good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. borisjohnson will urge nato leaders to put on a united front today as they gather to mark the 70th anniversary of the partnership. president donald trump is among the 29 allies holding talks amid growing divisions over nato‘s future. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. donald trump may have arrived for a meeting of nato leaders, but the big question is whether he will be able to resist saying anything about the general election. white house officials say the president knows he shouldn t wade into other countries‘ politics, but the conservatives have made sure he won t have a one on one meeting with borisjohnson to avoid pictures that could be used by his opponents. this evening, the prime minister and the 28 other nato leaders will be guests of the queen at buckingham palace, for her reception to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance. but the smiles may be rather forced. for when they meet tomorrow at a
two holiday firms, with bookings from more than 50,000 people, have ceased trading. last month was probably the warmestjuly on record according to new research. and, england bowlerjames anderson awaits the results of a calf scan and could be out for the rest of the first ashes test at edgbaston. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the liberal democrats have won the brecon and radnorshire by election taking the seat from the conservatives, and leaving borisjohnson s government with a working majority of one. here is the result the liberal democrat candidate jane dodds overturned the conservatives majority of over 8,000 to beat the incumbent mp chris davies byjust over 1,400 votes. the brexit party pushed labour into fourth place. and here is the share of the vote which saw a 12% swing from the conservatives to the liberal democrats, and the labour vote collapsed. 0ther pro remain parties had stood aside to allow the lib dems a better chance to reclaim the seat
and more scenes like this are expected in texas. the president denied that he bears responsibility for anti immigrant sentiment. right now the president is flying down to el paso, a city where emotions are still very raw. i would like him to bring unity, not only to el paso, texas. ..but to our country. also on the programme. british supermarkets say the government must set aside competition laws so they can work with suppliers to tackle food shortages in the event of a no deal brexit. brexit will mean jobs for one group of meps we ll speak to one of the politicians elected in may who can only take her seat in brussels when the uk meps leave theirs. hello and welcome i m katty kay in washington, and christian fraser is in london. donald trump says he s in favour of background checks for people buying guns in america. but he doesn t think there s any appetite for banning assault weapons. the president made the comments as he was leaving the white house to visit the sites o
the comeback kids a surge of support for the liberal democrats which claim second spot and a victorious night for the greens making significant gains. in sport, lewis hamilton describes his victory in monaco as the hardest one yet. as he dedicates his season to triple world champion niki lauda who died on monday. good morning, we ve got rain slipping south across the northern half of the country but for most today, it s a day of sunshine and showers, the driest conditions the further south you travel and it s going to feel cooler. more than 15 minutes. it s monday 27th may. our top story. labour and the conservatives have paid the price for their indecision over brexit, suffering huge losses in the european elections. the newly formed brexit party took a 32% share of the vote, and the pro eu liberal democrats finished above the conservative party for the first time ever. let s take a look at the results. nigel farage‘s brexit party, formed just six weeks ago, was the runa