By more than 6 injuly but it remains well below pre pandemic levels. If you would like to get in touch with us. Also this hour. Thousands of migrants are still being left to sleep in the open after their camp on the greek island of lesbos burned down. Microsoft says it has thwarted Cyber Attacks from russia, china and iran targeting the us president ial election. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Im annita mcveigh. The uk has announced its signed its first major post brexit trade deal with japan. The government says 99 of exports to japan will be tariff free boosting the british economy by an estimated £15 billion. Meanwhile, trade talks between the eu and the uk are due to resume next week despite the bitter rift over the governments plan to modify the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Joining me now from westminster is our political correspondent, Jessica Parker. Talk us t
Authorities were leaked to Buzzfeed News and passed to the International Consortium of investigativejournalists and bbc panorama. They reveal some of the International Banking systems most closely guarded secrets. In one example, a payment of 8 million flagged as suspicious was sent to a russian businessman and former minister living in britain, vladimir chernukhin, in 2016. It initially came from this man, suleiman kerimov, a billionaire ally of president putin. In 2018 he was sanctioned by the us who were targeting those they said played a key role in advancing russias malign activities. Mr chernukhins wife, lubov chernukhin, has become famous for donating large sums to the conservative party in exchange for tennis matches with David Cameron and Boris Johnson. And paying £135,000 for a night out with theresa may. In total, shes donated £1. 7 million. Most of it since her husband received the 8 million from kerimov. The chernukhins, pleasant people that they may be, are not fit and
As we head towards the middle part of the week and beyond. Eventually, we get northerly winds dropping the temperatures. Towards the end of the week, it will be much cooler and particularly in brisk northerly winds. This afternoon, it is dry with sunshine for most of us, a last patch in the thames extra. Cardiff and Northern Ireland, cardiff and north west scotland, a little rain here for the hebrides and orkney and shetland as well. Overnight, the area of rain gets a little heavier, more intense as it slips into the highlands. Further south, clear skies initially but mist and fog likely to form. It could get murky in the midlands. Low cloud, mist and fog taking most of the morning to them and break and eventually we will get sunshine. At the same time, across the north west, a band of rain moving in and the rain will be accompanied with strong winds for Northern Ireland, scotland and the far north of england. Top temperature is 26 celsius in the sunshine in east anglia. Tuesday night,
Hashtag. The other headlines. Care home staff in england are to be given personal protective equipment until march as part of government plans to protect them and patients over the winter. A group of uk mps say the home office has no idea what its £400 million a year Immigration Enforcement unit achieves, meaning it is unprepared for brexit. Us president ial candidatejoe it is unprepared for brexit. Us president ial candidate joe biden condemns trumps handling of the pandemic is close to criminal, accusing him of deliberately playing down the impact of the virus, leading to thousands unnecessary deaths. And seven years after leaving the club, gareth bale is expected to fly to london today to com plete expected to fly to london today to complete a season long loan from real madrid to tottenham. Hello and a warm welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uk government is considering taking
Clearer. So, what they are doing is meeting other households. To try to get the government to give banaz mahmod from south London Parliament more of a say before new was killed aged 20 by her father coronavirus restrictions come in. And uncle after they said shed ideally what they want is a vote on shamed their family. Any new restrictions. The way 13 years on, still in hiding in witness protection after giving theyre trying to do that is by evidence against her own family, using the six month renewal of the coronavirus act, which was passed her sister has this warning. Just a few days after we went into do you think what happened lockdown and it gave the government to your sister could yet happen now . Absolutely. Lots of emergency powers, but every maybe not down to the t, six months the house of commons has to say, yes, we are happy for those how my sisters situation went, but i think there is still space for error. Powers to continue. That vote is today, and so, a group of mps are