Good to have you with us again today. The British Government has survived its first tests in the House Of Commons winning the vote on the queens speech but compromises are everywhere. Brexit talks are ongoing, and we have word today from a former insider that the Prime Ministers red lines are making negotiations very difficult. And Northern Ireland is still waiting to return to power sharing theres been yet another extension to the deadline with those talks with the dup. Steve, how do you assess where we are this way . We have many vivid examples of this governments fragility, its unavoidable fragility. When we got the concession about people in Northern Ireland being able to now come over here, to the rest of the uk, to have abortions costing quite a lot of money, that was because otherwise the government would have been defeated. This is going to happen on a regular basis. It did when we last had in effect a Minority Government between 1974 and 79 they were defeated all the time and
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Ina number of will be gales. Those winds will blow in a number of showers here to Western Scotland during sunday. Elsewhere to begin breaking with some sunny elsewhere to begin breaking with some sunny spells and many other is its going to be another dry day. Temperature wise looking at Highs Similarto temperature wise looking at highs similar to lows of today. From 18 to 23. That is your latest. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines councillors at kensington and Chelsea Council say theyre preparing to elect a new leader, after the current one resigned because of what he described as Perceived Failings in their handling of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster. The former Chief Of Staff to the brexit secretary has said negotiations with the eu are being hamstrung by theresa mays lack of flexibility. James chapman said the Prime Minister made his former bosss job very difficult. The veteran film critic and former bbc presenter, barry norman, has died. He was 83. The chinese president warns
Continue. Another fine day with sunny spells for cars. Temperatures similarto sunny spells for cars. Temperatures similar to those of today, i is between 18 and 23 degrees. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines the government rejects calls to bring in commissioners to run kensington and Chelsea Council but says it will keep a close eye as the Council Prepares to elect a new leader. The former Chief Of Staff to the brexit secretary has said negotiations with the eu are being hamstrung by theresa mays lack of flexibility. James chapman said the Prime Minister made his former boss job very difficult. The veteran film critic and former bbc presenter, barry norman, has died. He was 83. Thousands of people in Central London take to the streets to protest against austerity. Labour leaders are due to address a rally in Parliament Square this afternoon. The British And Irish Lions have beaten new zealand in a thrilling second test to level the series. Now on bbc news The Travel Show. Coming up
This week. Food, glorious food. Fake kippers and burgers. We are in the mood for pink herbs and green motors. This is salad, grown the Old Fashioned way. You know, in shipping containers, under led lights, without soil, in an optimised water and nutrient mix. As farmer spock called it, good old hydroponics. In all seriousness, its been suggested that the type of intense farming going on here at local roots in los angeles could help solve the worlds Food Problems in years to come. Transport costs can be reduced by growing plants wherever they are needed, even in areas of famine where the land and climate are too harsh. You get higher volumes and many more crop cycles during the year, too. Lettuce can be grown in 30 days instead of up to 90 outdoors, and a new crop can be grown immediately. All in all, one of these containers yields the same as five acres of land over the course of a year. Its very similar to the Strawberry Farm that we saw in paris in the spring and in Miyagi Injapan in