that was the latest from chris grayling in the commons.'s departure from the european union, has taken place in brussels. the brexit secretary, david davis, says it's now time to get down to the ‘substance‘ of the negotiations. 0n the agenda, the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and those of brits abroad. the financial settlement, covering the uk's outstanding commitments.. and the issue of the irish border. meanwhile, theresa may is trying to reimpose discipline on senior ministers, after a series of lea ks suggesting cabinet splits and infighting. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. they don't really have much time to hang around. the two men who will haggle over how we leave. especially with the uk's political situation rather fluid, at best. it's incredibly important we now make good progress, that we negotiate through this and identify the differences, so we can deal with them, and identify the similarities, so we can reinforce them. it's time to get to work. now we have to work. there is a lot to do. working out the irish b

we know chris grayling is infrastructure are heavy and likes these big projects and when it comes tohe north and h52, a lot of our leaders are sick of all roads leading to london, hsz is going from london but if there is more connectivity between northern cities, it can redress the balance of power, but a lot of villages in britain don't even have high—speed broadband, and you wonder about this new world where we are on our phones late at night, it might be better for some people in this age of working from home if their internet links were improved rather than the rail links. the metro, a story about delays and something to cheer up rail passengers? yes and no. we will get more information about why the train is late. does that help hold the company to account? we have technology now which can tell you what time your train will arrive and how late it will be that the compensation will not change, companies still only have to pay compensation if your train is more than 30 minutes late, so people will say, southern railway trains are frequently late, if you can measure how bad it will

some of this has now been questioned by the transport secretary, chris grayling.ive today a tentative thumps—up to a hugely expensive project in london, crossrail 2. nick watt is with me. the northern powerhouse very much back in the news, and you have been speaking to one of the early fathers of this project. this evening i spoke tojim o'neill, one of the fathers of the northern powerhouse project, and he told me that theresa may is strongly committed to this project, but interestingly, he told me that he believes that the former joint chiefs of staff, fiona hill and nick timothy, had attempted to discourage the prime minister from continuing with it. he talked about his annoyance in government, he resigned in september over frustration on a number of fronts, but nick timothy has denied these claims, he has told me tonight it is categorically untrue and i was responsible for saying we needed more of the same for more of our cities. so that is the debate around jim o'neill, but new concerns around the northern powerhouse because of these announcements. that is rig

this is chris grayling doing a wide—ranging interview, yet this is the headline that has come out.paign against this ridiculous system we have where we are packed like sardines in trains, hot and sweaty desperate rank to get to work and you can see in the distance this empty first—class carriage which really we don't have a need for. chris grayling has done this interview with our political editor and said he understands the pain of commuters as a commuter himself, he comes into work every morning on the train. he has vowed to crack down on this system so we will be seeing less fi rst—class this system so we will be seeing less first—class carriages. this system so we will be seeing less first-class carriages. some of the trains like travelling, they are suspended. it's as first—class but anyone can sit in here. what if you have bought a first—class ticket, you'd be pretty miffed?” have bought a first—class ticket, you'd be pretty miffed? i always wonder who these people are hereby first—class tickets on short commuter routes. —— these people who buy first—class tickets. loads of p

i heard this afternoon that chris grayling has finally responded.eing to meet unions in seven days. that is not unreasonable. we have a breakthrough and an opportunity of here and i want the secretary of state under union leaders sitting around the table and sorting this debate that has caused so sorting this debate that has caused so much frustration to my constituents in eastbourne and many hundreds across the south—east. it is good news. let's keep moving forward. thank you very much. your time is up. the former eastenders actor paul nicholls is recovering in hospital after being seriously injured in an accident in thailand. nicholls broke both his legs and smashed one of his kneecaps after falling down a waterfall on the island of koh samui. he was trapped for three days before being rescued, after his abandoned motorcycle was spotted nearby. he managed to survive for three days before being rescued. richard galpin has this support. paul nicholls waves as he hears people at last coming to rescue him where he has been trapped at the bottom of a w

