looking for the von der leyen solution tonight. t's go to our correspondent bernd riegert who joins us from brussels. good evening to you. ursula von der leyen made her pitch to the european parliament todaday. how wawas she receivived? bernd: she got a friendly reception but also little skeptical reception even from her own party, the christian democrats, because these deputies campaigned for their chairman, then all of a sudden they now have to deal with this ursula von der leyen. this was a little awkward situation. even ursula von der leyen admitted that she was surprised on monday night by a call asking her, would you take this job? so, nonomany peoplple even in hr owown party know what she ststas for r because she never campaiad for the european parliament. what is her stance on migration, for example? nobody knows. what is her stance on the european currency, the euro? nobody knows. and of course she knows that people know that and promised to rule outut a vision in the next4 days and to speak to all parliamentarians. today s

what we are hearing from them is that ursula von der leyen is not acceptable. brent: what happened if ursula von der leyen is rejected by the parliament? max: then it's back to square one. you need a double majority. you need a majority in the council. you need the approval of the european parliament. otherwise, you cannot become commission president. the vote will be in two weeks. you can also bet on pedro sanchez. the prime minister of spain who himself is a social democrat having his own way of convincing those social democratic mep's. there was a constant contact between the leaders in brussels and the mvps. we think we can make that fly but there might take some time. brent: why has it been that difficult to agree on one candidate? max: one of the reasons is right here. the city where the european parliament resides. for the first time, the first two big parties -- yoyou needd a third party. it's probably good to have a fourth one. right now, you have a deal with the liberals. that is what makes it so difficult. it's not enough to say social democrats get t

she is meeting with european social democrats who are critical of von der leyen, a conservative. >> sheas specific on some issues but in other areas she stayed quite vague, so that was definitely not the end of our discussions. reporter: von der leyen needs 374 parliamentary votes to get the job. it is not clear how much support she will get from social democrats, greens, and business-friendly parties. she can rely on the 182 votes from her own group, the epp, and possibly the european conservatives and reformists, or ecr. critics are hinging their decision on her stance on climate policy, rescue for migrants at sea, and the parliament's right of initiative. >> i am convinced she is a passionate european, but in some of her statements she was still quite unclear. she will have to deliver more by next week. reporter: von der leyen has little time to engage in further talks. the outcome of the secret ballot is hard to predict. brent: for more on this i'm joined by our correspondent in brussels tonight. good evening to you, max. we know ursula von der leyen was not the first or even the se

up next, ursula von der leyen steps down as german defense minister ahead of a secret ballot that couldhe european commission's first female president. we are bringing you live picture of von der leyen addressing the european parliament in strasbourg. we will get analysis next. >> of course i know about the importance of cohesion, but we need more. theall our regions have same -- ♪ welcome back to "bloomberg markets." this is the european open. we are 21 minutes into the trading day, looking at a definitely mixed picture. down 0.2%. but like we saw in asia, very little volume and direction. the e.u. parliament is set to vote on ursula von der leyen set to become next president of the european commission. she is speaking right now. we are looking at live picture of the outgoing german defense minister. she needs to secure a majority in european parliament, but some lawmakers are not backing her, since she wasn't one of the official contenders who campaigned in may's e.u. elections. maria tadeo joins us from paris. are there any doubts about von der leyen getting a majority? maria: good m

von der leyen faces criticism from groups who say that she was forced on them as a third choice candidate. she has been making promises to win over policymakers. keeping up with ursula von der leyen is not an easy task. she was on thehe move constantl. she needs to cononvince enough parliamentarians that t she is e right woman for the commission presidency. that could be a problem, especially with the social democrats in the european parliament. they have called her commitments to vague. they dislike that ursula von der leyen was not even one of the lead candidates. the social democrats are up in arms. >> the members of the social democrats have not taken a final decision yet. i guess there e are some thatt mighght still consider voting fr her that have further questions. and others who are already clear they want. >> including you -- they want. -- clear that they will not vote for her. >> including you? >> including me. >> she will get one -- all 182 from her own group, the conservative people's party. now gets dicey. the liberals seem rather positive but not complplely convinced. onto t

