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
been the subject of quite a lot of fascination. there was a book about this cold bad blood that was written essentially this particular woman was behind a company that said that amazing test could be done with a single drop of blood. and it turned out to be several concerns about the testing. an meteoric rise and fall for the company and it turned her into a young billionaire very, very quickly. the interesting thing is that as the jury selection started, because the cases been so famous because the cases been so famous because the cases been so famous because the story of the company has been so famous they are having to work out how influence the jury are. apparently onejuror work out how influence the jury are. apparently one juror already said that they d read the book. actually it s quite a difficult child to have when it s been such a high profile. i suppose you can also say what is also on trial here is this culture, particularly among the tech sector is that you fake
at the 149th open, the gates have just opened at royal st george s. the first golfers tee off in half an hour. and we ll reveal the total amount raised for children in need s 2020 campaign. plus, it is a dry sense within state. will it last for the next a0 days? we have at least got the prospect for the next five. good morning. it s thursday, the 15th ofjuly. our top story this morning is a call for sugar and salt taxes to be introduced in england, to improve the nation s health. a landmark report, commissioned by the government, says the money raised by the levy should be used to extend the free school meals programme and pay for gps to prescribe fruit and vegetables. ellie price has more. it s just what the doctor ordered, but not what you might expect. cathy runs the charity care merseyside, involved in what s called social prescribing. patients are referred by their local gp, and then offered things like exercise support and cooking advice here. they also provide healthy
a devastating second wave of coronavirus has seen indian hospitals overwhelmed and widespread shortages of oxygen and medicines. there were 320,000 new infections recorded there today, and deaths are now close to 200,000 in total. for now, however, cricket continues. like today s ipl match between delhi capitals and royal challengers bangalore. for some it s a welcome distraction in a bio secure bubble and keeps people watching indoors for others. it s simply unthinkable that it s still being played. despite the indian cricket board saying the ipl will keep going, several players have pulled out including australian cricketer andrew tye who decided to leave the rajasthan royals on sunday and return home because of the impact covid i9 is having. he s been speaking to alison mitchell. i v e i ve seen going forward. not far from finishing now. probably close to halfway. but yeah, you ve seen with pakistan super league because of covid affecting the players. a lot of players we