Severe disruption for rail passengers on routes to and from london euston, due to emergency repairs on downed overhead power lines. And in an exclusive interview with the bbc, former f1 World Champion nico rosberg tells us about his plans for the future. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet anister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our political correspondent, jonathan blake. Your chances of getting a job, finding a good school for your children, and being able to afford somewhere decent to live issues at the heart of social mobility. And from day one in power, tac
To and from london euston, due to Emergency Repairs on downed overhead power lines. And in half an hour here on bbc news, click takes a look at the latest in disability tech including object recognition and sign to text translation. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet anister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our political correspondent, jonathan blake. Your chances of getting a job, finding a good school for your children, and being able to afford somewhere decent to live issues at the heart of social mobility. And from day one in power, tackling inequality was a
The surgery revolutionised the way Heart Disease is treated. I was iwasa i was a second Year Medical Student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president kennedy being shot in dallas. And englands cricketers face a battle to stay in the second ashes test after australia take command on day two in adelaide. More to come in sports day in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet minister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Your chances of getting a job, findin
And the Desert Island and the team are doing so well at the moment that the other teams might as well not show up ireland and their team. Sarah keith lucas has all the weather. Sarah. The strong winds have moved away but we have lots of wintry weather on the cards with snowfall and ice and i will bring you all those details in halfan i will bring you all those details in half an hour. Some day their prince will come but crowds gathering in cardiff for prince harry and his bride to be Meghan Markle will have to wait a bit longer because the royals train is running an hour late. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, is in the uk for a summit with theresa may and its an important one for both countries. The leaders will be concentrating on what could be a crucial relationship once britain leaves the eu. They already have Strong Security links, underlined today by the first ever meeting of the quint, the heads of all five british a
30 minutes away from the end of the session. Stocks are rising after the biggest weekly increase in two months. Sterling biggest weekly gain last week since 2009 against the dollar. Day after the referendum last year. Bond yields are gaining. Commodities is your final column. Ryanair shares are down today. Its scrapped 82 flights on sunday the start of a sixmonth as itm of cancellations seeks to reduce its backlog of crew vacation required by irish regulators for the end of the year. Ryanair will offer refunds to affected customers adding that the cancellations which amount to about 2 of its network wont have an impact on earnings in september and october. Shares lower today. What a run copper has had this year. 23 so faras climbed this year through august. Stockpiles spiked almost 16 last week. Sending the price down into a downward spiral. Some pressure will continue. Point 3 s fallen five since rising to a threemonth high on september 4. Russias ruble bonds are on the weeks. Llying