Rishi sunak says hes Slamming The Brakes on 20 mph speed limits and low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Police arrest a man in his 60s over the felling of the Sycamore Gap Tree in northumberland. And european elation at the ryder cup in rome after they stun the states. And on newsnight at 10 30, well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories, plus a first look at tomorrows front pages. We begin tonight with news of a significant advance in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. An International Trial has found that thousands of men every year could be successfully treated with a more intense form of radiotherapy which would significantly shorten the time it takes to treat them. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men with 52,000 cases diagnosed every year. One in eight men, and one in four black men, will be affected. And 12,000 die from it every year. The study was led by the Royal Marsden hospital in london, which said the treatment could help 8,0
Whether it was from our perspective or from the exam boards or quuals perspective, but thats why we had to take action when we did. If youre a an a level of gcse or btec student, what does the u turn decision mean for you . Btecs havent been included in the u turn for some reason, no idea why. Let me know your reaction. Michelle 0bama launches a scathing attack on donald trump at the Democratic Partys virtual convention. Whenever we look to this white house for some leadership or consolation orany for some leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness, what we get instead is chaos, division and a total and utter lack of empathy. A un backed court in the hague is due to deliver its verdict on the four men accused of killing lebanons Prime Minister, Rafik Al Hariri. Calls to licence commercial dog walkers in the uk the rspca says it wants to see higher welfare standards. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news a
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the former scottish labour leader kezia dugdale, whos the director of the John Smith Centre at Glasgow University and lucy fisher, the defence editor at the times. Tomorrows front pages. A £120 fine if you keep your kids home is the metros top story. The paper reports the penalty applies even to schools with a coronavirus outbreak, unless parents have explicit permission to keep pupils at home. The Scottish Daily mail says there could be a backlash over controversial plans from the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, for secondary School Pupils and teachers to wear face masks between classes. Vaccine race raises fears over safety. The i says british scientists are concerned that fast tracking treatments could endanger the public. The ft features hong kong scientist recording the first confirmed case of reinfection with the coronavirus, suggesting some people may lose immunity with
World Food Programme wins this years Nobel Peace Prize. Its director tells me hes stunned. Somebody walked in and said Nobel Peace Prize, and im like, 0h, who won it, who won it . And theyre like, the world Food Programme i was like, youve got to be kidding me hello and welcome, im nancy kacungira. New Coronavirus Infections in europe have passed 100,000 in a single day for the first time. New restrictions have been brought in in several countries in an attempt to control the spread. This graph shows the number of cases per 100,000 people. The uk, france and spain all have more than 100, while germany and italy have fewer cases, but numbers there are also rising. In spain, there is disagreement over how to get the disease back under control. The government has imposed a two week state of emergency in madrid to try to contain the outbreak, overriding a Court Decision that previous restrictions were illegal. Its the beginning of a bank holiday weekend, but with the police stopping many p
Parts of scotland making many pubs and restau ra nts ta keaway only. And the show must go on ten pantos could be staged across the country this christmas after an injection of lottery money. And coming up on bbc news, the king of clay, nadal, reaches another french open final as he closes in on federers grand slam record. Good evening. Just a fortnight after he unveiled his job support scheme to help companies struggling during the pandemic, the chancellor rishi sunak has been forced to expand it. Hes announced new measures to help businesses which legally have to close because of coronavirus restrictions. In scotland, some pubs and restaurants had to shut this evening for at least 16 days and many more may be told to close in some parts of england next week. The Prime Minister will make a statement to mps on monday. Under the chancellors latest scheme, the government will pay two thirds of the wages of people in businesses which are ordered to shut. The measures come into effect on th