spoken to the transport secretary chris grayling ?eet me which is really, you know, shocking, i think. meet me which is really, you know, shocking, ithink. i did meet me which is really, you know, shocking, i think. i did actually get to see patrick mcloughlin. i did write to chris grayling, or my mp maria eagle did. he didn't even sign the letter himself, he wrote back basically supporting what his colleague said and won't even negotiate this any further with me. we should say in terms of a reply, the department of transport has said ourfull the department of transport has said our full sympathies are with the families. you think it's not enough. the only thing that will stop operators is if they know there is a danger of prosecution. to them they wouldn't even get a fine. nothing wouldn't even get a fine. nothing would happen, if it's guidance and they could have those tyres on at mot and they could be younger than ten yea rs mot and they could be younger than ten years old. there is nothing to stop them once the mot is finished rep

and sure enough, the transport secretary chris grayling did get the message and made a statement in thent of order, mr ed miliband. thank you, mr speaker. can i seek your advice on an urgent matter of the hs2 route and the announcement is due to be made by the transport secretary today... where is he? ..which will affect millions of people? the secretary of state began his consultation with an oral statement last november and there had been an expectation, mr speaker, that he would announce his final decisions today with an oral statement, and parts of the media were briefed to that effect. all the indications are now that the news will be sneaked out in a written statement any time now. mr speaker, this is a gross discourtesy and adds insult to injury for my constituents. so i would seek your advice about how we can get the transport secretary to come to the house and show some accountability on this issue. quite right, too. very grateful to the right honourable gentleman for his point of order. as others relate to the same subject, i will take them, or at least a number of them, and t

the transport secretary chris grayling has been criticised for backing london‘s crossrail two projectf greater manchester andy burnham said people would not accept that spending billions more on london is the country‘s highest the international trade secretary, liam fox, is holding talks in washington to discuss a possible trade deal with the united states after the uk leaves the european union. current eu rules prevent britain signing an agreement until after brexit. speaking earlier today, mr fox said the talks cover a ‘number of ‘strands‘ including ‘continuity‘ of existing deals. he also set out why the two countries‘ economies were well suited to trading with one another. it is perhaps a cliche, but the fact that it it is perhaps a cliche, but the fact thatitis it is perhaps a cliche, but the fact that it is a cliche makes it no less true. the united states in the uk are united by commerce, trade and security. it is fortuitous that we are the first and fifth largest economies in the world. the economic value of our bond cannot be overstated. the united states is britain‘s largest

transport secretary chris grayling says the scheme will help rebalance the economy.egun a legal challenge to overturn the ban on assisted dying. the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in warsaw with prince george and princess charlotte for a five day tour of poland and germany. kensington palace tweeted, adding that they "hope to meet as many people as possible during the tour". time for the sport now. thank you. roger federer‘s spoken to the bbc about winning his record 8th wimbledon title. the dad of four has set his sights on becoming world number one at least one more time in his career. but he told the bbc‘s russell fuller it was a special moment for him to go one better that pete sampras and his 7th titles. it's very special but it's borderline strange for me because he'll always be my hero, not because i've surpassed his feat here at wimbledon, that dun't change anything for me, he still is my guy, you know. that is after the match here in 2001, that one day i would surpass him, i never thought that would be possible in my wildest dreams. i take it as

chris grayling says the scheme will help rebalance the economy.ernoon. the big news now: itv has appointed the head of easyjet, carolyn mccall, as its new chief executive. of easyjet, carolyn mccall, ms mccall, who will begin the new job next january, succeeds adam crozier, who stepped down at the end of last month. paramedics, teachers, prison guards and firefighters are thousands of pounds worse off since 2010 after public—sector pay caps and freezes, according to the tuc. the head of the trade union body, frances o'grady, is calling for public—sector pay review bodies to be "genuinely independent". the government has announced the first major contracts for the high speed two railway between london and birmingham. balfour beatty, the swedish—based skanska, and carillion — which is facing financial difficulties — are among the companies chosen to build tunnels, bridges and embankments at a cost of nearly seven billion pounds. another week another data breach, but what can you do? last week it was us phone carrier verizon's turn, exposing millions

