also coming up this hour, all—aboa rd the new look thomas the tank engine.t to travel the world with a new group of gender—balanced trains as part of a bid to remain "releva nt". i'll be speaking to the series producer. and on dateline the relevant discussion of whether a no—deal brexit looks less likely following discussions this week. that's at 11:30am. that's at 11:30am. good morning. welcome to take bbc news. welcome to take bbc news. government documents obtained by the times newspaper, have shown that prominent figures who use tax avoidance schemes are apparently being blocked from receiving honours. a document, which was drawn up between hm revenue and customs and the cabinet office, is said to feature a system which rates people's tax affairs. in recent years, a number of celebrities who've been involved in lawful tax schemes have seemingly been overlooked for honours. sir vince cable is the leader of the liberal democrats . he says he welcomes more transparency in the tax affairs of high profile personalities being considered for honours. i think we

by by more than seven decades, thomas the tank engine has been a childhood sta ple the tank engine hasajor upgrade. we are so lucky nia has joined the steam team on sodor. meet nia from kenya and rebecca from australia, two strong new female characters is helping to turn the stea m tea m characters is helping to turn the steam team into a more diverse dream team. two engines are much better than one, you know! ithink team. two engines are much better than one, you know! i think it is great that there is diversity now on the show. i think it is important that children to watch the show and pink, this train looks just like that children to watch the show and pink, this train looksjust like me. the new series will also see thomas travel across the world to discover new people and cultures. it is a collaboration with the united nations to promote their sustainable developed goals. gender equality, quality education, responsible consumption. rings that would naturally fit into thomas' world, and of course, with thomas going around the world that allows us to have great stories with animals

also coming up this hour, a relaunch for thomas the tank engine.o travel the world with a new group of gender balanced trains as part of a bid to remain relevant. i will be speaking to the series producer. and coming up in the next half hour is the travel show. exploring ireland's growing food scene. good morning. government documents obtained by the times newspaper have shown that prominent figures who use tax avoidance schemes are apparently being blocked from receiving honours. a document, which was drawn up between hm revenue and customs and the cabinet office, is said to feature a system which rates people's tax affairs. in recent years, a number of celebrities who've been involved in lawful tax schemes have seemingly been overlooked for honours. here's more from our political correspondent, susana mendonca. the documents suggest a traffic light system has been used by hmrc to rate whether people nominated for honours are suitable candidates. a red rating for high—risk nominees, amber for those considered likely to cause adverse comment, and g

thomas the tank engine — along with his friends percy, gordon, and of course the fat controller — areined by a wealth of new friends, as the show gets a multi—cultural makeover — thanks, in part, to a collaboration with the united nations. caroline rigby has the inside track. for more than seven decades, thomas the tank engine has been a childhood staple for so many people, and now the brand is on track for a major upgrade. we are so lucky nia has joined the steam team on sodor! meet nia from kenya and rebecca from australia, two strong new female characters helping to turn the steam team into a more diverse dream team. steam works! i think it is great that there is diversity now on the show. i think it is important that children can watch the show and think, "this train looksjust like me." two engines are much better than one! this assures audience being young girls, it is hoped that balance of characters will mean a more inclusive brand. the new series will also see thomas travel across the world to discover new people and cultures. it is a collaboration with the united nations to p

thomas the tank engine, percy, gordon, and, of course, the fat controller.hich has been running for 73 years. but it‘s getting a more ‘inclusive‘ global makeover. the show has collaborated with the un to achieve the revamp. here‘s nia, one of several new female characters, during production. 0h, oh, yes please! this is so exciting. wait, i have an idea! your driver could pick some of that long grass over the and use it to guide her away from the tracks. two engines are much better than one, you know! nia was right. everyone needs help sometimes. we are so everyone needs help sometimes. we are so lucky nia hasjoined the steam team. let‘s discuss this with ian mccue, the new thomas and friends‘ series producer. i have to say, my two—year—old is obsessed with the usual crazes of poll patrol and paper pig, how will you sell this to him? i think what those do not have our dreams and we nor oui’ those do not have our dreams and we nor our young audience love trains. with the global adventures, it is a faster paced series than ever before, with a new theme song, ge

still to come, children's favourite thomas the tank engine gets a global makeover with help from theace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so... hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thousands of far—right demonstrators have been marching through chemnitz in germany. the city saw an outbreak of violence after the death of a german—cuban man blamed on immigrants. america's political elite have been paying tribute to us senatorjohn mccain. three former presidents took part in a memorial service in washington. and now some h

