Why being fat and fit is a myth. A new study says people cant be obese and healthy. Good morning. In sport down to the wire. Arsenal keep themselves in the three way race for the last two Champions League spots. Theyll be decided On The Last Day of the season. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning from the Clifton Suspension Bridge. It is cloudy and anzus morning. There will be some rain for england and wales, heavy through the day on and off, but for Northern England, ireland and scotland it will be dry, bright and scotland it will be dry, bright and sunny with just a couple of showers. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you very much. So, we have carol on the bridge, we have steph on the buttie van, and over the next couple of weeks we will ta ke the next couple of weeks we will take Bbc Breakfast on the road to scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. Today we start in south west england, we are in bristol. One of the reasons why this city is so important is
Representation in parliament are all on the list. We will speak to them injusta on the list. We will speak to them injust a moment. The former american soldier, Chelsea Manning, who passed thousands of confidential documents to wikileaks, will be released from a Military Prison today. Well speak to someone who campaigned for her release. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Are you fat and fit . The bad news is there may be no such thing. Some doctors now reckon its impossible to be overweight without increasing your risk of future health problems. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. In a moment well get the latest on Election Campaign here. First, though to the us, where the white house is denying reports that donald trump asked former fbi Directorjames Comey to stop an investigation into alleged links between an advisor and russia. Mr c
Could all be a myth. Researchers looked at the Health Record of more than 3 Million People, Casting Doubt on the theory that some people can be healthy, despite being overweight. And she was famous for her Trademark Headscarf and pinny, now coronation streets hilda ogdens Trademark Items are going under the hammer, good morning. Its wednesday 17th may. Im Annita Mcveigh welcome to bbc Newsroom Live the white house has denied reports that donald trump asked former fbi Directorjames Comey to stop an investigation into the alleged links between one of his senior advisers and russia. Mr comey, who was sacked last week, is said to have recorded the comments in notes taken after a meeting with the president in february. David willis reports. Following a meeting of his Security Advisers back in february, President Trump waited for other officials to leave the room before taking then fbi director james comey to one side. The previous day, his National Security advisor, Michael Flynn, had been
determined a fetus would not survive after birth. but hours later, the state attorney general s office filed an appeal with the texas supreme court, blocking the judge s order from taking effect. the forced birth party isn t just placing these women at risk. but also, our national security. thanks to tommy tuberville, the maga senator who is so mad about women s rights, he s choosing to undermine u.s. military readiness against our enemies. on friday, the u.s. army became the second military branch without a senate confirmed leader behind the marines, as tuberville continues to block hundreds of military nominations in a protest against a pentagon abortion travel reimbursement policy. for misinformation to sneaky tactics to full blown voter suppression, america is slouching toward gilead, forcing the abortion rights movement to get ensnared in a game of legal whack-a-mole all across the country. it s why all eyes are on ohio, where the republican controlled
himself as an impersonator these days but he was on right-wing radio. i believe he famously wrote an op-ed where he attacked mulan. everyone knows mulan is a great threat to our country, so he s been part of these culture wars long before. i think that is a reminder pence is an o.g. culture warrior but perhaps doesn t have the personality republican voters demand of their culture warriors. we have new reporting in the washington post about what kind of candidate culture warrior ron desantis is and wants to be, and i ve got to quote jeff roe is the top advisor to never back down, which is the super-pack supporting ron desantis and he said to axios, the fight for the soul of this party isn t about tax cuts or trade deals. it is a cultural combat we have a country. these people know that ron desantis is a cultural warrior