with two tests left to play. good morning. we have got some heavy rain in the south west of england. it is pushing north east through the day. it could miss the south east of england. northern scotland, a drier day. a few showers. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, 10thjuly. the bbc is meeting with the met police today, to discuss allegations that one of its presenters paid a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos. the male presenter who hasn t been named has been suspended, and the corporation has contacted the police about the accusations, which were first reported in the sun newspaper. we re joined now by our news correspondent lizo mzimba. tell us about the latest allegations? well, today s front page of the sun newspaper claims the unnamed presenter made two panicked phone calls to the young individual in question, saying, what have you done? and asking them to ring their mother, to get them to stop the investigation. the bbc has not b
now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show. the server is this week on the show. the server is making this week on the show. the server is making waves in fukushima, ten years after the nuclear disaster. surfers. the hunt for the priceless royal room stolen by the nazis. and we get a taste of sustainable sake. cheers to that! kanpai! we start this week in the fukushima region in north eastern japan. as the world learns to cope with one disaster, a global pandemic, here they are marking another. it is exactly ten years since an earthquake and tsunami triggered a clear catastrophe. the region has sadly become synonymous with those tragic events. a decade on, i m here to find out how people are still battling to move on from the past. this is kitaizumi beach, some 70 kilometres from the centre of fukushima city. while it s hard to believe now, this beach was once one of the most popular surfing destinations in japan. surfing was popularised in japan in the 19
as the billionaire pop star s eras tour gets underway in scotland. welcome to business today. i m sally bundock. more now on the results in europe as the bloc s parliamentary elections come to a close. as you ve been hearing, we ve seen a surge on the right across the region. we ve seen a surge to the right across the region. in france, the strong showing for marine le pen s national rally triggering a snap election in france called late yesterday by president emmanuel macron. the outcome of these elections are of significance because the politicians in the european parliament will be agreeing on the bloc s budget and economic policies and its position on trade. the european union is the world s largest trading bloc the top trading partner for 80 countries worldwide. with 27 member countries and an integrated economy, it has a combined population of around 440 million people. that s a vast consumer base for its own producers and exporters around the world. let s hear now
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yourtiming is your timing is perfect because the sun has poked its face out after a windy and rainy morning. not a day to wear a hat that can fly off easily, hold onto your hats if you are coming along but a perfect day for racing because of a special day, because the day crowds return to aintree for the first day of the grand national meeting. some a0,000 coming along. remember, two years ago the race itself was cancelled for the first time since the second world war and last year it was run behind closed doors. this is the first time the fans can cheer on the runners and riders since 2019. amongst those fans, around a0,000 we think will be here today. some 10,000 given free tickets and they are all nhs staff. this has been renamed, this day, liverpool nhs day in tribute to all the work of the nhs during the pandemic, which is why we haven t been here in three years with crowds. a special day on one of the star shows will be