The uks hottest day on record with temperatures potentially hitting 39 degress. Iamjusta i am just a stones throw away from heathrow airport, where later today we could see the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk. Nissan cuts its workforce by 12,500 worldwide after reporting a 98 drop in profits. And in Sport England face an uphill struggle of theyre to avoid defeat against ireland at lords the irish are playing only their third ever test match. And what goes up, must come down. A french inventor fails in his attempt to become the first man to cross the English Channel on a jet powered flyboard. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. After one of the most radical reshuffles in decades, borisjohnson will chair his first Cabinet Meeting this morning. The new Prime Minister moved quickly to install brexiteers in key posts to help carry out his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. Lets take a look at where we are. Today marks bo
Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines riot police in hong kong clash with thousands of protesters who defied a ban and marched through the streets for an eighth weekend. There is tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray. And every week it seems to get worse. Michael gove, the minister who has to prepare the uk for a no deal brexit, says its a very real prospect. Getting ready for it is now the governments number one priority. Democrats in the United States have renewed accusations of racism against president trump, after he criticised an African American congressman. Iran says it will reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal signed in 2015, until its interests are protected, following a meeting of Senior International diplomats in vienna. A 15 year old boy from essex wins nearly £1 million in the world cup finals of the online game fortnite and hes only the runner up. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. The rain in germany hands victory to Max Ver
Hello and welcome to world news today. Several people have been injured in pitched battles in hong kong after a third day of violent clashes between pro democracy campaigners and riot police. Some protestors had defied orders to disperse after an Anti Government rally, setting up barricades and blocking streets, before rounds of tear gas were fired. This is the eighth week of demonstrations, sparked by a proposed new bill which would have allowed extradition to mainland china. Although the plans were eventually shelved, mass protests continue, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms at the hands of the authorities in beijing. Our correspondent, nick beake, has sent us this report from hong kong. Gunshots they say its one of the safest cities you can find, a peaceful place. Not today. Not this summer. A heavy cloud has descended on hong kong, and there is no sign of it lifting. Police and protesters now in a battle for the future of the place they both call home. And tonight, yet an
Riding into history egan bernal becomes the first south american to win the tour de france. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers Lynn Faulds Wood and john rentoul. Good evening. Hundreds of riot police in hong kong have fired tear gas and rubber bullets, as thousands of protestors tried to advance on the office of the territorys chief executive. Many had defied a police ban on marching and set up barricades blocking streets. Dozens have been arrested. Its the eighth consecutive weekend of Anti Government protests, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms, at the hands of the authorities in beijing. Our correspondent nick beake has sent us this report from hong kong. Theres a predictability to sundays in hong kong this summer. They start peacefully, and end very differently. Once again, tens of thousands turned out, this time to condemn alleged Police Brutality during previous demonstrations. The police had tried to ban todays event and had warned that
With the reported wage, a Million Pounds a week. There will be some rain around but not a complete wash out for all of us. Not a complete wash out for all of us. Jointly later for all the details. Its saturday 27th july. Our top story. Donald trump says the uk and United States are working on what he called a very substantial post brexit trade deal. The president spoke with borisjohnson on the phone yesterday and claimed trade could be worth up to five times higher than current levels. Boris and i just spoke. I congratulated him and hes all set to go. Hes gonna be i think hell be do a greatjob. Were working already on a trade agreement. And i think it will be a very substantial trade agreement. You know, we can do with the uk we can do three to four times we were actually impeded by their relationship with the European Union. We were very much impeded on trade. Lets get more on this now from our Political Correspondent tom barton whos in our london newsroom this morning. What is the re