all right let's get more on this now with thomas sparer political correspondent shere in berlin thomas as we said a funded line the defense minister here in germany right now officially formally nominated for the post of european commission president what more can you tell us about who she is and what she might bring to this post so i mean you mentioned the fact that she's germany's defense minister and as such she has had one of the most difficult jobs within i'm going to gold's cabinet because of the what some people describe as a dire situation of germany's forces on the fact that there has been a lot of criticism towards the capability on the readiness of germany's on forces those who support. a lie and say that despite those difficulties despite the fact that she inherited all those problems she has done a good job those who are against or sort of fall in the line criticize the problems of the board is in internally. and is also seen as one of i'm going to close his confidence she has described as the only minister that has been with coal seams 2005 since i'm going to call became

what about the thomas cook airline, it is not the thomas cook airline, it is not the same thing?y told me she had booked a flight to la nza rote at me she had booked a flight to lanzarote at the end of august, will ibe lanzarote at the end of august, will i be safe? yes, her question is one iam hearing i be safe? yes, her question is one i am hearing many times, i be safe? yes, her question is one iam hearing many times, halfa dozen times yesterday people asked me whether thomas cook would say. it is, and your money is always protected, but thomas cook airlines, interesting that they were trying to sell the airline part of the business in order to shore up the main tour operator and travel agency, they did not succeed. the chinese cannot take over thomas cook airlines because european union ownership rules means it has to be majority—owned by europeans after brexit by british people, so they are taking a significant share in the airline but not the whole thing, it may well be that the two things will eventually split. simon, one thing in that clip there was that eve ryo ne thing

we start with struggling travel giant thomas cook. 178—year—old british firm, which pioneered package holidays, has been facing an uncertain future. shares have slumped and debt has soared amid growing fears for its survival. now it could be headed for a new departure under chinese ownership. ramzan karmali reports. the world's oldest travel company. last year, thomas cook served 19 million customers, but for some time 110w million customers, but for some time now it has been struggling. million customers, but for some time now it has been strugglingm million customers, but for some time now it has been struggling. it has faced fierce competition from the budget airlines, and perhaps more significantly from internet travel firms. in the first half of this year it made losses of $3.8 billion and has been under pressure from creditors. shares have also slumped, down 85% this year alone. thomas cook said it was convinced that brexit had caused some customers to delay travel plans. now, shanghai —based company is looking to take control o

lead in showing thomas he has a real fight on extending his lead in showing thomas he has a realfightorld cup winning cricket captain, eoin morgan, says he's not sure if he'll still be in the role by the time the next tournament comes around in four years. he's been england's limited overs captain since 2015, and has been a key part of the team's transformation in that time. morgan says the world cup win has made him think about his future. ido i do not think i made a good state to make a decision at the moment. the fact that i have another chance to get away from winning the world cup, i have not been able to get into a logical mindset and i asked myself a couple of questions about four years as a big commitments to commit toa four years as a big commitments to commit to a road cup, next year obviously is probably more realistic target. but even still, i have battled my weight through the sheehs battled my weight through the sheer‘s road cup. it has taken a toll on me mentally and physically so toll on me mentally and physically so when everything calms down a couple of months, come

with us as thomas michaud.coming out and prospering in the banking business. what does it signal, these two combinations? thomas: it talks a lot about how there is so much transition in our industry and a lot of consolidation the we advise on and within our industry. it is a signal we are trying to become more important to our clients. we are delighted with the link up with a great retail firm. we have a great retail presence that we can bring to ever clients, so we are each looking to get bigger with more scale. -- tom: and more geography as well? thomas: we have 350 offices around the country as well as a good presence in europe. kbw has expanded on the stable presence in europe and we have a footprint we have been able to do in concert with our partnership. nejra: what is your take on the european banking industry, particularly with the developments at deutsche bank? thomas: it is critical at the moment, and one of the most important benchmarks for banking today is how consistently can a bank earn a return o

