Aid agencies are setting up emergency shelters. Hoping to steady the ship. Uk Prime Minister borisjohnson adds new recruits to his inner circle at Downing Street. And brightening up The Dark Nordic Winter as europes largest Festival Of Lights illuminates the danish capital. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and Around The World. One of indias most famous singers, Lata Mangeshkar, has died at the age of 92. The Bollywood Superstar was known to millions as the nightingale of india and had an extraordinary career spanning over half a century, singing more than 30,000 songs in 36 languages. She was hospitalised last month with covid. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said she leaves a void in the nation that cannot be filled. Rajini vaidyanathan looks back at her life. Singing. She was one of the most recorded artists in history with thousands of songs to her name. The voice of the silver screen. Lata mangeshkar was a bollywood playback singer. In indian musicals where actor
Aid agencies are setting up emergency shelters. Hoping to steady the ship. Uk Prime Minister borisjohnson adds new recruits to his inner circle at Downing Street. And brightening up The Dark Nordic Winter as europes largest Festival Of Lights illuminates the danish capital. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and Around The World. One of indias most famous singers, Lata Mangeshkar, has died at the age of 92. The Bollywood Superstar was known to millions as the nightingale of india and had an extraordinary career spanning over half a century, singing more than 30,000 songs in 36 languages. She was hospitalised last month with covid. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said she leaves a void in the nation that cannot be filled. Rajini vaidyanathan looks back at her life. Singing. She was one of the most recorded artists in history with thousands of songs to her name. The voice of the silver screen. Lata mangeshkar was a bollywood playback singer. In indian musicals where actor
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The details of which are closely guarded but statements by the Prime Minister in Downing Street are usually reserved for significant announcements. Our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in Downing Street for us. Norman, the speculation is around an early election. What are you hearing . We have one unconfirmed source telling the bbc that theresa may looks set to announce the Snap General Election on june the may looks set to announce the Snap General Election onjune the 8th. That is roughly about six weeks away. Ignoring previous promises by number 10 that she would not go for an early summer election, she would stay the whole course through to 2020, repeatedly dismissing the idea. But we are now in a situation where some Opinion Polls giving the conservatives the lead of more than 20 over the labour party. There is a view that mrs may could have decided it is never going to be a better moment than now to go for a General Election. It would give her a huge mandate but were t
On the markets, the pound fell ahead of mrs mays statement, then rose during her speech. The eu says the call for an election will not change plans for britains exit from the European Union. We will have more reaction to the Prime Ministers plans for a Snap General Election on june the Prime Ministers plans for a Snap General Election onjune the 8th throughout the day here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister has announced plans to call a Snap General Election onjune the 8th. Theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. Explaining the decision, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election with a vote being held tomorrow. Our political correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, they announced there would be a s