Leader xijinping on the phone, a good precursor for next weeks 620 summit injapan. And the markets are open and, as you can see, they are looking flat. And well be getting the inside track on clean cosmetics. We care about what we eat, but what about the stuff we put on ourface . We will find up about the make up dos and donts. And did you watch the bbc Leadership Debate last night . We would like to know, what did you make of the candidates . Are you confident one of them could steer the uk economy and the uk out of europe . Get in touch, use the hashtag bbc biz live. Hello and welcome to business live. We start with global trade tensions and geo political uncertainty. Its playing on the minds of the worlds top central bankers this week. The most important the Us Central Bank will tell us later today if it plans to cut the cost of borrowing to shelter its economy from the fallout. This week, the us Federal Reserve, bank ofjapan and bank of england all tell us the direction of rates. W
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
From today as an early summer heatwave sweeps singer sheryl crow tells the bbc across the continent. That original recordings of some of her biggest hits were destroyed in a huge fire at universal studios. Singer sheryl crow tells the bbc that original recordings of some of her biggest hits were destroyed in a huge fire at universal studios. Time now for the morning briefing where you are brought up to speed england are well beaten by australia at lords in the cricket world cup, leaving their hopes of reaching the semi finals in the balance. With the top stories. The worlds best restaurant has been named at an awards ceremony in singapore. Mirazur, on the french riviera, came top in the annual competition. Its the first time argentine chef Mauro Colagreco and his provencal style cuisine has clinched the top spot at the worlds 50 best restaurants list. The awards, held since 2002, good morning, and welcome now rival the famous michelin stars. To the bbc news at 9. The list is voted on b
We will keep it so great. A woman is in a serious condition in hospital after a crash involving the duke and duchess of cambridges police convoy. A global study warns that public mistrust of vaccines means the world is taking a step backwards in the fight against infectious diseases. And coming up in our sports bulletin beyond his wildest dreams. Captain eoin morgan scored a record breaking 17 sixes to take england to the top of the cricket world cup table yesterday at old trafford. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The five remaining candidates vying to be the next Prime Minister have clashed over brexit in a live tv debate. The rivals for the leadership of the conservative party argued about whether the uk can realistically leave the eu by the current deadline of october to 31st. They also faced questions on their tax policies and agree that the tories should hold an inquiry on islamophobia in the party. Iain watson has this report. High stakes can lead to a hard battle.
Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week hong kong in tears. Gulf tankers in flames. And britains marmite man in pole position to become the next Prime Minister. My guests today are chinese writer diane weiliang, uk political commentator steve richards, Agnes Poirier of french news weekly marianne, and american journalist Michael Goldfarb of the podcast frdh. Hong kong wept last week. Its leader, carrie lam, was in tears because so many of her citizens distrusted her assurances on a new extradition law and took to the streets in protest. The protestors wept because they had been tear gassed by police. But their determination paid off. This weekend the government suspended its plans for the extradition bill and said it would listen. What next for the unique and fragile ecosystem that is hong kong . Diane, what happened here . It looks like a a dramatic u turn. Last week the government was defiant, sending out police with rubber bullets. It is in some ways a surp