How electric cars are being used to power a small portuguese atlantic island. And the actressjune spencer, who plays peggy in bbc radio drama the archers, reveals the secret of how shes still working as she turns 100. Well, i suppose it is inheriting good genes, for a start. And an outlook of. A cheerful outlook, i think, an optimistic outlook on life. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Andrea leadsom and mark harper are the latest candidates to launch their campaigns to replace theresa may as consersative party leader, and become the countrys next Prime Minister. The initial group of ten candidates will be whittled down to two by a series of mp votes over the next few weeks. The final pair will then face a ballot of the wider party membership. We should know the winner of the contest towards the end ofjuly. This morning, Andrea Leadsom launched her campaign by pledging action on climate change. Mark harper called for tax cuts for those on lower incomes. Rory stewart will laun
Leaving the eu on the 31st of october is, for me, a hard red line. Im afraid it is not credible to so you can renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement and get it through both houses of parliament by the slst of october. And well be going live to the Campaign Launch of another leadership hopeful rory stewart during the programme. The nhs contaminated blood inquiry hears how six siblings from one family were infected, and the impact on their mother. And on the eve of what would have been the 90th birthday of anne frank, the teenagerfamous for her wartime diary, well be speaking to her stepsister, eva schloss. Its 5 oclock. Our main story. Oxfam has been issued with an official warning following an independent report which severely criticises the charity for its handling of claims of serious Sexual Misconduct by its staff in haiti, following the earthquake there in 2010. The aid agency has said its deeply sorry for what happened and has taken steps to improve. The revelations led to thousands
By the British Charity regulator for mishandling allegations of Sexual Misconduct by its staff in haiti. And botswanas high court has decriminalised homosexuality its the latest country to overturn laws on sexuality from the colonial era. Yesterday, we talked about the public outcry in russia over the arrest of an Investigative Reporter called ivan golu nov. Well this is russias interior minister today. Translation the decision was made to drop the charges against mr. Golunov, because his relation to the crime was not proven. Today he will be released from under house arrest. And here he is a short while ago being released from house arrest. All charges dropped. And the two Police Officers who carried out the arrest have been suspended. That arrest was in moscow last week. Ivan golu nov accused of trying to sell a drug that he was carrying. His lawyer says the drugs were planted and that this was in an attempt to silence him. Plenty of people might want to. Mr golu nov investigates hig
Yesterday was the warmest day of the year, 28 celsius, a month. Today feeling fresher with sunny spells and showers. The full forecast throughout the programme. Its friday, the 11th of august. Our main story. The latest round of strikes byJunior Doctors in england will start in just over an hour, as a long running dispute involving half of all doctors working in the uk continues. Nhs leaders are warning it means more significant disruption to the Health Service, with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Were now into the fifth round of strikes byJunior Doctors in england with little sign that their union, the british medical association, or ministers are prepared to yield. But the continuing Industrial Action is having an impact on patients. Former teacher margaret is trying to plan a holiday, but she also needs to get a new Pacemaker Battery fitted. One nhs appointment was cancelled because of an earlier walkout, and marg
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