the times says the transport secretary, chris grayling, is to announce a £1 billion road—building schemey which a number of newspapers are carrying, the front page of the times. donald trump calls forjune trace is meeting over north korea. they reckon they have the ballistic capability to fire a missile that can hit anywhere on the globe.“ capability to fire a missile that can hit anywhere on the globe. it is the worst that few people want to see ina the worst that few people want to see in a headline, trump and north korea. he has called her again crisis meeting, a meeting of the united nations security council after north korea claimed to have tested that intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. he has upped his response, which up until now had been confined to tweeting, of course, the new tool in the diplomatic armoury. and it is expected that that meeting could go ahead tomorrow. thank goodness he is going through the un. and notjust through twitter. a president of the us on the 4th ofjuly. again, from north korea, two fingers up. more than two fingers, though, this is

let me read you what chris grayling, said.are making the biggest changes since victorian times. you should be grateful. we have been promised for yea rs grateful. we have been promised for years to grateful. we have been promised for yea rs to have grateful. we have been promised for years to have electrification in these regions with all the benefits that brings. we have had delays, missed targets and big overspending by network rail when they looked at the cost of delivering electrification. now these regions will be told there will be no electrification at all. the big question is whether the trans—pennine question is whether the tra ns—pennine route will question is whether the trans—pennine route will get electrification. the government remains silent on this. to give electrification to the trans—pennine route would bring big benefits to passengers. also people who never use the train would benefit from the cleaner air that happens when you move away from diesel trains. the department for transport said that it was a new

chris grayling says the scheme will help rebalance the economy. are believed to have died. an investigation is underway, with teams working to gather belongings and remains from homes in the block. questions are still being asked about how the fire spread — but also about what the future may hold for the tower block and the wider area. a short time ago, i spoke to michael lockwood, chief executive for harrow council and a member of the grenfell task force. so having made the building safe, the next steps are the recovery operation and the criminal investigation. the recovery operation is taking place, so we are trying to recover the remains and possessions of people within the building and the investigation is designed to collect the evidence. in the case of the former, we believe the case of the former, we believe the recovery operation should finish by early or mid november and the criminal investigation byjust after christmas. that is dependent on a number of factors but critically, we should have finished the investigation just after christmas

so what is the message to chris grayling who says he‘s made certain concessions with this announcementook at the national health service. look at what'sjust the national health service. look at what's just happened in the national health service. look at what'sjust happened in london. these poor family who is've lost their homes. let's push it that way. i know this isjust literally their homes. let's push it that way. i know this is just literally we have all just i know this is just literally we have alljust heard this, but what are you going to do right now? how do you feel right now about what this announcement is going to mean for you? gutted. absolutely gutted. i'm gutted and very upset and i'm very emotional. whatever the next phase is, we will all stand together. i do believe that hs2 are already on the estates handing leaflets out saying how they can be supportive. we have had no such support. i don‘t think they even knew we were here really until we brought to it their attention. we didn't show up on a map, we had to show them where we were. i've got to leave it there. i appre

the transport secretary, chris grayling, says travellers will see less first class in the future withlso suggested operators may be forced to scrap first—class areas when franchises are awarded in the future. poland's senate has backed an overhaul of the supreme court —— that's despite huge street protests and international warnings that the independence of the country's legal system will be undermined. the legislation paves the way for all supreme courtjudges to be removed and replaced. the government says it's needed to fight corruption. greg dawson reports. "free poland". the chants of a crowd who claim that democracy in the country is under attack. the protesters gathered outside of the poland supreme court, the focal point of an argument that has split the country. friday night's vote makes it more likely that all of its judges will be removed. the fear of these people is that they will be replaced with judges sympathetic to the ruling law and justice party. translation: unfortunately, we are going back to the old days, to the communism when they were shutting our mouths, when ju

