say they were a family. they ve issued a statement, saying they re devastated by the death of their co star matthew perry. and coming up in sport on bbc news, saudi arabia set to host the men s football world cup in 2034 as australia pulls out of the race to stage the tournament. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two of borisjohnson s closest aides while he was prime minister have been giving evidence to the covid 19 inquiry. lee cain, who was mrjohnson s director of communications, said there was a lack of clear leadership at the beginning of 2020, but that the government thought it was well prepared for the pandemic by march of that year. mrjohnson s former chief aide, dominic cummings, has given a scathing assessment of cabinet government during the pandemic. he said the cabinet wasn t a place for serious dicussion and that important decisions about covid had been taken elsewhere. ellie price reports from the inquiry. lee cain should have appeared here yes
chris jansing reports follows with ana cabrera right now. hello on this busy friday. i m ana cabrera in for chris jansing, and it appears to be down to two. a senator from ohio and the governor of north dakota emerging as the front runners as donald trump inches closer to making one of the most consequential choices of his campaign, picking a running mate. but could there still be another name on the list? plus, turning to trump s legal woes, the former president may be the one charged with mishandling secret documents, but in a hearing in florida today, special counsel jack smith appears to be the one with the most to lose. in an unusual decision, the judge is hearing arguments about whether jack smith should have been appointed in the first places and whether he has the authority to prosecute trump going forward. and rain bringing some relief to central new mexico where massive wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes, forced thousands to flee, and left at leas
thomas. in a 32-page opinion objecting to what he considers a lack of due process. still not delivered by the high court, with only a week or so left in this year s long-awaited decision on whether former president trump is immune from prosecution. and whether emergency medical care can disapprove abortions if necessary. also, the judge in the mar-a-lago classiied documents case raising more questions as she permits outside interest groups to argue long-decided issues. has still not set a trial date a full year after she first got the case. a stunning new york times report that fellow judges had advised her to recuse herself because of her inexperience. have her questionable procedures accomplished making sure this doesn t get before a jury before the election? good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the supreme court has just ruled 8-1 to uphold a federal ban on gun ownership by people under restraining orders for domestic abuse. the case was brought by
For luxury goods from britain is being turned into an upmarket hotel in the middle east. In the wake of the story that two girls have been grounded by United Airlines for wearing leggings we want to know has the airline gone too far . Or is it reasonable for an employer to dictate the dress code for the family of employees . What do you think . Let us know using the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. Lower oil prices might be good for consumers it keeps Energy Prices down as well as transport and distribution costs for businesses. But its not good for Oil Producing nations. And this weekend, many of them met to discuss what they can do to boost prices. One option is to cut output again. When supply falls, prices tend to rise. Oil prices rose sharply when producers agreed to cut production in november and whilst prices held up for a while theres been a drop of around 10 in the last few weeks. And that can have a huge impact of the economies of Oil Producing countries. Many re
Interview after 10 am. And, you may think this is a video of peppa pig and is safe for your young child to watch on youtube, but it actually goes on to show fairly disturbing content not suitable for children. We will bring you the details. Hello, welcome to the programme. We are live until ii. 00am. Throughout the morning the latest Breaking News and developing stories. Later we will bring you more details on a story that two girls aged 10 were stopped from boarding a United Airlines flight because they were wearing these leggings. They were flying as guests of employees and were subject to the companys dress code. Today we want your examples of leggings discrimination. For some reason leggings really annoy people. Do get in touch on that and all the stories we are talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, labour shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer, has set the terms his party will