A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Were asking you about our breaking news, the collapse of thomas cook. Are you on a thomas cook holiday . Do you work for the travel company . How are you impacted . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Lets bring you the details on the story that broke in the early hours. Thomas cook, one of the Worlds Largest travel companies has ceased trading. The final confirmation came about three hours ago, after prolonged talks to try and save the company failed to bear fruit. It was trying to raise 250 million to continue and had asked the uk government for help. Now a major repatriotion operation is underway to bring home the estimated 150,000 uk passengars stranded overseas. Simon jones begins our coverage. Grounded, the uk oldest holiday firm has collapsed after 178 years. A day of frantic negotiations failed. At two oclock this mor
Got to come away with something hes got a very very narrow majority in the countrys parliament he doesnt control the senate so certainly he will want to return to islamabad with something tangible out of his meeting with President Trump to be able to shore up the position of his government like in washington thank you. Im still ahead on the program set for an unprecedented majority in ukraines president followed him as a lengthy snap election gamble pays off. On burning anger in the philippines thousands protest against president bush rico to take his state of the union address. So we got a really ramping up across western parts of europe at the moment might see want to see records broken over the next couple of days the air being pushed in from the south quite a bit of cloud here just tumbling across scotland down into the north sea running across scandinavia pushing down into the low countries and that will make its way further east with will be some showers and thunder pools certain
London also coming up celebrations on the streets of puerto rico after governor ricardo rose as you know and announces his resignation it comes after the leak of child messages between him and members of his administration that revealed a shocking contempt for the public. And after a day of record breaking heat in 3 European Countries people brains forget more extreme conditions today and do their best to stay cool. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the new british Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his cabinet are meeting for the 1st time this morning with a host of new faces around the table johnson has put brags that hardliners in top posts and cast opponents aside later hes due to address the house of commons and present his plan. Take britain out of the European Union by october 31st no matter what. Thank you person is new Prime Minister is walking into a bridge that mess partially of his own making on his 1st day at downing street Boris Johnson promised he could fix this. The d
Without a deal we will have reaction and analysis from london also coming up celebrations on the streets of puerto rico after the governor was heart over the euro announces his resignation it calms after the leaked chats of messages between him and members of his administration that revealed in shocking contempt for the public. And after a day of record breaking heat in 3 European Countries people brace for get more extreme conditions today and they do their best to stay cool. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the u. K. s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just given his 1st address to Parliament Offering a sweeping optimistic vision of a britain without the e. U. He outlined his approach to brag. Checking the current divorce deal as quote unacceptable and appealing to brussels to reopen negotiations at the same time he made it clear that he is not afraid of no deal scenario the minister very forthright Boris Johnson making his 1st address to parliament as Prime Minister he repea
Streets of puerto rico after governor we cardozo you know announced his resignation it comes after the week of chat messages between him and members of his administration that revealed a shocking contempt for the public and harris has a record breaking temperatures of 41 degrees celsius as the heat wave spreads across europe and people do their best to stay cool. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the u. K. s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just given his 1st address to Parliament Offering a sweeping optimistic vision of a britain outside of the e. U. He outlined his approach to braggs it rejecting the current divorce deal as unacceptable and appealing to brussels to reopen negotiations at the same time he made it clear that he is. Not afraid of a no deal scenario the minister was forthright Boris Johnson making his 1st address to parliament as Prime Minister he repeated his promise to execute brigs that by october 31st under any circumstances. I would prefer to leave the e. U.