is the uk car industry ready to go electric? i will look at what it could mean for us, and for our big carmakers. in sport: adam peaty completes the double double at the world aquatic championships. he wins gold in the 50 metres breaststroke, and narrowly misses out on breaking his own world record. it is his second title in budapest. and carol has the weather. good morning. today is a day of sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be heavy and thundery, and some of them will merge, giving longer spells of rain across north west scotland. but it is also going to be pretty windy. i will have more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: it is being described as a major step in developing a new immigration policy for britain, post brexit. the home secretary, amber rudd, is asking independent migration experts to analyse the role of eu nationals living and working in the uk. they will report back next september, six months before the uk s deadline to le
the parents of charlie gard failed to get an agreement to spend up to a month with him in a hospice. wildfires continuing to burn in the south of france. at least 6000 firefighters and troops are now battling the flames. the un says a catastrophe is unfolding in yemen as the country struggles with the world s worst cholera epidemic, and the looming threat of famine. when‘s best to stop? a group of scientists say that we shouldn t always have to finish a course of antibiotics, for them to be effective. and up, up and away, prince william works his last shift as an air ambulance pilot. it‘s five 0 clock our top story the home secretary, amber rudd, says there will be no immigration cliff edge when the uk leaves the eu. speaking in scotland, she said she wanted to reassure businesses that they would still be able to employ eu staff after march 2019, possibly using a registration scheme for foreign workers. the government announced this morning that free movement will en
could jump dramatically. the charity, crisis, says the problem may climb by three quarters in the uk over the next ten years. a second chance to gold botswanan athlete isaac makwala will run in the final of tinai s 200m after running his won alone against the clock. i wish to thank the imf for giving me another chance. and two women are rescued from the top deck ofa women are rescued from the top deck of a double decker bus after it crashed into a shop on a busy london high street. the driver has been taken to hospital. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. northumbria police has defended paying £10,000 to a convicted child rapist. 0fficers did it to gather information in an abuse investigation. the force is standing by its actions after 17 mostly south asian men and one woman were convicted of grooming vulnerable girls in newcastle. critics said it could have put victims at greater risk. responding to the convictions, a former director of public prosecutions, lord m
in hardtalk in april 20 ten. she starred in one of the best known films of all time. the musical singin‘ in the rain. fora staggering six decades she has been a big name in show business and she is here in london s west end, treading the boards again. her life, however, has been touched by scandal and hollywood has changed dramatically in the youth she has been involved. guest today is debbie reynolds. debbie reynolds, welcome to hardtalk. what are you still so driven to carry on? if i was and, if i was not having a wonderful time i would be bored to than sitting at home and i would not know what to do it myself. i have always been busy and active and home in the states i travel 42 weeks a year and that is just constant. i never stopped working since i was 16. i am used to it. i get quite nervous if, let s say i had a two week vacation then i am nervous. i must keep busy. when you started at 16 years old, and could you have imagined you would still be doing it at 78 questio
Arsenal and manchester united can t be separated at the top of the women s super league both are on the same points and goal difference after wins today. arsenal won away at liverpool in the lunchtime kick off. lia walti fired the gunners into the lead after a quarter of an hour. frida maanum added another goal soon after. it s arsenal s 12th straight league win. and manchester united kept up the pace with a 1 0 win at leicester. nikkita parris with the goal. both have won all four wsl matches, and are yet to concede a goal. west ham also beat reading this afternoon. and in a few moments third placed chelsea kick off against brighton. to the rugby league world cup now, and there was a golden opportunity for ireland to seal their place in the last eight of the tournament. but they were outplayed by a smart lebanon side who ran in five tries to win 32 points to 14. ireland with the odds firmly against them now as they new zealand in their final group game. adam wild reports. sta