we were going to talk about thomas the tank engine but that can wait. let's get some weather.as the weather. good morning, a lovely davies some of us. 25 degrees across eastern england, unbroken sunshine with that 01’ england, unbroken sunshine with that or cloud across northern and western areas. but we are starting today on fairly warm note is going to be a warm day. but it looks like there will be a bit of rain across western errors and that is because of this weather system which will encroach into the north—west corner at high pressure has dominated the scene the most and we are drawing up this warm airfrom the near most and we are drawing up this warm air from the near continent. most and we are drawing up this warm airfrom the near continent. a nice, bright morning, after a fairly fresh start. not quite as warm and humid as it is further north and west. most of the cloud at of rain in the afternoon soap for wales, glimmers of sunshine into the south—west midlands. but the temperatures there, in the low 20s. could see temperatures reaching 25, 20 six degrees. the best of

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. >> and thomas the tank engine has entertained generations of children.hise have a new train of thought. get it? we'll hear why a major makeover is in the works. that's ahead. >>> but first our top story this hour. the trump administration's search for the writer of a critical "new york times" op-ed piece. the president says the u.s. justice department should investigate the identity of the op-ed writer. the article described the president as amoral with erratic impulses. mr. trump was asked if he has any ideas of who it might be. >> it could be four or five. the fact is we'll find this person. >>> with less than two months to go until the midterm elections, former president barack obama is going on the attack against president trump and the republican party. in a preview of speeches he will give while campaigning for democrats this fall, obama criticized the president for the pressure he's put on law enforcement officials such as the attorney general. he called on gop leaders for not being tough enough on russia, and he questioned the president's handlin

also coming up this hour, all—aboa rd the new look thomas the tank engine. remain "releva nt".

thomas the tank engine — along with his friends percy, gordon, and of course the fat controller — arelth of new friends, as the show gets a multi—cultural makeover — thanks, in part, to a collaboration with the united nations. caroline rigby has the story. music plays for more than seven decades, thomas the tank engine has been a childhood staple for so many people, and now the brand is on track for a major upgrade. we are so lucky nia has joined the steam team on sodor! meet nia from kenya and rebecca from australia, two strong new female characters helping to turn the steam team into a more diverse dream team. two engines are much better than one, you know! i think it is great that there is diversity now on the show. i think it is important that children can watch the show and think, "this train looks just like me." the new series will also see thomas travel across the world to discover new people and cultures. it is a collaboration with the united nations to promote their sustainable development goals. gender equality, quality education, responsible consumption. things that would n

music: thomas the tank engine theme tune.ice, but time and again, train companies on the east coast line. have hit the buffers. last may, the transport secretary made this announcement. i will terminate virgin trains east coast contract on the 24th ofjune 2018. he stepped in because vtec, the partnership running the line, couldn't make £2 billion worth of payments to the government. it's a bit like buying a car or buying a house and being told that if your income doesn't work out, you can of course escape the obligation to repay, and say, "i don't really know what it's worth, "but it's yours, mate." to keep the trains running, the government took over. enter london north eastern railway. its trains looked the same, and so did its managing director. david horne had been the md of failing vtec. now, he's md of shiny lner. i find it very surprising that the same managing director is in place, and also very surprised the government won't answer my questions about how much he is being paid, because he was paid a huge salary for ru

in his mind the planes fly by literally flapping their wings and they have faces like thomas the tank engine applause ] hey, fella. and yet, every day the russia probe gets worse for trump. last week his ex-campaign chairman paul manafort flipped on him, and late today we found out that his long-time personal lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, met with investigators, too. >> president trump's former personal attorney michael cohen has been interviewed multiple times by special counsel robert mueller's team over the past few weeks according to abc news. the interviews have lasted for hours and been focused on trump's dealings with russia and any possible conspiracy between the trump campaign and moscow. >> seth: damn, i'm not saying trump is scared right now, but when he heard that his pants were the wettest we've ever seen. [ laughter ] from the standpoint of water. [ cheers and applause ] so again, this is the man who said we're a nation of laws. if he's not concerned with breaking election law, then how about laws against sexual assault? what did trump have to say when he was asked about the

also coming up this hour, a relaunch for thomas the tank engine.

people are i don't know what sympathy for the has because people know when you put gas in your engine in the gas tank they know kind of how combustion engines work they know how how it makes your wheels turn and you go forward down the highway people don't know what their kid need does or their pancreas or what their lungs look like and only you know they don't know and told that they're not experts on that and so one of four dollars u.s. health care dollars is spent on diabetes so we're going to also look at the predatory nature of this health care system and how that might i'm just saying i'm just saying that low productivity when i just know that my as i was saying that might have something to do with how people vote either they are boating because of this or they're voting because of a guy who lives six thousand miles away so price fixing allegations they call this section caring wolford dreads going to the farm. to pick up her insulin i can research a plan before he choose what we're going to do next year but there really is no way to know what's going to happen the uncertainty is one of the wor

engine of 39 horsepower. it had a 25-gallon gas tank and a top speed of about four or five miles per hour. in the early version, there was no firewall between the engine compartment and the tour it. -- and the turret. so the tank must have been an extremely uncomfortable vehicle between the heat, the noise, the operate smell of the fume fumes and the oil and must have been a horrendous experience. the armor on the tank, depending upon the location on the tank, varied anywhere from 15/16 of an inch in thickness to 7/8 of an inch. so it would be able to withstand most small arms fire on the battlefield. over the next few days, ike ordered camp security tightened with visitation severely curtailed. many local residents came out to view the tank during training, but were deeply disappointed when they could only view activities from the public roads that bordered the camp. on june 12, moving pictures were taken of tank corps tanks in -- tank core troops in action, using the tank and the tankers. it was civilly to document this -- it was used to document this moment in u.s. history. that same day

engineers. this, i was told, was the parent group which was organizing tank corps troops for overseas duty. that world, overseas, put new -- that word, overseas, put new spirit in me. i rushed back to san antonio to see mamie and our youngster, then took off for camp meade. he arrived in march, but found only a portion of the 65th engineers being organized at the camp. other contingents were being organized at different camps.. . as a captain, ike was informed he would command company a of first battalion of this new regiment, and was pleased that would morale was high among the men. there was a cockiness among them that he found infectious. as soldiers promised, a new weapon always will, he recalled. we convinced ourselves that we would have it in our own power to clinch victory. we were different. and those tanks, not yet arrived, juggernauts of combat, titanic in bulk, even though snails and speed, it was an irresistible force that would end the war. the men dreamed of overwhelming assault on enemy lines. rolling effortlessly over wired entanglements and trenches, demolishing the nests w

powered by a four-cylinder, ray-mounted gasoline engine, allowing it to travel at a lethargic for miles per hour with a maximum range of 40 miles per tank of gas. the fuel reservoir was installed forward of the engine. the tank was manned by a driver and commander/governor. -- commander/gunner. the turk could rotate 360 degrees. the tank's armor was nearly an inch thick bolted onto a steel chassis. it also mounted a detachable tail to facilitate trench-crossing. the tale prevented the tank from falling backwards into the trench. it was propelled by rear drive sprocket wheels, mounting capital -- caterpillar-style steel tracks. its tactical mission on the battlefield was to support the advance of the infantry over no man's land. captain eisenhower was fortunate to welcome to camp colt two british advisors who commanded tank battalions in the battle of cambrai in november of 1917. one of the veteran officers was 46-year-old lieutenant colonel frank sommers who had been awarded his nation's distinguished service cross in march of 1915 and the distinguished service order for his leadership as a tank company commander during the battle of tr

engine that produced 39 horsepower. allowing it to travel at a lethargic four miles per hour. with a maximum range of 40 miles per tank of gas. the fuel reservoir was forward of the engine. the tank was manned by a driver and a commander/gunner. crewmember behind the weapon rotating the surface to which would -- which could rotate 360 degrees, giving direction to the driver. the tanks armor was --. over and under a steel chassis. and also mounted a curve, detachable rear tail. to facilitate trench crossing. this prevented the tank from falling backwards into the trench. it was propelled by a reardrive sprocket wheel -- field tracks that passed around large, wooden, steel rimmed, forward mounted wheels. it's tactical mission on the battlefield was to support the advancing infantry over no man's land. >> captain eisenhower was fortunate to welcome to camp colt, to british advisers who had commanded tank battalions in the battle of cambrai in november 1917. the scene of the first successful use of tanks against the germans. -- officers was 46-year-old lieutenant colonel frank summers who had been awarded the nation's dis

as we have spoken about before, we have ordered six fire engines they have pump, tank, and toes. they have been ordered and fabrication has started. that is due at the end of this year. the chief is in the process of ordering for more suvs from the chief and rescue captains. five engines and two trucks. and he has also completed new specs for jet skis and we are just waiting approval from central shop on those specs. chief rivera, also what we're talking about yesterday, they are working on a new m.o.u. to cover some of the issues that we spoke about yesterday when i mentioned if we bring our rig down there and they fixed it and then it breaks again, the next day we get charged twice. he is including language like that in the m.o.u. that is a work in progress. but we definitely have our eye on that kind of stuff. for our facilities, the deployment facility, f. jay amoroso won the bid and they have a notice to proceed for october 22nd. it is scheduled for opening 2020 and the budget for that facility is 30.4 million. october 22nd is that notice to proceed. the chief spoke about th

tank. president maduro says the problems are the result of a plot engineered by hostile forces, but he is almostingly affecting his neighbours, with thousands pouring into colombia, peru and brazil. for maduro's government, this very public show of friendship is something of a buoy, a gesture in a relationship it hopes will keep this nation afloat. people have been evacuated in california after a wildfire spread across thousands of acres in just a few hours. hundreds of firefighters are struggling to contain the fire, which is burning in the rural castaic area of the state. no injuries have been reported. here are some dramatic pictures of indonesia's anak krakatua volcano, erupting during the night. the volcano has erupted at least 44 times this week alone, according to the country's meteorological agency. it's been active sincejune, but has not caused any disruption to flights or tourism. in 1883, there was an eruption in which more than 35,000 people died. eight million people are expected to tune in for the finale of bodyguard tonight. as well as causing a twitter frenzy each week, the serie

tanks. this is a one single cylinder seeming engendering -- steam engine. moreurse a cruise room, crew areas appear, and this is a ench.eck wr a pile ankara changer you anda plan similar to the -- a anchor chain. you get a plan similar. it is built to take a beating by mother nature, and it did. a really tough boat. they call it composite, but it had nothing to do with kevlar or fiberglass. on hull had those planks thick in some areas -- where the worms have not eaten it. for some reason, they did not continue the wood up. it changed to steel. that was the outside of the ship. very interesting for the day. she was it outside. the wind is coming out of the southwest about 16 knots august 5, 1918. pretty standard weather. pretty normal, 15 knots southwestern. it was very humid. how much humidity have you had out there? -- a lot because you cannot see three miles to five miles. thick, itty was so was sitting out there on the diamond shoals, but they were not alone. the ss merak was coming down, and he had just filled up at and they got down to the coal yard, c

those in germany apparently include an engineering regiment at his nato's leading unit for river crossings and cakes. i think this is pretty observed. —— tankstic states?|j marching across the border, across poland or the baltic states? i don't think so. i think it is a discussion we can pick up another time. we are out of time. no time for streatley come dancing? -- strictly. it starts tonight, we will all be watching it on catch up, i am sure. to benedicte and ruth, thank you. on catch up, i am sure. to benedicte and ruth, thank youlj on catch up, i am sure. to benedicte and ruth, thank you. i have not been asked to go on that show, you know. clearly a n asked to go on that show, you know. clearly an oversight! that's it for the papers tonight. our next edition is at 9:30 tomorrow morning. don't forget, you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. coming up next, it's the film review. goodbye.

tank. president the bureau says the problems in his country are the result of engineering by hostile forcestry are increasingly affecting his neighbours, with thousands pouring into colombia, peru and brazil. for nicola madeira's government, this very public showing is some ring of a boy, a gesture in relationships he hopes will keep this nation afloat. now we all know that politics can divide families, but rarely to this degree. republican congressman paul goser is standing for re election in arizona. but he's having to contend with opposition from his own siblings who are campaigning for democratic rival. rylee carlson has the story. paul gosar the congressman isn't doing anything to help rural america. they're presented as average arizona residents with regular concerns — nothing you haven't seen before in a political attack ad. but in a surprise twist, the six people here asking for voters to not re—elect congressmen paul gosar are his own siblings. paul gosar is my own brother... my brother. it's a knockout punch as far as campaign ads are concerned, and it's going viral online. but it

tank. president nicolas maduro says the problems in his country at a result of a plot engineered by hostile isolated on the international stage. the issues in his country are increasingly affecting his neighbours, with thousands pouring in to colombia, peru and brazil. for maduro‘s government, this very public show of friendship is something of a buoy, a gesture in a relationship it hopes will help keep this nation afloat. lebo diseko, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: how family loyalties are being tested to the limit in the upcoming us mid—term elections. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service, which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the br

tank. president nicolas maduro says the problems in his country at a result of a plot engineered by hostileisolated on the international stage. the issues in his country are increasingly affecting his neighbours, with thousands pouring into colombia, peru, and brazil. for maduro's government, this very public show of friendship is something of a bouy, a gesture in a relationship it hopes will keep this nation afloat. lebo diseko, bbc news. at least one person has been killed in severe flooding in texas. the worst affected areas were arlington in the north of the state which saw 20 centimetres of rain fall overnight. police say they rescued dozens of people who were trapped in their vehicles. weather forecasters say the area has received more than four times the normal amount of rainfall so far this month. and more rain is forecast next week. a new high—speed train service linking china with hong kong has opened for business. the massive project has been eight years in the making, and cost $11 billion. but with beijing now just nine hours away, some fearfor the territory's freedoms. andy bea

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