Mile to protect the iconic crooked house pub following its demolition last month. Before that , here demolition last month. Before that, here are your news headunes that, here are your News Headlines with ray addison. Headlines with ray addison. Thank you both. Good afternoon. 12 01. Our top stories , sir keir starmer is stories, sir keir starmer is calling on the Prime Minister to reveal what he knew and when about westminster s alleged chinese spy. It comes after the Parliamentary Research chair said hes completely innocent and has spent his entire career highlighting threats presented by the Chinese Communist party. By the Chinese Communist party. The man who has not been officially named was arrested in march. The pm has been facing calls to designate china as a National Security threat. Robert courts is a member of the defence select committee. He defence select committee. He says the threat of espionage is always present. Always present. Theres always a concern, of course, whenev
I want to issue a full apology to those who have suffered and their families. Angry crowds in serbia storm the Parliament Building in protest at the re introduction of lockdown measures. And johnny depp faces a second day of questioning in his libel claim against the Sun Newspaper at the high court in london. Hello. The uk chancellor rishi sunak is set to announce a range of measures later aimed at boosting the british economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Among the steps includes a £2 billion scheme to create more jobs for young people. The fund will subsidise six month work placements for those on universal credit aged between 16 and 2a, who are at risk of long term unemployment. The chancellor is also expected to announce a temporary stamp duty holiday for home buyers in england and Northern Ireland. Theres speculation mr sunak may also introduce a temporary vat cut to help the hospitality sector, which has been hit hard in the pandemic. And the chancellor could give eve
This is bbc news the headlines at four. A quarter of the uk population will be under extra lockdown rules as new measures come into force across parts of Northern England and wales over the weekend. It comes as 1,700 students in manchester are told to stay in their halls of residence for 2 weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases. The department of health say they are working to fix a problem with the nhs test and trace app in england and wales after some users were unable to input negative test results. The Prime Minister borisjohnson urges World Leaders to come together to fight against coronavirus outlining a plan to prevent future pandemics at the uns general assembly. Unless we unite and turn our fire against our common foe, we know that
everyone will lose. The inevitable outcome will be to prolong this calamity and increase the risk of another. Tributes are paid to a popular and talented Police Officer killed at a Custody Centre in south london. Sergeant matt ratana was shot as a