the boss of british gas joins us to talk about that, and to answer your questions. jordan henderson cuts short his stay in saudi arabia. the england midfielder has arrived in amsterdam tojoin struggling dutch giants ajax afterjust 19 games in the middle east. cold today. could it change at the weekend? we are about to go from snow to storms. all the details in breakfast. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be at britain s biggest steelworks in port talbot, at britain s biggest where two coal fired furnaces are set to be closed. unions called it a crushing blow and the worst case scenario. 0ur reporter, lucy vladev, has more. after years of questions about the future of steel making, the answers being provided for workers here are about as bad as they get. both blast furnaces in port talbot will close, as part of major changes to the way tata produces steel. jobs will go across the uk, but south w
cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used at one of the locations that troops used to at one of the locations that troops used to board landing craft that would used to board landing craft that would take them to modern normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the west. all the details laten it s wednesday, the 5th ofjune. our main story. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed on taxes, the nhs, immigration and the cost of living in theirfirst
officers were eventually able to use the city s camera network to catch him, and are warning londoners to be vigilant. if you re wearing headphones, you know, if you ve got airpods, make sure you ve got, like, transparency mode you can hear what s going on around you and just being a bit savvy of what you re doing, even if it s just checking up around you. because these bikes, they re electric bikes and you don t hear them they re completely silent. and when you re in your own world, you re not going to notice anyone coming up round you. a running club that received funding from pride in london says it wants to highlight the issues in sports for trans and nonbinary runners . known as queer running club, it s using the money to host a new event holding 5k and 10k races in hackney next month. time for a look at the tubes now. the dlr has severe delays between bank and lewisham, the dlr has minor delays between bank and lewisham, and the piccadilly line also has severe delays, ac
the time is 13.20. our top story this afternoon: the conservatives suffer two big by election defeats in england, losing safe seats to labour and the liberal democrats, but the party holds on to uxbridge. and we ll have the latest from old trafford, where england have extended their lead on the third day of the fourth ashes test. coming up on bbc news: a busy day down under, with three matches in the women s world cup, spain getting their tournament under way with a superb win over costa rica. in just under 24 hours, england s women will get their world cup campaign under way when they face haiti in their opening group match. england go into the game with a relatively new look side, because of retirements and injuries. despite that, they re still one of the favourites to lift the trophy after winning the european championship last summer. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports from brisbane. whooping england s down time, down under.
carbon alternative to larger vans. yes, i know it s autumn but the chelsea flower show gets under way today. it was postponed from may due to the pandemic. the early summer blooms you d usually see will be replaced by dahlias, pumpkins, and autumn colours. well, let s take a look at how the tube is running this morning. the circle line has minor delays clockwise after some train cancellations. and the piccadilly line has minor delays from acton town to uxbridge as engineering work s overrun. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it was a rather wet day for many of us yesterday across the capital with some lively showers around. today is looking drier, but there are still some more showers to come in the forecast at times. this morning, another mild start to the day. we have temperatures in double figures. it s quite grey and gloomy out there for most of us. the cloud is thickest towards eastern areas of the capital. here, maybe the chance of a bit of drizz