[applause] thomas: hello. just wanted to share a quick couple thoughts about my grandmother and give me some personal perspective i think is helpful in this and thinking for hosting this event. spending time with my grandmother as a little boy was an experience dipped in intimidation and fascination. although we were not close, i greatly admired her from afar and her ability to really solve problems and make people feel comfortable. graham -- gram bunny, as we called her, exhibited an ability to invent classical solutions in a variety of ways. i have learned from many people over the years. whether it was entertaining the prince or princess of wales, myself, or her daughter, she would regularly fix broken flower stems with a band-aid right before their arrival for a party. she would also sometimes sniff any flagging floral arrangements right before an event and stick the entire flower into a vase of hot water to perked them up. tricks of the trade for a self-taught woman that i knew t o complete any step of th

joined by thomas look senior economist at the o.e.c.d. you worked on this report he's joining us from paris thomas thank you very much for being on our show we've heard about china and india there which other economies in asia would you single out for urgent action. so much can you hear me. it seems we're having problems with that line to paris and we might come back to thomas a bit later in the show our next topic china's trade surplus with the us burst wide open today as beijing's customs authority published fresh important export figures china's imports from the u.s. plunged 31.4 percent in june from the year earlier amid the tile floor with washington as a result the trade surplus with the u.s. widened by a whopping 12 percent to $138000000000.00 u.s. dollars china's exports to the us also dropped during the 1st half of this year. now china is pouring millions of dollars in aid and low interest loans into the south pacific many think because they are looking to keep australia new zealand in check in the tiny kingdom of tonga there are

correspondent here in berlin thomas sperry joins us on the side thomas we just got a little window there into the left on the line is the current defense minister what do you find to be the most important points about that was that one of what we should know about her now that she's been nominated. you should certainly know that she's described as the only minister that has been with angela merkel since the beginning of angela merkel's chancellor in 2005 holding different positions the latest of which is obviously the ministry of defense a very controversial position a very difficult position as well because of the criticism that the german army has faced about its readiness or about its capability you should also know that she's seen as a very close ally of someone who remained loyal even during anger merkel's most difficult period in office probably the migration crisis you should also know that she's european at heart as barbara vessel just said someone who was born in belgium who grew up there as well who has defended the european project who has also mentioned the need for further i

thomas, ifi fundamental brexit problem.me back to you on the timeline, does the new prime minister have control of the deadline of this, on october the sist, deadline of this, on october the 31st, order the europeans, some of them at least, my want the brits out as much as borisjohnson wants to leave ? as much as borisjohnson wants to leave? practically speaking, he doesn't have control, that is a fa ct. doesn't have control, that is a fact. we look at the likelihood of ever more negotiations taking place. that is not going to unify the country, obviously. the problem lies at the heart of brexit itself. it is not the country that spoke much until the politicians to leave europe, it was 52%. i have a problem. i europe, it was 52%. i have a problem. lam europe, it was 52%. i have a problem. i am conflicted about the notion that the country has spoken, therefore the politicians have to do... 48% need to be conciliated. there is a deep divide in britain, and continuation of the negotiations might, in the end, mean and the end t

shares in thomas cook have fallen by more than 45%.o leggett is with me now. a lot of people going off on thomas cook holidays this summer — what's going on with the business? thomas cook says it is perfectly 0k, perfectly safe, the bookings will be respected in the company will have after the steal enough money to keep it going well past next winter and have more money left over to invest. what everybody is worried about in these cases is that they might end up these cases is that they might end up stranded somewhere away in the world and unable to get home. but this is a package to accompany part of the atoll scheme so even if things were to go badly wrong they would still be able to get home. what this deal means is that there isa what this deal means is that there is a risk of thomas cook collapsing completely. —— atol. that should be averted. this is a company and all sorts of financial trouble, it has a high street business in competition with online holiday retailers, it has been losing money hand overfist and it was in a great

back on level terms, and with just over a mile to go, thomas went for it.aid he felt quite weak, but now he showed strength, as he pulled away, cutting the time deficits between them with every pedal stroke. it was a serious statement of intent, but not enough to take the yellow jersey off of allaphillipe. after all that effort, tomorrow's rest they will be needed. nick parrott, bbc news. so here's how the standings look now. thomas has cut ala—philippe's lead by almost half a minute., but he remains just 12 seconds ahead of steven croys—vike. but he remains just 12 seconds ahead great britain men's 4 by 100 metres relay time clocked a second fastest time in british history at the anniversary games at the london stadium. lynsey sharp won the 800 metres while dina asher—smith was second in the 100 metres. gabby logan and michaeljohnson were watching the action. we have enjoyed two days of top class athletic section here at the london stadium for the anniversary games. as all roads lead to the world championships at the end of september, michaeljohnson, denis

laura: ambassador thomas pickering, thank you for that analysis. thomas: thank you, laura. laura: there have been calls on capitol hill and elsewhere orr the u.s. lecretary to step down for his role in handling of sex cris case involving jeffrey epstein back in 2007. alex acosta insisted prosecutors did the best they could at the time with the evidence they had. now new york prosecutors are pursuing a new sex trafficking case against epstein involving minors. for more, i was joined earlier by edward-isaac doveref writer at "the atlantima zine. can alex acosta survive this? edward-isaac: he certainly could survive this. he only has to resign if he chooses to resign or pr trump says he should resign, and the president said today he esels badly for secretary acosta, which doot seem on the face of it to be the predicate to asking him to resign. on the other hand, we have seen time and again in the trump administration that the president will say he has confidence in someonwithin a matter of hours the person is out the door. laura: isn't the president really seeing which way the

geraint thomas is still second in the tour de france despite crashing again.n managed to maintain his one minute 35 second gap on the overall leader — julian alaphilippe after today's 16th stage. austin halewood reports... with six stages together, it's the closest tour de france in years. the mountains looming large and with a yellow jersey set to be decided mountains looming large and with a yellowjersey set to be decided in the out slate laid at the city, state 16 let the calm before the storm. or at least it was supposed to be. one writer off his bike, the one writer being defending champ mission —— chaplain gary thomas. the panic for the other team the quickly dispelled, and a few cuts and bruises, but nothing more as time quickly joined bruises, but nothing more as time quicklyjoined the pack. almost 40 degrees heat, the mostly flat stage was mostly uneventful. thomas finishing safely alongside julianne, that a general classification staying the same australian caleb took a second stage win. one final hurrah for this printer is, from now on the race is a

the climbs aware thomas was going for the front.ountain stage will be remembered for a different britain, and black and yellow, simon gates was in the pack of three, the first to the top with the dissent, this would be a long sprint finish, taking into the final straight for one to make a move. for yates, his job listed help is brother when the tour, but with the sprayed victory, simon gets his own history. he has stage wins at all three of the grantors. behind him all eight and the writers made it home, that is the writers made it home, that is the depth and moron that thomas has behind him. and in these famous hills, all that helped makes a difference. next to diving where olympic champion jack laugher had been on course for his first world title when a huge error saw him slip from gold to bronze. the 24—year—old said afterwards he "feels dead inside". nick hope was watching in south korea already in olympic european and commonwealth champion but today he was hoping to complete a grand slam of diving titles with world gold. he was

michael tilson thomas, the music director of the san francisco symphony. it also finger set linda ronstadt serves on the advisory board in richmond. the kennedy center honors -- december 15 right here on kpix 5. >>> 50 years ago this saturday at 1:18 , pacific time. americans touchdown and landed on the moon. spot that was certainly not the only history being made. in the shadow of the golden gate bridge, an american president came to the bay area. from campus unrest to the counterculture, 1969 is packed with history. one event was a free rock concert called ultima. >> is this going to be woodstock west? >> it will be san francisco. >> find out what happened here. the bay area 15 years ago, tonight on the kpix 5 news at 7 p.m. >>> making connections between kids and adults in a tough bay area community. collated in this week's jefferson awards. >>> when violet violence on the streets of richmond became too much he decided to step in and do something.>> allen martin said this week's award winner made it his mission to connect young people with caring adults

