Im Anthony Howard thanks for joining us we begin with what could be a fatal blow to the political career of Benjamin Netanyahu israels attorney general has announced he will be pressing corruption charges against the Prime Minister netanyahu is being indicted for bribery fraud and breach of trust in 3 separate cases the Prime Minister has denied wrongdoing and called the indictment an attempted coup hes currently battling to stay in power after septembers parliamentary elections produced no clear winner. The israeli Prime Minister remains defiant as he addresses the country following his indictment and it was you know you have to be blind not to see that something bad is happening with the police and the prosecutors tonight were witnessing an attempted coup with fulsomely cations and a tainted investigation. That investigation lasted years on thursday israel satori need general announced his decision to formally press charges. When the attorney general decides to indict and waxing Prim
More than 2 million adults in england are unable to see an nhs dentist, because appointments arent available or its too expensive, figures suggest. The foreign secretary summons the Chinese Ambassador after a former employee of the uk consulate in hong kong claims he was detained and tortured by chinese officials. I have been shackled, i have been handcuffed and i have been blindfolded, you know, so they make me hooded. And the mission to save thousands of animals from australias bushfires. Well have the latest on the desperate efforts. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn have traded verbal blows over brexit in the first tv debate of the general Election Campaign. The Prime Minister said the labour leader is unclear about whether his Party Supports leaving or remaining in the eu and mr corbyn said the nhs isnt safe in conservative hands. The two leaders also locked horns over trust and leadership, the future of scotland and the royal family. The p
So, thats new york. There were developments too in a separate case in georgia. Former trump lawyer jenna ellis on the right has pleaded guilty and struck a deal with prosecutors over charges related to trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. Shed been criminally charged alongside 19 other people, including donald trump. Ms ellis is the third former trump lawyer to take a plea deal. She could now testify against the former president. Live to washington, we can speak to North America correspondent nomia iqbal. Lets go back to new york and told us is been happening there. Donald trum and us is been happening there. Donald trump and michael us is been happening there. Donald trump and michael havent us is been happening there. Donald trump and michael havent seen. Us is been happening there. Donald i trump and michael havent seen each other in five years and Michael Cohen cut off ties with him and is gone on to write best selling books and Tv Personality and prominent political
Good morning. A swathe of cloud across eastern england, through the midlands, Northern England come into the south west and that is producing a bit of rain at the moment and either side of that is sunshine and a few showers today. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its wednesday the 15th of may. A major manhunt is under way in france after two Prison Officers were killed in an ambush on a police van. The attack happened at a toll booth near rouen in normandy, and police said the man who was freed has links to a gang in marseille. Our europe correspondent, nick beake, has the latest. An unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. Cctv Footage Shows the Moment A Dark Car Veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. Terrified passengers on a passing bus throw themselves to the ground as the bullets ring out. One assailant is seen strolling calmly among the other vehicles on the motorway. Then