but first to jon ironmonger, who is at heathrow airport. long time, jon, it felt like it has been going to be heathrow — but it has taken a very long time? yes, it has. successive governments have been tossing this back and forth for a couple of decades. i think there was a turning port about three years ago after the airports commission said that heathrow airport was the rest that, it had the most economic benefits and it was the best location available. better it is. and now, the transport secretary, chris grayling, having had a meeting with the economic subcommittee, which is expected to say that heathrow is the best bet, with caveats, is going to put the proposal to his cabinet this morning. if they give it the nod thenit morning. if they give it the nod then it will actually go to the commons and the commons itself is expected to pass it. i think politicians generally accept that there is a kind of economic imperative to increase the capacity in the south—east of england. except the fact that it is obviously distasteful to many, many p

a third runway at london's heathrow airport.he government finally gives the go—ahead, saying it will help the uk thrive after brexit. after almost two decades of delays, the transport secretary said the controversial £14 billion runway would be in the national interest. one viewer rang us with this response. why is heathrow airport receiving rolling news all day long? 55 million of us do not live anywhere near heathrow airport. i don't care if heathrow airport is there or it is not there. this is pure london based news which is a big problem with the bbc. nearly all of our news is london based. after last week's comments after the irish referendum on abortion, that subject attracted attention again this week, following an item on wednesday's outside source. now in brazilfour women die every year while trying to end a pregnancy. that is according to government statistics. the country has some of the harshest abortion laws in the world. it is considered a crime. it is only allowed in extreme cases like rape. fiona gatto wrote to u

today at 5 — the government approves controversial plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport.ampaigners say the move will damage the environment and increase noise pollution — but the transport secretary says expansion will benefit the economy. expansion at heathrow will bring real benefits across the country, including a boost of up to £74 billion to passengers and the wider economy, providing better connections to growing world markets and increasing flights to more long—haul destinations. and increasing flights to more long-haul destinations. it is almost inconceivable that you have 250,000 extra flights, with all of the vehicle journeys that will mean in terms of road journeys, in terms of rate, without having serious impacts on the airwe rate, without having serious impacts on the air we breathe. we'll be talking to the chief executive of heathrow shortly. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... the grenfell inquiry hears how the london fire brigade received more calls about survival guidance on the night of the fire — than in the previous ten years. comedian michael m

let's start just a few miles to the west of this studio at london's heathrow airport. ment has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a major expansion in the form of a new runway, which will be the third at europe's busiest airport. however there are some concerns about the airport's ability to raise the money to pay for it, with fears that passengers and taxpayers might end up footing part of the bill. heathrow has lagged behind its global rivals. frankfurt is the number one airport for global hub connectivity, amsterdam is second followed by dallas—fort worth third. middle east and asian airports are also catching up fast. heathrow is owned by a group led by family—controlled spanish construction giant ferrovial, and includes qatar investment authority, ca nadia's sovereign investment fund cdpq and gic of singapore. but can they afford to pay for this new runway? the estimated cost is $18.6 billion, and that could soar as billions more are needed to upgrade rail and road links around the highly—congested airport. and there are doubts about heathrow‘s ability to raise the

if it doesn't legally matter, why did heathrow airport limited have it in the statement of principles way for heathrow recovering costs off the taxpayer when things go wrong stop it up this is in the nature of the standard document and with the government took advice. and what the document does is simply to allow heathrow airport limited to reserve rights that it would normally have under commercial law while making clear that the department has no liabilities in respect of the issues board. we as a department are clear that the disagreement is not legally binding, it is not created an expectation. it doesn't give heathrow the right to claim damages, losses or any relief. but heathrow retains rights of its own. there may be some circumstances in the future with some future government possibly have a different political persuasion. which did create a liability convention. they would than be under obligation to present to parliament in the normal way and heathrow airport might in the exercise of its legal rights have the ability to sue them in some respect. but that is not touched on by

