Ill look at the real cost of borrowing. Liverpooljust keep on winning in the premier league. They thumped everton 5 2 to win the Merseyside Derby at anfield, to push marco silva closer to the sack. And is your Christmas Tree up yet, and how environmentally friendly is it . I have come to a Christmas Tree farm in hertfordshire to find out. Weatherwise, a cold start but it is getting milder and wetter for many of you in the next 2a hours. I will be back with all the details on brea kfast. It is thursday 5 december. Our top story there is just one week to go until the general election, and the Political Parties are making a fresh push to win votes. This morning, the conservatives say they will cut taxes in their first 100 days in government, while labour have plans to recruit more teachers. Here to tell us more is our Political Correspondent tom barton. So time, there are more announcements being made, withjust one week to go tom. Announcements being made, withjust one week to go tom. Abs
On social media and do they add up to anything . A new study in the lancet shows teenagers are failing to meet physical activity recommendations, putting their future health at risk. And well be speaking to the vivienne, the newly crowned winner of ru pauls drag race uk, live in the studio. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The man accused of killing british backpacker Grace Millane has been found guilty of murder. Grace millane was killed in auckland last december. The defendant, who cant be identified under new zealand law, had pleaded not guilty. In an emotional statement outside the court, graces father, david millane, welcomed the verdict but expressed his sorrow that his daughter had been taken in such a brutal fashion. The verdict of murder today. Will be welcomed by every member of the millane family and friends of grace. It will not reduce the pain and suffering that weve had to endure over the past year. I cant see it. Grace was taken away from us in the most
Debating the plan to go to the polls on 12th of december. Well ask what a snap election will mean for brexit and well speak to all the main parties about how theyre going to try to get your vote. Putting more on the plastic. New figures show personal debt levels are at a 20 year high. So should we rein in the spending . Ill get an expert view. Crossing the line. England fined for their v formation response to the haka during their semi final win over the all blacks. Good over the all blacks. Morning. Its a cold and frosty start good morning. Its a cold and frosty start for some of us with some patchy fog. But for most it will be a dry day with sunny spells, except in the south where there will be more cloud and some spots of rain. And ill have further details in 15 minutes. Good morning. Its wednesday the 30th of october. We are back at westminster. Our top story after months of brexit deadlock, mps have voted overwhelmingly to hold a general election on december the 12th. Its the firs
And Jeremy Corbyn is described as no meeting of minds. Also on the programme. British police have discovered the bodies of 39 people in a lorry container that arrived in the uk from europe. The 25 year old driver has been arrested. And the shining example from denmark of what to do, if you are precariously positioned on the cliff edge. Hello, and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in washington, and Christian Fraser is in london. The democrats impeachment inquiry took a significant leap forward on tuesday following testimony from the top us diplomat to ukraine. Damning and devastating just some of the words being used to describe William Taylors account of the trump administrations efforts to pressure ukraine to investigate the president s political rivals. Behind closed doors, ambassador taylor, who remember is still a serving diplomat, gave nine hours of testimony. His Opening Statement stretched to 15 pages. The ambassador said. Referrring to an anticipated meeting between the ukranian pre
China allows further tarifffree soybeans aheads. Of highlevel negotiations in washington next week. And we see a united front in europe. Joining the United States in blaming iran for last weeks audi attack. President trump is set to deliver his address to the General Assembly today. Morning. Welcome to the european open. The u. S. 10 screen year yield over the past three days. 1. 7 . It trading at watch out for another selloff in treasuries that would spike the yield higher. Remember, we saw on friday the , friday a up to 1. 9 week ago. Take a look at the futures this morning as well. Have gains across the screen. Even dax futures are up 0. 2 . Are going to get numbers in just about an hour and a half from now. Pmik disappointment in yesterday. Investors may be bracing themselves. Nonetheless, buying futures on the dax index. Mark cudmore, Bloomberg Markets life editor markets a live editor. Germany is heading towards recession. Brings, butisk it it is a major drag on the Global Econom