we will have good relationship with the uk, l the uk?e the uk? we will have good - relationship with the uk, we already have and _ relationship with the uk, we already have and keir starmer is an excellent _ have and keir starmer is an excellent prime minister and i look forward _ excellent prime minister and i look forward to— excellent prime minister and i look forward to working with him and developing relationships. are you lookinu developing relationships. are you looking forward _ developing relationships. are you looking forward to _ developing relationships. are you looking forward to a _ developing relationships. are you looking forward to a new- looking forward to a new relationship with the uk? i think with a lotta _ relationship with the uk? i think with a lotta perspective - relationship with the uk? i think with a lotta perspective i will. relationship with the uk? i think i with a lotta perspective i will have the opportunity at the end of the day to— the opportunity at the end of the day to have a bilateral conversation w

historically, the uk economy has been hindered by a productivity problem, with uk worker output below workers in the us, france and germany. some economists say underinvestment is the problem. the uk has lagged behind its peers, sitting at the bottom of the g7 league table of total investment for 2h of the last 30 years. but the economy is showing some signs of turning a corner, notching up the fastest pace of growth in over two years in the three months to may, which, alongside a significant cooling in inflation — that's back to around the 2% bank of england target — is finally some good news, but fixing stagnant living standards and boosting public services will require significant funding. the government says economic growth is the key to funding that rebuilding. and so key to that growth is trade, and particularly the relationship with the uk's biggest trading partner, the european union. for more, i spoke to the president of the british chambers of commerce. martha lane—fox, good to have you with us. thank you for being on the programme. and let's start there first of all — the g

like the uk.here like the uk.— wave of the pandemic compared with somewhere like the uk. in the report toda from somewhere like the uk. in the report today from baroness _ somewhere like the uk. in the report today from baroness hallett, - somewhere like the uk. in the report today from baroness hallett, she - today from baroness hallett, she will make some recommendations, we expect. does that government have to follow the recommendations? ida. it follow the recommendations? no, it is a ublic follow the recommendations? no, it is a public inquiry. — is a public inquiry, recommendations, the government can completely ignore them if it wants to. it would be a brave government at the moment in the uk that will completely dismiss these. quite interesting because when the new labour government came in, sir patrick vallance, chief scientist in the pandemic, he was named as one of the pandemic, he was named as one of the new health minister is, quite a surprise. it wouldn't shock me if he is the person

as you said, failing the uk's citizens. and planning for the uk's citizens.hey were all these contingency exercises that focused on flu but she really sets out that there was this mindset, groupthink as she calls it, that flu was going to be the main challenge but the thing about flu was that the assumption that if it suddenly took hold, there was the experience of swine flu in 2009 which was not nearly as bad as expected but if it did take hold it would spread rapidly that a vaccine would spread rapidly that a vaccine would be developed quite quickly and they would be anti—viral drugs. but they would be anti—viral drugs. but the policy that was developed just sort of assumed it would take hold and dealt with the consequences, in other words, and dealt with the consequences, in otherwords, how and dealt with the consequences, in other words, how to deal with hundreds of thousands of deaths. rather than in the planning phase working out how to stop it spreading in the first place. the wrong pandemic, flu, was highlighted, it should have been more geared to loo

his populous uk reform uk party won close to 15 pors% of the nal vote which split the vote.iberal democrats had a good night as well in picking up seats in conservative territory. they had their biggest gains since 1923. >> we want to be your champions. we've listened to you and we've heard you loud and clear. >>> rishi sunak prepares to officially resign with a speech around 10:30 london time before keir starmer is officially appointed the uk's new prime minister. >>> investors give their take on labour's landslide victory. we have the house names making gains in early trade while banks come under pressure. >>> congratulations roll in from world leaders with ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy saying he looks forward to working together on international peace and security. >>> right. keir starmer will become the next prime minister walking through the famous door of 10 downing street later this morning. a couple of hours space between the removal vans for rishi sunak and his family, and, indeed, the labour leader speaking outside, although, if it is raining here, he will

uk on their own is _ and defence capability of europe and the uk on their own is completely. the ukis completely inadequate — the uk on their own is completely inadequate to _ the uk on their own is completely inadequate to support _ the uk on their own is completely inadequate to support ukraine - inadequate to support ukraine without— americaside to seek a peace treaty of some _ americaside to seek a peace treaty of some sort— americaside to seek a peace treaty of some sort with _ americaside to seek a peace treaty of some sort with putin, _ americaside to seek a peace treaty of some sort with putin, there's i of some sort with putin, there's pretty— of some sort with putin, there's pretty nnich— of some sort with putin, there's pretty much nothing _ of some sort with putin, there's pretty much nothing we - of some sort with putin, there's pretty much nothing we can - of some sort with putin, there's pretty much nothing we can dol of some sort with putin, there's - pretty much nothing we can do about that. pretty much nothing we can do about that and _ pretty much nothing we can d

the uk included. on that, the uk role now included.ope, given brexit, it has left the eu and there is a new government in place. earlier i spoke to the former ambassador to the us, and, crucially for this context, former uk permanent representative to the european union. i asked him about the overall aims of this summit. test the overall aims of this summit. at least half of the time today are set aside _ least half of the time today are set aside for— least half of the time today are set aside for leaders to have bilaterals. with 45 of them there, that is_ bilaterals. with 45 of them there, that is quite a lot of action going on in _ that is quite a lot of action going on in the — that is quite a lot of action going on in the margins. and i think it is worth— on in the margins. and i think it is worth emphasising, this is an extraordinary opportunity for a new prime _ extraordinary opportunity for a new prime minister and for the uk. just two weeks — prime minister and for the uk. just two weeks after the election, he will get — two w

the uk exceeds it.here i made it absolutely clear that, as far as the uk is concerned, the change of government makes no difference to the support that we will provide, and to use our opportunity here with our allies to make sure that that support is agreed. and to reinforce, in a sense as a message to putin, the resolve of nato — bigger now than it's ever been, more united than it's ever been, and absolutely clear—eyed about the threat of russian aggression. the uk will begin what's called a strategic defence review next week to work out what is needed for our security, and part of that will be about the money required too. but the review will take time. so what, weeks or months? no defence review, when it's grappling with such problems, can be done in weeks, but it will be done properly, it will be done at pace, and it'll give us the foundations as a new government to lead britain into the future. they call this the family photo, and a first one for a new prime minister. those rosettes and election ca

what about how a labour government for the uk and for. government for the uk and for the rest of asiar the rest of asia?— the rest of asia? for the rest of asia they _ the rest of asia? for the rest of asia they will _ the rest of asia? for the rest of asia they will look - the rest of asia? for the rest of asia they will look at - the rest of asia? for the rest of asia they will look at the l of asia they will look at the uk to be a partner. the uk has already made that shift some years ago. i guess the thing to look out for will be continuity and to see how the uk handles the relationship with the prc. there's issues with overseas police stations, with espionage. they accompany these questions of trade and investment. how the uk navigates that and how that turns into its relationship with asia, the rest of asia, will be important, how divestment from the prc by uk firms go to the rest of asia, that will be a thing to watch. you will find more coverage of the uk's new labour government on our website bbc.com and you can find out all the business stories on our business section. that'

— or the uk? i would not say in better shape _ or the uk?rms - or the uk? i would not say in better shape in terms of - or the uk? i would not say in better shape in terms of the | better shape in terms of the economy. in terms of inflation, yes, slightly better but europe has its own internal problems regarding labour markets. i would not said in better shape but all the talk about politicians saying we are doing better than them and they are doing better than us, doesn't really matter to those in the uk or in europe, it is what is happening in their own account that matter and i think we are at this difficult turning point for all economies including the us, although the us is going along quite nicely.— us, although the us is going along quite nicely. not long to find out what _ along quite nicely. not long to find out what the _ along quite nicely. not long to find out what the european - find out what the european central bank decides. thanks forjoining us. let's get some of the day's other news now. shares of beyond meat slumped some 13

