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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 the programme, the duke and
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duchess of sussex open up about their relationship in the spotlight. they 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... i mean, i'm an american — we don't have that there. the stormont assembly convenes for the first time in nearly three years to debate the liberalisation of abortion in northern ireland. and the victims conned out of large sums of money by fraudsters who call to say you've a problem with your computer now british and indian police crack down on two call centres. coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, an injury blow for wales — flankerjosh navidi will miss the rest of the rugby world cup with a torn hamstring. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one o'clock. boris johnson will shortly try to bring his brexit deal before the commons,
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after his attempt to win the support of mps was derailed on saturday. downing street insists that mps must be allowed "a straight up and down vote" on the plan. but the decision on whether to allow what is called a meaningful vote on whether mps indicate whether they support the deal will be up to the speakerjohn bercow and it's thought he may reject it on the ground the motion was already debated on saturday. 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. in the last hour, judges at the court of session in edinburgh — that's scotland's supreme civil court — have delayed a decision on whether the prime minister has fully complied with a law requiring him to ask for a brexit extension. simon mccoy is in westminster. sophie, he failed on saturday and now borisjohnson wants another go at getting his brexit deal through parliament today. but it's certainly not going to be easy.
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first, the move has to get the approval of the speakerjohn bercow. and, at the moment, that looks unlikely, so if bercow says no, then we're in for another week of gruelling parliamentary procedure as the prime minister tries again and again to push his bill through. and that's not all. today the government also want to introduce the legislation required to implement the brexit deal, and that needs to get through both the house of commons and the house of lords. and, yes, that means hours and hours of parliamentary procedure as well. here's our political correspondentjessica parker. once more into battle? people may feel like they've been here before. but ministers, despite the weekend's events seem determined not to be downcast. a meaningless vote we had on saturday instead of a meaningful vote and hopefully we can correct that today. i think we want to see mps being able to respect the result of the referendum as they say they wa nt to of the referendum as they say they want to do, leave with a good deal at the end of october and we now have that good deal. whether the
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vote goes ahead depends on the speaker, john bercow. never shy of a showdown... don't look at me and tell me what what or imply that you can. never short of a surprise. what the government wants to do today is have another go at what's being called its meaningful vote, this is devoted has to have on its deal. it wa nts a clea n devoted has to have on its deal. it wants a clean vote on that question. the question for the speaker is, does that fall foul of the rule commons house which says you can't offer the house the same question twice in one session. meanwhile ministers are introducing the legislation needed to actually turn the brexit deal into law. but expect skirmishes ahead over a possible deluge of amendments as mps try to push forward their own ideas about what brexit should look like, whether it should even happen at all. i think you might see an amendment seeking to put the whole deal back to the british people because that's actually the way to
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get brexit done. you are likely to see an amendment saying we should stay in the customs union, which would help to solve part of the problem on the border between great britain and northern ireland. there is of course pressure to deliver on the deal, and some mps say they are not ready to ram through the legislation. 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'tjust all know that rushed law is bad law. but this isn't just any old all know that rushed law is bad law. but this isn'tjust any old law, this is the political rewiring of oui’ this is the political rewiring of our country, and it has to be done properly. can't wait for november. another day and another attempt to unlock this process. are you still confident we will leave october 31? that's what we are working towards, yes. ministers hoping they are not heading towards another damp squib. jessica parker, bbc news, westminster. in a moment we will speak to gavin lee in brussels. but first norman smith is in westminster.