thomas because local senior economist at the o.e.c.d. is standing by for us coming back to the always india report about urgently needed reform in many colonies in the world we've heard about india and china again my question which other asian economies would you single out for urgent action. i'm happy to be here but v. the country i think that is worth with singling out is japan which faces an acute population aging problem and really changing challenge and to make the most out of it basics japan has to prepare for the future of work and make sure that all available talents are well integrated the job market this means this is basically addressing issues such as they were market segmentation of labor market dualism the production of fixed projects versus the rest of the labor market bring in females older workers making the conditions for them to participate in the labor market rather encouraging or discouraging early retirement rather than encouraging early retirement it also means making the japanese economy more dynamic is the demogr

yvonne: thomas, thank you, as always. thomas schroeder joining us from chart partners.ions, juliette saly. it is 2-0 right now i think between you two. [laughter] see the charts featured on bloomberg television, catch up with key analysis, and safe charts on the bloomberg. this is bloomberg. just kidding. [laughter] david: we are watching out of the boj as well. exclusive.o this we were speaking with the mexican president here about schroeder.thomas he said his country actually need to lower rates, but he adds that he does respect the independence of the central bank in mexico. he spoke with our editor in chief in mexico city. have a listen. one thing is what's to be desired, and a different thing, what is possible. i would like the central bank not only to work on controlling inflation, but for it to be thinking about growth as well. we are talking about what the central bank is doing. they are more cautious about inflation. this is not a bad thing. no, this is not the wrong thing to do. i'm not saying that. but it is important to lower the rate to encourage growth. th

since thomas the make came from people who watched it and said two to one they believed thomas over hill, and that's been a constant drum beat ever since then of trying rewrite that narrative and reimagine that story and i thought it would be really important to make sure the facts were out there, to help get ahead of the revisionist history here so that we could learn from -- and probably learn on both sides from the ugliness of this battle. the american people don't want to see this level of viciousness and vitriol. >> it was a horrific thing on all sides and seeing how it is part of the confirmation process and we have seen and going back hundreds of years but in recent decades is helpful. >> host: what are the -- you did talk to a lot of 0 people, there's a lot of reporting in the book. what would somebody who sort of followed the news but didn't delve into itself -- what would you learn -- what did you learn that was new in recounting this story? >> guest: so many things. it's hard to pick out just a few. one of the exciting things to learn was to get to see some of the human side o

thanks very much we'll be coming back to you a little bit later in the evening thomas for a political correspondent here in berlin all right let's see if we can bring in barbara visual she's been covering all of this for us from brussels and barbara i can't see what there you are if you can hear us you know we were just talking there with thomas about some of the pros and cons that people see too as an affront to them we're seeing that in europe the socialists and democrats at the center left are not very happy with this package of top jobs that have been announced the nominees that tell us more about that. yeah that's it left of course is pretty furious and they're still making strengthening gestures now in the direction of the european leaders here in the council building because we have to feel was them in a way they had the 1st prize almost in that grasp and then because of the resistance of europe eastern european countries and italy allying itself with those eastern europeans is the whole thing failed so now they have to watch that it goes back to the conservatives whom they had

thomas.t do you want? a new champion. —— grant thomas. i think he needs to enjoy the moment, have a party, celebrate and then try and realise what he has achieved. —— geraint thomas. i am happy to have helped him achieve this goal. on to golf, and south korea's ko jin—young won the evian championship in france. the world number 2 shot a a—under—par 67 in sunday's final round to finish on 15—under for the championship. ko won by two shots, to claim her second major of the year, as colm harrison reports. the fine weather of the first three days were replaced by overcast and thoroughly miserable conditions for the fourth round of the year's fourth major. the 2014 champion kim showed you began the day with lead -- kim showed you began the day with lead —— kim hyo—joo. she might have gone on to win if she had played more like this in the final round but a triple bogey on a 14 foot her chances away. kim ended up in a 3—way tie for second place. with shanshan feng and jennifer kupcho who shot the ro

