the inquiry looking at the uk s response to the covid 19 pandemic starts hearing evidence today. it s expected to last at least three years, with witnesses including borisjohnson and matt hancock. police in nottingham say they ve closed a number of roads in the city as they deal with what they re calling an ongoing serious incident. officers have been called to several locations. trams are also suspended. figures show regular pay not including bonuses were 7.2% higher in the three months to april, helped in part by the rise in the national living wage. but despite the surge, pay continues to be outstripped by rising prices. the american actor, treat williams, has died in a motorbike crash in vermont he was 71. in a 50 year career, he had more than 130 on screen credits, including the musical hair and tv series everwood. yes, the covid inquiry. what do you want? it starts today. remember all those five o clock faces, rishi sunak, chris whitty, patrick vallance and the
an outlook for sunday. really very warm indeed and some welcome rain across western parts of the uk. yes, that alert is in force and quite a prolonged spell of warm weather. nothing exceptional in the temperature itself but many of us will absolutely love this kind of weather. some of us will really not enjoy it but i personally quite like it. thank you. and that s bbc news at ten. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on the bbc news website. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. remember that post brexit trade deal we were promised with america? well, today, rishi sunak and joe biden instead unveiled the washington declaration to push the envelope in their economic partnership. with the prime minister in washington, we found out how new technology and fighting climate change might define the next chapter in relations with the us. when the united states and th
in votes for finland. the singer made history as the first woman to win twice. now on bbc news political thinking with nick robinson. who was the star of the coronation? apart, that is, from their majesties the king and queen. the answer, most watching would surely agree, is the bearer of the sword of state, all 8lb of it, held aloft for a muscle straining 51 minutes. my guest on political thinking, a conversation with, rather than interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking. it was a feat performed by the first woman to do the job at a coronation, penny mordaunt, and it won the admiration of people who are normally her political foes. she did it as lord president of the council. her dayjob is leader of the house of commons, and that performance led to the bookies cutting the odds on her becoming the next leader of the conservative party. worth remembering, she came mighty close to getting the job and becoming our prime minister last summer after borisjohnson
hello and welcome to the programme. whether it is stopping the boats in the uk, stemming the surge in germany or lifting the trump era title 42 in the us, immigration dominates political agendas all around the world. the archbishop of canterbury made his thoughts known today. for how these three countries are dealing with migrants and asylum seekers. on the programme also, protests across pakistan after former president imran khan was detained on corruption charges. it has increased the tension between his supporters and the military with elections due later this year. a day after being found guilty of sexual assault and defamation, donald trump is due to take centre stage at a town hall event in new hampshire. and it s a life saving drug which millions of americans can t afford. the ceos of pharmaceutical companies defend the prohibitive cost of insulin to diabetics in the us. first, the archbishop of canterbury has attacked the british government s illegal migration bill is