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this programme continues on bbc one. or power. labour say that they are preparing for power. labour wins back chunks of the red wall in the north of england and also makes new inroads into bastions of conservative brexit support in the south east, such as medway. this was blair land. is it now starmer land? cheering and crucially, is the rest of middle england starmer land? it s labour land, and crucially, we haven t won here in medway, since 1998. the lib dems lay siege to the backyards of tory big beasts, flipping councils containing the seats of michael gove and theresa may. and yet the underlying trends in these english elections might also suggest keir starmer not heading for a clear majority in a general election. speaker we ll conduct a full post mortem with the three main parties involved asking if this more than just the latest turn in the political cycle, but the start of a more fundamental structural change. and we pick through the consequences of it all good ev ....
the rift between china and the us over taiwan deepens, as beijing suspends cooperation on key issues including climate change. a year since thousands of afghans came to the uk fleeing the taliban, we have a special report on their new lives. it s never too late. george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medalist in history at the age of 75. and coming up on the bbc news channel. two golds in 2a hours. england s jack laugher gets a second diving medal, along with partner ant harding. good evening. the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk, bbc analysis has found. it shows that more than a third of doctors who joined the health service last year came from overseas, compared with less than a fifth in 2015. the government says employing people from abroad has always been part of its strategy, but unions have warned it is unsustainable in the long term, and that the uk should be training its own doctors and nurses ....
and a brit becomes the oldest commonwealth games bulbs medallist in history at the tender age of 75. some of the uk s best known commentators dread me to discuss the lady returned and the lady who did not. dateline london in half an hour s time on bbc news. hello and if you have justjoined us, welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with the first of a series of hosepipe bans which come into force today. ..following the driestjuly in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won t be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. it follows the driestjuly in england since 1935. today s ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. about1 million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar move ....
climate change. the family of archie battersbee lose their latest legal attempt to move him from hospital to a hospice to die, but supporters say they will fight on. we inherited a bunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas, then they. rishi sunak s words to an audience in tunbridge wells. he s defended his remarks, saying it s notjust cities which are in need. the first hosepipe ban of the summer comes into force in much of hampshire, with more areas to follow. and it s never too late george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medalist in history at the age of 75. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it s back. crystal palace take on arsenal in the first game of the new premier league season. good evening. the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk, analysis by the bbc has found. it shows that more than a third of doctors who joined the health servic ....
do, this is your dream,settle down, and you will get this done. a clip leaked to the new statesman shows conservative leadership candidate, rishi sunak, telling an audience he diverted public money from deprived urban areas as chancellor. in birmingham, george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history at the age of 75. the first in a series of hosepipe bans came into force today, following the driest july in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won t be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. today s ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country but are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. our correspondent ....