Them out completely. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is Bbc World News its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington were President Trump has made a Surprise Announcement that he is banning transgender people from serving in the us military in any capacity. He tweeted their risk burdening the military with large medical bills and disruption. Campaigners have called his decision shocking and ignorant. The fate of current transgender military ignorant. The fate of current tra nsgender Military Personnel ignorant. The fate of current transgender Military Personnel has not been made clear. There are thought to be thousands of members of the us military who identify as transgender. Many have spent time in iraq or afghanistan. Today they woke up to a shock from the very president they serve. After consultation with my generals and military experts, he tweeted, please be advised that the United States government will not accept
0k, time, now, for World Business report, with rachel. Up or down . After the disappointing Growth Outlook the uk received from the imf last week, today we get some real numbers for the british economy. And, after emmissionsgate is a new Scandal Brewing or vw . If so this time its not alone, all the main german car makers are accused of having operated a cartel. But did they . Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. Also in the programme will nintendo continue its comeback . Sharanjit will tell us what to expect from the gamemakers upcoming results. But first, later this morning the uk will unveil its latest Growth Numbers for the three months to the end ofjune. Earlier this week, the International Monetary fund warned that weaker Economic Activity means both the us and uk will expand more slowly than expected this year. However, in the numbers due out this morning, economists are expecting the uks growth rate will have risen slightly in the last three months to 0. 3 . Follo
And, you know, i could really hear the vulnerability in her voice because my mum really feared death. Hello. Was it an announcement to which there was less than meets the eye . A ban on petrol and diesel cars to come into effect in 2040. It was designed as an answer to what you do about air quality, polluted by diesel fumes. As fumes are Killing Thousands of people a year now, 2040 is probably not the answer. Some think it is actually a distraction from the immediate problem. But there were other measures, too, and well discuss those shortly. And there is a sense that regardless of what government says, we may be in the latter days of oil driven cars. Assuming we can work out where we get all the electricity to Power Electric cars from. Our Technology Editor David Grossman has been looking at the prospects for Motor Transport and the air we breathe. This is what is done for Electric Cars up to now, the convenience of pumping 400 miles of range into a car in minutes at any one of 8500 S
Them out completely. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is Bbc World News its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington were President Trump has made a Surprise Announcement that he is banning transgender people from serving in the us military in any capacity. He tweeted their risk burdening the military with large medical bills and disruption. Campaigners have called his decision shocking and ignorant. The fate of current transgender military ignorant. The fate of current tra nsgender Military Personnel ignorant. The fate of current transgender Military Personnel has not been made clear. There are thought to be thousands of members of the us military who identify as transgender. Many have spent time in iraq or afghanistan. Today they woke up to a shock from the very president they serve. After consultation with my generals and military experts, he tweeted, please be advised that the United States government will not accept
Without the ability to move, talk or even blink have finally been able to communicate. Donald trump has told Republican Party members to go nuclear if the Democratic Party blocks his nominee for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. This is who he picked. Neil gorsuch, a 49 year old judge from colorado who is favoured by many conservatives for his strict interpretations of the law. Hes also the youngest nominee in a quarter of a century. But Democratic Senators, who can block the nomination, are questioning his attitudes towards womens and workers rights. Heres our North America editorjon sopel. Forget the humdrum way a Supreme Court choice is normally announced. This is the Donald Trump White House and all geared for prime time television. Every network taking the announcement live, Tension Building through the day. Now it was showtime. Was that a surprise . Politicians come and go but neil gorsuch, a conservative with impeccable credentials has just been handed a job for life to the