i guess it will not be easy for von der leyen to get approvalfrom be easy for von der leyen to get approvalrom parliament, even though one of the candidates that the parliament had suggested has already said that his time as a candidate is over. so that may ease the transition for von der leyen. for christine lagarde moving to the ecb if her nomination as agreed upon". ecb if her nomination as agreed upon... iwas ecb if her nomination as agreed upon... i was not surprised to hear about that. the ft says that the selection of her to replace the current president is not surprising. she has been a fixture in the world of global finance since her time as french finance minister and then the head of the imf. the papers are pointed out that she does not have a central banking experience so far and previous leaders of the european central bank have all been national heads of their central banks before they got the post. the other thing we must remember is that christine lagarde was in the middle of the negotiations with the european central bank and with the european union when it came to the bail

give us your take on ursula von der leyen to take the top job. that report, it is not without controversy or dispute. angela merkel having to abstain from the vote, et cetera. talk us through the issues. ursula von der leyen has been a sort of fixed appearance in german politics. she has been a member in every cabinet mrs merkel has led since 2005 and has held various positions. the controversy is mostly around her most the controversy is mostly around her m ost rece nt the controversy is mostly around her most recent position which is as defence minister. the issues that mrs merkel appointed her as a sort of like a compromise —— the issue is that. now mrs von der leyen has a difficult task in managing the bundestag. there have been scandals recently when she was telling people to investigate claims that unofficial had connections with the afd, which, of course, is a growing concern in germany. and went forward with criticising the troops, which caused a lot of concern in germany, because people were saying there is not enough trust between the m

after days of wrangling, germany's ursula von der leyen is elected to lead the european commission, iama i am a proud naturalised citizen born in india. a proud patriot, a proud person who belongs in this country and this is not the first time i've heard go back to your own country but it's the first time i've heard it coming from the white house. after days of wrangling, germany's ursula von der leyen is elected to lead the european commission, the eu's topjob. and more on the the story of safa and marwa from pakistan, born joined at the head, as doctors in london succesfully separate them. then, in business briefing, christine lagarde steps down as the head of the international monetary fund. but, after a succesful eight—year reign, who will replace her? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme: love them or hate them, it is world emoji day. to mark the event, apple has released previews of 20 new ones. so we would like to know, are you a fan of emojis? are they are useful communication tool, or do t

has been nominated to take over at the european central bank. 27 leaders all agreed with ursula von der leyenfor the topjob but von der leyen and other candidates for the top job but germany abstained which means a no vote against a because of domestic politics and the socialist former leader, had of the european parliament, but insureds said she something i do not want to vote for u nforced something i do not want to vote for unforced angler michael to abstain but if she she gets the vote, she looks to be the first president of the european commission who is a woman. also making news today: 14 sailors have been killed following a fire aboard a russian navy submarine. the crew were poisoned by fumes according to the defence ministry. russian media has reported that it was a nuclear powered submarine, but that has not been confirmed. extreme monsoon downpours in mumbai have caused at least 21 deaths and led to transport disruption across the city. weather department officials have confirmed that it's the heaviest rainfall in india's financial capitalfor a decade. a wife of dubai's ruler mohamm

the german newspaper frankfurter allgemeine zeitung carries the story of germany's ursula von der leyenng elected as the president of the european commission, the first female in the job. she won the support of 383 meps, just nine more votes than required to secure an absolute majority. she will take over the job on the day borisjohnson says he will take the uk out of the eu. the bbc news website quotes some mps as saying that adding more ethanol to the uk's fuel mix would cut carbon by as much as taking 700,000 cars off the roads. the same mps say that adding e10, a mixture of 10% ethanol with 90% petrol, could also boost the biofuel industry. and ending with arguably our favourite character on our phones — emojis. forbes points out that today is world emoji day. the paper says that apple has released 20 new emojis on occassion of the day, with more to follow in autumn. many of you have been in touch about your favourite emojis or the fact that you don't like them at all. with me is michaela bergman, principal social specialist at the asian infrastructure investment bank. let's get stu

