roger harrabin, bbc news.iew the way they rank and display accommodation. an investigation by the competition and markets authority has highlighted concerns, including pressure selling and hidden charges. 0ur correspondent simon gompertz is here. do we know who they mean specifically and what exactly these sites have been doing? they haven't named names as to who they are targeting, the cma, the competition and markets authority. there are big names in this business, expedia for insta nce names in this business, expedia for instance and booking.com and somebody from expedia says they will engage with the inquiry. but they have not been named. this is important because hotel bookings have now gone so heavily over to the internet, 70% of people looking around you is one of these websites in order to find what they want to. and the main concerns are that when you see on your screen a list of rooms, you would expect perhaps the ones at the top to be the cheapest quite often they're there because the website is get

roger harrabin, bbc news. awards. among the hits of the season is a show which is far from the brassy musicals many have become accustomed to. from new york, tom brook reports. broadway is defined by its big brand—name shows, but this theatre season, brand—name shows, but this theatre season, a brand—name shows, but this theatre season, a different musical has come into view. it is the bands visit. based on an israeli film and said in the 1990s, is the story of a policeman who gets taken in by a band. —— by a policeman who gets taken in by a band. —— bya band that policeman who gets taken in by a band. —— by a band that gets taken in by the locals. there is a beautiful sense of humanity when you ta ke beautiful sense of humanity when you take these two groups, these two sets of people, these egyptians on the one side, and the israelis are the one side, and the israelis are the other, where you expect that they would be at odds, but because of circumstances, there is great inanity and simplicity and how they ul

roger harrabin, bbc news.nto the world's biggest coffee chain, howard schulz, is stepping down after nearly four decades at the company. this is going to be a big loss for starbucks. what is mr schulz going to do next? journalist and broadcaster henry bonsu joins me now. there is lots of speculation about his thoughts of the oval office? he hasn't said in this big interview in the new york times that he will make a runfor the new york times that he will make a run for office, there is always huge speculation, especially when there's no obvious democratic candidate and people are looking for that big democratic hope. that would be the party he is aligned with?m would be, when he became the ceo, around 36 years ago —— 11 years ago, there are 77,000 outlets in 76 countries and he thinks he can unite the company and the country, seeing what another successful businessman, donald trump, has done, why not him? perhaps. it's interesting because he's not the only big business figure in the us thinking about this, ther

roger harrabin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker.eekend. lots of sunshine on the way, however there is a risk of showers and some of them could be quite heavy tomorrow across parts of scotland and parts of northern ireland, but most of us hopefully will escape the worst of the showers. on a not so positive note, the pollen levels are higher, so not all singing and dancing as far as the weekend is concerned. there are some angry looking clouds to the south across spain, portugal and france, looking clouds to the south across spain, portugaland france, some thunderstorms across europe brewing, and of course we will have some of our own over the weekend with heavy showers. in the short term, as and this evening are concerned, not bad at all. there are a few showers bring their across scotland, one or two in northern ireland, but out this evening they should be in the teens orjust over 20 degrees in the south or bigger cities —— in the high teens. a bit of cloud close to the north sea coast there.

roger harrabin, bbc news.e sustained concussion during their champions league final defeat to real madrid. karius made two big mistakes leading to two goals in the game, and doctors at a boston hospital say it's possible the injury "would affect performance". andy swiss reports. it was a story of one big goalkeeper and two terrible mistakes. karius! oh, it's gone in! oh, no... loris karius bore the blame for liverpool's champions league heartache after a pair of seemingly inexplicable blunders. but was his calamity actually the result of concussion? just before his errors, karius had received a blow to the head. he has since undergone a scan in the united states where doctors now believe he was concussed. in a statement, they said his symptoms suggested... adding... well, after the final, loris karius told liverpool fans he was infinitely sorry. he said he messed up and let them all down. he even received death threats. but now it seems he wasn't in a fit state to play when he made those mistakes. among the su

roger harrabin, bbc news.sting the government lacked guts in its negotiations with the eu. president trump has suggested russia should be readmitted to the g7 group of economies — four years after it was expelled because of the annexation of crimea. a 90—year—old woman is seriously ill in hospital after being attacked in her bed in london. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now on the bbc news channel, it's time for newswatch. this week samira ahmed explores bbc monitoring. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. bbc monitoring has been analysing news reports from around the world for 75 years. we ask its boss what it is doing to fight fake news. and upstaged by little pigs. carol kirkwood struggles to focus on the weather forecast. first, the week has ended with two prominent brexiteers in the cabinet, apparently flexing their muscles. on thursday, bbc news was

here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. another heartbreaking plastic story. is afflicted by plastic pollution. this is indonesia, where the army has been brought in to clear great matts of plastic waste blocking up rivers. it's in the early stages of tackling the plastic scourge. india is more advanced. mass clean—ups have been arranged for beaches, although the problem keeps recurring because there's no system for collecting waste in many of the slums. its leaders say things will change. several african nations have led the way on tackling plastic pollution. here in kenya, there are now big fines for using plastic bags. the un report says good policies in some african nations are undermined, though, by weak enforcement of laws. we have the solutions, we know what to do. it's more about getting the political will, getting the business leaders to act, the civil society, and all of us as a consumer — we can do something. this is what we need, and we are so happy that the media is paying attention to this, because it rolls out this massive problem. together we c

