Stages of the Champions League. That is despite losing to Bayern Munich in theirfinal group game. Good morning. Weve got cloud and rain spilling in from the south west. Its moving north and eastward through the course of the day, possibly leaving some snow on the hills. Its going to be a blustery day, but the wind will strengthen from the south west later. I will have more in 15. Silent night. Christmas comes early for terrence, the age uk volunteer who wont be home alone for the first time in 20 years. It is thursday 12 december. Our top story after six weeks of campaigning, polls are about to open across the country for voting in the general election. It is the third ballot in less than five years, and the first to be held in december in nearly a century. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake is in westminster for us this morning. Jonathan, talk us through the day ahead. Good morning, yes, decision day has arrived. The time for politicians to do the talking is over and it is tim
in the 1990 s during a visit to nasa, sheila jackson lee demanded to see the flag astronauts had planted on mars. when gently informed no human being has been to mars because it s very far away, lee flew into a rage. she accused nasa of racism and pointed out her membership on the science committee in congress and so on. we can spend the entire hour on sheila jackson lee stories and it s tempting. on capital hill, she s known as the queen and not in a good way. but what s interesting is that nobody ever talks about the congressional district that sheila jackson lee supposedly represents. it s mostly inner city houston and it could use some help. lee s district has a poverty rate almost twice the national average, all the number markers of civilizationnal decline. high crime, bad schools, low social cohesion, drugs. now, lee has served in congress for nearly 30 years but it s hard to think of a single thing she has ever done to improve the lives of the people who elected
Back to brussels for brexit round three of the talks to take britain out of the eu. And dont just leave it to the experts in new zealand, you can build and design your own send off box. Welcome to World Business report. Im jamie robertson. In a minute, rico will fill us in on the main stories from asia. But first, the third round of brexit talks gets under way this week in brussels, with the deadline for the uks exit now looking increasingly tight. The phrase the clock is ticking is almost an eu mantra now, with the uk set to leave at the end of march 2019. So whats on the agenda . Well, both sides are keen to secure the rights and interests of the 3. 2 million non british eu citizens living in the uk, and 1. 2 million uk nationals living in the other 27 eu member states. More controversial is the uks divorce bill. There is there is no agreed formula yet and figures being discussed range from zero to 100 billion euros with that money going to pay for eu projects the uk had previously c
House ahmed. The fielding for pakistan, fine. Not even ben stokes could get going. 64 balls without a boundary. Maybe these conditions we re boundary. Maybe these conditions were perfect for bowlers. But all england needed was 212 england had not hit a six in their entire 50 overs. Pakistans first over, there it was. The batsmen accepted to take them on, 118 as an opening partnership. They were controlled, composed, and led by their captain. Pakistan were the team that seemed most at home. Bbc news, cardiff. Its been confirmed former five weight boxing world champion, Floyd Mayweather, and ufc lightweight champion, conor mcgregor, will meet in a Bout In Las Vegas on the 26th of august. The 40 year Old Mayweather Retired Undefeated after winning his 49th Straight Bout in september 2015, while 29 year old Irishman Mcgregor is the first fighter in the ufc to have held two belts but has never boxed professionally, with the fight to take place under normal boxing rules, and a short time ago
Its thursday, 15 june. On breakfast today well bring you the latest on the fire and well be asking how such a tragedy could have struck in the heart of the capital. Also this morning reports in the us that the man investigating russias involvement in the american president ial election is looking at whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice. The days of coming home to a big mobile bill after a european holiday should now be over. From today Roaming Charges are being dropped across the eu. Ill have all the details shortly. In sport, englands hopes of winning the champions trophy are over. Eoin morgans men were favourites to win the tournament but they were thrashed by pakistan in their semi final in cardiff by eight wickets. After eight muggy start it will be fresh with a mix of sunshine and showers. I will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. Im in west london where almost 30 hours after fire swept through the Grenfell Tower behind me. It is shocking, the