peter arnold from _ investing in the uk. peter arnold from ey, - investing in the uk.- investing in the uk. peter. arnold from ey, thank you. to the us now, where it was yet another record close on the stock market. if we take a look at the numbers: the nasdaq and the s&p 500 rallied to record high closes, fuelled by gains in nvidia and other wall street tech heavyweights. this comes ahead of inflation data published later today just before the opening bell. for standard & poor's, it is the best performance it is seen in 2024. -- s&p. the best performance it is seen in 2024. —— s&p. they have been riding the way put in motion the night before in the united states. plus, federal reserve chair jerome powell on wednesday stoked expectations for an interest rate cut in september. during the second day of questioning in congress, powell reiterated the bank will make interest rate decisions "when and as" they are needed. let's get more on this with fiona cincotta from city index. it seems there is no stopping the markets in the us. he. it seems there is no stopping the marke

it side of things, what would they want from the uk?— from the uk?nship that _ from the uk? it wants to build that relationship that it _ from the uk? it wants to build that relationship that it should - relationship that it should have with important powers around the world, with its ambition to play an influential role around the globe, more influential than the past and its economy, in part, depends on a fuller integration into the global economy and into the supply chains around the globe, particularly in the context where other industries and countries are looking at alternatives to china so for india it is important to establish that sort of trading investment and economic relationship as well as the political what i've just mentioned so there is a lot there and it builds on that, those links, the human link, we used to talk about the living bridge between india and the living bridge between india and the uk. white between india and the uk. sorry, i have to cut it short the. —— between india and the uk. sorry, i have to cut it short there. let'

at the uk didn't do that.asted. 0f that were lost in the lives that were wasted. of course, those who lost family members during covid. 235,000 people in the uk have died from covid and covid related illnesses. here is a little of what they said. illnesses. here is a little of what the said. , , . , illnesses. here is a little of what the said. , , , they said. this is a very pertinent re ort they said. this is a very pertinent report today- _ we hope that baroness hallett will take it a step further and does not just say should happen, but to give them a timeframe, because the further into how the timeframe is monitored, because it cannot and we will not let it be another report that gathers dust because our loved ones are worth so much more and that is what we are here about that is what we are campaigning for. straight to sir keir starmer. 46 straight to sir keir starmer. 45 european leaders, together, including president zelensky, who addressed the primary this morning as i thank you know. we discussed onc

here in the uk, airports, which saw severe disruption,

it turns out it is one _ uk and around the globe.round the globe. it turns out it is one of the busiest - uk and around the globe. it turns out it is one of the busiest days i uk and around the globe. it turns| out it is one of the busiest days of the summer getaway and many schools have already broken out in the uk and of course scotland broke up much earlier but schools finally breaking up earlier but schools finally breaking up and people trying to get away and consumer group which has been giving practical advice, consumer group which has been giving practicaladvice, keep consumer group which has been giving practical advice, keep an eye on communications from your airline and you may be advised to arrive at the airport early, but that sort of ongoing reassurance that this was not a security breach, this wasn't an incident, it is an it update. but things are disrupted, as you are saying. things are disrupted, as you are sa inc. , ., , , , things are disrupted, as you are saina. , , , , saying. things massively disrupted, and i th

how much, even thou:h this uk are represented. how much, even though this is — uk are represented.d his new running matejd vance and their commitment to ukraine not want some here would want. what does that mean for the leaders here? i want. what does that mean for the leaders here?— leaders here? i would imagine at least behind _ leaders here? i would imagine at least behind closed _ leaders here? i would imagine at least behind closed doors, - leaders here? i would imagine at least behind closed doors, some| leaders here? i would imagine at l least behind closed doors, some of them will speak a lot about it because jd vance's them will speak a lot about it becausejd vance's position reaffirms the most isolationist side of former president trump's position, which is you pay for your defence and if america does not deem that you have not paid enough you are left up to your own devices which might also be the message to ukraine if trump becomes president again. i'm sure that behind closed doors, those european leaders will talk to their uk counterparts and think about ways to make e

