the hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. hunter biden appears in federal court in los angeles, and pleads not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. hunter biden is appearing in federal court in los angeles this hour. he s has pleaded not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. mr biden is facing three felony and six misdemeanour counts of evading $1.1; million in taxes. the president s son is also the focus right now of an inquiry from house republicans who yesterday staged a hearing to hold him in contempt of congress, for not complying with a subpoena to sit for a closed door deposition. what caught them by suprise was hunter appearance was hunter s appearance in the committee room in the middle of those contempt proceedings. and that sparked utter chaos. it doesn t matter who you are, where you come from or who your father is or your last name. yes, i m looking at you, hunter biden, as i m speaking to you. you ar
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and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from carmarthen. more than half way through this general election campaign, we re in wales tonight, looking at the political landscape of the nation and how it may change after polling day. we ve been also been asking you to get in touch and tell us about the issues you want the bbc to cover through your voice, your vote. we ll be hearing about green energy and the possible impact of its infrastructure on this beautiful landscape. we ll have more on that in a few minutes but first, reform uk launched its manifesto today, or contract, as the party calls it. the launch took place by chance in south wales. as well as policies on immigration, nigel farage outlined pledges on tax and the nhs. with more details, here s our political correspondent alex forsyth. there was something of a stir outside this community club in merthyr tydfil
And there isnt much mention of a Scrappage Scheme either. It is Diesel Engines blamed for producing nitrogen dioxide, a gas that is invisible to the naked eye, but linked to a wide range of health impacts. So where does this Leave Drivers of diesel cars . Its not down to us, is it . Joe public. Its the government thats in power at the time that says diesels good. Lets go on to diesel. Now they are saying different. Perhaps my next car, probably would get a petrol, but i do a lot of commuting, driving on the motorways, so when i bought this car, diesel was the obvious choice. You might change now . Absolutely. One idea discussed in the report is charging Diesel Drivers for coming into cities like nottingham. The government makes clear it does not support that. It wants local authorities to try every other option first. But, if the air remains polluted, maybe charging will have to be considered again. The lib dems say the plan is a copout. The green party says the government is standing
Over the course of this year real income growth, to use our terminology, will be negative. To use theirs, wages wont keep up with prices. Three women, including a mother and daughter, appear in court charged with terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder. A Marketing Company is given a record fine of £400,000 for making nearly 100 million nuisance phone calls. All right, where do you want me . Bouncing on my knee. Where do you think i want you . And rather mixed reviews for david beckham, following his cameo role in the new film king arthur. Its 5pm. Our main story is that labours Election Manifesto has been formally approved by the Party Leadership, and is set to be formally launched within days. But some of the main parts of the manifesto have already found their way into the public domain, after a version of the document was leaked overnight. It included proposals to renationalise the railways, and to scrap University Tuition fees in england. The shadow Chancellorjohn Mcdonnell s