members of the european parliament have narrowly elected ursula von der leyen as the first woman to leaduropean commission. mrs von der leyen, who was previously germany's defence minister, secured only nine more votes than needed to take the eu's topjob. she appealed to all sides to work together constructively. western and regional powers have come together to demand an immediate end to the battle for control of the libyan capital, tripoli. in a joint statement, the us, britain, france, italy, egypt and the uae called for a return to talks overseen by the united nations. prosecutors in new york have announced that no police officers will face federal criminal charges over the death of eric garnerfive years ago. he was detained, accused of selling loose cigarettes, and died after being held in a police chokehold. his death contributed to the rise of the black lives matter movement. three men are to stand trial in malta accused of involvement in the murder of the anti—corruption journalist daphne caruana galizia. she was killed by a bomb planted under the seat of her car in 2017. in pre—

. >> as a german, woman, and a close ally of angela merkel, von der leyen will be seen as an extensione chancellor's dominant role in european politics. like merkel, she is a political conservative and a passionate supporter of european integration. >> [speaking french] >> but big spending promises to sway doubting mep's are a departure and may be hard to fulfill. mrs. von der leyen is indebted for their support to opposing quarters from the socialists, to the nationalists, which means someone will have to be disappointed. supporters in the heavyweight center-right european people party blocked to which, -- bloc, to which von der leyen is -- >> she managed to get 28 out of 28 heads of government in the european union. western europeans and eastern europeans were supporting her. representatives from different political families. she was able to bring france and germany closer back together. the french/german cooperation is not everything in the european union, but without a close franco-german cooperation, things do not move forward. >> among the promises she has made is reform of the e

members of the european parliament have narrowly elected ursula von der leyen as the first woman to leadhe european commission. mrs von der leyen, who was previously germany's defence minister, secured only nine more votes than needed to take the eu's topjob. she appealed to all sides to work together constructively. it's liz30am. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me zeinab badawi in new york. my guest in this rare interview is the foreign ministerfor iran, javad zarif, who's on a visit here. tensions between iran and the us have been on a historic high. president trump said he was ten minutes away from war with iran following tensions in the gulf. can they save the historic nuclear deal after president trump unilaterally withdrew from it? foreign ministerjavad zarif, welcome to hardtalk. the british foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says there is a small but closing window to save the nuclear deal agreed in 2015 between iran and the world powers. is he right? i think he is right, but it requires committed determination on all sides to save this deal. iran has done its p

von der leyen needs here in theory she should get them if everyone votes in line with their alliancef you add up the numbers from the socialist party, the liberals, the epp you should get beyond that 374. why are people still debating it >> exactly but the vote is secret so it's not certain that all the lawmakers will follow their parties lines and support ursula von der leyen. we've heard different criticisms ahead of today from the socialist group, from the liberal party as well saying her comments on climate change are not strong enough. they want to see a stronger stance from the european commission when it comes to the rule of law as well. so let's see if she will manage to get that magic number as you mentioned. she has made a series of commitments this morning she has been addressing lawmakers for about an hour. she is answering questions at the moment then the lawmakers will be voting this evening on whether she should become the next president of the european commission so in those remarks that she made earlier this morning, she mentioned brexit this is going to be one of th

its leader appealed to meps to reject ursula von der leyen. today is an attempt for the european union to take control of every single aspect of our lives. she wants to build a centralised, undemocratic, updated form of communism that will render nation state parliaments... yelling. where the state controls everything, where nation state parliaments... where nation state parliaments will cease to have any relevance at all. i have to say from our perspective, in some ways, i'm really rather pleased. because you've just made brexit a lot more popular in the united kingdom. thank god we're leaving! hear, hear. ursula von der leyen said whatever happened, the uk would remain an ally, partner, and friend of the eu. but it may be worth remembering that she doesn't take up her newjob officially until november the 1st, the day after the uk is supposed to have left. now, one of theresa may's last duties as prime minister will be to answer mps' questions on wednesday. her penultimate pmqs saw her asking as many questions as she answered. it was dominated

