greens will tackle the climate crisis, greens will remain and transform, greens will build a better britain. borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn go head to head in the first tv debate of the election campaign tonight after the lib dems and snp failed in a legal bid to be included. and how will it all go down here in southampton? it s a key battle ground in the coming weeks. we re here on the latest of our visits around the uk to answer voters‘ questions on the big topics, today we re looking at education. and coming up,the renowned broadcaster sir david attenborough tells the bbc the world is beginning to tackle the threat of plastic waste. it s a bit of a litmus test to see whether, in fact, the population care about this sort of thing, and people do. and so i think it s very encouraging. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i m joanna gosling. an alleged victim ofjeffrey epstein has appealed directly to prince andrew to come forward and give a statement to us investig
in a new report into the it meltdown which left nearly 2 million people without online services. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with ben croucher. a big night coming up for wales as they bid to qualify for the european championships. they know victory in cardiff over hungary tonight will see them into next year s tournament automatically, hoping their big guns like gareth bale and aaron ramsey will be fit. good afternoon, it was a cold and frosty start for many this morning, slowly they will be a milder air coming in from the south west with the chance of rain, and late in the programme we have a look at how wet it has been so far this month. good afternoon, welcome to southampton solent university where we are coming from during today on bbc news. boris johnson and jeremy corbyn will go head to head in theirfirst general election tv debate tonight. the liberal democrats and snp won t be taking part in the show on itv, after they lost a last minute legal bid to be
coming up we will have a big discussion about the manifesto of the green party. a leaked report on failings at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust has said a toxic culture, linked to the deaths of at least 42 babies over four decades, has still not been properly addressed. an investigation that initially began looking at 23 cases in 2017 is now looking at more than 270, from 1979 to present day. its interim findings include unexplained deaths, sub standard care that left babies brain damaged and disabled, and parents who were left in the dark. the trust has apologised. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. i held her and said goodbye. and went home empty handed. and then he said that there was no heartbeat. that midwife come in crying, saying, oh, i m so sorry, i m so sorry! too late. distressing stories from parents told to bbc news during coverage of an unfolding scandal, which could yet turn into the worst ever in the history of nhs maternity care. now a leaked report from
as possible to the theresa may deal which means common standards and ireland and the backstop. obviously thatis ireland and the backstop. obviously that is not playing well with the good to have you with us. this is tory party. and by that you mean theresa may a withdrawal deal that she tried several times to get wednesday s briefing. through parliament and failed to a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know downing street says the discussions in global news, business, and sport. also in the programme, new research suggests if you live in an area with high air pollution are constructive and michel barnier, the chief negotiated said to us on it takes a decade off your memory. so we d like to know does where you live affect your physical the chief negotiated said to us on and mental health? the side of the eu was giving get in touch, send pictures and we ll share your stories positive comments to the press and it really is down to the wire now just
a few weeks later trade talks between u.s. and chinese negotiators broke down president xi is confronting a number of urgent problems right now street protests in hong kong the unresolved trade dispute with the united states and the stalled nuclear diplomacy on the korean peninsula it is likely to be the latter that will feature prominently in his discussions in pyongyang. commentators say china s leader is worried the stalemate is creating a dangerous vacuum china does not want this thing to escalate and happen our nuclear arms race throughout asia that would be extremely dangerous for the area and also for the world. if she is able to help revive the nuclear disarmament talks that might be enough to buy him some goodwill in his shed your meeting with president trump next weekend but analysts warn if those talks falter then china could decide to soften the united nations sanctions it s been enforcing against its neighbor. china and north korea remain allies with a long histo