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Surf is up. Hello and welcome to todays verified live. Downing street has described as unacceptable remarks alleged to have been made by one of the Conservative Partys biggest donors about the mp diane abbott. The guardian reports that during a Business Meeting in 2019, frank hester said diane abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot. Mr hester has admitted making comments about her which he described as rude. Mr hester has issued a statement saying that at the meeting in question, he said he abhorred racism. Diane abbott has also released a statement responding to his alleged comments. She said. Government ministers have faced questions from the media and they called his comments unacceptable but stopped short of calling them racist. Well, its clear that what he said was inappropriate. He has, as i understand it, apologised for those rem ....
Warmer and more humid as we go through this week. All the details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday the 15th of august. The former us President Donald Trump has been served with a fresh set of charges accusing him of trying to overturn the results of the last us president ial election. He and 18 others have been indicted in the State Of Georgia on counts that include racketeering and forgery. Mr trump has previously denied any wrongdoing and said the case was politically motivated. The investigation has centred on claims the former president pressured Georgia State officials into rejecting legitimate votes. Every individual charged in the indictment is charged with one count of violating georgias racketeering and corrupt organisations act through participation in a criminal enterprise to accompli ....
Good evening. In fact, that is where were going to start. The Prime Minister pledged the planes for rwanda would be leaving britain this spring. Its now almost two years since ministers first announced their plan to send some migrants to east africa. And the costs continue to mount. A recent report from the National Audit office suggests the cost of the policy, whether or not anyone is ever sent there, stands at £370 million. Mr sunak says it is the deterrent they need, and should be considered a cost saving, since the bill to house Asylum Seekers in britain will reach £11 billion a year by 2026. Tonight the House Of Lords will have their say. We are watching live the debate in the chamber, where possible changes to the bill will be adopted. That is the scene from ....
The white house says it is monitoring what it described as haitis rapidly deteriorating security situation. France has become the first country to put a womans right to an abortion in the constitution, almost 50 years after it was first decriminalised in the country. A specialjoint sitting of both houses of the French Parliament voted for the amendment. Representatives of all major and minor parties spoke in favour, saying women would no longer have to live in fear of their rights being rescinded. And the European Commission has fined apple 2 billion for violating the eus anti trust laws. The competition commissioner, margarethe vestager, said the company had, for a decade, abused its dominant position in music streaming apps, and ordered the us tech giant to remove all the restrictions, and to refrain from similar practices in the future. Apple has said it will appea ....