he has pledged to improve pupil s speaking skills and said he wants half a million more children to reach their early learning targets by 2030. the speech on labour s education policy was interrupted by green protestors. our political editor chris mason reports. the smiles are big, the dreams are bigger at this primary school in rochester in kent. how does society match boundless aspiration with providing the opportunities to ensure they come true? what would you like to be when you grow up? i would like to be a rugby player. i would like to be a graphic designer and make movies. tell me what you would like to be when you grow up. a scientist. what do you like playing with the car? it s not playing, it s working. good point! in gillingham, keir starmer said he wanted to tear down barriers to home. down barriers to hope. more children must reach early learning targets, he said, snobbery must go. alongside his albeit broad vision for the economy, the health service, energy an
chancellor nadhim zahawi has added his name to the uk leadership contest, joining a field of eight people, including two former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this edition of the media show will go down in history as one of the longest. it was wednesday afternoon that we went on air. boris johnson at that point was holding out, but minister after minister were resigning and we wanted to get a sense of how we d got there, because the media is a central part of the story of borisjohnson. how power and politics intertwine with the media in this country is vital to understanding it. and we also need to look at how scoops about mrjohnson s behaviour ultimately triggered his downfall. for that, we wanted to hear from journalists tasked with reporting events as they unfolded. and when news is breaking every few minutes, how do you cope with t
as the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations. the men s final at wimbledon goes into a tense third set with defending champion novak djokovic facing nick kyrgios. and, temperatures rise around the uk with some areas hitting 30 degrees today and scotland records its warmest day of the year so far. now on bbc news. the media show. this programme was recorded on wednesday. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this edition of the media show will go down in history as one of the longest. it was wednesday afternoon that we went on air. boris johnson at that point was holding out, but minister after minister were resigning and we wanted to get a sense of how we d got there, because the media is a central part of the story of borisjohnson. how power and politics intertwine with the media in this country is vital to understanding it. and we also need to look at how scoops about mrjohnson s behaviour ultimate
amid torrential rain and major flooding in sydney in australia beef is off the menu school caterers tell the bbc that rising food prices are affecting what they can provide for children s lunches and a new species of waterlily is discovered and it s the largest in the world, with leaves more than ten feet wide and standing here, you really get a sense ofjust how huge this is. this is one plant and it s still growing. and coming up on the bbc news channel: all eyes on centre court as nick krygios returns to action, following that controversial weekend wimbledon win, as he attempts to make the quarter finals. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the bbc has received six complaints about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by the former radio 1 dj tim westwood. at least one of the complaints, which was referred to the police, was made before an investigation by bbc news and the guardian in april which revealed accounts of the dj s predatory sexual behaviour.
are off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers, who blame shortages and rising costs. are you worried about the food on offer at your child s school? you can message me on twitter on @benmboulos. in other news, a man s died and thousands have been told to leave their homes amid torrential rain and majorflooding in sydney. a new species of giant water lilly has been discovered by scientists despite hiding in plain sight at kew gardens for 177 years. hello, good morning. borisjohnson is facing more calls to reveal what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by chris pincher. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on thursday, following allegations he groped two men at a private members club. in his resignation letter, the mp said he drank far too much and embarrassed himself and other people. he was allowed to continue as a tory mp until late on friday, when he was suspended. mr pincher now faces a series of new claims of inappropriate beh