uk nationals seeking to travel from the uk can have their passports refused or withdrawn.foreign nationals resident in the uk can have their passports revoked if they are deemed non- conducive to the public good. international diplomacy has failed so far to resolve the crisis in syria. the uk will continue to play a leading role in promoting a political solution even though we may have to persist over many months and saving lives. safeguarding our national security at all times. we will continue to help peace in the middle east and africa, to make transitions, keeping faith with people, rejecting the interest of the uk, and trying to widen international peace and security. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the minister for his statement and let me turn to events in egypt. for the events of the past to become it has been a major setback for the mock receipt. any not not represent any reversal trend. the military in any democracy must be subject to it executive oversight. the priority must now be a return in egypt to civilian rule through a credible transition process that

much better data out of the uk. uk pmi, stronger than expected, 52.5.approvals since december 2009, even less chance that mark carney will do anything his first meeting. for the year, the ftse 100, up 5.5% at one stage but have been down 10% -- sorry, we had been down 10% for the month of may, but we lost -- erased all the gains. the dax up 4%. the ibex down 5% in the first half of the year. cac up 2.5% in the first half of the year. in terms of individual stocks, nokia's been the biggest gainer, this after it's agreed to buy out siemen's stake for 1.7 billion yur yeuros. more bleak news for the french automakers. the industry's bodies warned new registrations are likely to fall to the lowest level since 1997 this year. this after posting a 9% decline in june. we did see pmis for the eurozone coming in okay. some stabilization in spain. in fact, 50 in spain. so spanish yields a little low. 2.54. gilt yields also up on better than expected uk data, nearly 2.49%. on the currency markets, we keep our eyes on dollar/yen. up near four-week highs. the aussie/

second quarter gdp was positive. 0.6% for the uk. nothing for the stock market, down .9%. the mib is weak and the cac in france also down today as well. >>> let's look at today's other top stories. a burger chain may be on the blocks. cke, the owner of hardy's and carl's jr., is exploring a possible sale after postponing ipo last year. cke was taken private by apollo global in 2007. reports say the company is working with goldman sachs in the early stages of a sale that could value at more than $1.7 billion. cke has more than 3,000 locations in 42 u.s. states, around 25 countries. i must say carl's jr. is certainly very tasty. >>> qualcomm's third quarter profit woes matching forecasts. and revenue beat on estimates on strong demand for its mobile chips. the leading supplier of chips for the iphone and android devices says average selling prices are rising in developed countries and emerging markets. qualcomm faces increasing competition from asian chipmakers and intel. but the company is projecting fourth quarter earnings above anal

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we have our uk editor with us. it felt like there was a mixed comment, we don't want qe now, we may want it down the track, but we're worried about the exit. we have to see some clarification. >> i think people were looking for the 7-2. i think there was some speculation that it would be unanimous because carney's role is all about carrying the mpc. so i think if he had stuck his head out early, and voted for more qe at this point, it would have been very damaging for the kind of message he's trying to put out there. and same for the mpc. i think what you've seen there, a turn around in some of the members who voted with him, and i think that is key. but it is in line with -- we have got work to do. the new governor is here. we're going to look at this over the summer and then we have got forward guidance coming out in august. and more clarity. and i think it is not surprising that much really that he's done what we have all been expecting him to do, which is come in, be more diplomatic than his predecessor and rea

firstly, the domestic uk fundamental picture is far stronger.hink we'll definitely beat q2 gdp expectations. and the follow-on impact of that. yes, you're exactly right in terms of management of expectations. every chief executive i see at the moment gives a very similar message regardless of sector. things are going well with fear of what we've seen in emerging markets. europe is showing signs of improvement, but it's really bumping long the bottom. and i think that people don't want to jump the gun and start saying everything's great. >> george, thank you so much for that. we'll continue the chat on earnings later on. and we'll also incorporate the u.s. earnings because we are heading into what will be the busiest earnings week in the u.s. this week. >>> still to come on the show, portugal avoids a political crisis for now. vowing to complete the country's ba bailout program. but are there more roadblocks to recovery? we'll be back in lisbon after the break. [ male announcer ] it's time. time to have new experiences with a familiar keyboard. t

