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you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am. i'm carrie gracie, live from westminster, on yet another crucial day in parliament. borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement after mps voted at the weekend for a move that may delay brexit beyond october 31st — but he could be blocked by the commons speaker. the speaker has previously said he will allow the house a way to find its voice. i think there is a clear desire from our country, businesses, european partners that want to see that happen. i think people will find out if he didn't happen. i'm joanna gosling. the other news at eleven: prince harry opens up about struggling in the spotlight — saying he and his brother have "good days and bad days," amid reports of a rift.
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part of this role and part of this job, and this family being under the pressure that it's under, inevitably, you know, stuff happens. but, look, we're brothers, we'll always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment, two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday — amid reports of racist abuse against the haringey team. journal i sound appears in court as he fights expedition to the united states. two indian—based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of british victims in a computer security scam, are put out of business following an international police operation. this man on the phone kept saying, "oh, my god, oh, my god, this is really serious". and he was just increasing my level of anxiety to the point where i was in total panic.
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welcome to westminster, where borisjohnson will make another attempt to bring his brexit deal before the commons this afternoon — having failed to win the support of mps on saturday. downing street insists that mps must be allowed "a straight up and down vote" on the plan. but whether to allow the meaningful vote — when mps indicate whether they support the deal — will be up to the speaker, john bercow, to decide. it's widely expected that he will reject it on the grounds that it has already been debated. later today, the government will also bring forward legislation to implement its eu withdrawal agreement bill. that would start the legal process of the uk leaving the eu. meanwhile, the court of session in edinburgh —
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that's scotland's supreme civil court — will sit today to consider whether mrjohnson acted unlawfully by failing to sign his letter to the eu which asked for an extension to the brexit deadline. so, lots to discuss today. joining me now is our assistant political editor, norman smith. let's go to the first one, the government's determination to bring the before the house. is this a case ofan the before the house. is this a case of an actionable force, immovable object? i think what is going to happen is that for all the boris johnson's desire to try again today, he will be told no, you had your ties on saturday, it didn't work out. don't think you come back 48 hours later and have another crack. i think it will be a pretty straight forward no. even if the speakerfor whatever reason decided to let him have another go, it doesn't seem that the mass has a change, the same
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people who are worried about no—deal on saturday are still worried about it on monday. even if you have a vote, i cannot see how you will get it through. i suspect there will be a moment when ministers can say, this just goes to show that parliament and the speaker are determined to resist my efforts to get a dealfor you. although, ministers are still talking up the prospects this morning. my nike was asked this morning if you thought the speaker would go ahead with a vote. well, i very much hope that he does. i think what we want now is for mps to have the opportunity to show that they want to respect the result of the referendum — as they say they do — and they can do that with this new deal that allows us to leave at the end of october. the speaker has said, previously, he will allow the house to find a way to express its voice. i think there's a clear desire, from the country, from businesses, from our european partners, that they want to see that happen, and i think people would find it odd if it didn't.
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that is the government and the speaker, what about the opposition parties? today is all about alliances and amendments. the opposition parties are trying to forge an alliance which springs together, see lou dup, some of the tory rebels, to govern the muscle to defeat the government. the question is what kind of commitment we do that? that isn't at the moment enough to back a so—called confirmatory referendum. i'm not sure there is enough to bag a customs union. if you are to get a sort of knockout amendment, it would probably be something around northern ireland which would keep the dup on board. behind the scenes today, there will be a lot of conversations going on, people talking and cut outs, shedding of paper. we also get out among us today day the bill. we have been talking about it for months and yea rs. talking about it for months and years. this is the first chance we
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will get to see it, it will probably somejack—mac will get to see it, it will probably some jack—mac matter. it is really ha rd to some jack—mac matter. it is really hard to see how on earth boris johnson hopes the gates all of us free at the parliamentary stages by sunday. a point made today by justine greening, former cabinet miss there. this is a huge bill. it's likely to be 100 pages, and we all know that rushed law is bad law. but this isn't just any old law, this is the political rewiring of our country, and it has to be done properly. that's all i'm saying, and i recognise that people are will say, "well, let'sjust get it done." but actually, this is, anyhow, just the beginning of a brexit process. even when we have done this bill, we will need to look at the free trade agreement. through this process properly, otherwise we will end up with a bad result. while we are talking about the
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amountand while we are talking about the amount and years to happen on this bill, 21st of october today, the government is still talking about getting out on at the 31st. what do you think europe is making of all of this today and how that plays into the decisions of west minister?” think europe isjust the decisions of west minister?” think europe is just waiting for some clarity about what is going to happen to boris johnson's some clarity about what is going to happen to borisjohnson‘s bill. first, whether to see he will get the meaningful vote today. tomorrow, he will have the main article second reading debate, which is the about entrance principal about his legislation. i think you will win that, europe may cut him a bit of slack, they may think that he can get it free by october 31. the trouble is, we then get into the detailed analysis and scrutiny of the bill. that is where the opposition parties will pile in with amendments. that will take time. we haven't mentioned their warships. their large like to take their time
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going through times, they don't like to be rushed, they cannot be forced to be rushed, they cannot be forced to sit at the weekend. if they don't suck at the weekend, they won't. blu ntly, suck at the weekend, they won't. bluntly, they suck at the weekend, they won't. blu ntly, they may suck at the weekend, they won't. bluntly, they may choose to take a leisurely stroll through this legislation, which i would suggest means getting the spell through the commons and lords by october 31. there is only a very narrow chance, i think, of that happening. going back to that decision by the speaker, what time? 3:30pm. he will sign up any statement about whether he will go ahead or thumbs down. a lot of the players over the next couple of hours ahead of that big moment. back to the studio. the duke of sussex has admitted he and his brother are "on different paths" amid reports of a rift. in an interview with itv, he said they have "good days and bad days."
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the duchess of sussex said that adjusting to royal life had been hard, and that she wasn't prepared for the scrutiny of the tabloid press. jon donnison reports. filmed during their recent trip to africa, this documentary reveals that, despite appearances, the royal couple are at times struggling. harry says he sees his mother diana in every camera and flash bulb. every single time i see a camera, every single time i hear a click, every single time i see a flash, it takes me straight back. so, in that respect, it's the worst reminder of her life, as opposed to the best. meghan says she's been shocked by the level of press intrusion, even though herfriends had warned her before she got married. my british friends said to me, "i'm sure he's great, but you shouldn't do it, because the british tabloids will destroy your life."
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and i very naively, — we're american, we don't have that there — "what are you talking about?" prince harry talks about the relationship with his brother. inevitably, you know, stuff happens, but, look, we're brothers, we will always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment but i will always be there for him, as i know he will always be there for me. prince harry acknowledges he sometimes needs support, saying he still struggles with mental health issues. i thought i was out of the woods and then, suddenly, it all came back, and i suddenly realise that this is something that i have to manage. look, part of this job and part of anyjob, like everybody, means putting on a brave face. the turnaround from a sunny wedding day a year and a half ago is very sharp. john donnison, bbc news. two men have been arrested by police investigating reports
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of racial abuse during saturday's abandoned fa cup match between two non—league football teams, haringey borough and yeovil town. the game was called off after haringey‘s players walked off the field, following alleged racial abuse of the team's goalkeeper. he was also reportedly spat at and hit by an bottle thrown from the yeovil town fans‘ end. jon kay is out of the ground. the bring is up—to—date with the arrests. we are awaiting a statement from yeovil town football club. they and haringey are talking with police, cooperating with the investigation which is being led by the metropolitan police, but also assisted by the avon and somerset constabulary. we know that two men have been arrested here in somerset, one in the town of yeovil, another in the town of chard, about 12 miles
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away. one of them is 26 years old, the other 23 years old. they are both in police custody at the moment, being questioned on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault. i have been no charges, you'll await updates from the police. clearly, this incident on saturday afternoon, the 64th minute of this qualifying fourth round of the fa cup, has caused great concern across football as it becomes the focus of another and the elite is of high profile incidents in the game. later today, that is a confidence on football in the east midlands, the chair of the fa is due to give evidence in parliament a group of mps later today. this investigation continue separately from that but against the backdrop of it. british and american
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scientists arejoining of it. british and american scientists are joining forces to detect the earliest signs of cancer ina bid detect the earliest signs of cancer in a bid to detect disease before it emerges. the sign to say they intend to give birth to cancer in the lab to give birth to cancer in the lab to see wood what it looks like on day one. it's just one of the research priorities of the new international alliance for cancer early detection, which says working together on early detection of cancer will mean patients benefitting more quickly. rebecca fitzgerald is at the university of cambridge, working on the early detection and treatment of oesophageal cancers. give us some stats on the difference it makes when cancer detected early? u nfortu nately, most when cancer detected early? unfortunately, most cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage. that means, usually, we call that stage three orfour, at means, usually, we call that stage three or four, at that stage, u nfortu nately, three or four, at that stage, unfortunately, around 80% of patients will not live beyond five
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yea rs. we patients will not live beyond five years. we can completely son no statistics are not that if we detect it early. cases diagnosed at stage one and two, around 80% of patients can survive beyond five years so it makes a tremendous amount of difference. that applies to all cancers? and ben we use the cancer term quite broadly. we increasingly on cancer as a whole range of different tumours. there are differences between the different subtypes. those that has this come from summarising on the eight most common types of cancer. just to give a little bit of clarity on that, breast cancer, for example, we know the outcome has improved substantially over the last years. for something like thank you to cancer, the outcomes are so very pure. -- pancreatic cancer. your goal is to develop a noninvasive test like a breath test, breath test, blood test, you're in tests to
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try to spot cancer at its early stages will stop the weight you are going about that is to try to give birth to cancer cells in the lab to see how they progress, how are you doing that? the idea of this new alliance is to bring expertise from five major centres, two in the us, three in the uk. we have brought together people who have not necessarily thought about cancer before, people from engineering, physics, chemistry, shuttle sciences, to really focus on in this problem. it is a tough problem to crack so we want a range of different technologies to develop. we also want fundamental studies in the laboratory. then when you mention, creating hmr from the time it is bont developed. from a range of different angles to see if we can shed light on these problems. how far off the sort of noninvasive testing that i mentioned are things potentially if this all goes to
