Dateline london discusses whether hong kong is losing the battle for hearts and minds following thejuly 1st protests. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The Trump Administration has been labelled inept, insecure and incompetent in leaked emails from the uk ambassador to washington. Sir kim darroch said that the white house was uniquely dysfunctional and divided under donald trump. But the ambassador also said in the memos that mr trump should not be written off. The Foreign Office says the leak of diplomatic cables was mischievous, but hasnt denied their authenticity. Speaking to andrew marr, the justice secretary said that ambassadors should be free to give frank assessments to their government. I think its very important that ambassadors give honest, unvarnished advice to their country and it is disgraceful that it has been leaked, but we should expect our ambassadors to tell the truth as they see it. Justice secretary, david gauke. Our correspondent andy moore has been at the us
Here on bbc news, its the 1,000th episode of click, and this week, its an interactive special. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Thejustice secretary, david gauke, has strongly criticised the leak of emails in which the uk ambassador in washington describes president Trumps Administration as inept and incompetent. In the messages, seen by the mail on sunday, Sir Kim Darroch says the white house has been uniquely dysfunctional undeertrump, but warns that he should not be written off. The Foreign Office says the leak of diplomatic cables was mischievous, but hasnt denied their authenticity. The justice secretary has beeen speaking to the bbcs andrew marr. I think its very important that ambassadors give honest, unvarnished advice to their country and it is disgraceful that its been leaked, but we should expect our ambassadors to tell the truth as they see it. And therefore the government should stick by him . As i say, i think ambassadors need to be able to make their honest assess
The fairytale for coco gauff continues here at wimbledon. At the age of 15, shes now into the third round and she says she canbeat anyone. The son will continue to shine in wimbledon all day. The sun. The further south you are, you will hang onto the sunny conditions but further north, cloud will build with heavy and persistent rain in the north west of scotland. We will be back with more later. Its thursdayjuly the 4th. Our top story patients lives are being put at risk because of delays in treatment for sepsis, referred to by experts as a hidden killer, because it is hard to spot. Its estimated 50,000 people in the uk die from sepsis every year. Hospitals are meant to put patients on an antibiotic drip within an hour when its suspected, but research by the bbc suggests a quarter of patients in england are waiting longer. Lauren moss reports. A father remembering his son as a bright student with ambition of becoming an accountant and taking ca re of becoming an accountant and taking c
Superseded by a new, hyper intelligent life form Artificial Intelligence, i reckon, will be Something Like 10,000 times faster in thinking than we are. And Frank Lampard is back at chelsea as manager the club where he made over 600 appearances and won 11 major trophies. Good morning. In the last hour, the betting group william hill has said it plans to close around 700 of its shops across the uk, putting more than 4,500 jobs at risk. The company blamed the closures, which amount to nearly a third of its outlets, on the governments decision to reduce the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals to £2. Our Business Correspondent, emma simpson, is here. A bit of background as to how we have come to this point . The industry had warned that reducing the stakes on these fixed odds betting terminals from £100 to £2, that change came into effect in april, would trigger store closures and job losses. Today william hill said it plans to close 700 stores and they say since april, it has
Stab him and kill him. British royal Marine Commandos seize a supertanker off gibraltar suspected of breaking eu sanctions. And i am here at chelsea football clu b and i am here at Chelsea Football Club as former player Frank Lampard makes an emotional return as their new manager. And coming up on bbc news Johanna Konta is back in singles action, one of five british players hoping to book their place in the third round at wimbledon. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theres a warning today that patients lives are being put at risk because of delays treating them for sepsis. Hospitals are meant to put patients on an antibiotic drip within an hour when sepsis is suspected, but bbc Research Shows a quarter of patients in england wait longer than that. Delays can increase the likelihood of potentially fatal complications such as organ failure. Lauren moss reports. Theres in his house, my friends house. A father remembering his son as a bright student with ambition of becomi