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the hope of team johnson today was that it would be meaningful monday but instead it's looking like it will be everything put off to tomorrow or beyond and maybe a long way beyond because if mrjohnson can't get his do or die vote today then he will have to go down the much more fraught route of getting the entire legislation through all its stages in parliament by october at 31st, and that's an enormous ask because it will face a blizzard of amendments. the bill itself is one big brute, rather like asking mps to finish reading war and peace on the way home on the bus. it's a very, very ambitious target. more ominously for mrjohnson, if any of these amendments on a customs union 01’ these amendments on a customs union or another referendum our past, the bill risks grinding to a halt. why? because mrjohnson simply will not be able to accept the amendments and the eu might not be prepared to
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agree to them either. then the danger is brussels will think, look, they really can't sort it out at westminster and parliament can't resolve this. we are going to have to give them a really long delay. the risk. we can go to gavin lee in brussels. they don't have to read warand brussels. they don't have to read war and peace there but they have a couple of letters from the prime minister to think about. they do. the response going forward for the eu is twofold. first they have to get on with the ratification process of voting it through the european parliament on this site and in two hours, michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, will achieve the brexit steering committee to work out how it'll work, get the legislation through and the date it will be. we expected to be sometime this week. on this letter, the european commission said this morning it didn't matter it was not signed by borisjohnson, it didn't matter it was not signed by boris johnson, it is didn't matter it was not signed by borisjohnson, it is still an official letter and they will
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respond accordingly and european voices have been speaking this morning, and a spokesperson for german chancellor angela merkel said they will thoroughly look at what is happening in the uk and also thoroughly discussed this with other leaders and the idea of what sort of extension it could be. the german foreign minister and the french europe minister also speaking saying if it comes to it and there is no breakthrough for a deal in the next ten days then there will be an emergency eu summit before the 31st october. thank you, gavin lee. scotland's highest court has delayed a ruling on whether the prime minister followed the law to avoid a no—deal brexit at the end of the month. campaigners who brought the case agreed borisjohnson was on the right side of the law when he sent an unsigned letter to brussels asking for an extension along with a signed letter saying he believed a further delay would be a mistake.
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the court of session will decide if this broke a promise not to "frustrate" the so—called benn act. lorna gordon is in edinburgh. another extension, if you like. lorna gordon is in edinburgh. another extension, if you likem is, simon. the case continued, a decision from the court delayed for 110w. decision from the court delayed for now. it is all to do with those three letters that were sent on saturday night. the government lawyers here said there was no case to a nswer lawyers here said there was no case to answer and the government had complied with the law. the qc acting for the campaigners who brought the case, aidan o'neill, said, yes, the government had complied with the law but he argued that they had sailed close to the wind with the letter that the prime minister had sent saying he still wanted brexit to happen by the 31st october. scotland's most senior judge happen by the 31st october. scotland's most seniorjudge said on that that the letter had been very carefully written. so no case for
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the government to answer in terms of what has happened thus far, but this case is now about looking forward, to the future and what happens over the next two weeks. and that is in effect if an extension was granted by the european council, then the prime minister would be legally obliged to accept it. lord carloway said the case should continue until obligations under the law have been complied with in full. the campaigners here are very pleased with that result, no dataset as yet for any further hearings but the options are open to the court if the government were not to comply or accept any extension offered would perhaps be in contempt of court, the court could find the government or prime minister in contempt of court, it could order the prime minister to send a letter accepting any extension, or it could send a letter on the government's behalf if it
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decided to do so. so no decision as yet, but this case will return to the court of session at some point in the next two weeks. lorna gordon in edinburgh, thank you. sophie, we are infor in edinburgh, thank you. sophie, we are in for another long afternoon. back to you. simon, thank you. 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". in the same interview, the duchess of sussex said her friends warned her not to marry the prince, because the newspapers would as she put it destroy her life. jon donnison reports. films 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 sickle time i hear a click or see a flash, it takes me straight
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back. so in that respect it's the worst reminder of her life as opposed to the best. meghan says she has been shocked by the level of press intrusion, even though her friends 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... i'm american, we don't have that there. what are you talking about? prince harry talks about the relationship with his brother. inevitably stuff happens, but we are brothers, we will always be brothers. we are certainly different pads at the moment but i will always be there for him as i know he will be there for me. prince harry acknowledges he sometimes need support, saying he still struggles with mental health issues. support, saying he still struggles with mental health issueslj 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
