the uk's parliament vote in favour of an expansion of london's main airport, heathrow.usiness groups welcome the decision, but environmentalists are up in arms. india hosts a meeting of the china—led asian infrastructure investment bank. we'll find out what's on the agenda for china's version of the world bank. and on the markets: fears of a ballooning global trade war have sent asian stocks down, following steep falls on wall street, amid reports that washington was readying for a new phase in its economic confrontation with china. a major expansion at the uk's busiest airport has been given the go—ahead, with a third runway at london heathrow. the proposal passed by 415 votes to 119 — that's a majority of 296. but there are doubts about the airport's ability to raise the money, with fears that passengers and taxpayers might end up footing part of the bill. heathrow has lagged behind its global rivals. frankfurt is the number one airport for global hub connectivity, amsterdam is second, followed by dallas—fort worth. middle east and asian airports are also catching up

britian‘s parliament votes in favour of a third runway at london's heathrow airport. how long will it take to get off the ground? live from london, that's our top story on tuesday the 26th ofjune. business groups have welcomed the decision to boost london's connectivity to the rest of the world, but environmental campaigners aren't so happy. also in the programme: india's prime minister calls on the asia infrastructure investment bank to lend more money to boost development across the region. and we will check in on the latest on the financial markets, and europe is bucking the global downward financial trend. and how do you know what's on the packet is the same as what's in the packet? in the of age of complex global production processes we'll speak to the company using science to cut fraud out of the food chain. as the c02 shortages intensify and hit farms and bottling plants, we want to know which products you will miss if they don't reach the shelves. beer, fizzy drinks or bacon sandwiches? let us know — use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business li

take—off for a third runway at heathrow. london'siggest airport is set to get the go—ahead today after years of controversy, protests and delays. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 5th june. but it's divisive — supporters say it's the best way to expand this key international hub and boost the economy, while critics warn the plan is expensive, complex and bad for the environment. also in the programme... will britain's borders work for business after brexit? the bosses of europe's biggest ports are in london to present their concerns. financial markets in europe have opened slightly lower, if not a little flat, as they look ahead to the g7 meeting. it's morning here in london so i wouldn't be without my tea. but rather than my builder's brew we'll talk something a little classier. the boss of fine tea firm twg is here to tell us why it's one of the fastest—growing posh tea brands in the world. and how much time do you spend staring at your smartphone? apple is launching an app to help us cut our addiction. but will it

expected, the house of commons has voted in favour of the highly controversial expansion at london's heathrowirport, those votes will be confirmed in a moment, but it has been announced that the vote is in favour of expanding heathrow and building that third runway at heathrow airport, and we will have more details for you on that a little later on. at the grenfell inquiry, the firefighter who led the first response to the fire said he couldn't remember receiving any training on when to order the evacuation of tower blocks. michael dowden was forced to admit, repeatedly, that he was unaware of the risks to the tower and had no idea that fires could spread through cladding. his evidence has raised serious questions about london fire brigade's procedures and training on tower blocks, as our special correspondent lucy manning reports. 720 firefighters, 140 fire engines, and many stories of bravery that night. but the fire brigade's having to answer for its failure to tell people to leave their flats. the evidence i shall give... michael dowden was one of the first firefighters at grenfell tower

a third runway at london's heathrow airport — the government finally gives the go—ahead, saying it willp the uk thrive after brexit. after almost two decades of delays, the transport secretary said the controversial £14 billion runway would be in the national interest. it's going to be a battle going forward, there is still strong opposition to this. there's still some difficult stages to overcome. but we are absolutely determined to deliver this project, which we think is crucial to all of our future's. mps will now vote on plans next month, we'll be asking how likely it is that the expansion will finally happen. also on the programme tonight: companies involved in refurbishing grenfell tower are accused of increasing the "pain and uncertainty" of victims‘ families at the public inquiry. it is inhumane to remain silent, when so many seek understanding and answers. joining forces, newspapers across the north of england call on the prime minister to get a grip of the rail problems that have caused chaos for commuters. the comedian michael mcintyre is robbed by moped thieves outside his c

