to an end last night. gareth bale s deflected strike was enough to give them the win over ukraine and a reason for wild celebrations on and off the pitch. to do what we ve done for this nation, put them on the world stage, the world map. everything we do for the world map. everything we do for the fans, and that is what we have tried to do for them. a perfect storm for renters. there s been a big rise in rents and a drop in the number of properties available we ll take a look at what s going on. hello from the british normandy memorial were today commemorations will take place to mark 78 years since d day. and for the first time, veterans will be able to come here on this day to remember their fallen comrades. good morning. we have a wet start to the day across central and eastern england, that will then clear and for most of us it will be cloudy with some showers. the exception for thatis with some showers. the exception for that is scotland, where once again it will be su
we are settling in for the cup. we have the red sofa and the fa cup. for the two managers here later todayit for the two managers here later today it is double or quits. amid tight security, you have ctone‘s chelsea are trying to lift the cup toa chelsea are trying to lift the cup to a double against arsene wenger‘s arsenal. in scotland, celtic are going for the domestic travel. i will see you again at 730 a.m. . and the age of the great adventurers revealed. we take a look of the rediscovered footage filmed by explorers in the early decades of the 20th century. and darren has the weather for the bank holiday weekend. good morning. many of us have been kept awake by the heat and perhaps the thunderstorms as well. these storms are going to push north today. still got high temperatures around, and still the chance of more rain over the rest of the weekend. join me laterfor more details. good morning. first, our main story. police investigating the manchester suicide bombing
on that later. and we ll be getting the inside track on on a business that s been milking big profits around the globe, we re going to be speaking to the boss of arla, one of the world s biggest dairy companies. also, as volvo calls time on the internal combustion engine, are you ready to give up your gas guzzler? get in touch, just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. today, the eu commission will decide whether or not to give the green light to general motors for the $2.5bn sale of its european operations. gm is hoping to off load vauxhall and opel to the psa group, that s the french company, which owns peugeot and citroen. it s easy to see why general motors wants to sell their european operation, which is dominated by opel, has lost about $9.1 billion since 2009. if successful, the deal would make psa the continent s second biggest car maker, after volkswagen, and ahead of french rival, renault. opel employs 38,000 people across europe, and i
we ll be talking to the winners and losers. and who would you trust with your bank account. we will need one london digital bank that promises a new way of managing your money. we ask what would be the one thing you change about the bank you use, cheaper loans, better interest rates, faster service? let us know. .just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. good to have you with us. banking is dominating the programme today, get in touch with your thoughts. we are talking about europe s biggest bank, hsbc. one of the world s biggest banks, hsbc, has reported its latest set of earnings and if you re a shareholder you are going to be very pleased with what they have to say today. the bank made a pre tax profit of $5.28 billion in the second quarter of the year that s more than the $4.6 than the $4.6 billion that analysts were expecting. hsbc announced a share buyback of up to $2 billion as it looks to make the most of its huge cash pile. the move will
a major downhill skateboarding event in australia. another extraordinary day in the short life of the trump administration. donald trump started the day by attacking the media and the intelligence services. that s as more questions emerged about the circumstances around michael flynn s resignation as national security advisor. the democrats and some republicans are calling for an independent inquiry into the trump administration s links to russia. and mr trump s hosted a very good natured visit by israel s benjamin netanyahu during which he ditched america s long standing commitment to the two state solution in the middle east. lest any of us get used to the frantic pace. the bbc‘s north america editor has a reminderfor us. throughout the campaign and during the early days of mr trump s presidency, we ve spoken a lot to katty kay. when you do get moments to pause and reflect, what are you making of it? when i get those moments i prefer to sleep, because there s not en