Backbencherjacob rees mogg was wrong to accuse the treasury of fiddling the figures, with forecasts showing the uk would be worse off outside the eu. She also said she was not intimidated by brexiteers warnings over the Customs Union and that the uk government would not surrender too quickly in its battle for a bespoke trade deal with the eu. Two employees of the us Train Company amtrak have been killed and over 100 people injured in a rail crash in the us state of South Carolina. A passenger train travelling between new york and miami collided with a Freight Train and derailed. Earlier i spoke to our correspondent david willis, who said the South Carolina governor, henry mcmaster, has been updating the media. He said that this incident occurred involving a passenger train belonging to the national trail carrier, amtrak, which had 139 passengers on board and eight crew. And a stationery Freight Train. The passenger train was headed from new york to miami when the collision occurred. It
Welcome to bbc news. The home secretary has played down the governments divisions over brexit at the start of a crucial week in the negotiations. Amber rudd said she had a surprise message for conservative critics of the Prime Minister that the cabinet was more united than they thought. Tomorrow the European Unions chief negotiator, michel barnier, will be in london for talks. And the cabinets Brexit Committee will meet later this week, seeking an agreement on the way forward. Our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, reports. Putting the uk on the world map last week the Prime Minister was making friends in china and signing billions of pounds of business deals. But this week it is her own cabinet she needs to win over amid claims of disunity over brexit. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, the committee that meets is more united than they think. We meet for discussions and i think we will arrive at something which suits us all. Exactly how we trade with the eu after brexit is a
Things this has got to stop. This knife things got to stop. Are you paying thousands of pounds too much in hidden fees on your pension . The regulator is to announce a crackdown on firms that manage our money but why are we still getting a raw deal . In sport. Not again. England lose to germany on penalties. Nathan redmonds miss means they fail to make the final of the under 21 European Championship. And carol has the weather. Im here to place an Early Morning football with the guys from man v fat to see how teamwork has helped men like this and 3000 more around the country lose a combined total of 30 tons in wake. To play some. And carol has the weather. For england, wales and Northern Ireland some rain on the cards, some of it will be heavy but as temperatures rise we could have thundery downpours. The dryers conditions today are likely to be in scotland. More details in 15 minutes driest conditions. Good morning. First, our main story. The families of those who died At Hillsborough
Disaster. The families look for a nswe is. Grenfell tower disaster. Labour urges mps to back an amendment to the queens speech calling on the government to recruit more Police Officers and firefighters and to end the Public Sector pay cap. No more needles a flu jab using a sticking plaster passes safety tests in its first Human Trial Experts say it could revolutionise how injections are given. A world wide cyber attack continues to wreak havoc for a second day frances biggest bank is its latest victim. Two weeks on from the Grenfell Tower fire more calls for answers today the Housing Minister was confronted by survivors over accommodation. The families of those who died At Hillsborough will find out later this morning whether anyone will Face Criminal Charges. An inquest ruled last year that the 96 liverpool fans who died at the stadium in sheffield in 1989 were unlawfully killed. We are expecting announcement at half past 11. An inquestjudy last year said the funds had been unlawfully
Im mark barton in london. We have stocks falling for a fifth day. It was a central bank heavy day yesterday with yellen, carney, and draghi speaking. Against theup dollar, rising to a oneyear high, 1. 1381. The yield rose the most sense january yesterday after fed chair janet yellen spoke. The u. S. Can withstand higher rates. 0. 1 ,mex crude is down by falling for the first day in five u. S. Days. Crude stockpiles rose, exacerbating this government data. Inventories extended declines from that record reached at the end of march. Lets get the bloomberg first word news with sebastian salek. Reporter a new cyber where attack has reached asia after spreading from europe to the u. S. Overnight. With being carried out users told to bitcoin. Ransomeware is becoming a routine risk of doing business around the world. Senate republicans have postponed the vote on a new Health Care Bill after at least five gop members said they would not vote for the bill. The delay is another setback on the rep