it s not going to happen overnight. we are fixing the very foundation of our country, and that is long and patient work. but i can announce another step along that road today, another marker of the future, with the launch of a new organisation that we hope will transform notjust how we train our young people and adults, but also, the relationship between business and the education system. a plan to make sure that we are training young people not just for any business, but for the businesses that exist in their communities, the skills that you and they need to take each other forward. so i m delighted that today we re launching skills england, and appointing richard pennycook as the interim chair. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, launching skills england in the last hour. we will have more on that throughout the day. four adults and two children have died after a collision involving a car and a motorbike in west yorkshire. it happened on the a61, between wakefield and bar
donald trump has previously said he thought kamala harris would be easier to defeat in november s election thanjoe biden. let s speak tojennifer ewing from republicans overseas uk. thank you forjoining us on the programme. do you think that kamala harris would be easier for donald trump to beat than joe harris would be easier for donald trump to beat thanjoe biden? i trump to beat thanjoe biden? i don t think trump to beat thanjoe biden? i don t think she will end up being the nominee, when it comes down to it. while several people have endorsed her, there are notable exceptions of who has not. obama has not, nancy pelosi has not, chuck schumer has not. i think they are putting this out there is a bit of a test balloon to see how she does for the next couple of weeks. until that disastrous debate a few weeks ago, she pulled even lower than president biden. trump is probably thinking it is the same policies that america is not really fond of right now. she was put in charge of
yeah, totally happy, which i haven t been for a long, long time. america s xander schauffele is the open champion, holding off england sjustin rose to lift the claret jug at royal troon his second major title in three months. temperatures this week will be closer to the july average, feeling pleasantly warm. will be mostly dry but there is some rain in the forecast today and on thursday. i will have all the details shortly. it s monday the 22nd ofjuly. our main story. joe biden has dropped out of the us presidential race saying it was in the best interests of his party and the country not to run. he d faced weeks of pressure to step aside after a faltering performance in a tv debate with donald trump. mr biden and dozens of other democrats have now thrown their support behind vice president, kamala harris, who has vowed to earn and win her party s nomination. our state department correspondent tom bateman has the story. breaking news, president biden dropping out of the 2
they ve done it. manchester city are premier league champions. after neighbours united lost at home to leicester last night, the celebrations could begin at the etihad stadium. it s their third title in the last four seasons. at the brit awards, dua lipa demands a pay rise for nhs workers. she won two major categories at the uk s first major indoor live music event. good morning. today we have some rain across the north of scotland and later more rain coming across the south west of england. in between like yesterday, sunshine and showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery with some hail. all of the details coming up. it s wednesday 12th may. our top story. israel forces and palestinian militants in gaza have exchanged their heaviest bombardments in years. it comes as the united nations warn they risk sliding into all out war. the palestinians have fired more than 200 rockets into israel, half of them aimed at tel aviv. israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes on