here's our economics editor kamal ahmed.a year on from the referendum and ca i’s a year on from the referendum and cars waiting in sunny southampton for a journey to the continent of europe, exports to the european union like these are a key driver of oui’ union like these are a key driver of our economy, an economy that the chancellor said would now be at the heart of those complicated brexit negotiations. speaking at the mansion house in central london philip hammond said without a flexible deal with the eu the economy could be at risk. when the british people voted lastjune and they did not vote to become poorer or less secure. they did vote to leave the eu and we will leave the eu, but it must be done in a way that works for britain. in a way that works for britain. in a way that prioritises british jobs and underpins britain's prosperity. alongside mr hammond today the governor of the bank of england. he said that brexit was likely to make people poorer and that they would need to be a transition period after the comple

kamal ahmed, bbc news.ding with russia to influence last year's presidential election in favour of donald trump. mr sessions was testifying before a senate committee. he said he had no meetings with russian officials about mr trump's election and had no knowledge of any campaign officials having such contacts. let me state this clearly, i have never let with or had any conversation with any russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the united states. further, i have no knowledge of any such conversation about anyone connect did to the trump campaign. i have been in no these body for at least 20 years and that suggestion that i participated in any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion with the russian government to hurt this country, which i have served with honourfor 35 years, or to undermine the integrity of our democratic process, is an appalling and detestable life. th

kamal ahmed has more. money for the electricity bill or buying your children new clothes, there was only bad news today. rising prices, which has seen inflation increase from 0.3% this time last year to 2.9% today. the highest for four years. that rise in prices is biting. martin jackson is a nurse in barnsley. the government has capped his pay since 2010. just for one year, we might be able to manage but because it's been over several years and the cost of living has gone up significantly over that period, we're finding it year—on—year, more and more difficult to manage finances on a weekly and monthly basis. on every high street, higher prices, largely caused by the fall in the pound, linked to brexit uncertainty. real incomes are dropping and at the same time the government is still cutting. benefits, public sector pay — austerity is still with us. all—influential chief—of—staff, who i think made the most significant intervention on this issue at the weekend. he said the public were tired of austerity.

kamal ahmed, bbc news.human rights have rejected a plea from the parents of terminally—ill baby charlie gard to intervene in his case. chris gard and connie yates lost their final legal bid to take their son to the us for treatment. the court concluded that undergoing experimental treatment with no prospects of success would continue to cause charlie significant harm. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is with me now. a really sad case. what happens now? this is the end of the road, legally. it means at some point, possibly in the next couple of days, the medical team at great 0rmond street hospital will switch off the mechanical ventilator which keeps charlie alive. they will give him palliative care and he will be allowed to die. that will not happen until his parents have had some time to be with him. it is what all of the doctors, all of the medical team at great 0rmond street have wanted for months, and what everyjudge in the uk says should happen, and what all of the independent experts have said, includ

kamal ahmed, bbc news. criminal charges for their role in the hillsborough disaster. it left 96 people dead. and still to come: we look back at the life of the creator of paddington bear, michael bond, who's died. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: british taekwondo history's been made with bianca walkden successfully defending her title with victory over american jackie galloway at the world championships in south korea. a police officer who was repeatedly stabbed during the london bridge terror attack has been speaking publicly about his ordeal for the first time. 38—year—old pc wayne marques is a british transport police officer. he was one of the first on the scene as the three men carried out their attack on the bridge on june the 3rd. all he had to protect himself with was a baton. but he launched himself at all three of them to try to protect others, as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. clear the area now! it wasjust after ten on the 3rd ofjune when three men started their atta

kamal ahmed, bbc news. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is at westminster.of all on this contribution by philip hammond and what it signifies? it was an assertion of new—found and in some ways unexpected authority. philip hammond did not contradict the government line but he did take on the hardline view of some brexiteers in the party and the cabinet. he set out his own vision for, for example, a transition period on the way to brexit, long enough to satisfy business that has been shielded from the impact. that included long enough to deal with migration numbers. so no rush to cut migration onto british workers have the skills necessary to fill the jobs that bring in migrant workers. we have seen bring in migrant workers. we have seen how phil hammond, a man who might have been sacked had theresa may got the result she hoped for, instead he is a powerful player. as for brexit, the outcome of that story, nobody can really say. here we are on the eve of the queens speech were the government is god is set out its latest is the plans, what should people look ou

