Who are refusing to surrender. Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation of rape allegations against the wikileaks co founder, Julian Assange. Prince andrew is facing calls to talk to us investigators, from a woman who says Jeffrey Epstein assaulted her. Its 5 oclock, our main story. A leaked report into severe failings in Maternity Care at shrewsbury and Telford Hospital nhs trust has criticised what it calls a toxic culture at the trusts hospitals, going back a0 years. And it warns that lessons are still not being learned. The report contains the interim findings of a review into the trust, ordered by the government in 2017. It followed allegations that dozens of babies and mothers had died unnecessarily, or been left with permanent disabilities. The report says staff at the trust routinely dismissed parents concerns, were unkind, got dead babies names wrong and, in one instance, referred to a baby who died as it. Our Health Editor hugh pym explained the significance of todays new
borisjoohnson as the uk s next prime minister and leader of the conservative party. in france they re calling it a heat apocalypse . across much of europe excessively high temperatures, wildfires and now water shortages are having a devastating impact. northern spain has reached 43 degrees, and it s predicted the uk could see record temperatures on tuesday. we ll have more on that and the role of climate change in a moment. but nowhere has been more affected than south west france where 30,000 people have been moved out of their homes for their own safety, as large areas of forest have been burned out. jessica parker has our first report. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, one that, today, we were able to witness. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flames suddenly all too appare
The uk government says therell be no return to a hard border with ireland. A trillion dollar problem. Later today, the us, canada and mexico will sit down to renegotiate the nafta free trade agreement. Welcome to World Business report. Im ben bland. The British Government has unveiled its second brexit position paper, ahead of the third round of negotiations planned in brussels at the end of this month. This time, its about minimising disruption at the irish border. Under one option the government has proposed, thered be no Customs Border at all between the uk and ireland. This would enable goods to flow freely between Northern Ireland and ireland. mix screen 2 the paper also highlights protecting the paper also highlights protecting the Common Travel Area and associated rights for uk and irish citizens. Thanks to the current arrangement, people can move freely between Northern Ireland, the republic and the rest of the uk without passport checks. The centre for cross border studies est
Family businesses. I am looking at the challenges you might face when you go into business with your family. In sport, theres a dream european debut for liverpools teenage defender Trent Alexander boult, as this free kick for his boyhood club helps put his side on the brink of qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League. What makes Boys And Girls different . Pretty lipstick, dresses, love hearts. Well meet the doctor who says stripping away Gender Stereotypes can change the way our children think. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Wet and windy in the west. That weather slowly moving east through the course of the day. In central, southern and eastern england, it should stay dry with some pleasant spells and stay dry in the sunshine. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The largest warship ever built for the royal navy will arrive at its new home in portsmouth for the first time this morning. Hms Queen Elizabeth cost Three Billion pounds and weighs
Craig. He ended months of speculation after confirming he will be returning to the role of 007. What does it mean for the most successful movie franchise . Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. Health inspectors have criticised an nhs trust being investigated over a number of baby deaths, saying it still has not improved enough. Well be speaking to a father whose daughter died while under the care of shrewsbury and Telford Hospital. 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. Our top story today. The government says it wants to maintain a seamless border between Northern Ireland and the irish republic after the uk leaves the eu so that people and goods can continue to move across freely. A Paper Setting out britains negotiatating position being published today rejects what it calls the Hard Borders Of The Past. Lets get more from our irelan