you got the eu, the uk, the u.s. with dodd/frank. for a global institution like us, we operate in all of those markets. harmonization is very important. we support a resolution and recovery regime, which has clarity about what happens to various different creditors of the institution. and the discussion going on now in europe is a good discussion, but it does need to be resolved so everybody knows where they stand. the shareholders know where they stand, the bond holders know where they stand. >> what about, you know, the issue yesterday, talking about the federal reserve, talking about perhaps making the regulations a little tighter for u.s. financial institutions, sending a clear message to the investment community that the banks need to adopt basel iii. do you think that's the right step? >> i think the task is to create a regulator regime that ensures we eliminate too big to fail and taxpayers don't have to back up the banks again. to do that, you have to look at risk-weighted assets and gross balance sheet. if you just look at g

and uk over security concerns from lawmakers.lysts say they stand to gain from a massive buildout of 4g networks in china. >>> let's give you a look at what's on the agenda in asia tomorrow. auto earnings will be in focus with results expected from nissan, hyundai and suzuki are the key report cards due from costco and singapore airlines. south korea releases second quarter gdp numbers and two central bank decisions on tap, from new zealand, where the reserve bank will be speaking, and from the philippines. >>> uk business secretary vince cable has accused the bank of england of choking off an economic recovery by imposing excessive demands on banks. describing sections of the boe as, quote, the capital taliban. he echoed the views of the chancellor george osborne concerned a reluctance of financial institutions to lend is damaging the prospects of british business. this comes as figures from the british bankers association showed borrowing by nonfinancial firms edged up by 172 million pounds in june. and the number of mortgages

speaking to our uk business editor helia. we'll have more on this throughout the day.share price down 3.1%, one of the worst performers on the ftse today, a third from the bottom of the index. some of the stockbroker reaction, one stock breaker saying the legal sentiments in relation to the accident casts a long shadow. this is what investors are still trying to digest how much money is left in the pot and what the company will do with the business. >>> still to come on the show, barclays shares slump after a larger than expected rights issue. is there hope going forward? david henry joins us right after the break. >>> barclays trading sharply lower as it reveals plans to raise a bigger than expected 5.8 billion pounds in capital to meet fresh demands from the uk's banking regulator. >>> deutsche bank shares weaker as a 630 million euro provision for litigation cost weighs on second quarter earnings. barclay was better news from ubs. the swiss lender posting strong results, though the group does remain cautious. >> volatility, clients are still very cautious across the

but in the uk, you look at it relative to astro zeneca, a new chief coming in.ay glaxo has miles coming out than astro, but no doubt about it. >> and staying with us for a while longer. get your e-mail questions through for henry if you have any. find us on e-mail, worldwide@cnbc.com. that's the e-mail address. find us on twitter as well, @louisabojesen. let's move on, sharp is hoping to raise a billion dollars from share sales as the struggling electronics maker looks for partnerships to bolster finances. >> sharp hopes to seek funds from housing maker lexo group for $100 million each by issuing new shares by the end of september. sharp and lexo established a joint venture for solar cells and l.e.d. lights. the japanese electronics maker also formed the business tie-up in may to enter into robot operations. auto parts maker denso is seen as a potential investor. sharp hopes to increase joint production and strength at partner schaaps with partners. the capital ratio sank to 6% in march. since the company's undergoing pressure to strengthen its capital, it is al

in the north of europe in the uk. harness the best sites and make them the most cost effective sites of energy delivery and this is an important aspect. also off the energy transition in europe. >> reporter: the business leaders and politicians still very excited about the wind industry. but there are real concerns out there, concerns over the actual mission of the industry, what it is doing for the environment, the cost of supply, and really how irregular that supply is. >> the reality is that that you do need to have some backup. the fact you've got some backup doesn't mean that backup is running all the time. >> we have not in my backyard, not under my backyard, so we're again striking -- we're against nuclear, we're against windmills because they destroy the landscape, we will not be able to just be against things, we need to embrace things and society needs to discuss this. >> reporter: the debate continues over the rights and wrongs of the wind industry. but the players themselves agree on one thing. >> overall

the uk and u.s.same place in which your birth is such a predictor of where you end up in the hierarchy. >> there is, but one of the most disturbing facts of britain at the moment is the prime minister, the archbishop of cantorbury and the mayor of london went to eaton. eaton being the boarding school where princes harry and william both went. what we have is a period post-war where there was supposedly a welfare state and social mobility. what's happened is the nation has actually reverted to having these kings, dukes and duchesses in positions of authority. >> heather mcghee. my friend and msnbc host, martin ba sure. and documently film maker jamie johnson. thank you all. that is "all in" for this evening. the "rachel maddow show" begins right now. good evening, rachel. >>> good evening, chris. thank you. thanks to you at home for swr n joining us this hour. happy monday. happy royal new baby day. it's been exciting around here i have to say, to be around all the happy coverage of the royal family i

will service delivers half a billionlers and packages a day versus what the uk is doing. fed exhas a therd of the costs going to labor and in the u.s. postal service 80 percent of the costs go to labor. >> the u.s. constitution actually gives the deral government to r a postal service unlike the housing and department of agriculture. but that doesn't moan it has to. look at countries like germ no that has privatid postal system. and canada privatized the air traffic control. and sweden private schools are taking over there. and australia privatizedthe social security system. this is the way of the future if we want low cost government with better services. if someone is live nothing a rural aa they should pay more just like if you live in the city pay for mass transit. >> by the way, 90 percent of the mail is siness junk mail. sabripa, what do you make of dan mitchell's point. would a local rural individual have to pay more if you privatized? >> we don't set policy based on the outloyers inhe marketplace, businesses that don't adapt fail all of the time. blockbuster was a

can the prime minister tell the house what work is being done, even at this late stage, by the uk and the european union to encourage the egyptian government to secure a negotiated political solution to this crisis? >> i can tell that very clear messages have been sent to president morsi, including by president obama, who has spoke with him directly. we are also communicating through our ambassadors. he has a democratic mandate and we respect that. moxie also means that everyone has a voice and leaders have the responsibility to represent all egyptians. that is what the government needs to do in order to bring about peace and stability in that country. >> i am grateful for the prime minister's thoughts and i know that he and the foreign secretary will keep the house updated in the coming days. let me turn to another subject. the country will need 240,000 extra primary school places by 2014. can you are sure parents that this need will not be met by increasing class sizes? >> what i can ensure is that we have put in place the additional money for 500,000 extra school places. we should

therefore, cannot trace retail the house what work is being done even at this late stage by the uk and, indeed, by the european union to encourage the egyptian government to secure a negotiated political solution to this crisis in advance of today's egyptian army deadline? >> what i can tell the right honorable gentleman is very clear messages have been sent to president morsi including by president obama spoke to him directly but we have been communicating through our ambassadors that yes, he is a democratic mandate and we respect that but democracy also means ensuring that everyone has a voice and that leaders have a responsibility to represent all egyptians and show that are responsive to their concerns. that is what the government needs to do in order to bring about piece and stability in that country. >> i'm grateful for the prime minister's answer to him that he and, indeed, the foreign secretary will keep the house updated in the coming days. let me turn to a number subject. the country when the 240,000 extra primers go places by 2014. can the prime minister usher parents that -

>> the home secretary's announcement yesterday represents the repatriation to the uk of 98 powers.ere 133 items on the justice and home affairs list, which is a massive transfer of power back here to the uk. i think my honorable friend should welcome that. >> a carer and her husband who has parkinson's disease were moved to a two-bedroomed property because she found it impossible to sleep when they were sharing a room. the cumulative effect of this government's welfare changes means that she is going to have to find an additional £1,000 a year. carers uk has published evidence showing that the discretionary payment scheme is benefiting only one in 10 people. that is the scheme that government ministers frequently pray in aid. was it the prime minister's intention that nine out of 10 carers should face eviction, debt arrears and bailiffs? >> let me make it clear that disability living allowance, the main benefit received by disabled people, is being uprated by inflation and excluded from the welfare cap. when it comes to the spare room subsidy, anyone who needs to have a carer sleep

