all eyes on belfast this evening, where the architects of the good friday agreement are toasting 25 years of peace. there s a concluding dinner at hillsborough castle tonight, which we will dip into. no prospects of peace in ukraine. we are going to discuss a new report from denmark today which suggests russian assault ships, disguised as fishing trawlers and research vessels, that are threatening infrastructure in the north sea. we will talk more generally about bullying within the workplace and how we now define it. the sacked boss of the cbi has told the bbc his reputation has been totally destroyed by the allegation he is facing. and no let up in the cost of living. inflation is still a problem for all the advanced economies, a problem exacerbated here in the uk by the weak pound, which makes imports much more expensive. all that to come. but we start in belfast rishi sunak, is attending a gala dinner tonight, the final event in a week of commemorations marking 25 years
Well bring you more on this developing story. Also tonight Jeremy Corbyn warns against a bomb first, talk later Foreign Policy but says hes no pacifist. Theresa may accuses Jeremy Corbyn of deserting what she calls the Proud And Patriotic Working Class. The schoolboy who died after an allergic reaction. A coroner says staff could have saved his life. And Donald Trumps twitter tirade against his former fbi director. He warns james comey not to talk to the media. Coming up on bbc news, one win away, can chelsea secure a Second Premier League title in three seasons with victory over west brom this evening. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The nhs is the victim of a major cyber attack. Since mid afternoon, Computer Systems in at least 25 Hospital Trusts and gp surgeries up and down england and in scotland have been hit. In those affected, routine operations are being cancelled, patients are being sent home and ambulances are being diverted. Patients are being asked to stay
Consumers. More on those plans are little later. In sport, andy murrays preparations for wimbledon suffer a blow as he is knocked out of queens in the opening round. The defending champion was beaten in straight sets by the world number 90 Jordan Thompson, who was only there as a late replacement. Hes won three oscars, but Daniel Day Lewis says hes calling it a day and retiring from acting. And it is set to be another scorcher. Good morning, carol good morning from Brighton Beach. It is going to be hot today. Temperatures in england and wales into the high 20s and for some it could hit 34. If we do it will be the Warmestjune Day since 1976. There are also thunderstorms in the forecast and tomorrows weather will be quite different. Thank you very much. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa mays agenda for the next two years of government will be revealed later in a queens speech, which is likely to be dominated by laws preparing the country for brexit. The conservatives are still
This brings me to the topic of todays proceedings. I would like to recap my recollection of the timeline in which these events played out. I testified about all of this at length in my deposition. In july, i became aware of a hold being placed on obligation of the State Departments military financing or fmf and dods usai fund. In meetings i heard the president directed the Office Of Management And Budget to hold the funds because of his concern for corruption in ukraine. Let me say at the outset i have never discussed this or any other matter with the president and never heard directly from him about this matter. At a senior level meeting i attended july 26th chaired by National Council Security Leadership as in all other interagency meetings on this topic of which i was wear, the
national Security Community expressed unanimous support for resuming funding in the u. S. National security interests. At the July 26th Meeting there was also a discussion how ukrainian anticorruption efforts
Todays proceedings. I would like to recap my recognition of the timeline in which these events played out. I testified about all of this at length in my deposition. In july, i became aware of a hold being an obligation of the State Departments Foreign Military financing and dods usai funds. In a series of interagency meetings, i heard that the president had directed the office of of management and budget to hold the funds becausf his concerns about corruption in ukraine. Let me say at the outset that i have never discussed this or any other matter with the president and never heard directly from him about this matter. At a senior level meeting i attended on july 26, chaired by National Security council leadership, as at all other interagency meetings on this topic of which i was aware, the National Security community
expressed unanimous support for resuming the funding as in the u. S. National security interest. At the july 26 meeting, there was a discussion of how ukrainian anticorrup