It is a tax on all those in work. The vote is expected to pass when the vote takes place within the next few hours. We ll have the latest from westminster. Also on the programme. The biggest ever terror trial in france gets underway. 130 people were killed in coordinated islamist attacks in 2015. More than a thousand people have crossed the channel in small boats this week the home secretary is to hold talks with her french counterpart. The former president of afghanistan ashraf ghani apologises for the taliban takeover in his country saying his abrupt departure was the only way to keep the guns silent. And all eyes on britain s emma raducanu as she battles for a place in the semi finals at the us open in new york. And. The meteorite that landed on a family s driveway in gloucestershire the scorched tarmac is now destined for a museum. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Mps are to vote this evening on the prime minister s plans for a national insurance rise to pay for th
The cost of severe covid new research shows that half of patients admitted to hospitals during the first wave developed at least one extra complication. The five main parties in northern ireland make clear their opposition to the uk government s plan to end all prosecutions for crimes committed during the troubles. The police and the cps are involved in a blame game over a drop in rape prosecutions, a new report finds. And four time 0lympic medallist sir mo farah tells us he believes online racism against sportsmen and women is getting worse. He says social media companies must do more. The social media companies need to do a lot more. They have to be held accountable to what people get up to. Even myself, i have had some shocking ones. Hello, good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. More than 100 people are confirmed dead after some of the worst flooding in decades devastated parts of northern europe. Many hundreds more are injured or unaccounted for across germany, belgium and the n
Now on bbc news, it s the highlights of the week s proceedings in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament the week ministers decided to change england s covid rules. We will revoke all social distancing guidance, including the two metre rule. Minister: hallelujah!. But labour refused to join in the hallelujah chorus. Once again, instead of a careful, controlled approach, we re heading for a summer of chaos and confusion. Also in this programme, a minister calls for more women lorry drivers. It is a very white, male sector and i think there are huge opportunities for the sector to diversify. And could brexit save the british hedgehog? an mp says a new farming policy. Should aim to secure and restore hedgerows and habitats to give our hedgehogs a bit of a brexit dividend. But first, it had been trailed as england s freedom day the day people could throw away their masks, party with more than five friends, and even perhaps plan a foreign holiday. But with infections
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament the week ministers decided to change england s covid rules. We will revoke all social distancing guidance, including the two metre rule. Minister: hallelujah!. But labour refused to join in the hallelujah chorus. Once again, instead of a careful, controlled approach, we re heading for a summer of chaos and confusion. Also in this programme, a minister calls for more women lorry drivers. It is a very white male sector and i think there are huge opportunities for the sector to diversify. And could brexit save the british hedgehog? an mp says a new farming policy. Should aim to secure and restore hedgerows and habitats to give our hedgehogs a bit of a brexit dividend. But first, it had been trailed as england s freedom day the day people could throw away their masks, party with more than five friends, and even perhaps plan a foreign holiday. But with infections continuing to rise and predictions the
The week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. The week ministers decided to change england s covid rules. We will revoke all social distancing guidance inc. Including the two metre rule. Hallelujah! but labour refused to join in the hallelujah chorus. Once again, instead of a careful, controlled approach we are heading for a summer of chaos and confusion. Also in this programme a call for more women lorry drivers. It is a very white male sector, and i think there are huge opportunities for the sector to diversify. And could brexit save the british hedgehog? an mp says a new farming policy. Should aim to secure and restore hedgerows and habitats to give our hedgehogs a bit of a brexit dividend. But first. It had been trailed as england s freedom day the day people could throw away their masks, party with more than five friends and even perhaps plan a foreign holiday. But with infections continuing to rise, and predictions they could reach 100,000 a day, labour sai