kamal ahmed, bbc news.metres wide — and transports 75% of japan‘s imported maize and wheat imports. another is the turkish straits. one third of the middle east and north africa‘s grain imports pass through here. and there‘s no alternative. then there is the straits of malacca in malaysia. more than 25% of the world‘s soybean exports are shipped through here. laura wellesley, one of the report‘s authors. she told me earlier what might cause the choke points. these choke points and infrastructural bottlenecks, they are exposed to a number of hazards. security threats, climate change is probably the major threat, but also the potential for political interruptions. ad hoc export bans for example, stopping the flow of critical grain trade out of the checkpoints. how does climate change impact on this? climate change at the very basic level, all—weather at impacts on infrastructure. we can see it and our own streets. heavy rainfall, storms and floods, periods of drought, they can really affect the integrity of r

kamal ahmed, bbc news.y in coronation street, has died at the age of 81. he was also known for his double act with les dawson, playing lancashire housewives cissie and ada. his death comes following a short illness. a surgeon who operated on many of the young victims of the manchester bombing last week has said the injuries he saw were like those sustained in war zones. dr ibrar majid, who works at royal manchester children's hospital,

kamal ahmed, bbc news. actor roy barraclough, who's best known for playing the landlord alec gilroy in coronation street, has died at the age of 81. he was also known for his double act with les dawson, playing lancashire housewives cissie and ada. his death comes following a short illness. a surgeon who operated on many of the young victims of the manchester bombing last week has said the injuries he saw were like those sustained in war zones. dr ibrar majid, who works at royal manchester children's hospital, said he was angry that a man who claimed to share his muslim faith could have carried out such an attack. dr majid spoke to our correspondent martin bashir. it was the front line in treating the youngest victims and soon welcomed the queen, who offered support and comfort. hopefully it mends quickly. hope 50. the royal manchester children's hospital has won widespread praise for its response to the bomb attack, and leading the team of surgeons that night was dr ibrar majid, the head of trauma and orth

kamal ahmed, many thanks.e them that a proposed deal between the conservatives and the democratic unionists wouldn't affect the prospects of restoring power—sharing at stormont. the prime minister hopes to secure the support of the dup to give her government a working majority in parliament, but critics have warned any deal could create a conflict of interest as the good friday agreement commits the british government to demonstrate "rigorous impartiality" in its dealings with northern ireland's politicians. the owner of british airways, iag, has said last month's computer failure which caused passenger chaos will cost the company around £80 million. more than 700 flights were cancelled over three days. the chief executive, willie walsh, told the firm's annual general meeting it had been a dreadful experience for customers. a drug that can extend the life of patients with breast cancer, has been approved for use on the nhs in england. kadcyla had been deemed too expensive, but now an agreement has been reached

in a moment, we'll be hearing from our economics editor, kamal ahmed and our europe editor, katya adler first here's our health editor, hugh pym. the election debate on the nhs is largely about england, health is devolved and the administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland don't have elections this time. money is the dominant issue, how much more will be needed to cope with rising patient demand and the complex health needs of an ageing population? the conservatives say they'll spend a bit more than under current plans. labour and the liberal democrats are planning bigger funding increases, paid for by specific tax rises. but some health think tanks say none of them have come up with enough. staffing and recruitment is another major challenge. labour and the liberal democrats both say they'd end pay restraint to allow bigger pay rises for nhs staff. the conservatives want to see thousands more mental health staff recruited. as for social care, the debate's been dominated by a row over how much people should have to pay to be looked after in a care home or for carers to go to

kamal ahmed, bbc news.nsition to brexit — with the uk and eu remaining in a customs arrangement for some years — will that delay the new global trade deals britain is hoping to strike, post brexit. the international trade secretary liam fox is currently in washington to discuss the future relationship between the two allies. we spoke to him a little earlier. you have been speaking to members of the administration about trade deals, you are now at capitol hill, but there is not a person in the trump white house who does not know that britain needs a trade deal more than the united states does. it is not a great bargaining position. we have been talking about trade between our countries and future trade policy. we are coming into this at a good time. trade between the us and uk last year rose by 8% when global trade only rose by i.2%. we have $1 trade only rose by 1.2%. we have $1 trillion worth of assets invested in oui’ trillion worth of assets invested in our countries. the us employs about 1 million peopl

kamal ahmed, bbc news. now is ruth lea, an econonist at arbuthnot banking, who was pro—brexit during the referendum campaign. does it make sense this idea of a transitional period to allow the economy to adjust to the changed circumstances of brexit? it makes a lot of sense, even in the white paper, dave davis talked of an interim period and the eu were talking about that as well. it is most unlikely that the new relationship will all be sorted out by march 2019 when we leave. assuming it is not sorted by then, to have a transitional arrangement makes a lot of sense. i thought philip hammond's was a constructive speech. it depends how long it ta kes, speech. it depends how long it takes, we are talking about getting a trade deal with the eu for a country that has just left the bloc, that's never happened before. some suggest it could take five or six or seven years. that means we will be subject to european court of justice, and all its rulings, for that time. even though the british people voted to get out

