Attacked pro democracy activists last weekend. Good afternoon. The Prime Minister has pledged to fund a new high speed rail route between leeds and manchester. Borisjohnson says it will turbo charge the economy. It is thought the new route is part of the governments wider investment commitment to the north of england set to cost around £39 billion. But labour have cast doubt on the plan, saying mrjohnson failed to deliver on infrastructure when he was mayor of london. Tom barton reports. In manchester, theyre expanding the tram network, spending millions on improving public transport. But the new Prime Minister says he wants to go further, promising to build a fast railway line between this city and leeds, 35 miles away. I want to be the Prime Minister who does with Northern Powerhouse rail what we did for crossrail in london, and today, im going to deliver on my commitment to that vision with a pledge to fund the leeds to manchester route. But while local leaders have welcomed that p
Its the hardest problem in technology and one that could change everything. This week were in arizona, the self driving capital of the world, to ride in the latest robotic vehicles, meet the people who are not happy to see them. What am i going to do then . Stand in line for food . And to find out what happens when the tech goes wrong. When california told uber that there were going to be some new regulations that they needed to adhere to, governor ducey, in a public announcement, said. California may not want you, we want you to know that arizona does. We are a state that is open for business. We are a state that welcomes business and new people and technology. Our governor, governor ducey, had basically opened wide the arms of our state to welcome them there and it was a no brainer. Chandler is a hub where Autonomous Vehicles are growing and having more miles mapped on our roads than any place else in the galaxy. Its kind of great to be the centre of that. Well, chandler, i believe,
Now on bbc news click. Its the hardest problem in technology and one that could change everything. This week were in arizona, the self driving capital of the world, to ride in the latest robotic vehicles, meet the people who are not happy to see them. What am i going to do then . Stand in line for food . And to find out what happens when the tech goes wrong. When california told uber that there were going to be some new regulations that they needed to adhere to, governor ducey, in a public announcement, said. When california told uber that there were going to be some new regulations that they needed to adhere to, governor ducey, in a public announcement, said. California may not want you, we want you to know that arizona does. We are a state that is open for business. We are a state that welcomes business and new people and technology. Our governor, governor ducey, had basically opened wide the arms of our state to welcome them there and it was a no brainer. Chandler is a hub where Aut
multi generational holidays. If you had rain yesterday it is likely it will stick around today as well. The top and tail of the country will see the best and brightest, but they could be some showers around as well. Join me for the details. Its sundayjuly the 28th. Our top story the government is now working on the assumption of a no deal brexit, according to minister michael gove. Mr gove, whos now responsible for planning for such a scenario, said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with brussels, but, writing in the sunday times, he added no deal is now a very real prospect. Our Political Correspondent tom bartonjoins us now. Tom, what does this tell us about the new governments approach to brexit . This is a change of tone, no doubt about that. Michael gove, the man responsible for both planning for no deal, but making sure that the whole of government is getting ready for a no deal brexit, in charge of the Cabinet Office as the duchy of lancaster chancellor. He is sitting
Protest has been deemed against the law. You will recall it began because there was opposition to the idea of an extradition bill were people could be sent to Mainland China for trial. Even though hong kong is supposed to enjoy a special semi autonomous status that is rather different from the rest of china. We will keep an eye on that situation there as night falls and the situation seems to become far more tense. Now its time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. Some places this weekend have had dry, glorious sunshine but other areas have been very wet indeed. Areas trapped underneath this weather front, from northern ireland, south west scotland, through north wales, northern england, particularly north west england, the midlands and into the south east. Further heavy rain here, some standing water, localised flooding in places. To the north of it, sunny spells, a few showers, some of these heavy. The best of the sunshine in the far north of scotland, and glorious conditions