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like nothing else in my life. good morning from edgbaston ahead of the second day of an ashes series that s so far lived up to all the hype. a brilliant century from joe root and brave battling by england helped them to nearly 400 before they turned the pressure onto australia, with this opening test intriguingly poised. and ian wright, ken bruce and davina mccall are among those in the king s first birthday honours list. it will feel increasingly humid this weekend when the sun is out but more cloud around and the increasing chance of thundery showers especially tomorrow. all the details here, on breakfast. it s saturday the 17th june. around 500 people are still missing at sea after a boat, carrying migrants, sank off the southern coast of greece on tuesday. at least 78 people have died. the greek authorities are now facing mounting questions about whether more could have been done to prevent the tragedy. louisa pilbeam reports. this new footage is said to show the boat in ....
to focus on other kinds of music. special occasion, maybe, just like elton. he said last night he will probably do the odd gig but no more touring with rock and roll. everything comes to an end sooner or later. in weather, it is set to get warmer and more humid but this weekend comes a chance of storms. the full forecast coming up. it s friday, 9th ofjune. our main story. donald trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the white house. it is the second indictment of mr trump, and the first ever federal charge of a former president. mr trump said he was innocent and had been summoned to appear in court on tuesday. our washington correspondent jessica parker reports. the bombshell post on social media that set headlines running. earlier this evening, the news came from the defendant himself donald trump told his millions of followers on truth social that he was going to be indicted. a sealed indictment as charged the former presiden ....
with the scottish champions. will harry kane remain? good morning. today once again a lot of cloud across the country. they can offer drizzle. that will push back to the east coast under the sun will come out. details later. good morning. it s tuesday the 6th ofjune. children s doctors are calling for disposable e cigarettes to be banned to protect young people, with the royal college of paediatrics and child health warning that youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic. it says that children are disproportionately attracted to vapes, but anti smoking campaigners action on smoking say an outright ban would make it harder for adults trying to quit smoking. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. disposable vapes in an array of flavours including watermelon, cherry cola and spearmint. in the past few years, their popularity among children has risen sharply, despite it being illegal to sell them to under 18s. the number of 11 to 17 year olds experimenting with vapi ....
that ballot, when they go into that voter booth. it will say because kansasian value women and children, the constitution of the state of kansas does not require government funding of abortion and does not create or secure a right to abortion. so one could argue that this is clearly skewed from an anti-abortion perspective. this is called the value them both amendment. and even if this was not the number one issue for many state residents, they have just been bombarded by canvassers both for and against this amendment for the last several weeks. how much will the outcome of this vote in kansas tell us about the potency of this issue in the mid terms? it s a key question, victor. democrats are hoping this will be an issue that will galvanize voters. and illustrate republicans have become too extreme. that is their hope. polling suggests the issue has become sort of a boost for otherwise disspirited democrats. they seem to be having success with how they re talking ab ....
singing in italian. we start this week in one of europe s most breathtakingly beautiful destinations, venice, in north east italy. this city on water is made up of over 100 islets, interconnected by a labyrinth of picture perfect canals and elegant bridges. life around here has remained the same for hundreds of years and steadfast through that time have been the gondoliers of venice. they see themselves as custodians of the city. today, there are only 400 gondoliers left and they are almost exclusively used by tourists. so it was in the family? with the local population of around 50,000 people dwarfed by 20 million visitors every year, the gondoliers aren t short of a customer or two. and while that is good for business, the numbers swelling the main tourist areas inevitably create a huge problem. increased pollution, including discarded junk clogging up the famous waterways. but now some of the gondoliers who ply their trade in the 276 canals are doing something about ....