and pride in london gets under way. of people march through the capital — marking 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in england and wales. and mixed emotions for the lions as they draw their test series with the all blacks — more on that in sportsday in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he expects "a very powerful" trade deal with the uk, to be completed "very quickly". speaking at the 620 summit in hamburg, he also talked about the special relationship between america and britain, and said his planned visit to the uk would go ahead. this report from hamburg, by our deputy political editor, john pienaar, contains some flash photography. theresa may sees this relationship as key to a successful brexit. she was counting on warm words, encouragement. today, on trade, the president offered plenty of both. we're working on a trade deal that will be a very, very big deal. a powerful deal. big for both countries. and i think we'll have that done very, very quickly. it wasn't

the pair were seen here meeting in london.ed him £175,000 to kill hazel. did you get the impression he was serious about getting rid of hazel? he was quite stone serious, yes. that is what he wanted? that's what he wanted. duke dean tipped off police, who then used an undercover officer to pose as hit man number three. when harris was arrested he told police that all he was doing was researching a book on hit men. the judge rejected that today, saying his real intention was to kill hazel and get his hands on her money. david harris and hazel allinson did have happy times, but his obsession with another woman, a0 years younger, led him to push three men to kill, to satisfy his lust, greed and distorted fantasies. now it's time for newsnight. why did it take so long for the london fire brigade to deploy a tall ladder of the grenfell tower fire? are more awkward question for the brigade tonight as most of fire services tell us they would have sent a tall ladder out automatically. vital minutes were lost before the lada arrived, b

top temperatures between 14 in glasgow to 27 in london. monday starts off ona to 27 in london.shine breaks through, one or two scattered showers and highs of 17 and 24 degrees.

and pride in london gets underway. million are expected to take part in the march as they work their way through central london — marking 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in england and wales. this is the live shot as more than million are expected to take part in the march as they work their way through central london. and coming up — a personal perspective of some the major events in history. in witness at 1:30pm. good afternoon. there'll be a trade deal and it'll be a very, very good one — donald trump's words to theresa may this morning as the us president met the prime minister at the 620 conference in hamburg. mr trump stressed the special relationship he's developed with mrs may and said the deal would be done quickly. mr trump also suggested he would be visiting britain despite previous reports that he wanted the visit put off. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports. theresa may was counting on warm words. 0n promises of goodwill. and today the president had plenty of both. she sees the

delivery and uber eight deliver food across london delivery and ubereightare deliver food across londonight are both involved supporting the police with their investigation and they have appealed for any information that can help to put together a picture of exactly what happened across east london and crucially who may have been behind. one teenager is in custody being questioned by the police and obviously, they are keen to get hold of anyone else who may have been involved, they believe at least two young men were involved in the series of attacks. so, concern for locals here, they have said that moped crime has been getting worse for quite a while here. i havejust bought one local resident who has told me how a whatsapp group has been set up so that people in a area can message one another when they see groups of people on moped out and about, warning them to be careful not to get phones snatched ought to be robbed. but this has been taken to another level, throwing acid in someone's face has really shocked people because that is not just really shocked people because that is notjus

these recent disasters in manchester and london, the two disasters in london, have made us all so muchare of civilian involvement and the selflessness and bravery of the civilian rescue services. good morning, everyone. one for live music fans today. those controversial ticket re—selling websites. i'll be finding out whether gig—goers are getting a raw deal. at wimbledon the dream is over for johanna konta but she remains defiant. the british number one remains confident she can win the women's singles one—day in years to come after she lost her semi—final yesterday to the five—time champion venus williams. venus is rising again and given i'm squinting, so is the son? today for many after a cloudy start we're looking at a sunny day, sunny intervals, a few showers but later we will see rain coming into the north—west and later mike andi coming into the north—west and later mike and i will be back with more later in the programme. good morning. first, our main story. the home secretary amber rudd has launched a new strategy to tackle illegal drug use after what the home office calls a dr