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plan? some things i do quite far in advance. for example, i have been developing a test which is a tiny ca ptu re developing a test which is a tiny capture on a string to detect the early stages of oesophageal coal cancer. that is quite advanced. but if testing is another development, thatis if testing is another development, that is for that off but there are promising signals. we are also looking at completely novel ways that have not been used before in a cancer that have not been used before in a ca ncer context, that have not been used before in a cancer context, they are in the kind of discovery phase. in the alliance, we wa nt of discovery phase. in the alliance, we want to look across things that are quite well developed and both com pletely are quite well developed and both completely new ideas, they will take time. testing could pick up things before a patient has a clue that is something going on in their body, it could become very expensive rolling out a screening programmes, little is shot and there is also the risk of diagnosing things that may have never developed into a cancer. house
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important is it still for people to be aware of the early signs? are they still there? various cancers are described as being silent colours because there are no real symptoms before they get to the later stages. one of the things we have to do is also a work of the nhs, policy makers, to improve awareness of cancer. some of those su btle awareness of cancer. some of those subtle symptoms that we might ignore. then to try and understand what kind of test we can apply for those early stages that are not too invasive, and to try and avoid some of the problems of overdiagnosis. that is absolutely part of the goal of the alliance, to better understand more precisely who is at risk what those warning signs art. we do notjust want to do more testing and healthy people to make people unnecessarily worry to want to come up with new ways into this problem that really help us understand who is at greater risk
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and help us identify the changes early so they don't have to go through unnecessary test. that is obviously his prize and in prospect if you succeed in what you are aiming to do. thank you forjoining us. borisjohnson will try to get mps on his back to the agreement but he could be blocked by the common speak out. prince harry opens up about struggling any spotlight on the reports of a rift with his brother. two people had been arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday amid reports of racist abuse against that he team. in other sport, of racist abuse against that he team. in othersport, england of racist abuse against that he team. in other sport, england expect to have a fully fit squad for next saturday's world cup semifinal against new zealand. johnnie may scored two tries against australia, he had a hunting problem but should
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be available. yergin klopp says var is not being used properly after manchester united boss mike goal was not disallowed. after two hip operations, andy murray has won his first singles title for more than two and half years. i will be back with a full update and in the next 15 minutes. abortion and same sex marriage will become legal in northern ireland at midnight tonight. the change will happen because of legislation passed at westminster, with no devolved government at stormont. the assembly there is meeting for the first time in two and a half years to debate the change in law today. here's our ireland correspondent, chris page. it's a sensitive, emotive and personal issue, but abortion law in northern ireland, which is much more restrictive than the rest of the uk, has generated huge demonstrations.
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westminster has passed legislation which means terminations will be decriminalised if devolution isn't fully restored today. protesters who oppose the changes have pressured politicians to bring back stormont, so the democratic unionist party has led a move to recall the devolved assembly. campaigners believe it will send a valuable message. let's bring this back to the floor of the assembly, let our elected local representatives discuss this, because they are our voice, and let us speak because westminster shouldn't be speaking for us. butjust holding a sitting of the assembly doesn't mean the change in abortion law will be stopped. that will only happen if the parties agreed to settle all their differences, appoint ministers and go back into government together. there's no prospect of such a big breakthrough, so politicians who pushed for change say having a debate in the assembly at this stage is a sham. i think that it is really disingenuous and an absolute stunt to have a motion on that debate
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when we know it can deliver nothing in the chamber on the same day. as well as abortion, there is set to be another big social shift. the new legislation will legalise same—sex marriage in northern ireland, five years after the rest of the uk. chris page, bbc news, belfast. we can cross now to stormont, and speak to grainne teggart from amnesty international. is there anything that is going to stop this law going through at midnight? no, what is happening here todayis midnight? no, what is happening here today is nothing more than a cheap political stunt. it is utterly appalling to use abortion rights and women's health care as a bargaining chip to restore devolution. it will have no material impact on this law taking effect at midnight. do you have any squeamishness around the fa ct have any squeamishness around the fact that it is wet minister introducing a law or in a devolved issue in northern ireland? -- west
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minister. at first preference was a lwa ys minister. at first preference was always that a devolved, it should deal with this issue, but when our institutions collapse, our focus shifted to westminster. we have never believed that uk government of their responsibilities to uphold the rights of citizens here, it is absolutely right the uk parliament legislated to overturn our abortion ban. it represents the will of the northern ireland public. what is at the polling on that, this follows on from the change in the law in the republic last year when a 66.4% of voters voted in favour of abortion? all available evidence points to the fa ct all available evidence points to the fact that the northern ireland public support this change. 82% wa nted public support this change. 82% wanted to see this reform. we have to remember the harm of the situation we are leaving behind. for yea rs situation we are leaving behind. for years now, women have had their health care exporting, fresh with
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prosecution. prosecutions, reg retta bly, prosecution. prosecutions, regrettably, have been a reality. it is rightly abortion ban is overturned, we are hugely relieved this day has finally come. what you need to get involved with this issue in the first place? -- what made you? we in the first place? -- what made you ? we have in the first place? -- what made you? we have been campaigning for reproductive rights the world over for several years. i have seen first—hand the devastating impact albert law has had on women here —— our law. some women have been forced to continue with pregnancies against their will. also women being prosecuted for buying abortion pills for their 15—year—old daughter. for that mother and so many others, this cannot come quickly enough. would you expect of a protest against abortion to go away once the law changes? there are obviously people who feel very strongly against what
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is happening. we understand this is an issue that people have strongly held views on. however, we know the majority of people in another island wa nt to majority of people in another island want to see reform of our own laws. bottom line is abortion as health care, it is a matter between each individual women and her doctor, not police and judges as it has been for a long time in northern ireland. let's go back to our main news, brexit. borisjohnson will make another attempt to bring his brexit deal before so too are not the support of mps on saturday. we can rejoin carrie gracie. we are going to talk to a conservative mp now. you are a committed brexiteers. the government is determined to get the deal through today, do you think that they have got the votes?” think it will be very close. i would
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hope that borisjohnson has now got the majority of the house willing to support his new deal. i would not be surprised at all if the speaker does not allow a meaningful vote today, that will be completely consistent with his stance felt these brexit negotiations. he would say that it is procedural? we did vote three times on theresa may's with agreement though. we didn't actually have the vote on a saturday, it was supposed to be super saturday, in the end, it was superfluous saturday. the speaker is not here, but he would say that legislation was revised in between. going to what happens next, we then move on to the implementation of legislation. there are lots of talks of amendments in the air, are there any of them that you would accept the hope of getting through? no, not at all. the reason the letwin
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amendment was a wrecking amendment, if we can get a meaningful vote through, then we have a three you to attach to the withdrawal agreement bill which makes it much harderfor people to put in them in situ. if those come on that loan without a treaty being agreed by the house of commons, it is open season, so we are going to see calls for a customs union, which we debated in the last session of parliament. probably almost certainly, a second referendum, this will take up a lot of debating time. i do not doubt the speaker will completely indulge the domain alliance. if the boot was on the other foot, you would want to be sure that the things that are important to you out in the air. as you know, oliver letwin has said repeatedly that what is important to him is avoiding a no—deal, even by accident, on october 31. those i don't want brexit to happen have
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often hidden behind the trojan horse often hidden behind the trojan horse of stopping no—deal, they actually wa nt to of stopping no—deal, they actually want to stop brexit altogether. some have voted for the deal, or say that they would, at the same time i think that you want to be very clear about avoiding no—deal. that you want to be very clear about avoiding no-deal. well, let's get on and vote for it. some of change like mine, they voted for theresa may's deal, and have ruled out no—dealfor this piece of legislation. the country is absolutely tired of death of this, they want to move on, our democracy and our country is at breaking point. we want to get this deal across the line, it is tolerable for the erg, it has the tentative support of them. 90% of the withdrawal agreement is exactly the withdrawal agreement is exactly the same as the reason many pubs withdrawal agreement, so we don't need that amount of time, it has been debated for months. yet, do you see the force of the argument of taking a back to the people? it was
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therefore... we could take it back at the end of the day, got the deal, it is not going off a cliff, take a back to the betting boxing at the say so? if the remain dominated parliament had in taking no—deal off the table, i think borisjohnson could have gotten even better deal from the eu. if we have a second referendum without intermittently will express by the first referendum, that would undermine every single majority about if we every single majority about if we ever have in our democracy, it would bea ever have in our democracy, it would be a retrograde step. i think it would reopen wounds that have not healed since 2016 and we will not be able to move forward. i also think the eu has completely lost patience with all of this and what is to get on with leaving as well. that is one the view from west minister, will have many more over the course of the day. back to you joanna.
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that is some sunshine across scotla nd that is some sunshine across scotland and northern ireland and northern parts of england at the moment. down to the south—east of england, outbreaks of rain. high pressure is dominating things for many of us, a weather front doubt the south—east is giving quite persistent and heavy rain across parts of east anglia and the south—east of england. it will continue for a while but ease off into the afternoon. elsewhere, there will be brighter skies and sunshine developing, 6 especially eastern england and southern areas of scotland. through the night, rain in the south—east will continue to clear away, there will be clear skies for much of england and wales, temperatures will drop down to fairly low single figures, some dense fog patches develop across southern parts as well. in the north, not as cold as last night, rain will continue to tuesday. more
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cloud for scotland and northern ireland in general today. after the 4 queers in england, there will be sunny spells. —— after the fog clears. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines. borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement, after mps voted at the weekend for a move that may delay brexit beyond october 31st — but he could be blocked by the commons speaker. part of this role and part of this job, and this family being under the pressure that it's under, inevitably, you know, stuff happens. but, look, we're brothers, we'll always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment, but i will always be there for him, as i know he will always two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday — amid reports of racist abuse, against the haringey team.
