That statement. Iranian leaders, they have made statements. They have largely avoided the bellicose language we have seen in the past. Overnight, leader ali khamenei says it was a slap in the face to america. They say they do not seek escalation or war. Obvious question this morning, was the attack deliberately proportionate, a oneoff that makes a point but doesnt risk a devastating american response . Can the iranians risk taking action that results in allout war . Their economy is collapsing. They are out of cash. What will the president say this morning and how will he say it . Escalation . A threatening tone . We will find out soon. Now look at this. Yet again, the market is largely shrugging off an attack in the middle east, in the middle of the oil patch, no less. When the news broke, futures showed a near 400point drop but look at it now. Down maybe 20 for the dow and all of that loss accounted for by just two dow stocks which we will mention momentarily. The s p is going to go
Cigarettes each year. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Are you a teenager who bets on video games . Or the parent of one . Are you worried that your child could get drawn into gambling because theyre really into fortnite, call of duty, or other multi player games . Would you even know if they were gambling on things like that . In 20 minutes also we will talk about a report which says Gambling Companies are targeting children with ads on twitter is, so let us know if you have no any experience or thoughts on this. If you have any experience or thoughts on this. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First Rachel Schofield has the news. Good morning. A Lightning Strike led to two power losses which left more than a Million People without access to power earlier this month, according to a report. The National Grid said the blackout was the
The growing number of teenage girls diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. And is this dramatic new evidence of Climate Change . Two kayakers get the shock of their lives. We survived, but that was insane. And coming up on bbc news cricket australia confirm batsmen steve smith will miss the third ashes test after suffering concussion. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a Police Officer while he investigated a burglary in berkshire. Pc Andrew Harper died on thursday after being dragged along the road by a vehicle. Today, 20 year old jed foster appeared at Reading Magistrates Court his lawyer said foster denies any involvement in what he called the officers horrific murder. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford is at the court now. It was a short hearing but it was very emotionally charged. Pc harpers family were in court intently watching the man accused of killing him last week and the accused mans family were also the
A warning from britains Oil Refineries their long term future might be in doubt after a no deal brexit. The night a Million People in england and wales lost power the industry watchdog opens an investigation there could be fines. Khaleeya was just 1a when she was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer thats rare but the number of teenagers with the disease is rising. Fancy a trip into space . Virgin galactica says theyll be issuing boarding passes as soon as next year. And coming up on bbc news steve smith will miss the third ashes test after suffering concussion hes been unable to train after suffering a blow to the neck. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Pc Andrew Harper was doing his duty when he was killed last thursday. Today the man charged with his murder appeared at Reading Magistrates Court. Jed foster, aged 20, is also charged with the theft of a quad bike. He denies the charges and his solicitor called on the police to follow all lines of inquiry. Pc harper of Thames V
Cut earlier this month. And is this dramatic new evidence of Climate Change two kayakers get the shock of their lives. The Eu Council President donald tusk has rejected borisjohnsons fresh demand for the irish backstop to be removed from any brexit deal. The backstop would keep the uk in the Eu Customs Union preventing the return of border checks between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. It comes as the government annouces that British Government officials will no longer go to most eu meetings from the ist of september. In a statement, the department for exiting the eu says the decision to unshackle officials from these eu meetings is to enable them to better focus their talents on our Immediate National priorities. The brexit secretary Stephen Barclay said officials will only go to meetings that really matter, reducing attendance by more than half and saving hundreds of hours. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. No roadblocks any longer on the irish border, but how t