danjohnson, bbc news, east london.om the scene of one of last night's attacks. this was the scene of the worst attack last night, we understand a man had just pulled up at the lights on his moped when two others pulled up alongside him and that is when the liquid was sprayed into his face, effectively blinding him, so that they could attempt to rob him. they tried to steal his moped. it appears that there is a pattern with these attacks, delivery drivers were targeted late last night and we know that two of the companies that employ couriers to deliver food across london deliveroo and ubereats are both involved in supporting the police with their investigation and they have appealed for any information that can help to put together a picture of exactly what happened across east london and crucially, who may have been behind it. so, concern for locals here, they have said that moped crime has been getting worse for quite a while here. i have just spoke to one local resident who has told me how a whatsapp group has been

wyre davies, bbc news, central london.ort, here's reshmin chowdhury at the bbc sport centre. the british and irish lions leave new zealand with their heads held high, after drawing their enthralling series with the all blacks. the third and deciding test finished is—all at eden park. it included an 0wen farrell penalty three minutes from time — while the hosts were denied one of their own, moments later. katie 6ornall reports. rugby is part of the fabric of new zealand. almost everyone here is a fan, although today the all blacks seemed a little bit outnumbered. the lions have arrived hopeful and determined to leave with more than just memories. in six weeks, the british and irish lions have transformed from 6ulbis to a genuine threat. new zealand's fortress invaded by a red army. they would set the tone for the breathless first half. the pace not always matched with precision. that would come from the all blacks. this was the setup for the opening score. new zealand's captain made his 100th appearance, but the debutants s

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has asked london fire brigade for an urgent review into its resourceslast month. a bbc newsnight investigation has identified a series of failings which could have hampered efforts to control the spread of the fire, that killed at least 80 people. dominic casciani has the story. disaster unfolding in the middle of the night. as the first firefighters battled the growing inferno inside of the 6renfell tower, they couldn't see what was happening outside. flames spreading from floor to floor as the cladding caught alight. bbc‘s newsnight has uncovered a series of apparent failings that hampered the emergency response. are you 0k? including a delay in sending this high ladder to the scene. london fire brigade eventually called in an even taller platform from neighbouring surrey. that fire... they could not turn it off. there was no way they had anything. and i don't know what time they brought the hydraulic crane or whatever they had, but these guys were outnumbered. records show london fire brigade sent teams from across the capital, but didn't dispatch a

meanwhile, london appears to be defending his title as europe's tech capital according to london partners agency for the city. venture capital firms drove more than $2.3 billion into the city's technology center since last year's brexit vote. continuing to outpace other european cities, including dublin, berlin and amsterdam. one firm, felix capital, just announced it is raising $150 million in its second funding round. based in london the firm backed , some of the city's biggest successes. still with us is the founder and managing partner frederic. wonderful to have you with us. congratulations. it is your second fund. only two years ago you raised $120 million. now you are back for more. you have raised is there any $150 million. point, the fact you are london-based make any money -- questions about brexit? frederic: clearly, when we started two years ago, that was a big -- there was no question about it. especially with our positioning around the creative class. london is such a brilliant example of technology and creativity living together. two years post-brexit, clearly there were so

temperatures sticking at 17 degrees also towards the london region.g in through the day on sunday, the rain continues across northern ireland and particularly for southern and western parts of scotland. northern and eastern scotla nd scotland. northern and eastern scotland faring better with some brighter and dry weather and much of england and wales also having a dry day, with some long spells of sunshine. this is 4pm in the afternoon. rain across northern ireland, it won't be raining all day long. patchy outbreaks of rain pushing across the west of scotland. heading our way further south, for england and wales, most places staying dry all day. a few showers cropping up across the east of wales, the south—west of england as well, so you could catch a passing shower during the afternoon. most of us shower during the afternoon. most of us staying dry through the midlands, east anglia and the south—east and temperatures staying in the mid—to high 20s. we are looking at another dry day for the fourth day of the test match. 26 degrees at lord's, with a ge

