Yeah, totally happy, which i haven t been for a long, long time. America s xander schauffele is the open champion, holding off england sjustin rose to lift the claret jug at royal troon his second major title in three months. Temperatures this week will be closer to the july average, feeling pleasantly warm. Will be mostly dry but there is some rain in the forecast today and on thursday. I will have all the details shortly. It s monday the 22nd ofjuly. Our main story. Joe biden has dropped out of the us presidential race saying it was in the best interests of his party and the country not to run. He d faced weeks of pressure to step aside after a faltering performance in a tv debate with donald trump. Mr biden and dozens of other democrats have now thrown their support behind vice president, kamala harris, who has vowed to earn and win her party s nomination. Our state department correspondent tom bateman has the story. Breaking news, president biden dropping out of the 2024 race. De
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Senior members of the democratic party in the united states have backed the current vice president, kamala harris, to stand against donald trump in this november s election, after the current president, joe biden, withdrew from the race. It s emerged that some of mr biden s closest aides were only told of his decision to step aside one minute before he made the announcement on social media. There had been weeks of speculation about his health. Ms harris says she now intends to earn and win her party s nomination for the white house. From washington, this report from tom bateman. Us vice president kamala harris is seeing a surge of support as she moves to secure the democratic presidential nomination. Despite the weeks of mounting pressure on him to step aside, joe biden had been holding firm. But he abruptly abandoned his campaign on a sunday afternoon. With reaction tojoe biden dropping out of the race. As news channels went into over
Plans for the year ahead will be laid out by king charles in a speech to parliament on wednesday. It s expected to outline around 35 draft laws ministers intend to introduce in the coming months following labour s return to power. The government has promised to introduce legislation within 100 days of taking office to deliver new rights for workers promised ahead of the election. Businesses and unions are expected to be consulted on the details. Legislation is also expected to set up gb energy, a new state owned energy company to be based in scotland. The firm will invest in renewable energy projects, including emerging technologies like offshore floating wind farms and clean hydrogen. Let s hear now from roger barker, director of policy at the institute of directors. Thank you forjoining us, roger. In terms of what to expect, we outlined a few issues. What will be top of the agenda? issues. What will be top of the aaenda? ~. ,. , , agenda? what roger reeves has said, she said agenda