a major expansion at the uk's busiest airport has been given the go—ahead, with a third runway at london heathrowproposal passed by 415 votes to 119 — that's a majority of 296. but there are doubts about the airport's ability to raise the money, with fears that passengers and taxpayers might end up footing part of the bill. heathrow has lagged behind its global rivals. frankfurt is the number one airport for global hub connectivity, amsterdam is second, followed by dallas—fort worth. middle east and asian airports are also catching up fast. heathrow is owned by a group led by family—controlled spanish construction giant, ferrovial, and includes qatar investment authority, canadia's sovereign fund, cdpq, and gic of singapore. but the burning question now is who will pay for the third runway? the estimated cost is $18.6 billion. but that bill could only be the beginning, as billions more are needed to upgrade train and road links around the highly—congested airport. and there are doubts about heathrow‘s ability to raise the cash, given its fragile finances. heathrow airport holdings' 2017 accounts

a third runway at heathrow airport is expected to be approved by ministers today. down with you in front of those bulldozers stop the construction of a third runway. and this was him this morning. reporter: are you prepared to lie down in front of the bulldozers, foreign secretary?! say again, sir?! are you prepared to quit over heathrow expansion, sir? will you be lying down in front of the bulldozers at heathrow? jon ironmonger is at heathrow. for lots of people it will be a boost to the economy and create more jobs, but so many people live round there who are still against it? that is right. 0utput expansion has been a big political hot potato over the past two decades. successive governments have grappled with the idea, many ministers have accepted the economic imperative of increasing apple capacity in the south—east of england, but few have focused all committed to a certain proposal —— of increasing airport capacity. if chris grayling gets the nod from kovtun he will suggest that commons should vote in expansion at heathrow. what would that look like? it wil

but can he confirm that given in the heathrow airport limited statement of principles that there is aovery clause for heathrow in the event that the project does not proceed after this decision, that this could mean taxpayers have to pick up a bill that cost billions and billions of pounds. this project cannot pass the development consent order stage unless the airport can demonstrate that it will meet air quality guidelines. it really does beggar belief that the words climate change didn't pass his mouth once during the statement. in his department's most recent aviation forecast, there is no scenario in which expansion at heathrow is compatible with meeting the government's own commitments under the climate change act to limit air passenger growth to 60% by 2050, and those same projections imply that if this runway is approved, aviation will take up over half of uk entire carbon budget by 2050 which is absurd. but other mps were delighted with the news. i must be honest, initially support for heathrow was counterintuitive for myself from a scottish perspective. but engaging with sco

a third runway at london's heathrow airport — the government finally gives the go—ahead, saying it willp the uk thrive after brexit. after almost two decades of delays, the transport secretary said the controversial £14 billion runway would be in the national interest. it's going to be a battle going forward, there is still strong opposition to this. there's still some difficult stages to overcome. but we are absolutely determined to deliver this project, which we think is crucial to all of our future's. mps will now vote on plans next month, we'll be asking how likely it is that the expansion will finally happen. also on the programme tonight: companies involved in refurbishing grenfell tower are accused of increasing the "pain and uncertainty" of victims‘ families at the public inquiry. it is inhumane to remain silent, when so many seek understanding and answers. joining forces, newspapers across the north of england call on the prime minister to get a grip of the rail problems that have caused chaos for commuters. the comedian michael mcintyre is robbed by moped thieves outside his c

back now to the future of london's heathrow airport.versial plans to build a third runway. the conservatives have been ordered to support the expansion — but labour is opposed to the scheme. let's take a listen to some of the debate. my my message to the house, it is important. i believe that this is a project that is in the strategic interest of the nation. prosperity for all areas of this country, i feel it'll satisfy the post brexit raw. i believe it is essentialfor thejobs raw. i believe it is essentialfor the jobs that will create, the connections it will bring, we have to deliver it, anyway that utterly does the best that it can, we will does the best that it can, we will do that, we will ensure tight rules. and in the run—up to today's vote, it will be enshrined in law and delivered into the future. this is a project that this country needs, it has been delayed for far too long. we have to take a decision today and iurge we have to take a decision today and i urge you to do so. consistently demonstrated poor judgement and i urge