two teenagers have been arrested after a string of acid attacks last night in london.ive people in separate incidents had acid thrown in their faces, causing in the case of one man "life—changing" injuries. the attacks happened amid rising concern about the number of assaults in the capital involving corrosive substances. the attacks were carried out at five separate locations in east london within the space ofjust 90 minutes. this report, from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford, contains some disturbing images from the start. voiceover: in the aftermath of an acid attack last night... where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? we need to get water into your eyes. keep your eyes open. police officers desperately trying to reduce the burning and save the victim's sight. rushing extra water to the scene. john moody watched the whole thing from the window of his flat. theyjust calmed the guy down. and one of the officers said to him, quite firmly, "i'm going to pour this into your eyes, keep your eyes open." the guy did exactly what he was told because obviously he

danjohnson, bbc news, east london. and dan sent us this update from east london this afternoon.orst of last night's attacks took place. a man, we understand, pulled up on his moped at the lights when another moped pulled up alongside him with two young men on it. they squirted liquid acid in his face to effectively blind him so that they could try to steal his moped. that seems to have been the pattern throughout these attacks. we believe delivery drivers were targeted, at least in some of them, and two of the companies that use moped couriers to deliverfood in london, deliveroo and ubereats, they are both helping the police with this investigation now. it is something that has caused a great deal of worry for people here and further afield too — people who live nearby have said that this sort of moped crime is something that has been on the increase recently. and they have set up a whatsapp group so that they can message each other when they see these gangs of youths out on mopeds, some of them snatching mobile phones from people in the street in broad daylight. there is a big

the mayor of london has asked the london fire commissioner to carry out a review of kit.eir report. they will be a public enquiry, police investigation. i'm not willing to wait for that, i have asked any cotton, the commission of the london fire service to carry out a review. it will tell me what she needs, and my promise to her is to make sure the london fire service get exa ctly make sure the london fire service get exactly what they need. many londoners will be staggered to learn there was not a default position to send out a high ladder in that position? the key thing is to assure londoners, when there are fires in tower blocks, the fire service operate from within the tower. they have the equipment in place to keep londoners save in tower blocks. the fire 6renfell tower was unprecedented. all of us saw this speed of the fire, concerns over the cladding, whether the fire doors with the writers. whether the fire engines could get to the block because of access issues. all those things are being looked into by london fire brigade. the key thing is to make sure londoners

i go down to london every four weeks. i love what iam doing. london every four weeks.every four weeks. i love what i am doing. ifeel in a really... what could be a very dark thing, there is this hope. and i do believe that me and that families like mine that me and that families like mine that get involved in research are going to be part of finding a cure. let's speak now to dr randy bateman, who is professor of neurology at washington university school of medicine, in st louis. thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us this morning. sophie made it very clear that that the problem now with identifying alzheimer's and preventing alzheimer's i5 identifying alzheimer's and preventing alzheimer's is the diagno5i5 before and treatment before the disease takes hold. that's exactly right. and so these familie5 potentially hold the cure, for a wafer u5 familie5 potentially hold the cure, for a wafer us to identify those who are at certain ri5k for a wafer us to identify those who are at certain risk for getting the disease, and being able to

|j areas around london and not kept here, is that what you saw.bout stuff being taken have been an issue about stuff being ta ken out of have been an issue about stuff being taken out of the area, perhaps a certain charity groups had not been so certain charity groups had not been so high—handed about deciding that they would be sold and where the money would be allocated, it was only with public pressure that they clarified that the money would come back to us. have you received any money from charities, the red cross, the london emergency trust, any money from the government? no, i haven't received any from any trusts or charities. i received initial payments from the council but even those we struggle to get hold of them mumbai had to fight on behalf of several of my neighbours to get them done and also work with the community to ensure that some of my fellow neighbours were given the money that they were entitled to as well. thank you, joe. the meeting has just finished that even though there's frustration it's very different from other meetin

