I am lee wellington. Sports news. A big debate in australia. Unpopularity or outright racism. The indigenous sportsman being booed at every match. Yemens Vice President made what many say as a highly symbolic visit to aden the port city in the south afterrow Houthi Rebels were driven out. He is the most senior official to visit aden since the city was recaptured. There has been a defendant civil war. Southern forces loyal to the exiled government are fighting Houthi Rebels loyal to the former president. The u. N. Says 4,000 people, half of them civilians, have been killed and around this extraordinary number 16 Million People are in need of some kind of aid. Several members of the cabinet, he promised normal life would return to the city. And the government spoke to al jazeera about how bad the situation is there. What happened in aden are inconceivable crimes. Residents will never forget these horrible scenes or the level of the widespread destruction this city has faced. From here an
From cardiff, were caught when rocks tumbled down the face of el capitan. New evidence is unveiled which suggests the drawing on the right could be a sketch for da vincis famous enigmatic masterpiece. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has given another strong hint that Interest Rates will rise this autumn for the first time in a decade. The base rate was cut to the Current Record low of a quarter of i after the eu referendum. The bank has since been under mounting pressure to raise rates to help curb inflation. Mr carney told the bbc that they are likely to rise in the relatively near term. Our correspondent Simon Gompertz reports. It looks like the cost of money, the Interest Rate on the cash we borrow, is about to go up, because this man, the canadian mark carney who runs the bank of england, has wasted no opportunity to ram home, like he did again this moring, that the banks base Interest Rate is on the rise. What we have said
Their new logo is attracting criticism for its similarity to the branding of the premier league. The aviation minister says ryanair has behaved disgracefully towards its passengers, for the way it handled the cancellation of thousands of flights. Also today the trial of three former tesco executives begins. They are accused of involvement in an accounting scandal which wiped two billion pounds off the supermarkets value. And good morning everyone, welcome to the exciting new sound of radio 1. And we say happy 50th birthday to radio 1. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has given another strong hint that Interest Rates will rise this autumn for the first time in a decade. The base rate was cut to a record low of a quarter of 1 after the eu referendum. Mr carney told the bbc that a rise was likely in the relatively near term. But new official figures for the three months tojune showed the economy growing at a slower pace than previou
Senator Lamar Alexander was appointed by Mitch Mcconnell to lead a group are to come up with a compromise. White house is emphasizing the president wants it done right and not necessarily quickly. State senators say it will be weeks before they can bring the bill up far vote. While the president and House Republicans celebrate the passage of the Health Care Act and democrats cry foul. , Stephen Colbert may have summed it up the best. Whats next . Reporter so they did it. Obamacare is finally officially dead. It is something they can say once the bill goes to the senate and then gets out of committee is debated on the floor where amendments can be added and the senate votes on their bill which is sent to Conference Committee where the difference between the two bills is ironed out and voted on in the house and senate again and isnt to the white house for the president to sign. Which is why chanted were number onethird of the way through a very complex process. [ laughter ] thanks, steph
Comey. His legal career started in San Francisco in the 70s and later he served as u. S. Attorney in Northern California. Ktvu fox 2 news Jana Katsuyama is here with more on his appointment. Reporter frank and julie, i spoke with his former boss who says mueller is a perfect choice. He describes him as someone with integrity who leaves politics out of his investigation. His appointment brought relief to republicans and democrats who now hope the 72yearold former fbi director will bring credibility to the federal probe into whether the Russian Election meddling was linked to the trump campaign, Rod Rosenstein issued the order wednesday saying my decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted. But, he said for americans to have confidence in the outcome, he felt the need for a special council who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command. I think it is a good thing. Because, it takes the politics out of it. This ha