mr macron secured the top commission job for the german defence minister and federalist ursula von der leyen top it off, all four new faces, including the eu's foreign policy chief, spaniard josep borrell are fluent french speakers. but mrs von der leyen must be confirmed by the european parliament and she may struggle to secure the votes she needs. the socialists said it was unacceptable. and the greens have vowed to stop it. the mep bas eikhout from the netherlands tweeted that this was "old europe at its worst. a backdoor deal he said "with candidates emerging to please the national leaders from germany, france and spain." today — the selections continued — the european parliament voted in its new president. translation: all of you will understand my emotion at this point in assuming the presidency of the european parliament, and to have been chosen by you to represent the institution more than any other has a direct link with its citizens, that has a duty to represent them and also to defend them and to always remember, because our freedom is the daughter of justice, that we will have to

the nominee is ursula von der leyen.he german defence minister, and a member of angela merkel‘s cdu party. no, you're not the only one who wasn't expecting that. also, christine lagarde will become head of the european central bank — the bank in charge of the euro, which oversees the economies that use it. she is currently the head of the international monetary fund. also a formerly french finance minister. next president of the european council — the council represents the leaders of the eu's member states. charles michel, the belgian prime minister, is picked to replace donald tusk. and spain's foreign minister josep borrell has been nominated as eu foreign policy chief. here's the european council president donald tusk. five years ago, we needed three months to decide and still some of leaders were against. this year it was three days and nobody was against. even if germany abstained on the commission president due to some issues in the government coalition. they supported the whole package. first and foremost, we hav

ms von der leyen will be taking up her post on november i. 31 october. here she is on that issue. with strong agreement concluded with government of the uk, provides certainty where brexit created uncertainty. in preserving the rights of citizens, and in preserving species —— patent peace and stability in the island of ireland, these two priorities are my two. however, istand ireland, these two priorities are my two. however, i stand ready ireland, these two priorities are my two. however, istand ready for further extension of the withdrawal date should more time be required for a good reason. in any case, the uk will remain our ally, our partner, and our friend. next reception, bear in mind the favourite is borisjohnson who has said that it will happen on the sist, said that it will happen on the 31st, so taking that is worried that there will be no extension needed evenif there will be no extension needed even if it's mighty to offer. here's damian again in strasbourg. she won't be there as the current sta rtu p she won't be there as the cu

eu leaders have nominated germany's defence minister, ursula von der leyen, to head the european commissione first woman in the job. belgium's prime minister, charles michel, was nominated as head of the european council. and this story is trending on bbc.com... the usa are through to the final of the women's world cup. it follows a dramatic semi final against england in lyon. the score, two goals to one. england did have a golden chance to equalise, but their captain steph houghton missed a penalty kick. congratulations to them. goodbye from me. and the top story in the uk: police are trying to identify the body of a man, thought to be a stowaway, who fell from this kenya airways plane into a london garden. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. trumpet‘s trade gap that are global conflicts narrowing the deficit with the rest of the world? what this indian popcorn start—up is looking farfrom narendra modi's budget this week. good morning asia, hello world, it is a wednesday. glad you could join us for this exciting bid we addition. closely watched trade data later this

the vote will make von der leyen the first woman appointed to the eu's top role. support of meps, mrs von der leyen pledged a green new dealfor europe and to further extend the uk's departure from the eu if necessary. let's speak now to damian grammaticas, the bbc‘s europe correspondent, who joins us from strasbourg. she spoke to lawmakers just a few moments ago. they trust you placed in me is confidence you placed in europe. your confidence in a united and strong europe, from east to west, from south to north. let's speak to west, from south to north. let's speakto damian west, from south to north. let's speak to damian grammaticas, the bbc europe correspondent is in strasbourg, where the vote took place. a secret ballot, not an easy one to predict, and there were fears that she wouldn't get a majority. no, and as we saw there, she just scraped past that 50% level that she had to pass, she got 52% of the vote, but of the 750 member chamber right here, over 300 voted against her. that, ithink, is going right here, over 300 voted against her. that, i think, is going

