in a speech by king charles at the state opening of parliament. as well as pledges on economic growth, transport, energy and housebuilding the government says it s seeking to rebuild relations with the european union after years of tensions since the uk voted to leave the bloc in 2016. my my government will seek to reset the relationship with european partners and work to improve the united kingdom s trade and investment relationship with the european union. my ministers will seek any security pact to strengthen cooperation on the mutual threats faced by the united kingdom and the european union. well, prime minister sir keir starmer will have an opportunity to start that process as he hosts dozens of european leaders at blenheim palace in oxfordshire, the ancestral home and birthplace of winston churchill. on wednesday he met with irish taoiseach simon harris for talks ahead of the meeting of the european political community a group which brings together the leaders of t
all the details for you as we had through the morning. it s saturday 13th july. thousands of england fans are descending on berlin ahead of tomorrow night s euros final against spain. here, pubs and supermarkets are preparing for what could be their busiest weekend of the year, with venues in england and wales allowed to stay open until one o clock in the morning, under special licensing rules. let s get the latest from john in berlin now. john, good morning to you. so, as you said, 60 years waiting for men to triumph at the football for england. what do we think? well, undoubtedly england. what do we think? well, undoubtedly it s england. what do we think? well, undoubtedly it s going england. what do we think? well, undoubtedly it s going to - england. what do we think? ji undoubtedly it s going to be a huge couple of days ahead, notjust for the players, but for the fans as well, who have followed their team across germany. six matches played so far, nowjust one sta
we heard from the new chancellor, rachel reeves, that economic growth is one of the government s top priorities, and any indication today that the economy is turning a corner will be crucial momentum for the new government plans to, as they put it, rebuild britain . let s discuss this with hetal mehta, head of economic research at st james s place. do you think we will see growth today? will that be the number four, something upwards? that is the expectation, four, something upwards? twat is the expectation, what most market participants are expecting and i think even the poor weather in the previous month, it seems quite likely thatis month, it seems quite likely that is what we will see, 0.2% increase would probably in line with what is expected, but what we can look forward to having that better pace of growth and a lot of people have written off the first quarter as a bit off the first quarter as a bit of a blip, but we need to see the fundamentals of the uk growth sta
easing, some showers, but the brighter skies will be in north west scotland and southern england. good morning. england are into the final of the european championship. they beat the netherlands 2 1 and now face spain on sunday. it s the first time in england men s football side has made a major overseas final. the king congratulated gareth southgate s side, urging them to secure victory without the need for any last minute wonder goals or a penalty drama. john is in dortmund. what a night. morning. what a night indeed. how are your nerves this morning after all of that? did you get much sleep? it was thrilling, it was dramatic, it was another exhilarating evening, as it so often has been watching england at this european championships. once again they found a way through. ollie watkins with that brilliant goal, that late, late goal which ensured they reach back to back european championship finals. who would have predicted that with some of the underwhelming performances? th