the transport secretary chris grayling says travellers will see "less first class in the future" witho suggested operators may be forced to scrap first class areas when franchises are awarded in the future. in an area of philadelphia known locally as the bad—lands, some of the purest heroin in the country can be bought for just five dollars. but from next week the city authorities will clear the area to stop the heroin trade. but where will the addicts go? the bbc has been to the city to find out. we live in a world of heroin, that's the reality we live in. heroin is what is killing people, but, like, not giving people the opportunity to say "help me," not giving people the opportunity to ask for or seek treatment, it keeps them in the basement, it keeps them in places like the train tracks. that is why they are down there, that is why they are in abandoned buildings. so they can be left alone. kensington has the purest heroin in the country. it is the most potent and is the most inexpensive, about $5 a bag. at gurney street, it's kind of like a safe consumption site underground no on

the transport secretary chris grayling is making a statement in the commons now. 0ur transport correspondenteports. it's the train line that split people right down the middle. for supporters, it will boost the economy and bridge the north—south divide. critics say costs will spiral and benefits are overblown. today, several years late, the government finally confirmed the second phase of the route. trains will run on from birmingham on two lines, some on already existing tracks — one serving the north west and major cities like manchester and liverpool, the other serving the east midlands up to sheffield, leeds and york. the fact hs2 trains are now likely to stop in the centre of sheffield is bad news for everybody here on this estate in mexborough near doncaster. it means that the line will come through those trees, and they were going to build new houses there, but they've stopped, for obvious reasons. it will come over our heads and is likely to go through these two end houses here. but of course it means all of the houses around will have a 20 metre high rail viaduct right above their h

chris grayling was responding to the report into the company problems.main cause of disruption for southern passengers, or was last year when things were at their worst. as southern passengers know full well how much their service has improved since that action ceased injanuary. forms has been better since the new year, that is why, it is tragic that the union leaderships now want to carry on a battle which is meaningless and unnecessary. the performance of this railway is only going to carry on improving if industrial action by those unions stops. they seemed unwilling to come to the party. aslef, the drivers union, started the overtime ban again last week, resulting in southern trains passengers having 25% of trains cancelled each day. is he aware of the unions working together, being encouraged by the labour party, or does he see this as a straight interunion rivalry? well, let me first of all stress again, i knowjust how difficult this has been for his constituents and others, their lives have been disrupted, their lives have been turned upside down,

the transport secretary, chris grayling, says travellers will see less first class in the future withd. the minister also suggested operators may be forced to scrap first—class areas when franchises are awarded in the future. an official photograph has been unveiled to mark prince george's fourth birthday. it was taken at kensington palace by royal photographer chris jackson, who described the young prince as a "happy little boy". the prince has just returned to the uk from an official visit to poland and germany with the duke and duchess of cambridge and his sister princess charlotte. mo farah may be one of our most decorated 0lympians but now a graphic designerfrom swindon claims to have broken one of his world records. sir mo set the record for the 100—metre sack race in 2014 with a time of 39—point—91 seconds. but yesterday, dad of two stephen wildish took on the challenge and hopped over the line in just over 28 seconds — smashing mo's attempt. he's now waiting for his time to be officially verified in order to claim his new world record. now let's get the weather. i wonder ifa n

the transport secretary chris grayling says travellers will see less fi rst—class grayling says travellersbusy suburban trains having one class instead. he also suggested operators may be forced to scrap first—class areas when franchises are awarded in the future. a british man has won more than $2 million after making to the final table ina million after making to the final table in a poker tournament. he has come forth in the main event in las vegas, the grandfather of seven has little experience and usually plays a £10 tournament at his local casino. earlier, we spoke tojohn as he was celebrating in his hotel room in las vegas and he told us how unexpected his win was. it's been quite awesome and i've said it many times, i have been living the dream. i've loved every minute, having so much fun and entertainment. i came here not expecting to win. money, big money. iwanted here not expecting to win. money, big money. i wanted tojust here not expecting to win. money, big money. i wanted to just play some poker with some professionals and other people that i don't normally do. the legendary