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realised, this is something that i have to manage. look, part of this job, 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. jon donnison, bbc news. well, our royal correspondent jonny dymond is with me. he is very open about his brother, prince william, first we have heard him say something to that extent. do we know the reaction from prince william? we know it's important to both of them because their brotherhood was the foundation, something for them to fall back on after the loss of their mother. they have been all kinds of rumours in the last year that that relationship has been under strain, under severe strain for supply heard from a very good source, just one source, but a good source, just one source, but a good one, that prince william was furious with his younger brother for doing this interview and to let him know no uncertain terms. a palace
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source i have spoken to said they hadn't seen the fury, certainly not this morning, but they were clear that prince william was concerned with his brother, and there was talk about the possibility of time off coming up around the us festival of thanksgiving as being a good thing for the couple. understanding that the couple are under significant strain. it's striking the difference, a year or so since that fairy tale wedding and the level of unhappiness. so unhappy, and they are both struggling and they are very open about it. there will be some who say, this is part of a pr campaign to try to recast their image after a terrible summer, but evenif image after a terrible summer, but even if it is, the depths of his unhappiness and his admission is about mental illness, her sense of disappointment, and that use of the word fair, she thought she had been treated fairly. we pride ourselves
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on being fair in britain and she has chosen that word carefully, she doesn't feel she is getting the support she needs from the palace and that is very clear as well. both of them seem to be struggling instead of enjoying it. jonny dymond, thank you. the stormont assembly has just begun sitting for the first time in more than two and a half years. it's debating changes to abortion laws in northern ireland which were decided by westminster in its absence. abortion will be decriminalised there unless the devolved government is restored by midnight. our ireland correspondent chris page is at stormont now. it's been more than 1000 days since the power—sharing devolved government made up of the democratic unionist party and sinn fein collapsed. in july westminster passed legislation that said unless ministers were reappointed to the stormont executive today then northern ireland ‘s nia ban on abortion would be lifted at midnight. that change, that highly significant‘s change
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midnight. that change, that highly significa nt‘s change has midnight. that change, that highly significant‘s change has provoked strong feelings among people on both sides of the debate. demonstrating for decriminalisation for the last time. campaigners have been marking the final hours before abortion law in northern ireland is liberalised. among them, this woman who made a huge impact on the debate by speaking about her story. sarah travelled to london for a termination after her unborn child was diagnosed with a fatal condition. not only will today allow people to have the medical procedure here but it will also allow people to have a visit or at home. i don't have that for my daughter. yards away, a group who feel this day is a sad one are praying. first and foremost we ask you to protect the innocent in the womb. in this part of the uk there has been a passionate clash of values over the restrictions on ending pregnancies. abortion is the most personal of matters, but in northern ireland, it's one of the most contentious, emotive and contentious issues in
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the public domain. with there being no prospect of the devolved government returning today, the change in law was set to take effect at midnight. that hasn't stopped politicians who want to keep the nia ban on abortion from recalling the devolved assembly to debate it. it will see assembly members take their seats here for the first time in two and a half years. the dup's former power—sharing partners sinn fein have called it a pointless political stu nt. have called it a pointless political stunt. organisations lobbying for the current law to be kept have pressured the stormont parties to go back into government to stop the changes. that hasn't happened, but they are going to keep campaigning. we have always talked about a trinity of law, services and culture. even if the law. night at midnight we want to ensure the culture is their ad services are there during pregnancy and beyond, because we know the culture in northern ireland is life affirming and it has already ensured 100,000 people are alive today. the
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demonstrations, arguments and press have gone on for decades. northern ireland is on the brink of a huge social shift on an issue many regard asa social shift on an issue many regard as a touchstone for the sort of society they want to live in. in the last few months the assembly has begun setting but it is unclear where the proceedings —— whether the proceedings will get to a stage where the debates on abortion the unionist politicians wanted to happen will be allowed. it should be said the westminster legislation will also bring in another big change for northern ireland. same—sex couples will be allowed to marry here and that law will come in five years after the rest of the uk legalised same—sex marriage. chris, thank you. the time is coming up to 20 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime: the prime minister will push for another vote on his brexit
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deal this afternoon, but the speaker of the commons may reject another vote. coming up... calls for compensation for passengers who have to use rail buses or pacer trains introduced decades ago — they were supposed to be a temporary measure. coming up in the sport in the next 50 minutes on bbc news, jonny may's expected to recover from a hamstring issue, giving england a fully fit squad for their rugby world cup semifinal against the all blacks. two men have been arrested in somerset by police investigating alleged racist abuse that caused an fa cup tie to be abandoned on saturday. haringey borough's players walked off during the game against yeovil town, saying their goalkeeper had been spat at and hit by an object thrown at him. it comes as the premier league relaunched its no room for racism video which was shown at every premier league fixture this weekend. our sports correspondent jane dougal looks at the challenge of combatting racism in the game.
