Grades is going down. And gb news has a downing street shortly to hand in our dont kill cash petition calling on the government to protect the status of cash in the uk in an ever growing digital society. Were live from westminster. Were live from westminster. And dont forget you can still sign a petition on our website. Were almost at 300,000. Were almost at 300,000. Thats a qr code on the screen there. Please get screen there. Please get involved and make them listen. Involved and make them listen. Plus, prince Harrys Netflix documentary about the Invictus Games confirms its release date i we want emma we want to know, will you be watching it. 7 do let us know. Do let us know. Email us at gb views at gb news. Before we start, here are your latest headlines now with Aaron Armstrong. Good afternoon Aaron Armstrong. Good afternoon to you. Its a minute past 12. Im Aaron Armstrong in the newsroom. Tributes to being paid to the legendary broadcaster sir Michael Parkinson, whos died at the a
Off in brazil. Also coming up in the program, alice has the Business News and all eyes on the british chancellor. We are expecting to hear a major announcement from George Osborn, uk finance minister. Hes announcing a crack down on abuses in the Foreign Exchange market for which the city of london is the main stage. Those trios found guilty of manipulation could now be facing jail time. Its midday in london, 7 00 a. M. In washington, 2 00 p. M. In tikrit, once the strong hold of Saddam Hussein in iraq, now the latest target of islamic militants of isis who say they control it already. They have seized the city of mosul and they have baghdad in their sights as they pursue their ambition of an Islamic State spreading across the eastern mediterranean. The government of noal mala needs help. First lets get the update for you on the situation. Reporter some of the huge numbers of ordinary iraqis who have fled the fighting in whats feared is a fracturing country. They were jamming the crossi
Types of interventions. As tensions grow between britain and china the uk is expected to announce its suspending its extradition treaty with hong kong. The parents of a student who took her own life in 2018 are suing Bristol University in whats thought to be the first case of its kind. If you are getting in touch with us today, send me a message on twitter or on our website. Also coming up this hour. An Historic Mission to mars is under way the first attempt by the United Arab Emirates to reach the red planet. Good morning. The government has signed deals for 90 million doses of Coronavirus Vaccine developed overseas. One of them is with a partnership between the german and us pharmaceutical giants biontech and pfizer. Its vaccine produced a strong immune response in early trials. If successful, the first of 30 million doses could arrive by the end of the year. The other deal is with the french firm valneva, which wont begin trials of its jab until the autumn. That agreement is for 60