Of most of the richest nations. President trump and other World Leaders are arriving in the french resort of biarritz for the g7 summit of most of the richest nations. Donald tusk warns borisjohnson against going down in history as mr no deal and says the eu will not co operate with the Prime Minister in crashing out of europe without a deal. The fires burning in the amazon are among the issues to be discussed by g7 leaders as brazils president orders troops to be sent in to help fight the blazes. Police chiefs call an emergency meeting to discuss officer safety in the wake of the killing of pc Andrew Harper last week. Now on bbc news, a special report on the big issues facing uk agriculture including the possible effects of brexit and Climate Change. Hi there and welcome to this special programme putting the focus on farming. Bbc news has just spent a week looking at the industry that of course feeds us, shapes our countryside, and is an important contributor to the national economy.
In south armagh, on the very edge of Northern Ireland, for nearly 100 years. You would not think there was a border. Many times youre across the border and you dont realise it. The no deal is a chaos its going to be. Nobody seems to know what we can do. Stock you can hold on, but your milk has to. Tanks full every other day. Second day, at the border, the hard border, we have to throw it all out. Thats our livelihood. So what do you need to see whats the best possible outcome . A deal and a transition period. Hundreds of thousands of animals and millions of litres of milk cross the irish border every year. Its somewhere around here, but theres nothing to show exactly where it is. For the businesses and for the people on both sides, its practically invisible. Unlike here between sweden and norway, where you simply cant miss the border. This crossing from an eu country into a non eu country is not only a physical barrier, but also impacts the decisions made by the norwegian government an
According to a report by the childrens commissioner for england, who says the situation is a scandal. Cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. President trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nations Prime Minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The government has appointed a panel of experts to review the h52 Railway Project to check whether and for how long the project should continue. The first segment of h52, the line between london and birmingham, is due to open at the end of 2026. The second phase linking leeds and manchester is due for completion by 2032 33. In 2015 the cost of the project was predicted to be more than £55 billion. But borisjohnson has said he expects the costs to spiral to over 100 billion. This morning the transport secretary grant shapps didnt rule out scrapping the project
Now on bbc news. A special report on the big issues facing uk agriculture, including the possible effects of brexit and Climate Change. Hi there and welcome to this special programme putting the focus on farming. Bbc news has just spent a week looking at the industry that, of course, feeds us, shapes our countryside, and is an important contributor to the national economy. And weve been talking to farmers, around the uk, about their hopes and fears for the future. Well start by looking at brexit. The uks farming unions have warned that with no deal there could be severe disruption to the industry. The Farm Business consultancy, andersons, says that in the event of no deal, up to £850 million a year could be lost in profits. But could there be opportunities too . As a former sheep farmer myself, i was keen to find out and i started myjourney on the border in Northern Ireland. Brexit has brought uncertainty to agriculture, but nowhere more so than here, on the irish border. Owen martins
Black gotham Carla Peterson recounts the lives of black elites in new york city in the 19th century. Professor peterson examines a community of black new read more . Recounts the lives of africanamerican elites in new ork. This is about an hour, ten minutes. Um, i want the start out my talk with two quotes. Um, theyre both from the prologue of my book, and ill give a little explanation for them, um, but they introduce why i decided to write book. Write the book. So the first quote is in my own prose from the prologue. We still hold certain truths about africanamericans to be selfevident; that the phrase 19th Century Black americans refers to enslaved people. That the, that new york state before the civil war denotes a place of freedom, that blacks in this new york city esignates harlem, that the black community posits a classless and culturally unified society, that a black elite did not exist until well into the 20th century. The lives of my new york forebearers belies such assumption