a third runway at london's heathrow airport.he government finally gives the go—ahead, saying it will help the uk thrive after brexit. after almost two decades of delays, the transport secretary said the controversial £14 billion runway would be in the national interest. one viewer rang us with this response. why is heathrow airport receiving rolling news all day long? 55 million of us do not live anywhere near heathrow airport. i don't care if heathrow airport is there or it is not there. this is pure london based news which is a big problem with the bbc. nearly all of our news is london based. after last week's comments after the irish referendum on abortion, that subject attracted attention again this week, following an item on wednesday's outside source. now in brazilfour women die every year while trying to end a pregnancy. that is according to government statistics. the country has some of the harshest abortion laws in the world. it is considered a crime. it is only allowed in extreme cases like rape. fiona gatto wrote to u

the uk's parliament vote in favour of an expansion of london's main airport, heathrow.ing of the china—led asian infrastructure investment bank. we'll find out what's on the agenda for china's version of the world bank. and on the markets: fears of a ballooning global trade war have sent asian stocks down, following steep falls on wall street, amid reports that washington was readying for a new phase in its economic confrontation with china.

a third runway at london's heathrow airport.he government finally gives the go—ahead, saying it will help the uk fright after brexit. after almost two decades of the transport secretary said the controversial ru nway secretary said the controversial runway would be in the national interest. one viewer rang us that this response to the days coverage. why is heathrow airport responding to make receiving rolling it news all day long? 35 million of us don't live anywhere near it. i don't care if it is there are already is an there. this is pure london based news, which is a big problem with the bbc. nearly all of our news is london—based. the bbc. nearly all of our news is london-based. after last week 's comments of the coverage of the irish referendum on abortion, it attracted attention following an item on wednesday's outside sources. in brazil, for women die every day while trying to end a pregnancy, according to government statistics, the country has some of the most harshest abortion laws in the world. it is considered a crime

goodbye. 70 minutes per sector about the main story resume, the future of london bowen heathrow airporto approve controversial plans to build a third runway. the conservatives have been worked to support the expansion and labour is giving a free vote although it the official line is to oppose the scheme. let's such trust chief political correspondent. the government are pretty confident they can win in this boot. the decision that some would say has been shied away from for several decades. the snp and the last few minutes have said they are going to abstain on this vote. the snp government in scotla nd this vote. the snp government in scotland is in favour of the expansion but members here say they have been convinced that will be good for scotland but are now saying they were abstain and that will mean they were abstain and that will mean the government will be pretty confident they can get through. the transport secretary chris grayling has been on his feet for the last 20 minutes kicking off this debate and making the case for why this leg and the government wants to go ahead with t

a third runway at london's heathrow airport.e go—ahead, saying it will help the uk fright after brexit. after almost two decades of the transport secretary said the controversial ru nway secretary said the controversial runway would be in the national interest. one viewer rang us that this response to the days coverage. why is heathrow airport responding to make receiving rolling it news all day long? 35 million of us don't live anywhere near it. i don't care if it is there are already is an there. this is pure london based news, which is a big problem with the bbc. nearly all of our news is london—based. the bbc. nearly all of our news is london-based. after last week 's comments of the coverage of the irish referendum on abortion, it attracted attention following an item on wednesday's outside

but if politicians have voted to approve a third runway at london's heathrow airport after debating the issue in parliament by minister to resume a says the eighteen billion dollar project will ease congestion and create a hundred thousand jobs but opponents object to the expansion on environmental noise and financial grounds heathrow is europe's busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers spain and portugal have both slots in the world cup's knockout stage the final group games began on monday with video review known as v.a. are playing a significant role in several of the day's matches earlier swept to the top spot in group a after beating russia and saudi arabia beat egypt but both had already been ruled out of the final sixteen and which isn't has more from moscow. so spain and portugal have qualified out of group b. but few would have predicted just how close iran and morocco it comes to causing a major upset portugal needed to draw their game against iran to make sure of their place in the knockout rounds they did take the lead to record a charisma but iran was equalize in injur

british lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to approve a third runway at london's heathrow airport prime minister to resume a supporter of the eighteen billion dollar project which he says will ease congestion and create a hundred thousand jobs but critics say it will make london more polluted is europe's busiest airport to handle seventy eight million passengers last year. in other developments two of britain's most iconic car brands might soon be manufactured overseas if breaks it causes major issues with the supply of pots german car giant b.m.w. which owns the mini and rolls royce brands could shut its factories in the u.k. according to london's f.t. newspaper last week announced it could ditch its u.k. operations of course it leaves the e.u. without a transitional deal facing thousands of jobs at risk will harley davidson plans to move some of its production house of the u.s. to avoid european union tariffs the motorcycle manufacturer says the terrace will add more than two thousand dollars to the price of its bikes in the e.u. is harley davidson second biggest market the company ha

