As relevant today as it was 20 years ago, looking forward to the next 20 yea rs. Now its time for a look at the weather. Its likely to be the hottest day of the year so far, particularly in central and eastern parts of england. Temperatures will get up to about 3k degrees in london today. There is some fresher air moving in for the north west and some thunderstorms around. Thunderstorms in northern ireland, western scotla nd in northern ireland, western scotland and the north west of eglin for a time. Scotland and the north west of eglin fora time. In scotland and the north west of eglin for a time. In the sunshine, temperatures up to 33 or 3a degrees. We have the heavy downpours making their way eastwards overnight across scotla nd their way eastwards overnight across scotland and northern england, followed by something a little bit fresher, so it will not be as muggy and uncomfortable for sleeping as it was last night. Sunday will be a different feeling day, much less humid, a much f
victory over saracens at twickenham. good morning, a precious story across the country today. cloud and across the country today. cloud and a few showers across england first thing, but there will be sunny spells around. i will tell you when and where, injust a moment. it s sunday 19th june. our main story: the transport secretary grant shapps has accused the country s biggest rail union of punishing millions of innocent people after it confirmed it will go ahead with series of crippling strikes. mr shapps said the travelling public faced a week of misery because the rail, maritime and transport union had refused repeated appeals to call off their action due to start on tuesday. our political correspondent nick eardley has more. for nick eardley has more. anyone who relies on trains next for anyone who relies on trains, the next few days are going to see significant disruption. the biggest real strikes in decades are happening and the government says it will cause misery for
For a huge pullback. Meanwhile, oil prices are fueling todays rally. Helping the materials sector outperform the rest of the market. Well look at how the volatile Energy Prices may be heading next. Tesla had a rough ride lately but the stock is still up 50 over the past six months. Not bad but coming up well hear from one investor who says tesla is, quote, the markets single Biggest Company stock bubble and well find out why he thinks tesla is the ultimate short. And twitter is reportedly trying to bring its nfl streaming rights to apple tv. Well discuss how big a deal it could be and whether the nfl could stand in the way. By the way, as twitter eyes a 20 closing level here in the final. Yes. Its come back here and very interesting to see how it does streaming those thursday night games this fall in the nfl. Lets start with the full Team Coverage of the markets. Theres the full team right there. Bob pisani tracking the action here at the new york stock exchange. Bertha coombs at the N
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The veteran American Civil Rights leader and long serving congressman, john lewis, has died at the age of 80. An officer for Londons Metropolitan Police has been suspended and another placed on restricted duties after a video appeared to show one of them kneeling on a mans neck. Local authorities in england can use new powers from today to deal with coronavirus outbreaks in their area with the ability to shut down specific premises, close off outdoor areas and cancel events. President trump says he wont force americans to wear face masks in public to contain the spread of coronavirus. Eu leaders are gathering for the second day of their brussels summit with only faint hope of reaching an agreement on a coronavirus economic recovery package. Thousands of protesters join a march in russias far east, in support of a detained governor who is being held on charges of murder. The uk government guarantees Financial Support for holiday makers seeking ref
At least 15 Million People in central and Southern China are experiencing their worst flooding in decades. Wuhan, which experienced the first major outbreak of the coronavirus, is one of the cities affected. Officials are warning that the public must prepare for a weekend of heavy rain in some places. More than 140 people are missing since the floods began last month. David campa nale reports. China experiences annual flooding, but this years been far worse than usual. Vast swathes of central and eastern china have been overwhelmed. Heavy and continuous rains that began injune are continuing to batter regions along the yangtze river. Waters in more than 400 rivers have exceeded warning levels. 33 have gone over historic highs. Whole towns are submerged, and others have been cut off. Translation this is a main road to eight villages in the former lizi township. Now more than 7000 people are stranded inside. The last time the yangtze basin saw average rainfall levels like this was in the