I will start with the good news, at the rain has eased in beijing and the rain has eased in beijing and the Weather Forecast seem to be protecting a period with little or no rain. This Second Typhoon Due to hit in the coming 2a hours may not actually reach landfall in the same place it was thought to be approaching, and that Weather Pattern may not also reach a beijing. Meaning it would give the rescue team is here a bit of Breathing Space to get a real handle on this situation. The other thing that has been worrying them is that they have been finding that many of they have been finding that many of the people who were missing. The big concerns are that that et al. Could go concerns are that that et al. Could 9 up concerns are that that et al. Could go up quite a bit but with every new person makes phone, that is more good news. The Western Suburbs of beijing that there are still areas cut off where roads have collapsed, theres no electricity or water, and theres no electricity or wat
in their latest t20 match fresh hope for the world s largest colony of gannets off the east coast of scotland after thousands died last year from bird flu. good morning. we have some heavy and persistent rain coming into northern ireland as we go through today and then later into western scotland. a few scattered showers around but for many we will have a dry day with some sunshine, especially in the south and east. i will have all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it is thursdayjuly the 6th. our main story. the bosses of the four biggest banking groups are meeting the financial watchdog today to discuss concerns that interest rates on savings accounts aren t increasing as quickly as those for mortgages. the banks have denied accusations from mps that they ve been profiteering. our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, reports. bank customers are feeling the pressure charged lots to borrow money, but given very little reward to save it. so today,
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. a conversation with, rather than a news like interrogation of someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week made the cover of time magazine when they profiled the first muslim leader of a western democracy. he is, as the headline put it, the new face of scotland. the youngest leader this country has had in a quarter of a century of having a devolved scottish government. but this, admits humza yousaf, here in glasgow, has been a difficult yearfor him. difficult for his party, too, dogged by a police investigation, criticised for failing to deliver, and divided about when independence might actually be possible. humza yousaf, first minister, thanks forjoining me. my pleasure. it has been quite a year! you re telling me! how much do you feel you have aged in that time? i think people can probably look at pictures of before i became first m
by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed as is the government. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. bbc radio 5 live has also been affected, with schedules disrupted. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent dav