tool. literally, vital. we cannot hope to get weapons off our street without it. of course, it must be used skilfully, responsibly, and proportionately. as is true of every power with which we invest the police. but, it would be a tragic mistake to conclude that stop and search is too controversial to use extensively. or, that it cannot be is effectively with sensible safeguards. suggestions that it is a means of victimising young black men haveit means of victimising young black men have it precisely the wrong way around, mr speaker. the facts are, that young black man are proportionately likely to be victims of violent crimes. they are the ones most in need back disproportionately. this is about saving the lives of young black men. being stopped and searched while carrying a weapon can stop someone from whatever background from making a terrible mistake they can never undo. sometimes, we lose sight of this point in debating stop and search. black people account for aroun
of living continues to soar. and it s the final day of the commonwealth games with gold for scotland in the diving. we ll be live in birmingham. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. bbc research has found that only one in ten nhs dentists in the uk are taking on new adult patients. the most extensive survey in years has revealed that some areas are dental deserts . out of nearly 6,900 nhs dental practices contacted 90% said they were no longer accepting any new adult patients. only a quarter of those dental practices said they operated a waiting list to become an nhs patient and for most of those, the wait was at least a year or more. and in 12% of local authority areas in the uk, we couldn t find a single practice that would accept a child. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah has the story. my partner was in so much pain, she asked me to take her tooth out with a pair of pliers. this is the second tooth i pulled out myself because i was in so much pain. i am living on porr
On ucla campus, violent action and vicious words as pro palestinian protestors and pro israeli counter protestors clash over gaza. Is this turmoil partly a result ofjoe biden s failure to grip the middle east crisis . Marks live at a washington protest. Well bejoined by a Columbia University student from the National Jewish on Campus Student union, and a leader of the Palestine Solidarity protest at indiana university. And the man who for two decades advised successive us Secretaries Of State on the arab israeli conflict. Also tonight huge protests and tear gas on the streets of the Georgian Capital Tbilisi against russian inspired law. Werejoined live by the Georgian President. Also tonight is ireland right to fear an influx of aslyum seekers across the irish border as a result of the uks new Rwanda Policy . Well be speaking to the fianna fail chair of irelandsjoint committee on justice. And as the 14 year old who was fatally stabbed in an attack with a sword is named as daniel anjori
Have made a range of allegations about brands controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. Brand has denied the allegations and said his relationships have been always consensual. We now have a statement from Russell Brands agents. That statement from Russell Brands agents. Lets hearfrom our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. This joint investigation by the sunday times. The times and channel four dispatches says that four women have made allegations of Sexual Assaults by him between the years 2006 and 2013. During the time of these allegations, Russell Brand was probably one of the best known celebrities in the country. He was presenting on bbc radio two. He was presenting on channel four and many, many other places. And he was also, as you say, acting in hollywood films. You know, his fame had spread across the atlantic. Now, the investigation says that around ten years ago, brand met a businesswoman who theyre calling nadia. She says they did have consensual sex, but when the