for a medal in the heptathlon. england are on top as they re about to head into day three of the fourth and final test against south africa at old trafford. and the dateline london panel examine ireland s growing fears around brexit. that s in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the world of sport is in shock this morning after usain bolt was beaten in his last solo race at the world athletics championships in london. he lost to justin gatlin, who has been banned from the sport twice for drugs cheating and was booed and jeered by the capacity crowd at the london stadium. gatlin ran in 9.92 seconds, with christian coleman coming in second place. bolt finished in 9.95 seconds to take only the bronze. our sports editor dan roan has more. with the night sky crackling with excitement, the fireworks gave a sense of what was to come. commentator: usain bolt! lapping up the adulation for one last time in an individual final, bolt knew his buildup had
g re nfell tower donations made to the victims of the grenfell tower fire are not reaching survivors quickly enough, according to campaigners in west london. also: holiday hold ups where in the uk sees the longest delays? passengers heading off from gatwick are worst affected, as research reveals how long travellers spend twiddling their thumbs at airports. ready for the end of an era? usain bolt will run his final competitive race this weekend at the world athletics championships. good morning. it s friday, 11th august. i m ben brown. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the us defence secretary, james mattis, says america is still trying to use diplomacy to resolve the growing tension with north korea and that war would be catastrophic. his remarks contrasted with those of president trump, who said his threat to unleash fire and fury against north korea might not have been tough enough, but secretary mattis insisted diplomatic efforts were yielding results, though military opt
by a panel of foreign correspondents to discuss the tension between the us and north korea and the kenyan elections in dateline london. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chinese president, xijinping, has urged the united states and north korea to show restraint, amid the growing crisis over north korea s nuclear programme. during a telephone conversation with president trump, china s leader urged both parties to avoid words and actions that could increase tensions. earlier today, mr trump called the governor of guam to show his support for the us pacific territory, which north korea has threatened to fire missiles at. from seoul, robin brant sent this report. first, he threatened fire and fury in north korea, then last night president trump said us forces are locked and loaded. now there s more short phrase diplomacy as the tension goes even higher. anything happens to guam, there s going to be big, big trouble in north korea. in just a matter of days, the country o
a silver from the women and a bronze from men in the 400 metre relays bring the tally to six in the final moments of the world athletics championship. good morning. we are talking about family run businesses this week. they are on the increase. there are nearly five million family run businesses in the uk contributing nearly half a trillion pounds to the british economy. and 50 years after pirate radio ships were outlawed, we look back at how they changed the sound of music radio. and carol has the weather. good morning. for many central and eastern areas today, dry and bright with sunshine. rain in the west that is slowly going east and north through today. i will have more details in 15 minutes. thank you. see you then. good morning. first, our main story. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50% in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by bbc panorama. critics of the airline industry say a voluntary c
silent forfour years. the daily telegraph looks at the backlash. some mps have protested that the chimes will be out of action, to protect workmen renovating the icon. i tell you what, that has had a lot of backlash. nobody likes it when a and is silent, do they? when a ben is silent. with us is maike currie, investment director at fidelity personal investing. before we talk about big ben falling silent, let s talk about the top story, the condemnation that president trump has finally given to what happens in charlottesville. it took him 48 hours. he did it, but he still lashes out at somebody who has resigned, it is remarkable. still lashes out at somebody who has resigned, it is remarkablem still lashes out at somebody who has resigned, it is remarkable. it is. the question is, is it too little, too late? the question is, is it too little, too late ? this the question is, is it too little, too late? this is not a man who is known for thinking before he speaks. he governs