germany‘s ursula von der leyen has been elected to lead the european commission, the eu‘s topjob. forced thousands to be evacuated. now it‘s time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the times. it says that the team of the tory leadership race frontrunner, boris johnson, is preparing for a general election whilejeremy corbyn is the leader of the opposition labour party. senior allies ofjohnson caim that labour is in no fit state to fight an election, butjohnson has made it clear that holding an election before brexit would be an absolute folly. staying with british politics, the financial times headlines that the pound sterling has dropped to its lowest level in two years, as fears of a no—deal brexit grow. the paper says that the fears stem from borisjohnson‘s brexit strategy, which could result in a no—deal brexit. johnson is the frontrunner of the tory leadership race, who would also become prime minister. the german newspaper frankfurter allgemeine zeitung carries the story of germany‘s ursula von der leyen being ele

has been von der leyen confirmed as the new president of the european commission. she is the job and the first german in over 50 years. she told lawmakers the most pressing issue is climate change and that she would seek to bolster relations with the united states. >> we do have issues. we should never forget that we are allies and we are friends. we sit on the same side of the table if i may put it that way. we have to negotiate hard about the different topics that have to be fought. in the end, we know it is better to be trading with each other. condemn.s. has voted to comments from president trump that have been dubbed racist. he tweeted that four congresswomen should go back to where they came from. trump says he was not racist and does not have a racist bone in his body. he says of the lawmakers, it is my opinion they hate our country. likely suffering its worst downturn since the 1990's when it was battling floods, drought, and famine and may have lost as much as 10% of its population. the bank of korea estimates it contracted by 3.5% in 2017, leaving north k

ms von der leyen had just said she wa nts to ms von der leyen had just said she wants to give the europeane legislation. her vote will be later today at the end of the day, and it is not yet clear whether she has enough votes in the chamber to be passed. thank you very much, damien. the headlines now. the number of people in scotland dying from taking drugs hasjumped bya dying from taking drugs hasjumped by a quarter, giving scotland a higher drugs death rate than the united states and any other eu country. for american congresswomen attacked by president trump say he is using racism to distract from his failing policies. the woman nominated to head the european commission says she would be willing to extend the brexit deadline. and in sport, the head coach of new zealand says the cricket world cup should be shared at future tournaments of the final is decided by such fine margins again. the kiwis lost to england because they scored fewer boundaries in sunday's final. arsenal captain laurent michel knee is very hurt over his stand—off with the club. he has refused to travel on the club's p

von der leyen is our weakest minister. that's apparently enough to become commission president. more than multi—lingual hellos to win over the doubters. here's adam fleming. the people were sounding off now is it sour grapes because their person from the political argument didn't get thejob? from the political argument didn't get the job? or from the political argument didn't get thejob? or is it that from the political argument didn't get the job? or is it that the green score a bit more concerned about the lack of transparency of how she was elected. i suppose they will roll in behind her, especially because lots of the political groups he the european parliament are negotiating a joint programme for the next five yea rs a joint programme for the next five years that they will present to her andi years that they will present to her and i think if she says that she will sign up to that programme, then she will probably be able to get everyone's vote. so this could be a bit of shadow—boxing in a bit of sour grapes and when it comes to it, they will vote for her. but who knows, th

got twoe've new positions with von der leyen and lagarde. i am curious how you see policy developing in the euro zone. anna terry policy has done an awful lot. can it do more to lift euro zone growth -- monetary policy has done an awful lot. can it do more to lift euro zone growth? guy m: draghi has done quite a lot. we are almost 50% under his inflation target. we've got wider divergence across european economies, not convergence. we've got a horrible looking beginningdebt trap to rear its head in italy. it's a stack of unfinished business on her tray. most of draghi's tools are looking pretty tired. expectingack qe and it to have its previous impact is a big ask. that is something we barely nearly inverted in germany. going to have to break out of the straitjacket. that is why you are hearing different sorts of fiscal and monetary combinations talked about. i'm sure that's where europe goes next. guy j: ok. bunds trading -38 on right now. that? keep buying given what you just said, what is the outlook for the bund? germany is going to have