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wikileaks wikilea ks founder wikileaks founderjulian assange fights expression to the united states. two indian—based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of british victims in a computer security scam, are put out of business following an international police operation. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. some breaking news coming out of japan. bad news from wales, they will be without their flanker, who limped off after the first half against france yesterday. he has a torn hamstring. wales face south africa in their semifinal next sunday. the england head coach eddie jones says the all blacks are beatable. they have five days to work out how they will work past the
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reigning champions to reach the final injapan. reigning champions to reach the final in japan. the reigning champions to reach the final injapan. the good news is that he should have a fully fit squad to choose from. we have been worried aboutjonny squad to choose from. we have been worried about jonny may squad to choose from. we have been worried aboutjonny may who scored two tries against australia on saturday. he felt a twinge in his hamstring, but he is expected to be available for that match against the all blacks in your home on saturday. jurgen klopp says the ar is not being intimated properly because referees are relying on it too heavily. liverpool drew 1—1 against manchester united. he says man united's goal should be disallowed for a clear foul. the united's goal should be disallowed for a clearfoul. the ar map ruled that divock origi had not been filled. jurgen klopp says the referee should have called for a foul but left it to the video assistant to make the decision. the
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ar found he had scored a goal with his hand. the equalised with five minutes left to play. it is an obvious and clear foul. minutes left to play. it is an obvious and clearfoul. divock minutes left to play. it is an obvious and clear foul. divock origi is down, they play on, they could have sorted it but it was contact, thatis have sorted it but it was contact, that is what they always wanted, we have a millisecond where... we are not allowed to do that, that is clear, but rather says there is contact, but not a clear mistake. you can see the fitness and the boys, we are getting more and more fit, the aggression to win the ball, the crowd's response to the team. so... disappointing for us, forthe fans, for the players and they were disappointed in the dressing room which is a good sign for me, because
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it is not a lack of excitement, and we have got a point from liverpool. andy murray broke down in tears after winning his first singles title in over two years. you came from a set down to win in the final of the european open in antwerp, it isa of the european open in antwerp, it is a comeback after that second tip operation, nine months ago. nobody had returned to single competition after such major surgery. although he has already had double success this year, this was only his 17th match since he began playing solo again. the last few years have been extreme difficult. both me and stan have had a lot of injury problems in the last couple of years. amazing to be back playing against him in the final. jason roy says summer's new hundred competition is going to be a great watch for spectators. it has already been picked for the oval invincible is ahead of the first
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player draft in british sport. it starts next july. is far as we're as players, we are hugely excited about working towards it, find new formulas and how to play. it is going to be quite difficult to get our head around it because of tactics and things, to be honest, as players, we are excited for it. it is a huge tournament on home soil, played by some of the best players in the world so it will best players in the world so it will be some good viewing. that all the sport for now, i will be with more in an error. let's head back to westminster. welcome back to westminster. welcome back to westminster. welcome back to westminster. we are getting ready for another big day, as the government hopes to get its meaning meaningful vote through. another "meaningful vote" on its brexit deal today but it's not yet clear if the speaker of the commons, john bercow, will allow it. he may rule it out on the grounds
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that it amounts to debating the same matter twice. the brexit spokesman for the prime minister says the meaningful vote will go ahead, if the speaker agrees and if no amendments are selected which would render that vote meaningless. the spokesman also says there is no certainty that the eu will agree to an extension. and says the government is opposed to a customs union, and to a second referendum, both have been voted on, it says, before and have not been successful, so those are lines from number ten morning. here to discuss this further i'm joined by sebastian payne, whitehall correspondent for the financial times and sienna rodgers, editor of left leaning news webiste, labour list. kind of you both to join kind of you both tojoin me up your. sienna, you first. on this question of the meaningful vote, does he actually have the numbers? will come to the speaker in a moment but do they need to be careful what they wish for unless? it looks definitely over the weekend as if they had the
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numbers. so with their was not that letwi n numbers. so with their was not that letwin amendment which completely change the whole week and the conclusion of the week, then perhaps there would have been a kind of enough mps are proving that deal because there were a substantial number of labour rebels, looked like they were happy to vote for that. they had prudent reassured on workers' rights and others had gone left—wing brexit on twitter expressing different views we have not heard before. so it looked like there where the numbers but as you say, the speaker probably will not limit today. are you agreeing that the government got it right on the numbers and if it could get this across today if it can convince the speaker? we did a bit of number crunching and looked at how people voted on the letwin amendment and if that translated into a pure straight up that translated into a pure straight up and down yes no vote and we calculate it was about a majority of five. there were 11 labour rebels
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who voted against the letwin amendment or abstained on it, others have said they would back the government deal, but as you said, the question is do they go together and the answer is properly not because we had the vote on saturday and it is unlikely thatjohn bercow let that go ahead. the question is what will happen instead? what we will see this afternoon as the withdrawal agreement go through, unlike that piece of legislation that essentially implements brexit and takesa that essentially implements brexit and takes a treaty that has been agreed between boris johnson and takes a treaty that has been agreed between borisjohnson and that you and puts it into british law, the question now is can they get that thing forward in the way they want to? and candy have a second reading on tomorrow which is a crucial reading in parliament. if they can get that second reading tomorrow, that welder factor become a meaningful vote and we will see if these numbers are therefore that deal. do you agree with that? a second reading would be vital? yes, but there are huge problems. the problem with the letwin amendment for the government is it is given all the space for mps to consider what do they want? how do they want
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to change the deal? what amendments can the proposed ? to change the deal? what amendments can the proposed? we are talking about another referendum being attached to it, customs union, closing the trapdoor to a twenty20 no deal. these are all things that labour is going to back and we have to see whether the snp, the dup, all of that is in play at the moment. and that will affect the customs union especially. presumably the government will go back to all those who it carefully nurtured to be on site for the meaningful vote inside, come on you have to vote against these or you will never get this done by the 31st? bit of process, if it comes to the second reading tomorrow that is not amendable, so when it comes forward, labour will say we do not want that through but aside from that, that majority that we think is therefore that you will emerge at the second reading. the building was of the committee stage and normally takes weeks at a time, but as we will probable find out later today, the government will wa nt later today, the government will want to rush through and get it
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done. in that case there are two things look out for, is a customs union in the second is the second referendum. my gut instinct would be there is still not a majority for a second referendum because out of those independent conservatives, those independent conservatives, those who were in the tory party and are now not, and set without the whip and not going to back it. it does not sound like the democratic unionist party from northern ireland are going to back it does not sound like the democratic unionist party from northern ireland are going to back its wet that point it is not going be customs union. that is where government will be turning the thumbscrews and as one government whip said we will be going full medieval once again to make sure they do not get that thing through and if they can battle both of those amendments then there is a chance they can get the withdrawal agreement through, that means brexit happens on the 315t october, but it is going to be a very very tight fight and the government is still not out of the woods because they have to win the business motion today which sets out the terms for debate withdrawal agreement then the second reading and then defeat all the amendments in and if every single time borisjohnson loses one of those, it is game over. an obstacle course of mega—
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proportions. that full medieval, well that worked for them?m proportions. that full medieval, well that worked for them? it is difficult to say, because the tory operation has not been a successful asa operation has not been a successful as a labourer wetting operation. over the last year, especially. the labour chief whip has done a brilliantjob of labour chief whip has done a brilliant job of keeping labour chief whip has done a brilliantjob of keeping mps, labour mps in mine, especially those in favour of another referendum. probably not going to work but in terms of customs union, it really depends whether those labour mps who are in favour of a public vote are really passionate about getting another referendum. and whether they will vote against a customs union because that would be accepting the deal. so there are all sorts of dynamics that could change a situation. going back to your expression of the full medieval, presumably one aspect is do you want to be the turkey who votes for christmas getting brexit down, some of those arguments will come into play? there is a question that if mps did vote for a customs union, if there was a majority, then what happens to that? because the fact
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is, borisjohnson has negotiated this new deal with the eu, it signed off without a customs union. if mps did vote for that, boris could either say i did vote for that, boris could eithersay i am did vote for that, boris could either say i am to drop the whole thing and we will go to an election and come to this later, or he could acce pt and come to this later, or he could accept it inside, fine, customs union in the future political declaration but at that point we will had an election and mrjohnson could have a new mandate and it might not matter. that is a question for the government, if the customs union goes through, does ultimately matter. but there will be a lot of thumbscrews turned because they do not want that and a lot of tory mps do not want that, it is down to those 11 labour rebels. watching all of this, the eu obviously watching closely, because it has these letter setting on its desk saying can we please an extension. we are ticking ever closer to october 31, at what point does it actually say never to sign for us to start writing a letter? if that you is going to help the prime minister, to try and drive this deal through and it looks that
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would be the clever thing to do at this point because they over with, maybe it will set, freeze those letters, it has accepted it, regardless of the prime minister's shenanigans over not signing and sending several letters and sending several letters under love those it but is banking it, if it waits until the end it is open perhaps mps will have had that pressure remaining on them, no deal i still possibility and labourmps them, no deal i still possibility and labour mps will have that covered, to say i am still under pressure of no deal to vote for this deal. we have to leave it there but it is really fascinating to have you both ear, thank you so much for joining us in westminster. back to you joanna, more from you later. ajoint investigation in a joint investigation in the ajoint investigation in the uk a joint investigation in the uk and india has investigated a phone call
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centre. it offered antivirus software for a period of 12 years. i thought per year that is quite cheap. hello? they said, we have got a serious problem. we have just they said, we have got a serious problem. we havejust discovered they said, we have got a serious problem. we have just discovered a serious problem on your computer. can you, do not put the phone down, but can you walk to your computer? initially, i was hearing a thickset
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russian. i could see what his computer screen was doing. he appeared to be ordering these guns. bullets, grenades, all the while, this man on the phone kept saying oh my god, oh my god, this is really serious. and he was just increasing my level of anxiety to the point where i was in total panic. on my computer, he then helped me to go into my bank account and move £4000 to this bank of his choosing which was in india.