putting the prices up well of course and passengers can expect the fares to rise suddenly from london heathrow is this now leaves just one non emraan t. carrier flying between heathrow and dubai british airways of the night is dominated by emirates so what where are the become a new departure was seen as one of those airlines that kind of you know one of those airports was expanding expanding what about now what's the big one to watch in terms of international aviation the future of aviation will be asia and this is reflected in quantities decision to leave dubai they accepted by flights and they said that they're opting for singapore instead and they said it's a more preferred passenger option or to me the worry is that the gulf days are over in terms of passengers who want to actually visit to buy and they're replacing those stops and the airlines are responding to that demand and it's matures thank you very much indeed for coming in thank you. and although trump is in milwaukee wisconsin where he's visiting a new foxconn factory complex the u.s. president has the project with the taiwanese

bought the oil in canada to help control his seizures, but it was confiscated on her arrival at london's heathrowport. the move was described by a former drugs minister as cruel and inhumane. sajid javid said he used "an exceptional power" to issue the licence for what he said was a medical emergency. richard lister has the story. charlotte and billy caldwell flew back to britain on monday after taking the law into their own hands. to treat billy's epilepsy, they bought cannabis oil in canada containing an ingredient banned in the uk. the drug which had kept billy's seizures under control for almost a year was confiscated and four days later billy was back in hospital. he's still there, but today charlotte was told the home office had backed down and licensed billy's cannabis treatment, leaving her relieved but angry. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fact play any role in the administration of medication for sick children in our country. no other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal. sajid javid indicated that t

british lawmakers are set to vote on whether to approve a third runway at london's heathrow airport from a city reason may support the eighteen billion dollar project which he says will ease congestion and create one hundred thousand jobs a long time opponent of the plans foreign minister boris johnson will be absent for the vote critics say it will increase london's pollution levels heathrow is europe's busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers. environmental denies ations upping the pressure on the un to investigate what they describe as australia's failure to protect the great barrier reef they've written to the united nations as the in esco world heritage committee meets in bahrain global warming is seen as a major factor in the death of large parts of the reef but environmentalist also accuse australia's government of adding to the problem with its agricultural and mining policies and regions at tovan is the great barrier reef campaign director at the australian marine conservation society and says the government is rene going on promises to protect the reef. the asserting that

decades of delays, british lawmakers have voted to approve plans to build a third runway at london's heathrowary, borisjohnson — who has opposed expansion, and once threatened to lie down in front of the bulldozers — did not vote. he's been visiting afghanistan. our political correspondent, ben wright, has more. the ayes to the right, a15. the nos to the left, 119. this is a momentous moment really because this question of how to expand our airport capacity in the uk has dogged successive governments now for decades and certainly over the last decades, different governments have grappled with whether or not the solution lies in expanding heathrow, the uk's main airport, just outside london, or whether there should be a new airport entirely, perhaps somewhere towards the south coast, or maybe an expansion of gatwick would be a solution. this has been talked about for years, it has proved a very divisive solution. in the end, mps have voted to approve a third runway at heathrow. they have also tried to ensure mps who were concerned about the environmental impact, but that could be diminished by

at london's heathrow airport, someone, somewhere has got a list. names, russians — men and women — considered by the security services of this country to have had some part in activities organised by the russian intelligence service. espionage on a massive scale. every country has its intelligence services. some of them, to put it delicately, are more active than others. and in the case of the soviet union, their offensive intelligence services were way, way beyond anyone else's. we were getting increasingly fed up simply with the volume of soviet intelligence officers who were being stuffed into the embassy and the trade delegation in london. i recall at the time the security services, mi5, telling me that they couldn't actually keep an eye on such massive numbers of people. and i learnt, to my surprise, that it took about nine security men to follow one soviet espionage officer. and so we were on a losing game. we didn't know because of the sheer numbers, really, what they were up to. this man agreed to talk about his experiences with the kgb. he

we've brought hugh back to london's heathrow with al bridger, british airways' top 747 pilot. used to? this is a big change, of course. flatbed seats. american and most asian carriers have retired the 747 for smaller fuel—efficient craft, but ba revamped these even larger modern ones for five more years. so, this is where you want to come and see, hugh, the flight deck? yes. it's all screens, whereas we had proper instruments. clockwork instruments. it wasn't all clockwork. boeing had installed space age autopilot, but the british didn't trust it, so put in their own sextants, the things used by sail ships to read the stars. the first three jumbos of the boac had sextants in case the automatic navigation didn't work. is that right? it was used in the apollo project. we would go down a corridor, and on the right would be all the apollo astronauts, those aircrafts because they were going to the moon, and on the other side of the corridor, would be the jumbo, because it was the same system. absolutely. there's just something about it, isn't it? it is iconic, it's fabulous and you

government ministers have approved a controversial plan to add a third runway to london's heathrow airport parliament is expected to vote on the final decision within weeks that is to say that construction privately could be finished by twenty twenty six the project runway is essential for britain's economy critics say it's bad for the environment and for people who live nearby. the much talked about meeting between donald trump and kim jong un will take place a week from today scott hydra now takes us to singapore's little korea where anticipation is running out. it does not take long to understand why the area in singapore is known as little korea for decades this stretch of the road has been lined with korean restaurants and shoppers twenty three year old moved here four months ago from the south korean port city. he has high hopes for next week's historic summit between donald trump and kim jong. il and many people will change that perception and think that south korea is safer this kind of event does not take place very often i hope it's successful it's not known how many north korean

back now to the future of london's heathrow airport.versial plans to build a third runway. the conservatives have been ordered to support the expansion — but labour is opposed to the scheme. let's take a listen to some of the debate. my my message to the house, it is important. i believe that this is a project that is in the strategic interest of the nation. prosperity for all areas of this country, i feel it'll satisfy the post brexit raw. i believe it is essentialfor thejobs raw. i believe it is essentialfor the jobs that will create, the connections it will bring, we have to deliver it, anyway that utterly does the best that it can, we will does the best that it can, we will do that, we will ensure tight rules. and in the run—up to today's vote, it will be enshrined in law and delivered into the future. this is a project that this country needs, it has been delayed for far too long. we have to take a decision today and iurge we have to take a decision today and i urge you to do so. consistently demonstrated poor judgement and i urge

at london's heathrow airport someone, somewhere has got a list. 19 names, airport someone, somewhere has got a list. net19 names, russians, men and women considered by the security services of this country to have some part in activities organised by the russian intelligence service. espionage and a massive scale. every country has its intelligence services, some of them to put it delicately are more active than others. in the case of the soviet union their offensive intelligence services were well beyond anyone else's. we were getting increasingly fed up simply with the volume of soviet intelligence officers who we re soviet intelligence officers who were being stuffed into the embassy and the trade delegation in london. i recall at the time the security services, mi5, telling me they could not actually keep an eye on such massive numbers of people and i learnt to my surprise that it took about nine security men to follow one soviet espionage officer. and so we we re one soviet espionage officer. and so we were 011 a one soviet espionage officer.

bought the oil in canada to help control his seizures, but it was confiscated on her arrival at london's heathrowd billy caldwell flew back to britain on monday after taking the law into their own hands. to treat billy's epilepsy, they bought cannabis oil in canada containing an ingredient banned in the uk. the drug which had kept billy's seizures under control for almost a year was confiscated and four days later billy was back in hospital. he's still there but today charlotte was told the home office had backed down and licensed billy's cannabis treatment, leaving her relieved but angry. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fact play any role in the administration of medication for sick children in our country. no other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal. sajid javid indicated that this wasn't a full policy change but a response to a complex situation. he said... but many others are watching. alfie's parents asked theresa may for the same access to cannabis treatment three months ago. now they want action. one f

bureaucracy around billy continuing to have his anti—epileptic medication that was confiscated at london heathrowat the home office and myself and our team have been working extremely hard together throughout the night to make this happen. which is truly amazing. but there can only be one conclusion here, that my little boy, my beautiful, sweet little boy, who has a life—threatening form of epilepsy and one seizure can kill him, he needs his medicine back, today. again, look, i am just truly and utterly thankful and overwhelmed by each and all you guys, all you journalists. the support that is coming in, via messages, e—mails, phone calls, not just from the uk, but from the doctor in canada, the team in canada, who originally prescribed billy his anti—epileptic medicine. the head of the clinical research there, catherine jacobson. they are all on the phone supporting us, messages from australia, america, everywhere... and i, without yous and without the support, we wouldn't be able to do this, and just from the bottom of my heart, thank you all so very, very much. sinn fein will debate changing t

proposal to expand heathrow, but also i think people would prefer to see a regional airport strategy with the connections they need on their doorstep rather than going hundreds of miles to london it is a 20th—century strategy in a 21st—century point—to—point world. there is no doubt that today's announcement brings the prospect of a third runway at heathrow a step closer, but opponents remain determined to make their voices heard and are unlikely to back down until the tarmac has actually been laid. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is at westminster. how big is the task for the government now? well, they are still going to have to do a lot of persuading. over the decades we have had commissions, reviews, consultations, the arguments for and against our incredibly well rehearsed. still, there will be some work to be done. we heard from one conservative mp that is not happy about this. there are others, of course. the argument from the government is that this is the kind of bold decision that ministers and governments have shied away from for far too long. earlier, governments have shied away from for fartoo long. earlier, chris grayling reiterated this, saying it

we've brought him back to london heathrow with the british airways top 747 paella. used to? american most asian carriers have retired the 747 for smaller, fuel—efficient craft, but british airways revamped these larger modern one for five airways revamped these larger modern one forfive more airways revamped these larger modern one for five more years. come and see the flight deck. we had proper instruments. it wasn't all clockwork, boeing had installed is based stage autopilot, but the british didn't trust it, so put in their own version, the thing used by sail ships to read the stars. the first three jumbos from boac had something in case the automatic navigation didn't work. it was used in the apollo projects. we would go down the corridor and on the right would be the apollo astronauts on the aircraft taking them to the moon. and on the other side, it would be pictures of thejohn bowe, because it was the same system. there is something about it, you have a real affinity to it. modern jumbos area have a real affinity to it. modern jumbos are a long way from the j

british lawmakers have voted in favor of building a new runway at london's heathrow airport prominent opponent foreign secretary boris johnson missed the vote the london m.p. had previously vowed to lie down in front of bulldozers to prevent any expansion. you're watching g.w. news still to come on the program spain and portugal progressed to the last sixteen in the world cup but it was a dramatic night of football in russia. but first it is over to helena humphrey who is taking a look at washington's latest hand in the trade dispute with china sara thank you very much uncertainty surrounding that has been enough to show up on equity markets around the world with investors reacting to reports that washington is preparing to step up trade sanctions against china now with shares in the u.s. fooling u.s. treasury secretary steven minucci and denied reports that the united states is targeting chinese firms in its crackdown on a foreign acquisitions of u.s. tech when it should now says that plans to impose investment restrictions will apply to all countries accused of trying to steal u.s.

but she's lawmakers are voted in favor of building a new runway at london's heathrow airport prominent opponent foreign secretary boris johnson missed the voters' user trip to afghanistan his constituency lives under the flight path and he had voiced strong opposition with voting against it would have forced him to resign from the government. and the humphrey is here at business desk as harley davidson hits the road it sure is hitting the road one of the first big names to make moves in the wake of the global trade dispute u.s. president donald trump taking to twitter to express his surprise over harley davidsons decision to move production of its motorcycles for the european market to india and brazil trump tweeted he surprised that harley davidson of all companies would be the first to wave the white flag i fought hard for that wrote the president but it is unclear why trump goes on to say that the company would not have to pay tariffs after all the e.u. has put import tariffs on motorcycles whiskey and a range of other u.s. products in retaliation for trump's own import tariffs on s

the evidence shows the remaining london heathrow is already full, and the evidence shows the remainingrts would be far behind. —— and the evidence shows the remaining london airports won't be far behind. despite being the busiest two—runway airport in the world, heathrow's capacity constraints means it is falling behind its global competitors, impacting the uk's economy and global trading opportunities. expansion at heathrow will bring real benefits across the country, including a boost of up to £74 billion to passengers and the wider economy. in response to the government's decision, labour — who backed the idea, and won a vote on it in 2009 before plans were scrapped — have said the expansion should only go ahead if it meets a set of tests. here's labour leader jeremy corbyn... it has to be looked at in the context of the select committee report, which says it has to be looked at in terms of how it affects the whole country, air pollution, noise pollution, and conductivity to heat water transport link and those are the decisions that have to be put —— what has to be looked at before

and british lawmakers have voted in favor of building a new runway at london's heathrow airport prominent opponent foreign secretary boris johnson missed that boat the london m.p. had previously vowed to lie down in front of bulldozers to prevent an expansion. of helena humphrey is here now and we're talking about harley davidson hitting the road so to speak. with the iconic all-american brand which is motoring on now to pastas new u.s. president donald trump took to twitter to express his surprise over harley davidsons decision to move production of its motorcycles for the european market to india and brazil trump tweeted he surprised that harley davidson of all companies would be the first to wave the white flag i felt hot for them says the president but it's unclear why trump goes on to say that the company would not have to pay tariffs all through the u.s. put import tariffs on motorcycles whiskey and a host of other u.s. products in retaliation for shops import tariffs on steel and i mean yes. we can bring in our financial correspondent now daniel is in frankfurt for us daniel compan

britian's parliament votes in favour of a third runway at london's heathrow airport.

have been misled from the moment my little boy's anti—epileptic medication was confiscated, at london heathrowaled that the responsibility for the decision on the import of unlicensed medicines is, in fact, indeed the responsibility of the home office. two hours after billy's anti—epileptic medication was confiscated, i was invited to meet the home office minister, nick hurd, and five of his officials. they first suggested that this was a matter for the devolved assembly in northern ireland. then they advised me to make a formal application for a licence for billy's anti—epileptic medication. i asked how long it would take, and how much it would cost, and whether anybody else had been successful in making such an application. they did not know the answers to any of those questions. six hours later, they e—mailed my mp. orla blakely, with contact details for three paediatric neurologists, based in london. and said that i should make an immediate appointment for billy to see one of them. to date, none of them has responded to more than 30 phone calls and e—mails. other than for one to say he was

british politicians have voted in favor of building a third runway at london's heathrow airport prime minister theresa may says the eighteen billion dollars project will ease congestion and also create one hundred thousand jobs but opponents say it will result in intolerable noise levels and worsening air quality for people living nearby heathrow caters to more passengers than any other airport and europe. mexico will elect its new president on sunday a current leader hanging on your toe isn't eligible for a second term under the constitution and in a turbulent time domestically a political veteran is riding a wave of populist support john heilemann has more. the sixty four year old and that is money well look has opened the door it's looking like third time lucky in his quest to win the mix can president say this time he's the overwhelming from the no by his in issues. he has a simple message. to the clintons will listen to everyone will respect everyone but our priority is the poor for the good of everyone the poor. that plan has polarized because to some he's a danger ready to turn

developing countries such as the sea british politicians a voted to approve a third runway at london's heathrow airport after debating the issue in parliament prime minister trees in may says the eighteen billion dollar project will ease congestion and create one hundred thousand jobs but opponents object to the expansion on environmental noise and financial grounds heathrow is europe's busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers. well it's growing concern about political tribalism in the us after the president's press secretary was asked to leave a restaurant in virginia because of trump's policies the incident involving sarah saunders comes just days after a cabinet secretary was forced out of a mexican restaurant by protesters alan fisher has more from washington d.c. . good afternoon she's the public face of the trumpet ministration the press secretary an almost daily presence on the nation's t.v. screens when serious sanders turned up to eat at this restaurant in virginia she was politely asked to leave eunice said she did it because staff were uncomfortable with trump policies and i bel

the future of london's heathrow airport will be decided later today when mps vote on whether or not tord runway. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson — who once said he'd lie down in front of bulldozers — is missing the vote on a foreign trip. he's written to his constituents defending his decision not to resign over the issue because, he says, doing so would have "achieved nothng". labour is officially opposed to the third runway and this morning jeremy corbyn left open the possibility of scrapping the plans if elected. here's our political correspondent eleanor garnier. it is the busiest airport in europe and tonight after decades of delay mps get the chance to decide whether heathrow should get a third runway. the government says it is the biggest transport decision in a generation. it has promised not a penny of the £14 billion price tag will be met by taxpayers. there will be guaranteed benefits for the whole country and built in environmental protections. it is really important promises we make about noise, air quality, the connections that will be provided elsewhere in the uk, ar

now where british politicians are voted to approve a third runway at london's heathrow airport after debating the issue in parliament prime minister's reserve may says the eighteen billion dollar project will ease congestion and create one hundred thousand jobs but opponents object to the expansion of environmental grounds noise and financial areas heathrow is europe's biggest airports in terms of passenger numbers. dozens of shop owners in iran have protested against the record low currency and rising cost of living demonstrators took to the streets of tehran forcing shops to close in the ground bazaar they blame the collapse of the ryal for driving up the cost of imports iran's currency has plunged almost fifty percent in value in the past six months. now spain and portugal have both slots in the feet felt world cup knockout stage the final group games began on monday with video review known as v.a. are playing an intense role in several of the day's matches earlier euro go to the top spot in group after beating russia and saudi arabia beatty gypped but both had already been ruled

delta did not even fly to london heathrow's airport. there were restrictions against access into the market. skies opened the market to us, it became very expensive guys open to the market to us, it became very expensive to get access. it was cost prohibitive to gain access. we gained access by investing. operateummer, we will 35 hubs a day, transatlantic and virgin combined, where is five years ago, delta operated -- deltaaas five years ago, operated none. the next step is to link what we have with airfrance and klm. jv.ant to create a single that is so european partners can to create the, seamless service for customers and make the investments in technology for the customer experience. those joint ventures in the future will be operating as one, primarily for the benefit of our customers. andrea: you mentioned china. the growth in routes to and from china, business relations between the u.s. and china are key areas of growth, your advanta-shanghai route -- atlanta-shanghai route restarts next month. what are your views on the tariff d

ten years ago, when you think about delta, in some perspective, delta did not even fly to london's heathrow airport. we were not a to there were bilateral restrictions against access into that market. and once open skies, you know, opened the market to us, it became very expensive to get access to it. heathrow to get access to heathrow, the going market race is inxcs of 50 million pounds for just the right to have one slot into that market, to take off and land once a day. so it was cost-prohibitive to gain access, and so, how we gained access was by investing in virgin. and together now, this summer, we'll operate 35 flights a day across the transatlantic, delta andirgincombined, wre ten ago, delta operated none. so, that'- you get a c to see the power of the partnership, not just from a growth perspective, but certainly from our customers' perspectives perspectives. the next step in our journey across the transatlantic is to take that jv and link it together with what we have with air france and klm,hich ws our longes standing jv and partnership, which is almost 25 years that we've been p

a third runway at london's heathrow airport.rsial £14 billion runway would be in the national interest. one viewer rang us with this response.

proposal to expand heathrow, also i think people would prefer a regional airport strategy with the connections they need on their doorstep rather than going hundreds of miles to londons a 20th—century strategy in a 21st—century point—to—point world. there is no doubt that today's announcement brings the prospect of announcement brings the prospect of a third runway at heathrow closer, but opponents remain determined to make their voices heard and are unlikely to back down until the tarmac has been laid. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. this has been a controversial topic for so long, what sort of battle as the government basing? on some level you might think mrs may has had a rush of blood to the head to press ahead with a decision that successive prime ministers, frankly, have run away from, when she already faces a series of epic parliamentary battles over brexit. did she really wa nt battles over brexit. did she really want another one when she knows there are probably around 30 tory mps who will defy hair and vote against it, including the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. and yet mrs may has decided to go for it, and the reason is

our main story — the future of london's heathrow airport will be decided later today when mps vote onto build a third runway. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson — who once said he'd lie down in front of bulldozers — is missing the vote because he's in afghanistan. he's been defending his decision not to resign over the issue saying doing so would have "achieved nothing". labour is officially opposed to the third runway but its mps have a free vote on the issue. here's our political correspondent eleanor garnier. it is the busiest airport in europe, and tonight after decades of delay mps get the chance to decide whether heathrow should get a third runway. the government says it is the biggest transport decision in a generation. it has promised not a penny of the £14 billion price tag will be met by taxpayers. there will be guaranteed benefits for the whole country and built—in environmental protections. it is really important that the promises we make about noise, air quality, the connections that will be provided elsewhere in the uk, are set in stone. so that when we get to the compl