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and britain s adam peaty breaks the 50 metres breaststroke world record, becoming the first man ever to go under 26 seconds. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, out through injury greg rutherford says he s gutted to missing out of next month s world athletics championships. good evening. the government has hailed bmw s decision to build a fully electric version of the mini in the uk as a vote of confidence in britain . bmw have confirmed the model will go into production in 2019, with the parts manufactured abroad, before the car is assembled at its cowley plant near 0xford. bmw had previously expressed fears about the uncertainty surrounding brexit. today it said it had neither sought nor received any reassurances from the government on arrangements after britain leaves the eu. here s our transport correspondent, richard westcott. they make two thirds of the world s minis here. to the relief of workers, we now know that the new electric mini will be made here ....
a very good evening to you and welcome to bbc news. the government has hailed bmw s decision to build a fully electric version of the mini in the uk as a vote of confidence in britain. bmw has confirmed the model will go into production in 2019, with the parts manufactured abroad, before the car is assembled at its cowley plant, near oxford. bmw had previously expressed fears about the uncertainty surrounding brexit. today it said it had neither sought nor received any reassurances from the government on arrangements after britain leaves the eu. here s our transport correspondent richard westcott. they make two thirds of the world s minis here. to the relief of workers, we now know that the new electric mini will be made here too. it s great for the business, and we re very thrilled that we will be part of this huge success, hopefully. it means there is no problem with the thoughts of them closing it down because of brexit, so it is very good news. bmw, who make the ....
as they warn of a significant cost to the economy. non league sutton united face arsenal in the fifth round of the fa cup. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. dozens of local authorities in england are planning council tax rises of almost 5%, according to their umbrella body, the local government association. the money is needed to pay for the rising costs of social care, but the lga says that many councils will still be forced to make cuts to services as the extra money will not be enough. here s our social affairs correspondent alison holt. this is social care in action. after several falls, maureen edwards is getting support in social care is immediate now. the funding for local government needs to be resolved immediately. the government says extra money is being put into social care and authorities will soon be able to keep all the money they raise from council tax and business rates. alison holt, bbc news. we just heard a report from izzy secombe, chairman ....