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the money is gone, what i really wa nt to the money is gone, what i really want to do is stop other people falling for this same scam. wikileaks falling for this same scam. wikilea ks founder falling for this same scam. wikileaks founderjulian assange has appeared in court as he continues to fight his extradition to the united states. he was jailed for 50 weeks inmate, after he jumped states. he was jailed for 50 weeks inmate, after hejumped bail by going into hiding in the ecuadorian embassy in london for seven years. ina embassy in london for seven years. in a moment we will have all the business news. but first the headlines. borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement, after mps voted at the weekend for a move that may delay brexit beyond october 31st — but he could be blocked by the commons speaker. prince harry opens up about struggling in the spotlight — saying he and his brother have "good days and bad days," amid reports of a rift. two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday — amid reports of racist abuse,
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against the haringey team. in against the haringey team. business news. the po 30 in business news. the pound hits $1 30 against the dollar for the first time since my, that is as foreign exchange markets bet on boris johnson's deal being passed as soon this week. markets resumed trading in asia for the first time since saturday's wrote. indian police have shutdown to call centres and arrested seven people suspected of involvement in a computer software scam which has seen victims in this country losing thousands of pounds. this follows a four—year investigation, one man in devon told the bbc he had lost £4000 as a result of falling prey to the fraud. boeing bosses hold a second day of meetings after new messages published intensify the crisis surrounding the compa ny‘s published intensify the crisis surrounding the company's 77 max jet. it is suggested the company
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knew about problems with the flight control system years before to fatal crashes. other business stories. england's population is set to grow by the fastest of any other uk nations, rising by 5% by 2028. with pensioners the most rapidly expanding group of all. now, shares and just eat, the delivery group are down by over 6%, despite a sharp rise in sales and that is amidst what it referred to as a challenging consumer environment. not quite enough, though, for shareholders. the mayors of manchester and sheffield along with leeds city council leader has demanded roots are cut, those old trains which are of the body of a bus on rails were due to be withdrawn by the end of the year but won't be because of a
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lack of replacements. markets, let's ta ke lack of replacements. markets, let's take a look and see where we are right now. you can see we come off at $1.30 against the pound, very nervous indeed, we talk about the pound peeing volatile against the dollar but even that makes traders a lot of money, they can't take their eyes off the screen. a mildly positive start for markets across europe. poised forfurther positive start for markets across europe. poised for further news to come out of parliament i will have more later on. chile is to extend its data emergencies to cities in the north and south. writing has continued, in spite of a curfew for the second night. police have clashed with many in santiago, looting and rioting have spread to other parts of the country and eight people are known to have been killed since the unrest began on friday.
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soldiers on the streets of santiago for the first time since the end of the military dictatorship. the curfew to end the unrest has been extended for a second night. translation: i am convinced that democracy not only has the right, but has the obligation to defend itself using all the instruments that democracy provides and the rule of law to combat those who want to destroy it. protests began after a rise in ticket prices for the capital's metro, a decision which has been reversed. but anger has widened amid the huge inequality between the rich and poor. parts of santiago's transport system have been destroyed. but on sunday, residents helped with the clean—up. translation: it would have been nice if everyone had come out and banged on pots and protested other ways, but this? not even during the time we had
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the conflict with pinochet did we touch the metro, because we knew the metro was for us. and look at this now. this is sad for all of us, that we are here helping to clean up. several people have died and there have been mass arrests as looting and riots have spread across the country, despite the return of the troops, the curfew and a state of emergency. chileans continue to express their anger. the illegal use of drones will be tackled by a specialist police unit under new government plans. it's been set up to avoid a repeat of the disturbances seen at gatwick airport last winter, when around 1,000 flights were delayed or cancelled following sightings of rogue drones. andy moore reports. the technology now exists to bring down a drone electronically in a matter of seconds. the security minister, brandon lewis, saw for himself how it
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can be done in a lab. that is quick, isn't it? now the hardware is being exported to the real world, with mobile units that can detect and bring down rogue drones. in essence, what we are looking to do is make sure that where drones can be used for malicious or inappropriate circumstances, that our agencies, our police forces, have the tools and ability to stop that and prevent that. last december, drone sightings over gatwick airport caused chaos, for several days. the flights of hundreds of thousands of people were cancelled. at heathrow, in a separate incident, flights were briefly disrupted, earlier this year. nobody has ever been arrested. drones are also used to deliver drugs and mobile phones to prisons. it will be used on major infrastructure sites. it could be airports. we are working with the ministry ofjustice looking at prisons, talking to the ministry of defence about various sites that we could use it around there. so around critical national infrastructure sites of importance. drones have many positive applications. here, a device equipped with an infrared camera is being used in an exercise
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by firefighters, to detect heat sources. the government wants to make sure this kind of technology is used for the general good, not for malicious purposes. andy moore, bbc news. a major exhibition of the works of leonardo da vinci opens at the louvre in paris this week. timed to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the artist's death, the show took a decade to put together and includes works on loan from queen elizabeth and bill gates. gail maclellan reports. some of the most recognisable paintings and drawings in the world. four works will form the centre of the show, placed alongside a wide array of drawings, and put into context by a small series of paintings and sculptures from renaissance contemporaries. five of da vinci's paintings live permanently in the louvre, but others, as well as including drawings and notebooks, have been lent to the exhibition. queen elizabeth sent 24 drawings and the hermitage
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in saint petersburg, the vatican and private collectors like bill gates also contributed. leonardo's most famous subject has not moved home for the exhibition. mona lisa will stay in her own gallery in the louvre where she is visited by 30,000 people a day. the vitruvian man made thejourney from venice, following a court case that tried to stop him. this fragile drawing, on paper, is not often seen and will only be shown in paris for a limited period. it demonstrates leonardo's interest in science and nature, as well as art. translation: leonardo da vinci, with his universal talent, is someone who was interested in many things. some people are fans of geometry or mathematics. others of animals, some of painting. as leonardo was interested in all human knowledge, we see a bit of ourselves in him. "prepare to be amazed," says the gallery's chief curator. but you will also have to be quick. there are already almost a quarter of a million advance bookings for the retrospective which runs
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until next february. thousands of sheep wandered through the spanish capital as part of a tradition that dates back to 13th century. now for the weather. high pressure which is in charge of the weather for many of us today. i pressure means more settled than it has been recently across the uk. extending its way from the azores, and squeezing and across most parts but towards the south—east of england, this weather system bringing some outbreaks of rain. very wet so for across east anglia and the south—east of england, it will continue for a few more hours, but continues east getting lighter and patchy. through the forest of east anglia it will stay quite wet
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at times. elsewhere, some sunny spells developing, particularly for wales, the midlands, northern england and eastern and southern areas of scotland, a bit more cloudy in the far north—west of scotland and temperatures getting to about ten or 13 or 14 degrees. tonight, the rain in the south—east will eventually clear away. then, with some clear skies, looking at some patchy fog developing, quite dense in places. with some clear skies could feel quite chilly, a touch of frost perhaps, but last night we had frost perhaps, but last night we had frost in northern areas. tonight it will not be as cold in scotland and northern ireland. some rain moving into the far north. tuesday morning, sta rts into the far north. tuesday morning, starts on a misty and murky note, that dense fog could cause some problems for your early morning commute. light winds across southern areas, further north, this area of low pressure will bring in some rain across the four north of scotland. quite heavy at times. for most of us on tuesday, after any mist and fog clears in england and wales, a fairly bright afternoon with sunny
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spells. more cloud for the north, temperatures up to 11—15 or 16 degrees. an area of high pressure gradually get squeezed out during wednesday, from this area of low pressure, the low pressure down towards the mainland of spain, new consumer therefore we will have some rain moving into northern ireland and into the north and west of scotland. a bit of cloud down to south—eastern areas, many parts of england and wales on wednesday, some sunny spells at times. temperatures around about this low to mid—teens, thatis around about this low to mid—teens, that is how things will go through to the end of the week in scotland and northern ireland. some rain around, moving its way enduring friday. for england and wales, similar story. some cloud on thursday, more persistent rain on friday. again, those temperatures around about 12—15d. high keeping thing settled for the few days, low pressure will over again.
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you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am. i'm carrie gracie, live from westminster, on yet another crucial day in parliament. the speaker has previously said he will allow the house a way to find its voice. i think there is a clear desire from our country, businesses, european partners that want to see that happen. i think people will find that odd if it didn't happen. i will bring all the latest news and development ahead of that decision from the speaker. i'm joanna gosling. the other news at eleven: prince harry opens up about struggling in the spotlight — saying he and his brother have
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"good days and bad days," amid reports of a rift. part of this role and part of this job, and this family being under the pressure that it's under, inevitably, you know, stuff happens. but, look, we're brothers, we'll always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment. members paths at the moment. of the northern ireland assembly members of the northern ireland assembly are gathering at a store mind for nearly the first time in 3 yea rs mind for nearly the first time in 3 years to discuss abortion laws. two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday — amid reports of racist abuse, against the haringey team. wikileaks founderjulian assange fights extradition to the united states.
