of grain from occupied areas of ukraine as some countries grapple with shortages. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in birmingham and damaged at least three others. former prime minister sirjohn major is giving evidence at a public inquiry looking into how thousands of people were infected with hiv or hepatitis c through contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s. suffered incredibly bad luck. and in sport we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament is under way. novak djokovic is on centre court now and he ll be followed by emma raducanu. and then andy murray. welcome to the programme. good afternoon and welcome. the leaders of the g7 group of nations have promised they will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes as they announced they would step up sanctions on russia. president zelenskyjoined the summit remotely, and told the leaders he needed more weapons and air
They were trying to show you hear stories about hagel. Hes lazy. Come on. Theyre trying to demean him. And at the Staff Meetings he agreed with kerry and general dempsey. If they were right, why not . In other words, some people who got to say, got have my opinion, whether or not it whether or not its agrees or disagrees elm think were trying to show theyre shaking things up because things are not going as well as we would like in the middle east, like we were surprised by isil. Oh, general clappers fault. Well, do you want to fire him . No. So, hagel was easy sacrifice because, a. , a republican, who the republicans dont like. And, then you have and of course he wag weakened by the confirmation hearing. Again, ive known chuck. We worked together in the Reagan Administration. He was number two at va. Not 35 years old. A pretty big job. The head of va at the time said, agent orange is no worse than teenage acne. Can you believe that . So hagel said either he goes or i go. He went. That
Manuel wins a confidence vote. And the fed wondering if the market will be rocked today again. Its releasing minutes from last months meeting. Youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Well talk about toyota in just a second. Before that, we have news coming out from angela merkel, the german chancellor that is not clear that russias help to deescalate the ukraine situation will help ukraine to decide about its own future. And well keep our eyes on whats going on with the latest in ukraine. Meanwhile, another major car recall, this time from toyota. The japanese automaker is recalling 6. 4 million cars worldwide. It makes it one of the biggest recalls to date in the car industry. Toyota needs to fix faults in the steering column and seats. Though its unknown if this is a design or manufacturing issue. The recall came out just before the market closed in tokyo. And sent shares lower by more than 3 in that time. We are joined on the phone from t
Claire and the team inside are very excited howzat excited recreational cricket can return in a weeks time. After a government u turn, the game is given the go ahead. They now say it can be made very safe. Its saturday, july the 4th. Our top story the largest easing of coronavirus restrictions so far has come into effect in england. Some hairdressers welcomed back customers at midnight, while pubs, restaurants and cinemas are allowed to reopen this morning. The Prime Minister has warned people to act responsibly even though lockdown rules have been eased. Well be live throughout the morning at pubs and a hairdressers. Lets speak now to our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. We. It is. It is interesting, isnt it, jonathan, what is coming through now from the Prime Minister. He is wanting, be responsible, but there have been some tweaks, they have been some changes, havent there . Good morning to you both. Yes, this isa good morning to you both. Yes, this is a big moment and i think
Start for many, and given we have had quite a bit of snow in the last 24 had quite a bit of snow in the last 2a hours, ice is a concern this morning, as is freezing fog. More details for you in about 15 minutes. Its saturday, 9th january. Our top story people in england are being urged to behave like they are infected with coronavirus as part of a new Public Awareness campaign encouraging people to stick to the rules. The message, which will be shared on tv, radio and social media, comes as the uk reported the highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. Our correspondent dan johnson has more. Covid 19, especially the new variant, is spreading quickly across the country. This puts many people at risk of serious disease. A new campaign with a clear message. Once more, we must all stay home. These stark warnings come in response to the intense pressure on hospitals, which are getting close to capacity, especially in london and the south east. Londons mayor declared a Major I