The cost of a degree. Students from the poorest backgrounds could leave university with debts of over £57,000. Also coming up, its day three of wimbledon. First up on centre court this afternoon isjohanna konta, who plays donna vekic, the player who beat her in the final of the Nottingham 0pen Last month. And Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour De France, following a crash which saw his sprint rival peter sagan disqualified from the race for his involvement. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Its understood the goverment is to send a taskforce in, to take over parts of Kensington Council, in the wake of the grenfell fire tragedy. It is thought the Housing Department and other departments will be run by an outside organisation, but the council itself will not be taken over. Most of the families who lost their homes are still living in hotels, despite government pledges to rehouse them all by today. There was anger and frustration at a meeting with police and the westminster c
The governments Public Sector pay cap after pressure from some of her cabinet to lift it. It isnt fair to go out and tell people they can have all the public spending they want without paying for it. Wages are rising by 2. 1 while inflation is nearly 3 . Six million workers already earn less than the living wage. What part to be quiet do you not understand . Shut up failed by the police the disabled refugee whose repeated pleas for help were ignored and who was brutally murdered. The debate over tuition fees a new report says students in england from the poorest backgrounds can expect debts of nearly £60,000. Munching through the Bamboo Curtain Angela Merkel and the chinese president xi jinping hope these giant pandas will bring them closer together. And back on centre court, andy murray seeks to defend his wimbledon title in the second round against dustin brown. Its 5 oclock. Our main story the government is to send in a taskforce to take over the running of parts of kensington and
Commentator alex deane, The Middle East expert rachel shabi, Thomas Kielinger of die welt, and the American Writer and broadcasterjef mcallister. Welcome to you all. The second round of brexit talks were held this week for four days at the end of which both sides described discussions as robust, and Michel Barnier, the eus chief negotiator said more clarity was required from the british side on a number of key issues. Some conservatives in this country are beginning to talk of a transition period. There will be further talks at the end of august. Certainly in the uk the advantages of leaving or remaining are getting lost in the rhetoric. Lets take some time to discuss them. Alex, last week Polly Toynbee called brexiteers lunatics. I think it is extraordinary rhetoric. I know we will not have a discussion like that today a majority of the country voted to leave the eu, imagine having such contempt for your fellow countrymen that you would use such a term. If remain won, i would not refe
Commentator alex deane, The Middle East expert rachel shabi, Thomas Kielinger of die welt, and the American Writer and broadcasterjef mcallister. Welcome to you all. The second round of brexit talks were held this week for four days at the end of which both sides described discussions as robust, and Michel Barnier, the eus chief negotiator said more clarity was required from the british side on a number of key issues. Some conservatives in this country are beginning to talk of a transition period. There will be further talks at the end of august. Certainly in the uk the advantages of leaving or remaining are getting lost in the rhetoric. Lets take some time to discuss them. Alex, last week Polly Toynbee called brexiteers lunatics. I think it is extraordinary rhetoric. I know we will not have a discussion like that today a majority of the country voted to leave the eu, imagine having such contempt for your fellow countrymen that you would use such a term. If remain won, i would not refe
I loved him. For me, every time i saw him it was a special feeling. Good morning. And im live here at the London Stadium. Its day eight of the World Athletics Championships and all morning here on Bbc Breakfast. Ill be rounding up the action for you. And there was no Fairy Tale Ending for Isaac Makwala in the mens 200 metres last night. He finished sixth while britains Nethaneel Mitchell bla ke was fourth. Should the locals get to decide on what happens in the rough neighbourhood . Is people power the answer to our Housing Crisis . A new Campaign Says locals should get more say over Planning Applications. It would speed up construction, but critics say it could ruin the greenbelt. Ill have the details. It isa it is a beautiful start to the day. Will the weather remain this way . I will have the full forecast in 50 minutes. Thank you. 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The scandal over Contaminated Eggs continues to spread across europe, with denmark the latest country to