Page 6 - Blank Cheque News Today

of a sitting president. the 54—year—old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 — the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the cou...

good evening. hes insisted numerous times since the general election was called that he would not stand as a candidate — but today he changed his mind, and possibly how the election will play out. nigel farage says hes going to take over leading the reform uk party and will run as a candidate for it in the seat of clacton in essex. he put down his sudden change of heart to the millions of people he says he doesnt want to let down. our special correspondent lucy manning has all the de...

brexit has been the great unmentionable so far in the selection. but tonight keir starmer called for closer ties with the eu. louisville just that and what can the partys social media campaigns tell us about the state of the race. good evening. welcome to newsnight, home to analysis and interviews. who would have imagined at the last election that the towering presence of brexit would hardly register as an issue half way through the next election campaign? it has not gone away as an is...

sir keir starmer says labour will put growth and wealth creation at the heart of its plans for government. he was launching the partys election manifesto in manchester and ruled out increases to the rates of income tax, national insurance and vat. he also made a pitch for business, saying that a "plan for growth" would be at at the heart of his government, leading to a "decade of national renewal". our political correspondent iain watson has the details. lets start with a spoiler alert...

start to develop down through eastern scotland, eastern england, fewer showers out to the west, here is where we are likely to see the best of the sunshine, just like today. top temperatures around 17, which is still below par for this point injune. as we move into wednesday, the driest day of the week, and we are killing off the showers with a ridge of high pressure building from the west. temperatures again peaking at around 13-17 but temperatures again peaking at around 13—17 but ...

douglas ross for the conservatives, labours anas sarwar and alex cole—hamilton, of the liberal demorats but not the scottish greens. the israeli military has announced the deaths of four more people who were abducted by hamas on the 7th of october. theyve been named as nadav popplewell, chaim peri, yoram metzger, and amiram cooper. israels army says the hostages were killed during an israeli operation in khan younis. claudia sheinbaum has been elected as mexicos first woman president...

Tech giants in the us today pushed back against the idea that their platforms were used by russia to meddle in the brexit referendum. In the first ever hearing of a Parliamentary Select Committee outside the uk, british mps grilled the us companies about outside interference in the Brexit Campaign. The Tech Companies said they did have evidence of interference in the us 2016 president ial election but very little in the uks referendum on europe. The chair of the the digital, culture, media and s...

And tomasz has the weather. We have been forecasting some rain for today. It is on its way but some of us actually may end up with a pretty bright day. Good morning. First, our main story. North korea appears to have carried out another nuclear test. China and the United States say they have detected tremors consistent with an underground explosion. Hours earlier, north koreas state news agency said the country had built its own Hydrogen Bomb, capable of being mounted on an inter continental Bal...

Its sunday 3rd september. Theresa may calls for unity to prevent a tory rebellion over brexit, as the commons prepares to debate legislation to leave the european union. Nhs bosses in england ask for more money to avoid another winter crisis. Bradley lowerys brave battle against cancer touched the hearts of all football fans. Celebrities will unite today for a Charity Match to celebrate his life. In sport wales world cup hopes are alive thanks to ben woodburn, the teenager made his International...

Successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb, a device which can be loaded onto a long range ballistic missile. There is no independent verification of that claim. South korea and japan say it was a nuclear test ten times more powerful than the previous attempt by pyongyang. A jubilant newsreader on state tv announced that the bomb test had been complete success. The device was of unprecedently large power, she said. The news came just hours after state media published this photo of kim jong un apparentl...