he said thomas cook customers should not worry about their bookings.e and i think that is a really important thing. it is the old est really important thing. it is the oldest brand in travel, been going for 178 years and it's been some tough, tough times but at the moment with debts of $2 billion, something had to happen and if you happen to work for thomas cook be a hotelier ora work for thomas cook be a hotelier or a holiday—maker with something booked with them, it's good news this morning. a team at the northern irish base of canadian aerospace company bombardier has won a prestigious engineering award for a composite wing that reduces the environmental footprint of commercialjets. the belfast—based engineers won the 2019 macrobert award for the wing that is ten % lighter than standard metal equivalents, which reduces fuel burn and co2 emissions. the win comes two months after bombardier announced that it planned to sell its northern irish business. gavin campbell is director of engineering and technology development at bombardier. congratulations

it didn't take long for thomas' story to unwind. while talking to reporters saturday, thomas ended up on camera with a man she accused eric sparks. he told a very different story. >> i am human. i am not white. i'm a democrat, number one and i vote democrate party lines. all my statements are anti-tromp, anti-republican antiracism, anti-bigotry. >> laura: wait, a cuban democrat? part of the anti-trump resistance? whoops, the unraveling continues when thomas backtracked on that line that linked it all back to trump. >> want to say easy fix, go back to your country or were you came from but he was making those types of references is what i was remembering. b >> laura: get out of the country, get out of the express line, come on, it makes no difference in today's media.re it is all about tearing down trump for 2020, not pesky facts. go ahead. read "the new york times" of erika thomas' grocery store encounter. it basically repeats thomas' one side account of what happened. and it's not until paragraph number 14 that the times mentioned

thomas, as our elder statesman, open your red box and tell me what's at the top of it.ry about the state of the world, but to talk about britain and europe to begin with, that is very difficult nowadays because europe is so much in flux. as churchill said it being a riddle inside an enigma. britain, at this very moment, of europe needing new leadership and a new profile, is leaving it. i wonder if that is a wise thing to do, when you are living at the very moment when europe might need you more than ever. what has the eu done to yourself that you have put brexit at the head of everything else in the world, because in my heart of hearts, i believe brexit is a fallacy. it is a real fallacy because it is not the main threat to british future existence. it is really a domestic agenda, which i would be far more interested in solving. so in a way, about brexit, i want to come clean about the exit date, the 31st of october. so you're going to come clean on your first day in office? i would say it is unrealistic. the people we want to know is it with are not going to be in plac

my question is concerning thomas jefferson. did he continue his interest in making gunpowder after his presidency when he left the government, or did he do that as secretary state and as president? >> you know, it's interesting, he actually kept at it throughout his life. but he had somebody else to do the gunpowder manufacturing for him. thomas jefferson remained close with the dupont family throughout his life. pierre was a correspondent of his. there were several dozen letters in his papers of him discussing saltpeter manufacture. he had an interesting relationship with pierre's son who established the dupont family. part of the reason i say interesting is going through thomas jefferson's papers i get this constant feeling that irenee is trying to bribe him. there are so many points that irenee is attempting to send him new gunpowder. or new gun powder testing devices. he sends him a bunch of scientific instruments for measuring gunpowder. and then keeps -- thomas jefferson keeps complaining he hasn't received a bill yet for

there was a scare for geraint thomas on stage 16 of the tour de france.n crashed but recovered well on the 177km route starting and ending in nimes, to maintain his 95—second gap to overall leader, julian alaphilippe. australian caleb ewan won the stage in a bunch sprint, as austin halewood reports. with six stages to go, it's the closest tour de france in years. the mountains are no looming large, and with the yellow jersey said mountains are no looming large, and with the yellowjersey said to be decided in the alps later this week, stage 16 was the calm before the storm. 0r stage 16 was the calm before the storm. or at least it was supposed to be. won it in a bike, that one rider being defending champion geraint thomas. panic for team ineos, but that was quickly dispelled. a few cuts and bruises but nothing more, as thomas quickly rejoined the pack. and almost 40 degrees heat, the mostly flat stage was mostly uneventful. thomas finishing safely in the peloton, alongside leaderjulian alaphilippe. the general classification staying the same as australian

out in from thomas childhood here in mobile being shaped him.think much sean does from time i think that the wide open spaces here on the lake and forest landscapes gave him a certain sense of home with his crew here and to get out of that spot and off to also move up and that was the trigger for him to start writing not about other regions but the one he came from. and which he came to love so much that later in life he wrote 5 books about it that escape. before i keep following my fun time route there are a few tips for you what else does brant burke have to offer especially now in the summer many tourists come here to the most watery state in germany. brandenburg has around 3000 lakes more than any other state in germany and the water quality measured at the lake shore beaches is generally excellent the southern water's clean it's great swimming here sun sand what else. and then there are 33000 kilometers of flowing waters hobby navigators can traverse them to their heart's content a popular pastime is renting a houseboat the taller family co

how about thomas jefferson? what do you think of thomas jefferson? you like him? are we going to take down the statue? he was a major slaveowner. are we going to take down his statute? it is fine. you are changing history, changing culture. shannon: the pendulum to settle somewhere on this debate. >> the pendulum is in the middle on this. you can celebrate thomas jefferson but you have to commemorate that he was a slaveholder and a relationship with a slave that had children. how is it possible for slaveowner to have a healthy relationship with the slave? there has to be middle ground in the ground is just that, celebrate thomas jefferson, you also celebrate the emancipation of slaves in virginia. >> felt like that with counsel is going to do, he will always be a presence in the tampa bay have march 3rd is an official holiday. what is going on downtown? one of you is leaving town altogether. it is really busy downtown. the president is taking it to another level. he is speaking, all kinds of military aircraft and everything else. here is one critic, eugene robinso

candace, thomas isn't completely to blame. there's that democrat and media complex that all too often rewards this kind of grievance culture. generation g, we hear about generation x and there's grievance that's unprovable. >> in many ways, she's a victim of the culture, and i've saidd over and over again ad nauseam which is just that victimhood as almost become a mental plague on black americans. the word racism is being so overused that society has become desensitized to it and we actually can't even recognize it when it exists. we think everything is racist. things that used to be normal conflicts. getting cut off while driving having a bad correspondence in a grocery store. you should just shrug it off and move on with your day. now people are crying and making videos and pleading on facebook to say look what i experienced today. it's sad for her, but i also think as you mentioned earlier it's something bigger that's happening in the culture that needs to be addressed before it goes too far. >> laura: luis, the individual

simon yates won stage 15 of the tour de france as the reigning champion geraint thomas gained time onlian alaphilippe. it's britain yates' second victory of this year's tour as he finished 33 seconds ahead of thibaut pinot in second. alaphillipe retains the yellow jersey — but thomas gained 27 seconds on him as the frenchman struggled up the climb. thomas lost time on saturday but a better performance means he remains in the hunt to retain the title when the riders resume on tuesday after a rest day. so let's have a look at the general classification. alaphilippe's lead cut to just over a minute and a half while thibaut pinot moves up to 11th in the overall standings and is now just 15 seconds behind thomas. australia have retained the women's ashes as the final day of the test match petered out into a draw. england avoided the follow—on and declared on 275—9, but they couldn't tear through the australian batting line—up, which finished on 230—7. henry morean was watching in taunton in south—west england. it always seemed likely on this fourth day that a draw would be the outcome of t

and there is also an installation about one thomas most famous novel if you policed.'s a lot of material can you explain what it's all about. i think it's very simple this is the network of characters in the novel if you greased. we've put the main figures from the novel in this room. here this is effie that's her husband in. here is the man who's to do says her major compass and we've linked the characters with the pink text ribbon that's why all these words on the floor that's why think those are the main knowns in every city we have them counted from 84 or evening to have fun z. for it which means tenderness hiatt or and what do you think the words are different sizes. from the bigger they are the more often they appear to now that's right wasn't in there look at the pink words what do you see there. they're very long. exactly that's the 1st thing you notice say that there are the normal words and then there are these very long pink words that they are the fun tun a sound so to speak these are front on his own creations long compound now yes. when he couldn't find

