Good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and rachel burden. Our headlines today as a british iranian woman jailed in tehran for spying begins a Hunger Strike, her husband stages his own demonstration outside the Iranian Embassy. It comes amid rising tensions between the two countries over attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. A transatlantic row over a series of violent deaths in london donald trump launches a twitter attack on the citys mayor sadiq khan. Exposed the illegal trade in rare eels from britians rivers to the far east. Tyson fury has wowed the american audience in las vegas, donning the stars and stripes to convinvingly beat the previously undefeated tom schwarz in the second round of their heavyweight contest. And were with the next generation of cricketers ahead of todays world cup match between pakistan and india. Its sunday the 16th ofjune. Our top story iran has complained to britains ambassador in the country after the uk government accused it of
It is across europe. This is where they have got the heatwave. But here, remaining changeable. After a brief rise in temperatures, it will cool off towards the end of the week. Hello this is bbc news with ben brown. The headlines another huge protest in hong kong as tens of thousands march despite a government climb down on its extradition bill to mainland china. Protest leaders are demanding that the proposed law is permanently scrapped. Boris johnson has been given the backing of senior brexiteer, esther mcvey, who was knocked out of the conservative leadership race. The jailed british iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari radcliffe begins a new Hunger Strike as tehran protests about british claims that iran was behind attacks on two oil tankers. President trump has launched another scathing attack on londons mayor, sadiq khan, following a series of violent deaths in the capital. Hundreds of people in lincolnshire are still unable to go back to their homes because of flooding descibed by the
By its staff in haiti. Dozens of survivors and relatives of victims of the grenfell fire are taking legal action in the us against three firms they blame for the tragedy. Is hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the brexit editor at the telegraph, dia chakravarty, and the broadcaster, david davies. Most of tomorrows front pages are now in. The i leads with the headline Prime Minister in waiting as tory leadership favourite borisjohnson is set to launch his campaign tomorrow. The express also leads with Boris Johnsons leadership campaign, reporting that tomorrow mrjohnson will signal his readiness for a titanic clash with brussels by insisting the uk leaves the eu without a deal by the 31st of october. Labour has tabled a cross party motion tomorrow to try to stop future conservative leadership favourite Boris Johnson from pushing through a no deal brexit against the wishes of mps thats according to the telegraph. Oxfam must pro
With a crucial vote on a plan some parts of the uk have seen two to close shops and slash rents. Ill be taking a closer look at whats at stake. Months worth of rainfall since the start of the weekend and there is the United States make a record breaking start more to come. I have all the details to the defence of their womens world cup title. The usa hammer thailand 13 0, on breakfast. With alex morgan scoring five times. Its wednesday the 12th ofjune. Our top story Greenhouse Gas emissions in the uk are to be cut to almost zero by 2050, under a new government plan some parts of the country have to tackle Climate Change. Already seen 2 months worth of britain is the first g7 nation rainfall and there is more to come. To propose this target and it has been widely the details, here on breakfast. Praised by green groups but critics say its too little too late. Its wednesday the 12th ofjune. Heres our environment our top story Greenhouse Gas emissions in the uk analyst, roger harrabin. Wil
the north east of scotland but elsewhere it is pretty warm. generally in the mid to high teens. this is the next feature living in for saturday. it could be a dry start for many for saturday. some early sunshine in central and northern areas but the rain will get going into central and southern areas and heavy bursts moving north, and that will be followed by further showers across the south into the afternoon. it really is quite a mixed day. temperatures may be a degree or so down, with more cloud around and the outbreaks of rain. for sunday, possibly at the moment sunday looks like the best day for england and wales. it could be dry with good spells of sunshine, showers for scotland, northern ireland and for the bank holiday monday looks like we will see early rain clearing to sunshine and showers into the afternoon. to recap, saturday, rainforsome, could be wet for some, sunday probably the best day of the weekend. stay tuned. monday, rain followed by sunshine and showers.