because i believe that the uk and the eu working — believe that the uk and the eu working together asss our continent. for peace and security— good across our continent. for peace and security and prosperity, for all of our— and security and prosperity, for all of our people. we have shown this i think— of our people. we have shown this i think in— of our people. we have shown this i think in the — of our people. we have shown this i think in the g7 where we are using russian _ think in the g7 where we are using russian assets to make sure they pay for the _ russian assets to make sure they pay for the devastation they have brought— for the devastation they have brought to ukraine. the for the devastation they have brought to ukraine. the summit is now getting _ brought to ukraine. the summit is now getting under _ brought to ukraine. the summit is now getting under way _ brought to ukraine. the summit is now getting under way with - brought to ukraine. the summit is now getting under way with those | now getting under way with those words from keir starmer, and next to him on the sta

. . ., ., companies to look to invest in the uk. _, a, , the uk. 0k, nicola, sadly we are out the uk., nicola, sadly we are out of time, but - the uk. 0k, nicola, sadly we are out of time, but i'm - the uk. 0k, nicola, sadly we are out of time, but i'm sure| are out of time, but i'm sure we will talk to you again in the future, nicola watkinson there from thecityuk. now, let's focus on the conversation that is dominating at the moment — that being whether presidentjoe biden is fit enough to run for president and beat donald trump. or is he too diminshed by age? well, he is convinced, and has published a letter, saying he has no intention of giving up the presidency orthe campaign for a second term. business leaders and donors have stepped up their pressure on mr biden to step down. one group of executives, the leadership now project, says the number of people signing its letter calling on biden to resign more than trebled over the weekend. michelle fleury spoke to the leadership now project's ceo. we have respectfully asked president biden to pass the torch to a new generation of lead

_ leaders are seeing what happened in the uk and _ leaders are seeing what happened in the uk and whatand what is happening in the us in sync— the uk and what is happening in the us in sync on the way things that have _ us in sync on the way things that have been— us in sync on the way things that have been going in the last few decades— have been going in the last few decades are probably not the way it is going _ decades are probably not the way it is going forward for a while. i is going forward for a while. sending is going forward for a while. i sending to see how this all plays out. thank you, for now. —— fascinating. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a line of breaking news for you. the us comedian and actor bob newhart has died at the age of 94 during a career spanning six years he was known for the bob newhart television show and he had recurring guest roles in several sitcoms including the big bang theory for which he won an emmy. in 2013. he saw the picture there, he played pop health and the 2003 christmas movie, elf, the one starring will ferrell. bob n

your take on the uk election and how it is - on the uk election and how it is been.absolute landslide for the labour _ been. it is going to be an absolute landslide for the labour party - been. it is going to be an absolute landslide for the labour party and | been. it is going to be an absolute| landslide for the labour party and i read somewhere today something by a tory candidate saying they hopefully i will lose they don't want to have a seat because they know they bought such a tiny minority that they cannot do much once they are back at tournament —— parliament. your tournament -- parliament. your thou~hts tournament -- parliament. your thoughts as _ tournament -- parliament. your thoughts as the _ tournament -- parliament. your thoughts as the campaign - tournament —— parliament. your thoughts as the campaign draws to an end. i thoughts as the campaign draws to an end. , ., , �* , thoughts as the campaign draws to an end. , �* ,., thoughts as the campaign draws to an end. , , end. i used to be british and grub in the uk so _ end. i used to be british and grub

