the report describes the case for the hinkley point seaplanes as marginal. —— c plant.cgn to build the plant is "not value for money". with alternative choices". the sa largest banks in the us have enough money on hand to withstand a severe recession, according to the us central bank. the finding comes from an annual "stress test" conducted by the federal reserve. the tests were put in place after the financial crisis to strengthen financial capacity in the event of a downturn. banks have been pushing to relax those rules. some said thursday's results could make it easier to convince policymakers to do so. american airlines has received an "unsolicited" approach from qatar airways which wants to acquire 10% of the us carrier. in a regulatory filing, american airlines said qatar intended to buy at least $808 million of its shares — and it would respond "in due course". analysts say qatar could be trying to strengthen its relations with the us amid the diplomatic crisis with its gulf neighbours — and complaints from us airlines over alleged unfair government subsidies let

david shukman, bbc news, at hinkley point in somerset. now on bbc news, the travel show.travel show with me, ade adepitan, coming to you this week from ghana. and it's the perfect place to kick back, relax and look at some of our favourite stories from the programme over the last couple of months. and if you tune in regularly, then you might remember that it was here in ghana, back in april, when i headed off to the twin villages of boabeng and fiema to meet some very special animals. we'll check that film out again in a moment. and also not, we've got me cramming in as much as i can —— and also coming up, we've got me cramming in as much as i can during a six—hour stopover in rome. carmen gets a lesson in rickshaw road rules in tokyo. did ijust make that man crash? and christer heading out into the countryside in spain on the lookout for walks. —— on the lookout for wolves. all great stuff but lets kick off with rajan‘s truly epic journey across india. as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence, in march, he set off to travel from gujarat i

the national audit office says ministers have locked consumers into paying for hinkley point through6 billion to 30 billion. the government says the plant will provide clean electricity for six million homes. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. each scoop of this digger lifts 30 tonnes of earth. look down at the driver of the truck below for a sense of scale. this is where one of two nuclear reactors will stand at hinkley point. 1,600 people work here now, soon it will be 5,000. it's an immense and controversial project, and even now, the national audit office has weighed in, attacking the costs. the government has committed consumers to a risky and expensive deal, with uncertain economic and strategic benefits. the government's case for proceeding with the deal last september was not clear cut. the concern is not so much the £18 billion to build the power station, that's covered by edf of france and cgn of china. it's the estimated £30 billion in subsidies paid to the two companies on top of the market price for electricity. that is set to add £10—15 to the average consumer el

david shukman, bbc news, at hinkley point in somerset. it's the toughest task in world rugby.eld in auckland for the first test against the all blacks. we haven't beaten new zealand in the three match series since 1971. our sports correspondent katie gornall is at eden park stadium in aukland. katie, the countdown to kick off has begun? rain and all? indeed, yes. auckland is still waking up here, but already we have seen tens of thousands of lions fans descend on the city and they come here more in hope than expectation because this has to be the toughest test in rugby. a team that's just been together a few weeks taking on the world champions in their own back yard, but there is a positivity around this lions side, but whether it will be there come the final whistle is another question. auckland is undergoing a transformation. the lions are coming and what started as a trickle has become a flood. every day it's getting busier. we're like minions walking around here with our red tops on. i hope it's 3—0 to the lions, but i think it will be really tough. the all blacks at eden

that‘s in case the hinkley point deal doesn‘t come through. in case the hinkley point deal doesn't comeanville tower, and the firm has been told hotels are safe to continue operating. facebook is going to train and fund local organisations in the uk to tackle extremism and heat speech. a week ago, the social network and then steps of its own to remove terrorist related content. it's remove terrorist related content. it‘s been criticised for being too slow to react to terrorist propaganda on its platforms. toshiba says that last year‘s loss was even worse than it initially thought. for the year which ended in march, it now says it lost more than seven billion pounds — which is more than earlier estimates of £6.7 billion. the bigger losses reflect legal bills and further liabilities at its bankrupt us nuclear business. it has delayed publishing its annual earnings — and has been demoted from the top section of the tokyo stock exchange. let‘s ta ke let‘s take a look at how the markets are doing. let‘s take a look at how the markets are doing. uk shares lost ground in morning trading — but

can you explain why hinkley point is so expensive? wa nt to ta ke effectively the government don‘t want to take the risk to decommission their nuclear power station. that is why it is costing a huge amount of money with old power stations. they ran an auction process and the only french company, at edf, were left. we will pay double the price for electricity now for nuclear power. edf are taking on all the risk of decommissioning the plant and that is what the government didn‘t want to take on. how is that translated into us paying more money through electricity bills? i thought this was supposed to generate more electricity cheaply? it generates a lot of electricity but it isn‘t cheap, that is clear. it is not cheap, that is clear. it is not cheap electricity. if you generate electricity by offshore wind it costs about £120 a megawatt hour, thatis costs about £120 a megawatt hour, that is enough to light a thousand old lightbulbs for an hour. the electricity from hinkley point will be £92.50, so it is not as expensive as offshore win

the planned nuclear power plant at hinkley point is both risky and expensive, according to the nationaless reporter. it will be britain's first new nuclear place in a generation, hinkley point c has been plagued by delays but work has started on the somerset coast. when up and running, this plant will produce a 7% of britain's power, replacing older and 30 offline plans. they should give a guaranteed price for electricity, which would cost up is as much as £30 billion. the public spending watchdog is critical. what we found is that the government is committing consumers to a risky and expensive deal with uncertain economic and strategic benefits. the government's case in the review last september was not clear—cut, and it will be several decades before it is known whether this is value for money, but we have concluded the government did not do enough to consider the costs and the risks of the dealfor consumers. the government maintains nuclear should be part of a diverse energy mix, pointing at a provide clean, reliable electricity. the project's majority shareholder, edf, insists it is

