Reign were not without difficulty for the duke. He felt he had no clear purpose but he adapted to the role of consort to the monarch, and for decade after decade they toured the world and fulfilled official duties together. A couple so much of whose lives have been public, sustained by the private bond between them which remains strong and deep, as the latest photographs, issued to mark their platinum wedding anniversary, make clear. Tonight their 70 years together have been celebrated at a private party at windsor castle. Nicholas witchell, bbc news. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Tonight, what next for germany, europe and brexit after Angela Merkels government runs aground both mac and why paper chase was forced to apologise to customers after advertising in the daily mail. Here on bbc one its time for the news where you are. Ask a european about strong and sta ble ask a european about strong and stable government and hear their finger will point. Hello and welcome to sportsday.
Story here for stocks. We could look at a record close for the market the dow is up 63 but coming off its highs. Courtney reagan with stay closer look. The stocks falling a bit here as the dollar strengthens, like you mentioned, those comments from President Trump to joe kernen in davos. We have found some footing lets see what happens going into the final hour here not a repeat of what we saw yesterday when we saw this pretty fast fade around the european close time. Its the big m word thats being discussed as the main driver for this rally. Momentum thats taking equities higher there are commentaries coming out of the blue chip dow earnings, like caterpillar, and bellwether indicator like 3m we do have that phenomenon happening today. Caterpillar, 3m and Goldman Sachs helping to lift the Dow Jones Industrial average health care, materials, among the strongest sectors. And biotechs etfs, the hxb and bxi. The aerospace and Defense Group is hitting a new intraday alltime high today led
Winds and heavy rain. Many areas in the Central Region have lost power and flooding is expected as far west as the capital, havana. One Million People, nearly a tenth of the population, have been evacuated. These pictures show the eye of the hurricane as seen from a plane flying over the storm. 0ur correspondent will grant is in havana with the latest on the situation. Cu ba ns cubans had hoped they would avoid the worst of Hurricane Irma, but they had no such luck. With the full force of a category five storm, the hurricane tore through the irelands northern shore. The storm surge almost completely engulfing several small fishing villages. Electricity and communication links are right gcioss and communication links are right across swathes of the country. But some communities are wrong the coast are wondering how they would ever rebuild, others are bracing themselves for irmas impact. Even in the big cities people are getting nervous. Translation i am really worried. My home is in a g
In the first three months of the year as people followed false advice on how to beat the disease. A bela rusian protester dies in Police Custody the second death since clashes with the police erupted over the disputed president ial election. Hello and thank you forjoining us. Brace yourselves because the race to win the next us president ial election has just gone into full swing. The democratic candidate, joe biden, has officially unveiled his running mate, Kamala Harris, at a special event in the state of delaware. Senator harris is the first black and Asian American woman on a president ial ticket and she wasted no time criticising mr trumps performance in office, as she said the us was crying out for leadership. Our north america correspondent david willis reports. Events of this kind normally ta ke events of this kind normally take place before large and adoring cards but normal times, these are not, and the first black woman ever to appear in a us president ial ticket was forced
It is another warm, humid start to the day. Further thunderstorms especially in the south but it should be a dry day to day across the northern half of the uk. A sensational comeback in the Champions League Paris Saint Germain score twice in injury time to beat atalanta, and qualify for the semi finals for the first time in 25 years. Its thursday the 13th of august. Our top story hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and Northern Ireland are receiving a level and vocational results this morning. On the eve of results day, education secretary Gavin Williamson issued an apology to students after coronavirus forced the cancellation of exams, meaning their grades are based on estimates. This morning on breakfast well hear from anxious students, their teachers, and university leaders. Well also get the latest on the annual clearing process, which matches up students with University Places. And at 7 30 well speak to Gavin Williamson. But first, this report from our education co