that is the depth in the room that thomas has behind him.or that help makes a difference. so here's a check on the general classification after stage 12. frenchman julian alaphilippe retains the yellow jersey afterfinishing in the peloton, with britain's geraint thomas still second. defending champion thomas is one minute 12 seconds behind alaphilippe but will have the opportunity to reduce that deficit in tomorrow's 27 kilometre time trial in pau. still to come on sportsday: so near and yet so far — jack laughter sees gold slip from his fingers at the world championships. and we hear from athlete james ellington, who's returning to the trackjust two and half years after sustaining severe injuries in a motorcycle accident. at the time i was happy to be alive and career—wise at the time i was happy to be alive and ca reer—wise i at the time i was happy to be alive and career—wise i was thinking, as long as i don't lose my leg, i will be back on the track. it was an incredibly tense day at the netball world cup with a thrilling match between r

defending champion geraint thomas made up some ground on the leaders at the tour de france on day six's a look at the route — 230 km flat course from belfort chalon—sur—sone. you can follow it live via the bbc sport website and app. and that's also where you'll find coverage of practice at silverstone for the british grand prix where there's been plenty of drama already with roman grosjean crashing in the pitlane. that's all the sport for now. four british people —— in a group of foreign teachers and students —— have been arrested in eastern china. at least some of those being held are from an international language school, education first. police injiangsu province said all 16 foreigners had tested positive for illegal drug use. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonnell is following the story..... four britons were amongst i6 foreigners, all language teachers or language students who have been netted in this drugs swoop. police say, acting on a tip, conducted a raid and they all failed a drug test. that doesn't mean they had drugs in their possession or whereby and selling them, it m

germany's regulatory system has failed patients like thomas waskow.the clinic in layer declined comment for this report. the clinics head physician has now been fired in connection with illegal payments made by the manufacturer. the british manufacturer has now filed for bankruptcy the former managing director told us that the devices did comply with all government regulations but he declined to comment on problems with the animal tests. in 2014 this dutch journalist showed how easy it is to get approval for a medical device in europe. we're designing a device that's not safe at all like a mesh implant that helps to stabilize the uterus we found all the component parts at the supermarket and took some photos now it's ready to go. and back. similar products are already on the market so the journalists didn't even need to sign up for clinical trials that use human test subject. arm an estimated 90 percent of such high risk medical devices don't have to go through clinical trials either. and if it was from people the journalists made an appointment at a

geraint thomas has a productive day. hello and welcome to sportsday. edgbaston where the fans are making their way out of the ground where they have watched england beat australia by eight wickets to book their place in the one come final on sunday against new zealand. they have been to three finals before and lost them all, they will have the chance to get their hands on the trophy and it was a toss this morning at 10am we thought would be crucial for australia to win and for england, australia to win and for england, australia won the toss and put themselves into bat just australia won the toss and put themselves into batjust as we thought. but who would have thought they would have been 14—3. they lost captain aaron finch early and david warner went cheaply for nine, caught byjonny bairstow. warner went cheaply for nine, caught by jonny bairstow. then warner went cheaply for nine, caught byjonny bairstow. then we had the situation alex kerry came into bat and did very well with steve smith, eventually out with the partnership of 103 and then steve s

thomas cook. there are rescue talks atan thomas cook. it is the tour operator side of the business, or the airline, and travelling with them over the summer. it is mixed news for shareholders, which explains why shares are down 44% since i first started talking to you about this story this morning. in an hour and about this story this morning. in an hourand a about this story this morning. in an hour and a half, that is what has happened. this is because shareholders are fleeing for the exit. if the chinese company are going to give money to cancel the debts in exchange for shares, that dilutes the value of everyone else's shares, so all the shareholders are disappearing as fast as they can. here was the boss of thomas cook speaking to us this morning. this is the right solution to make the business secure for the future for our stakeholders, employees, for our suppliers and customers. our customers' holidays are secure. they can book with us without worries. we have enough resources to operate our business. so they can enjoy their holid

