Sir Martin Moore Bick will be appointed head of the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. Now, business news. The plot thickens in the saga over who will buy toshibas lucrative memory chip business. We look back at what malaysia did different to survive the financial crisis 20 yea rs survive the financial crisis 20 years ago, but was it the right move . Good morning, asia. Hello, world. It is thursday. Im rico hizon. Well, it is going from bad to worse for toshiba. It is suing its us Joint Venture Partner Western Digital four 8 us Joint Venture Partner Western Digitalfour 8 Billion Us Dollars in damages for interfering in the sale of the memory chip division. Toshiba will not allow Western Digital employees at its japanese plant to access employees at its japanese plant to a ccess a ny employees at its japanese plant to access any information relating to the companies joint venture. Toshiba faced angry shareholders at the annual meeting on tuesday. The firm hasnt said exactly ho
Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. We will bring you the latest news and developing stories. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today russian investigators are thought to have identified the man suspected of killing 11 people in the St Petersburg underground attack. 49 people were injured in the explosion between the two underground stations yesterday afternoon. Three days of mourning have begun. Sarah corker has this report. In russias second city, a show of grief and solidarity. President Vladimir Putin was in St Petersburg at the time of the attack. Above the station where the bombed train ended itsjourney, he paid his respects to those killed and injured on monday afternoon. From underground, images have emerged of the mangled metro train doors blown out, passengers trying to escape the wreckage, bodies lying on the
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But when you compare director comeys Testimony Yesterday, which was quite compelling, believable and composed to the ways the president conducted himself today at the rose garden, i think james comey is going to win any credibility contest. What is your problem with how the president conducted himself today at the rose garden . This is a serious investigation, he was standing in quite a prestigious place, the rose garden and was asked if there were tapings, he sort of swintimated there were and said that investigation could be coming soon. There is not a reality show. This is the president of the United States with allegations of Obstruction Of Justice taking place. The president did say he was 100 willing to testify under oath. Will you call on the special counsel bob mueller to depose the president of the united
his side will be more believable . Jeff sessions apparently was in the room, Jared Kushner was in the room. And apparently theres more to hear from Admiral Rogers and coats.
We think different languages we fight for Different Things thats fine. For Freedom Freedom of speech freedom of press. Giving freedom for. News that matters to me. This is. Coming up in the next 15 minutes the Islamic Movement in nigeria some of the groups members have been killed by of live ammunition. In a battle. To keep demonstrating. And the local hero in big bad meat the kenyan man whos providing preschool transport for children with disabilities. Then ill be joined in studio by be Award Winning South African Singer Songwriter was just before. News africa. Nigeria has seen a week off tension off the violence between police and shia muslim protest is the shia group involved at least 20 off its members have been killed the clashes have focused around the Parliament Building in the capital. Members of the group have been demanding the release of a leader whos been held in prison since 2015 thats just by a court order to release him shia muslims for a minority in nigeria about 2 perc