in a speech by king charles at the state opening of parliament. as well as pledges on economic growth, transport, energy and housebuilding the government says it s seeking to rebuild relations with the european union after years of tensions since the uk voted to leave the bloc in 2016. my my government will seek to reset the relationship with european partners and work to improve the united kingdom s trade and investment relationship with the european union. my ministers will seek any security pact to strengthen cooperation on the mutual threats faced by the united kingdom and the european union. well, prime minister sir keir starmer will have an opportunity to start that process as he hosts dozens of european leaders at blenheim palace in oxfordshire, the ancestral home and birthplace of winston churchill. on wednesday he met with irish taoiseach simon harris for talks ahead of the meeting of the european political community a group which brings together the leaders of t
plans for the year ahead will be laid out by king charles in a speech to parliament on wednesday. it s expected to outline around 35 draft laws ministers intend to introduce in the coming months following labour s return to power. the government has promised to introduce legislation within 100 days of taking office to deliver new rights for workers promised ahead of the election. businesses and unions are expected to be consulted on the details. legislation is also expected to set up gb energy, a new state owned energy company to be based in scotland. the firm will invest in renewable energy projects, including emerging technologies like offshore floating wind farms and clean hydrogen. let s hear now from roger barker, director of policy at the institute of directors. thank you forjoining us, roger. in terms of what to expect, we outlined a few issues. what will be top of the agenda? issues. what will be top of the aaenda? ~ ., ., , agenda? what roger reeves has said, she sai
all the details for you as we had through the morning. it s saturday 13th july. thousands of england fans are descending on berlin ahead of tomorrow night s euros final against spain. here, pubs and supermarkets are preparing for what could be their busiest weekend of the year, with venues in england and wales allowed to stay open until one o clock in the morning, under special licensing rules. let s get the latest from john in berlin now. john, good morning to you. so, as you said, 60 years waiting for men to triumph at the football for england. what do we think? well, undoubtedly england. what do we think? well, undoubtedly it s england. what do we think? well, undoubtedly it s going england. what do we think? well, undoubtedly it s going to - england. what do we think? ji undoubtedly it s going to be a huge couple of days ahead, notjust for the players, but for the fans as well, who have followed their team across germany. six matches played so far, nowjust one sta
works for their toughest patients. they have some unique department that provide services that are not available in any other hospital in ukraine. for example, bone marrow transplant from non relative donors, it can be done only in that hospital. we don t know what is going to be with their patients. perhaps some of them should be transferred abroad, as it was in the beginning of the full scale invasion when a lot of our international partners volunteered and opened the doors of their hospitals and invited ukrainian children to be treated there. so perhaps we are going to need to do the same. or at least transfer these patients to other cities where they can be safe at this point in time and where they temporarily can get some support. and that department that was hit directly by the department where kids with kidney malfunction are treated. those that are on that dialysis permanently waiting for their turn of a kidney transplant and as far as i know there were some people in
inequalities in the uk. he says it won t make richer areas poorer england s bukayo saka has spoken out after receiving racist abuse for missing a penalty in the euro 2020 final. 0n twitter, he wrote that he won t let the negativity he s received break him and said social media platforms aren t doing enough to stop the hate. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. at least a2 people have died and many more are missing after severe floods in western germany. at least four people died when their houses were swept away in the village of schuld. the region has seen record high rainfall over the past 2a hours. the worst affected district has been ahrweiler, in the state of rhineland palatinate, where 18 people have died. the netherlands have also been badly affected and in belgium six people are known to have died with the city of liege urging all residents to leave. the germany chancellor angela merkel says she s had messages of solidarity from other countries who have also offe