With the uk, theyre fed up with these endless negotiatons, endless delays. There wasnt much sign of diplomacy on the ground here in luxembourg today, so what are the chances now ofa today, so what are the chances now of a deal . Well have the latest. Also on the programme tonight drone attacks on Major Saudi Oil facilities the United States releases images to back its claim that iran was behind them. Surging sales the Supermarket Chain aldi says it plans to open a store a week for the next two years across the uk. Two former soldiers win a racial harassment claim against the british army after they were made targets of racist grafitti in their barracks in colchester. And almost 18 years after the start of the war in afghanistan a special report on the human cost of the conflict as thousands continue to lose their lives. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news its still early in the season but it matters nonetheless. Well bring you the action as aston villa try and climb out of the premi
Closely guarded secret. But please do join us after the news headunes please do join us after the News Headlines when well be telling you exactly what the nations supposed favourite ice cream is, which i think were were. Do we which i think were were. Do we agree with it . We do agree. Its a popular favourite. Its a popular favourite. Its a popular favourite. It is. It is. But first, lets get the news with rhiannon. With rhiannon. Thank you, ellie. Good morning. Its 932. Your top stories from the newsroom. The stories from the newsroom. The chancellor says efforts to fight inflation are working after the u. K. Economy grew by 0. 2 in the Second Quarter. Figures from the office for National Statistics also show gdp rose by 0. 5 in june alone , buoyed by the june alone, buoyed by the Manufacturing Sector. Jeremy Manufacturing Sector. Jeremy hunt says the governments laying the Strong Foundations needed to grow the economy. The results mean theres no immediate risk of the uk slipping into
in england could be just the tip of the iceberg according to inspectors and planting 100 wildlife meadows across historic sites to mark the coronation of king charles. and coming up on the bbc news channel. wimbledon would allow russian and belarusian players to compete as neutrals this summer lifting a ban in place from last yearfollowing russia s invasion of ukraine. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. donald trump has become the first former us president, to face a criminal prosecution. the precise charges against him haven t yet been made public, but they re thought to relate to falsifying business records, to hide a payment to a pawn star, stormy daniels, during the 2016 presidential campaign. it s alleged ms daniels was paid off, in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair. mr trump denies any wrongdoing, calling the indictment political persecution and election interference . 0ur north america correspondent, john sudworth, has our top story.