the transport secretary chris grayling has been criticised for backing london‘s crossrail 2 project daysccept that "spending billions more on london is the country‘s highest priority for transport investment". the met office says there‘s an increased risk of unprecedented winter downpours such as those that caused extensive flooding in 2014. using a supercomputer to map future weather patterns, it‘s revealed there‘s now a one in three chance of monthly rainfall records being broken in england and wales in winter. more than 30 people have been killed and more than a0 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the afghan capital kabul. the taliban say they carried out the bombing during the morning rush hour. the taliban has maintained control of parts of the country, after being driven from power following a us—led invasion 16 years ago. 0ur correspondentjustin rowlatt is in kabul, and reports on the continuing fight there against the group. the suicide attacker struck at 7am, exploding his bomb right beside a bus carrying government workers. this shopkeeper describes how one man staggered into

this morning transport secretary chris grayling launched a £1 billion programme to double the size ofsultation on the government's aviation plans for the next 30 yea rs. aviation plans for the next 30 years. this is all about asking the country, people who use aviation, the businesses that use aviation, the businesses that use aviation, the aviation sector itself, how should government work with you in the future, what should our approach to regulation be, and decisions we ta ke to regulation be, and decisions we take about the future of the sector, what should those look like? but not eve ryo ne what should those look like? but not everyone is convinced we should keep on increasing the number of flights. it's a very small minority of people who take the overwhelming majority of flights. we need a common—sense approach. we can't go on expanding aviation indefinitely, so we need a levy which penalises those that are taking plots flights multiple times a year but respects people who need to ta ke a year but respects people who need to take a family holiday. everyone accepts our skies ar

the transport secretary, chris grayling, says travellers will see less first class in the future withscrap first—class areas when franchises are awarded in the future. an official photograph has been unveiled to mark prince george's fourth birthday. the young prince has just returned to the uk, along with his parents, the duke and duchess of cambridge, and sister princess charlotte, from an official visit to poland and germany. 0ur royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. beaming george at four, a prince poised to start school soon. a happy little boy, according to the photographer who took this official portrait. once more. this isn't george let loose on a violin. rather, hamburg's young being encouraged to take up music, something kate did in her youth. yeah! one day, william will be centre stage. not this day, which was left to his wife to take up the baton he declined. music: beethoven's fifth symphony for a helicopter—mad young prince, a pre—birthday treat, being shown around one similar to the one his dad uses as an air ambulance pilot. this is the sort of moment when being on

the transport secretary chris grayling says travellers will see "less first class in the future," withcrap first class areas when franchises are awarded in the future. a british man has won more than $2.5 million after making it to the final table of poker‘s most prestigious tournament. john hesp has come fourth in the world series of poker‘s main event in las vegas. the grandfather of seven has little experience and usually plays a £10 tournament at his local casino in hull. earlier we spoke tojohn as he was celebrating in his hotel room in las vegas and he told us how unexpected his win was. i think it's been quite awesome, and i've said it many times, i have been living the dream. i've loved every minute, having so much fun and entertainment. i came in here not expecting to win. you know, money, big money. i wanted to just play some poker with some professionals and other people that i don't normally do. the legendary poker player donnacha 0'dea, who also took part in the tournament alongside john hesp, has described his win as a great achievement. i spoke to him a short time ago. i

