Where pupils have been getting their exa m where pupils have been getting their exam results all morning. Ill be speaking to a careers adviser to find out what to do if you didnt get what you expected. Tens of thousands of ryanair passengers could face disruption today as uk based pilots strike. Our focus on farming continues with a look at the growing threat from criminals, who kill and butcher sheep in fields, in order to sell the meat. And researchers can now see processes deep inside the body thanks to a new type of microscope which captures images at unseen levels of detail. And in Sport England begin the third ashes test against australia at headingley this morning. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im carol walker. Borisjohnson is in paris today to meet the french president , Emmanuel Macron, for brexit talks, as the clock ticks towards britains leaving date of october 31st. Mrjohnson has insisted the backstop which aims to prevent a hard irish border after brexit must
Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Steph Mcgovern and charlie stayt. Our headlines today continue to question ten people. Labour warns of a retail apocalypse as it calls for action to tackle empty shops. Hollywood actor peter fonda, who starred in the cult movie easy rider, has died aged 79. In the cricket at lords, there should be Better Weather for england today. After more rain on day three, they say they need to get australia out by lunch to have a good chance of winning the second ashes test. After they washed out yesterday the weekend is looking a little more promising, sunshine and showers, but quite windy at times, too. Promising, sunshine and showers, but quite windy at times, too. Its saturday 17th august. Our top story. Detectives investigating the killing of a Police Officer in berkshire have sealed off a nearby caravan site. Pc Andrew Harper, who only got married four weeks ago, died after he was dragged along by a vehicle as he was attending reports of a burglary. Ou
And coming up in sport, england have a battle on their hands to keep their ashes hopes alive after australia dominated. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The family of a lawyer who was stabbed to death with a screwdriver outside a busy Shopping Centre in newcastle, have described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. Peter duncan died in hospital following the incident near eldon square on wednesday evening. Seven teenage boys aged between 1a and 17 remain in custody on suspicion of murder. Andy moore reports. It was an attack in broad daylight, just outside this busy Shopping Centre. Peter duncan, a lawyer, was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but could not be saved. His family described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. They said he would be deeply missed, and his death would leave a huge hole in their lives. It appears to have been a chance encounter between the victim and the offender, which then led
Along with show anthea smith, who lost an ear to melanoma, and puts it down to decades of using sunbeds. And well talk to pupils from the east London State School where 100 students got straight as in their a levels, and more than a0 of them are heading to oxford and cambridge. Even stormzy has been tweeting about their success. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do you use sunbeds . If so, are you worried about the risks . Or do you think its no worse than sitting out in the sun and, if you use them sensibly, youre safe . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victoria live. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First, Rachel Schofield has the news. Good morning. In the last hour, turkeys military pension fund has reached a tentative deal to take over British Steel. The Turkish Armed forces assistance fund, known as 0yak, said it planned to take control of British Steel by the end of the year. The offi
Back at the peterloo massacre 200 years on. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We start with breaking news this hour a Police Officer has been killed in berkshire. It happened last night as pc Andrew Harper was attending reports of a burglary near to the a4 between reading and newbury. Thames Valley Police have released a statement. Thames Valley Police say 10 people have been arrested. Some of the information we have from the statement that has been posted on their website. A Murder Investigation has been launched after a Thames Valley Police Officer died following an incident in berkshire. This happened at around 11 30pm last night close to the all. Bath road, between reading and newbury. The incident happened at the crossroads of ufton lane and lambdens hill, near to sulhamstead. Danny shaw is with me with more. Ten people have been arrested, all male aged between 13 and 30 according to thames Valley Police. It appears the Police Officer, pc Andrew Harper, was investigating