these have been a terrible few weeks for london.precedented in recent times. >> this is a very resilient city. this is a very, very, resilient set of communities. we are as shocked as anybody in this local community or across the country at what has happened. >> reporter: we revisited the site of the london bridge attack. drove south across the river just as the terrorists had. it is now a concrete barrier to protect pedestrians from being deliberately driven into. evil visited london bridge on saturday, june 3rd, just after 10:00. the atrocity lasted eight long minutes. the abandoned terrorist van on the bridge. people hiding. cowering under tables in restaurants. nearby market attracts many tourists. three women, five men were murdered that night. victims of five nationalities. australia, france, spain, canada and britain. terrorists shot the people dead in the market. a police officer standing over one. the foreign secretary described them and scum bags. the terrorists had long knives. he had a police baton. he suffered multiple

among the 1 and the london terror attacks. among the1 million or so and the london terror attacks.illion or so spectators, a young refugee from syria, enjoying an atmosphere he could only dream of at home. really grateful about where iam now, at home. really grateful about where i am now, and at home. really grateful about where iam now, and i am really, really happy. iam now, and i am really, really happy- i iam now, and i am really, really happy. iam iam now, and i am really, really happy. i am over the moon. in the run—up to pride, there were accusations the event had become too corporate, and had lost some of its original, radical purpose. but, with hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of london, pride this year seems as spontaneous as ever. wyre davies, bbc news, central london. a tea towel collection and the complete works of dick francis — unlikely items to make you think of the british poet philip larkin. but they are all part of a new exhibition of his belongings opening today as part of hull's year as the uk's city of culture. for the first time, the complete co

will the london stock exchange make a bid for the u.s.?issues he's facing as the ceo of the london stock exchange at this point in history. >> there is a live debate. on the one hand the forces of liberal economy globalization and on the other hand a form retrenchment or greater focus on national priorities. what this is highlighting help any is in spite of this desire for retrenchment in some case which is not illegitimate. there is a real issue whether capitalistic economics are benefiting the population. a real issue about how is the wealth spread. that issue must be addressed. maria: what would be the alternative to capitalism? >> we tried many other forms. none have created wealth or supported innovation the way capitalism has. i don't think capitalism is unpopular in terms of its ability to create innovation and wealth. but how does it percolate down to the wider society. how do we make sure the benefits are shared more adequately and broadly. what i think the debate which has the polarized in europe on the issues of immigration, lea

our correspondent dan johnson is in east london now. of last night's attack happened. two men on a mopeds pulled up alongside and do something in his face. an attempt to steal his mopeds. this appears to be a growing problem. i can warn you, some pictures of last night are upsetting. you need to get water in your eyes. police treat the latest man to become a victim of a wave of acid attacks. liquid was sprayed in his face by two men on a notepad. i heard a scream, it was not normal. it was a fearful, petrified scream. twice. there were five attacks in just over one hour. in the same part of east london. where has this happened, sir? just here. police say they are linked and a teenager is being questioned. the metropolitan police commissioner said that she recognised growing concern. police commissioner said that she recognised growing concernlj police commissioner said that she recognised growing concern. i don't wa nt recognised growing concern. i don't want people thinking this happens all over london all the time, it doesn't but we a

what they want to do is take all the city of london's business away from it.ary thing because if half of all income tax is paid by people in london, if we lose those bankers that would be a very big blow to the whole economy, you may love them or loathe them but we need the income tax they p5y~ them but we need the income tax they pay. emmanuel macron who has been on a charm offensive with trump is supposed to be planning to have a really ha rd supposed to be planning to have a really hard brexit that would totally disrupt the city of london and cause those fund managers and banks to want to move to paris and, is not contrary to what he's supposed to have told tony blair? in those secret discussions. don't we a lwa ys those secret discussions. don't we always say that they will leave, they enjoy their life here and let's face it the taxes are higher there. macron is getting ready to lower tax rate, corporation tax is going down the wealth tax. be there but less onerous. there is the sense that france has got it is life joy back somehow. it might be a temporary

two teenagers have been arrested after a string of acid attacks last night in london. five people in separate incidents had acid thrown in their faces, causing in the case of one man life—changing injuries. the attacks happened amid rising concern about the number of assaults in the capital involving corrosive substances. the attacks were carried out at five separate locations in east london within the space of less than 90 minutes. this report from our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, contains some disturbing images from the start. voiceover: in the aftermath of an acid attack last night... where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? we need to try and get water into your eyes. keep your eyes open. police officers desperately trying to reduce the burning and to save the victim's sight. rushing extra water to the scene. john moody watched the whole thing from the window of his flat. theyjust calmed the guy down. and one of the officers said to him, quite firmly, "i'm going to pour this into your eyes, keep your eyes open." the guy did exactly what he was told beca

the mayor of london sadiq khan has asked the london fire commissioner to carry out a review of kit followingnot to detract from the great work of our fire service and the emergency services. i want to pay tribute to new site for their report. it is going to be a public inquiry and the police investigation. i'm not willing to wait for that site asks danny cotton, the commissioner of the london fire service, to carry out an urgent review. the review will tell me what she needs, or the fire service needs, and my promise to her is that the fire brigade get exactly what they need. many londoners will be staggered to learn that there wasn't a default position to send out a high ladder in that kind of situation. the key thing is to reassure londoners that when there are fires in tower blocks, the way the fire service operators from within the tower and to reassure them, they have equipment to keep people safe when there is a fire in a tower block but 6renfell tower was unprecedented. all of us saw the speed of the fire spreading, and address concerns about the cladding and the fire doors, whether t

now on bbc news: dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.government, and we try to assess where we are with the campaign against the jihadist group isis. with me this week — michael goldfarb, host of the podcast frdh, first rough draft of history. steve richards, the political commentator and broadcaster, and writer of the recently published rise of the outsiders. can't think who you're writing about there, steve! that may come up. suzanne lynch of the irish times, now in dc after your

moving large parts of the london business to frankfurt. andi berkeley's -- berkeley's chairman. >> issue is a covenant between politics and the economics here. to my knowledge nobody has asked for clearing to move some of the business staff. tous: you're welcome ." oomberg daybreak: europe data out and breaking news around corporate's, let's get to the data. chairman manufacturing orders rising 1% weaker than estimated. estimated to rise white 9%. the increase is driven by investment goods orders from abroad, the increase of 1%. coming in less expected but it is an increase in the factory orders. the bundesbank addicting robust growth adjusting for seasonal swings and asian rose by 1% after falling and revise percent in april. -- revised 2.2% in april. growth in theomic region and the bundesbank is predicting that lively manufacturing demand within the country and abroad will contribute to strong growth. numbers coming out of germany. back to growth and that number but not as much as had been expected. on the corporate side. manus: baby fo

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danjohnson, bbc news, east london. from the scene of one of the attacks last night. a man pulled up any moped at the lights and sprayed liquid into a man's face to try to steal his moped. that seems to be a pattern throughout these attacks. we believe that deliver the drivers were targeted at least some of them, and two of the companies that use moped drivers to deliver food, deliveroo and there were eight or helping the police with their investigations. it has caused concern for locals and people father of the stop people who live nearby have said that moped crime has been an increase recently and they have set up a whatsapp group so and they have set up a whatsapp group so that they can message each other when they see these gangs of youths on moped, some of snatching mobiles from people in the street in broad daylight. there is a big debate about the sale of acid, something that mps were already scheduled to discuss mixed week when the new laws were needed to restrict the new laws were needed to restrict the sale of

hejoins me from south london via webcam. —— webcam.a long time, and divided loyalties watching the match today? i always cheer for the all blacks as i have paid 41 times with them and won the world cup. i haven't had much option. you have got 30,000 british lions fans out there, british and irish lions, and it is brilliant this series is going to the finale in auckland. i was in south—east london this morning. i have about eight or nine but this supporters with me. they were delighted. two tries to nil. the all blacks were down to 1a players with the majority of the game the lions we re the majority of the game the lions were the better sides. the weather conditions were atrocious. you can't argue with two tries. but it was blamed. i was delighted for the fans that have gone out there and it is going to be a cracking game next week. it certainly is, i imagine a few people are drowning their sorrows in auckland this evening, not least as a defeat on home territory which is worrying unusual indeed for them to experience. territory which

it has been a month since the fire at grenfell tower in london in which at grenfell tower in london inhich at least 80 people died and on wednesday morning our reporter reported on the impact the disaster has had on the local community especially children. all the children who have witnessed unimaginable horror, we asked for a show of hands of those who knew someone show of hands of those who knew someone who had died. this isjust the beginning of the healing process. but we know that the healing is going to take years, a very long time. having watched that, jan had this to say. justin contacted us with more general thoughts on coverage of the g re nfell tower, general thoughts on coverage of the grenfell tower, one month on. and another report on the aftermath of the tragedy came on the news at ten, it began like this. a black nail, hammered into london's conscience. grenfell tower demands your attention. in his shadow the faces of the missing are everywhere -- in its faces of the missing are everywhere —— in its shadow. on trees and walls and bus shelters, unblinking, it is ha rd to

by as he will be coming to london soon. trade will be a very big factor between our two countries. firefighters tell the bbc they didn't have the necessary equipment needed to tackle the blaze at granville tower. the lions draw the final test match against the all blacks, 15— all. both sides tie the series at one game apiece. evil have been killed. this crisis began when the government appointed supreme court took away powers on the opposition controlled national assembly. a decision was reversed, but the government wants a new constitution to neutralise the assembly. now the catholic church hasjoined assembly. now the catholic church has joined the criticism. the vote for this constitutional assembly scheduled for the end ofjuly will be imposed by force. its result will be imposed by force. its result will be the constitutional invasion of a military, socialist, marxist and communist dictatorship. the opposition has called for a boycott of the constitution vote. instead it has called its own unofficial referendum on the me

live from london, that's our top story on monday sistjuly. it looks like a towering success across the business but with brexit on the horizon and change at the top of hsbc can it keep the momentum going? also in the programme.... apple is criticised for helping china censor the internet after it removed apps from its store. it says it was just sticking to the rules. we will be live in shanghai. and we'll be talking to the winners and losers. and who would you trust with your bank account. we will need one london digital bank that promises a new way of managing your money. we ask what would be the one thing you change about the bank you use, cheaper loans, better interest rates, faster service? let us know... .just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. good to have you with us. banking is dominating the programme today, get in touch with your thoughts. we are talking about europe's biggest bank, hsbc. one of the world's biggest banks, hsbc, has reported its latest set of earnings and if you're a shareholder you are g

the pa rents medical team in london today. the pa re nts wa nt medical team in london today.the judge to rule that the 11 —month—old son who suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage should be allowed to undergo therapy trial overseen by a doctor in new york. the first major contracts have been awarded by the government for the construction of the controversial high speed 2 rail lines. construction work worth almost seven billion pounds and supporting 16,000 jobs will commence in two years on the first phase of hs2 between london and the west midlands. the first trains aren't expected to run until 2026. our business correspondent joe lynam has more. it is britain's biggest investment everin it is britain's biggest investment ever in public transport. it is designed to cut journey ever in public transport. it is designed to cutjourney times and increase passenger seats. it has been six years in the planning but now the first construction contracts have been signed and they are worth 6.6 billion pounds which would support 16,000 jobs during the construction pha

cut in half. >> i feel like new york to new york or london to london, i feel like this would be used> dissipating the sonic boom is the key to that. the reason that concorde can fly between jfk and europe is you can't open it up to sonic boom of the speed over u.s. soil. >> up next, one of the only places on earth where you can interactively -- interact with elephant in the wild. >> this is bloomberg businessweek. ♪ ♪ -- er: >> welcome back to bloomberg businessweek, i am carol massar. >> i am oliver renick. you can catch us on these stations. >> also, in london and asia on the bloomberg radio plus one at. >pp. >>. , i feel like the idea of a french vacation keeps popping up. they take a month off. >> they do, and they enjoy. i talked to a woman who runs a bmd. -- bnb. she says that it is like a right as if it were handed down from revolution of something 89, we take our vacation, though he gets in the way. maybe i am willing to vacation to stay on top of the good chain. >some of the people that i talkd to a knowledge that america has a pretty high standard of living. the question is

the fundamental strength of london and the london stock exchange.a lift for the lse? nikhil: there are companies where 75% of the earnings are overseas earnings. more generally, we've always been a very international market. europe comingo in to london to raise 3 billion euros in capital. the bank of cyprus also moving their primary listing. i think you're seeing a very strong franchise. tom: are you or your colleagues putting in contingency plans for euro clearing coming given what we have heard, the proposals to potentially move some euro clearing into the eurozone? areil: of course, we monitoring the negotiations. our clearinghouse, we have the greatest pool of clearings derivative liquidity in the world. we generate huge efficiencies for our clients. let me ask you about an and a. obviously, the georgia deal to tsche didn't come off in march. how much have you set aside for potential buyouts? the market is one of the largest in the world and we have continued to look for acquisitions. most recently, we announced the acquisition of citigroup's in

vonnie: what would the london metal exchange be happy with?would be considered a liquid, deep market? eddie: good question. note rise, they have pared back expectations -- no surprise, they have pared back expectations. we are not expected to see a lot of trade. they told me on friday they didn't necessarily expect trade on monday. what they did want to see is a deep order book. thing that i noticed today is the spreads were quite thin. the spreads on the contract came down to about $.20 between the bid and offer. once a bid was taken, the spread quickly, you know, jumped out to, sort of, $5. i think the hope is that this order book will fill in, but i don't think they are quite there yet. first day, so we probably can't expect too much. mark: eddie van der walt. time now for the "bloomberg business flash," a look at some of the busiest -- business stories in the news today. cincinnati bell has acquired a hawaiian telecom. the price tag, $851 million. u.s. landline phone companies have been losing customers to wireless providers and cable comp

it brings a load of international tourists into london ata time international tourists into london aty popular and with the pound being weaker, with got even more tourists coming in so the overseas currencies by them some extra strawberries or a ship them ——a sip of champagne or some extra pimm's. there is no magic strawberry tree and anybody following the british economy will know what that joke means. there was going to win? novak djokovic is going to win? novak djokovic is going to win and i can't call the women's, i have to say. it is to open. i would love to say mac ——i would love to say konta that we will see. the times, forget about memory thatis see. the times, forget about memory that is as common a good your brain. this is fantastic because the amount of times my friends say, do you remember that, and i just of times my friends say, do you remember that, and ijust cannot because i have such a list of things in our heads. our brains are like computers that you had to dump out old stuff to make space for new stuff and they argue, actively forgetting things is a way of regenera

death in custody she's the sister of music producer sean rigg who died in police custody in south london in twenty zero eight we are expecting a report that was commissioned by two reason manere capacity has a secretary and that there has been some delay in that report but it will be interesting to see what further recommendations will be made what i would like to say is that a family shouldn't have to be going through this. in two thousand and seventeen now our next guest specializes in why the reserve many hundreds of millions of socio economic victims. ogling in this world for me a liberal austerity hit britain to the entire developing world where nato nations continue to funnel weapons here is what john perkins said in his infamous book on neo liberalism confessions of an economic hit man about a life link to the i.m.f. and world bank courtesy of studio joe and we identify a country that has resources our corporations cut like oil range a huge loan to their country from the world bank or one of its sisters the money never actually goes to the country goes to our own corporations to b

happened in london tower block is by no meanslj can't london tower block is by no means.” can't watche people. whether donating an old top or tenner, people have been moved to act. the challenge for the charities is ensuring it all benefits those who have lost so much. for more information on where the grenfell money has gone, you can go to bbc. co. uk/realitycheck, or follow them on twitter @bbcrealitycheck. you are watching breakfast. still to come on the programme this morning: with pride, and some prejudice, matt is at jane austen's house museum in hampshire this morning, where they are remembering the author's life and work 200 years on. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. moped delivery drivers are taking their fears over recent acid attacks to parliament this afternoon. they are concerned about the rise in attacks, and are calling for the government to take action. last week, a series of acid attacks on moped riders in london left several with facial injuries, and some are now refusing to make deliveries in certain areas due to feeling at risk. the home

