Aus north korea as a brutal regime after a us student that was imprisoned there guys. Stay hydrated, as the uk heatwave continues. Imprisoned there guys. Imprisoned there has died. Good morning. Its tuesday 20th june. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Serious Fraud office has charged barclays and four former executives including former chief Executivejohn Varley with fraud over the banks dealings with qatar at the height of the financial crisis. Barclays raised Emergency Funding from qatar in 2008 to avoid a government bail out. Now barclays has become the first bank to Face Criminal Charges for actions during the financial crisis. With me is ben thompson. The first Senior Executives to face charges over alleged activities in that period of the financial crisis. Tell us more period of the financial crisis. Tell us more about what the charges are. You have two turn the clock back to 2008, the height of the crisis. Three of the biggest banks said they we re three of th
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
And iraq. And at wimbledon, the elimination of kyle edmund means there are four british players in the last 32. Its 5pm. Our main story President Trump has arrived in germany, ahead of a two day g20 summit. This afternoon Air Force One touched down in hamburg. Security has been stepped up in the city as thousands of people are expected to demonstrate at numerous events across the city on issues including Climate Change. Its not overstating things to say this summit could shape how the world responds to its most pressing issues for years to come. This is why, on the issue of Climate Change which Angela Merkel has chosen as the central theme, well, the United States and its president are out of sync with the vast majority of the world and how to respond. He is pulling america out of the paris Climate Change accord. Well start to understand what that will mean in practical terms as the rest of the world pushes on. Then there is globalisation, a surprising amount of agreement whether you a
Match last night, rafa nadal knocked out after five hours and five sets. How coffee could be more than just a pick me up. Now two major studies say it may help us live longer. Cla p clap your hands together. One, two, three. Closing the age gap. Well find out about the new Nursery Opening on the same site as a care home. Theres a call for british businesses to do more to boost the productivity of their workers. Ill be finding out why its so important, and why the uk lags so far behind. And carol has the weather. Carol has the weather, good morning. Good morning from wimbledon, much cooler today than of late, the risk of interruption today. Early afternoon, a dry slot, heavy and persistent rain. Were likely to see significant rain for the first time ina significant rain for the first time in a while in Southern Parts of england and wales. For the rest of the country, sunshine and showers. We will be back with more details later in the programme. Thank you so much, see you later. Good mo
Employees who work flexibly but dont receive any benefits should qualify for sick and holiday pay according to a government commissioned report. British Tennis Mystery is made. Its been 39 years. History is made. And Johanna Konta becomes the first british woman to reach the wimbledon semifinals since Virginia Wade in 1978. A moment of history that she celebrated on centre court. Coming up on Sportsday On Bbc News standing in betweenJohanna Konta and the wimbledon final, Venus Williams a five time champion, who becomes the oldest semifinalist at the tournament in 23 years. Good evening. An appalling tragedy that should never have happened. Thats what the Prime Minister called the contaminated Blood Scandal of the 1970s and 80s, as the government announced an inquiry into the nhs scandal. Its been called one of the biggest disasters in the history of the nhs. At least 2,400 people died and 7,500 patients were infected with viruses, such as hepatitis c and hiv, after being given Blood Pr