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welcome to westminster, where borisjohnson will make another attempt to bring his brexit deal before the commons this afternoon — having failed to win the support of mps on saturday. downing street insists that mps must be allowed "a straight up and down vote" on the plan. but whether to allow the meaningful vote — when mps indicate whether they support the deal — will be up to the speaker, john bercow, to decide. it's widely expected that he will reject it on the grounds that it has already been debated. later today, the government will also bring forward legislation to implement its eu withdrawal agreement bill. that would start the legal process of the uk leaving the eu. meanwhile, the court of session in edinburgh — that's scotland's supreme civil court — will sit today to consider whether mrjohnson acted unlawfully by failing to sign his letter to the eu which asked for an extension to the brexit deadline.
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lots to discuss, joining us to talk us through it all is at norman smith. so, what does the government do if the speaker says no? they publish the bill which no one has seen despite all the months and yea rs of seen despite all the months and years of debate we have had. they publish it so they can get their teeth into it. then, they will try and pass the actual legislation to implement new bill through the house of commons will stop it will inevitably face a plethora of hostile amendments, everything from a customs union to who knows what. everything mps i think of the slowdown, cause problems, basically, try and get the legislation to run into the sand. the thinking of those we have mentally opposed to brexit is to make things so difficult the eu willjust give us more time because we cannot sort ourselves out. mpc had think, parliament
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really cannot resolve this, we will have to have another referendum, it is the only way we can change it. at the moment, those pressing for a confirmatory referendum do not have the numbers. but if this bill got mired in endless amendments, may be those numbers would change. although supporters of the prime minister believe that would be disastrous. just listening to andrew bridge and speaking to you earlier, i thought, quite stark word from him. the answer is, the country is absolutely tied to death of this. our democracy is at breaking point, i think our country is at breaking point. we wa nt country is at breaking point. we want to get this deal across the line, it is tolerable for the drg, it has the tentative support of the e g90% of the withdrawal agreement is exactly the same as theresa may and's withdrawal agreement so we should not need the amount of time. we have debated it for one side
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mounts. we are going to have a day when i think there is going to be an awful lot going on behind the scenes. the headline is probably least because saying no to boris johnson getting a second chance to put the meaningful vote on the table. the action is really away from the chamber, it is the movements and alliances that our forums. who is doing all of that? absolutely everyone. the key players in this are the dup. they are the great who everyone is trying to court. if labour or the opposition parties managed to craft an amendment which they dup are prepared to back, then that has a pretty good chance of getting past. which is why amendments on things like a customs union i do not think but i shall get over the line. however, if you devised an amendment which addressed issues around harbour island protocol and consent
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mechanisms, which we now the dup are so unhappy about. if you can craft some sort of amendment around that, it would have a pretty good chance of getting through. because it will be the first time mps will get a chance to look at the details, they will be teasing out all sorts of concerns, want to raise amendments, it also eats our precious parliamentary time. this morning, justine greening saying this could go on for days and days. this is a huge bill. it's likely to be 100 pages, and we all know that rushed law is bad law. but this isn't just any old law, this is the political rewiring of our country, and it has to be done properly. that's all i'm saying, and i recognise that people are will say, "well, let'sjust get it done." but actually, this is, anyhow, just the beginning of a brexit process. even when we have done this bill, we will need to look at the free trade agreement. so, all i am saying is, with others, is we have to go through this process properly, otherwise we will end up with a bad result.
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all of this could days 8 and days. we do not have days and days before october 31. that is obviously going to be focusing the mind of europe whatever it says today. europe at the moment i think isjust whatever it says today. europe at the moment i think is just sitting watching, scratching its head, trying to work out what is going on. they will wait to see weather we get the vote today, we certainly will not. they will see what happens tomorrow when they have the second reading debate, the big symbolic about invincible. if borisjohnson gets the thumbs up for that, i think folk in brussels will think he is making a bit of progress and give him a bit more time to see how it goes. the trouble is, that goes straight into the thicket of amendments we are expecting. if it all gets a little bit difficult and things are not going so well, they may say, we are going to have the
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govern more time, they cannot sort it out. at the moment, brussels is sitting on the sideline, watching to see what happens yet.” sitting on the sideline, watching to see what happens yet. i am just getting a tweet in from our colleague, laura kuenssberg, the update on timing that decision by the speaker and on whether to deliver another bout, expecting that 330 now. and at the last hour, the european commission spokeswoman has saying that the process for ratifying the brexit deal has begun. it is first and foremost is for the uk to decide. we will follow events in london very closely. the process has been launched on the eu aside, michel barnier briefed the 27 leaders yesterday. he will brief at
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the brexited group in european parliament this afternoon. he will brief the commissioners tomorrow. what are you hoping happens without that announcement, do you what you vote for it or against it?” that announcement, do you what you vote for it or against it? i want to vote for it or against it? i want to vote for it or against it? i want to vote for the deal, i want to leave with video, i do not want a no—deal exit from the eu and the only way to achieve that is to vote for a deal, which i keep doing. what about the other more complex issues? if this gets... where do you stand on some of those customs union? that was something you were fought before?” think it does not matter much whether we vote today, personally, i would like to because it then
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indicates that parliament is behind a deal as i think the country is. i have come on the train from banbury from a school full of your sevens, they want to leave with a deal. they understand that if we have to deal, they know we have did it with a deal. i personally think that doing this ina deal. i personally think that doing this in a fairly consensual orderly way is more important than anything else now. i am happy not to vote for an amendment for a customs union, as idid an amendment for a customs union, as i did before, you rightly said, i just want this deal through. i do not want to give anybody any excuses to vote against it. you will have heard that the arguments as i have that that is a risk as we get ever closer to october the 31st that even those that want to vote for the deal that will get it out with a no—deal by accident, therefore, an extension is necessary while mps scrutinise
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it. that is so important that we see the wood for the trees, we look at the wood for the trees, we look at the bigger picture, we focus really ha rd the bigger picture, we focus really hard on what matters, which is maintaining good relationships with our friends maintaining good relationships with ourfriends in europe. leaving with a deal. they have given us a deal which is great, everybody said it could not be done. we should be thankful and positive and say what we do want, not what we don't want. yet, the point about scrutiny, you have heard justin greening saying that we need time to think about this, this is hundreds of pages, we need time. we do need time, but it has to be said, these are not in new issues for us for those of us who have been involved in this heavily for the last three years. we have talked about customs unions, common markets, we have talked about it all. now is it time to stand up for what we want. if we want to leave the eu and a sensible and orderly way, and there is no way of doing that without waiting for the deal.
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—— voting for the deal. two men have been arrested amid reports of racial abuse during saturday's about a match between eurotunnel and haringey. the goalkeeperfor eurotunnel and haringey. the goalkeeper for heidegger walked off after reports of racial abuse, he was also reportedly spat at and a bottle was thrown at him. jon kay was at the oval‘s ground and sce ntless was at the oval‘s ground and scentless report. we're awaiting a statement today from yeovil town football club. they and haringey borough fc are talking to police, cooperating with this investigation which is being led by the metropolitan police from london, but also assisted by the local force here, avon and somerset constabulary. this morning, we know that two men have been arrested here in somerset, one in the town of yeovil, another in the town of chard, about 12 miles away. one of them is 26 years old, the other 23 years old. they are both in police custody at the moment, being questioned on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault. there have been no charges,
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we await updates from the police. clearly, this incident on saturday afternoon, the 64th minute of this qualifying fourth round of the fa cup, has caused great concern across football as it becomes the focus of another, the latest in a series of high profile incidents in the game. later today, there is a kick it out, racism in football, conference going on in the east midlands, the chair of the fa is due to give evidence in parliament to a group of mps later today. this investigation continue separately from that but against the backdrop of it. more en today's stories. we will
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keep you updated with all of the latest developments on a brexit as mps prepare to sit in at the commons again later to discuss all of the latest of elements right now, we will say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. the duke of sussex has admitted he and his brother are "on different paths" amid reports of a rift. in an interview with itv, he said they have "good days and bad days." the duchess of sussex said that adjusting to royal life had been hard, and that she wasn't prepared for the scrutiny of the tabloid press. jon donnison reports. filmed during their recent trip to africa, this documentary reveals that, despite appearances, the royal couple are at times struggling. harry says he sees his mother diana in every camera and flash bulb. every single time i see a camera, every single time i hear a click, every single time i see a flash, it takes me straight back. so, in that respect,
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it's the worst reminder of her life, as opposed to the best. meghan says she's been shocked by the level of press intrusion, even though herfriends had warned her before she got married. my british friends said to me, "i'm sure he's great, but you shouldn't do it, because the british tabloids will destroy your life." and i very naively, — we're american, we don't have that there — "what are you talking about?" prince harry talks about the relationship with his brother. inevitably, you know, stuff happens, but, look, we're brothers, we will always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment but i will always be there for him, as i know he will always be there for me. prince harry acknowledges he sometimes needs support, saying he still struggles with mental health issues. i thought i was out of the woods and then, suddenly, it all came back, and i suddenly realise that this is something that i have to manage. look, part of this job and part of anyjob, like everybody, means putting on a brave face.