today, the uk, was it a sufficiently prepared for the pandemic? the uk covert inquiry is answering exactly that question. —— covid inquiry. a european summit, building bridges and relationships. keir starmer will host 50 leaders at the european summit in england today. and also the lib dem leader ed davey labour's pat mcfadden, both former postal affairs ministers, will give evidence at the postal inquiry today. first, let's hear what we might get from the covid inquiry report, which is due to be released injust from the covid inquiry report, which is due to be released in just a few hours. we will get details on the preparedness or not of the uk for the pandemic. let's go over to nicky schiller. i the pandemic. let's go over to nicky schiller. ., ., , ., schiller. i am outside the covid inuui schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in _ schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. _ schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. this - schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. this will- schiller. i am outside the covid inq

ian to open up through the uk -- they see where.— to open up through the uk -- they see where. national _ they see where. ian chong, from the national university _ they see where. ian chong, from the national university of- the national university of singapore, thank you for your thoughts today. india's bajaj auto has launched the world's first cng—powered bike. it's fuel—efficient and more environmentally friendly, which the company says will get more people to make a shift to using this cleaner technology in the coming years. the bbc�*s india business correspondent nikhil inamdar sent us this report from the launch. this is a globalfirst, a motorbike that runs on compressed natural gas — or cng — launched by india's bajaj auto. so from cars to tuk tuks, cng automobiles have existed for a while, but this is for the first time that this technology has actually been introduced on a two—wheeler. never come to the market. of trial and error. having a very standout design... but why has it taken so long? unlike three—wheelers or even cars, where there is a lot of space with which y

it will be a difficult road ahead fiscally to make changes in the uk. a lot of eyes in the uk. what is the reaction from world leaders and leader there in europe? >> reporter: congratulations left, right and center. whether it is albanese in australia or trudeau in canada or macron in france. you know as well as i know, and viewers know this, you have this thing when things are going well with france and the uk, it has been that. it is not cordial since brexit in 2016. macron and various conservative leaders and uk prime ministers have butted heads since brexit. we know starmer will have a better relationship with the french on a personal level. will it change the relationship with the immigration policy? we are not going back into the single market for goods and services. that is what keir starmer has said. the french word between labour and the europe administration. what can they do? that remains to be seen. >> we have to touch on one thing, keir starmer's victory is a move to the center left. in france, we see a move to the right. very quickly, how do you think this impacts

i investment going on in china, what is the uk said?— what is the uk said?ok at — what is the uk said? i think if you look at it, _ what is the uk said? i think if you look at it, the _ what is the uk said? i think if you look at it, the us - what is the uk said? i think if you look at it, the us and i you look at it, the us and china, the kind of two superpowers, have the most investment, the most research but i think if you look at the next tier, the uk's right in there in the mix so partly to get the economic gains in the prosperity form up but also to influence how it goes on the world stage so right now, the uk has incredible strengths in that from scientific brace —— base and company's leading companies like deepmind base. crystal ball moment, how far away do you think we are from artificial general intelligence? artificial general intelliuence? �* , , . , intelligence? a61 is a terms that we use _ intelligence? a61 is a terms that we use in _ intelligence? a61 is a terms that we use in the - intelligence? a61 is a terms that we use in the field i inte

at the same time to need _ with the uk. at the same time to need is _ with the uk.aders be doing at this point? starting to prepare those — this point? starting to prepare those big shiny objects that trump loves _ those big shiny objects that trump loves we — those big shiny objects that trump loves. we had the experience of four years— loves. we had the experience of four years of— loves. we had the experience of four years of the — loves. we had the experience of four years of the drug presidency. we know— years of the drug presidency. we know that — years of the drug presidency. we know that he reacts positively to, perhaps _ know that he reacts positively to, perhaps renaming some large building in london _ perhaps renaming some large building in london in _ perhaps renaming some large building in london in honour of trump. that would _ in london in honour of trump. that would he _ in london in honour of trump. that would he a — in london in honour of trump. that would be a good move.— in london in honour of trump. that would be a good move. which one? what are

and this idea of a new uk...ks into thejob, a chance to meet so many european leaders here, diplomatic speed dating as our diplomatic speed dating as our diplomatic correspondent put it, a good opportunity to try and reset the relations from that uk point of view, and a broad assessment so far is that it's a job well done.— is that it's a “ob well done. thank ou ve is that it's a job well done. thank you very much. _ is that it's a job well done. thank you very much, lewis _ is that it's a job well done. thank you very much, lewis vaughan i is that it's a job well done. thank - you very much, lewis vaughan jones. let's return to the covid inquiry, which delivered that damning first report on the government's handling of the pandemic. it says ministers and devolved nations "failed their citizens" with flawed pandemic plans. we can speak now to tricia barnett, from the campaign group covid—i9 bereaved families for justice. tricia's brother, lawrence, died from covid shortly before the uk went into lockdown in 2020.

uk so that is important in the broader uk economy and it is one of the most innovative developers of a leader in start—up economies and frankly if foreign policy has to deliver domestically benefits for the uk, then india provides a pretty obvious example. looking at india's side of things, what would they want from the uk? it wants to build that relationship that it should have with important powers around the world, with its ambition to play an influential role around the globe, more influential than the past and its economy, in part, depends on a fuller integration into the global economy and into the supply chains around the globe, particularly in the context where other industries and countries are looking at alternatives to china so for india it is important to establish that sort of trading investment and economic relationship as well as the political one i've i've just mentioned, so there is a lot there and it builds on that, those links, the human link. here in the uk, sir keir starmer will face his first prime minister's questions this afternoon — just a day after he suspen

_, ., ., _, ., is the impact been like across the uk? ., ., ., ., uk?not have come at a worse time. _ uk? it could not have come at a worse time, this _ uk? it could not have come at a worse time, this was _ uk? it could not have come at a worse time, this was expected i uk? it could not have come at a l worse time, this was expected to be the busiest weekend since the pandemic. so many people finishing school and heading off on holidays, as we are hearing it is a global problem, thousands of flights, more than 3000 flights have been cancelled worldwide. that comes from an aviation analytics company. more than 3000 globally, which is around 3% of all scheduled services, a large proportion of that in the us so here in the uk, more than a hundred flights are thought to have been cancelled but it's the delays that are the problem. he was across the airport, over the uk, the problem is that also going to be i was bitten to an american here, people have missed their connecting flight, we could see what impact this is going to have. it will be in the wrong pl

uk time.ald trump he's often, makes the audience wait to build up that anticipation. and so it could be much later into the morning in the uk over the scene. a bandaged donald trump here at the convention, he's been listening to speaker after speaker sing his praises . and speaker sing his praises. and last night the main event was jd vance. that is the iowa senator. and of course, donald trump's vice presidential pick as his running mate. and vance spoke very passionately about hope . very passionately about hope. yes, last night. and he also said that if donald trump had not turned his head at that split second, then a would be assassin could have killed him. and this, in fact, could be a major day of mourning for the republican party. of course, that brush with death just five days ago has eliminated any final doubt that many republicans had over donald trump being their presidential candidate. and in fact, some have seen it as a sign from god himself that he is being protected. and even if

he was the student of a man who was a syrian born preacher who had moved to the uk. which basically drove a wedge between sought to drive a wedge between young impressionable muslims and the rest of society. their world view simple. that they could be no meeting of minds between islam and the west and that the only answer was sharia law for the whole world and if you didn't like they were prepared to take violent means to get there. he fled the uk after the london suicide bombings of 2005 and he was eventuallyjailed in lebanon and when he was jailed there in 2014, anjem choudary de became the ruler, the leader of the entire network. now, by that time, it had been banned under various names that he was still staging a series of provocative demonstrations, very often media stunts and trying to get on the airwaves. it regularly appear on the airwaves. it regularly appear on talk shows, be on television, for a long time people don't really understand what he really stood for and i remember occasions where he would be appearing in a quite normal talk—show and you would be

