Heatwave in june for 20 years. But as the temperature soars, a Health Warning is issued to those struggling to stay cool. And Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is accused of tax fraud by spanish prosecutors, during his time at real madrid. Its five oclock. Our main story is that the chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has set out his own defined goals for a brexit deal, calling for an outcome which puts jobs and prosperity first. He also said that migration needed to be managed not shut down. In a speech in the City Of London, the chancellor said british people had voted to leave the eu, not become poorer a point underlined by the governor of the Bank Of England, mark carney, who said brexit could bring higher prices and job losses. Our economics correspondent Andrew Verity reports. The chancellors Brexit Agenda was supposed to be delivered over a sumptuous banquet at the citys Mansion House last week, but it was cancelled following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Today he turned up at the sam
What they can actually do about the communist state. Welcome to the programme im Christian Fraser in london, katty kay is in washington is brexit already making the uk poorer . In his annual Mansion House speech the governor of the Bank Of England mark carney, said price rises are now running ahead of wage growth and real incomes are falling again. Speaking alongside the governor, the chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond was making the case for a longer transition to brexit he wants the uk and the eu to agree a new customs agreement under which Current Border arrangements would remain in place perhaps for some years following britains exit. In a moment, well hear from the British International trade secretary whos trying to whip up business in the us but first, this report from our economics editor, kamal ahmed. A year on from the referendum, and cars waiting in sunny southampton for a journey to the continent of europe. Exports to the European Union like these are a key driver o
Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, iam in london, and 3am in the last stronghold of so called Islamic State, the syrian city of raqqa. The extremists are facing all out war on several fronts now. Across the border, iraqi troops have re taken most of the city of mosul, but not in time to save the famous mosque there. In raqqa, us backed fighters of the Syrian Democratic forces are close to pushing is out. Our correspondent, gabriel gatehouse, and cameraman, fred scott, are with the sdf on the frontline, and sent this exclusive report from raqqa. This has been a long and brutal road. We are inside raqqa now, driving to the centre of the Syrian Democratic forces, the sdf, a Coalition Of Kurds and arabs. They have onlyjust retaken this street from fighters that called themselves Islamic State. Here is is often unseen but all the more dangerous for it. A noise in the sky signals the presence of a drone. Wha
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Status check. The Banking Regulator in china wants a report card on overseas acquisitions. Kazakhstan is strapping in for what could be a fast ride on chinas one belt, one road expansion. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Its a friday. Im sharanjit leyl. Chinas Banking Regulator has ordered a group of lenders to assess the exposure to offshore acquisitions by a handful of companies on a buy spree overseas. They are some of chinas largest, like hna and fulson. I spoke to our shanghai correspondent asking why authorities are so worried. There are two elements to this. They see the acquisitions, a vast 235 Billion Us Dollars last year, they see it as giving a risk to the currency. They dont want that level of capital out of there. And they are worried about big chinese conglomerates raising money in this country. There is a big worry about debt overall in china. Wealth ma
sandra: today a major development after the death of american student otto warmbier. his parents traveling to south korea and announcing they are now on a mission to force north korea to take responsibility for their son s death. chief breaking news correspondent trace gallagher is following that story for us. good evening, trace. sandra, good evening. the warmbiers are going after north korea s financial assets not for themselves, mind you, even though they are entitled. remember, a federal judge ordered north korea to pay the family $500 million for the death of their son. but everyone, including the warm bees realizwarmbier that wc victory. if they can identify and locate north korea s assets around the world, they can at least raise a very big ruckus. watch. and we feel that if you force north korea to engage the world from a legal standpoint then they will ultimately have to have dialogue. they are not going to come and have dialogue with us