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the turnaround from a sunny wedding day a year and a half ago is very sharp. jon donnison, bbc news. two 17—year—old boys have died after a stabbing at a house party in milton keynes. one of the boys died at the scene, while the other was taken to hospital but died in the early hours of sunday. the two victims have been named locally as dom ansah and ben gillham rice. the police say their investigation is ongoing. we canjoin our we can join our corresponding to live in milton keynes now. good afternoon. we are here on the estate in milton keynes where this happened. i have been speaking to neighbours all day who said this is the sort of thing that does not happen on this estate. this is one of the leafy suburban areas of
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milton keynes where you would not expect much trouble. there has been high activity today, we are studying right next to a police cordon. detectives have been locking doors, talking to neighbours about what happened on saturday night. as you can see, there is a lot of forensic activity. lots of people in white suits checking this area here, that we re suits checking this area here, that were sniffer dogs out. they are conducting house—to—house inquiries as well. 217—year—olds have died as as well. 217—year—olds have died as a result of what happened at that party on saturday night. —— two 70 yea rs party on saturday night. —— two 70 years old. one neighbour said that party was for a teenage girl. two teenagers lost their lives, police are looking for people to come forward with information about that. i have been speaking to neighbours who say they are completely shocked
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by what happened. it's a pure shot, you can't say anything different. you just don't believe it. people a lwa ys you just don't believe it. people always out you don't think it's going to happen where you live, and you don't. it puts people at our knees. the officer who called round la st knees. the officer who called round last night that says, if you are worried, just ring up and we will send somebody out. but it is disturbing. i feel for the families. at 17, they have got their lives ahead of them. the police have not officially named the two 17—year—olds, but they have been named locally as dom ansah and ben gillham rice. we know that one of them died at the scene and one thumb died at hospital. yesterday, dom ansah was my cousin came to the scene and lead some flowers. he said
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he came to a party with his best friend and both their lives were ripped away from them. police are appealing for any when it sees and anyone with any information to come forward. time for the sports update. the welsh flanker is going to miss the rest of the rugby world cup with a torn hamstring. he limped off in the first half of their quarterfinal against france yesterday. jonathan davies missed that game with a knee problem, he should be fit for the semifinal against south africa next sunday. england have to look at how they are going to find a way past new zealand to reach the final. the good news is that eddiejones should have a fully fit squad to choose from. they had been worried about johnnie may who scored two tries in their win over estonia. he had a twinge ina their win over estonia. he had a twinge in a hamstring but is expected to be fine for the match in yokohama on saturday. the england
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batsmen, jason roy, say that the new 100 competition will be a great watch for spectators. he has already been picked for the oval invisibles, ahead of the first played out in a british board that took place last night. the four week competition sta rts night. the four week competition starts nextjuly. night. the four week competition starts next july. as far as we are concerned as players, we are hugely excited about working towards it, finding new formulas, how to play. he will be difficult to get hits around tactic sides of things. as players, we are excited about it, it isa players, we are excited about it, it is a huge tournament on home soil, played by some of the best players in the world. andy murray says his first singles title for over two yea rs has first singles title for over two years has come as a surprise to him and his team but he is feel optimistic about the future now. only nine months after a second hip operation, the free time grand slam would have on and head of the
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european final. obviously, would have on and head of the europeanfinal. obviously, it would have on and head of the european final. obviously, it means a lot, last year has been extremely difficult. they fit me and stan have had a lot of injury problems in the last couple of years. amazing to be backin last couple of years. amazing to be back in playing against him in a final like that. in the last couple of minutes, andy murray has been named in great britain's davis cup squad for the first time in three yea rs. squad for the first time in three years. more on that on the bbc sport website. let's head back to westminster, carrie gracie isn't there. welcome back to westminster, getting ready for another big day here as the government hopes to get its meaningful doubt on the brexit deal. not yet clear whetherjohn bercow, speaker of the commons, will allow that, he may rule it out on the grounds it amounts to the same debate twice. let's speak to catherine botnar, from a group which promotes research into the relationship between the uk and the
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eu. first, the brexit spokesman for the prime minister act number ten saying that he is still uncertain whether the eu will guide an extension. your views on that? i think it is likely that they will because the reality is that a no—deal brexit is bad news for the eu. it is not great at all for the united kingdom, but certainly, eu member states will be very badly affected by a no—deal brexit. they do believe in an orderly brexit, bus, they want a brexit based on a deal, preferably their deal. therefore, i think it is likely that they will grant an extension for three months, probably, which is what the then act has suggested. they may eventually decide that may bea they may eventually decide that may be a bit longer would be good to give us a bit of time to have a general election, possibly, depending on what happens in a parliament in the next couple of
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weeks, the so—called confirmatory referendum. on the timing of an extension, we are on october 21 now, exit day is 31st, there is not long? the eu will not rush to respond because they want to see what is happening in parliament. if that is a meaningful doubt today, as the government is requesting, this raises the issue of whether, under the benn act, it is possible for borisjohnson to root out the letters he sent on saturday night because a meaningful vote has gone through. that undermines the letwin amendment, which may be at the reason whyjohn bercow will not grant the government permission to have a meaningful vote today. then, all eyes will be on the withdrawal implementation bill, and the main
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piece of legislation which is intended to give effect to boris johnson and theresa may's deal in domestic law. explain a bit of that in more detail. you say it could have implications that might one could have implications for the other? the benn act says if that is a meaningful vote any time before the 30th of october, down boris johnson is entitled to root out the letters he sent on a saturday night. however, this may be the reason why john bercow will say no to a meaningful vote today, because the light management said that we have got to go through the full parliamentary process with the withdrawal implementation bill, this major piece of legislation that the government is finally going to table tonight. thank you so much for joining us. that is it for now from
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westminister, back to joanna joining us. that is it for now from westminister, back tojoanna in the studio. abortion and same sex marriage will become legal in northern ireland at midnight tonight. the change will happen because of legislation passed at westminster, with no devolved government at stormont. the assembly there is meeting for the first time in two and a half years to debate the change in law today. here's our ireland correspondent, chris page. it's a sensitive, emotive and personal issue, but abortion law in northern ireland, which is much more restrictive than the rest of the uk, has generated huge demonstrations. westminster has passed legislation which means terminations will be decriminalised if devolution isn't fully restored today. protesters who oppose the changes have pressured politicians to bring back stormont, so the democratic unionist party has led a move to recall the devolved assembly. campaigners believe it will send a valuable message.
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let's bring this back to the floor of the assembly, let our elected local representatives discuss this, because they are our voice, and let us speak because westminster shouldn't be speaking for us. butjust holding a sitting of the assembly doesn't mean the change in abortion law will be stopped. that will only happen if the parties agreed to settle all their differences, appoint ministers and go back into government together. there's no prospect of such a big breakthrough, so politicians who pushed for change say having a debate in the assembly at this stage is a sham. i think that it is really disingenuous and an absolute stunt to have a motion on that debate when we know it can deliver nothing in the chamber on the same day. as well as abortion, there is set to be another big social shift. the new legislation will legalise same—sex marriage in northern ireland, five years after the rest of the uk. chris page, bbc news, belfast. we can cross now and speak to dawn mcavoy who co founded the anti abortion group,
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both lives matter. this air members who were sitting there today are not going to make any difference to the slogan for midnight, are they? it could make a difference of all mlas took their seats, if a speaker was appointed, ifa seats, if a speaker was appointed, if a deputy first minister, a first minister, and all the executive ministers were appointed before midnight, then, yes, this could make a difference because the legislation would fall and we would prevent a tarmac and extreme abortion resume being imposed here in northern ireland by westminster. that is not going to happen, is it? we had been led to believe that will not happen. that is a big disappointment, not u nto that is a big disappointment, not unto us on this particular issue, but obviously, to the people of northern ireland for many reasons. we have had over 1000 days now without a local government. that has meantan without a local government. that has meant an awful lot to people, in
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terms of pressures that we face day in and day out in northern ireland. in terms of this particular issue, around abortion, we believe that is 1000 days that has been wasted, 1000 days when there could have been improvement in maternity care services, when statutory services could have been improved to help women in crisis pregnancy so that they wouldn't face the choice that they wouldn't face the choice that they feel that they could only choose, to terminate the lives of their unborn baby. it is 1000 days wasted. you describe the abortion law is extreme, why would you say it is extreme? the legislation goes far beyond the 1967 act that you currently have in gb, this is not about bringing us into line. it remains a very explicit legal protection for unborn children, up to the point which they are capable of being born alive, or 28 weeks. we are also about to hit into a period
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of five months where there is no legislation. again, we are not like gb, we do not have regulations around abortion because that was out of the 1967 act which was not brought in here. that revelation period, there will be none for five months, it will not exist. we have been told by legal opinion that effectively brings in backstreet abortions to northern ireland. how does it do that? because there is nothing to legislate. women will be able to order abortion pills that will be unregulated, there will be no reporting of those. sorry to interrupt, but why would people do that if abortion is no longer criminalise and they can get them through all the correct threats, why would anybody do that? what we've been told by the northern ireland office, a 45 months, because there
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is no legislation abortion, it will not be provided for herein love northern ireland. money is being used to pay for abortions, rather than being used in our maternity services. also, in otley guidance that has been published by the northern ireland office, they are saying, whilst they do not anticipate abortion happening in a northern ireland till at least march 2020, at the same time, there is nothing to stop that happening because there is no law to prevent it. you have lost the argument that this is going to be happening, it follows on from what happened in the republic of ireland where there was a referendum, 66.4% of voters voted in favour of abortion. once this goes through, what you do as a campaign group? i do stop campaigning? a campaign group? i do
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stop campaigning? not at all, what we will do is contribute to the consultation period that will happen. we are under the impression that will take place immediately after today. we want to have our voice heard in that consultation around how abortion will be regulated, what parameters there will be. also, our main focus has a lwa ys will be. also, our main focus has always been on care service provision. we want to see one of leading maternity services. we have a lwa ys leading maternity services. we have always said this is irish about war, services and culture. in northern ireland, we know from a study that we doubt that 100,000 people are alive today because we did not bring in the 1967 act. that culture has made northern ireland a life affirming place to be for women and unborn children. we want to see the best service provision and play so that regardless of the law, women will not face the choice of ending
