The National Grid says issues with two generators caused the outage. Tonight, the regulator is demanding answers. Uk growth falls for the first time in six and half years, but the chancellor says the fundamentals of the economy remain strong. A Church Warden who tricking a man into changing his will, has been found guilty of his murder. We report from inside kashmir, as tensions rise between india and pakistan over the disputed territory. And its a baptism of fire for newly promoted norwich, thrashed 4 1 at liverpool as the new premier League Season gets under way. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, arsenals mesut ozil and Sead Kolasinac will not play in their first match against newcastle because of security reasons. It follows an attempted carjacking last month. Good evening. England and wales suffered a major power cut today, affecting homes, transport networks and hospitals. In all, nearlyi million households we re all, nearlyi million households were affected. The National Gr
Michael gove says therell be a bail out fund for businesses hit by brexit. Real pay for millions of lower and middle income earners is lower than it was a decade ago, says the tuc. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. Liverpool make an ideal start to the season as they thrash newly promoted norwich 4 1 at anfield. And click reports on internet shutdowns in kashmir and a new car scanner in israel. If the Energy Regulator is demanding answers from the National Grid after a major blackout which struck large areas of england and wales yesterday evening. Around a Million People were affected by the power cut which led to major disruption for rail passengers, caused traffic lights to fail and left thousands of homes without electricity. The National Grid said the major power cut was a rare and unusual event caused by the almost simultaneous loss of power at a gas station and an offshore wind farm atjust before five oclock yesterday. In a
The uks hottest day on record with temperatures potentially hitting 39 degress. Iamjusta i am just a stones throw away from heathrow airport, where later today we could see the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk. Nissan cuts its workforce by 12,500 worldwide after reporting a 98 drop in profits. And in Sport England face an uphill struggle of theyre to avoid defeat against ireland at lords the irish are playing only their third ever test match. And what goes up, must come down. A french inventor fails in his attempt to become the first man to cross the English Channel on a jet powered flyboard. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. After one of the most radical reshuffles in decades, borisjohnson will chair his first Cabinet Meeting this morning. The new Prime Minister moved quickly to install brexiteers in key posts to help carry out his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. Lets take a look at where we are. Today marks bo
For liverpool fans, this truly was the joy of six. We won it six times the club prides itself on its european pedigree. No english club comes close, and winning the Champions League never gets boring. I am buzzing, i cant put it into words. I went to the final last year, i was there and it was. Not the worst time, but sad times. Tonight was amazing, not the best game ever, but fine. Six time Champions League winners. Im ecstatic. My voice has gone. I am absolutely buzzing, i cant wait to get into town and feel the atmosphere tonight. A momentous occasion, albeit not the greatest of matches. It started with a bang, liverpool awarded a penalty inside 30 seconds, dispatched with some gusto by the egyptian superstar mo salah. But as far as goals were concerned that was that until divock origi hit home in the 87th minute. A glorious night for the team, but also forjurgen klopp. His first trophy is liverpool manager, his first win in a final for seven years. For the players we were all prett
Liverpool football fans are ecstatic, after their team became champions of europe for the sixth time. Liverpool claimed that title after beating fellow english side Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final in madrid. A controversial early penalty from mo salah and a late finish from divock origi gave them a 2 0 win and a first trophy for manager jurgen klopp at anfield. Tim allman reports. For liverpool fans, this truly was the joy of six. We won it six times the club prides itself on its european pedigree. No english club comes close, and winning the Champions League never gets boring. I am buzzing, i cant put it into words. I went to the final last year, i was there and it was. Not the worst time, but sad times. Tonight was amazing, not the best game ever, but fine. Six time Champions League winners. Im ecstatic. My voice has gone. I am absolutely buzzing, i cant wait to get into town and feel the atmosphere tonight. A momentous occasion, albeit not the greatest of matches. It