many happy returns from all of us at bbc parliament.iament. gary connorthere. now, every day in the house of commons ends with an adjournment debate, when a backbencher has the chance to raise an issue and get a reply from the minister. wednesday's topic was cornish wrestling, an ancient sport first recorded in 1139, when it was said to be fought by giants. championing the cause was north cornwall mp scott mann. we caught up with him to find out more, but first, here is a taster of the sport, as reported by the bbc‘s tonight programme in 1955. —— 1965. well, a rather nasty bash on the floor that you just saw and heard is technically known as an on the heave, one of the six main throws, or hitches, as they are called, in cornish wrestling. cornish wrestling is the oldest sport in the united kingdom. we refer to it as rattling in cornwall, which is the cornish phrase for wrestling. generally competed with men. we have women and junior sections. the objective is to grab hold of each other and to throw each other on your back to score point

now on bbc news, it's time to look back on a week in parliament. there and welcome to the programme. coming up: as the conservative results up, just how likely is it that parliament could be suspended to deliver a no—deal brexit? if we get to a point where a prime minister is intent on doing this, the only way of stopping the prime minister would be to bring down that prime minister's government. we'll be talking to two experts about whether prorogation is a legal or constitutional option. also in this programme, the government's accused of not going far enough to radically cut greenhouse gas emissions.” far enough to radically cut greenhouse gas emissions. i do welcome this report but i'd welcome ita welcome this report but i'd welcome it a lot more of the government had followed all of the recommendations, not just the ones followed all of the recommendations, notjust the ones that don't cause ideological indigestion. and, could an ancient cornish sport resolve the tory leadership contest? maybe it's the best way to solve the current leadership p

we will be back on bbc parliament on monday night at 11 o'clock.id that, i'm not quite sure, i think this is in staffordshire! we have had a number of people writing in and saying, that's how it's looking at the moment and i'm not surprised. a big area of low pressure in the western side of the british isles, and keeping an eye on the massive cloud in the south—west because that is delivering reign for already. different story in the south—east, i have to keep the balance right because not everyone is getting flooded, there are some decent spells of sunshine in the mix. we have seen the rain in manchester, they are back on in old trafford i believe. that is going across the united kingdom today, and it leaves behind this trading portion of a weather front which will keep the rain going for the rest of the night and as you will see for the greater pa rt and as you will see for the greater part of monday morning for the western side of wales. not a cold night, a lot of cloud around and a south—westerly breeze. given the isobars on the chart, the wind

now on bbc news, thursday in parliament.ello there and welcome to thursday in parliament, where as the conservative leadership candidates start to be whittled down, mps want to know that parliament won't be suspended to push through a no—deal brexit. and who can believe that taking back control would be suspending our democracy. but one peer reckons there's nothing to fearfrom no—deal. planes will fly, wings of the exported and these free ——visa—free travel will continue. and concerns about the situation in hong kong as well as condemnation of the latest violence in sudan. i think we have all been clear internationally of the completely unacceptable behaviour of the rapid support forces and the absolutely terrible atrocities. but first, three candidates for the conservative leadership have been knocked out of the contest. at the start of the day, there were ten names on the ballot paper given to mps and a two—hour voting period for them to make their choice. and atjust after 1pm, it was announced that borisjohnson had secure

now on bbc, thursday in parliament.lo, and welcome to thursday in parliament, where the government says it will appeal against a court ruling on arms sales to saudi arabia. labour says the government didn't check properly whether saudi led forces were ta rgetting civilians in yemen. that the government has failed to carry out such assessments is a matter i think of national shame. mps condemn the delay in bringing in a scheme designed to stop under 18s viewing pornographic websites. does not inspire confidence, which is externally serious, given that this is a matter about protecting children from harmful content. also on this programme: peers attempt to find out what's behind a recent increase in thefts of catalytic converters from cars. and an mp reckons there's no need to walk by ahead of brexit. will my honourable friend confirm that my constituents in litchfield do not need to stock up with tins of spam or apricots in syrup? but first, the court of appeal has ordered the government to review the way it grants expor

now on bbc news — the week in parliament. there and welcome to the week in parliament, where boris johnson and jeremy hunt emerge as the conservative leadership contenders. not only is the member racist he is stocking division and has a record of dishonesty. order, questions to the prime minister. we take a look atjohn bercow‘s decade as commons speaker. ina great in a great many respects, john bercow is different to his predecessor, certainly of the past two centuries. and is it time to relabel veggie burgers and sausages because their names are misleading? so instead of saying "mock bacon", you'd be saying a wheat gluten shaped smoky paprika—flavoured lump that's sliced thinly? but first: the final phase of the fight to be our next prime minister is under way. conservative mps have put forward borisjohnson and jeremy hunt as the candidates to face party members. they'll now take part in a series of hustings — with the winner announced in mid—july. borisjohnson: 160. that borisjohnson topped the poll amongst mps was no surpr

