Body image. Also this hour another Royal Wedding in windsor. Buckingham palace announces the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank theyll get married this autumn. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In a rare public intervention, the head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets extra money. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russias growing battlefield capabilities, including the threat posed by its long range missiles and cyber warfare skills. Simon clemison reports. Images showing what russia said was a strike on syria. But the rockets come not from the mediterranean sea, but the caspian sea, more than 900 miles away. The head of the army says russia is building an increasingly aggressive military, which the uk is struggling to match. Russia has also been simulating attacks closer to home, conducting large scale exercise
Shock defeat for novak djokovic. Pressure continues to mount on ukip leader henry bolton this lunchtime after four senior members resigned, including the partys deputy leader, its assistant deputy leader, its immigration spokesman, its trade spokesman. Deputy leader margot parker, resigned last night. Theyve all stood down in protest at henry boltons refusal to quit as leader, following a string of revelations about his private life even though the Party Executive backed a vote of no confidence in him. Our Political Correspondent alex forysth, is at westminster. Over the course of the weekend and over the course of the morning, one after another, senior figures in ukip have walked away from their positions on the front bench in protest at the decision by henry bolton to stay on, they say his personal life has become too much of a distraction and he has to go. The question now is how long he can hang on in his post and only this morning henry bolton told me he has no plans to resign im
Open more details at half past. Alina has all the weather. Is that the last of the snow . Maybe the last day for a while that i talk about snow, things turning milder but also wetter and windier. All the details later. Thank you very much. Also coming up. What could be better than one Royal Wedding in one year, well, two, of course. Buckingham palace announces prince andrews daughter Princess Eugenie is getting married. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live. Pressure is continuing to mount on the ukip leader henry bolton after a string of resignations of senior members this morning. The partys assistant deputy leader, and its immigration, trade, education, and local government spokesmen have all quit, joining the deputy leader margot parker, who resigned last night. Theyve all stood down in protest at henry boltons refusal to quit as leader following a string of revelations about his private life even though the Party Executive backed a vote of no confidence in him. Our Political Corr
Their new logo is attracting criticism for its similarity to the branding of the premier league. The aviation minister says ryanair has behaved disgracefully towards its passengers, for the way it handled the cancellation of thousands of flights. Also today the trial of three former tesco executives begins. They are accused of involvement in an accounting scandal which wiped two billion pounds off the supermarkets value. And good morning everyone, welcome to the exciting new sound of radio 1. And we say happy 50th birthday to radio 1. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has given another strong hint that Interest Rates will rise this autumn for the first time in a decade. The base rate was cut to a record low of a quarter of 1 after the eu referendum. Mr carney told the bbc that a rise was likely in the relatively near term. But new official figures for the three months tojune showed the economy growing at a slower pace than previou