he was asked by simonjack, our business editor, about oil and gasjobs by simonjack, our business editor nationwide address from the oval office — to explain his decision to exit the presidential race. nothing. nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. greater manchester police has suspended an officer — after a video emerged, showing a policeman kicking and stamping on a man as he lay on the floor at manchester airport. and we're in paris, where the first olympic events have taken place, ahead of tomorrow's opening ceremony. welcome to paris where the city of love is becoming the city of sport over the summer, i will have the latest news from the games and the stories behind the sport. live from paris. hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. president biden has used a televised address from the white house to say that he abandoned his re—election bid in order to unite the nation and save american democracy. the 81—year—old withdrew from the race at the weekend, after mounting pressure from fellow democrats. he

simonjack, bbc news, widnes.orward urgently and donate after stocks dropped to "unprecedently low" levels in england. officials have blamed unfilled donation appointments and increased demand following a cyber—attack which has affected services in london. o—negative blood is safe for all patients and is used in emergencies or when a patient�*s blood type is unknown. after an almost ao—year campaign, a stunning but little known area of uk bogland is on the verge of being awarded world heritage status. it's the world's most outstanding example of a blanket bog, basically waterlogged peat known as the flow country. it covers more than 1,200 square miles in the far north of scotland. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, is there now. yes, so we don't know yet whether it has actually got that designation, we know that the bid team here in scotland are pretty confident, and we know that the advisory body to unesco, which makes these designations, we know they recommended there is a worthy winner, but we will not know un

simonjack, bbc news, widnes. nhs website, but until now, there's been little data showing the demand for assessments for adults. but now figures from bbc news show there are at least 195,000 adults waiting for an adhd assessment on the nhs. demand has quadrupled over the last five years, and analysis suggests the national average waiting time is more than eight years — and in some areas, even longer. in a moment, we'll talk to our health correspondent, catherine burns, about what could be done to help the situation, but first she reports on those still waiting. to warn you, this piece does include references to suicide. it feels like adhd is being bad at all the things that people find simple. undiagnosed, you walk around with a lot of shame. self—medicating with drink and drugs was how i was managing it. - really, i can't function. i don't like people calling adhd a superpower. it's certainly not a superpower for me. this isjess strachan's collection of cuddly toys. she's not sure exactly how many she has, but t

our business editor simonjack reports.that need to be fixed — and someone's got to pay. today, the regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. there's a big range in the proposed bill rises. southern water customers will see bills rise aa%, thames a rise of 23%, and ses — which only does water, not the more expensive waste — down 15%. but bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are most customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up. and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. the companies wanted even higher bills to fund more projects like this storm tank, which will reduce sewage overflows. and the industry says this settlement will not solve fundamental problems. i think they've got this wrong. too often ofwat has prioritised artifi

our business editor, simonjack, reports.osed nasty problems in our water system that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. today, the regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. there's a big range in the proposed bill rises. southern water customers will see bills rise 44%, thames, a rise of 23%, and ses, which only does water, not the more expensive waste, down 15%. but bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are most customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up, and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve have our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. the companies wanted even higher bills to fund more projects like this storm tank which will reduce sewage overflows, and the industry says the settlement will not solve the fundamental problems. i think they've got this

our business editor simonjack is here. this a very successful company — what's happened?mains to be seen what it looks like elsewhere. but they have started here. they say it is the kind of thing a company needs to do to stay competitive in a tough market. when you talk to people in the industry, they say it is competitive, other companies like ninja are eating into dyson's share. i talked to an employ eye who got their redundancy notice today, saying the fear is that, whole teams are being moved out to the, the brains was meant to be here and the manufacturing in the east. but a new chief executive has come on, he has been there a couple of months and this feels like a shake—up from the new guy. james dyson signs everything off and he complained about policies in the uk. but we will see what happens to the rest of the dyson empire in a couple of weeks. . ~ the dyson empire in a couple of weeks. ., ~ , ., a drunk driver has been jailed for 17 years after ploughing into a family car at a speed of more than 1a0 miles an hour in county durham, killing a woman and her baby ne

our business editor simonjack started by asking why such an important national asset should be entrustedhim. the answer for me was simple, because i truly believe that we can help now, and that we can contribute and we can play our vital role, which can however be very important in the history, in the history of royal mail, because this is a moment which is very decisive. the problem with royal mail currently has is that while it is almost dominant, or a monopoly provider of the mail distribution services, and hence the decline of the letter business. parcel business is a competitive business. allow me to remind you that in 2012, royal mail's market share owned the parcel business with 75%. it is 33% today. this is the problem of royal mail. the unions actually _ problem of royal mail. the unions actually fear - - problem of royal mail. the unions actually fear — you don't care about letters, you only care about parcels may split the businesses? 140 only care about parcels may split the businesses? no way. no wa . split the businesses? no way. no way- and _ split the businesses? no way.

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i'm joined by our political correspondent helen kat and simonjack. expecting this big review of all government spending and what we will get from her is her saying many departments are much worse than we feared and we will get a little bit of how labour intends to try and fix that in the immediate task. she said to be got tens of millions of pounds of shortfall, so we will get a little bit about the steps they will take to make immediate cuts. what take to make immediate cuts. what will ou be take to make immediate cuts. what will you be looking _ take to make immediate cuts. what will you be looking out _ take to make immediate cuts. what will you be looking out for business?— will you be looking out for business? ,, ., , , ., , ., business? should be trying to send a nuanced message, _ business? should be trying to send a nuanced message, on _ business? should be trying to send a nuanced message, on the _ business? should be trying to send a nuanced message, on the one - business? should be trying to send a nuanced message, on the one hand l nuance

our business editor simonjack was saying that it is unlikely that the government would prolong the blast thosejobs, because there is prolong the blast furnace to save those jobs, because there is that the best scenario when the electric arc furnace will be coming in a few years? also, climate change, it needs to be done, closing these blast furnaces. at the meantime, importing steel has its own challenges. that will be the number one thing on the agenda that people want to hear about later this afternoon. let's bring you back to that russian attack on that children's hospital in ukraine. let's cross live to warsaw where volodymyr zelensky is. he is visiting poland, he is there with donald tusk. let's hear what they have to say. we continue to look at the live pictures from the main children's hospital in kyiv. aha. main children's hospital in kyiv. hospital in odesa says they are ready to take at least 200 kids from the children's hospital in kyiv that was said. . , the children's hospital in kyiv that was said. ., , ., ., was said. that is good to hear because there _ was said. that is

our business editor simonjack is at the treasury, where officials have been carrying out this audit ofe there is an awful lot of information coming out later? ., ., awful lot of information coming out later? . . , , awful lot of information coming out later? . , ., later? yeah, a pretty detailed document _ later? yeah, a pretty detailed document we _ later? yeah, a pretty detailed document we are _ later? yeah, a pretty detailed document we are expecting, l later? yeah, a pretty detailed . document we are expecting, jon, later? yeah, a pretty detailed - document we are expecting, jon, and document we are expecting, jon, and this is the result of a so—called bring out your dead survey in which sue gray, the senior civil servant from the cabinet office now working for the labour party has been instrumental in putting together, and it is going to be a list of projects which are either underfunded or not enough money has been put aside and therefore they are going to bring down the axe on some of the things that nick was talking about, the stonehenge bypass, possibly the a27. most controve

our business editor simonjack reports. for consumer bills. there is a big range in the proposed bill rises. southern water customers will see bills rise 44%, thames a rise of 23%, and ses, which only does water, not the more expensive waste, down 15%. but bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are most customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up, and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve have our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. the companies wanted even higher bills to fund more projects like this storm tank which will reduce sewage overflows, and the industry says the settlement will not solve the fundamental problems. i think they've got this wrong. for too often, ofwat has prioritised artificially suppressing bills at the direct expense of our environment and our economy. we desp

he�*s been speaking exclusively to our business editor simonjack.the man who wants to be the new owner, czech billionaire daniel kretinsky. so why should he be trusted with such an historic and important asset? of course, in a way you can be paralysed by the great responsibility that comes from such a tradition, from such a name, from the importance of the company. but the answer for me was simple, because i truly believe that we can help now, and that we can contribute and we can play our little role, which can, however, be very important in the history of royal mail. royal mail is losing money, letter volumes are declining, and its market share in the profitable parcels business has plummeted. mr kretinsky has committed in writing to keep the one—price—goes—anywhere universal service for at least five years, but also made this personal promise. as long as i�*m alive, i completely exclude this, and i�*m sure that anybody who would be my successor would absolutely understand this. so why not put that in writing? because there are two different thing

our business editor simonjack reports.frastructure and unprecedented rainfall have exposed nasty problems that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. kind today, the kind regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. average bills will rise by 21% or £94, phased in over five years. but there's a big range depending on your supplier. southern water bills will go up by 44%, northumbrian by 11% and thames up by 23%. bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up, and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. so this package will fund nine new reservoirs, major water transfer schemes, along with a major clean up in rivers. the extra money will fund projects like this — a new storm tank that will

we're nowjoined by our business editor, simonjack.ly it will bring down people's bills. i guess what a lot of viewers will be interested in is whether that'll be the case. do you it will? ~ , , . ., it will? well, he seems confident that eventually _ it will? well, he seems confident that eventually that _ it will? well, he seems confident that eventually that will - it will? well, he seems confident that eventually that will happen l it will? well, he seems confident i that eventually that will happen but it will not happen overnight because this is a gargantuan undertaking, a massive manifesto pledge to have a state owned company that will operate, run, manage and also co—invest with private capital to accelerate the transition to decarbonise the electricity supply by 2030, a target many think is unrealistic. this teaming up with the crown estate, if you like the crown estate is the landlord of the sea and if you get them on board hopefully then you can speed up the process. but it's not easy to do, they will have to draft in a lot

our business editor simonjack reports.o be fixed and someone's got to pay. today, the regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. average bills will rise by 21% or £94, phased in over five years. but there's a big range depending on your supplier. southern water bills will go up by 44%, northumbrian by11% and thames up by 23%. bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up. and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. so this package will fund nine new reservoirs, major water transfer schemes along with a major clean—up in rivers. the extra money will fund projects like this — a new storm tank that will reduce sewer fouling and improve river health. bills, though, are going up by less than wate

he's spoken exclusively to our business editor simonjack.he man who wants to be the new owner, czech billionaire daniel kretinsky. so why should he be trusted with such an historic and important asset? of course, in a way you can be paralysed by the great responsibility that comes from such a tradition, from such a name, from the importance of, uh, of the company. but the answer for me was simple, because i truly believe that we can help now, and that we can contribute and we can play our little role, which can, however, be very important in the history of royal mail. royal mail is losing money, letter volumes are declining, and its market share in the profitable parcels business has plummeted. mr kretinsky has committed in writing to keep the one—price—goes—anywhere universal service for at least five years, but also made this personal promise. as long as i'm alive, i completely exclude this, and i'm sure that anybody who would be my successor would absolutely understand this. so why not put that in writing? because there are two different

he's been speaking exclusively to our business editor simonjack.tant in the history of royal mail. royal mail is losing money, letter volumes are declining and its part in the parcels business has plummeted. daniel k etinsky has committed in writing to commit to the royal service for at least five years. he also made this promise - i'm alive i and dedicated to this. i'm sure anyone who would be my successor understands. why not put that in writing? there are two different things. unconditionally, royal mail is going to be the mail service in the uk unconditionally forever. unions have misgivings about the proposed deal. i can think of any other country in the world that would hand i over the entire postal service i to overseas equity investment. we believe that there has to be a different answer that gives ai different direction to the company. there have been no compulsory redundancies predicted, but he says his plan could lead to a brighterfuture. we need this shift to be successful. if we are there we will have no problems because the sky is blu