President trump has accused the british Prime Minister, theresa may, of making a mess of brexit. In a series of tweets, he also said the us would no longer deal with the uks ambassador in washington. It comes after e mails from Sir Kim Darroch were leaked in which he described Trumps Administration as inept. Our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. At a personal level, it has always looked more like an awkward rather than special relationship. The reserved vicars daughter alongside the brash manhattan tycoon. And, although this is not the first time that donald trump has criticised theresa may, it is is his most brutal assault yet. He fumed on twitter. The ambassador he is referring to, of course, is Sir Kim Darroch, britains man in washington, whose leaked secret messages to london describe donald trump and his administration as inept, insecure, and incompetent. Yesterday, the president singled out the ambassador for criticism. Now, he has broadened his attack. His tweet t
A half hour firework display. A half hourfirework display. It will be to show ill be lifetime said the president. His decision to speak ina said the president. His decision to speak in a few hours time from the Lincoln Memorial has drawn much criticism, 500 of the 15,000 tickets have gone to vips and the president big donors but its not so much the cost of descendents, thats bothering his opponent is a wider concern at the president will use what is a National Celebration to promote himself and attacked them. think the president needs to understand this is americas birthday, not his. This business of the money and military assets to use them asa the money and military assets to use them as a prop, to prop up a president ial ego is not reflecting well on our country. Every time the president has our country looking like the chest thumping loudmouth at the end of the bar it makes us all look smaller. 0ur the end of the bar it makes us all look smaller. Our country is bigger than that. Sp
Hello and welcome to bbc world news. Venezuelas Supreme Court has released 22 prisoners, including a high profile judge. Maria afiuni is one of many people the opposition says are political prisoners. She was first arrested ten years ago, and had been sentenced again in march for corruption. The move has been welcomed by the un, which published a highly critical report on thursday accusing president maduros government of widespread abuses against the opposition and minority groups. Maria afiunis brother says his sister still has restrictions on her freedom. Translation she cant speak to the media. She cant use social media. She cant leave the country. She has to present herself every 30 days. The logical thing would be to get rid of all the cautionary measures and respect what the un says, which is complete freedom. But that has not happened. We continue to wait. The un says one thing, the maduro government does another. Theyre never serious about what International Organisations say,
From knife crime londons mayor, sadiq khan, sets out his plan for the School Holidays. Car insurance on the rise average premiums are approaching £800 a year, according to one comparison site. Ill be finding out why, and what you can do about it. And it is since wednesday today, dry start to the week. Will it last that way for the next a0 days or is there actually some rain on the horizon . I will have all of those details here on breakfast. Its monday, the 15th ofjuly. Our top story england have won the mens cricket world cup for the first time in an extraordinary finish to a tense final at lords. The main match ended in a tie, which meant the game went to a super over to decide the winner, and it went down to the very last ball. We all now fully understand what is super over is now. Heres our Sports Correspondent john watson. Englands men, World Champion for the very first time. Proving it on the very first time. Proving it on the biggest stage by the tightest of margins. After seve
Developed through northern scotland, down through north and eastern england. A few spots in south east england. A few spots in south east england will reach the mid 20s. The showers that develop in the east will slowly fade away as we go into tonight and it becomes mainly dry. Cloud increasing from the north overnight. It feels a little fresher today, temperatures a little bit lower tonight, so it mayjust be easierfor lower tonight, so it mayjust be easier for sleeping. Lower tonight, so it mayjust be easierforsleeping. Into lower tonight, so it mayjust be easierfor sleeping. Into tomorrow, and throughout the weekend, there is and throughout the weekend, there is afairamount of and throughout the weekend, there is a fair amount of cloud around. Not clear blue sky. The possibility of showers, but very hit and miss. Most places will stay dry. Cooler, with cloud coming into north sea coasts on saturday. The west is better for sunshine and higher temperatures on sunday. More cloud in the s