the transport secretary chris grayling initially made the announcement in a written statement, promptingndications are now that the news will be sneaked out in a written statement any time now. shocking! mr speaker, this is a gross discourtesy and adds insult to injury for my constituents. itoo, sadly, think that it is outrageous that this major item of public expenditure which is affecting my constituents and those of many others is not being reflected by a statement here today. the transport secretary did eventually come to the commons a little after ten o'clock at night. as you know, mr speaker, sometimes these things can happen as a result of cock—up rather than conspiracy. we need hs2. since privatisation, the number of passenger journeys in our railways has doubled, it has nearly tripled on the key west coast intercity corridor. we cannot continue to rely on the legacy of our victorian forbearers, far—sighted though they were. what assurances and guarantees can he give that the total cost will not exceed the stated £55.7 billion and not spiral as has been alleged in certain quarter

the transport secretary chris grayling says travellers will see "less first class in the future" withrst class areas when franchises are awarded in the future. a british man has won more than $2 million after making to the final table in a poker tournament. he has come forth in the main event in las vegas, the grandfather of seven has little experience and usually plays a £10 tournament at his local casino. earlier, we spoke tojohn as he was celebrating in his hotel room in las vegas and he told us how unexpected his win was. it's been quite awesome and i've said it many i came here not expecting to win. you know — money, big money. i wanted to just play some poker with some professionals and other people that i don't normally do. the legendary poker player donnacha o'dea, who also took part in the tournament alongside john hesp has described his win as a great achievement. i spoke to him a short time ago. irate him very highly. i have played in the tournament myself and i'm a little overwhelmed. i got through to the third day, i was feeling quite tired. to make the final table, he ha

this morning, transport secretary chris grayling launched a £1 billion programme to double the size of government's aviation plans for the next 30 years. this is all about asking the country, people who use aviation, the businesses that use aviation, the aviation sector itself, how should government work with you in the future, what should our approach to regulation be, and decisions we take about the future of the sector, what should those look like? but not everyone is convinced we should keep on increasing the number of flights. it's a very small minority of people who take the overwhelming majority of flights. we need a common—sense approach. we can't go on expanding aviation indefinitely, so we need a levy which penalises those that are taking flights multiple times a year but respects people who need to take a family holiday. everyone accepts our skies are reaching saturation point. the question is what to do about it. we will take a look at the cinema releases at quarter to six including... the story of two naughty schoolboys who accidentally hypnotise their headmaster into thin

the north, but the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham has criticised transport secretary chris grayling'satest national rail passenger survey has shown rail passengers in london and the south east are more satisfied with their railway journeys after a long period of patchy performance. measuring satisfaction of more than more than 27,000 passengers, no train company's overall satisfaction figures declined. we spoke to some real passengers outside victoria station about their experience. too busy and too expensive for how busy it is so it's not great. lately it has been better but always so part, nowhere to sit down. it could be better, the strikes aren't helping, it would be nice if the tickets work. surprisingly on—time for once but they need to be more consistency.” think my service is ok but that's not the impression i get from a lot of people. i think it's very variable. i find recently there has been an improvement but towards the end of last year and the beginning of this year there were significant problems. let's talk to our correspondent at king's cross. patchy, variable, that se

chris grayling was asked whether he would agree.rting the democratic will with this transitional deal? there is no question that the british people voted to take back control over our borders and there isa control over our borders and there is a lot of fixation around about what is going on in negotiations. the key is the will of the british people has to be fulfilled. we know what they voted for, we have a clear sense of what they wanted to take control over, that is something we have to achieve. does the chancellor have the support of the cabinet? we area of the cabinet? we are a team. we meet to discuss the progress in negotiations and we will form joint decisions. these are matters for the whole government, not one member. we will reach a collective decision on the basis of the progress we make. landing on the moon might have been one small step for man, but for a bag used to collect the first samples of dust and rock, it meant a giant leap in value. it's sold for $1.8 million. the seller had bought the bag on a government aucti