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in a show of solidarity, both the yeovil fc and haringey borough players came out to stand together. their fa cup match in north london had been abandoned after haringey players were allegedly racially abused. this footage shows their goalkeeper just before he claims the yeovil fans assaulted him. this was very aggressive. and he was looking at me right in my eyes, and said, "you're disgusting," and he spat on me. the haringey manager told his players to walk off the pitch. i looked into my players' eyes once they got on the pitch, and i had to make a quick decision. these boys weren't ready to continue. they've never experienced anything like this whilst playing for me. one week ago, england players didn't leave the pitch in sofia. these were the ugly scenes from the bulgarian crowd as england's black players were subjected to monkey
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noises and nazi salutes in their euro 2020 qualifier. even then, england manager gareth southgate spoke of racism at a domestic level. sadly, my players, because of their experiences in our own country, are hardened to racism. and i don't know what that says about our society, but that's the reality. there's no room for racism. they have been a spate of alleged racist incidents across britain on the very weekend that the premier league relaunched their antiracism video. in the championship, some bristol city fans are alleged to have used racist language in their match against luton town, while in scotland there are allegations of racism at tynecastle in hearts' match against rangers. chanting: we are hanringey!
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both haringey and yeovil will go into tonight's fa cup first round draw. the fa say they are deeply concerned at the situation, but the fact a non—league side has taken this stand may now set a precedent for other clubs. jane dougall, bbc news. former football players have a three and a half times higher rate of death due to diseases like parkinson's and alzheimer's than expected. the study looked at causes of death of more than 7,500 scottish male professional players born between 1900 and 1976. but the study, funded by the english football association, also found that footballers were less likely than others to die from heart disease and some cancers. hugh pym is at wembley. tell us more about this report, hugh. solvay, it is very significant, the first comprehensive study of medical data of former professional footballers. —— sophie, it is very significant. there had been debates about football is heading the ball repeatedly, suffering concussion on the field, whether they are more likely to develop dementia or other brain
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conditions and this research carried out by the university of glasgow under the supervision of doctor willie stewart, an expert in the field, has come up with some a nswe i’s , field, has come up with some answers, although they are saying it is by no means the finished article. but, yes, of the data surveyed, former scottish footballers who died and some who are still living, there was a higher risk identified of developing a neurodegenerative disease including all timers or motor neuron or parkinson's disease. —— alzheimer's or motor neuron. the recharger researchers at glasgow say this is a bit of a wake—up call for those involved in the world of sport to do more research into this. they do add that the footballers they looked at were less likely to die from cancer or heart disease. generally, they were fitter, so it wasn't all bad news, quite a mixed picture. the football association is doing a briefing behind mejust now at wembley and they make it clear
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they welcome this research puts it a lot more needs to be done to take this forward to look at the detailed issues that have been raised. hugh pym, thank you. a state of emergency in the chilean capital santiago is to be extended to cities in the north and south of the country. the rioting, which begun after public transport fares were increased, has continued in spite of a curfew. protesters have clashed with police in many areas of the city while looting and rioting have spread across the country. seven people are known to have been killed since the unrest began on friday. police in india have shut down two call centres and arrested seven people suspected of involvement in a major fraud targeting victims in the uk and elsewhere. the bbc has been given exclusive access to the investigation, which involved british and indian police working with the technology firm microsoft to combat online computer fraud. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. ..reinforcing my belief
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that everything was ok. retired businessman doug varey doesn't know much about computers, but when he was offered an antivirus package via a pop—up ad he thought it was a good deal. and he signed up for 12 years' protection. this is the order acknowledgement of my agreeing to pay these people £556. but a few months later the phone rang at his devon home. phone rings it was the firm who'd sold him the security package — with some worrying news. they told him to go and look at his computer, where he saw on screen what he was told by the caller was a russian. for me, he was a bald—headed, thickset man that he wouldn't mess with, ok? then the screen switched to his computer screen. —— that you wouldn't mess with, ok? he appeared to be ordering these guns, bullets, grenades, and all the while this man