_ exercises every three years across the uk to— exercises every three years across the uk to see whatns to take place, and she said because of the criticism and overreliance on a particular way of thinking. — overreliance on a particular way of thinking, the so—called groupthink, she wants — thinking, the so—called groupthink, she wants broader opinions and people — she wants broader opinions and people brought in who might think differently to be taken into consideration and she thinks those communities where there are health inequalities or financial inequalities or financial inequalities to be taken into consideration and vulnerable communities as well. it is consideration and vulnerable communities as well.- consideration and vulnerable communities as well. it is a public inrui communities as well. it is a public inquiry and _ communities as well. it is a public inquiry and the — communities as well. it is a public inquiry and the recommendations| communities as well. it is a public. inquiry and the recommendations are not legally binding but what is the next step because there wi

also tonight: the uk government "failed its citizens".ning verdict into the handling of the covid pandemic and lays out measures to prevent the same ever happening again. and �*resetting the relationship with europe�*. britain�*s prime minister urges european leaders, to address the illegal migration "crisis," and to stand firm in their support of ukraine. we begin tonight and the united states. we begin tonight and the united states. barack obama, is reported to have told allies thatjoe biden must seriously consider he viability to win a second term. mr obama is a powerfulfigure within the democratic party, and his words will put more pressure on a beleaguered president, to quit seeking re—election. mr biden has tested positive for covid, forcing him to suspend mrobama of mr obama of course a powerful figure within the democratic party. his words put even more pressure on the beleaguered president to quit seeking reelection. mr biden testing positive for covid has forced him to suspend all engagements. elsewhere, at the republican nation

last year, more than 19 million people travelled either within the uk orfrom outside the uk to go to they spent 8 billion pounds while they did so. live now to tom kiehl, chief executive uk music. quite a big increase in numbers last year, is this still a covid recovery phenomenon? i think we saw, good morning, we saw a very successful last year, we had loads of big events and shows, glastonbury is a regular fixture events and shows, glastonbury is a regularfixture in events and shows, glastonbury is a regular fixture in the music calendar, we had shows from people like bruce springsteen, billyjoel, harry springsteen, billy joel, harry styles springsteen, billyjoel, harry styles and blair, fantastic year, we would like to see that sustained with strong growth. music tourism is the term used to describe people who travel for gigs, are they more valuable to a local economy than a traditional tourist. you would think they would come to town, stay in a hotel cheap as they can and spend money at the gig but not so much in local businesses.— gig but not so much in local businesses. ~ , . ,

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across western parts of the uk.oss western parts of scotland, moving through ireland, reaching western wales and south—western england. to the east we have had dry weather. quite murky with all that humidity, the picture from norfolk, but you will keep the dry weather further east you are for the rest of the day. this is what it looks like in the short—term. extensive cloud and south—western parts of england. around 19 20 celsius. similarfor wheels and the irish sea, but for london, east anglia, centraland northern yorkshire, he skies. dry for many but there will be isolated storms. in the western isles fresher conditions. it will be relatively fresh in the west of the uk with some clear skies, in the east the still coming in from the south and that is a lot of humidity. temperatures in london, norwich, hull, will be around 17 or 18 celsius first thing on sunday. not quite so warm or humid towards the west. lots of sunshine towards the west. lots of sunshine towards the west. lots of sunshine towards the west very e

the characterisation of the uk. new business and trade secretary, jonathan reynolds, has told world leaders that britain is back and open for business at the g7. he set out the government's strategy and he says he's looking to remove european trading barriers. he's also addressed how labour will tackle threats like the war in ukraine and attacks in the red sea, as well as china's influential policies across the globe. meanwhile, the government has launched a major assessment of the uk's future military as the prime minister warned today the prime minister warned today the world was more dangerous and more volatile. sir keir starmer is promising to bolster what he described as britain's hollowed out armed forces, but he hasn't offered a timeline for raising defence spending to 2.5% of uk gdp. as promised in the labour manifesto in the lead up to the election . it comes as the new election. it comes as the new defence review chief lord robertson , said the uk faces robertson, said the uk faces urgent threats from the