kamal ahmed, bbc news.ompetition laws. it said the company had abused its dominance as a search engine, by giving priority to its own shopping comparison service. google says it's considering an appeal. our technology correspondent rory cellanjones reports. it's the giant which dominates online search and now it's been hit with a record fine, over £2 billion, after rivals claimed that google had trampled on their business. the fine was imposed by europe's competition commissioner, now gaining a reputation for taking on powerful american technology firms. google has abused its market dominance as a search engine, by giving illegal advantages to other google products, its shopping comparison service. the charge is that google uses search engine might to favour its own shopping service above rivals. let's put toasters into the box and see what happens. right at the top appears the google shopping box with a whole series of adverts. if i click on any of these, google earns money. what you are not seeing promine

health editor hugh pym and our europe editor, katya adler, but first here's our economics editor, kamal ahmedr, there are three big economic challenges that are pretty familiar. that living standards squeeze, the state of the public finances and that brexit deal. the parties have laid out pretty different approaches, but there is one central promise from all of them — they will balance the books, they say, when it comes to government financing. the conservatives say that only they can provide the foundations for a strong economy, for enhanced workers' rights and a good brexit deal. but critics say that a theresa may win would only lead to harsher levels of austerity for longer. for labour, the talk is all about a fairer economy. fewer cuts, more public investment. yes, they say, that borrowing would rise and there would be higher taxes for the wealthy and for business. when it comes to the eu, they say they want a close relationship. the big challenge, do their sums add up? now for the liberal democrats, they have also pledged an increase in income tax and have said they will reverse those pu

and i'm kamal ahmed.or the next half hour, we'll try to bring the you the essential, up—to—date guide on the big issue that 33 and a half british people voted on a year ago — whether to remain inside or to leave the european union. that result, 17.5 for leaving the european union, and 16 million for remaining, was a majority for britain exiting the eu, what we all call brexit. but after an election result where nobody won a majority, what has changed? i'm heading to brussels to get some answers, and to speak to those on the other side of the negotiating table. and i am going the other way, to the north, to a town with a special place in my life, and which helps to tell the story of a very divided britain. rotherham in south yorkshire is the area where my mother was born. it voted firmly for brexit. but after a year of turmoil, i want to find out if views there have changed. it is famous for steel and coal, with factories and pits employing thousands — mostly gone, along with thejobs. today, the forges are

highest level of support for more taxation and spending for over a decade. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmedtential implications. chanting: no public sector cuts! it has been a clash of cultures. 0n the one side, anger at public sector cuts. 0n the other... because of our plan, things are getting better. but there is still a long way to go. a government, past and present, which says we must fix the public finances. i've come to ealing in west london. before the election, this was a marginal seat, with the conservatives just a few hundred votes behind labour. now, it is safe labour. thousands turned out for the local candidate. does that mean that voters want more taxes or want more public spending? i'm here to find out. i earn in the top tax bracket. do you think you should be paying more tax? i think i should be paying more tax, absolutely. i would pay more tax so that... i don't have children myself, but so that i know that children are going to better schools. would i want to pay more taxes? no, i think i would rather see the taxes that we are paying spent more efficiently. i already pay

our economic editor kamal ahmed reports.ign holiday, finding the money for the electricity bill or buying your children new clothes, there was only bad news today. rising prices which have seen inflation increase from 0.3% this time last year to 2.9% today, the highest forfour years. that rise in prices is biting. martin is a nurse in barnsley, the government have captives pay since 2010. just for one year we might be able to manage but because it's been over several years and the cost of living has gone up significantly over that period, we are finding it year—on—year and more difficult to manage finances on a weekly and monthly basis. on every high street, higher prices largely caused by the fall in the pound linked to brexit uncertainty. real incomes are dropping and the government is still cutting benefits, public sector pay. austerity is still with us. it was nick timothy, the former influential chief of staff, who i think make the most significant intervention on this issue at the weekend. he said the public were tired

our economics editor kamal ahmed is here. we often hear about as borrowing too much.rning an significant is this particular warning do you think? mark carney the governor has raised an amber warning today. we are not back in the time of the financial crisis where a huge high level of consumer debt were a real problem, interest rates were far higher and people were at risk from the recession, losing theirjobs. it's not like that. he is saying we have become very used to ultralow interest rates and to very high levels of employment and so that has led to this increased borrowing. he has given an amber warning, saying, make sure you lend strictly, to banks, and you don't lend to people who can't repay. that's why he has increased the safety net. and also to the consumers, i asked him in a press c0 nfe re nce , to the consumers, i asked him in a press conference, are you to the consumers, i asked him in a press conference, are you warning consumers? the answer very carefully, no, people should go around their business, being careful, but nevertheless, if interest rates go

