For you. 7 well but what exactly does it mean for you . Well break down the numbers and the king and queen to say bonjour to Emmanuel Macron. This afternoon as they undertake their delayed royal state visit to france, where king charles will become the first british monarch to speak from the floor of the senate, will be live from paris throughout the show. Throughout the show. And batten down the hatches as heavy showers and thunderstorms are set to batter the uk. The rest of this week as remnants of hurricane nigel sweep the country. See, thats sweep the country. See, thats not named after our fellow presenter, is it . Get your wellies on before we start your headunes wellies on before we start your headlines with rhiannon. Headlines with rhiannon. Thanks, pip. Good afternoon. Its just gone midday. Im Rhiannon Jones in the newsroom. Im the Prime Minister will deliver a speech this afternoon. Its understood he could bring forward an announcement regarding net zero policy as rishi sunak
Snowdonia. Figures today show the number of people being rescued in the mountains is up on last year. Later in the programme we will find out why. Ten years ago today, the first iphone went on sale sparking a smartphone revolution. But how have they changed the way we live . Ill be finding out. Weve come to sheffield to hear about a multi Million Pound plan by the Lawn Tennis Association to revamp grassroots tennis and were also launching our Breakfast Summer Challenge with world number one andy murray the first to take it on. And sarah has the weather. Good morning. Weve got a lot of cloud across the skies today bringing heavy rain for northern and western parts. I will have a full forecast in 15 minutes. Good morning, first our main story. A retired court of appealjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, is today expected to be appointed to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster. The news comes as police say at least 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, but they do
To the bbc news at one. Theresa may has confirmed that a retired high courtjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, has been chosen to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. Sir martin this morning promised a vigorous inquiry that gets to the truth and said he understood the desire of local people for justice. The Prime Minister told mps that she expects he will produce an interim report as early as possible into the tragedy, in which 80 people are now presumed to have died. Sir Martin Moore Bick spent 20 years as a judge and is said to be highly respected, but his appointment has been questioned by some. Heres our correspondent richard lister. The family and friends of Tony Dissident gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from Grenfell Tower where he died. With an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such funerals. Looming over them, questions about why they died, who was to blame, how can others be protected. And this is the man now appointed to find the a nswe is
For theresa mays Minority Government, mps will vote on the queens speech later. In half an hours time the culture and Media Secretary will announce whether 21st Century Fox will be allowed to takeover sky. The deal would give Rupert Murdoch total control of the broadcaster. And Dame Katherine grainger, the incoming chair of uk sport, says she has huge concerns about Athlete Welfare. I think there is huge concerns, without a doubt, no one is pretending there isnt. Good morning. Its thursday 29th july. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A retired Court Of Appealjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, will be appointed to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster. The news comes as police say at least 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, but they dont expect to be able to confirm the final number for at least another six months. This morning the Prime Minister theresa may released a statement on the appointment of sir Martin Moore Bick to lead the inquiry. T
This needs to be a comprehensive, ongoing, sustained effort. We have to stand strong against our adversaries and stand strong with our allies, and we have to do it consistently and we have to do it over time, and we have to be steadfast. Thats the type of Foreign Policy that can be effective. Thats the type of Foreign Policy we need to undertake. Thats what were trying to accomplish with this legislation, and i commend the sponsors of this legislation who are here on the floor today. I hope further that my colleagues will support not only this legislation but critical investments in our Nuclear Bombers and Cruise Missile forces when we consider the annual defense bills later this year. Im very familiar with these systems as the b52s are based at the air force base in my state. They provide a tremendous deterrent in a very important part of the nuclear triad, but we have to continue to invest in that nuclear triad, in the bombers, in the icbm missiles and in our submarine fleet. I belie