germany's ursula von der leyen has been narrowly elected as the first female president of the eu commission following a secret ballot among meps. trump and america's racism row the president escalates his twitter attack on these four politicians and they hit back. the off duty officers who tried to take on the london bridge attackers an inquest rules that the killers were lawfully shot dead. we continue the story of safa and marwa born conjoined, and now learning to live apart. it's an emotional moment we have been working a long time to get them here and they had been through many operations and now, it has worked. good evening. it was one of the most extraordinary achievements of all time the mission that allowed man to walk on the moon. an historic moment that captivated people across the globe. 50 years ago today the apollo 11 rocket blasted off from the kennedy space centre in florida. all thoughts were with the three astronauts in the tiny capsule. but there is another side of the story the impact it had on the millions who stayed up, watching tv as the mission unfolded. the uk's spac

the job looks set to go to the german defence minister, ursula von der leyen. the first time since elections in may. the new brexit party meps staged a protest by turning their backs during the eu's ode tojoy anthem, while lib dem meps wore yellow "stop brexit" t—shirts. adam fleming reports from strasbourg. day one of the new european parliament. the brexit party meps don't want to be here, and they didn't want to hear this. music: ode to joy. it's unlikely they'll get into trouble, and it sounds like there's more to come. our anger is not really against these people. i mean, monsieur barnier has done a brilliantjob. our anger is really about westminster not delivering on the referendum. defiance from the lib dems, too. their t shirts said "stop brexit" on the front. something much ruder on the back. the real message was on the front and that's what everybody saw on their tv cameras when they were looking at the opening of parliament, "stop brexit. " the time for stunts is over and now it's time for meps to get to work — their firstjob is electing a president

tell us about ursula von der leyen, what should we expect of her in this new role? and she will bring a lot of enthusiasm to europe to her new post and that is one of her main assets, basically, coming in there with fresh vigor and trying to build her coalition to put her very ambitious plans coalition to put her very ambitious pla ns forward coalition to put her very ambitious plans forward which she voiced yesterday in her speech. it's interesting because she is not actually a career politician, as such, even though she's got this fantasticjob. she started off as a gynaecologist, she has seven children, so she is very much going to bring a more relatable touch to the eu commission? exactly. and i think that is really what is needed now to renew enthusiasm for europe on the continent. maybe she is even going to win over some will in great written? and although —— great written? and although —— great written? and although it's probably already too late, brexit. but she has new enthusiasm and a wide range of experience. she's been defence minister but she also starte

european union parliament has can armed ursula von der leyen to be the new head of their commission. france today to approve ursula von der leyen's nomination. she will be the first woman to serve as the european commission president. she was a last-minute candidate to ask -- to proceed jean claude juncker. reportscharleston post that former south carolina governor mark sanford is considering a primary challenge to president trump. he told the newspaper that he will decide whether to run over the next month. governorved as the from 2003-2011. he was elected to congress in 2013, but lost to republican primary in 2018, after the president endorsed his opponent. senators today have been sharply questioning facebook's plan to create its own digital money. at a hearing today before the senate banking committee, lawmakers blasted the social media site for

have seen her replace somebody whose political star was clearly sinking here in germany, ursula von der leyenecame eu commission chief, and annegret kramp-karrenbauer stepping into her shoes quoting ursula von der leyen today saying we need more europe and vowing once again that germany would stick to its spending plan of getting closer to that 2% spending goal. 1.5% by 2024. that of course is in doubt because of the governing coalition here. the coalition partner does not really want to see that. brent: that was michaela kufner speaking earlier. in sports news now, the fastest today claimed victory in stage 17 in the tour de france. he rode to the front after an early broke away in the stage and powered to finish strongly. as for the overall leader, he did not finish in the top five still retains the yellow jersey with four stages remaining. one year from today, tokyo will welcome the world to the summer olympics. organizers are heading into the final phase of preparations with ticket sales already said to be unprecedented. but there have been problems. from accusations of corruption in the

