Hello, its thursday, its ten oclock, im Victoria Derbyshire and were live from new broadcasting house. Sir David Attenborough is warning that the moment of crisis has come and Climate Change needs to be tackled now. We have been putting things off year after year. We have been raising targets and saying, oh, well, if we do it within the next 20 years ,or if we do it. The moment of crisis has come. We can no longer prevaricate. Well talk to the founder of the largest Animal Rights organisation in the world peta which has signed up loads of celebs to its anti fur campaign and succeeded in getting major retailers to stop stocking angora products because the fur is plucked from live rabbits. Might use to be plucked. The head of Mental Health services in england is demanding urgent action to stop the vicious gambling cycle and tackle its impact on peoples health. I want them to stop targeting loss making customers, who i am told are called vips, which, if thats true, is cynical beyond belie
Hello, youre watching afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm British Airways files a complaint with the European Commission over the government bail out of struggling Airline Flybe. Ba says its a blatant misuse of public funds. The government isnt in the market to bail out private companies. What we do on a case by case basis is look to see whether a business is viable. In the case of flybe, it is a viable business. The duchess of sussexs father, Thomas Markle, is prepared to testify against meghan in her legal battle with the mail on sunday. At least 60 people many of them children are treated for breathing problems and skin irritation, after a passenger plane dumps fuel over schools in la. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katie shanahan. Good afternoon, simon, and some of tenniss biggest stars have raised over £2. 5 million in a Charity Event to help those affected by the australian bushfire crisis. And the weather has stepped in. Yes, we will look at what has b
The former king of spain, juan carlos, has left the country, weeks after he was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption. His destination is unknown. He made the announcement in an open letter to his son, felipe, who became the monarch, six years ago. President trump has insisted the coronavirus outbreak in the United States is receding, and criticised one of his top medical advisers, for saying the disease is now a greater threat than when the outbreak first began. The us has the biggest number of reported covid infections and deaths, in the world. Key figures in the Northern Ireland Peace Process have paid their tributes tojohn hume, the catholic politician who has died at the age of 83. He received a nobel prize, for his efforts in bringing about the good friday Peace Agreement in Northern Ireland. Its about half past two in the morning. Its time for a look back now and fridays bafta awards. Hello. Im your high energy host for the Bafta Television awards extra time, where
Hello, this is breakfast with tina daheley and rogerjohnson. Good morning, heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. The a level results process has been plunged into further disarray after the exams regulator for england withdrew its guidance on appealing against grades just hours after publishing it. Good morning. On saturday, 0fqual outlined details welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. On how mock exam results could be our headlines today used in the appeals process. Confusion for students and teachers, as the exam regulator withdraws key but late last night it deleted guidance on appeals, the advice from its website, saying further information will be just hours after publishing it. Published in due course. The chair of the education it comes amid mounting anger select Committee Robert Halfon has from students over the uncertainty described the decision as farcical. Of their futures. When i opened it i was in complete shielding guidance for people wh
Sweeping and extraordinary measures to deal with coronavirus the forced closure of pubs, restaurants, and gyms, and an unprecedented rescue package for workers and businesses. Life in our Public Places is shrinking out of all recognition, as the Prime Minister pleaded with people to stay at home. You may think that youre invincible, but there is no guarantee that you will get mild symptoms and you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. It came as the government promised to pay all employees 80 of their salary, up to £2,500 a month an unprecedented move, said the chancellor. Today, i can announce that for the first time in our history the government is going to step
in and help to pay peoples wages. But for businesses across the country, theres huge anxiety. Im going to be honest, im struggling to hold it together at the moment, and its not going tojust be me. Its going to be all of us. And well have reaction from our correspondents across the uk. A major Londo