And the actor Roy Barraclough, best known for his role in Coronation Street, has died at the age of 81. And in sport, ahead of Theirfirst Test on saturday, British And Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland says therell be a battle for the number 10 shirt, with Jonny Sexton Set to start on saturday. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The us President Donald Trump is coming under growing International Pressure to honour the paris Global Climate change deal. Hes expected to announce this evening whether the us will withdraw from its commitment to reduce carbon emissions. Chinas premier said this morning that they will honour the agreement, and urged other countries to do the same, but donald trump has previously described Climate Change as a hoax, and an american job killer. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports. Its coal that striving President Trump away from the Global Climate deal. Before his election he promised jobs for american minors. We are going to canc
Its thursday 1st june. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. This time next week, the polls will have opened across the uk for the general election. Last night, key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbcs election debate. So lets bring you up to date with the latest from the Campaign Trail. This morning, the Prime Minister is attempting to move the agenda back to brexit pledging to use the Promise Of Brexit to build a stronger, fairer and even more prosperous country and calling for voters to unite behind her leadership. Meanwhile, labour is returning to its rail policy promising to save money for Rail Commuters by changing the way fare increases are calculated. The party says the move would save an average rail season Ticket Holder £319 a year by 2022. Last night key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbc. Theresa may was criticised for her failure to appear at that debate. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is i
A bittersweet moment for those who witnessed the tragedy. Its going to help me get rid of all the fears i have now. Im really excited but im still a little bit worried to what is going to happen. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, can englands chase down the 306 target set by bangladesh in their first Champions Trophy Match at the oval . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The conservatives and labour have both turned their attention to brexit. With exactly a week to go before voters go to the polls, the parties have been underlining their different approaches to life outside the European Union. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn argued that the tory pledge to walk away from a bad deal would lead to a jobs meltdown. But theresa may said she saw a fairer and more prosperous britain. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg looks at two competing visions of brexit. You can see who you can see who seems you can see who seems to be enjoying it more. But whoevers in charge next week,
Treated many of the young victims. What we saw was essentially war wounds. War wounds . Yes, so the kind of wounds you would see on a battlefield. And we look at the politics of zero hours contracts and the debate over workers rights. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, englands Champions Trophy Ambitions take root, as they win their opening match against bangladesh by eight wickets with joe root scoring an unbeaten century. Good evening. President trump has announced that america is to withdraw from the paris climate agreement, the treaty signed by 200 countries just two years ago to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions worldwide. He said hed taken the decision because of the the economic burdens imposed by the treaty. His predecessor, barack obama, Whose Administration signed the accord, said it was a decision to reject the future. Mr trump made the announcement despite several appeals from the United Nations to respect the future of the planet. Our correspondent nick bryant has more