Is pushing for england to win the second ashes test, despite five sessions having been lost to rain. And foreign correspondents based in london give an outsiders view of events in the uk in this weeks dateline thats in half an hour. Good morning. Ten people, aged between 13 and 30 years old, are being questioned on suspicion of murdering a Police Officer in berkshire who was dragged along a road by a vehicle. Pc Andrew Harper, who was 28, died on thursday evening while responding to reports of a burglary. Flags have been flying at half mast across the Thames Valley force area, in memory of the officer, who married only four weeks ago. Our correspondent simonjones is at the scene and i spoke to him a little earlier. Morning. There is still a big Police Presence at the scene here where pc harper lost his life. This part of the road remains cordoned off and if we have another look at the other side of the afor, a lot of offices there as part of an ongoing investigation. We believe pc harp
Hello, and welcome to the programme that brings together some of the uks leading commentators with the foreign correspondents who write for the folks back home with the dateline london. This week is a gnu the beast that can block the exit to the European Union if theres no deal . And is there a way out for the protestors in hong kong as chinas government warns it has enough power to quell a ny u nrest swiftly 7 with their take on those events diane wei liang, born in beijing, spent part of her childhood in a labour camp, where her parents were sent for rehabilitation during the cultural revolution. Diane is a novelist and a commentator on china. John fisher burns, a pullitzer prize winner, was chief International Correspondent at the new york times. David aaronovitch is a columnist with the times here in the uk. Bronwen maddox, a former newspaper foreign editor, now runs the Research Body the institute for government. Welcome to all of you, good to have you with us again today. That gn
Hello, and welcome to the programme that brings together some of the uks leading commentators with the foreign correspondents who write for the folks back home with the dateline london. This week is a gnu the beast that can block the exit to the European Union if theres no deal . And is there a way out for the protestors in hong kong as chinas government warns it has enough power to quell a ny u nrest swiftly 7 with their take on those events diane wei liang, born in beijing, spent part of her childhood in a labour camp, where her parents were sent for rehabilitation during the cultural revolution. Diane is a novelist and a commentator on china. John fisher burns, a pullitzer prize winner, was chief International Correspondent at the new york times. David aaronovitch is a columnist with the times here in the uk. Bronwen maddox, a former newspaper foreign editor, now runs the Research Body the institute for government. Welcome to all of you, good to have you with us again today. That gn
They have to decide whether to vote withJeremy Corbyn or theresa may. They will be less likely to go with mr corbyn if they think it will make him Prime Minister. Were in for some times. Not what was in coventry to watch the liberal leader said that his approach. Pin nick watt was in coventry. And today, Jeremy Corbyn used the example of the modern mini to demonstrate the need for the uk to establish what he called a new, comprehensive customs system with the eu. The mini, or at least parts of it, crosses the Channel Three times before it rolls off the production line, this highlights the need to maintain whatJeremy Corbyn described as a frictionless, interwoven supply chain. Weve long argued that we need a customs deal. Labour would seek a new, comprehensive Customs Union. To make sure there are no tariffs. And to avoid any need whatsoever for any hard border in Northern Ireland. A Customs Union with the eu would allow the uk to participate in core elements of the Customs Union. This
President trump is stepping up the pace here in washington. The oil and car sectors were both in his sights today. Mr trump is urging a new strategy for two very prominent american industries. The new administration is making big changes to americas stand on both energy and the environment. This morning, the president signed two Executive Orders to move ahead on a pair of Controversial Oil pipelines, known as the keystone xl and dakota access. Both had been stalled by the Obama Administration because of environmental concerns. Senatorjohn barrasso from wyoming is part of the Republican Leadership and he sits on the energy and the environment committees. I spoke to him a brief time ago about these new Executive Orders and President Trumps busy first couple of days. It looks like these signings this morning on the pipelines, thatjobs are going to win. I believe it is not one or the other, i think we can have clean air, clean water, clean land and still a healthy economy. The Obama Admini