let's turn to our top business story now — struggling travel giant thomas cook.firm, which pioneered package holidays, has been facing an uncertain future. shares have slumped and debt has soared amid growing fears for its survival. now it could be headed for a new departure. it's in advanced talks with a chinese conglomerate over a rescue worth almost a billion dollars. talk about a personal story, displays straight into your hands, because your wife is travelling with them at the moment. yes, she is due to come back with them on mexico, so i hope they are not completely going bust otherwise i might not be seeing herfor a while. i think bust otherwise i might not be seeing her for a while. i think there are 11 million passengers flying with them this month, and the fact that they are not going under is good news. they have been seen as a bit ofa news. they have been seen as a bit of a basket case, and it looks like this chinese company is doing something that will at least keep it alive. it is an interesting move, because you say, it has been struggling for a lo

defending champion geriant thomas has enjoyed a very good day at the tour de france.ome of his closest rivals on the first mountain stage today and improved his overall position to fifth as ben croucher reports. the view from the top is quite something. getting there is no easy ride. he can look down all of cycling but can he scale the summit in 2019? this was his first real test, the name and present to pleasa nt test, the name and present to pleasant beast as nice a beast. as thomas potts was team controlled his rivals, he turns out lasted to grind his way to the state victory and he could take comfort in taking over the lead of the race once he got his breath back. priced from the back of the jersey where he surprisingly attacked near the finish, just one man could go with them. no one knew just how fit thomas was after crashing his warm—up race, this was his emphatic answer. writing past the frenchman and leaving all his rivals in his dust, fourth on the stage now, for the overall but on this, not long before he could be peering down in everyone once again. qualif

let us look at thomas cook.have struggled early in the year from the same brexit uncertainty and the slowing in the industry. is there any optimism out there that thomas cook can be turned around and it can find a niche for itself at a time when so many of us are assembling our own package holidays? yes, it has a strong brand name and some of the relationships they have, if they can do that they will have some market value. the bondholders are seeing that value today. ok, thank you very much forjoining us. that is it from me. that was interesting, thank you. passengers have been describing their ordeal on an air canada jet when it hit severe turbulence on its way to australia and had to make an emergency landing. more than 30 passengers suffered minor injuries after being thrown out of their seats and hitting their heads. lisa hampele has more. inside the plane once they knew they were safe. moments earlier at 36,000 feet in the air and two hours into the flight, the aircraft had plunged. one passenger said it f

welshman gary thomas down to third.enes in the race today had to be cut short, writers we re today had to be cut short, writers were left confused and frustrated because things could not come to a conclusion. tomorrow the race starts here, the final stage in the alps before we move on to the very last stage in paris and tour de france still throws up more questions than a nswe i’s. so this is how the general classification looks with just one meaningful stage remaining. egan bernal now has a 48 second lead overjulian alaphillipe who looks more likely to be defending his second spot than go for the win. defending champions geraint thomas is just 28 seconds further back with stephen kruiswijk and emmanuel buchmann also eying a place on the podium in paris. saturday's stage into val thorens has been shortened to just 59 kilometres and only the large final climb due to concerns over the weather. ferrari look to be in good shape ahead of tomorrow's qualifying for the german grand prix. they dominated practise today although

for the second day running geraint thomas has suffered on the tour de france.—philippe were dashed on stage 14. one of the race's most iconic mountains, as nick parrott reports. the 14th stage on the tour de france is the most visited mountain, it's a challenge that can make or break a rider's overall race. after increasing his lead on yesterday's time trial, alljulian alaphilippe had to do was stick to main rival, geraint thomas. the tour started 12 miles from the finish, and it was soon proving too much for some. adam yates' hopes of a top ten overall finish slipping away, along with those of colombia's quintana. for the rest of the contenders it turned into a game of cat and mouse, thomas tried to shake his shadow. but alaphilippe was having none of it. as the altitude crept up towards more than six and half thousand feet, the air was getting thin. the frenchman was gasping, but it was the britain who crashed with just over half a mile to go. thibault pinot was of the first to cross the finish line, but for alaphilippe getting second it felt like a victory,