For the next half an hour, youre going to get a glimpse into the lives of the people from this city. Forfive days, the bbc has been asking the people who live here to help set the news agenda and tell us the stories that matter to them. And its notjust been on television, its been online, radio and social media too. So, welcome to we are stoke on trent. Of the six towns that make up this city, this one, burslem, has always been my favourite because of its rich history. But sandwiched between manchester in the north and birmingham in the south, there can be a perception that stoke on trent is overlooked, so we asked some of the People Living here about the issues that matter to them. Welcome to the Potteries Museum and art gallery in stoke on trent. This is our third in the we are series, weve had we are middlesbrough, weve had we are bradford. And its really attempts by bbc news to get out of london, to properly cover the regions of england as well as the nations of the united kingdom.
A unique city made up of six towns with a proud history and a strong sense of community. For the next half an hour, youre going to get a glimpse into the lives of the people from this city. Forfive days, the bbc has been asking the people who live here to help set the news agenda and tell us the stories that matter to them. And its notjust been on television, its been online, radio and social media too. So, welcome to we are stoke on trent. Of the six towns that make up this city, this one, burslem, has always been my favourite because of its rich history. But sandwiched between manchester in the north and birmingham in the south, there can be a perception that stoke on trent is overlooked, so we asked some of the People Living here about the issues that matter to them. Welcome to the Potteries Museum and art gallery in stoke on trent. This is our third in the we are series, weve had we are middlesbrough, weve had we are bradford. And its really attempts by bbc news to get out of londo
Seriously so i think thats an issue. Met Office Weather warnings for most of the uk today, with thunderstorms likely to bring more flash flooding and travel disruption. The premier League Season gets under way tonight as european champions liverpool take on promoted norwich city at anfield. Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Our top story the chancellor sajid javid has said its a challenging time for world economies as new figures revealed the uk economy shrank in the Second Quarter of this year. The gdp figures show a 0. 2 decline between april and june, the worst performance of the uk economy since 2012. It follows a 0. 5 growth the previous quarter, which was largely put down to manufacturers stockpiling before the missed brexit deadline on march 31st. Even the usually Strong Services sector, showed just 0. 1 growth in todays figures, which have led to fears of a uk recession. Lets get more from our correspondent katy austin, katy what do the figures tell us . It had been e
Columbia, colombia, this is houston. And 50 years on, a very british view of the moon mission that made history. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The us house of representatives has voted to condemn racist comments made by President Trump. Its a symbolic resolution, in a chamber controlled by the opposition democrats, and has no force in law, but it is unusual. More democrats have spoken in favour of trying to impeach the president , but the Party Leadership is not supporting that so far. Mr trump has renewed his attack on four congresswomen from minority backgrounds, but insisted he doesnt have a racist bone in his body. He accused the four, all us citizens, of being anti israel, anti usa, pro terrorist. Immediately after the house vote, a democratic congressman, al green of texas, filed articles of impeachment against trump. Impeaching donald john trump, president of the United States of high misdemeanours, resolved that donald john trump, president of the United States, is unfit to be
British view of the moon mission that made history. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The us house of representatives has voted to condemn racist comments made by President Trump. Its a symbolic resolution, in a chamber controlled by the opposition democrats, and has no force in law, but it is unusual. More democrats have spoken in favour of trying to impeach the president , but the Party Leadership is not supporting that, so far. Mr trump has renewed his attack on four congresswomen from minority backgrounds, but insisted he doesnt have a racist bone in his body. He accused the four, all us citizens, of being anti israel, anti usa, pro terrorist. Immediately after the house vote a democratic congressman, al green of texas, filed articles of impeachment against the president. Impeaching donald john trump, president of the United States of high misdemeanours, resolved that donald john trump, president of the United States, is unfit to be president , unfit to represent the American Values o