demonstration in pressure our seeking see. Pulled for palestine and the cash miss separatists movement that led by jamaat ud dawa thats the group headed by the two thousand and eight attack suspect hafiz saeed for his son has recently blocked donations to groups named in the u. N. Security Council Sanctions list can go live now to a correspondent there