it's like a sports booking company in the uk. these are odd. on the hair color.nd 11-4 on red, 2-1 on brown, and look like 11-4 on blond. right now if you're a betting man you take brown. >> at least it wasn't odds on the face. the actual face. >> oh. >> either way, they're not winning. >> who knew that tech could create an online mob of angry commenters. >> commenters. >> let me tell you why. because of the talking window. >> get for your mobile. best entertainment and live sport. when you want it, where you want it. >> steven, if this catches on your window's going to talk to you and tell you what you might need to buy. >> hate it. >> the window will talk to you when you rest your weary head on it and only you can hear the message. >> how? >> technology, baby. >> so explain how this is going to work, our tech master, zack. zack, how is it only you can hear? does it get into your brain? >> phone construction. we hear sound by receiving the propagation of waves through the air. instead, this is us perceiving the propagation of waves through the glass and then our

the uk's ambassador to the u.n. baton to the ambassador from brazil during yesterday's ceremony in the uk. the uk delegate, mark lyle grant, there was with brazil's representative, lieu west alberto fig rare dough maccad dough. rio preparing to accommodate an estimated 400,000 tourists plus hundreds of thousands of brazilians who will be visiting for the games that should be a big one over there. >>> also tell you, how about this, some walnut creek athletes, local guys, hoping to make a big-time splash on national tv later on tonight. the synchronized swim team, the aquanauts, they have advanced to the live round of "america's got talent." they will be performing for the judges tonight in new york city. how about this? th swimming with high heels on. how about that? that's pretty strong. the nine-member team is one of 60 acts remaining in that competition. performance tonight on nbc bay area. set your clock. that's for 9:00. >>> coming up, a very special birthday for aç!hñ special zoo animal in san diego. we will sh

we had a good another bit of data out of the uk.ces pmi, 56.9 in june, the fast northwest t fastest in two years. still down on the session, 2.33% as well. now, also looking at what is going on in the foreign exchange space as well. look at eurodollar, it is low, 1.2955. we keep our eyes on the aussie dollar. had a fresh three-year low today, 90.78. the rba saying a close call to keep rates on hold. we think the aussie dollar say little too high. add to that pmi, 53.3 lower than may's 54.3. also raising concerns about the sector there and that, of course, has an impact on commodities. big mover in commodities has been the oil price because while we get weaker data out of china and asia, china and india, we're getting better data in the u.s. all the sales strong yesterday and stock drawdown closed the spread between nymex and brent, down to the narrowest now for three years. 104 to 100. brent dictated by global events. a little firmer on egypt. spot gold at 1248 as well. just recap that services number out of china, continuing to exp

interestingly it has been driven by uk facing companies.he international companies, which the last few years have been more optimistic than companies focused on the uk. so i think it is a sign not only of greater expansion, and also greater optimism. >> what does expansion mean in terms of policy and investment then? >> well, it is a willingness to hire, to do m&a and to undertake capital expenditure and organic expansion as well, move into new markets and introduce new products. >> and how much optimism do we need for them to translate -- what is the optimism level like for them to translate that into real action? >> well, we surveyed both how they feel, so how -- what is that perception of risk and what is the risk appetite and how do they feel about prospects of business. we also saw how they plan to run their balance sheet, which is a much more important question. that is all about, you know, actual decisions and what in terms of their own balance sheets, they are shifting towards expansion. so our measure of expansion is a two-year hig

even though the uk is not a part of the 17 member euro zone, and is a part of the 28 member union.n this and 35 minute portion of the hearing. >> i will start by asking for your views on the current state. do you foresee an indie game sometime in the future quit work what would be -- a feature? what would be the ingredients? predict the end -- it is fair to say that progress has been made. -- slow.en slow area if youhink it is genuine look at the market reaction since last summer in terms of interest rate. have -- [inaudible] ago.i would say a year dossiers invarious terms of banking have something to say about this. at the beginning of this time last summer weather banking -- banking was likely to make progress at all was not certain. we had an agreement of the mechanisms. feww weeks ago, after a late night sessions, we had an agreement on the resolution. the proposal for the single resolution. parts are slowly but surely being put in place. the consensus around -- [inaudible] with the degree of variation around us, it would be a rush for me to predict that all is well. >> just sticking

