Members of the us senate have been at the white house today to be briefed on the deepening crisis involving north korea. The americans have started installing an anti Missile Defence system in neighbouring south korea in response to the Weapons Programmes being developed by pyongyang. China has accused the us of destabilising the region. But the state Department Said it was still open to negotiations to resolve the crisis. Our North America editor jon sopel reports. This isnt for real but it looks terrifyingly like it. A Live Fire Exercise conducted by 2000 us and south korean troops, just miles from the north korean border at a time of extraordinary tension. Its a show of force, and a show of unity. A Military Exercise with an unmistakable message to the souths unpredictable northern neighbour we want peace, but we are ready for all eventualities. In washington this morning, the head of us Pacific Command put it like this. As President Trump and secretary mattis have made clear, all o
Its faced some choppy waters in recent times well ask whether the brexit negotiations can make for calmer seas. And what do you buy from Vending Machines . Drinks, sweets, how about a supercar . a Vending Machine in singapore is offering luxury vehicles including bentleys, ferraris and lamborghinis. Today we want to know whats the most surprising thing youve ever seen in a Vending Machine . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Today, the Uks Labour Party will release its manifesto ahead of next months general election. Although the formal announcement is expected in a few hours;time, is expected in a few hours time, last week a leaked copy of the document revealed labours plans to scrap the governments existing white paper on brexit negotiations. The conservative manifesto is expected in the next few days. So where do the two parties stand on brexit . The labour Party Favours managed migration, but will stop short of committing to specific i
Highs. Yesterday the ftse100 hit record highs. This is how shares are trading across europe right now. Well talk you through the winners and the losers. How to avoid dodgy digs and Rogue Landlords. We will get the inside track on a site that lists 8,000 beds in 400 cities and theyre all for students. Has the laptop ban on planes affected you 7 for students. Has the laptop ban on planes affected you . Has it changed where and how you fly . We will talk about it on the programme today. So let us know your thoughts. Just use the hashtag, bbc Business Live the hello and welcome to Business Live. Today eu and us officials are meeting to discuss a potential extension of the laptop ban on aircraft. In march, the Trump Administration imposed new restrictions which prevent us bound travellers from carrying Electronic Devices larger than a mobile phone into the cabin. The original set of restrictions affected flights from eight mostly countries including turkey, egypt, the United Arab Emirates a
The governments Public Sector pay cap after pressure from some of her cabinet to lift it. It isnt fair to go out and tell people they can have all the public spending they want without paying for it. Wages are rising by 2. 1 while inflation is nearly 3 . Six million workers already earn less than the living wage. What part to be quiet do you not understand . Shut up failed by the police the disabled refugee whose repeated pleas for help were ignored and who was brutally murdered. The debate over tuition fees a new report says students in england from the poorest backgrounds can expect debts of nearly £60,000. Munching through the Bamboo Curtain Angela Merkel and the chinese president xi jinping hope these giant pandas will bring them closer together. And back on centre court, andy murray seeks to defend his wimbledon title in the second round against dustin brown. Its 5 oclock. Our main story the government is to send in a taskforce to take over the running of parts of kensington and
In a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. Well be asking a Family Doctor if vital nhs operations and treatments are rationed in england. As the swedish car maker volvo announces plans to go electric, well be asking if this could be the End Of The Road for petrol and diesel vehicles. Well be finding out how two giant pandas the latest attraction at berlin zoo could help to forge closer ties between germany and china. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to wimbledon sportsday. Im katherine downes. A blistering day at the all england club, but andy murray keeps his cool On Centre Court to see off dustin brown in straight sets. A roar of relief from johanna konta, as she comes through a three hour battle On Centre Court. And she has company in the third round, as an inspired Heather Watson dispatched the 18th seed, anastasia sevastova. And its 30 years today since th