germany's ursula ursula von der leyen spoke to bloomberg.d friends and on the same side of the table, if i might put it that way. we have got to negotiate hard about the different topics. in the very end, we know it is better to be in a healthy way trading with each other. it is not the end of something. it determines the beginning of the future relationship between the united kingdom and the european union, and we want to be partners. they are our neighbor. we have common interests. i will put a lot of emphasis that we will have if necessary, a brexit in a good way knowing we have a common future. tom: we have seen her many times in davos, a historic moment for europe. a terrific op-ed in bloomberg opinion today. let me go through it before we speak about this moment. for those of you in america, this is a huge deal for the history of europe. a razor thin margin of nine votes, a sign of tough times bloc.for the 28 nation an unemployment benefit scheme, free beer, mechanisms to bolster the rule of law, and a stronger portal -- border force.

let's take a look at some of the day's other news: the german defence minister, ursula von der leyen,becoming the first woman to lead the european commission. her nomination follows days of wrangling by eu leaders meeting in brussels. as part of the same package of top eu jobs, the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, has been nominated to take over at the european central bank. also making news today: 14 sailors have been killed following a fire aboard a russian navy submarine. the crew were poisoned by fumes according to the defence ministry. russian media has reported that it was a nuclear powered submarine, but that has not been confirmed. extreme monsoon downpours in mumbai have caused at least 21 deaths and led to transport disruption across the city. weather department officials have confirmed that it's the heaviest rainfall in india's financial capitalfor a decade. a wife of dubai's ruler mohammed al maktoum is in hiding in london. princess haya bint al—hussein is said to be in fearfor her life after fleeing from her husband. arizona has withdrawn a $1 m

the job looks set to go to the german defence minister, ursula von der leyen.tions in may but there were protests by two of the british parties who did well in may's elections. adam fleming reports from strasbourg. day one of the new european parliament. the brexit party meps don't want to be here, and they didn't want to hear this. music: ode to joy. it's unlikely they'll get into trouble, and it sounds like there's more to come. our anger is not really against these people. i mean, monsieur barnier has done a brilliantjob. our anger is really about westminster not delivering on the referendum. defiance from the lib dems, too. their t shirts said "stop brexit" on the front. something much ruder on the back. the real message was on the front and that's what everybody saw on their tv cameras when they were looking at the opening of parliament, "stop brexit. " the time for stunts is over and now it's time for meps to get to work — their firstjob is electing a president for the parliament. in brussels, exhausted national leaders ended three days of talks about the

let's start with ursula von der leyen, the current german defence minister.of points about her that her quite attractive. 0ne there are a lot of points about her that her quite attractive. one is that, as you say, she is not very well—known, they have presented europeans with something of a blank slate, but she is also a very energetic politician, someone who is also telegenic. she has shown that today and her visit to strasbourg where she is meeting with members of the european parliament. i think that she is somebody who really on the surface at least seems to symbolise what the europhiles across the eu think the eu should be full stop she speaks ever like witches, bono brussels, grew up in germany, defence minister, a working mother, seven children. —— she speaks several languages. born in brussels. there is very little to take issue with when ed comes to ursula von der leyen's cve. she will be a fresh face, you could not say that about the previous sense has been prime as that of belgium. now he is nominated to ta ke that of belgium. now he is nominated t

on ave seen von der leyen charming offensive, promising a progressive agenda to try to get cross party support. we know her issue, and the fundamental problem behind her nomination is the fact that she did not run in the european elections. we are told for weeks that the next head of the european commissions would be someone who run in the elections, who participated in the elections. that would give more transparency to the european institutions. she was someone who came up as a last-minute suggestion put forward by emmanuel macron, another backdoor deal cut between the french and the germans. clearly that has annoyed people at the european parliament where there is really resistance to von der elleyen. vonnie: has there been campaigning? what does it look like in the weeks leading up to the vote? aware thatis very the way she was appointed or nominated has created tension. the parliament in europe has promised it would have a bigger say, they would have more power and would be involved in this decision. it is what you had with emmanuel macron and angela merkel. leaders were locked up

