Will go further. I will commit as Prime Minister to spend 3 of gdp on defence. Because you cannot penny pinch your way to peace. Security is delivered through strength, by planning for the worst, not hoping for the best. We will send a signal to our enemies and our allies alike that The Uk is prepared, that we will not leave the field. Just to put that commitment in perspective, we currently spend less than 2. 5 of our gdp on defence, but ten times that much on our health system, Welfare System and on pensions. Keir starmer says that we cannot afford to spend more on defence. I say we cannot afford not to. The second major challenge that faces us is global migration. We must restore our credibility on this issue, to win back the voters that switch to reform, the lib dems, Labour And those that stayed at home. As Home Secretary i delivered the reforms that are currently cutting net migration by half. I didnt talk tough, i took action. I negotiated with the chancellor, with the health se
that s 825 times a day on average. are you a surfer, bather, fisherman, fisherman s friend? scorching days are coming. it is free and fun, head to the coast, have a debt. a dip in what? the companies have now pledged £10 billion to put things right. but they say it could mean higher bills. it is it all their fault? it is it all theirfault? sewage systems designed by victorian gentlemen in top hats? are we our own worst enemies? are you sick of the sewage? get in touch. it is going to be a good voyage of discovery. now for the news, read by bethan holmes. water companies in england have apologised for not doing enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. they say they ll spend £10 billion this decade on modernising sewers 3 times more than under current plans. but that investment will lead to higher bills. bt is cutting up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as it seeks to cut costs. the chief exec philipjansen says by the end of the 2020s bt will have a
in the coming weeks students across scotland receive their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures, but remain above 2019 levels. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. the trial of former wales manager and manchester united footballer ryan giggs continues today. he s accused of attacking and coercively controlling his ex girlfriend, charges he denies. # you re the one that i want.# stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton john, one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. annual energy bills could hit £4,200 in the new year for a typical household in england, scotland and wales, according to the latest forecast from energy consultants, cornwall insight. th
point and what it tells us about the investigations, ongoing into the former president. tonight with the context the former democrat senator and us district attorney doug jones katy balls the deputy political editor of the spectator and the republican strategist doug heye. hello welcome to the programme. it is unprecedented. never before, at least in the modern age, have federal agents searched the home of a former president. the warrant that was executed on mar a lago yesterday, while donald trump was in new york, would have required close collaboration between the fbi and the secret service guarding him, and no doubt it was signed off by the attorney general, merrick garland. but what were the agents looking for? and why the sudden urgency? what we do know, is that when donald trump left the white house last year, there were thousands of documents still in his possession, some of them classified. the washington post reported, that injanuary, 15 of those boxes were r
and the deepest dive into outer space a kaleidoscope of colour emerges from the first images received from the james webb telescope. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the funeral of japan s former prime minister shinzo abe will start in the coming hours following his assasination on friday. the 67 year old was shot at a campaign event in naru. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects.these are scenes from a vigil at the zojoji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he staye