len mccluskey was close tojeremy corbyn. being close to the labour party. he lost that argument. it was seen as a proxy battle betweenjeremy corbyn and len mccluskey on one hand and then the more moderate forces within then the more moderate forces within the union on the other. now, after the union on the other. now, after the election, jeremy corbyn is safe in hisjob. it doesn't the election, jeremy corbyn is safe in his job. it doesn't quite the election, jeremy corbyn is safe in hisjob. it doesn't quite happy impact had the election result being different and if we were talking about a leadership competition within labour. an american student detained by north korea for 17 months has died, days after being released and flown home to the united states in a coma. otto warmbier, who was 22, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour after being convicted of stealing a political poster. steve evans sent this report from seoul. this was the last the outside world heard from otto warmbier. cries of anguish as he was sentenced to 1

gerard coyne who stood against len mccluskey gerard coyne who stood against len m cclus key to gerardrder of toddler liam fee in fife says there were "missed opportunities" which could potentially have prevented his abuse. in the business news... four former bosses of barclays have been charged over allegations of fraud — after the bank raised £7bn from qatar at the height of the financial crisis. the serious fraud office is investigating payments made to qatar and a loan facility it offered the country. failure to agree a good deal with europe could permanently damage britain‘s car making industry. that‘s the warning from its industry body. it says carmakers would face a "cliff edge" and be hit with new tariffs, charges and delays. thousands of tesco customers have had home deliveries cancelled as a result of a computer glitch that is affecting services nationwide. a spokesperson for the supermarket said that up to 10% of customer orders had been affected. many customers took to social media to complain that their grocery orders had not arrived as scheduled. barclays bank and four in

an attempt will be launched today to oust len mccluskey as the leader of the unite union. by union employees when he challenged unite's general secretary for hisjob. a unite spokeswoman said the union had conformed with the law. less than a week to go until the general election, with wales as one of the key battle grounds. labour won 25 of the a0 seats in 2015, with the conservatives in second on 11. let's get the latest on how voters are feeling and cross to newport. tomos morgan reports. on a sunny day, newport in pembrokeshire could be described as one of the most picturesque places in the country. it's a rural county, where 23% of the population are over 65 years old. given that so many key issues, such as health and education, are devolved, which issues are most important to people in this seaside village in this general election? i think getting a good deal with brexit, definitely. in terms of local issues, i don't think they're really covered by the general election. again, that's down to the welsh assembly and local elections. the policies, at the end of the day i t

gerard coyne, who stood against len mccluskey to be leader of unite, says he has been sacked by the union. and people are advised to take care as temperatures soar across the uk. it's the first time the country has seen such a run of hot weather injune for more than 20 years. andy murray begins the defence of his title at queen's. he says another successful week there would be a ‘big boost‘ to wimbledon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor phillip hammond has called for a brexit deal which puts jobs and prosperity first, saying the government was seeking to manage migration, not "shut it down". giving his delayed mansion house speech in the city of london, mr hammond suggested the current border arrangements of the eu's customs union should be maintained for an "implementation period". the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, said the time was not right for an interest rate rise as wage growth is falling and the impact of brexit on the economy is unclear. our economics correspondent andrew verity reports. the chancellor's brexit agenda was supposed to be delive

the man who stood against len mccluskey to be leader of the unite union says he's been sacked by email deeply disappointed but not surprised by his dismissal. a unite spokesman confirmed that mr coyne has a right of appeal to unite's executive council. joe swinson has just been appointed deputy leader of the liberal democrats. she was unopposed. so nominated straightaway. the first to declare their intention to become leader of the party is the former business secretary said vince cable. sir vince regained his twickenham seat at this month's general election. declaring his candidacy — he said he would work to secure a second referendum on any brexit deal. he explained his reasons were standing earlier this afternoon. no, i'm going into it because i think i have the experience, energy and enthusiasm to take the party through a very difficult period. we may have an election quite soon. we have got the brexit negotiations. after that we can make decisions about whether the younger generation take over i continue to fight. i have cited a variety of proceedings of people who were older than

i'm joined by len mccluskey, a big supporter of jeremy corbyn and the head of the unite union.t would have been a successful campaign if labour won 200 seats. they won 260, 261 poster couldn't set the bar very high?” they won 260, 261 poster couldn't set the bar very high? i thought 200 book was good to be a good result, 261 is a fantastic result. it was a vindication ofjeremy corbyn's leadership. he should take great credit. emma nilsson to campaign run of the libertine —— a magnificent campaign by the libertine. conducted by the labour team. this campaign has proved that wrong. the policies are extremely popular and speak to all kinds of concerns and most of all kinds of concerns and most of all a rejection of austerity. the idea of five more years of austerity saw a great personal victory for jeremy corbyn. and the labour party. iam jeremy corbyn. and the labour party. i am delighted. but you lost? did we really? yes. ithink i am delighted. but you lost? did we really? yes. i think the truth of the matter is the labour party and jeremy corbyn won millions of voters last nigh