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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. the man on the phone told him the only way to make the problem go away was to pay over £11000. but later he realised he'd been scammed. mr varey has given all the documents surrounding his case to the city of london police, who've been mounting an international operation to investigate what's become a very common crime — computer software service fraud. police in kolkata in india have arrested seven people and closed what they described as two criminal call centres. among the firms targeted, the one which had rung mr varey. what it says to criminals is that "we will pursue you, no matter where you work in the world. "we will work with other law enforcement, we will work with the private sector, and we will do what we need to do to bring you to justice." doug varey hopes people can learn from his costly mistake. i was an absolute plonker to get involved, but these people are so believable. the money's gone, but what i really want to do is stop other people
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falling for the same scam. two indian call centres have been shut down, but police say there are many more, and their advice is never to believe cold callers offering help with computer security. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. the uk population is set to rise by 3 million over the next decade, mainly driven by migration. latest estimates from the office for national statistics show the number of people will increase by 4.5% to nearly 69.5 million by the middle of 2028. now, pacer trains — otherwise known as rail buses — they were introduced in the 1980s as a stop gap solution to a lack of rolling stock. but decades later, they're still being used and northern rail says they will continue to be in service for some years yet. that's prompted calls for passengers who have to use them
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to get compensation. danny savage reports. the train leaving platform 12 is from somewhere around 1985. they are called pacers, with folding doors like a bus, and arguably they look like a bus, and arguably they look like a bus on rails. the ride is somewhat lively, and the noise on board can be distracting. lots of passengers think they are terrible, and highlight a north— south divide in transport standards. they are an absolute nightmare. absolutely freezing during the winter. i've had one where the windows have been frosted up on the inside, and travelling from doncaster to sheffield, absolutely perishing. i've travelled —— travel from doncaster to kent every week and the trend is down there are far superior to the trend is until they get new trends, i don't see why we are paying full fare for shoddy carriages and stuff, and having to stand as well. shaky, rattly, old
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buses with train wheels that should never have really been trends. the idea of people getting compensation, lower fa res, idea of people getting compensation, lower fares, what you think of that? i think it's not a very good way of travelling so, yeah, they should pay us. travelling so, yeah, they should pay us. pacers should all be gone by the end of the year, but their retirement has been postponed due to a delay with new rolling stock. can you sit down and charge your smartphone? no phone sockets, nothing. effectively, you are talking about an old—fashioned bus carriage on wheels. so political leaders in the nazi northern rail should reduce the fares for anyone still on one of them next year. we believe this is grounds for us to go to the operators, for them to tell us to the operators, for them to tell us what package of mitigation they will make for the travelling public, the passengers who have had to put up the passengers who have had to put up with so much in the last few months, and this isjust another example of how they are being let down. northern rail is replacing
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pacers. this train is one of a hundred joining the network, but they are not being rolled out quickly enough. so the choice is either stick with these, or insist on their requirement and see dozens of services a day cancelled. danny savage, bbc news, leeds. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. last night was the coldest night since early may, sophie, temperatures of minus 11.5 celsius in highland scotland. elsewhere in scotland, where we are seeing the sunshine this morning, in stark contrast to the grey skies and drizzly rain we have had across the south—east of england and east anglia. the real battle at the moment, and at low pressure, the weather front, bringing moment, and at low pressure, the weatherfront, bringing the moment, and at low pressure, the weather front, bringing the damp weather. high pressure trying to tuckin weather. high pressure trying to tuck in from the atlantic and that is getting squeezed by the clouds toppling down across northern parts of scotla nd toppling down across northern parts of scotland and to the north
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