And we are a family, and we will always be a family. And we will get through this time, and hopefully be a stronger family for it. More than half a Million People with a disability are Self Employed. Ill be looking at why its such a popular option as part of the bbcs disability works series. Can another Non League Club join lincoln in the Quarter Finals of the fa cup . Sutton united take on arsenal later the winner will play lincoln. The holders, Manchester United will face chelsea next after coming from behind to beat Blackburn Rovers yesterday. It is blast off for plans to create the first spaceport. We it is blast off for plans to create the first spaceport. We are in cornwall, where they will track the space kraft. After 8 00 well be joined by tv royalty. Joanna lumley and Jennifer Saunders will be on the sofa as they celebrate 25 years of ab fab. And carol has the weather. Good morning, iwill start good morning, i will start to the day and cloudy. The cloud producing drizzle in th
To get out and about until it does that to you, that was the scene earlier in merseyside. As in the atlantic, something that has really caught my eye, an awful lot of weather on its way towards the british isles. Through the afternoon, the rain from the merseyside area pushes across the border into scotland, turning more showery. Sunshine north of that, there will be some thunderstorms, sunshine further south, temperatures in the low 20s. At at the same time the weather mightjust do that to you, there could be sharper shallow than thunderstorms. This evening and overnight, much of the activity will fade away, two showers lingering. A mild night, temperatures down to 15 oi mild night, temperatures down to 15 or 16. The first signs of a spell of wet and windy weather towards the south west, which is the theme of the next few days, unusual spells of pretty windy weather with significant rain rather than hit and myth showers. If you have a line of washing to do across england and wales, do
Good morning. Could we be paying more for trains despite using then less. We get the numbers for millions ofjourneys. Less. We get the numbers for millions of journeys. Campaigners say we need a different deal in a post pandemic world. Theyre partying in paris as psg reach the Champions League final for the very first time after beating rb leipzig last night. There is a rainbow in the sky this morning. If you are lucky enough to get a ccess morning. If you are lucky enough to get access to the pot of gold at the bottom of it and you have spare cash to get a private island, i have one, two, maybe three ideas for you later in the programme. We are in for an unusual spell of weather in the next few days. Storm allen is coming our way. The risk of coastal flooding as well. All the details later in the programme. Its wednesday, the 19th of august. Our top story. University leaders say they need urgent Financial Support from the government to cope with a rise in student numbers after the u t
The us democrats formally choose joe biden as their president ial candidate at the partys online convention. And hands free driving could arrive on uk roads by spring next year as the government launches a consultation on the technology. Theres going to be a big expansion in free coronavirus testing to help monitor the spread of covid 19 across the uk. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fornight as part of the 0ns household survey. The health secretary, matt hancock, has said the expansion of testing in the community will give the government a better understanding of where the virus is spreading. To be more accurate, to get more localised information, to have more nuance in the information we get, we are going to expand it, essentially by almost ten times, so that we get more detailed information about where the virus is taking root, about whether thats men or women, about which parts of the country, so that we can better manage in a more targeted way the measures that w
If you have any thoughts on what youd like to hear from the chancellor or want to share your experience of using the new nhs Contact Tracing app get in touch with me on twitter at annita underscore mcveigh or with the hashtag bbc your questions. 600 people at Glasgow University are self isolating, after more than 120 students tested positive for coronavirus as freshers week ended. Two Police Officers are shot during protests over a decision not to charge anyone with the death of Black Hospital worker breonna taylor. Fleet street legend and former editor of the sunday times sir harold evans has died aged 92. Hello and a very good morning to you. Thank you forjoining us. The chancellor, rishi sunak, will today set out how the government plans to protectjobs after the current furlough scheme expires next month. Hes expected to unveil a package of measures after warnings that new coronavirus restrictions could lead to mass redundancies this winter. It may include a extension to a vat cut f