Hello from the Unionjack Club In London ahead of a very special day when normandy veterans will gather to begin commemorations for this years 80th Anniversary of the d day landings. A cold and frosty start to friday for many, a bit of sunshine to begin with but, like in recent days, Shower Clouds are not far. Will the weather get any better . I will have the full forecast later. Its friday 26th april. Skin Cancer Patients in the uk have begun taking part in a trial aimed at developing the first personalised vaccine for melanoma. The experimental treatment uses the same technology as some covid 19 jabs, and works by telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent them from coming back. Researchers say the jab also has the potential to stop lung, bladder, and kidney cancers. Our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson reports. Steve young, one of the first nhs patients to take part in the trial for whats hoped will be a Game Changing treatment. Its for melanoma the deadliest of all
In global News Business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation here on the briefing do send us your comments on any of the stories we are covering including any thoughts on what you might give to your other half to celebrate 70 years of marriage just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Germany is on the cusp of a political crisis following the collapse of talks over the formation of a Coalition Government. Eight weeks of negotiations following septembers general election have collapsed with the centrists free democrats led by Christian Lindner pulling out. It leaves Angela Merkel with few options given her stated objections to ruling as a minority government. Later mrs merkel will meet the german president Frank Walter Steinmeier who could call a new election. Andrew plant reports. After three terms in office Angela Merkels hopes of staying in power rest on forming a coalition. An election in september left mrs merkel without a majority with some voters angered by germanys li
There is a special breed of Business Leaders who acquire a public profile far beyond their core business. Think trump, branson, and a host of others. But is a flamboyant style and diversification into sports or media necessarily good for the bottom line . My guest today is one of asias best known businessmen, Tony Fernandes, boss of airasia, Football Club owner, one time formula 1 investor, and a dabbler in reality tv. Is it easy to lose sight of what matters most to Business Success . Tony fernandes, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much. Thanks for having me. You have been in business for, what, three decades now. Is the Tony Fernandes that does Business Today different from the young man who set out . I hope to think a little bit smarter, a little bit older and wiser, but in principle the same, the same Tony Fernandes from 30 years ago. What about attitude to risk . Umm, maybe a little bit more cautious, maybe thinking a little bit more. But overall, i dont see much difference. I th
Across the league also chose to kneel during the playing of the star spangled banner. Its the biggest demonstration since the protests first began in 2016. Well the president has spoken to reporters and responded to the widespread day of action across several teams. One of those involved the new England Patriots owner robert kraft who released a statement backing his players. I watched a little bit, and i will say that there was tremendous solidarity for our flag and our country. Your friend robert croft said he was disappointed by the remarks on friday. Thats ok. He has to ta ke remarks on friday. Thats ok. He has to take his ideas and go with what he wants. I think its very disrespect for to our country. I think it is very, very disrespectful to ourflag. I like him very much, he gave me a super bowl bring a month ago. He is a good friend of mine. Iwant month ago. He is a good friend of mine. I want him to do what he wants to do, but we have a great country. We have great people repre
With their annual conference beginning in brighton today, 30 labour mps were among those who signed a letter, urging the party to pledge to stay in. But mr corbyn told the bbc, that a future labour governments ability to protectjobs could be hampered by Single Market membership. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. More a Victory Party than a conference. The song, and thousands upon thousands of members, dedicated to him. Hes the winner here, even though labour did not win the election. Its third conference lucky forjeremy corbyn. At last, safe and secure in his seat. The steam is rising, not falling. And the movement is stronger than ever. Labour is a party of the people, its a party of activists, its a party of the community. But many in that Community Came to brighten, too, to tell him something else. They want labour to change its mind about leaving the eu. Even to stop it happening altogether. Jeremy corbyn should come out and say, i was wrong. Lets do something about th