the future of heathrow — mps will vote today on whether to allow a third runway to be built at europe's busiest airportaths of british couple charlie and gayle anderson who recently retired to the island from manchester. prince william in the middle east — he'll be the first member of the royal family on an official trip to both israel and the palestinian territories. back at their training camp, england prepare for their next match on thursday safe in the knowledge that they're now through to the knockout stage. and coming up on bbc news. crunch time at the world cup — as the final group matches start,

in heathrow airport we have seen investment already over the past ten years in a bigger airport at £12k that has been beneficial to the airport and to us as a country, too. but residents are conflicted because they want heathrow to grow, but they wa nt they want heathrow to grow, but they want a they want heathrow to grow, but they wanta fair they want heathrow to grow, but they want a fair deal. and it is vital that they have a fair deal. that was told me that they support expansion but when it comes in as compensation in particular, they have felt neglected. waking up before 5am if plans are coming into land too early, unable to open the windows in the summer for the noise, early, unable to open the windows in the summerforthe noise, noise early, unable to open the windows in the summer for the noise, noise from hangars at heathrow their homes, pollution from cars stuck in traffic, nightlights, respite and other protections are critical for the quality of life. i contrast what we have done with hong kong airport. the the difference is that it is owned by the state and there is a clea

controversial plans to expand heathrow airport have been approved by ministers. he culture secretary says he will not block fox's attempt to take over sky — on condition that sky news should be sold to ensure media plurality. companies involved in the refurbishment of grenfell tower have been criticised at the public inquiry into the deaths of 72 people. disgraced film producer harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges at a new york court. and regional newspapers across the north of england have joined forces to call on theresa may to "get a grip" over wide—spread cancellations and delays on the rail network. sport now on afternoon live with tim, and those howlers by the liverpool goalkeeper may never be figure than by the fans but there is a reason. after his performance ten days ago he went for tests at massachusetts hospital and doctors believe he suffered concussion during the match with real madrid after colliding with real madrid after colliding with defender sergio ramos. it would go some way to explaining the two areas you

i will be talking to the boss of heathrow airport injust over talking to the boss of heathrow airportthrow airport injust over an hour. will see clarity he can give us. see you a little later. let's get to the world cup now and get the latest from moscow. rajini vaidyanathan is there. welcome to a very sunny morning here in moscow. we are now getting into decision time here at the world cup and there was lots of action last night. portugal and spain have qualified, not without drama those. i have arrived in moscow yesterday andi i have arrived in moscow yesterday and i got my first taste of world cup action watching russia play uruguay with russian fans. russia is through anyway but they did lose last night three nil. lots of disappointed faces because it wasn't a great performance on the home side. lets get back to the portuguese and spanish games, where var played a huge role. the outcome was just as expected. portugal and spain through to the last 16. the journey though was anything but easy. it was the moment all of portugal thought their team were through to the knockout stage. m

and the reason we have to do this, all five of london‘s main airports will be full by mid—20 20s and 20 30s. heathrowsee where people are travelling, we are losing connections to other countries. and we are losing the investment that goes around those connections to other countries. that‘s an important pa rt other countries. that‘s an important part of why this expansion is necessary. i also need to be clear that this is not at the expense of growth of our other airports. it is simply not the case that other airports will lose business as a result of this. all of our forecasts show that every airport around the uk will continue to grow and expand. this group represents 40 airports. it says the expansion will mean other airports have access to reliable routes to destinations around the world. without the expansion none of the airports will continue to experience that growth. importantly continue to experience that growth. importa ntly they will continue to experience that growth. importantly they will have the capacity to... i give way. this is more about the constituencies of heathrow and surrounding

heathrow would be wondering if life could be as simple. no—one would suggest building a major airporto a residential area, by the most congested junction of the busiest motorway in the uk, but heathrow has become a victim of its own success. it is very much all about economies of scale and about building on those, but opponents would argue, yes, but at what cost? victoria, thank you, victoria fritz for us at heathrow with the very latest. let's have a quick look inside the commons, they have just been boating. let's listen for a second. even though this was a monument of ian porter and vote, the house has had but less than four hours of track this to make contributions. —— a monumentally important vote. is that acceptable given how important the vote was? justine greening referring to the fa ct justine greening referring to the fact that the vote has been announced, as expected, the house of commons has voted in favour of the highly controversial expansion at london's heathrow airport, europe's busiest airport, those votes will be confirmed in a moment, but it has been announced that

cleared for take off: controversial plans to expand heathrow airport get the green light.he search is set to resume in thailand for 12 teenage footballers and their coach — they've been trapped in a flooded cave since saturday. and drama and delight in the world cup as portugal and spain make the knockout stages. we'll have the latest from moscow. welcome. in the united states, president trump has criticised the american motorcycle maker, harley davidson, for its decision to move some of its production outside the united states. the company said making bikes for the european market would gradually be transferred to other countries to avoid sharply increased tariffs on a range of us imports by the european union. mr trump tweeted that he was surprised that harley davidson — of all companies — was the first to ‘wave the white flag'. the eu duties were imposed in retaliation for new american —— chris buckler reports. from the roar of the engine to to the iconic image, harley—davidson evokes a sense of america. but fewer will be made in the usa. steel has been targeted by the

is today at 5 — the future of heathrow airport — airport — in the next hour mp5 are due to debate the friends of a british couple murdered in jamaica after moving there to retire have paid tribute to them.

expansion could meana heathrow. airport doubling of air cargo capacity and perhaps new long—haul destinations for british made goods and that matters because that could be a much—needed boost to trade infrastructure at a time where britain is looking to renegotiate and strengthen its trade relationships outside of the eu. there is a lot of scepticism about the numbers, about the veracity of economic forecast, the commercial benefits that might bring and whether a project of this scale could be delivered on time and within budget. the boss of heathrow told me that the world is waiting for britain, but is it? china, a key trading partner, is building over 17 new airports. it thinks it could have them operational five years ahead of the most optimistic forecasts of when a new runway here in britain could be delivered. thank you. firms involved in the refurbishment of grenfell tower have been accused of increasing the "pain and uncertainty" of victims‘ families by not fully engaging with the public inquiry into the disaster. th

britian's parliament votes in favour of a third runway at london's heathrow airport.

a third runway at london's heathrow airport.he government finally gives the go—ahead, saying it will help the uk fright after brexit. after almost two decades of the transport secretary said the controversial ru nway secretary said the controversial runway would be in the national interest. one viewer rang us that this response to the days coverage. why is heathrow airport responding to make receiving rolling it news all day long? 35 million of us don't live anywhere near it. i don't care if it is there are already is an there. this is pure london based news, which is a big problem with the bbc. nearly all of our news is london—based. the bbc. nearly all of our news is london-based. after last week 's comments of the coverage of the irish referendum on abortion, it attracted attention following an item on wednesday's outside sources. in brazil, for women die every day while trying to end a pregnancy, according to government statistics, the country has some of the most harshest abortion laws in the world. it is considered a crime

it isa and fly out from heathrow airport. it is a 20th century strategy.on abortion and that type of procedure was meant to poison me to death and, of course,

heathrow airport is very important for the community.vour of it. well, there's going to be more pollution and more noise, but on the other hand, there's going to be jobs. 0n the whole, i think it's a bad idea. this is part of a long process. votes, planning inquiries and perhaps legal challenges are still all yet to come. tom edwards, bbc london news. well, we can speak now to the conservative leader of windsor and maidenhead council, simon dudley, who opposes the third runway on environmental grounds. hejoins me now. good evening to you. the government has made its decision. have you propose and now to move forward in blocking the plans? i am sitting here in the moment at windsor and there is a plane flying overhead in the windsor town every 60 seconds. what we are going to be doing is with our partners, some very significant councils, and our lawyers and the greenpeace and that we are going to analyse the information the government has released a day up. the national policy statement and supporting documents. and we are going to see wh

a third runway at london's heathrow airport.e go—ahead, saying it will help the uk fright after brexit. after almost two decades of the transport secretary said the controversial ru nway secretary said the controversial runway would be in the national interest. one viewer rang us that this response to the days coverage. why is heathrow airport responding to make receiving rolling it news all day long? 35 million of us don't live anywhere near it. i don't care if it is there are already is an there. this is pure london based news, which is a big problem with the bbc. nearly all of our news is london—based. the bbc. nearly all of our news is london-based. after last week 's comments of the coverage of the irish referendum on abortion, it attracted attention following an item on wednesday's outside

controversial plans for a third ru nway controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow airport areved by ministers. it is now known that loris karius was concussed during the champions league final with real madrid which they lost 3—1. well liverpool's own medical staff didn't notice that karius was concussed during the match, but dr barry o'driscoll — a former rugby international for ireland and now an expert on the issue of concussion — says it would have been hard to spot... it is hard to estimate the costs both personally and financially to everyone, and to this goalkeeper. and it may well have been as a result of a player being concussed, but the point is that probably wasn't seen by the medical team or it happened so quickly they did not spot it. if they had come on and examine him they might have found nothing at that stage, and the symptoms may have come on a little later. this is my impression is such a terrible quandary, and we have to be very careful. -- this is why concussion is such a terrible quandary, and we have to be careful with that. and this is my i would always

welcome to heathrow airport, just getting busy today. ay will bring a huge economic benefit and create 60,000 jobs at about £70,000 to the economy by the year 2050. mps today will vote on whether that plan gets the go—ahead. let's hearfrom both sides. robert branson and richard gill. richard, late at the economic case because that is what of the mps will be looking at today, they say this is low —— long overdue and we need is to help the economy, a big boost to get the go—ahead. as you said, it is tens of billions of pounds, heathrow already has implement for 100,000 jobs and needed is a crystal peace for our infrastructure and freight, a third of our exports by value already go through heathrow and expansion would double cargo. we have been at 90% capacity for roughly a decade, no other country, so we are hampering our own growth by not expanding. richard says we are hampering our own growth and it is overdue.” don't think it is. when you look at some of the impacts that this project would have, it is very clear that it project would hav

heathrow... yes, we need airport capacity, yes we need better connectivity between airports. tests down but they have not been met so we will vote against that. those who want to build will almost certainly win tonight but possible legal action beckons long before detailed plans emerge. this could be the last and that mps have the sea, but on heathrow and will certainly not be the final word. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the government has refused to back a scheme to build the world's first tidal power lagoon in swansea bay. developers claimed the project would generate enough clean energy to power 155,000 homes, but ministers today said that it didn't represent value for money. 0ur wales correspondent sian lloyd is in swansea now. what went wrong with this scheme? well, really, fiona, it came down to the money. the government said the sums did not add up. it would have seen a sums did not add up. it would have seen a sea sums did not add up. it would have seen a sea wall stretch out across swa nsea seen a sea wall stretch out across swansea bay behind me for six

cleared for take off: controversial plans to expand heathrow airport get the green light. 12 teenage footballers and their coach — they've been trapped in a flooded cave since saturday. and drama and delight in the world cup as portugal and spain make the knockout stages.

supporting heathrow was counterintuitive for myself. engaging the airported expansion at heathrow. they recognise the benefits it can bring to scotland. can i congratulate the secretary of state on at last moving this issue on? does he agree with me that the delays caused by successive governments on this issue have caused the uk to lose a lot of business? i welcome the decision, but can he reassure me that there will be no further delays because of divisions in his cabinet? this matter was discussed at the cabinet this morning. the airport's subcommittee met earlier this morning and reached its view. the cabinet was informed about that, and i can say that the cabinet gave almost entirely universal support for it. chris grayling claiming "almost entirely universal support". but support was something that he was very much lacking the day before when he was again on his feet to answer questions about the chaos caused by timetabling changes on the railways. passengers on the northern and govia thameslink networks had faced repeated delays and cancellations. in

we are told it's about to be given the go—ahead by ministers for the expansion of heathrow airport, arsist with this, can they demonstrate they will be able to tackle the very serious environmental consequences that a third runway could potentially have? cost against benefit, how do you weigh those things up and the environmental damage, those are the three elements, i suppose. i think so. it's notjust the huge noise impact. a third runway would have a very real impact on air quality and we are subject to legally binding obligations on air quality. i'm sure as and when christ does come to the commons to announce the decision the government is going to make, many people will be questioning him about that —— chris. it's also worth bearing in mind if the government decides to go ahead, evenif the government decides to go ahead, even if they win their vote in parliament, this is just even if they win their vote in parliament, this isjust one even if they win their vote in parliament, this is just one stage ina very parliament, this is just one stage in a very long process in terms of the

airport capacity in the uk has dogged successive governments now for decades and it really, for the last 20 years certainly, different governments have grappled with whether or not the solution lies in expanding heathrow main airport, just outside london, or whether there should be a new airport entirely, perhaps somewhere towards the south coast, or maybe the expansion of gatwick would be a solution. this has been talked about for years, it has proved a very divisive solution. but finally, mps have voted, in the end, overwhelmingly, to give the approval for a third runway at heathrow. they've also tried to ensure mps who were concerned about the environmental impact, that that could be diminished by the use of new technology coming into aircraft but also changing the way that flight patterns work, and that could diminish the impact this will have on residents in that part of london, but this is very controversial, even though mps have approved it, because there are few major capital cities in the world with its main hub airport so close to the centre of the city, in such a populated area, and i think the concerns about the impact this is going to have on residents in that bit of london, on the enviro

bought the oil in canada, to help control his seizures but it was confiscated on her arrival at heathrow airportvid said he used "an exceptional power" to issue the licence for what he said was a medical emergency. richard lister has the story. charlotte and billy caldwell flew back to britain on monday after taking the law into their own hands. to treat billy's epilepsy, they bought cannabis oil in canada containing an ingredient banned in the uk. the drug which had kept billy's seizures under control for almost a year was confiscated and four days later billy was back in hospital. he's still there but today charlotte was told the home office had backed down and licensed billy's cannabis treatment, leaving her relieved but angry. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fact play any role in the administration of medication for sick children in our country. no other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal. sajid javid indicated that this wasn't a full policy change but a response to a complex situation. he said... but ma

creating thousands ofjobs and apprentice ships and boosting al economy by expanding heathrow airport.on and anger as abortion laws are debated. who, otherwise, if we had had the legislation which exists here and the rest of the united kingdom, would been discarded and put in a bin before they were ever born! and with train timetables derailing chris grayling, i ask an old cabinet hand how to survive a ministerial crisis. whatever goes wrong in your department, however much it's at arm's length from you, you're not, in practice, responsible for it. you have to take responsibility. but first: after 50 years of umming and ahhing, at last, a breakthrough. on tuesday, the cabinet agreed that the controversial third runway at heathrow airport should go ahead. many don't like the idea — not least the foreign secretary, borisjohnson — on the grounds of noise and pollution. mps will be asked to vote on the decision within the next three weeks. so the transport secretary was at the despatch box to deliver the news. the time for action is now. heathrow is already full, and the evidence shows the

around billy continuing to have his anti—epileptic medication that was confiscated at london heathrow airportome office and myself and our team have been working extremely hard together throughout the night to make this happen. which is truly amazing. but there can only be one conclusion here, that my little boy, my beautiful, sweet little boy, who has a life—threatening form of epilepsy and one seizure can kill him, he needs his medicine back, today. again, look, i am just truly and utterly thankful and overwhelmed by each and all you guys, all you journalists. the support that is coming in, via messages, e—mails, phone calls, not just from the uk, but from the doctor in canada, the team in canada, who originally prescribed billy his anti—epileptic medicine. the head of the clinical research there, catherine jacobson. they are all on the phone supporting us, messages from australia, america, everywhere... and i, without yous and without the support, we wouldn't be able to do this, and just from the bottom of my heart, thank you all so very, very much. sinn fein will debate changing the party

heathrow is already full, and the evidence shows the remaining london airports won't be far behind. busiest two—runway airport in the world, heathrow‘s capacity constraints means it is falling behind its global competitors, impacting the uk's economy and global trading opportunities. the secretary of state now stands here today at the dispatch box and expects this house to accept what he says about the most significant of infrastructure projects. i'm sorry, but the secretary of state has form. the only reason that he is at the dispatch box today is because the prime minister is too weak to sack him. one former transport secretary had been looking at the fine print. can he confirmed that there is a cost recovery claws and teeth grow in the event that the project is not pursued after this decision, does this mean that taxpayers have to pick up the bill that costs billions? others were worried about the environmental effect. this is not compatible with meeting government targets and at the circumstances. from a scottish perspective, all the scottish airports except one support expansio

to blame mark carne for everyone that has gone wrong, it is a bit like blaming heathrow airport when been a wholesale letdown of the travelling public by everybody here. in a major way, by the government, which is not admitting it. let me give you a simplistic view. to blame mark carne for everyone that has gone wrong, it is a bit like blaming heathrow airport when easyjet go wrong. everybody has let the travelling public down, and until everybody is honest about it, we will not get that trust back, and the government is not being honest. stripping franchises for resignations, it satisfies the headline writer of the daily mail or people's desire for blood, and i understand that, and it solves nothing. we can't magic trains out of thin air. for example, network rail did screw up in the north with the electrification of the line at bolton, they are responsible for that, excuse me, and they have held their hands up for it. but in scotland the late delivery of new trains for scotland has prevented what is called a cascade of diesel units, which were due to go to northern, so these trains

mps will decide whether to build a third runway at heathrow airport later today. will probably approve the expansion plans, but the vote is likely to expose splits in both the labour and conservative parties. joining us now to discuss this is mike spicer, director of research and economics at the british chambers of commerce. where does the bcc stand on this heathrow expansion? it wants mps to vote in favour of it. heathrow is an important economic asset for the uk. it is the third—largest port by value for markets outside the eu, so it will be hugely important in the future for any independent trade policy. what we are saying is, you cannot call yourself a champion of free trade as the government wants us free trade as the government wants us to be seen unless you are willing to invest heavily in international conductivity. with heathrow private investors stand ready to do that. what about the environmental impact? some say the economic benefits have been overplayed. there is an impact on the immediate surrounding area and that cannot be overstated. first of all,

today, ministers decided the uk and europe's busiest airport, heathrow, should get a new runway, andlenty of people hate the idea. are you going to lie down in front of the bulldozers? hear that? i don't think you'll see bulldozers, said borisjohnson, whose promise to lay down in front of one to stop the digging near his constituency. is the runway now going to happen? wait, wait, chris will be making a statement. secretary chris grayling. mr speaker, i come to this house to mark a historic moment which signals our commitment to securing global connectivity, creating tens of thousands of local jobs and apprenticeships, and boosting our economy for future generations, by expanding heathrow airport. so this is a test of whether the government is fit for purpose on big projects. it's going to be a battle going forward. there's still strong opposition to this, there's still some difficult stages to overcome. but we are absolutely determined to deliver this project which we think is crucial to all of our futures. at least, that is the plan — thousands of new jobs, around £2.6 billion in c

heathrow is in the top 20 is global freight airports. charles de gaulle is number nine. d be delivered before the late 2020s. thank you. in the past few minutes, the first detailed statistics on student suicide havejust been published. in the past, the office for national statistics has simply published an annual total figure based on coroners‘ inquests, but these figures go into a lot more detail. our reporter, chi chi izundu, has been covering the issue of student suicides for some time, she's been looking at the new figures, and is here now. tell us about these figures. they show that overall the number of student suicides for england and wales is lower than what was expected. in the year ending july 2017 there were 95 student suicides. it is creeping up slightly over a 10—year period but it is still overall pretty low figures. in terms of universities being set up to help their students with mental health issues, are enough of them doing enough? a lot of the universities would say they are doing and. we spent time at different universities like birmingham, they have t

parliament will vote today on the government's plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport. high—profile divisions in both tory and labour ranks. heathrow is already europe's busiest airport and needs a third runway in order to increase capacity, but there's strong resistance on environmental and other grounds. the taxi hailing company uber goes to court in london today, hoping to win an appeal to keep its licence to operate in the city. last year, the transport regulator tfl refused to renew uber‘s licence because of concerns about public safety and security. the compa ny‘s approach to reporting criminal offences and how its drivers were getting medical certificates were cited for refusing permission to operate in london. that is our twitter question today, we are talking about uber. do get in touch. china has been trying to attract tech giants which are listed overseas to also float their shares back home, but the country's smartphone maker xiaomi announced on saturday that it's delaying the share sale in the mainland indefinitely. the firm is still listing in hong kong on

but if politicians have voted to approve a third runway at london's heathrow airport after debating the issue in parliament by minister to resume a says the eighteen billion dollar project will ease congestion and create a hundred thousand jobs but opponents object to the expansion on environmental noise and financial grounds heathrow is europe's busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers spain and portugal have both slots in the world cup's knockout stage the final group games began on monday with video review known as v.a. are playing a significant role in several of the day's matches earlier swept to the top spot in group a after beating russia and saudi arabia beat egypt but both had already been ruled out of the final sixteen and which isn't has more from moscow. so spain and portugal have qualified out of group b. but few would have predicted just how close iran and morocco it comes to causing a major upset portugal needed to draw their game against iran to make sure of their place in the knockout rounds they did take the lead to record a charisma but iran was equalize in injur

this is a massively expensive than polluting proposal to expand heathrow, also i think people would prefer a regional airportons they need on their doorstep rather than going hundreds of miles to london to fly from heathrow. it is a 20th—century strategy in a 21st—century point—to—point world. there is no doubt that today's announcement brings the prospect of announcement brings the prospect of a third runway at heathrow closer, but opponents remain determined to make their voices heard and are unlikely to back down until the tarmac has been laid. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. this has been a controversial topic for so long, what sort of battle as the government basing? on some level you might think mrs may has had a rush of blood to the head to press ahead with a decision that successive prime ministers, frankly, have run away from, when she already faces a series of epic parliamentary battles over brexit. did she really wa nt battles over brexit. did she really want another one when she knows there are probably around 30 tory mps who will defy hair and vote against it, in

planemaker airbus and the car industry body, the smmt, to voice their concerns, and the operator of heathrow airport revealing it will shift its international hq from the uk to amsterdam due to brexit. with me is ross denton, trade partner at baker mckenzie. the morning. let's talk about interventions from businesses. the government says it is not helpful. what impact is it having? it is focusing the mind. something has to be done. investment has to be made but businesses. any clarity that can be given to them is welcome. from the other side of the perspective, they are saying if they do not get clarity and what they want, many are mobile businesses which can move out of the uk. more negotiation is happening today. we do not know what is coming out of the press conference last night with michel barnier. what is the best result? they want nuts and bolts of the negotiations. the money and things about immigration are important, but the most important thing for them is the most important thing for them is the shape of the future relationship between the uk and the eu 27. i think we can see some certain

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members of parliament in britain have approved controversial plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport near london — the busiest in europe. prince william continues his tour of the middle east. he has arrived in israel, making him the first british royal to make an official visit to the country. the prince will also visit the occupied palestinian territories. his trip is being seen as a diplomatically sensitive one to the region. that's all from me for now. more to come. stay with us here on bbc news. and our top story here for you in the uk this evening: the senior firefighter who led the initial response to the grenfell fire has said he cannot remember receiving any training on when to order the evacuation of tower blocks. more on that to come. but first, hughes sharanjit leyl. —— here is. india hosts a meeting of the asian investment bank, we find out what is on the agenda for china's version of the world bank. and the bank for sex workers in mumbai closes down, leaving many women without a place to safely put their money. hello and welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit le