i wa nted the malvern powerhouse rail.or crossrail in london. today, i'm going to deliver on my commitment with that pledge to fund the manchester to leeds route. mr meier, i note that is the bit you critically want but i want to stress it is up to local people what comes next. as far as i'm concerned, that is just the next. as far as i'm concerned, that isjust the beginning of next. as far as i'm concerned, that is just the beginning of our commitment and investment. we want to see this whole thing done and i have asked officials to accelerate their work on these plans so that we are ready to do a deal in autumn. feel free to applaud, if you were to... applause. that lease but it! that the spirit! it's the right thing to do, time we put some substance into the idea of malvern powerhouse rail, that is why we are here this morning. we want to inject some pace into this so that we can unlock jobs inject some pace into this so that we can unlockjobs and boost growth. i know people cannot wait, they want to see change fast and

overnight, the front slot a little $03 overnight, the front slot a little so a wetter data, for sunday 4 malvern still a muggy night, those in the mid teens, fresher than it has been. island, the best of the sunshine and the south—west, scotla nd sunshine and the south—west, scotland is looking drier but there could be thunderstorms around, hopefully we will see something drierfor hopefully we will see something drier for the hopefully we will see something drierfor the england. hopefully we will see something drier for the england. top temperatures at 22 or 23 celsius. hello, this is bbc. the headlines: prime minister borisjohnson pledges to fund a new high—speed rail route between manchester and leeds. president trump praises borisjohnson — and says talks on what he calls a "very substantial" us—uk trade deal are under way. the uk's biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong after tens of thousands march through the area where gangs attacked pro—democracy act

it was last night here you met deborah hausladen from malvern, pennsylvania.ple request from her son who was serving in afghanistan. >> he needed a pair of sneakers because his sneakers were starting to wear out. >> reporter: the sneakers he'd been issued were worn through. >> we said we'd gladly send him a pair of sneakers over and we asked about the other men in his platoon and he said, same situation. >> reporter: deborah got an idea and got to work. >> within a week, we had sneakers for soldiers formed. >> reporter: her nonprofit, sneakers for soldiers. shipping sneakers to troops overseas. there's now a waiting list. >> such a basic, simple thing as sneakers. >> reporter: so many of our troops with their new sneakers grateful, sending letters and photos back to that mom, debbie. and after our report last night, we heard from so many of you. phil johnson writing, "deborah, you are a real hero. moms go above and beyond. thank you." margarita loyo, "i'm an army mom of two soldiers. this story brings joy to my heart." and donna howard wrote, "donation just ma

david: malvern update with what is making -- now for an update on what is making news outside of the: for the second time since the us and china agreed to officials from both sides have spoken by phone. no details on what has been discussed and no word on when negotiators will meet face-to-face. the u.s. wants china to buy more farm goods. china wants the u.s. to ease restrictions on one way. -- huawei. president trump once to nominate eugene scalia to be the next labor secretary. he is the son of antonin scalia out. democrats are likely to fight against the nomination. over to germany, while on -- where angela merkel says she has been feeling good and plans to serve out her term. there has been speculation about her health on three occasions. she had been seen trembling during public events. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. hurtado.na this is bloomberg. alix: it is the power of pets. pet supply retailer she we posted -- chewy posted its first ever results. here to take us through