At the first sitting of the new European Parliament session, meps from the brexit party turn their backs during the anthem of the European Union. Session, meps from the brexit party turn their backs during the anthem and its semifinal day for englands lionesses as they prepare to take of the European Union. And its semifinal day for englands lionesses theyll roar into action later on the usa in lyon. When they take on the usa in lyon. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We begin with breaking news and the bbc has just published its annual report good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Which details the earnings lets cross to belfast where borisjohnson and jeremy hunt are appearing at the latest of on screen staff earning over £150,000 a year. Theres been an increase conservative leadership hustings. In the number of employees earrning more than that, with three women now why do you think it hasnt happened in the top ten earners. Overall the amount spent on top so why do yo
The United States not to interfere. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport olly foster. Weve already had british winners on the second day of wimbledon well head live to the all england club and also lyon and the lionesses as we count down to the world cup semifinal. Thanks olly, and thomasz has all the weather. The weather is lush. It is beautiful, just right. We will be talking about the european monsoon in halfan talking about the european monsoon in half an hour. Also coming up turning their backs on the eu meps from the brexit party stage a protest at the opening session of the European Parliament. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. Its been one of the major Sticking Points in the brexit negotiations but the two candidates vying to be Prime Minister have been outlining their plans for the irish border after the uk leaves the eu. In the latest conservative Party Leadership hustings in belfast, jeremy hunt said it would be impossible to have an eu withdrawal de
Principle is the backstop which transfers into following eu customs tariffs until the eu give us permission to leave the customs union. That is not acceptable. Va nessa union. That is not acceptable. Vanessa feltz, Claudia Winkleman and zoe ball all break the rest of top ten highest paid bbc presenters as the corporation tries to tackle the issue of equal pay. China reacts with fury to the protests in hong kong. It says demonstrators who stormed the Parliament Work trampling the rule of law and warns britain and United States not to interfere. The stowaway who fell from this plane into a London Garden. The body felljust one metre away from somebody who was sunbathing. And the british number onejohanna sunbathing. And the british number one Johanna Konta sunbathing. And the british number oneJohanna Konta is safely through till the round two after a straight sets when in her opening match at wimbledon. It is 5pm, our main story, just three hours from now, englands lionesses will be figh
My name is ruth robinson. It is a pleasure to welcome you for our program. Before i get started, i would like to ask you to silence your cell phones. No photography or filming. Suggest you might want to sit up straight. We have cspan here tonight, they are going to be filming. [laughter] after 50 seconds of fame just might happen tonight, you never know. It is a pleasure for me to a compile quickly. Ely is in the History Department at virginia tech. A native of manchester, england, he holds degrees from Lancaster University and university of North Carolina at chapel hill. Author of shifting grounds, nationalism and the American South, 18481865, which won the British Association for american study book prize. And the Jefferson Davis award for the museum of the confederacy. He has also published articles and journals suggest the journalists of the history and journal of the civil war era. Among his Current Research projects, the South Carolina congressman who achieved notoriety by caning
Democrats. 2027488002 for independents. You can make a facebook comment or send an email. From Washington Times this morning. Lynch nomination clears committee with gop vote. Guaranteeing she will be confirmed in the full senate next month. Ms. Lynch was approved by the committee on 128 vote. Three republicans joining and backing her. Orrin hatch, Lindsey Graham and jeff flake of arizona. On politico this morning, gop leaders said to swerve dhs off the cliff. First, the good news. Congress appears to have found a way to avoid the shutdown of the department of Homeland Security for the next three weeks. Now, the bad the month is beginning to look grim for the new Republican Congress that has lost the expectations for legislating in 2015. Gop l leaders that will eat the house and senate three weeks to bridge the fundamental differences on funding the department and the longterm and blocking president Barack Obamas changes to the enforcement of immigration policy. Congress must update a a