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the life of their unborn baby. some sunshine in belfast, that is one of the sunnier parts of northern ireland, it has to be said. a lot of cloud spilling out from the north, pushing into scotland after a frosty start. we may see the cloud thinning and breaking in england and the west but it is still going to be dark in the south—west and chilly although the south—west and chilly although the rain will ease off a little bit and will eventually become dry overnight without cloud slipping away. we will find the cloud pushing further into scotland and northern ireland as the breeze picks up some rain in the north of scotland keeping temperature up, but a chilly night for england and wales, some patchy fog as well. more likely across central and southern england towards the west country, could be dense in places further rusher in the morning, should slowly left through the morning. sunshine developing more widely across england and wales. always going to be more cloudy as you head further
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north with lots of rain in the form of the scotland, otherwise dry, temperatures a shade higher than today, more noticeable change in the weather across the south—east of england. and east anglia. you are watching bbc newsroom live. borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement, after mps voted at the weekend for a move that may delay brexit beyond october 31st — but he could be blocked by the commons speaker. members of the northern irish assembly are gathering at stormont to discuss abortion laws. prince harry opens up about struggling in the spotlight — saying he and his brother have "good days and bad days," amid reports of a rift. part of this role and part of this job, and this family being under the pressure that it's under, inevitably, you know, stuff happens. but, look, we're brothers,
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we'll always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment, two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was abandoned on saturday — amid reports of racist abuse, against the haringey team. wikileaks wikilea ks founder wikileaks founderjulian assange is fighting extradition to the united states. some breaking news about what has been happening in the courts, over brexit. the latest court hearing, on what has been happening in parliament, in terms of what has been going on. basically, scotland's highest court has been asked to consider whether borisjohnson was compliant in the law, asking him to seek a brexit delay. it was the benn act and required him to send a letter to the eu, requesting an
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extension in the event of no deal. thejudges in extension in the event of no deal. the judges in scotland were asked to consider whether the prime minister was complying with that lot and they have decided to delay a decision, in that case. it is actually, the campaigners said what they wanted to achieve the snp mp, joanna cherry was amongst those who took the action, she has said that what they wa nted action, she has said that what they wanted to achieve was maintained the pressure on boris johnson, wanted to achieve was maintained the pressure on borisjohnson, by asking judges to continue the case, until later in this week. and we're hearing that... judges at the court of session have decided to delay the case. so, that isjust of session have decided to delay the case. so, that is just through to us. we will obviously update you when we get any more. let's get back to the real politic at westminster. welcome back to westminster. the government attempt once again to push and when the backing of mps for boris johnson's push and when the backing of mps for borisjohnson's brexiteer. unclear
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whether the speakerjohn bercow will allow the plant to be voted on again, i'mjoined by allow the plant to be voted on again, i'm joined by our allow the plant to be voted on again, i'mjoined by our lily, a senior researcher from the nonpartisan think tank, institute for government. thanks for joining us. how did you read the situation this lunchtime? at the moment, it is certainly not clear that the speaker will let this vote go ahead. i think general speculation is that he won't. but we will have to wait and see. a question for the government is what do they do them? we know they are planning on introducing the withdrawal agreement bill today, thatis withdrawal agreement bill today, that is the legislation that will put its new deal into law. mps won't start debating that until tomorrow. and, as that legislation passes through parliament, there will be lots of amendments, lots of votes, it is still ultimately incredibly unclear how this will play out. because we can be confounded and, by what the speculation is, if the speaker surprises everyone by allowing the meaningful vote this
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afternoon, the government says it is confident it has the numbers. do you feel that that is an accurate assessment? it is certainly possible. the big question will be whether mps try and amend this meaningful vote motion, again. because there is some concern amongst them that if the government we re amongst them that if the government were to pass this motion, it could then turn around to the eu and say don't need the extension we requested after all. so if they do try and amend this motion and the speaker accepts those amendments, the government has said it will pull the government has said it will pull the vote. so it is still all to play for. that's what it said about that, going back to what you said, the big chunky withdrawal agreement bell, and all the amendments that people might try to hang on that, because there is a lot of speculation about there is a lot of speculation about the variety of amendments, what will the variety of amendments, what will the garment do if the opposition succeeds in getting any of those through? the government has suggested that if amendments to that bill are successful, fundamentally,
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in the government's eyes, can strain their ability to actually get this deal ratified with the eu, they may then seek to essentially stop that bill was not progress through parliament, and at that point, try and call, again, for an early election. obviously, the question then becomes, well the opposition back this, this time? on the extension issue, we heard a moment ago from joanna, breaking the news from edinburgh, that the court has decided to delay forming any decision. on whether or not it was lawful for boris decision. on whether or not it was lawfulfor borisjohnson decision. on whether or not it was lawful for borisjohnson to fail to sign that letter, to brussels. brussels obviously said they are considering the extension. so does the legality, as decided by edinburgh, master at this point?” think the key thing here will obviously have to wait and see what the court says but as you say it is the court says but as you say it is the fact that the eu as things stand are treating this as an extension request. they are starting to consider it. and they are probably
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much like everyone else, going to wa nt to much like everyone else, going to want to wait and see what happens in parliament, this week, before they make any real decision. as you look ahead over the players and possible plays over the course of the week, do you think, at this point, that we are heading for exit? on the 31st of october, or heading more towards extension, and general election in november? it is still absolutely possible we could leave with a deal on the 31st of october, if the government is able to hold this vote today and pass it, and get the withdrawal agreement through, by then, the problem is that that is only ten days. that is not a lot of time, the number of amendments, the number of votes that will happen on this bill, do mean that it is an incredibly challenging timeframe. so on that basis, we could be looking atan on that basis, we could be looking at an extension. talking of the challenges, we have not spoken about any challenges from the house of lords yet, we focused on the house of commons. but they have to pass it too? what is interesting is that the government can essentially timetable
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legislation through the commons. it can sit out something called a programme motion, it will do tomorrow. where essentially it says, this is how long you have to debated. mps might vote that down which will cause an issue for the government. in the house of lords, there is no such equivalent procedure. things take as long as they take. so certainly, to get this through, the suggestion is that we would be looking at lots of very long days in parliament, and possibly more weekend settings. the lords don't have to consider the electoral arithmetic, but all mps who are in the building behind us, over the course of this week, they have to expect that at some point, they will have to, sooner or later, and possibly sooner, face their electorate and that argument from the government, this is a parliament delay, get brexit done, those lines must be at the back of their mind, too? i'm sure. this is the government trying to put pressure on mps to say, you have to take this deal, people want to get this done. at the same time, mps will want to
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balance that, with ensuring that this withdrawal agreement bill which isa this withdrawal agreement bill which is a bill of real significance, gets the kind of scrutiny and consideration it deserves. but yes, absolutely, and election is never farfrom absolutely, and election is never far from anyone's mind at the moment. and track the other thing we haven't really talked about yet is yellowhammer preparation. we are literally ten days away from what the government still says is the determination to exit the eu. so that no deal plan is being wrapped 7 that no deal plan is being wrapped ain, that no deal plan is being wrapped ' i that no deal plan is being wrapped up? again, i think this that no deal plan is being wrapped up? again, ithink this is that no deal plan is being wrapped up? again, i think this is a that no deal plan is being wrapped up? again, ithink this is a move that no deal plan is being wrapped up? again, i think this is a move by the government to put pressure on mps. it wants mps to think it is either this deal or no deal. the government will make a statement in the commons this afternoon, i believe, about the progress of yellowhammer. but really, i think it all comes down to the politics in parliament of the next few days. thank you so much for that analysis. we are going to go back to the studio now, for more on what the judges are saying in scotland. we
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are going straight up to edinburgh, to get the latest from our corresponding who has covered that hearing at the court of session, lorna gordon. lerner, this is a victory for those who were bringing this case against the government. tells what has happened. what they asked for, they view the fact that the government sent that letter, on saturday, asking for an extension to the brexiteer, as a victory. of course, it was just two weeks ago, here in the court of session, when lawyers, acting for the government, said that letter would be sent. so those campaigners who brought this case view it as a victory that the government did indeed send that letter. what they wanted today, was a continuation of the case. holding that sort of damocles over the prime minister, today, we had a short
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hearing, wherejudges heard the argument from both sides, they heard from the qc representing the petitioners. who said the government was sailing close to the wind without additional letter, sent by the prime minister. it was said, the judge, a letter that had been very carefully written, lawyers for the government said there shouldn't be a continuation of the case, that the government had complied with the law, thejudges went government had complied with the law, the judges went away for a short period of time, when they came back, they said they well delay a decision, in the case, this case that of course seeks to ensure that the prime minister doesn't allow an no—deal brexit, brought by those campaigners who want to stop that happening. we don't have any date for that, it is all depending on the response from the european council, to that request for an extension. but we have seen recently that the
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courts can act pretty quickly, on this matter. studio: and as you explain it, this is what those who took the case wa nted is what those who took the case wanted to happen, for it to be delayed, to continue the pressure on the government, to fully comply with the government, to fully comply with the benn act. what is open to the court? where the court to decide that the way the government has handled the asking for a delay is unlawful? those who brought this case are pleased with the result today, it is in effect now awaiting game. two cfm extension is granted by the european council, and then the question for the campaigners, who brought the case, is to see whether that continuation would be accepted whether that continuation would be a cce pted by whether that continuation would be accepted by the prime minister, as set out in the benn act. what we do know, is that a very specific piece of law, here in scotland, available to the court of session, is an
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ability for the court to write a letter on the government's behalf. we know that that section of the law, as requested in the ceiling, is still active. so, in law, as requested in the ceiling, is stillactive. so, in effect, law, as requested in the ceiling, is still active. so, in effect, what that means is that it is still open to those campaigners, who brought this case, to ask the course to, if an extension to brexit was allowed by the european, or accepted by the european council. so, one of the options available to the court is to signa options available to the court is to sign a letter on the government's behalf, should an extension be offered to the government, in terms offered to the government, in terms of the date for leaving the eu. thank you, lorna. we will catch up with the business news in a moment, but first, the headlines. boris johnson is going to try to get mps to vote on his amendment agreement
