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For theresa mays Minority Government, mps will vote on the queens speech later. In half an hours time the culture and Media Secretary will announce whether 21st Century Fox will be allowed to takeover sky. The deal would give Rupert Murdoch total control of the broadcaster. And Dame Katherine grainger, the incoming chair of uk sport, says she has huge concerns about Athlete Welfare. I think there is huge concerns, without a doubt, no one is pretending there isnt. Good morning. Its thursday 29th ...

But they dont automatically get the minimum wage. But could that be about to change . Ill look at what it means for workers. Good morning from wimbledon. It all went well yesterday, didnt it . Injury fears prove unfounded as andy murray breezes into the second round at wimbledon with a straight sets victory on opening day. Carol has the weather. Not much of a brief today. It will be dry and sunny but we have persistent rain gcioss sunny but we have persistent rain across the central area of the ...

Business leaders are gathering just down the road from here to talk about how to create the Business Leaders of tomorrow. Im amongst teams who have been taking part in a competition to set up and run their own business from scratch. In sport, on a great day for the home crowds here at wimbledon. Johanna konta reaches the third round for the first time, as watson, bedene and murray make it four british players through. We step back to 1967 to look at a slice of Wimbledon History 50 years ago, the...

Its100 years since women were allowed tojoin its100 years since women were allowed to join the uk armed forces. We found out what has changed between their women who served them and those who serve now. Good morning. Its friday 7th july. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. President trump has met russias president Vladimir Putin face to face for the first time. The two leaders shook hands at the 620 summit in the german city of hamburg. They are due to hold further talks later. Ros ...

Hello and welcome to newswatch. Bbc news through a Virtual Reality headset. Will audiences take a experiencing news events this way . And what questions to the new technologies pose for journalists . First, though, Saffi Roussos was one of 22 People Killed at a pop concert in manchester on 22nd of may. She would have been nine on thursday. Judith mauritz spoke to her parents. Ijust Judith Mauritz spoke to her parents. I just wanted to Judith Mauritz spoke to her parents. Ijust wanted to celebrat...

Philip larkin would have approved. think it would be appreciative but i suspect an exhibition about philip larkin, im not sure he would have felt entirely comfortable around that. But as the exhibition shows, he was seldom entirely comfortable with anything. The sun is shining in hull as well, in fact, across much of the uk, but one exception and it is the cloud and rain in scotland, a stronger wind as well, but for the rest of the uk, good sunny spells or the cloud is increasing in wales and th...

Philip larkin would have approved. think it would be appreciative but i suspect an exhibition about philip larkin, im not sure he would have felt entirely comfortable around that. But as the exhibition shows, he was seldom entirely comfortable with anything. The sun is shining in hull as well, in fact, across much of the uk, but one exception and it is the cloud and rain in scotland, a stronger wind as well, but for the rest of the uk, good sunny spells or the cloud is increasing in wales and th...

Philip larkin would have approved. think it would be appreciative but i suspect an exhibition about philip larkin, im not sure he would have felt entirely comfortable around that. But as the exhibition shows, he was seldom entirely comfortable with anything. The sun is shining in hull as well, in fact, across much of the uk, but one exception and it is the cloud and rain in scotland, a stronger wind as well, but for the rest of the uk, good sunny spells or the cloud is increasing in wales and th...

Time in shenyang china where chinas most famous dissident, liu xiaobo whos dying of cancer, is the centre of a diplomatic row. Germany, whose doctors are treating mr liu, has accused the chinese of leaking pictures of him in hospital. And its called on beijing to show humanity. The chinese says its a matterfor them and no one should interfere in chinas affairs. Julia macfarlane reports. Hes the most famous dissidents in china, held since 2008 for cowriting a Document Calling for Sweeping Democra...

To being an ira bomb maker, has told bbc news he was part of the Group Responsible for one of the deadliest acts of the troubles, the Birmingham Pub Bombings in 197a. Michael hayes says he was an active volunteer on the night of the attacks, when 21 people were killed and more than 180 others were injured. A year after the bombing, six men were wrongfully convicted, and today, no one has been brought to justice. Now, Michael Hayes has apologised to the families of those who were killed, but refu...