earlier today, i sat down with the transport secretary, chris grayling, to talk about hs2, and the government'sredicament. and i asked him whether he was 100% sure that hs2 was going to happen. yes, because the work has started already. on the first phase from london to birmingham, the enabling works are being done. the contracts we've let today are for the first full part of the work. this is going to happen. but it has to happen. people tend to misunderstand what hs2 is about, it's a capacity project more than anything else. look at the west coast main line, one of the busiest railways in europe, congested with commuter trains, freight trains, if it can cope with the demand of the future we have to move the express trains to a different line, get more freight off the roads onto the railways, create more commuter space and do so by building a state—of—the—art new high speed route we can be proud of. you don't know the final cost and there are reports that the cost may be way higher than is currently being talked about. so in a way, by saying it's definitely going to happen, without knowing the

the transport secretary, chris grayling, says travellers will see less first class in the future with instead. the minister also suggested operators may be forced to scrap first—class areas when franchises are awarded in the future. some residents on the greek island of kos have spent the night in tents after a big earthquake. two people were killed, hundreds were injured and buildings were damaged during the quake. british visitors were caught up in it. police say the two who died were tourists — a 22—year—old from sweden and a 39—year—old from turkey. poland's senate has backed an overhaul of the supreme court, that's despite huge street protests and international warnings that the independence of the country's legal system could be undermined. the legislation paves the way for all supreme courtjudges to be removed and replaced. the government says it's needed to fight corruption. greg dawson reports. "free poland". the chant of a crowd who claim that democracy in the country is under attack. the protesters gathered outside the poland supreme court, the focal point of an argument th

the union said its general secretary mick cash had been contacted by chris grayling, inviting him toin early august. at eight—year—old boy who was the first child in the world to have a double hand transplant can now and play baseball. he lost his hands and feet following an infection. doctors say the key to his recovery has been zion himself. zion was already remarkable in the way he dealt with the loss of both his hands and feet. at the age of eight, was elected to undergo pioneering surgery. he spent ten hours having a double hand transplant, a world first in such a young patient. i just want to write a letter to the parents, for giving me their son's hands, because they didn't have to do that if they didn't want to. the operation was just the start and there followed months of intensive rehabilitation. here we've had weeks of hospitalisation, but the only request for him to interact, to do therapy, to undergo testing, and again, there's never been one iota of resistance or "i don't want to today" or "i don't feel like it." zion's body rejected the donor hands eight times but desp

overwhelmingly said they did not see that benefit and to be quite honest in 16 years it would be chris graylingts because we can't, we will be suffering from a decision that has been made in london which we have a direct impact on how much our economy can benefit and i think it is poor he is not listening to the people he's meant to be serving. what about the residents in mexborough who we had from you very angry, their homes, their new homes will have to be destroyed and they are saying they were not properly consulted or informed. they weren't because this new idea only came up year ago and they are going to be in an awful limbo now because it will bea an awful limbo now because it will be a decade before their houses get bulldozed but who will buy that house? what are they going to get in terms of compensation, to the approved their children now or do they sit it out until the last minute? they're being offered like homes. —— like—for—like homes to be replaced by similar homes. but if thatis replaced by similar homes. but if that is your community, that is where you have your roots down your

chris grayling, the transport secretary, has pledged that, saying he understands how passengers can be crowded carriages when the first—class carriages are empty. he has committed to scrapping them. the picture is prince george on his fourth birthday. not all of my newspaper contributions this morning will be about dick van dyke. but here is the full quote from him about the film. announcing the confirmation of a britannia award of excellence from bafta. i am sorry for inflicting the most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema. how will we move on? the daily mail looking at labour in the boots boycott furore, which we were talking about with tom burridge. it has made a u—turn and reduced the price of the morning after pill. it had said it was trying to discourage the use of it by pricing at higher than some of its rivals. a royal birthday. george is four yea rs a royal birthday. george is four years old. are you a little bit confused by that headline? the owner of pudsey has got a new dog. u nfortu nately, of pudsey has got a new dog. unfortunately, pudsey had died. the new