the planned nuclear power plant at hinkley point is both risky and expensive, according to the nationalng. it will be britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation. hinkley point c has been plagued by delays, but building work has already started on the somerset coast. when finished, it will produce 7% of britain's power, replacing older, dirtier plants which have gone off—line. hinkley has been given a guaranteed price for its electricity, which could cost bill—payers as much as £30 billion. the public spending watchdog is critical. what we found is that the government has committed a very risky and expensive deal, with uncertain economic benefits. the government's case for proceeding with the deal last september wasn't clear cut and while it will be several decades before it is known whether this deal is value for money, what we've concluded is the government didn't do enough to consider the costs and risks of the deal for consumers. the government maintains nuclear should be part of a diverse energy mix. it points out it provides clean and reliable electricity. the project's maj

the national audit office say the case for the hinkley point c plant as "marginal".d french energy firm edf and chinese company cgn to build the plant is "not value for money". the 3a largest banks in the us have enough money on hand to withstand a severe recession, according to the us central bank. the finding comes from an annual "stress test" conducted by the federal reserve. the tests were put in place after the financial crisis to strengthen financial capacity in the event of a downturn. american airlines has received an "unsolicited" approach from qatar airways which wants to buy 10% of the us carrier. in a regulatory filing, american airlines said qatar intended to buy at least $800 million of its shares — and it would respond "in due course". analysts say qatar could be trying to strengthen its relations with the us amid the diplomatic crisis with its gulf neighbours. to asia now — and the industrial and commercial bank of china — known as icbc — has moved to calm fears about the health of loans to some of the country's biggest companies. mariko oi is in sing

government plans for a new nuclear power station at hinkley point in somerset have been strongly criticisedxpensive," and that the risks for consumers have not been considered sufficiently. the power station is set to cost £18 billion, and will be financed by france and china. the population of somerset will soar this weekend, as the 35th glastonbury festival gets into full swing. more than a 100,000 music lovers have been arriving at worthy farm, where radiohead will headline the pyramid stage tonight. there is extra security at this year's festival, which opened with a minute's silence, to remember those affected by the recent terror attacks, and the grenfell tower fire. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. the festival began with a minute's silence. musicians and fans remembering those who died at grenfell towers and in the terror attacks in london and manchester. recent events mean already significant security here has increased even further. as thousands of people have come come into the festival, bag searches and body searches. and it's notjust at entry points. across t

the public spending watchdog has strongly criticised the new hinkley point power station as a "risky and expensive project". a group of schoolboys who wore skirts in protest at not being allowed to wear shorts in the heatwave, will now be able to wear them from next year. i'll be back at seven — but now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry, the headlines this evening: british number three dan evans announces he tested positive for cocaine back in april. coming up in new zealand, we are in auckland as thousands of lions fans arrive ahead of the first test against the all blacks. and we look ahead to the women's cricket world cup with hosts england starting things off tomorrow against india. also coming up on the programme: after 45 years in the commentary box test match special commentator henry blofeld has announced he'll retire at the the end of the summer. and we will have the latest from the european boxing championships where england's voters start with identical twins among the members in ukraine. let's bring you some big news from the world

spending watchdog has criticised the economic case for the new nuclear power station being built at hinkley pointal audit office says ministers have locked consumers into a risky and expensive project with uncertain benefits. state—controlled firms in france and china will run the plant and are paying the £18 billion construction bill. a senior police officer has warned forces in england and wales would face a real challenges in dealing with large—scale face a real challenges in dealing with la rge—scale outbreaks face a real challenges in dealing with large—scale outbreaks of disorder because of budget cuts. the chief constable of the west midlands, dave thompson, said neighbourhood street patrols would disappear unless there was fresh investment. home secretary amber rudd has acknowledged police resources a re very rudd has acknowledged police resources are very tight but said she wouldn't rush into releasing extra money. there is an urgent appeal to find more black blood donors for sickle cell patients. the nhs blood and transplant campaign follows a rise in the number of people with an africa

the national audit office has described the hinkley point development as ‘risky and expensive'.he british and irish lions, wales rounded off their summer tour on a high with victory against samoa. in the absence of the more established faces, several young players were given the chance to impress. one of those, the 22—year—old steff evans scored two tries in the 19 points to 17 win, as they made it two wins from two, to follow up their victory against tonga. not long to go until the lions first test with new zealand. only four teams have beaten the all blacks since the 2011 world cup and tomorrow morning they will hope to join that list. it's a massive challenge, though — new zealand haven't lost in 23 years at eden park, the venue for the first test. the last side to defeat the all blacks was ireland, last november — and scrum—half connor murray was man of the match. this is a whole new team. massive talent and i think we're more excited about that. it's a really impressive record but if there ever was a team that has the potential... if we click, we'd be excited about what we

the m5 is just the other side of these powerlines, which are going down to hinkley point nuclear powerbreakfast. still to come this morning: we will meet the couple travelling to every single railway station in great britain. that is all 2,563 of them. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm victoria hollins. a new attempt to tackle youth knife crime in the capital will be launched later by the met commissioner and the mayor of london. later today, sadiq khan will be joined by the commissioner, cressida dick, to reveal how they plan to stop youngsters from carrying weapons. nine teenagers have been stabbed to death in london this year. more than 1,000 train services will be suspended this week, as drivers resume an indefinite overtime ban. southern says some routes will have no service at all, and others will operate a limited timetable during morning and evening peak periods. the overtime ban, ordered by the aslef union, is in protest against the implementation of driver—only operated trains. five london boroughs are falling b