an investigation after former manchester united footballer paul pogba claims he s the victim of a blackmail plot by an organised gang. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. pakistan will launch a global appeal to help it deal with the flooding catastrophe that s killed more than a thousand people and affected 30 million. un member states will be asked to contribute. pakistan s foreign minister has estimated the financial impact at $4 billion. bilawal bhutto zardari said he hoped the international community would grasp the sheer level of devastation in his country. and it s not over yet water is still surging down the mightly indus river and will flood the low lying sindh province yet further over the next few days. azadeh moshiri reports. a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters surround him. you can see a rescue worker edging out of the helicopter, lifting him up to safety. it s but one of the countless rescue efforts that are happening
the queen has pulled out of tuesday s state opening of parliament in london. it will be the first time since 1963 the queen will have missed the annual ceremony which sets out the british government s legislative agenda for the year ahead. prince charles will deliver the speech instead. i m a big dog. yo, baby, you don t have to put your top back on. lwas w. he was twice my age. there was this kind of power dynamic. this is predatory behaviour. that s the joint bbc guardian newspaper investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the dj, tim westwood. i ve been speaking to the reporter behind it about how you get a story like that over the line. but first, just as europe gets tough on the big tech companies, does the uk look poised to do less, not more? the financial times reported this week that ministers have ditched plans to empower their newest tech regulator with, well, actual power. the snappily named digital markets unit was announced to great fanfare back in 2020 w
In our special programme this morning well hear from those affected and as Election Campaigning resumes well examine their proposals to protect the public. Also ahead. Joy shines through the pain at the Ariana Grande Benefit Concerts are the victims of the Manchester Bombing. She thanked the crowd for their spirit. Manchester bombing. She thanked the crowd for their spiritli Manchester Bombing. She thanked the crowd for their spirit. I love you all so much and i thank you for coming out. We needed that here. Loveis coming out. We needed that here. Love is the medicine the world needs right now. We live in gateshead discussing exit ahead of the election. In sport, andy murray plays in the fourth round of the french open later. Hell hope to join defending champion Novak Djokovic, who is in the last eight after victory yesterday. And carol has the weather. At the morning we have rained Clearing Scotland and then for Scotla Nd Clearing Scotland and then for scotland and Northern Ireland ar
Again wow on the dow 10 straight sessions of gains. And more records broken. Question is, how long can it last . As you can see, europe is slightly off today. We will tell you why. And, this week on bbc news weve been looking at the issue of disability in the workplace. Later in the programme well speak to our producer in charge of the series. Johnny cassidy gradually lost his eyesight when he was a teenager and hell be talking to us about his unique experience of the newsroom. Today we want to know with japan allowing workers to head home early on a friday would you like to see this introduced in your workplace . Is it overkill or should employers be more sympathetic . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. I tell you what, when you start at 4am in the morning, i dont want to go to 3pm welcome to the programme. We want products made in america made by american hands. That was the pledge of us President Donald Trump when he addressed Cheering Workers at boeing last week. And he