Nerves inside paralysed peoples bodies are rewired to give movement to their arms and hands. And after his victory in the mens doubles at wimbledon last night, andy murray is back in action in the mixed doubles today this time with serena wiliams. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The british car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant in birmingham. Its a boost to the industry after a series of setbacks in recent months. Initially the plant will produce an electric version of the jaguar xj. Jlr says the move will help secure the jobs of 2,700 workers at the plant. The business secretary greg clark said the announcement was a vote of confidence in the uk Automotive Industry protecting thousands of skilled jobs at Castle Bromwich. Lets get more on this now from theo leggett, our Business Correspondent whos atjlrs Castle Bromwich plant for us. Hugely good news morn
Everywhere we look, there is a blank where she should be. Families of the victims in the boeing ethiopia air crash demand to know why the 737 max was allowed to fly. In pioneering surgery nerves inside paralysed peoples bodies are rewired to give movement to their arms and hands. Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom alive. We willjust start with some breaking news on the death ofJohn Mccririck, the racing broadcaster whose family have announced that he has died aged 79. He was at the face of channel 4 racing, one of the sports most recognisable figures, famous for his idiosyncratic fashion sense and his larger than life personality. Idiosyncratic fashion sense and his la rger than life personality. He was, of course, an Award Winning journalist for the sporting life and work for itv before he worked for channel 4. His death announced this morning, in the last few minutes, the death ofJohn Mccririck, the racing broadcaster. We will have more on that later. The british car manufacturer,
Matches, she will be able to lift a level. Kim, thank you very much. We will see andy murray, not before 5 30pm, with Serena Williams, on a court to be decided. Look out for koko gauff. Time for a look at the weather heres sarah keith lucas. Contrast across the country, the southern half of the uk getting the lions share of the sunshine. This is the picture in cromer, norfolk. You will probably see the sunshine tomorrow if you are not today. We have that north south split, sunny skies in the south, more cloud and spots of showery rain in the north. Looking at the recent radar picture, you can see where the rainfall has been. Pushing on across the north west of scotland, in particular. A lot of cloud across scotla nd particular. A lot of cloud across scotland and Northern Ireland, patchy cloud in Northern England too. Further south, patchy cloud in Northern England too. Furthersouth, clearer patchy cloud in Northern England too. Further south, clearer skies, across the central and south
Times its capacity. Congested, chaotic, some trying any futile way to get free. Today, two new arrivals, rather more planned the italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the eu president Ursula Von Der Leyen, to see for themselves the turmoil at europes door. Italys leader is under pressure. Elected with promises to curb migration, numbers are now double the same period last year. Translation what is at stake here is the future, the future that europe wants to set for itself, and it is very important to be able to tackle the huge, massive challenges which lie ahead for us, especially in terms of illegal immigration. The eu president offered more help from the bloc s border force to crack the smugglers, and more efforts to distribute migrants across europe something several eu members have refused, prompting fears she was armed more with rhetoric than with workable solutions. Migration is a european challenge and it needs a european answer and solution. It is concrete actions that will
This is a deliberate withholding of information from this house. We will speak to a former labour defence minister. At the start of his first full week in power, donald trump focuses on jobs, and threatens big border taxes on goods entering the country. The series of failures that led to a prisoners suicide, Dean Saunders mother says shed warned prison authorities. Im telling you know, if you do not put my son back on constant watch he will kill himself, you wont be able to say you didnt know. A focus on science and technology, as the Prime Minister unveils her New Industrial Strategy for britain after brexit. And, the actor gorden kaye, best known for his part in the bbc sitcom allo allo , has died at the age of 75. Its five oclock. Our main story is the governments admission that theresa may was told about a test of the Trident Nuclear deterrent, which took place last june. She was informed when she became Prime Minister a month later, but ministers wont confirm if shed been made awa