By more than 6 injuly but it remains well below pre pandemic levels. If you would like to get in touch with us. Also this hour. Thousands of migrants are still being left to sleep in the open after their camp on the greek island of lesbos burned down. Microsoft says it has thwarted Cyber Attacks from russia, china and iran targeting the us president ial election. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Im annita mcveigh. The uk has announced its signed its first major post brexit trade deal with japan. The government says 99 of exports to japan will be tariff free boosting the british economy by an estimated £15 billion. Meanwhile, trade talks between the eu and the uk are due to resume next week despite the bitter rift over the governments plan to modify the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Joining me now from westminster is our political correspondent, Jessica Parker. Talk us t
And parenting in a pandemic a sharp rise in loneliness for those with Young Children is revealed in research backed by the duchess of cambridge. The pandemic has reminded usjust how much we value living in a world where people care for one another. And the importance of feeling connected to the people around us. One of irans top Nuclear Scientists has been assassinated. Mohsen fakhrizadeh died of his wounds after gunmen fired on his car. Israel and western intelligence agencies accused him of being one of the founders of the countrys covert Nuclear Weapons programme. Irans foreign Ministerjavad Zarif was quick to point the finger at israel. He tweeted. Neither israel nor the United States have commented officially yet but President Trump has retweeted a New York Times article on the news. Didnt add any comment to it. With me now is our security correspondent gordon corera. How significant is this assassination of the top scientist . It is very significant. He is a big figure ina it is
And parenting in a pandemic a sharp rise in loneliness for those with Young Children is revealed in research backed by the duchess of cambridge. And coming up in sport on bbc news, a brilliantjonny bairstow smashes four sixes and his unbeaten 86 leads england to victory in the first t20 against south africa. Good evening. Sir philip greens retail empire, arcadia, which owns big name high Street Stores like topshop, burton and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The business has more than 500 stores and has been run by sir philip green for almost 20 years. Its understood administrators could be appointed as early as monday. In a statement today, arcadia said the coronavirus pandemic had had a Material Impact on trading across its businesses and its board was exploring all options. Our Business Correspondent emma simpson reports. Dorothy perkins and burton, miss selfridge and topshop, the jewel in the crown. Some of the names on the high street. The
Negotiations resume in london this weekend. And parenting in a pandemic a sharp rise in loneliness for those with Young Children is revealed in research backed by the pandemic has reminded usjust how much we value living in a world where people care for one another, and the importance of feeling connected to the people around us. And coming up in sport on bbc news, a derby to decide the big prize of rugbys Super League Season we look ahead to the final between wigan and the reigning champions, st helens. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Sir philip greens retail empire arcadia, which owns big name high Street Stores like topshop, burton and Dorothy Perkins, is on the brink of collapse, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The business owns more than 500 stores and has been run by sir philip green for almost 20 years. The group had been in talks with potential lenders about borrowing £30 million to help it through the christmas period. But negotiations have failed and its unders
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up ahead of last minute talks to try to get a post brexit trade deal, the labour leader reckons borisjohnson is between a rock and a hard place. Hes absolutely stuck and dithering between the deal he knows that we need, and the compromise he knows his backbenchers wont let him do. But the Prime Minister thinks labours position isnt clear. If he cant say whether he would vote for our deal, yes or no, then im afraid, mr speaker, he simply cannot attack the governments position. As the first patients in the uk are vaccinated against covid 19, one mp is looking to the future. How many of those of us who are healthy under 50 year olds might be vaccinated by the School Summer holidays . And music maker nile rogers joins calls for artists to be paid more fairly for songs streamed online. Lets pay these people what they should have been making all along, and were going to be one big, happy famil