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but he could be stopped by the speaker. northern irish mps will gather at stormont to discuss the legalisation of abortion laws. prince harry opens up about a rift with his brother. the pound has hit $1.30, the first time since may, as foreign exchange markets bet on the borisjohnson deal being passed as soon this week. that is after the pound, initially, fell after markets resumed trading in asia last night, for the first time since saturday's wrote. it is now below 1.30. indian police have shut two call centres and arrested seven people suspected of involvement in a computer software scam which has seen victims lose thousands of pounds. it is following a four year investigation. one man in devon told the bbc he had lost
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£4000. boeing bosses are holding a second day of meeting, after new messages, published late on friday, intensify the crisis, surrounding the compa ny‘s 77 intensify the crisis, surrounding the company's 77 match jet. it is suggested the company had known about problems with the flight control system, years before two fatal crashes. with just ten days to go until the uk is scheduled to leave the eu, businesses are now clear as to what trading conditions they could face from the 1st of november. the deal, currently on the table from the prime minister, effectively draws a new customs border in the irish sea, meaning that goods that could travel onwards to ireland will have to pay duty tax. and redraft political declaration, hints at a future trading relationship with the eu in which there is more scope to divert from regulations. what does this mean for businesses around the country? let's look at northern ireland, which seemed to be the key
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toa ireland, which seemed to be the key to a new deal after successful talks between the irish and british leaders last week. let's get more from the chief executive of the northern ireland fish producers organisation. good to have you with us. first of all, fisheries are mentioned in the political declaration here. hope to have a deal in place, medal of 2020. what you make of all this? the extended transition period is one issue for the fishing industry but it is actually not the most important. the most important piece of the declaration, is the fact that access to uk and northern irish fishing grounds and fishing quota are going to be dependent on the more broad economic partnership negotiations. now, that sounds quite... that sounds quite innocuous in itself, but you have to ask the question, why has the fishing industry beam singled out? when other industries haven't. the simple answer is fishing isjust as in emotive issue
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in france, spain and ireland as it is in the uk. they currently have a very very favourable arrangement. on which they can catch what we would consider the uk public‘s fish, and sell it on. they do very very well out of that. the british and uk and northern ireland fishermen isn't anywhere near so well. so as an example, in the angus channel, the uk is allowed 11% of the cod, in france, they set somewhere around 80% in the irish sea, the uk has 30% of the court. and the rest of europe 70%. yet, we have 70% of the territorial waters in that i receive. so, you can see how unfair the arrangement is, and the political declaration is, in my eyes, very transparent means to try to enable the european union to maintain that unfair advantage moving forward. you had the
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fisheries minister visiting you in the last few months, is he aware of the last few months, is he aware of the needs of your industry? or is it falling on deaf ears? we met the fisheries minister at the time, very very aware. he has of course changed since. the new fisheries minister is also aware of our concerns, when i challenged theresa may's government on this issue, i was told don't worry, the negotiators will be conducted in good faith. however, when i speak to my counterparts, in europe, this is clearly their strategy and they have very little intention of negotiating in good faith because they want to keep theirunfair faith because they want to keep their unfair advantage. but it is not just their unfair advantage. but it is notjust an their unfair advantage. but it is not just an issue their unfair advantage. but it is notjust an issue of economics. it is also an issue of sustainability. i think it is no secret that 20 or 30 years ago, uk fisheries were not managed particularly well. however, we have had a revolution, since then. sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and that is evidenced by the fact that the uk is
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awash with industry led voluntary closures, to protect species. we work in partnership with the government, to develop marine protected areas, there has been a significant attitude shift, yet when we look at our european neighbours, we look at our european neighbours, we don't see that shift. so it is as much about protecting our own seas, protecting our own environment, protecting our own environment, protecting our own coastal communities, as it is about generating revenue. we had to leave it there, good to talk to you. let's have a look at the other business stories we have been following. new projections from the office for national statistics show that england's corporation is set to grow the most quickly of the uk nations, growing by 5% by 2028, pensioners are the most rapidly expanding group. shares in justice are the most rapidly expanding group. shares injustice are down, fell by 6% despite a sharp rise in sales, —— just eat. the mayors of
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manchester and leeds have demanded fa res manchester and leeds have demanded fares are cut on the old trains which are the body of a bus on rails and were due to be withdrawn by the end of the year but won't be because ofa end of the year but won't be because of a lack of replacements. in a letter to northern rail, politician said it was unacceptable that they would still be running services using pacers into 2020. more later on. more on the news thatjudges at scotton's highest civil court have decided to delay a decision in the case which seeks to decide whether prime minister can delay a no—deal brexit. thank you joanna. joining us now is the qc in snp member of parliament, joanna cherry who led the successful court challenge to the successful court challenge to the prime minister's five week suspension of parliament and has been involved in this court action. joanna cherry, your reaction to the
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delay. it is what we ask for. we basically want to make sure that the court keep the sword of damocles hanging over boris johnson's court keep the sword of damocles hanging over borisjohnson's end. we believe it was a culmination of things that has led to him seeking the extension. as councillors as i understand it may have specifically said he would not send a second letter, he has. we did not want the focus to be on the court's action today. we want the focus to be on the political process. the extension request is there, that must be allowed to work through, parliament must work through this week, and the court welcome back in, if necessary, ata court welcome back in, if necessary, at a later stage. whether the issue of the letters is ungracious or unlawful or anything else, is in a way, a red herring. if the eu decide to ta ke way, a red herring. if the eu decide to take the request seriously?m way, a red herring. if the eu decide to take the request seriously? it is a red herring, others may think, as ido, a red herring, others may think, as i do, that borisjohnson has acted
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in bad faith. he may well technically be, but the key thing is he sent a request for an extension and that you are taking it seriously. so that is a victory, for those of us who have been campaigning for the prime minister to follow along. turning to the other issues of the day, the meaningful what we do not know will happen, meanwhile, a lot of talk of various amendments. amendments you will back, and which are the?” various amendments. amendments you will back, and which are the? i have not seen the bill yet, apparently it is 96 pages long. i have not seen any amendments yet, i have heard rumours of amendments, we will look at any amendment carefully, the scottish national party for example said that we would back a second eu referendum, and myself and others have worked very closely to try and find a wording that would be a cce pta ble find a wording that would be acceptable to snp mps, and so we need to, and so far we have managed to do that, and we sponsored the amendment that was down on saturday, so we will need to see the wording of anything that comes forward. the
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key ambition of snp mps will be to get scotland to the forefront of the agenda. so far, scotland has been ignored. on boris was policy's steel, england and wales arguably are getting what they wanted and northern ireland is getting some sort of recognition of its special possession, but scotland gets no mention at all, no concessions whatsoever, to the fact that we were. . . whatsoever, to the fact that we were... and yet, you will know the counterargument to that which is that everyone hangs their christmas tree baubles on a withdrawal agreement we will never get there. the people of the country voted for it, they wanted and there is no deal, let's get on with it is the government's point. the people of my country did not vote for. 62 net 62% voted, 72% of my constituency south—west edinburgh,... voted, 72% of my constituency south-west edinburgh, . .. we voted, 72% of my constituency south-west edinburgh,... we are running out of time. i want to make sure that is respected. many elements of parliament will have a go back to their electorate and the government will be making that point. i am not selling leave my
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electorate. it is bad for scotland and they voted against it. even if it has a deal. i don't want to leave the european union, scotland doesn't, it is time for scotland's constitutional position in this union of the uk to come to the four, there is a majority of scotland, for at second referendum. let's get that to the top of the agenda. thanks much forjoining us, this lunchtime. ina much forjoining us, this lunchtime. in a moment we will be joined by viewers on bbc one, now time for a look at the weather. it is a wet day here. most parts of the country are dry through the rest of today and it should brighten up, but quite a battle taking place. more cloud, some rain in that weather front in the southeast and cloud pushing down into the high across northern parts of scotland and into northern ireland. a frosty start in scotland, the sunshine rather more hazy but at least we
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have some sunshine here. because towards east anglia and the south—east of england, the skies are grey, the rain and drizzle turning to ease off a little bit. away from east anglia and the south—east, we should see the cloud thinning a bit more to give some sunshine, especially across more western parts of england and wales. these are the temperatures, 10—13dc, quite a chilly feel if you have the rain towards the south—east and east anglia. that wet weather continues to peter out as we run through this evening and overnight, eventually cloud thinning. more windy weather blowing rain into the far north of scotla nd blowing rain into the far north of scotland so it will be mailed to you. a more chilly night across england and wales, with some thinner cloud, some breaks in the cloud, where we get the prolonged breaks, particularly in the west country, some mist and fog forming, one or two dense patches forming in the morning. that could linger through much of the morning before lifting, thinning and breaking, and we will get some decent spells of sunshine for most of england and wales. more cloudy for the north with a bit of rain to come across the far north of
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scotland, otherwise a dry day. temperatures for the most part should be a bit higher than today, a noticeable change towards the south—east of the uk. as we head into the middle part of the week, this rain loitering in northern scotla nd this rain loitering in northern scotland will move into the uk on that weather front. a lot of rain into spain and france, point among some flooding. some of that cloud will push into the south—east of england, east anglia, bring one or two showers on wednesday. no more than that. some sunshine further north and then this weather front bringing the rain were persistent and heavy into northern ireland and western scotland. most temperatures again 12—15d. by the time we get to thursday, not a great deal of rain left as it sweeps down across england and wales. the rain easing off on brightening up in most places, blustery showers continuing towards the north—west of the uk. temperatures still 12—15dc.
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the prime minister will push for another vote on his brexit deal this afternoon after it was derailed on saturday. but it's thought the speaker of the commons, john bercow may reject another vote but ministers say he should allow it get brexit sorted. the speaker has said previously he will allow the house to find a way to express its voice and i think there is a clear desire from the country, businesses and our european partners that they want to see that happen and i think people would find it odd if it didn't stop what i will have the latest from westminster not for the first time everyone is asking, what happens now. and also on
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