i loved gymnastics when i started. i had a real passion for it, and my coach and the culture within the gym was just. it was horrible. and a month after mcdonald s pulled out of russia because of ukraine, a homegrown version opens called tasty and that s it. good evening. days after the cost of filling an average family car hit a record £100, ministers have sought an urgent review into whether the government s 5 pence cut in fuel duty, introduced in the spring, is being passed on in full to drivers. as the cost of energy, food and fuel spirals upwards, the competition and markets authority is to examine the fuel market for local variations in petrol and diesel prices. it comes at the start of a busy week for the government, with new post brexit legislation set to dominate the agenda. more on that in a moment, but first here s our political correspondent helen catt. the cost of filling up has been going up, and up. this week, the cost of a full tank for an average family car
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening in washington dc, where a group of 20 senators from both sides of the us political divide have announced proposals for limited measures aimed at curbing gun violence. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. ten republican senators have backed the legislation potentially enough numbers for this to be voted into law. let s have a closer look at what s in the guns proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws, where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included, tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them. but what s not included are measures that the democrats and presidentjoe bi
Defeating a Labour Amendment to the queens speech. It should also win the final vote on that queens speech tomorrow. So it will then have shown it can survive. But thrive . Not so clear. In the last 2a hours or so, weve seen raggedness of thought and ill discipline of purpose. We thought the goals for this government were to deliver brexit and reduce the deficit, but unity on both those looks to be disintegrating. Chancellor Philip Hammond made a thinly veiled joke at the expense of borisjohnson last night, and appeared at odds with david davis over transitional brexit arrangements. And more confusion today on austerity. There were hints that the Public Sector pay cap would be dropped, and then those hints were played down later on. When a teacher loses control of a class, its hard to get it back. Is that where mrs may finds herself at the dawn of this parliament . Well, nick watt, our political editor, is with me. First, there is Public Sector pay staff and the morning story was one t
Thousands of bombs. But what about civilian casualties . Ploughing a new furrow the Herefordshire Farmer who turned his fields into an art gallery. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, concerns grow over the fitness of andy murray ahead of his wimbledon title defence, as the world number one pulls out of an Exhibition Match tomorrow. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six. Its only a few hours since theresa may named the judge who will chair the Grenfell Tower inquiry, and already sir Martin Moore Bick is facing questions about whether his brief is wide ranging enough. Sir martin promised a vigorous inquiry into what caused the fire, and how it spread so quickly, with such fatal consequences. But many local residents, some of whom met the judge this afternoon, say they want to know who should be held responsible for the disaster. Our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. Away from the debate about the number of deaths and the risk from cladding, dozens of famili
Life will never be the same. Coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc. The king of centre court, Roger Federer, has rolled back the years in 2017. Hes chasing an eighth wimbledon crown. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. North korea says it has successfully tested a long range intercontinental ballistic missile, which, if true, could potentially have the range to reach the us mainland. An announcement on north Korean State Television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles before hitting a target in the sea. The claims have not been verified but come just before the 620 Heads Of State are due to discuss north koreas weapons programme. 0ur correspondent, stephen evans, reports from the south korean capital, seoul. Could this missile hit the United States 7 could this missile hit the United States . North Korean State Television showed its launch today, under the gaze of the countrys leader, kim jong un. Normal programmes were interrupted for the special announceme