And 50 years after pink floyds debut album the new exhibition at londons victoria and Albert Museum celebrating one of the worlds most famous rock bands. And coming up in the sport on bbc news england are handed a tough draw for the 2019 rugby world cup. Theyll play france and argentina in the tournament in 2019. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning, saying hed lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. James comey learnt of his fate last night when he was handed a note as he briefed fbi agents in los angeles. Mr comey had been leading an investigation into alleged links between mr trumps Election Campaign last year and russia. But the white house insists he was dismissed for mishandling an inquiry into Hillary Clintons emails last year. From washington, heres aleem maqbool. Absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey
Trump needs a new fbi director after his sudden sacking Ofjames Comey as head of americas director america pars mac security agency. Lets show you the latter that he sent to mr comey. It is brief and fairly brutal. He says in this letter, you are not able to effectively lead the bureau and he goes on to say, its essential that we find the leadership for the fbi that restores public trust and confidence. There has been a lot of criticism of this move but asjohn sobol now reports, donald trump has defended his decision. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey has been fired by the president of the United States. The term Breaking News is bandied about with abandon but last night it was justified. At fbi offices the first they knew their director had been fired was when it flashed up on their tv screens. And james comey, who was in los angeles addressing staff, knew nothing about it either until an aide handed him a note. The letter sent by President Trump was brutal. You are he
Trump needs a new fbi director after his sudden sacking Ofjames Comey as head of americas director america pars mac security agency. Lets show you the latter that he sent to mr comey. It is brief and fairly brutal. He says in this letter, you are not able to effectively lead the bureau and he goes on to say, its essential that we find the leadership for the fbi that restores public trust and confidence. There has been a lot of criticism of this move but asjohn sobol now reports, donald trump has defended his decision. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey has been fired by the president of the United States. The term Breaking News is bandied about with abandon but last night it was justified. At fbi offices the first they knew their director had been fired was when it flashed up on their tv screens. And james comey, who was in los angeles addressing staff, knew nothing about it either until an aide handed him a note. The letter sent by President Trump was brutal. You are he
And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News. The worlds greatest sprinter prepares for his final bow. Well hearfrom usain bolts pre World Championships Press Conference at half past six. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Over Three Million british gas customers face a hefty rise in their electricity bills. The company argues that its own costs have risen and from september it will charge 12. 5 more for electricity. So what does that mean . Well, a typical household on a dualfuel tariff will see its annual bill go up by £76. Its the first increase from british gas for nearly four years but that hasnt stopped Consumer Groups and the government condemning the move. Our business editor, simonjack, reports. Electricity, a basic need, a simple product. The same wherever all whoever you buy it from. If you buy from british gas it will be 12. 5 more expensive from september as the u k. s largest more expensive from september as the u k. s largest supplier, more expensive from septem
Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is under pressure tonight to explain why mps were not told a Trident Missile test went wrong last summer. It happened just weeks before a crucial commons vote on the future of britains nuclear deterrent, when theresa may urged parliament to back renewal of the weapons system. Today, she repeatedly declined to say whether she knew of the malfunction, when an unarmed missile failed to reach its target. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. This is what the launch of a Trident Missile looks like. Lastjune, the royal navy carried out what it calls a Routine Un Armed Test Launch from Hms Vengeance but we now know that something went wrong. Hms vengeance was about 200 miles off the florida coast. It was to fire the missile around 5,000 miles across the atlantic. But a malfunction occurred during its flight and it didnt reach its target. The speaker i call the Prime Minister. Yet, just weeks later, theresa may was asking mp