Trump says iran has made a very big mistake by shooting down an american surveillance drone. And campaigners when a legal challenge over the british governments decision to allow arms sales to saudi arabia. Good evening. The conservative leadership contest is down to the final two candidates. After michael gove was eliminated after finishing last in the for the of conservative mps. Boris johnson once last in the for the of conservative mps. Borisjohnson once again won the lions share of the vote with 160 votes, followed byjeremy hunt on 77 votes, who was closely trailed by michael gove with 75 boats. So michael gove is knocked out of the contest, leaving borisjohnson and jeremy hunt to battle it out. The three candidates shared their reaction to the results on twitter. Michael gove tweeted naturally disappointed, but so proud of the campaign we ran. Huge thanks to my campaign we ran. Huge thanks to my campaign team, it has been an honour to set out the vision for the future of our grea
The us open. He is hardly a household name but he has had and is interesting journey. And matt taylor . If you are fed up of rain, more downpours to come, particularly for Eastern England tomorrow night. Where is the summer . I will tell you more in the next half an hour. Also coming up can you have a naughty corner in the oval office . It isa it is a fantastic financial statement. Lets do that over, he is coughing in the middle of my answer, i dont like that. If you get a cough, please leave the room. His views on germs are well known. Well tell you how the president reacted to that cough, during a television interview. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. Boris johnsons campaign to become conservative leader and Prime Minister received a boost this morning with the endorsement of the Health Secretary, matt hancock, who said mrjohnson was best placed to re unite the fractured party. Matt hancock dropped out of the race last week. He made his announcement after the
Nerves inside paralysed peoples bodies are rewired to give movement to their arms and hands. And after his victory in the mens doubles at wimbledon last night, andy murray is back in action in the mixed doubles today this time with serena wiliams. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The british car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant in birmingham. Its a boost to the industry after a series of setbacks in recent months. Initially the plant will produce an electric version of the jaguar xj. Jlr says the move will help secure the jobs of 2,700 workers at the plant. The business secretary greg clark said the announcement was a vote of confidence in the uk Automotive Industry protecting thousands of skilled jobs at Castle Bromwich. Lets get more on this now from theo leggett, our Business Correspondent whos atjlrs Castle Bromwich plant for us. Hugely good news morn
Everywhere we look, there is a blank where she should be. Families of the victims in the boeing ethiopia air crash demand to know why the 737 max was allowed to fly. In pioneering surgery nerves inside paralysed peoples bodies are rewired to give movement to their arms and hands. Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom alive. We willjust start with some breaking news on the death ofJohn Mccririck, the racing broadcaster whose family have announced that he has died aged 79. He was at the face of channel 4 racing, one of the sports most recognisable figures, famous for his idiosyncratic fashion sense and his larger than life personality. Idiosyncratic fashion sense and his la rger than life personality. He was, of course, an Award Winning journalist for the sporting life and work for itv before he worked for channel 4. His death announced this morning, in the last few minutes, the death ofJohn Mccririck, the racing broadcaster. We will have more on that later. The british car manufacturer,
On day 5 at wimbledon, djokovic and 15 year old cori gauff in action later as well as andy murray and Serena Williams in the mixed doubles. Well be live there at 2. 30 and bring you news on England International karen carneys retirement from football. Matt has all the weather sunny and warm in places but will it last . 28 this afternoon in some southern areas, to live this weekend, will it stay dry . I will let you know. I will explain more in 25 minutes. Thanks matt. Also coming up tributes are paid to horse racing puinditjohn mccririck. Pundit. With his signature deerstalker hat and flamboyant style, he was a familiar face on british television. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. A gang behind the biggest modern day Slavery Network ever exposed in the uk has been convicted of offences including trafficking, Money Laundering and forcing people into forced labour. Police believe there were up to 400 victims put to work by the polish organised crime gang in the West Midlands. A thr