Hello. Welcome to the programme. The treatment of migrants being held inside us detention facilities is once again stirring outrage this time from democratic members of congress who travelled to the border on monday to see the conditions for themselves. A report was released by the department of homeland securitys Inspector General showing what conditions look like in the rio grande valley. The bbcs Chris Buckler reports. At americas border, migrant families will tell you what they expect and what they hope for when they reach the united states. Its opportunity, safety, and refuge currently the reality is very different. Inside the processing and detention facilities along this border a new watchdog report talks of dangerous overcrowding security concerns and children having no access to showers. It was, in the words of one official, a ticking time bomb. They put them in a room with no Running Water and these women were being told by cbp officers to drink out of the toilet. They were D
Hello. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. Also in the programme the British Council says brexit is causing poorer children to fall behind in learning foreign languages. So wed like to hear from you on this. How important is it to learn another language . Are brits lazier because we can get by . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Members of the European Parliament are due to select a president for the Assembly Later today. Theyll also consider whether to approve the appointment of the German Defence minister, ursula von der leyen, as president of the blocs powerful executive arm. Eu heads of government selected her to succeed jean claude juncker, ignoring the parliaments own candidate. Adam fleming reports from strasbourg. The Brexit Party Meps dont want to be here, and they didnt want to hear this. Music ode to joy. Its unlikely theyll get into trouble, and it sounds like theres more to come
At the first sitting of the new European Parliament session, meps from the brexit party turn their backs during the anthem of the European Union. Session, meps from the brexit party turn their backs during the anthem and its semifinal day for englands lionesses as they prepare to take of the European Union. And its semifinal day for englands lionesses theyll roar into action later on the usa in lyon. When they take on the usa in lyon. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We begin with breaking news and the bbc has just published its annual report good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Which details the earnings lets cross to belfast where borisjohnson and jeremy hunt are appearing at the latest of on screen staff earning over £150,000 a year. Theres been an increase conservative leadership hustings. In the number of employees earrning more than that, with three women now why do you think it hasnt happened in the top ten earners. Overall the amount spent on top so why do yo
The United States not to interfere. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport olly foster. Weve already had british winners on the second day of wimbledon well head live to the all england club and also lyon and the lionesses as we count down to the world cup semifinal. Thanks olly, and thomasz has all the weather. The weather is lush. It is beautiful, just right. We will be talking about the european monsoon in halfan talking about the european monsoon in half an hour. Also coming up turning their backs on the eu meps from the brexit party stage a protest at the opening session of the European Parliament. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. Its been one of the major Sticking Points in the brexit negotiations but the two candidates vying to be Prime Minister have been outlining their plans for the irish border after the uk leaves the eu. In the latest conservative Party Leadership hustings in belfast, jeremy hunt said it would be impossible to have an eu withdrawal de
Principle is the backstop which transfers into following eu customs tariffs until the eu give us permission to leave the customs union. That is not acceptable. Va nessa union. That is not acceptable. Vanessa feltz, Claudia Winkleman and zoe ball all break the rest of top ten highest paid bbc presenters as the corporation tries to tackle the issue of equal pay. China reacts with fury to the protests in hong kong. It says demonstrators who stormed the Parliament Work trampling the rule of law and warns britain and United States not to interfere. The stowaway who fell from this plane into a London Garden. The body felljust one metre away from somebody who was sunbathing. And the british number onejohanna sunbathing. And the british number one Johanna Konta sunbathing. And the british number oneJohanna Konta is safely through till the round two after a straight sets when in her opening match at wimbledon. It is 5pm, our main story, just three hours from now, englands lionesses will be figh