there was a proposed new london.roposed new london to south railway, but it would not be finished until two to -- 2000 23. a would not be finished until two to —— 2000 23. a discussion around cancelling rail electrification projects in the midlands and the lack district, that has also led those who stand up for the north of england are less than chuffed. those who stand up for the north of england are less than chuffedlj would love to have seen chris grayling stand up in parliament and bring this up. if he had had on that, i think there would have been uproar. where i will go now with this is to contact greater manchester mps and other mp5 across the north. while this might be the government's view, that it can cancel schemes out of london and give money to crossrail, i doubt it will be parliament's view. there needs to be a vote to see whether or not mps agree that this is the way to proceed with rail investment in our country. andy burnham, well aware of the government numbers needed for votes here. i.e., they stru

lucy manning, bbc news, west london.ight hundreds of people attended a vigil near grenfell tower for the victims of the blaze. four weeks on, relations between the survivors and the authorities are still strained. our home editor mark easton reports on how the community has reacted in the aftermath of the fire. a black nail hammered in to london's conscience. grenfell tower demands your attention. in its shadow, the faces of the missing are everywhere. on trees and walls and bus shelters, unblinking, it's hard to hold their accusatory gaze. more than 250 escaped the tower that fateful night, but around 80 people are missing or confirmed dead. floor by floor, the names and faces of all those we know didn't make it out. they arrived at grenfell from all over the world, more than 20 countries represented among the missing. families with small children who'd recently moved in, pensioners who lived in the block for over a0 years. and then, perhaps, there are others. the unknown. the fact that we still don't know exactly who a

personally i have to admit to have not read that bit, london.eaning the countries that could, amongst them, that could fish within six miles of british shores will be banned from fishing within 12 miles off the coast. intriguingly on this front page it says michael gove, whose father's aberdeen fishing business closedown because of brussels bureaucracy, said" leaving the london". presumably fishing convention are the next two words! perhaps michael gove could tell us. obviously fish can't tell, so then they will be gone, presumably. pollution doesn't respect waters. very true. michael gove has always given as the reason as why he backed rex it, because of the common fisheries policy. —— brexit. now fate have conspired that he is in a position to take back control. to help take back control. it will be interesting to see how much fish we collect from other eu shores. it adds up to millions of pounds, is that right? it will be interesting to see if the consumption of fish goes up in britain. are these fish we are going to export? the observer. top

the london ones are permanently crewed.u trust the people who are running the fire services of the uk to be competent at making these decisions? well, we have raised concerns about this sort of issue for more than a decade. we used to have national standards of fire cover. we now have local so—called risk management plans. what they are in reality is budget management plans. you see that the risk assessments over time, as budgets are squeezed, the response is declined over the past few years. in a way, the government says, look, we leave this up to the local people because they will make up their mind. many of them visit the individual buildings were talking about, so they know the buildings. in kent they said, we don't need to send the aerial initially... at the turn—of—the—century it was government funded research about what firefighters do a different types of incidents. you could map out how many firefighters you need to fight a fire in a terraced house, a tower block and so on. i have to say, that was government funded

cloudy ”w london, with a gentle breeze.f england cloudy in the afternoon, but northern ireland and the western half of scotland will brighten up. a return to fresh, but sunny and dry conditions. as for the tennis at wimbledon, it should stay dry through the remainder of today, and a dry day tomorrow. temperatures cooler over the next few days, with heavy showers by sunday. to this evening, a weak front pushing south across the uk, slightly cloudy skies in northern england, wales, too. in the north of the front, fresher conditions tonight. ten or 11 degrees, and in the south 15—18. that is the overnight low. another sticky night ahead. during the day tomorrow, a reversal to what we have today. cloudy for some in england, wales, too. in northern england, scotla nd wales, too. in northern england, scotland and northern ireland, a cloudy day. bring in the north—west in the afternoon and into the evening. many of our stay dry, temperatures around 17—24. light rain in wales and south—west england, too. 0nto the second half of the