she got a terrible headache on the flight back from peru to the uk. so she went to a doctor. they thought, okay, maybe just an earache. then she started getting shooting pains down her face. she said you've got maggots in your ear. >> oh, gross! >> a family of eight maggots had burroed a 12-millimeter hole down her ear >> i would have had a can of raid stuck in my ear. >> rochelle says she remembers walking through a swarm of flies and hearing a fly buzz around her ear. but after she shooed them away, thought nothing of it. it turns out a new world army screw worm fly has laid eggs inside her ear. and those eggs turned into maggots. >> you know they were eating. they couldn't have just hung out in there. they were eating stuff. they were eating the inside of her head. >> right. they were eating her flesh. >> she said that not only was she experiencing headaches and shooting pains but she was hearing this scratching noise and it turns out that it was the maggots eating her ear. >> we get to see the maggots? >> yes, you do. i warn you this is not for anyone who is squeamish. th

i have to see the show. >> this is going to premier on july 21st on discovery uk. >> tell me you are not going to think about this every time you hear something buzzing in your ear. >> there are no flies around me, and i hearfo buzzing in my ear. >>> mark takes a ride around the streets in new york with a baby carrier. >> i love when they pass the other dad with a actual baby. >> can i get one of them? >> catch the awkward tour around town next. >>> and it is a the coolest way to peel a carrot. >> it looks like flowers. yeah, you can make >>> babies, man, they have it easy. they are pushed around in one of the front carrier things. and couldn't we do that as ed adults? >> yes, and it looks weird. >> that is comedian mark malkov being carried around by grizz chaplain and he is from the show of nbc's "30 rock." >> mark is looking comfortable hanging on the grizz there. >> i like the stares from the other dads who have an actual baby. >> i want one of those. >> and you need to find a guy as big as grizz. >> pli shez sure. >> and the thing is that if you want the carry the dude or be car

you're based in the uk. but europe, volumes have been down considerably. a different picture in the us us? >> it is. the u.s. is the one bright spot. volumes in the u.s. are up 27% over the same point last year. it is largely driven by the confidence we talked about. the economy feels better in the u.s., seems like it is headed in the right direction and ceos and boards have more confidence to be proactive and explore growth strategy via strategic activity. >> are you going to see that coming to europe? we have seen lots of constitutional money flow into european equities. is that going to translate on a corporate level? will there be more liberty globals? >> i think there will be more strategic activity in europe as the economy gets better. i don't think we need to see a big pickup in growth but a period of stability. from outside of europe, people are worried about continued shocks and what will happen with the euro and any given country to which they invest. if we can see that stability, we'll see more capital coming into europe. >> what about sectors?

the company has strategic alliances such as thomas nelson is zero so publishing imprints in the uk's main, australia, new zealand and singapore. a well-qualified panel to talk about this issue. i want to start with james mcquivey and the base eager to book publishers today is disrupt thyself. >> absolutely. in fact come he opened the session asking whether or not it was the the disrupt or a defender of publishing. i would contest the idea that it's either/or. disruption is the best defense for publishing and self-publishing is turning out to be a potential bone for

we're getting good weather at the moment in the uk. nice news here.o the uk economy more fundamentally, let's face it, is seeing some better export numbers. it is seeing some better performance on the industrial sector and frankly from the economic perspective to be rather analytical about it, that's what counts, what goes on in europe and how the level of confidence is based in the financial markets and also in the business sector. i think it is encouraging signs we're seeing in the uk here and suddenly this is maybe, if you like, the cherry on top of the cake. >> absolutely. so later on this week, we get second quarter gdp for the uk. is it going to be as bright and sunny? >> yeah, certainly it should be. we're seeing a general trend in europe. saw that earlier with the bank of spain assessment for spanish gdp, a good guidance and for germany as well, we should be seeing strong gdp. uk should be seeing that. i think really we are starting to get some traction. you got to remember the pace of business spending, business investment in the uk has been

and uk are next to each other. we share this kind of structure.rchy and uk still has the monarchy, underneath that are class systems that are actually not that different. i want to talk after we take a break to someone who is an heir here in the states to a massive american corporate fortune about his perspective on all this. after the break. key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. now get the unmistakable thrill... and the incredible rush... of the mercedes-benz you've always wanted. ♪ but you better get here fast... [ girl ] yay, daddy's here. here you go, honey. thank you. [ male announcer ] because a good thing like this... phew! won't last forever. mmm. [ male announcer ] see your authoriz

