it s sunday the 14th april, our top story. the national education a leaked recording of the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been union says more pupils released, in which he suggests are struggling because they come the party may have lost, to school hungry or from cramped, mislaid or ignored evidence noisy homes where they can t sleep properly. of anti semitism. the government says tackling disadvantage will always be a priority. his comments were secretly taped by one of his fiercest critics the labour mp, dame margaret hodge there s been a sharp rise when she met him in february in the number of crimes involving to discuss the matter. dating apps and websites let s get more from our political across england and wales. an investigation by bbc radio five live found that around half correspondent, jessica parker. the reported offences were sex crimes. this recording has been published the online dating association by the sunday times and is another says its members do all
an original banksy self destructs, moments after selling for more than a million pounds at auction. and at 7:30, sportsday will bring you the latest asjose mourinho s manchester united are in trouble as they host newcastle at old traffrd. good evening. welcome to bbc news. in the next few hours, the us senate will almost certainly confirm president trump s controversial nominee for the us supreme court, even though he s facing a series of allegations of sexual assault. it s thought brett kavanaugh does now have the support of enough senators,although he s still facing ferocious opposition from the democrats, and protestors outside capitol hill. nick bryant reports from washington. # hey, hey, ho, ho. # kavanaugh has got to go #. the protests are continuing but the fight now is over. brett kavanaugh will be confirmed by the us senate, on a day that could change america for decades, a milestone moment with the potential to make this a more conservative country. inside the halls
old blokes like you, we wouldn t have diseases any more. with his co writer alan simpson he created classics steptoe and son and hancock s half hour. and at 11:30 we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the broadcaster john stapleton, and anne ashworth, the associate editor of the times stay with us for that. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the us senate has just voted to confirm president trump s controversial nominee for the us supreme court. it s been a bitter political drama ending with a vote this evening. by a majority of just two votes, senators approved the appointment of brett kavanaugh, with 50 senators in favour and 48 against, despite allegations against him of sexual assault. tonight s vote follows weeks of controversy that have divided america. nick bryant is in washington for us. the united states supreme court often ends up deciding america s most contentious issues. civil rights, abortion, gun rights. and after this bru
news. in the past hour, president trump s nominee brett kavanaugh has been confirmed by the us senate as the next supreme courtjustice. it s been a bitter political drama ending with a vote this evening. voting was split down party lines with 50 voting forjudge kavanaugh‘s confirmation and 48 against. judge kavanaugh‘s appointment follows weeks of intense debate and allegations of sexual misconduct, which he strenuously denies. it ensures the court now has a conservative majority. the court will call the role. mr alexander. the sergeant of arms will restore order in the gallery. the voting inside the senate was disrupted by protestors in the public gallery and there were angry demonstrations outside the capitol building. this was the moment the vote was announced by the vice president mike pence. 0n on this vote, the ayes are 50, then nays 48. the nomination for brett kavanaugh is confirmed. meanwhile the president donald trump took to twitter after the vote sayin
david sillito takes a look back at his life. give us some of your blood. well, you just had it. that s just a smear. it may be just a smear to you, mate, but it s life and death to some. it is a comedy classic. tony hancock, the blood donor. a sample? how much do you want, then? well, a pint of course. a pint? have you gone raving mad? the work of ray galton and alan simpson. i don t mind giving a reasonable amount, buta pint? that s very nearly an armful. it had all begun at milford chest hospital. ray galton had met alan simpson while recovering from tb. they started to write for hospital radio and then sent a script to the bbc. eventually they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, did you write that? and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, very funny. and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & so