standard life aberdeen is calling itself aberdeen. that's aberdeen without any of the e's.ottom of the screen. abrdn. and the name symbolizes clarity of focus and a renewed sense of purpose. joining us is abrdn's ceo. thank you for joining us. it's easy to see on paper. a little harder to read, as i demonstrated. what prompted this demonstrated -- change? >> it's easy to say. our name is well known all throughout the world, asia, europe, and the u.s. it's been given a huge welcome there. we were standard life aberdeen, which was a brand life that advertised two companies coming together. we are focused on delivering for our clients. this change of our brand today is a very important milestone. but as your previous guest just said, it's just one milestone that demonstrates the simplification and growth of this business. now, you reported last week that we have in india, we received the proceeds of the divestments last week. we are focused on our clients, and not just refocusing the group, and bringing the whole thing together under a single brand. we have got a phenomenal gr

temperatures, we are up to 25 in aberdeen at this stage of the weekend. south, 28 for cardiff and for london. and if anything, it gets hotter still as we head into sunday, when temperatures could peak at around 30 celsius across parts of the cell. at the same time, looks like we might well see some fresh air moving into scotland, temperatures easily little here, but still warm in the sunshine. for most of us, a fine weekend on the cards. a reminder of our top story. dozens of people have died in germany and belgium after record rainfall causes flooding across parts of western europe. dozens are still missing. hello, welcome to sportsday — i'm austin halewood, coming up this evening. it's back and so with the fans. after two years away the hundred and 49 open championship is under way at royal st. george's. george's. leaving the rest behind... it's another stage win for tarday pog—archer — he takes another big step towards defending his tour de france title. and the rugby league world cup will go ahead but will the reigning champions be there? good evening

hick -- with luke hickmore, aberdeen standard investments.his is bloomberg. ♪ dani:dani: live from london, i'm dani burger, with alix steel in new york. this is "bloomberg markets." earnings season has been rolling on, and in europe, it means a new high on the stoxx 600. there has been this narrative, you and i have certainly talked to people who say it is still all about american exceptionalism, that that is where you find growth. here is some data from bernstein about annualized earnings growth since 2019. if you look at just pure market, what is going to happen, that is the metal bar here, bernstein says the u.s. market growth is 9.4%. that easily beats out what is happening in europe at 2.5% growth. so maybe as a whole, you might want to go in and buy europe. but when you get into the factors, the picture gets more complicated. in terms of the growth factor, use to the u.s. outperforming, but value is where europe shines, so u.s. value, annualized earnings growth at seven point percent. in europe, it is 8.3%. this is a market that is perp

the satellite picture makes it clear, aberdeen has a lot of low cloud, mr and mark stretching into the—east of england, tending to retreat to the coast but lingering in places this afternoon. elsewhere, a lot of sunshine, one or two isolated thunderstorms popping up two isolated thunderstorms popping up at some of those really heavy, quite a lot of rainfall in places, highest temperatures in the west, 32 in northern ireland, would once again break that record and further east it is a bit cooler especially for the north sea coast, more in the way of cloud and we still have these met office extreme heat warnings in force, parts of south west england, parts of wales, the midlands, and also in northern ireland and that is partly because the temperatures are not dropping quickly at all through the evenings and dry for most as we head through this evening, a couple of thunderstorms but the temperatures by 11 o'clock in cardiff, 2a degrees, 21 in belfast and another tricky night for sleeping and more of this low cloud mr mark across the north—east and scotland, down the east of england. retre

cloud here, may be an odd patch of rain but for most of us it's hot and sunny, temperatures 25 in aberdeenther south in london and cardiff, but it looks like it's on sunday we will see the higher temperatures of the weekend will stop the exception to that story, scotland, where we have some slightly fresher air beginning to make inroads so more in the way of cloud. it's still pleasant, low 20s in terms of celsius here. further south temperatures will probably hit 30 celsius so it's very warm. one by day means warm by night, these are the kind of temperatures you might encounter as you are going to bed in london. it gets increasingly uncomfortable, really, into the weekend. a reminder of our top story... tax sugary and salty food to improve our nation's health, says an independent review. but the prime minister responds coolly to the idea. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. bye— bye. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm, i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes here with your latest sports news... golf's oldest major is back, the

that will clear quite quickly but some remaining for north—west scotland, 17 degrees in aberdeen, highsin northern ireland retreating to the coast, 26 inland through the afternoon, murky for some irish sea coast of north—west england and north wales, but inland, temperatures in a few places up to 29 or 30 degrees. always cooler around the coasts with sea breezes. at silverstone, for the british grand prix, it looks hot through saturday and more especially for race day on sunday, lots of sunshine. strong sunshine, very high uv levels for many, especially in the south and west of the uk. make sure you protect yourself if you are out and about for any length of time. heading through saturday night, we see long clear spells, especially down towards england and wales, northern ireland and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—west england, pretty mild and warm night in places, 14, 15 or 16 degrees. sunday, the further south you are, expect sunshine again, further north, generally more cloud in the mix, and some patchy rain across

aberdeen is easy to say and search.ry spent decades on the cost of generating electricity and out of shifting focus to make panels more powerful. joining us is our asian energy reporter. where are we in the price dynamics and is this game changing moment? >> yes, we are at an inflection point now. solar power has become cheaper and cheaper over the last 20 years. over the last decade the cost have fallen 90%. it is now cheaper than coal, in a lot of areas. that does not mean that solar industry can rest on his laurels. solar power now can out price coal when the sun is out before full decarbonization we need solar power to get cheaper so you can pair with hydrogen generation or batteries, to get around-the-clock clean energy. that is why solar companies are switching out toward trying to make these panels more powerful. haidi: how much of all of this equipment and power generation in the solar industry is dependent on china? >> quite a bit of it actually. china basically dominates the solar industry, ever since the turn

standard life aberdeen has gone ahead with this plan to remake-- rename the u.k.et manager, spelling it rbna. it on latest market and social media. the chief executive says the short name to makes it easier for people to search for the company online. >> aberdeen -- it is also university. abrdn is a unique vulnerable assert. it's easy to search. haidi: to australia no. -- in australia now. the governor has to make a decision. we will also be getting weekly consumer jobs data in the coming hours. a hold to morgan financial after that takeover. stocks soaring yesterday. plenty more ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ [ "me and you" by barry louis polisar ] ♪ me and you just singing on the train ♪ ♪ me and you listening to the rain ♪ ♪ me and you we are the same ♪ ♪ me and you have all the fame we need ♪ ♪ indeed, you and me are we ♪ ♪ me and you singing in the park ♪ ♪ me and you, we're waiting for the dark ♪ vonnie: you are watching "daybreak australia." opec-plus abandoned its meeting without a deal, two prices and leaving the oil market facing high supply and rising pric

james athey of aberdeen standard is still with us.could be real estate next, so at this point, what do you do with china markets? do you just not touch them, knowing that there could be further crackdown in morse? -- in more sectors? james: it is definitely difficult. keyword there from dr. yu and ultimately the driving force behind chinese decisions at all times is ideology. we are talking about a hybrid economy, but one which under president xi has most certainly shifted towards a more maoist ideology then mao himself. therefore, to the extent that capitalism is allowed to operate and flourish, it is only allowed to do so as a means to an end, and china has multiple plates spinning. policy is always having to nudge things in one direction and back in the other direction from the straight and narrow. and fortunately, in doing so, problems pop up in various sectors and segments which need to be dealt with. it has become highly speculative, and it is not productive. their only purpose is capital appreciation, which is a problem for the

we're going to see that day—by—day, really. 24 in aberdeen, highs of 26 for birmingham, for cardiff, bed time, but these are the lowest temperatures right at the end of the night, around 15 or so for parts of england and wales and also further north in parts of scotland. well, the weekend is set fair as well — that area of high pressure is still with us — but weak weather fronts continue to pester the far north of scotland bringing an odd spot of rain, again not amounting to much. it certainly won't be very heavy. for most of the uk, it's sunny and it's getting hotter as well, 25 in aberdeen, 22 in belfast, still warm in the sunshine, here, but further south, 28 for cardiff and for london, and it looks to be on sunday that we'll see the day's highest temperatures, probably across the south where we could see highs of around 30 celsius in the very hottest areas. i know that heat is not everyone's favourite but it is going to be heating up nevertheless. further north in scotland, you'll notice the temperature just beginning to come down a little bit. there is the potential of seeing so

a little bit disappointing as far as the temperatures go — maybe only around 17 in aberdeen, but in theor viewers in the uk and around the world. new york's state governor declares a disaster emergency following a surge in gun violence in the state. it's so bad that when you look at the recent numbers, more people are dying of gun violence than of covid. gunfire the taliban claim they've taken control of more territory in afghanistan, as nato withdraws. the afghan security forces insist soldiers have not defected to the militants. by no means has anyone defected to the taliban. they may have abandoned their posts because they were no longer able to fight. but they have come back.

plenty of sunshine around and day by day for many areas we will see those temperatures rise. 24 in aberdeen is more of that hot and sunny weather. the exception the far northwest of scotland where we will probably see if few patches of rain from time to time. furthersouth if few patches of rain from time to time. further south harder temperatures climbing 27 in hall this time, 28 for london and for cardiff. it's on sunday that we may well see temperatures peek into the low 30s was a very hot weather across southern areas slightly cooler and fresher air probably filtering and across parts of scotland. you might well find temperatures easing back a little bit here. highs of around 20 through the central belt was up for see highs between the 30s. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more than 65 people have been killed in flash floods in western europe, mostly in germany, where a torrent of water swept away buildings, bridges and cars. go, go, go! in belgium, surrounded by water — part of a house is swept away in seconds. a mother and son find

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hottest dayecorded in heathrow, london, were temperatures reached 7.8 degree, to the coldest in aberdeen-10 .3 degrees, to the rain in october th the wettest day on record and wind on the isle of wight with wind gusts reading 100 kilometers per hour. the reports says the u.k. is gettg wetter, warmer and sunnier. >> from our observations, we can see the u.k. climate is already changing climate change is not something we have to worry about are the end of the century. we are saying this very -- seeing this very clearly in our observations now. rebecca: this map shows the u.k.'s warning. the darker the red, the bigger the temperature increase. everywhere is hotter by an average of 1.9 degrees. east midlands have warmed more than one degree. on this map, dark blue means more rain. the u.k. now has an erage of 6% net -- now is an average of 6% wetter. in scotland, 10%. it is putting strain on the u.k. infrastructure. extreme heat, halting trains as tracks buckle. rain or shine, the world will head to the united nations climate summit this year and we will find out of governments rest to the c

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a lot fresher in scotland — you can see 11 in glasgow, 12 expected in aberdeen.and in the middle of the high pressure, the winds tend to fall light, the air is very dry, there's very little cloud, so, actually, for some of us, monday is going to feel every bit as hot. in fact, the heat might actually spark off one or two showers because that is a possibility tomorrow. but generally speaking, i think there'll be more sunshine around, at least across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. so here, temperatures up to 2a in glasgow and pushing the high 20s again in the south. i think we'll see exactly the same pattern on tuesday, lots of sunshine across the uk, very light winds, feeling every bit as hot and the possibility of these higher temperatures sparking off one or two showers. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day, temperatures in some spots again hitting the high 20s, in fact not far off 30 there for cardiff. but, towards the end of the week, the temperatures will ease a little bit and there's just the chance we'll get some showers come the we

most of us though, it's a fine and sunny day, temperatures a little bit higher generally. 24 in aberdeens getting hotter and by sunday, we could see temperatures in the south reach 30 celsius. that's your latest weather. this is bbc news, the headlines. in western germany, at least 58 people including two firefighters have died and many more are missing after extensive flooding. the chancellor, angela merkel, called it a catastrophe, linking the events to climate change. there's also flooding in neighbouring netherlands and in belgium — where nine people have died. the mayor of the city of liege has asked some people to evacuate where they can. more rain is forecast. in south africa, 25 thousand troops have been deployed on the streets to contain 7 days of unrest sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zuma. 117 people are now known to have died in the unrest. germany's chancellor angela merkel has been in washington before she leaves office later this year. since she came to power in 2005, angela merkel has held meetings with 4 us presidents.

grey, damp and windy for north west scotland, just 17 degrees for stornaway but in the sunshine in aberdeenurky for some irish sea coast of north—west england and north wales, but inland, temperatures in a few places up to 29 or 30 degrees. always cooler around the coasts with sea breezes. at silverstone, for the british grand prix, it looks hot through saturday and more especially for race day on sunday, lots of sunshine. strong sunshine, very high uv levels for many, especially in the south and west of the uk. make sure you protect yourself if you are out and about for any length of time. heading through saturday night, we see long clear spells, especially down towards england and wales, northern ireland and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—west england, pretty mild and warm night in places, 1a, 15 or 16 degrees. sunday, the further south you are, expect sunshine again, further north, generally more cloud in the mix, and some patchy rain across the north of scotland. temperatures a little bit lower across the northern half

in the sunshine, temperatures continuing to rise. 23 in aberdeen, 26 by the for birmingham. cardiff and for london as well. this fine, dry, sunny weather is going to last for most of us into the weekend, although it probably stays cloudy for the northern isles. scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england, low to mid 20s widely. even hotter for wales, england, low to mid 20s widely. even hotterfor wales, the england, low to mid 20s widely. even hotter for wales, the midlands, england, low to mid 20s widely. even hotterfor wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. through the weekend, we will see temperatures getting close to the 30 degrees mark. too hot for some, for sure. at that fine, sunny and warm weather is on the way, like it or not. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, here's a look of what we have coming—up tonight... golf's oldest major is back, we'll be live at royal st george's — loo

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plenty of sunshine around for the day by day many areas will see those temperatures rise. 2a in aberdeen the far northwest of scotland where we will probably see a few patches of rain from time to time. further south temperatures climbing again, 27, 28 in london and cardiff. it's sunday that we may well see temperatures peek into the low 30s was a very hot weather across southern areas was up slightly cooler and fresher air filtering through parts of scotland. you might well find temperatures easing back a little bit here. has around 20 through the central belt was up as i say, further south we could see highs reaching the 30s. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. parts of germany and belgium suffer their worst floods in living memory. people in parts of belgium and western germany are being rescued from their rooftops. others have been swept away. more than a0 people are dead. agree for the people who lost their lives. we do not know the number, but it will be many. some of the basements of their houses, some were working as firefighters trying to bring others to safety.- work

non—urgent operations have already been postponed at aberdeen royal infirmary and two other scottishstaff absences due to self—isolation. the first minister said case numbers could be levelling off, though she added while there could be some easing onjuly 19th that wouldn't be the end of all restrictions. many of the baseline measures we use, things like face coverings, physical distancing, rigorous hand hygiene, advising on good ventilation, these are going to continue to be important mitigations in protecting ourselves and others from the virus, perhaps for some time yet. some scottish cases were linked to euro 2020 football. now it's been suggested as a factor in england after research showing men were nearly a third more likely than women to test positive. whatever the reason, the data will be watched closely ahead of final decisions on ending restrictions in england. hugh pym, bbc news. the england team returned to training at their base in staffordshire today after their nail—biting win against denmark last night. gareth southgate's men secured their first place in a major fina

is what it looks like early on saturday, very muggy in the morning in the south, 16. 11 at 7am in aberdeenorning moving northwards into northern england. that could give 30 millimetres of rain in an hour or so, that is a lot of rainfall but there will be other parts of the country later in the afternoon which will also catch some big downpours. the thinking is around the west country come into west england, scattered showers and also scatter showers almost anywhere across the country during the course of the afternoon. thunder and lightning possible, downpour is possible but not everywhere. through the course of the evening, you can see some of those showers continue again very hit and miss. there will be one or two of us who will miss the showers altogether but watch out for these big humourless and cumulonimbus clouds tomorrow. that's all from us, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. there's a big win, more on that for a moment. let's go to centre court where andy murray is on his third round. looking to end an emotional week. it's curre

plenty of sunshine around for the day by day many areas will see those temperatures rise. 2a in aberdeenn, the far northwest of scotland where we will probably see a few patches of rain from time to time. hotter further south temperatures climbing again, 27, 28 in london and cardiff. it's sunday that we may well see temperatures peek into the low 30s was a very hot weather across southern areas was up slightly cooler and fresher air filtering through parts of scotland. you might well find temperatures easing back a little bit here. highs of around 20 through the central belt was up as i say, further south we could see highs reaching the 30s. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. parts of europe are suffering their worst floods in living memory. these -ictures worst floods in living memory. these pictures from — worst floods in living memory. these pictures from western _ worst floods in living memory. these pictures from western germany i worst floods in living memory. these pictures from western germany at the homes of collapsed building and cars have been swept away and a numb

most of us though, it's a fine and sunny day, temperatures a little bit higher generally. 2a in aberdeenkend. it's getting hotter and by sunday, we could see temperatures in the south reach 30 celsius. that's your latest weather. hello this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines. police say at least 58 people have died after being missing from fighting in germany. the negativity will not break bukayo saka speaking out after racist abuse received after missing penalties and the euro 2020 files also criticising social media companies. latest figures show 40,553 new coronavirus infections in the uk and 63 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, the highest number of deaths reported in one day since march. borisjohnson has insisted his plans for covering up communities are a win—win for the whole of the uk. he says he won't make richer areas poorer. and the open golf championship returns after a two—year gap, 30,000 people enjoying the action out at royal saint georges in kent. borisjohnson is boris johnson is appeared borisjohnson is appeared to pour hot water —— cold water on a te

for many of us in the sunshine again it's going to be another warm day. 22 in belfast, 23 for aberdeenget a little bit warmer, temperatures up to 25 in manchester this weekend, but it's going to be even warmer than that across wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern england. temperatures could get pretty close to 30 degrees during the second half of the weekend. that your latest weather. bye for now. hello, this is 0utside source. south africa is to deploy up to 25,000 troops to try and quell six days of looting and violence. this is the heart stopping moment a woman throws her baby to safety from a burning building. we spoke to her. i was panicking and i was trusting anyone to take my baby for me because the place was burning. instill because the place was burning. will because the place was burning. will be talking to a brother of the former south african president also the children of parents who islamic state faced a life of presuming in serious camps.— state faced a life of presuming in serious camps. kids here have been throu~h serious camps. kids here have been through uni

a little bit disappointing as far as the temperatures go — maybe only around 17 in aberdeen, but in the 90% complete. that's more than two months earlier than we were expecting. the taliban is taking another ten districts and placing some afghan forces into retreat. br; some afghan forces into retreat. el: no means has anyone effect to the taliban. they may have abandoned their posts because they were no longer able to fight. the their posts because they were no longer able to fight.— longer able to fight. the uk government _ longer able to fight. the uk government set _ longer able to fight. the uk government set out - longer able to fight. the uk government set out more i longer able to fight. the uk - government set out more details on how it plans to fully unlock despite a new search of coronavirus. the difference _ a new search of coronavirus. the difference is _ a new search of coronavirus. the difference is that _ a new search of coronavirus. tie: difference is that this a new search of coronavirus. tte: difference is that this vaccine a new search of coronavirus. t'te: differenc

now friday's highs, 26 degrees in birmingham, in london and in cardiff. 23 in aberdeen, also feelinguk on sunday, but for most of the country, high pressure's still with us, it's another fine day with prolonged spells of sunshine and it's getting hotter. temperatures could reach 29, perhaps even 30 degrees in the very hottest air across the south of the uk. with that cloudier air in the north west, we've got temperatures here into the low 20s. now, the big question is how long this area of high pressure holds on before low pressure starts to come in off the atlantic. it is a question because quite often what we see with these areas of high pressure is the models think that change is going to happen a bit quicker than it is. and what i would say at the moment is that the forecast reliability is pretty good until wednesday next week. after that, ok, the forecast starts to get a little bit more uncertain. so, it's not dead sure that we'll see rain arriving. we could see the area of high pressure holding on that bit longer and the dry weather lasting that bit longer as well. it's somethi

a lot fresher in scotland — you can see 11 in glasgow, 12 expected in aberdeen. high pressure and in the middle of the high pressure, the winds tend to fall light, the air is very dry, there's very little cloud, so, actually, for some of us, monday is going to feel every bit as hot. in fact, the heat might actually spark off one or two showers because that is a possibility tomorrow. but generally speaking, i think there'll be more sunshine around, at least across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. so here, temperatures up to 2a in glasgow and pushing the high 20s again in the south. i think we will see exactly the same pattern on tuesday, lots of sunshine across the uk, very light winds, feeling every bit as hot and the possibility of these higher temperatures sparking off one or two showers. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day, temperatures in some spots again hitting the high 20s, in fact not far off 30 there for cardiff. but, towards the end of the week, the temperatures will ease a little bit and there's just the chance we'll get some sh

that will clear quite quickly but some remaining for north—west scotland, 17 degrees in aberdeen, highs coast, 26 inland through the afternoon, murky for some irish sea coast of north—west england and north wales, but inland, temperatures in a few places up to 29 or 30 degrees. always cooler around the coasts with sea breezes. at silverstone, for the british grand prix, it looks hot through saturday and more especially for race day on sunday, lots of sunshine. strong sunshine, very high uv levels for many, especially in the south and west of the uk. make sure you protect yourself if you are out and about for any length of time. heading through saturday night, we see long clear spells, especially down towards england and wales, northern ireland and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—west england, pretty mild and warm night in places, 1a, 15 or 16 degrees. sunday, the further south you are, expect sunshine again, further north, generally more cloud in the mix, and some patchy rain across the north of scotland. temperatures a

but in the sunshine in aberdeen highs of 25.rish because in northwest england and north wales as well. but come and land, temperatures in a few places up to 29 or 30 degrees. always a little cooler around the coast with sea breezes developing. sufficient for the british grand prix it looks hot through saturday and more especially for the race day on sunday with lots of sunshine. strong sunshine at that. very high view the levels are many especially towards the south and west. make sure you protect yourself if you are out and about for any length of time. as we had through saturday night we will see long, clear spells especially down towards england and wales. northern ireland and scotland see more clout. some filtering across the irish sea towards north wales in northwest england was a pretty mild and quite warm night in places, 1a, 15, 16 degrees. sunday the further south you are the expect more sunshine. further north generally more clout in the mix by the stage and some patchy rain. across the north of scotland. temperatures

a little bit disappointing as far as the temperatures go — maybe only around 17 in aberdeen, but in theland. the health secretary, sajid javid, said people who've had two vaccines will no longer have to self—isolate if they come into contact with a positive case. president biden has again appealed for americans to get the covid jab. it comes after his administration felljust short of its target of 70% of us adults receiving at least one dose by the july 11th holiday. the united states has confirmed that its military withdrawal from afghanistan is now more than 90% complete. the taliban, meanwhile, says it has captured another ten districts from the government. we still don't know the first finalist at euro 2020. italy and spain has finished 1—1 after extra time.

another cold night, 1a in the south. 12 or 13 for glasgow and aberdeen.he low pressure is still pretty close to us on wednesday. it's just off the course of scotland. generally speaking, still driving our weather. further showers around. i suspect tomorrow we will have a few more sunny spells, so it will feel it may be a little bit warmer, the winds may not be quite as strong in the south. 21 celsius. not a bad day, it could be worse. watch out for those downpours, there could be some cracks of thunder as well. here it is. a few more showers around on thursday. not too many of them around. temperatures are 22 in them around. temperatures are 22 in the south, a little bit more fresh for our friends the south, a little bit more fresh for ourfriends in the south, a little bit more fresh for our friends in the the south, a little bit more fresh for ourfriends in the hebrides. towards the weekend, i can't guarantee dry weather. in fact, a weather front is scheduled to zip across the south in the morning on saturday, which means that the second half of the date

you can see 11 there in glasgow. 12 expected in aberdeen. the high pressure is with us. to fall like there's very little cloud, so for some of us is going to feel every bit as hot. in fact, the heat might spark off one or two showers, because that is a possibility tomorrow. generally speaking, i think they will be more sunshine around tomorrow. here, temperatures up around tomorrow. here, temperatures up to 24 in glasgow and pushing the high 20s in the south. i think we will see exactly same pattern on tuesday. lots of sunshine in the uk. very light winds. feeling every bit as hot, and the possibility of these higher temperatures are sparking off one or two showers. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day. temperatures in some spots again hitting high 20s. towards the end of the week, the temperatures will ease a little bit and there is just the chance we will get a little shower. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines... uk health secretary sajid javid confirms he has coronavirus — and the prime minister and chancellor have been alerted by the covid conta

non—urgent operations have already been postponed at the aberdeen royal infirmary and 2 other scottishr said case numbers could be leveling off though she added that there could be some easing onjuly 19 that would not be the end of all restrictions. many of the baseline measures we use, things like face coverings and physical distancing and hand hygiene and good ventilation, these are going to continue to be important mitigations in protecting ourselves and others from the virus perhaps for some time yet. in scotland, case numbers have been rising rapidly in newcastle and some other areas of the northeast and now ahead of the northwest as the main hotspots in england. euro 2020 football has been suggested as a factor, after research showing men where nearly a third more likely than women to test positive. whatever the reason that data will be watched closely ahead of final decision on ending restrictions in england. ministers in northern ireland have opted for a cautious route out of lockdown. the devolved government will ease many restrictions on july 26th, including opening theatres

going to do that with the company that used to be called aberdeen standard. one of the export chiefs joining us for our focus on india. we will be looking at what is really happening, how trade flows have been playing out with the indian economy. looking forward to the bloomberg sustainable business summit this week, bringing together business leaders and investors globally to drive innovation. we did hear from the nissan ceo on the outlook for e.v. production. >> definitely, the cost of the company will go down which we are making. again, we should not be on the total cost of the ownership. of course, we continue to study how we can comfortably be. looking at the cost of the components, such as the motor, as well as the materials. by example, with more parts between e.v., we will be able to achieve further economic scale. we are seeing how we can make the same specifications and to ensure economic scale. the lower costs will encourage an increase in sales and higher sales will lead to further cost production, encouraging positive effects. >> if i were to get

it reminds me of the united states attorney in the aberdeen case who said i'm going to give immunity to unnamed individuals. that's not the job of a prosecutor. it is not to facilitate a civil case. the job of the prosecutors to prosecute. how did that prosecutor no there wouldn't be proof beyond reasonable doubt the next day, why would he make a decision, said bill cosby loose so this woman can make money in a civil case and then years later go back on it in the hope the conviction is overturned, and think there is no point in coming forward with these statements? >> that's one way to look at it but the other way to look at it from bill cosby's perspective is you thought the case was an prosecutable, it is replete in the opinion of the original prosecutor was worried about that. wasn't good enough to prosecute but i'm going to help you get $3.4 million, the court didn't like that. >> it is outrageous, not the prosecutor's job i want to turn to britney spears's fight for control of her life. tmc reporting britney spears's lawyer asked the judge in a conservator case to boot her fathe

shery: great having you with us from aberdeen standard investments.word headlines. su: we are going to start to the ecb and christine lagarde who says the ecb has learned from errors of the past and will not hinder the current economic recovery by withdrawing emergency support too early. the ecb president made the remarks as the central bank implemented new policy measures. they include time policy shifts or tightly than the bank's 2% inflation goal as well as being patient if growth exceeds that target for a transitory period. president joe biden meanwhile says sanctions leveled on the chief of cuba's military and interior ministry are just the beginning of u.s. retaliation and it comes after her venice crackdown following large antigovernment protests last month. biden says he condemns mass detentions and sham trial's which he says cubans are being subjected to. human rights groups say up to 600 people have been jailed over the latest protests. and a technologies company says it has resolved an issue that causes service disruption, affecting several

grey, damp and windy for north west scotland, just 17 degrees for stornaway but in the sunshine in aberdeen degrees. always cooler around the coasts with sea breezes. at silverstone, for the british grand prix, it looks hot through saturday and more especially for race day on sunday, lots of sunshine. strong sunshine, very high uv levels for many, especially in the south and west of the uk. make sure you protect yourself if you are out and about for any length of time. heading through saturday night, we see long clear spells, especially down towards england and wales, northern ireland and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—west england, pretty mild and warm night in places, 14, 15 or 16 degrees. sunday, the further south you are, expect sunshine again, further north, generally more cloud in the mix, and some patchy rain across the north of scotland. temperatures a little bit lower across the northern half of the uk, further south, another very warm or hot day, one or two places in the london area could get up to 30 or even 31

grey, damp and windy for north west scotland, just 17 degrees for stornaway but in the sunshine in aberdeen wales, but inland, temperatures in a few places up to 29 or 30 degrees. always cooler around the coasts with sea breezes. at silverstone, for the british grand prix, it looks hot through saturday and more especially for race day on sunday, lots of sunshine. strong sunshine, very high uv levels for many, especially in the south and west of the uk. make sure you protect yourself if you are out and about for any length of time. heading through saturday night, we see long clear spells, especially down towards england and wales, northern ireland and scotland have more cloud, some of that filtering across the irish sea towards north wales and north—west england, a pretty mild and warm night in places, 14, 15 or 16 degrees. for sunday, the further south you are, expect sunshine again, further north, generally more cloud in the mix, and some patchy rain across the north of scotland. temperatures a little bit lower across the northern half of the uk, further south, another very warm or hot day

a lot fresher in scotland. 11 there in glasgow, 12 expected in aberdeen. showers because that is a possibility tomorrow. but generally speaking, i think there will be more sunshine around across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow so temperatures up to 24 in glasgow, pushing the high 20s in the south and i think we will see exactly the same pattern on tuesday. lots of sunshine across the uk, very light winds, feeling every bit as hot and the possibility of these higher temperatures sparking off one or two showers. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day. temperatures in some spots again hitting the high 20s, in fact not far off 30 there in cardiff but towards the end of the week the temperatures will ease a little bit and there is just the chance we will get some showers come the weekend. bye— bye. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day. temperatures in some spots again hitting the high 20s, in fact not far off 30 there in cardiff but towards the end of the week the temperatures will ease a little bit and there is just the cha

james athey, aberdeen standard investment director, will be joining us.with assets detect crackdown? this is blue ash assets with the tech -- assets with the text crackdown? this is bloomberg. ♪ >> the countdown is on the europe -- is on in europe. this is "bloomberg markets: european close," with guy johnson and alix steel. ♪ alix: 30 minutes to the close of trading in europe. here's everything you need to know at this hour. china's tech crackdown spreads. china announces new rules for education companies, disrupting global risk appetite. european stocks fall from record highs due to the delta variant i had a very big earnings week. ryanair's tipping point. the low-cost giant could break higher. dani burger and for guy johnson -- dani burger in for guy johnson. dani: i've been saying this all day, that it is able market that

jonathan: we just had a conversation with james athey of aberdeen standard, and he said we face the veryeal prospect this ecb won't be able to hike through this cycle. i've heard it from somebody people, even optimistic people on the continent, saying the same thing. if we are stuck here for the ecb, what does it mean for the whole cycle? not in moments where you need some safety. i mean the whole cycle, regardless of risk sentiment. tom: based on the statement this morning -- ira: based on the statement this morning, it seems like the ecb may be buying more assets. will they actually be able to stop buying bonds at some point during the cycle? that has to be the first impetus. it seems like the ecb is somewhat more dovish. again, i think that the whole global interest rate cycle is significantly challenged by the uncertainty about how fast growth can be. even though growth in the u.s. might be ok in the not-too-distant future, we are still worried about the global implications of growth, and let's face it, with supply chains the way they are, with the interconnectedness of the global fi

go to a james at this, who is listening -- to james athey, who is listening to our analysis with aberdeen you really care when you invest? do you really invest off of what "central headlines say -- off of what "central headlines say -- off of what central bank headlines say? james: not really what headlines say. you can't invest in markets without considering to a pretty significant degree what "central's are up to. but i agree with you -- pretty significant degree what central banks are up to. but i agree with you. jonathan: do you think they are stuck down here for the whole of the cycle? james: and beyond. the problem is it is trying to use cyclical policy to deal with massive structural issues. there's is no economic theory that says monetary policy has anything more than procyclical effects. -- more than temporal effects. it brings forward demand from the future today. it does not create demand through the cycle. so the ecb is really trapped. it's job at the moment seems to be keeping markets from pricing in a more terrible future and hoping that the politicians can get their act tog

but by and large, a sunny day. 2a celsius in aberdeen, up to 23 for belfast, but some 26s for birmingham