> what i would say is the home secretary's announcement yesterday represent the repatriation of the uk of 98 powers. there were 133 items on the justice and home affairs list and that is a massive transfer of power package of uk which i think my honorable friend should welcome. >> thank you, mr. speaker. [inaudible] she found it impossible to sleep when they were sharing a room. she has defined an additional thousand pounds a year. [inaudible] was it his intention that nine out of 10 families can face eviction, debt, or the other? >> first of all let me make clear that disability living allowance, the main benefit received by disabled people, that is being operated by inflation. that is being excluded from the welfare cap. it comes to the spare room subsidy anyone who needs to have a care slipping another bedroom is exempt from the spare room subsidy. and, of course, also there is the discretionary payment. now members opposite shake their head. effective to have a post each and every one of our welfare savings. now it's their policy to adopt our spending plan. they can't go on accepti

in uk, great value place. we like emsa as a nonconsensus play. >> it is decision day for dell shareholders who are scheduled to vote on michael dell and silver lake's $24 billion buyout offer starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern. opposition has grown with holders reportedly 30% of dell stocks set to vote no. these reportedly include vanguard, state street and black rock. here are some of the biggest investors. dell could delay the vote to try to win more support, but carl icahn who spearheaded the effort said the vote should go forward. icahn says he feels good about his bet on dell and criticized the board calling them a dictatorship. >> most of these boards, i mean, they're completely dysfunctional. but i've never seen one as bad as this. i really mean it. i've never seen anything where they actually go out and they scare their own shareholders. i mean, one guy wrote a headline perfect, but he said they scared the dell out of shareholders and they -- one guy wrote it. i didn't write it. i -- i had thought of it. >>

could the birth of the little prince save the newspaper industry in the uk?are looking at that angle of it. stay tuned. ♪ liz: earnings season well underway. we have boeing, caterpillar and forward among the names coming out with earnings tomorrow. what is the one company to buy ahead of the news? how are we doing? some people say this is a horrible quarter for earnings. >> revenues are coming in a little bit light. the cost-cutting continues. liz: okay. does that translate to i am in equities almost 100%? >> yes. equities are still the place to be. we are not overvalued. over time, though growth is still there. >> we obviously are heavily weighted on apple watching today. is apple part of the picture? >> it has been a very tough place to be the last few months. they can come out with halfway decent numbers. >> let me stick up for cisco here. their stock is pretty much near 52 week highs. what is going on with apple. i have asked every single person who loves apple the same thing. why isn't the stock performing? >> when you look at it, you need to break it ap

than the uk.on rate at roosevelt hospital in new york city is much lower than the national average. as the city's only in-hospital birthing center, they encourage natural child birth. >> natural is the way women were designed to have babies, less complications, faster recovery. >> as long as the person attending the birth is educated and supports the body and the woman and her choices, it's a good experience. >> reporter: an experience a new mom or mum will never forget. bianna golodryga, abc news, london. >> wow. >> laughing gas and a bathtub. >> no, sign me up for the epidural. >> stick it right in here, doc. i'd be with you. i feel your pain. >> no, you don't. >> no, i don't but i'd take the epidural. i know what you mean. i don't feel your pain. >> i understand like returning to nature, and, they do say that the bathtub. >> make it all natural except for the epidural. >> take the epidural then go in the bathtub. >> there you go. >> i'll take the laughing gas, too. >> have the midwife there and

>> yes, well, obviously the uk is a densely populated country.nmental permits and planning are going to be a big issue around shale gas exploration. companies involved in environmental consulting should benefit. >> to you think it will take off here or will it be so -- we have so many environmental concerns, it never actually is going to get any sort of critical mass? >> environment agency said the current regulations they believe are adequate to ensure that any shale gas exploration is done in an environmentally appropriate manner. but as you say, we're so densely populated, local people are probably going to have concerns about trucks coming in with equipment and perhaps piping in water. and so i think it is going to take a lot longer than people hope. >> and clearly you need to give local communities a cut of the profits, don't you? you need to incentivize them to -- i don't know how you do that, but i imagine you need to say we'll take the money and build schools or chip in for hospitals. >> that's a standard part of planning in the uk. smart

it plans to construct a new factory in the uk and build most of the cars at the plant. >>> let's take a look at the latest market figures now. >>> time now for a check on the weather with meteorologist sayaka mori. good morning. you've been keeping an eye on a storm that made landfall in southeast china. what's the latest there? >> yes, catherine, we've, watching a tropical storm cimaron. it made land fall last night as a tropical storm and it's still lingering near the southeast coast of china as a tropical depression. it has brought quite heavy rain. unfortunately, more heavy rain is on the way. we're expecting 100 millimeters but locally 200 millimeter, enough to trigger more flooding and landslides. it looks like residents in southern china will have to deal with more heavy rain because we have another tropical depression right here and this one could become a tropical storm within the next few hours or so and will likely it will the island of hainan tomorrow. we'll keep you posted on the storm's progress. more heavy rain can be found from southwestern china up to northeastern chi

. >>> and this is an incident caught on surveillance at a hospital in the uk.t happens when a black e pria pulls up to the emergency room at the queens hospital. the man gets out of the car and looks around a little bit and walks in. in a moment, he comes back out, and then he comes out with two men who are calling hem f ing h. then one of them grabs a wheelchair and they disappear for a few moments and back into the frame are the two men putting someone in that chair, and that is it. we don't see the driver of the black prias anymore, because whoever put this man in the hospital, they then drove away and the police are figuring out what happened, because the man in the wheelchair had severe stab wounds to his stomach. the man taken to the hospital is in an induced coma, but police don't necessarily think that the driver of the black prias is responsible for this. they believe that the black prias may have been a cab because of the transport stick attorney car, but they still want to talk to him to figure out what happened, how did this man get to where he ende

former uk member of parliament john brown on the phone right now. did the duke and duchess of cambridge and their new prison, did they save the monarchy, john? >> i think it has gone a long way toward it. it will be a long way -- it will be highly popular, but two beautiful looking parents and chances are a good looking young chap and brought up in a thoroughly modern way which is really in the words of -- the words from the prince's mother, prince william's mother, she was a people's princess. i think he will be a people's prince and future king. >> at this moment the royal family and the young prince and his parents are wildly popular. aim over doing it? >> not at all. you are quite right. they had a popularity contest in england last summer, and david attinbourough came first, but the queen came second. there wasn't a single politician in the top 15. dave beckham was up there. i am i think i am right in saying prince william was 6th and kate was seventh. the queen being second was fan it is fantastic. it was amazing. she thoroughly deserved -- pe

a 33-year-old marketing consultant went on a countryside drive in the uk with his fiancee claire hart. this is what happened. >> get out of the car. get out of the [ bleep ] car. >> masked men block their path on the road. they start lighting stun grenades, smoke bombs. they are armed with bats. they open the door and drag ali out of the car. now you actually see them leave the fiancee behind. >> is she laughing? >> they gag him. they tie him up and force him to wear a jump suit. according to reporting, they kept ali in this van once they got him 100 miles from where they dragged him from his car. they forced him to wear, according to reports, a thong-style man's bikini. now he did survive this incident and get away from this incident. according to reports he then was struck down with a stress-related illness. >> well, no kidding. you've just been bound, gagged, driven 100 miles. that's a really long ride by people you don't even know. >> okay, wait. >> the problem with all of this is he did know these 16 people. this was a prank that his friends and his fiancee pulled on him. >> she

the man's title belongs to a player from the uk.t. >> reporter: it was a win that made history. after 77 years, britain finally has a wimbledon champion and national hero. >> right now, i'm extremely tired, mentally and physically. i'm relieved to have won that match. it's a crazy last game. i think when i get to take a step back, over the next couple days and sort of relax and think about what i did today, i'll realize it was a big day in our sporting history. >> reporter: eight years to the day of the london terrorist attacks, july 7th holds new meaning for the british people. >> so exciting and you see the country celebrate and take ownership of such a great moment. >> so well. the previous -- when he was playing it was three sets to one. to win that is amazing. >> everyone was standing up and in tears as well. an emotional outpouring. us brits normally do well. it was incredible. >> reporter: watching from inside the royal box was david cameron who struggled to contain his emotion. >> every point was exciting. there were so many

but it is unprecedented for the inef constable to bring officers from across the uk. he insisted he was not itparing for violence, but was because there were so many parades this year and that was unprecedented as well. >> thank you very much were bringing us the latest from belfast area much more to come this half-hour. france is marking bastille day, but it's annual celebration has been overshadowed by a deadly train disaster. and a new world record for one man for catching a baseball. details, coming up next. >> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. but go to our top stories now. at least if the people have been killed during a string of bomb attacks across iraq. dozens of people were injured when the bombs went off. mass rallies in support of the pose egyptian president are refusing to die down. the muslim brotherhood is planning more demonstrations for monday. french media are reporting the body of a french hostage killed by al qaeda in mali has been found. the victim was kidnapped from a hotel in the country's northeast in november. he was announced killed

of government -- how government run health care in the uk is not working.ld be a template for the united states to look at. have you people in ambulances waiting up to eight hours to get into the hospital because the doctors aren't available. they are quitting or never go to medical school because of government control. hospitals with inordinate number of people die because of lack of care or malfeasance by nurses could committing euthanasia. >> i'm always suspicious any time i see a president and -- presidents in both parties doing this, rick, they trot out a bunch of people to stand behind them in the east room at that time press conferences. the president did this week when he talked about the been pits that would accrue to american people if we only get this obama care under way. >> yeah. i bet threw were no union members in that picture. here is the thing. you know, if i was in a union i would be furious that just in this last election, millions of dollars were spent to elect local, congressional, senate candidates. even the president of the united sta

from the uk if they ask for it. egypt, may i acquaint my right honorable friend with the news that when i arrived as a national servicemen in the charming town of series 64 years ago, its townspeople were busy writing against -- rioting against the party. 64 years from now, i have little doubt that the egyptian people will still be rioting. may i make the constructive suggestion to the foreign secretary that there is little , except by notlp sending in british troops to restore order? [laughter] can assure my right honorable friend that i have no plans to send in british troops to restore order. since the second world war that we have sent british troops into egypt, i do recall my right honorable friend -- it does bear out the wisdom of experience. we will not be doing that. we have to stress that what we are calling for can only be brought about by egyptians. we must not pretend anything other than that. what we say and what other countries say does matter. how we are prepared to help in the future does matter. we

he does a duet with emily sonde out of the uk. huge song, massive song. you hear that? just beautiful. well, he's here today to sing his half of the song. >> she's not here? >> you may have to sing the other half. so, yeah, this is this month's artist of the month. >> that's beautiful. >> oh, it's beautiful. >> do you like being on tv, elvis? are you enjoying it so far? >> yeah. i just want to be with you and have another cocktail. >> there is a guy who is a famous baseball player. his name is matt harvey. okay? plays for the mets. so he's really a good looking guy. so jimmy fallon decided to have some fun with this guy. he sent the pitcher out with a microphone to question people about what they feel about matt -- >> he's a huge deal. he's pitching in the all-star game tonight. >> he is a big deal. let's watch the clip. >> who's your favorite player? >> oh, dude, harvey, man. >> really. if he was standing here right now what kind of advice would you give him? >> i would say just keep being awesome. i'm pretty sure that's it. >> well, we appreciate it. >> thanks a lot.

also, light at the end of the uk economic tunnel apparently. bank of england still faces big challenges. this is a verdict from pricewaterhousecoopers which claims that inflation will be above target for a while, creating a dilemma for the bank of england. all the details at cnbc.com. you can follow on twitt twitter @cnbcworld. >>> still to come, bank of japan held policy steady, but shake up its vocabulary. the central bank dared to use the r word for recovery. we'll be in tokyo for the latest after this. [singing] hoveround takes me where i wanna go... where will it send me... one call to hoveround and you'll be singing too! pick up the phone and call hoveround, the premier power chair. hoveround makes it easier than any other power chair. hoveround is more maneuverable to get you through the tightest doors and hallways. more reliable. hoveround employees build your chair, deliver your chair, and will service your chair for as long as you own your chair. most importantly, 9 out of 10 people got their hoveround for little or no cost. call now