this morning, transport secretary chris grayling launched a £1 billion programme to double the size ofiation plans for the next 30 years. this is all about asking the country, people who use aviation, the businesses that use aviation, the aviation sector itself, how should government work with you in the future, what should our approach to regulation be, and decisions we take about the future of the sector, what should those look like? but not everyone is convinced we should keep on increasing the number of flights. it's a very small minority of people who take the overwhelming majority of flights. we need a common—sense approach. we can't go on expanding aviation indefinitely, so we need a levy which penalises those that are taking plots flights multiple times a year but respects people who need to take a family holiday. everyone accepts our skies are reaching saturation point. the question is what to do about it. campaigners have accused boots of refusing to cut the cost of one of its morning after pills — despite calls from campaigners to do so. the emergency contraceptive called le

although unions say these crews would be in breach of industrial relations rules here, chris graylingf you were due to see adele at wembley this weekend, then we have some bad news. the singer has been forced to cancel both shows because she's damaged her vocal chords. (singing). in a series of tweets, adele said she was devastated and heartbroken as the shows were the biggest of her life. but she admitted she'd struggled vocally earlier in the week. on wednesday night she also told fans that this tour could be her last. thousands of police have been deployed in hong kong, where celebrations are being held to mark the 20th anniversary of the territory's handover from british to chinese rule. the new chief executive carrie lam was sworn in this morning. 0ur correspondentjuliana liu joins us now from live from hong kong. we can see people gathering, i am assuming it is celebrations but there have also been protests?” assuming it is celebrations but there have also been protests? i am at victoria park, which is the gathering spot for the annual first ofjuly pro—democracy rally. thousands

the daily telegraph says it's the end of first class travel as chris grayling attempts to ease rush hourhe death of pudsey the dog. he was such a big star all those yea rs he was such a big star all those years ago on stage. he has sadly died. quitea years ago on stage. he has sadly died. quite a bit of coverage on that story today. the times leads on a political story dick van dyke has apologised for his atrocious cockney accent. and hard left labour activists have plotted to re m ove left labour activists have plotted to remove the deputy leader tom watson for alleged disloyalty. and finally the guardian says europe has been supplied a list of potential suicide bombers. how are you doing? i'm all right. not bad. apparently the owner has a new dog. will they change the name to pudsey? that's what they're saying. they are saying she has another dog called sully. butler. that's good, isn't it? people deal with loss of their pets in different ways. but if you call the dog the new dog, it's going to have a different name? she will train it. she was good training dog. yeah, but if you start

the union said its general secretary mick cash had been contacted by chris grayling, inviting him to first official face—to—face meeting between presidents donald trump and vladimir putin at the g20 earlier this month was scrutinised around the world. it's now been revealed they held another, undisclosed meeting later that day. it's understood the pair spoke for up to an hour — but details of their conversation have not been disclosed. chris rogers reports. this is the first image of the two leaders meeting at the first time at the g20's summit. the backdrop, alleged russian collusion with trump's campaign team. we now know that the two leaders met again hours later, at a dinnerfor leaders that the two leaders met again hours later, at a dinner for leaders and their spouses. the doidge has emerged showing a brief interaction with other world leaders as mr trump ta ke with other world leaders as mr trump take his seat —— footage has emerged. we now know what followed was an informal meeting between the two men. but why did the white house only acknowledge this after it was publicly re

chris grayling said yesterday that he is pretty keen on the idea of crossrail two, the rail line betweenrdiff and swansea. they are upgrading the rail lines between newcastle and northmead. those standing up for the north of england are not exactly chuffed. what we need a substantially better rail services than the ones we've got. trains old, tired, packed out. they are frequently late. the system is creaking. when you go to london, you see the public transport system. for every £1 that the government gives to the north of england, london gets six. as a result of this decision today, that gap will get even bigger. it is quite frankly outrageous. so, a lot of noise coming out of their. that is a pneumatic drill that pulled up behind mejust as i decided to talk to you! impeccable timing. and what about the jacket? i was wearing a jacket at six o'clock this morning, not at seven. i could see a big staying in a very prominent position, and i thought, you know what, i just position, and i thought, you know what, ijust don't position, and i thought, you know what, i just don't think position,