And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning welcome to bbc newsroom live. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterdays extreme heat. But with speed restrictions in place that didnt happen. What did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when they sagged in the heat, sparking some line side fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed meaning a significantly reduced service is in place. And theres still disruption there today as well as other stations as seen here in leicester. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency t
Notice, blaming the stand off over the debt ceiling which was ultimately lifted any last minute bipartisan deal. The feud was cited by fitch is one of the reasons for the downgrade. Make no mistake, this is a major black eye for america. The us treasury, essentially government ious are seen as the bedrock of the Global Financial system. Fitch is essentially pointing out there is an erosion of trust in american leadership. Given the death and perceived safety of us treasuries, this downgrade is not likely to change its role in the financial system. Likely to change its role in the financialsystem. It likely to change its role in the financial system. It could, likely to change its role in the financialsystem. It could, however, make it potentially harder and more expensive for the government to borrow in the future. Right now the Us Government owes 30 trillion in debt. Fitch is highlighting that the Us Government has too much debt doesnt have a way to bring it down. And at washington at
Down older iphones. And the bbcs 100 women challenge heads to rio to tackle the issue of sexism in sport. Thats levelling the Playing Field in halfan thats levelling the Playing Field in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Weather warnings are in place for parts of Northern England and scotland today after heavy snow and blizzard conditions affected large parts of the uk. Glasgow airport was closed for a few hours with flights suspended but has now reopened. The temperature plunged to 12c in the Scottish Highlands overnight and forecasters say driving conditions will remain difficult for the rest of the day. Judith moritz reports. Grounded at glasgow, flights at the citys airport were suspended after snow settled overnight. The airport reopened by mid morning, but managers have apologised for the knock on disruption that was caused. Temperatures plummeted in scotland. Heavy snow fell in glasgow city centre, and in the highlands the mercury fell to 12 celsius on what t
Stories this morning the governments Emergency Cobra Committee gets under way to discuss plans to delay the spread of coronavirus, after a third person dies in the uk. At this stage, we are still in the contain phase, which means there is no need to cancel events, no need for people not to go to sporting events, museums and so on. Market concern the ftse falls 9 percent after opening this morning overnight Oil Prices Crash by nearly a third. Italys Prime Minister says it is his countrys darkest hour, as one region is in lockdown with 60 Million People quarantine. At 11 30am, we will answer your questions on the spread and containment of coronavirus with an associate professor of Infectious Diseases at the university of warwick. The trial of the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, on charges of Sexual Assault and attempted rape begins in edinburgh. A final farewell to royal duties. The duke and duchess of sussex prepare to carry out their last Public Engagement as senior me