you have finally got behind the wheel, yasmin alibhai—brown. wheel. u have finally got behind the wheel, yasmin alibhai-brown. do you know how many tests? do you really wa nt you know how many tests? do you really want to know? yes. eight! i think it's a great idea to have some lessons on the motorway. my problem isi lessons on the motorway. my problem is i have lived here half my life andl is i have lived here half my life and i still get in on the wrong side of the car. do you? you must get deported, you are not british enough!| deported, you are not british enough! i get in on the wrong side and so therefore i shouldn't be behind the wheel. i think it's an excellent idea because i remember being terrified being on a motorway for the first time thinking. for the first time i being terrified being on a motorway for the first time i can't imagine you being terrified of anything. what a nice thing to hear, you must not have known me when i was 17, i was a very different creature and a p pa re ntly was a very different creature and apparently a distracte

you have finally got behind the wheel, yasmin alibhai—brown. wheel. you really wa nt you know how many tests? do you really want to know? yes. eight! i think it‘s a great idea to have some lessons on the motorway. my problem isi lessons on the motorway. my problem is i have lived here half my life andl is i have lived here half my life and i still get in on the wrong side of the car. do you? you must get deported, you are not british enough!| deported, you are not british enough! i get in on the wrong side and so therefore i shouldn't be behind the wheel. i think it's an excellent idea because i remember being terrified being on a motorway for the first time thinking. for the first time i being terrified being on a motorway for the first time i can't imagine you being terrified of anything.

with me are bonnie greer, playwright and writer for the new european, and the journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown may have lulled me into a false sense of security with a review. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times reports two of europe's biggest banks could join forces as italy's unicredit plots to merge with french rival societe generale. the metro pictures today's service for the victims of the london bridge terror attack. the paper leads with details of a new anti—terror strategy to be unveiled by the home secretary sajid javid tomorrow in response to what he calls a "step change" in the threat posed by extremists. the daily express carries the warning from mps that britain may face a summer of knife crime unless "swift action" is taken to curb violence on the street. the daily telegraph claims theresa may is expected to lift the visa cap on foreign doctors within weeks after nhs warnings of staff shortages. the times says israel has secret files that shows tehran‘s determination to build a bomb and is using them to put pressure on britain to abandon the nuclear

yasmin alibhai—brown, political commentator in british newspapers, and maria margaronis, who writes forbut also makes time to translate modern greek poetry. i am amazed you find the time, good morning to you all, thank you for being with us. for brexiteers, membership of the european union must feel like the gordian knot. two years ago this month, the majority of those voting in a referendum said they wanted to leave. the uk will be out of the union at the end of next march. the biggest problem, though, is how to trade with the eu after the uk has left. new mechanisms are supposed to ensure that goods can cross the border without economically damaging delays; in the case of the land border between northern ireland — out — and the republic of ireland — in — the damage could be political. in december, theresa may, the uk's prime minister agreed a fall back position in the absence of customs arrangements acceptable to both sides. the eu and the uk said northern ireland would have to remain compliant with eu standards. this week, mrs may's cabinet colleague, david davis, her chief negotiato

joining me tonight are the journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown, and bonnie greer, playwright and writeror the new european, and a look at the english identity. we go on a journey in search of englishness. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. it was just after 10 o'clock in the evening one year ago that the first emergency calls were received from the london bridge area. the attack that was unfolding there involved three men with knives who killed eight people and injured 48 others. today, one year on, the victims were remembered by theirfamilies, political leaders, emergency services, and members of the public. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports from london bridge. on this first sunday of summer, hundreds gathered at southwark cathedral to reflect on a long night full of fear in london 12 months ago. leading the public figures was the prime minister. it's less than a fortnight since she and the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, were at a memorial service for the victims of the manchester bombing. last year, 36 people in the uk were murdered in terror attacks. eight lives

yasmin alibhai—brown, political commentator in british newspapers, and maria margaronis, who writes foryou for being with us. for brexiteers, membership of the european union must feel like the gordian knot. two years ago this month, the majority of those voting in a referendum said they wanted to leave. the uk will be out of the union at the end of next march.

yasmin alibhai—brown, political commentator in british newspapers, and maria margaronis, who writes forers, membership of the european union must feel like the gordian knot. two years ago this month, the majority of those voting in a referendum said they wanted to leave. the uk will be out of the union at the end of next march. the biggest problem, though, is how to trade with the eu after the uk has left. new mechanisms are supposed to ensure that goods can cross the border without economically damaging delays; in the case of the land border between northern ireland — out — and the republic of ireland — in — the damage could be political. in december, theresa may, the uk‘s prime minister agreed a fall back position in the absence of customs arrangements acceptable to both sides. the eu and the uk said northern ireland would have to remain compliant with eu standards. this week, mrs may‘s cabinet colleague, david davis, her chief negotiator with brussels, threatened to quit, if she accepted a back stop without an end date. i hope you are following all of this! she satisfied him but that

tonight are bonnie greer, playwright and writer for the new european, and the journalist, yasmin alibhai—brownt common form of breast cancer might be spared chemotherapy after a new trial involving a genetic test already available on the nhs. doctors say using it to analyse early stage tumours could mean up to 3000 women a year in the uk could be treated with surgery and hormone therapy alone. annisa kadri reports. juliet fitzpatrick is now in recovery after a physical and emotional battle with breast cancer. she says the chemotherapy that followed her diagnosis turned her into a horrible person to live with. for me, the worst thing about it was the emotional side. i got used to losing my hair and going around bald, but ijust felt so depressed and not wanting to talk to anybody and really, it was the feeling of wanting to be away from the world, actually. doctors say new research means thousands of women with the most common form of early stage breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy. trials of a genetic test have found that the treatment can be safely avoided without affecting outcomes. th