a third day of strike action on the uk s rail network. only a fifth of train services are expected to run. and it s day two of performances at glastonbury with sir paul mccartney as the saturday night headliner. borisjohnson says he will not undergo what he calls a psychological transformation of his character. speaking to the bbc, the prime minister insisted that policy was more important than personality. it s been a particularly bruising week for mrjohnson, after the conservatives lost two by elections, before the resignation of his party chairman. this report from our political correspondent, tony bonsignore, contains some flash photography. the war in ukraine, inflation, the threat of a global recession, there is plenty for commonwealth leaders in rwanda to ponder. but, for borisjohnson, domestic politics is never far away. this week s by election defeats in wakefield and tiverton and honiton have spooked some tory mps and oliver dowden s resignation as party chairma
more than a thousand people. a third day of strike action on the uk s rail network. only a fifth of train services are expected to be running. and it s day two of performances at glastonbury with sir paul mccartney as the saturday night headliner. good afternoon. borisjohnson says he will not undergo what he calls a psychological transformation of his character. speaking to the bbc, the prime minister insisted that policy was more important than personality. it s been a particularly bruising week for mrjohnson, after the conservatives lost two by elections, before the resignation of his party chairman. this report from our political correspondent, tony bonsignore, contains some flash photography. the war in ukraine, inflation, the threat of a global recession, there is plenty for commonwealth leaders in rwanda to ponder. but, for borisjohnson, domestic politics is never far away. this week s by election defeats in wakefield and tiverton and honiton have spooked some tory
Had been taken hostage during the incident. Derbyshire constabulary said in a statement a Police Officer was taken to hospital earlier this evening for treatment for an injury which is not life threatening. We can confirm that no officers or other members of the public are currently being held hostage. The area remained cordoned off overnight with police dogs on the scene and a large number of officers. Police said they would remain in the area as a precaution for the safety of the public and said they will provide further information as soon as they can. Louisa pilbeam, bbc news. The Energy Security and zero minister has defended the governments target and tackling Climate Change. The Energy Security and net zero secretary, Claire Coutinho, has defended the governments record on tackling Climate Change. She was responding to comments by the outgoing head of the governments Climate Change advisers, chris stark, who said rishi sunak had set back progress towards net zero Carbon Emission
After that much better than expected jobs report in the us last week. The chinese economy may be slowing, but tourism is booming well get the inside track on chinas rise as a holiday hotspot. Another form of tourism doing well is adventure tourism, up 65 a year. With retirees fuelling the growth, swapping the cruise ship for the canoe. Is it your idea of holiday hell. We want to hear from you. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Decision day is getting ever closer for the dutch and tonight they get what for many could be a decisive last and tonight they get what, for many, could be a decisive last look at the candidates before wednesday elections. The leading candidates will hold their final tv debate later. The dutch vote is the first of three big elections across europe this year Casting Uncertainty over the continent. Soon after come the votes in france and germany. Financial markets are watching them all closely. Not least for what their results might mean for the future of the euro.
Has been closed. And the queen launches the baton relay for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in australia as it starts its journey around the world. In the sport, chris froome breaks his silence on his embattled boss, dave brailsford, saying that there would be no team sky without him. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Scotlands First Minister has announced that she plans to trigger another referendum on Scottish Independence. Nicola sturgoen said she would seek permission to hold a second referendum between autumn next year and the spring of 2019, when the terms of the uks exit from the eu are clearer. Two and a half years after the first Independence Referendum, ms sturgeon said the vote to leave the eu meant the situation was now very different, and it was important for scotland to choose its own future before it was too late. A short time ago Downing Street said another referendum would be divisive and cause huge Economic Uncertainty at the worst possible time. From edi