The mobile phone app that could save lives by detecting potentially fatal kidney conditions. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport gavin. Angling take early wickets in the first ashes test, but australia are rallying at edgbaston. And Helen Willets has the weather. Still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about thatjust still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about that just after still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about thatjust after half past, well talk a little bit about theice past, well talk a little bit about the ice melting in greenland as well. Thanks, helen. Also coming up hows that for a renaissance . A painting attributed to a minor north italian artist is being upgraded to titians workshop and even to the grand master himself. Hello, everyone. This afternoon live im simon mccoy. A countdown clock has just been delivered to downing street and, with just three months to go until the uk is scheduled to leave the eu, it will be displayed in the Prime Min
Is told to stick to his report as democrats get ready to ask him why he didnt press charges against President Trump. And you know what they say about mad dogs and englishmen. Ill be helping christian brave the mini heatwave sweeping europe and the uk with a few pointers from the animal world. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in westminster and jane obrien is in washington. Borisjohnson will be confirmed tomorrow, the 55th person to serve as british Prime Minister. And fitting for a programme with a title like ours he has exactly 100 days until brexit on october 31st to find a deal. Mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by that date come what may and re unite the country. Right through the race borisjohnson was the frontrunner and it was no different in the final ballot with conservative members he beatjeremy hunt comfortably mrjohnsons share of the vote was 66 . Now he promises he will put his maximum energy into his new role as britains Prime Minis
The president of the Eu Commission and the eus chief negotiator both say they look forward to working with mrjohnson. President trump was one of the first to congratulate him saying he will be great. And in other news a heatwave is spreading across the uk, with temperatures expected to climb to well over 30 degrees celsius this week. This time tomorrow borisjohnson will be our new Prime Minister, realising a decades long ambition. Hes won the race to become conservative party leader, beating his rivaljeremy hunt by a margin of almost two to one. In a short acceptance speech this afternoon mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by the 31st of october and re unite the country. But the challenges are formidable opposition from some of his partys most senior mps and little sign that the eu is about to change its negotiating position. Heres our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg on the election of the man who tomorrow will become britains seventy seventh Prime
On the wrong end of it as a captain makes me very hungry to be on the podium at the oval as captain hopefully with a massive smile on my face. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The government has announced additionalfunding to prepare the uk in the event of a no deal brexit. The chancellor, sajid javid, says the extra two point one billion pounds was necessary to ensure the uk is prepared for leaving the eu on october 31 with or without a deal. Nearly £350 million will be spent on upgrading border and transport infrastructure at the biggest uk ports. This will include an extra 1,000 borderforce officers double the number previously announced when mrjavid was home secretary. A further £434 million will be spent on the stockpiling of vital medicines. Lets get more from our political correspondentjessica parker. Brexit preparations cost money, and today the man now in charge of the publics finances signalled that hes willing to turn on the taps. The chancellor, sajid jav
The president of the Eu Commission and the eus chief negotiator both say they look forward to working with mrjohnson. President trump was one of the first to congratulate him saying he will be great. And in other news, a heatwave is spreading across the uk, with temperatures expected to climb to well over 30 degrees celsius this week. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers conservative writer Tim Montgomerie and the chief executive of think tank demos polly mackenzie. Good evening. By this time tomorrow borisjohnson will be our new Prime Minister, realising a decades long ambition. Hes won the race to become conservative party leader, beating his rivaljeremy hunt by a margin of almost two to one. In a short acceptance speech this afternoon mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by the 31st of october and re unite the country. But the challenges are formidable opposition from some of his partys most senior mps and lit