Hours from Prime Minister theresa may . We will talk to the headteacher, a farmer and Health Campaigner who crossed the open border between north and south each to see how they feel about changes that could affect every aspect of their lives. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. We are going to hear resham khans story. Thats after 10am. She had acid thrown in herface by a stranger and suffered life changing injuries and has gone on to campaign for a change in the law on selling acid. Quite a remarkable woman. That is a photograph taken much more recently. Do watch the interview after 10am. She describes how she pities her attacker. Also today. We would like to hear from you about how long you have waited in the a e. New figures suggesting waiting times have doubled in the last few years. We will talk about that after 9 30am. Our top story today. Mahmoud abbas has called for an intifada. The us decision has been wildly criticised around the world, including
Weakening her position. Scotland bans fracking after a Public Consultation shows overwhelming opposition to it. And he was one of the best selling musicians across four decades. Tom petty has died. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. A one year ban for Britains Dan Evans after testing positive for cocaine. The itf says he wont be eligible to play again until april. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The motive for the worst mass shooting in modern American History remains a mystery, as police in las vegas try to piece together what drove a 64 year old retired accountant to shoot 59 people and injure 527. Stephen paddock opened fire from the window of his room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. In front of him, just across the las vegas strip, he had a clear view of the Music Festival attended by thousands of people that had onlyjust started when he began shooting with what appears to have been some kind of automatic weapon. Before yesterday, paddock was unkn
High speed train travel. Congresswoman, to take us to a new frontier of high speed train travel. Hs2 is a superfast train line between london, manchester, birmingham and leeds. It will be the biggest building project in europe but at the moment britain doesnt have enough people qualified to make it happen. Could this be the answer . This is the National College for high speed rail, training a new generation of engineers to fill the skills gap. Your opportunities in the Rail Industry are massive. Its first 30 apprentices arrived today. You represent the future of the Rail Industry. They will need to master all aspects of hs2 construction, including state of the art tracks, signalling and trains ahead of the current rail network. They have even got a eurostar. How cool is that . Which of them has what it takes to succeed . Clara which of them has what it takes to succeed . Clara lindsay which of them has what it takes to succeed . Clara lindsay previously worked as an enforcement officer
So whos right . Ill speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but its tough out there. In sport Lewis Hamilton labels Sebastian Vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. Coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the Glastonbury Festival on the main pyramid stage. And carol has the weather. For many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in Northern Ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. First, our main story. Every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed fire safety inspections. 60 high rises in 25 areas of england have been examined so far. Local councils are being urged to send samples in more quickly for testing. There are still more than 500 other buildings nationwide that need to
Snowdonia. Figures today show the number of people being rescued in the mountains is up on last year. Later in the programme we will find out why. Ten years ago today, the first iphone went on sale sparking a smartphone revolution. But how have they changed the way we live . Ill be finding out. Weve come to sheffield to hear about a multi Million Pound plan by the Lawn Tennis Association to revamp grassroots tennis and were also launching our Breakfast Summer Challenge with world number one andy murray the first to take it on. And sarah has the weather. Good morning. Weve got a lot of cloud across the skies today bringing heavy rain for northern and western parts. I will have a full forecast in 15 minutes. Good morning, first our main story. A retired court of appealjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, is today expected to be appointed to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster. The news comes as police say at least 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, but they do