things like steak and pork halloween is going to the dogs a san diego woman gives her pups their own haunted mansion. early today starts right now good tuesday morning i m frances rivera and i m phillip mena. the trump administration now fully embroiled in the impeachment inquiry this morning. nbc news has confirmed that secretary of state mike pompeo was among the officials listening in on that july call where president trump asked the leader of ukraine to do him a favor, and look into his rival joe biden. that disclosure casting a harsh new spotlight on the state department in the house s probe. attorney general william barr is also under intense new scrutiny this morning over his contact with foreign officials about the origins of the mueller probe nbc s tracie potts joining us with the latest from d.c tracie, good morning so, how did the attorney general get wrapped up in all that reporter: so, turns out he was in contact with several foreign officials, but spec
thanks hugh and sarah has all the weather more rain to come. also coming up a new streaming service to rival netftlix, the bbc and itv plan to launch britbox by the end of the year to show new commissions and classic programmes. hello, everyone this is afternoon live. hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are set to get a pay rise above the rate of inflation. the treasury is expected to confirm the details on monday, but reports suggest that among those in line for rises are the armed forces, police in england and wales and teachers in england. the pay award represents one of theresa may s last big decisions as prime minister. but labour have dismissed it as insulting. our political correspondent iain watson reports. on one level, it s quite straightforward actually, public sector. now an apparent victory for some of those in the government payroll. the treasury was going to announce an inflation busting increase next week, the figure to be leaked to the times
to stop her exposing him as an abuser has been jailed for life. 17 people injured after vehicles collide with spectators at a meeting of car enthusiasts. at the open, ireland s shane lowry is back in contention at the top of leaderboard. and disney s remake of the lion king hits cinemas this week find out what mark kermode makes of it in the film review. he good evening it s 5 o clock, i m jane hill our main story: hill our main story: hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are set to get a pay rise above the rate of inflation. the treasury is expected to confirm the details on monday, but reports suggest that those in line for an increase include the armed forces, police in england and wales, and teachers in england. the pay award represents one of theresa may s last big decisions as prime minister though labour have dismissed the increases as insulting. our political correspondent iain watson reports. public sector unions have campaigned against pay caps and for
the department for transport has defended its decision to award a contract worth nearly £14 million to a shipping company that s never done any business. as part of the government s preparation for a no deal brexit, seaborne freight has been contracted to transport goods vehicles between ramsgate and ostend in belgium. a bbc investigation has found that the company, which was formed less than two years old, has no trading record and no significant assets. this report by our business correspondentjoe miller does contain some flashing images. these are the large ferries that will carry dozens of lorries across the channel to relieve congestion at dover in the event of a no deal brexit, as soon as march. thousands of lorries. but while two large international shipping firms have been awarded contracts to provide extra crossings from locations like portsmouth and plymouth, one british business has been handed millions of pounds by the department for transport on the promise o
welcome to bbc news. the department for transport has defended its decision to award a contract worth nearly £14 million to a shipping company that has never done any business. as part of the government s preparation for a no deal brexit, seaborne freight has been contracted to transport goods vehicles between ramsgate and ostend in belgium. a bbc investigation has found that the company, which was formed less than two years old, has no trading record and no significant assets. this report by our business correspondentjoe miller does contain some flashing images. these are the large ferries that will carry thousands of lorries across the channel to relieve congestion at dover in the event of a no deal brexit, as soon as march. but, while two large international shipping firms have been awarded contracts to provide extra crossings from locations like portsmouth and plymouth, one british business has been handed millions of pounds by the department for transport on the promise