roger harrabin, bbc news.at throughout the programme. the comedian michael mcintyre has been robbed by thieves on a moped as he waited to collect his children from a school in north london. according to reports, the men smashed his car windows before taking his watch and speeding off. police said no injuries were reported and no arrests have been made. today is no ordinary tuesday, it's the day redheads around the world have been patiently waiting for. today is the day emojis with ginger hair have finally become available. there they are, look! plans were put in motion after more than 21,000 people signed a petition calling for new redhead emoticons last year. there'll also be new symbols for those with bald heads, curly hair and even some for the silver foxes out there too. we didn't get as far as that.|j we didn't get as far as that. i was looking forward to the silver foxes! there you go, sally, now you know!” like silver foxes, i could use that quite regularly on text! good morning! astonishing revelations

roger harrabin, bbc news.ing told to dramatically improve support for students with mental health issues. the government is announcing it will award a certificate of excellence to institutions which meet new standards of mental health care. it also wants universities to give students an opt—in service which will allow vice—chancellors to contact parents if needed. the duke of cambridge concludes his tour of the middle east today with a visit to historical and religious sites in eastjerusalem. on thursday, he met palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, in the first official british royal visit to the occupied west bank, and also expressed hope for lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has more. he's met young people from both sides, israeli and palestinian. and last night, in eastjerusalem, prince william spoke of their hopes. i'm also struck by how many people in the region want lasting peace. this is only too evident among the young people i have met. they

our environment analyst roger harrabin reports.act, emissions from vehicles have gone up when they should have been going down. it's power generation that's provided three quarters of the uk's emissions cuts so far. wind and solar power are getting cheaper all the time. dirty coal energy is being phased out. the waste industry has also played a part, with methane emissions down since we've been separating rotting food and green waste from general waste. but emissions from farming, muck spreading and fertilisers has barely fallen. climate change is already under way, the committee says. if ministers don't cut emissions soon, the next generation will have to pay more to sort out the mess. roger harrabin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. firefighters who have worked for four days to tackle wildfires on moorland near manchester have beenjoined by a hundred soldiers as flames turn towards residential areas. the german chancellor warns that migration could become a defining moment for the european union ahead a summit of eu leaders t

our environment analyst roger harrabin has been to norway to find how quickly it will take off.imate. all those co2 emissions. is this an answer in norway? the pollution—free plane, powered by batteries. getting into this thing is a feat of human... he laughs. human origami. she is tiny, but bigger electric planes are coming as technology improves. they're quiet with no exhaust. norway aims to have all its short—haul flights battery powered by 2040. is it realistic? now we see the development with batteries and technology and the focus from leadership in the aviation industry going so fast forward that i think it is feasible. norway's boats are going electric too as part of the battle against climate change. this battery—powered boat is faster than a normal ferry with two big advantages. no exhaust, no noise. the batteries are hidden below decks. in future, all norway's ferries will look like this. norway is also subsidising electric cars. it is cheaper to buy, to run, and to maintain, and it is good for the environment. no conventional cars will be sold in the country after 202

roger harrabin, bbc news.s johnson, after the foreign secretary is secretly recorded suggesting the government lacks guts in the brexit negotiations — and that donald trump could do a betterjob. meanwhile the eu's chief brexit negotiator says the government's so called backstop proposal can only apply to northern ireland, and not the rest of the uk. a war of words as world leaders gather for the g7 summit in canada — with deep divisions over american trade tariffs. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. if you're a facebook user you might want to check your account — a software bug has meant millions of users may have unknowingly posted private information to the public. the glitch set a user's post to be shared to "everyone", even if a user had previously chosen a more restricted option. facebook says the fault has been rectified. users who may have been affected will be notified on the site's newsfeed. bt‘s chief executive, gavin patterson, is to step down after the company said a change of leader

with me is our environment analyst, roger harrabin.ution emissions, is much more difficult to overcome. at the moment the local air breaches quality standards, it is illegally pulitzers. to be able to get within those targets, heathrow would have a massive expansion of public transport to stop more and more cars going to the airport. it's hard to see how that will be funded. the third is that of climate change. the uk has adopted its own laws on climate change and we are only long—term trajectory of cutting emissions. aviation has been given special dispensation to expand on the grounds that people want to fly more but if it wants to expand even more but if it wants to expand even more beyond its allowed limits, other sectors of the economy will have to cut even more. people will have to cut even more. people will have to cut even more. people will have to get rid of their boilers and start using hydrogen to heat their homes, perhaps use their cars less, perhaps clamp—down on industries emissions more. aviation already has a special de

here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. another heartbreaking plastic story.swallowed more than 80 plastic bags weighing more than eight kilos. another big team of our throwaway society. —— victim. south—east asia is afflicted by plastic pollution. this is indonesia, where the army has been brought in to clear great matts of plastic waste blocking up rivers. it's in the early stages of tackling the plastic scourge. india is more advanced. mass clean—ups have been arranged for beaches although the problem keeps recurring because there's no system for collecting waste in many of the slums. its leaders say things will change. several african nations have led the way on tackling plastic pollution. here in kenya there are now big fines for using plastic bags. the un report says good policies in some african nations are undermined though by weak enforcement of laws. we have the solutions, we know what to do. it's more about getting the political will, getting the business leaders to act, the civil society, and all of us as a consumer. we can do something. this is wh

here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. joining me now from our westminster studio is lord debenlimate change. some of us remember him asjohn gummer as well. at one stage we were doing quite well on this issue. what has stalled things? we have done very well on reducing emissions from power generation but that has masked the fact we now have rising emissions from transport and buildings, as well as from agriculture and we have to face those because the more we put it off, the more expensive it will beat and the next generation will have to face huge bills and climate change will have caught up with us, so we have warned the government clearly. are we putting a tough because we are concentrating on other issues like brexit? i don't think that, we need new regulations to raise standards of the new houses we build so they are properly insulated and so they are properly insulated and so they are properly insulated and so the people who own them don't have to pay exorbitant power bills and they are properly ventilated on and they are properly ventilated on a day like this. the way we