Also this hour who ewe looking at . How sheep can be trained to recognise a familiar face from a photo including barak 0bama and the bbcs fiona bruce. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The future of the International Development secretary, priti patel, is in doubt after details emerged of further undisclosed meetings she had with israeli politicians. Ms patel is currently flying back from africa, after being ordered to return to the uk by the Prime Minister. She apologised to theresa may on monday about unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians in august, but it appears she did not reveal details of further meetings held in september. Joining us from westminster is our assistant Political Editor norman smith. Is there any course of action open to theresa may other than to sack priti patel . It is very hard to see any other outcome, all the signs are priti patel, when she landed back in london, will be summoned to meet the Prime Minister, and she will be asked to give her
Xijinping are likely to be dominated by tensions over north korea. And theyre not as stupid as you might think new Research Suggests sheep are capable of facial recognition. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In the last hour, priti patel has resigned from her post in the government as International Development secretary. Last friday the bbc revealed that ms patel had held several unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians while on holiday in the country this summer. She apologised for that on monday but earlier today more questions about other meetings she did not disclose emerged and she was recalled back to the uk from an official trip to africa. As her resignation was announced priti patel issued a letter which she had written to the Prime Minister. In her two page Resignation Letter ms patel said it had been a tremendous privilege to serve in the cabinet. But perhaps the most significant line came on the second page where she apologised for her conduct and said. While my ac
How she will remember her daughter. I dont want her to be remembered as a victim of somebody who killed her with a bomb. I want her to be remembered as olivia, the girl that she was. More than half of british summer fruit and Salad Growers could be short of Migrant Workers to harvest their crops this summer with many blaming the fall in the value of the pound and uncertainty following brexit and theres concern the shortage could get worse. Sol soiam at so i am at this robbery farm this morning looking at strawberries and other fruits, to find morning looking at strawberries and otherfruits, to find out morning looking at strawberries and other fruits, to find out what it will mean for the industry. Strawberry farm. He may play a crime boss in his latest blockbuster but well hear why kevin spacey says hes one of The Good Guys on set. Its ladies day at ascot. Carol and sally are there. In sport, The Lions Team is named for the first test against new zealand. Irelands Peter Omahony skippe
Theatre bosses warn they need urgent help. If sadlers wells doesnt get any support soon, then we will probably be closed by the autumn because weve run out of money. About 90 of our money comes from people coming into the theatre. The National Theatre says it cant support 400 casual staff beyond the end of august and job losses are inevitable. For southamptons nuffield theatre is its already too late. Having closed the doors for lockdown theyve announced they will now stay shut permanently. Judith moritz, bbc news. Time for a look at the weathe, heres nick miller. We dont need any more rain, do we . Maybe not, but it is still coming. It has been a soaking day for some of us today and with low pressure closed by this weekend there will be more rain. But the main story is how windy it will be by sunday. Over the past few hours you will know where it has been wet if you have been under theirs. That rain is slipping south eastwards and pulling away from much of scotland. This evening and t
Claire and the team inside are very excited howzat excited recreational cricket can return in a weeks time. After a government u turn, the game is given the go ahead. They now say it can be made very safe. Its saturday, july the 4th. Our top story the largest easing of coronavirus restrictions so far has come into effect in england. Some hairdressers welcomed back customers at midnight, while pubs, restaurants and cinemas are allowed to reopen this morning. The Prime Minister has warned people to act responsibly even though lockdown rules have been eased. Well be live throughout the morning at pubs and a hairdressers. Lets speak now to our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. We. It is. It is interesting, isnt it, jonathan, what is coming through now from the Prime Minister. He is wanting, be responsible, but there have been some tweaks, they have been some changes, havent there . Good morning to you both. Yes, this isa good morning to you both. Yes, this is a big moment and i think