3:30 on the bbc news channel, we'll be putting your questions on brexit to our economics editor kamal ahmed, you can get in touch via twitter using the hashtag bbc ask this, or text your questions to 611211. you can also email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk. let's have a look at the weather with louise. it has been quite a stormy morning. we have seen some significant wind gusts for this time of year, winds in excess of 60 mph across england and wales. the rain will continue through the afternoon in some places, so if you are driving and cot in heavy rain and the wind, beer and mentor could be some disruption and it is best to tune into your bbc local radio station. —— bear in mind there could be some disruption. some of this rain will lingerfor be some disruption. some of this rain will linger for quite some time, as much as 100 millimetres across eastern scotland before the low pressure across eastern scotland before the low pressure eases away. across eastern scotland before the low pressure eases away. it is blustery here, but not the same strength of windsor ‘s further south. there will be an

kamal ahmed is our economics editor. morning. good morning, sally.ave blogged about this, quite a change in tone coming from the uk, how is this likely to go down in the eu? well, the eu will probably welcome this. the chancellor in the uk,pmup welcome this. the chancellor in the uk, philip hammond, is close to wolfgang schaeuble, the fine and minister in germany, and both sides of the fence on brexit want a good dealfor the economy, of the fence on brexit want a good deal for the economy, and of the fence on brexit want a good dealfor the economy, and i think the worry in the uk has been, up until the general election, as ben said, when theresa may was somewhat weakened in a position in britain, taking back control, sovereignty, immigration will be the leading issues around brexit. philip hammond, i think, issues around brexit. philip hammond, ithink, supported by germany and france, once the economy, jobs, business at the centre of the negotiations, which some describe us as going towards a softer brexit. mist hammond, in britain, does want a more

here's our economics editor, kamal ahmed.credit cards for the big bills. for him read millions of others, consumers working hard to make ends meet, who are borrowing to fill the gaps and pay for the little extras. there's your bill,sir. just because obviously renting a property, you know, have a car, have a career and everything else, so in terms of turning to credit more than a few years ago, yes. but abusing credit or misusing it, i wouldn't say that would be the case. it's not a crisis yet, but today a warning from the bank of england. consumer credit growth has far outpaced that of household income in the past year, with notable increases across credit cards, personal loans and auto finance. so how bad is britain's debt problem? the amount consumers have borrowed in loans, on things like credit cards, has risen to £198 billion. that is up 10% compared with the same time last year. banks will now have to raise another £11.11 billion as a safety net in case people they have lent to don't pay the money back. i think mark car

3:30 on the bbc news channel we'll be putting your questions on brexit to our economics editor kamal ahmeduestions to 61124. you can also email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk. the latest polls ahead of thursday's general election, show the conservatives lead has narrowed against labour. but in the last six weeks, how much have the polls changed? and which marginal seats will be the key battlegrounds that decide the result? jeremy vine, in our election studio, has been taking a look at this, and how it compares to the 2015 election results. well, do come into our election studio, and let me show you first the result in percentages of the last general election. so, here we go. 2015 it was, and you can see the conservatives winning on 38%. if they get the same percentage this time, they will have won again. labour on 31 — they could improve from that, gain seats, and still not win in 2017. the liberal democrats, way down on 8%, and ukip on 13%. awful lot of ukip voters there. we'll come back to that injust a moment. if we go back a year, before theresa may called the general election, this is the st

and with me to answer your questions are our business editor simonjack, and our economics editor kamal ahmedt is said the eu exports more to us than we do to them. would that make us a very important market? " we do to them. would that make us a very important market?" it is right that the eu imports into the uk worth £290 billion. 0ur exports to the eu, are worth about £230 billion. yes, in money terms, they export more to us than we export to them. but, if you look at percentages which is rather more revealing, 43% of our exports go to the eu. 0nly between 8% and 17% of their exports come to us. look, britain is the fifth or sixth largest economy in the world. it is an important market for german cars and agricultural produce and french wine, whatever it maybe. so we are an important market, but the notion that we're more important than the eu is to us, i think, is a misnomer because it relies on the brute money numbers and when you look at proportions, percentages, it shows that the uk market for the whole of the eu is less proportionately significant than the eu market is to us. right. 0

kamal ahmed, bbc news. kan emergency bbc news.r fire with the aftermath of the grenfell towerfire said all the with the aftermath of the grenfell tower fire said all the survivors have been found temporary accommodation. nearly a week on from the disaster in which at least 79 people died, our correspondent has been talking to some families about their experience. last week grenfell was home. this time last tuesday meals were being eaten, tvs watched, children in bed. now, it's a place where families are lost, where those who survived can't return, and they are still searching for help.