most are imported to the uk in kit form.as graciously offered to show me around. we're the only place that do everything. so, yes, we've got the history and we date back to 1876, and you can see that from the victorian buildings, but we are the only site in the uk that can do everything, right from design through to test and delivery. wow. inside these buildings, it's like a railway kind of womb, isn't it? yes. and you have these train babies being put together. you love this, don't you? yeah! yeah. how long have you worked here? i've been here since 1988, so i've done 35 years plus. wow. um, loved every day. never had two days the same. you're getting excited cos this is going past, aren't you? he laughs. that's one of these. perfect! you've one...? yes. yeah, yeah. yeah. that's so cool, just... that was not set up. no, no. now, this is something i've not seen before. part of the train assembly line in action. oh, my word. told you. moves quicker than i thought it would. but now, is it a matter of the operator just getting

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is the uk safe under labour? gus— advance... is the uk safe under labour?, what was advance... is the uk safe under- labour? gus o'donnell, what was the best bit of advice that you gave or you heard given to an incoming foreign minister.— you heard given to an incoming foreign minister. pace yourself, number one- — foreign minister. pace yourself, number one. i _ foreign minister. pace yourself, number one. i have _ foreign minister. pace yourself, number one. i have seen - foreign minister. pace yourself, | number one. i have seen people foreign minister. pace yourself, - number one. i have seen people being tired, they have been campaigning all night and sometimes they feel compelled to make decisions too quickly. i think, just take your time, yes, you want to start well, your first hundred days and all the rest of it is very important but take your time. get some rest in and get to know your senior civil servants, look at the briefs they have prepared for you in great detail, they will have been doing that over the last few weeks over the election campai

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adults reveals 45% of brits support recognition of an independent palestine, while 54% support the uk banning armed sales to the israely regime. welcome to expose, the show that leaves no stone unturn. applying a conservative estimate of four indirect deaths for one direct death reported in gaza, new study published respected medical journal the landset said it is not implausible to estimate that almost 200,000 deaths could be attributable to the genocidal war in gaza. let us hear from fuad itaim, our broadcast expert, more about it in fake news expose. the british medical journal delanset issued herowing warning that the true death toll of the gaza conflict could be over 186, accounting for 8% of gaza's population. the... official death doll stands at nearly 38 thousand according to the health ministry in gaza, however the lan sets recent report titled counting the dead in gaza difficult but essential suggest this figure is a significant underestimate. how did the broadcast media covered this new devastating results? let us see with fuad itanium in fake news expose. thank you for bei

the uk.ty with the most mps gets to make their leader the pm. we're also going to take a close look at the top three things that you've told us are most important to young people when thinking about who you want to run the country. yes, we'll explain what happens when you vote, what exactly you can expect when you turn up at the polling station in your area that's listed on your polling card. and we really want to hear from you. it's your voice, your vote. jonelle from the bbc reliable source podcast is here with us and she's keeping across your questions. hi, yes, thanks, guys. we're live so get in touch with us with your questions. you can head to the bbc news account on tiktok. we'll try and answer as many as we can tonight. so, this live stream is all about reflecting the issues and questions of first—time voters as we head towards election day. how do we know what's on your mind? well, for almost three weeks, my colleague jordan from newsbeat has been speaking to a lot of you on a race a

but the uk is also under the influence of international zinanism as the new regime of kerstama is proving, as it too launches vicious assaults on the young people. bravely standing for palestine. on the evening of the 8th of july, two known zinanis provocateurs called the police on the pro palestine encampment at soas university in london, falsely allegging that they had been victims of a theft. the police arrived and believed the story concocted by the zinist militants and proceeded to violently arrest seven protesters, including some who were visibly disabled. what followers are these shocking scenes? students proceeded the next day to protest outside the police station calling for the release of the arrested. the students were released but must appear in court and have been told the university is investigating them despite there being no evidence at all. all that they committed any crimes. to discuss this important topic are two very special guests. we're honored to be joined by said shabir rizvi. said shaber is a writer, broadcaster, political and economic commentator and poet. he's a