A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Instagram is hiding likes on posts in seven countries to remove pressure on users. The aim is to help people concentrate on content rather than popularity. Is this a step forward for social media . Or will it undermine the popularity of the business itself . Let me know what you think. Get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbcthebriefing. President trump says the us military has shot down an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz. He said staff on the uss boxer took defensive action as the drone came within 1,000 yards of a us navy ship. This, according to iran was the moment that it sees the panamanian flagged tanker. The circling speedboats were manned by members of the Iranian Revolutionary guard. Once on board, they say they found a million litres of fuel which they allege was being smuggled out of iran. Later, President Trump said the us military had shot down an iranian dro
Centre, where we have gathered a group of Business Leaders to talk to them about what they want, what they are hoping forfrom them about what they want, what they are hoping for from the them about what they want, what they are hoping forfrom the new minister. In sport, theres exactly a year to go until the start of the 2020 Olympic Games, and well hear from some of the british athletes hoping to make their mark in tokyo. Its wednesday the 23rd july. We are both in westminster this morning. It is a momentous day. This afternoon, former foreign secretary and london mayor borisjohnson will move into number 10 downing street, taking the reins from theresa may. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley has the story. Whether you love him or you loathe him, injust a few hours time, Boris Johnson will officially become our Prime Minister. Has it sunk in yet . Getting there. Last night he was celebrating with supporters, but life in downing street will be far from easy. This is the moment yest
Limits to what they can achieve. Finally, to most of all, i want to thank my husband philip. He has been my greatest supporter and my closest companion. That was not me. I think the answer to that is, i think not. Iam about the answer to that is, i think not. I am about to leave downing street, but i am proud to continue as a member of parliament for maidenhead. I will continue to do all i can to serve the National Interest and play my part in making our United Kingdom a great country with a great future. A country that truly works for everyone. That was theresa may, the former prime minister. There will be a lot more on beyond 108. Now it is time for the sport. Theres only one place to start and thats at the home of cricket, because ireland will be pinching themselves after embarrasing england at lords today, ireland who have only been a test nation for two years have an xx overnight lead in their one off test after bowling out england and their world cup winning stars all out for 85
Attacked pro democracy activists last weekend. Hello and good afternoon. The Prime Minister has pledged to fund a new high speed rail route between leeds and manchester. Borisjohnson says it will turbo charge the economy. It is thought the new route is part of the governments wider investment commitment to the north of england, set to cost around £39 billion. But labour have cast doubt on the plan, saying mrjohnson failed to deliver on infrastructure when he was mayor of london. Tom barton reports. In manchester, theyre expanding the tram network, spending millions on improving public transport. But the new Prime Minister says he wants to go further, promising to build a fast railway line between this city and leeds, 35 miles away. I want to be the Prime Minister who does with Northern Powerhouse rail what we did for crossrail in london, and today, im going to deliver on my commitment to that vision with a pledge to fund the leeds to manchester route. But while local leaders have welc
As the relationship worsens between india and its biggest trading partner a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Amazon has pledged millions of dollars to retrain its workforce in an attempt to upskill its staff were asking what new skill youd like to learn tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. President trump is dropping his attempt to add a Citizenship Question to next years us census. The move was blocked by the Supreme Court last month. Opponents fear it could deter immigrant households from taking part in the census, lead to an undercounting of the population in democratic districts, and benefit the president s republican party. But mr trump has announced an executive order, requiring all Government Agencies and departments to provide records on population. Our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. Changing tack but not backing down. Never wa