members of the european parliament have narrowly elected ursula von der leyen as the first woman to leadhe european commission. mrs von der leyen, who was previously germany's defence minister, secured only nine more votes than needed to take the eu's topjob. she appealed to all sides to work together constructively. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. let's go live to washington, dc with pictures coming in from afp of the washington monument. a celebration of one of the most extraordinary achievements of humankind, a mission that allowed humans to walk on the moon in that historic moment in 1969 that captivated people worldwide. 50 yea rs captivated people worldwide. 50 years since the apollo rocket blasted off from the kennedy space centre in florida with those three astronauts in the tiny capsule contained in the rocket. now, tuesday in parliament ‘s. —— now, tuesday in parliament ‘s. —— now, tuesday in parliament ‘s. —— now, tuesday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. as ministers are told to do more to allow children to learn about sex education. wh

this is ursula von der leyen.parliament. she's vowed to put climate policy at the heart of her five—year term. we will have to be more ambitious because we are running out of time. c02 has to have a price. if we want to set global 5tandard5, c02 has to have a price. if we want to set global standards, we have to move fa5t. to set global standards, we have to move fast. we have to be more ambitiou5 about the 2030 goals because climate neutrality by 2050 i5a because climate neutrality by 2050 is a must. ursula von der leyen will be hoping that message goes down well with green mep5, who she's been meeting with and whose support she'll need to win the nomination, among other groups in parliament as well. i asked green mep terry reintke if m5 von der leyen had support from the green group. we have just decided that the group and the european parliament, 5he we have just decided that the group and the european parliament, she did not meet our expectations to have enough commitment for example to ta ke enough commitment

picked as the new president of the european parliament, joining german defence minister ursula von der leyen president trump prepares to put on a made—for—tv set ofjuly 4th celebrations, with fighter jets, tanks and fireworks to mark the day. also on the programme:

mr macron secured the top commission job for the german defence minister and federalist ursula von der leyenard josep borrell — are fluent french speakers. but mrs von der leyen must be confirmed by the european parliament and she may struggle to secure the votes she needs. the socialists said it was unacceptable. and the greens have vowed to stop it. the mep bas eikhout from the netherlands tweeted that this was "old europe at its worst. a back door deal he said "with candidates emerging to please the national leaders from germany, france and spain." with more details, here's our correspondent in strasbourg, adam fleming the defence minister arrived in strassburg to be met with a huge grip of cameras and journalists who wa nt to grip of cameras and journalists who want to know more about her and what she plans to do. there are probably a bit disappointed because she kept tight—lipped and said absolutely nothing. she met mep from the centre left and people's party who are her allies in this process and then she is going to be the centre left and the liberals, they were sceptical of her in th

eu leaders have chosen germany's defence minister, ursula von der leyen, to head the european commissione first woman in the job. belgium's prime minister, charles michel, was picked as head of the european council. and this story is trending on bbc.com... the usa are through to the final of the women's world cup. it follows a dramatic semi final against england in lyon. the score, two goals to one. england did have a golden chance to equalise, but their captain steph houghton missed a penalty kick. a brilliant achievement, though. thanks for watching. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. from berlin. i'm stephen sackur. when this infamous role was breached, the darkest secrets of the police state was soon exposed. among them the systematic doping of thousands of young athletes, to make them into world beaters, regardless of the damage to their health. one of the damage to their health. one of those victims is my guest today, former sprinter, ines geipel. of those victims is my guest today, formersprinter, ines geipel. she has been fighting forjustice formersprin

let's talk about another person moving into a senior position in brussels, ursula von der leyen. can she clearly confirmation process? lagarde looks like a lock. i'm not sure about von der leyen. brutalthere has been trading for days. you would think that european leaders would not put this to a vote unless they were 100% sure that this would clear a vote. it is an interesting name because not many people outside of germany know who this woman is. not many would know what her background is or what her tenure at the ministry looks like. also, she did not run in the european elections. the whole point was to bring a certain level of democracy to the institutions. clearly that did not happen when she was appointed in a backdoor deal. it is also interesting to note put she was a suggestion forward. what thes amazing requirements are to get these jobs at the moment. thank you very much indeed maria tadeo joining us from brussels. what get more on this and is happening in the world of central banking. we are still joined by christopher smart, barings investment institute head. using it

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