now on bbc news, it's this week in parliament.ello and welcome to the week in parliament, where donald trump takes centre stage on his state visit to the uk, and theresa may stands down as leader of her party and prepares to exit number ten. on this programme we'll be asking: what did this prime minister get done in parliament? many of the small bills, it's easy to write them off because actually many are small and not politically salient, but a lot of them are worthy. with theresa may due to leave office next month all eyes are now on who will take over but the speaker has a warning to candidates who might consider suspending parliament to get a no deal brexit through. parliament will not be evacuated from the centre stage at the decision—making process on this important matter, that's simply not going to happen. also on this programme: a debate to mark d—day. calls for more action to stop obesity, and what prompted hundreds to write to the first woman mp to take her seat? she had appeal throughout i would say the full spectrum o

now on bbc news, the week in parliament boris johnson and jeremy hunt emerge as the conservative leadershipontenders. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament, where borisjohnson and jeremy hunt emerge as the contenders for the conservative leadership. and the snp launch a ferocious attack on mrjohnson‘s record. not only is the member racist, he is stoking division in communities, and has a record of dishonesty! also on this programme... order — questions to the prime minister! as he celebrates ten years in the chair, we weigh up john bercow‘s decade as speaker. in a great many respects, john bercow is very different to his predecessors, certainly over the past two centuries. and is it time to re—label veggie burgers and sausages, because their names are misleading? so instead of saying "mock bacon", you'd be saying a wheat gluten shaped smoky paprika—flavoured lump that's sliced thinly? but first: the final phase of the fight to be our next prime minister is under way. conservative mps have put forward borisjohnson and jeremy hunt as the candidates to face party members. they'll now ta

now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament.oliticians may have been getting on with the business at hand, but there's definitely been an elephant in the chamber — the conservative leadership contest. scarcely a debate went by without some reference. for example, argy bargy when this prime ministerfaced questions about the next one. will she finally act in the best interest of these islands, not the conservative party, and admit that neither of the candidates for office should ever be elected prime minister? but she's wasn't having any of that. either of the candidates for this high office would do a darn sight betterjob than anybody sitting on any of those benches. we'll be discussing how prime minister's questions might look under the new prime minister. reminds me of the tale of the sort of rather extravagant eccentric young army recruit who is told by his commanding officer the men will follow you if only out of morbid curiosity to see what's going to happen. but first, prime minister's questions doesn't seem to be quite the

and that's it from me for this week, dojoin us on bbc parliament on monday night at ”pm for a full round—up set to be incredibly humid at times so one of the fresh mornings of the week with temperatures around 9— i2 the fresh mornings of the week with temperatures around 9— 12 degrees, a bright start for many with a fair bit of sunshine around. bit of cloud in the hebrides and patchy rain which will gradually diminish. a shower across scotland later on but tending to the south—west, increasing breeze and increasing amounts of cloud, outbreaks of rain, south—west england, spreading to parts of south—west wales and northern ireland later on, some of which could be on the heavy side. after the sunshine, it turns hazy and increasingly cloudy compared with saturday. temperatures in the mid—teens in the north, mid— 20s in the south—east corner. humidity levels build with the chance of severe storms through sunday night and into monday, particularly through parts of wales, the midlands, northern england and spreading their way northwards into parts of eastern scotland later. that could bring flush

and that's it from me for this week, dojoin us on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm for a full round—upd humidity is bringing feel for thunderstorms for the next 24-48 feel for thunderstorms for the next 24—48 hours. feel for thunderstorms for the next 24-48 hours. a fair amount of cloud across many parts of the country, the input side by this area of low pressure to the south—west. when the have already arise across parts of south—west england and wales, some patchy outbreaks of rain here. for northern and eastern parts of england, still some sunny spells but it is clogging over. for scotland there are brighter spells for the rest of the afternoon. 0ne there are brighter spells for the rest of the afternoon. one or two showers around for the north of scotland. temperatures are doing well for the time of year, sunshine is breaking through the cloud across northern and eastern england, how is up northern and eastern england, how is up to 2a celsius or so. typically, how teens across scotland and norman's island. but with the arrival of the rain it will feel a little bit cooler. this area

and that's it from me for now, kristina cooper will be with you on bbc parliament on monday night atrthy, goodbye. there was a lot of cloud around on saturday, heavy outbreaks of rain and it was pretty blustery with strong winds. the skies looking a little grey like these. 0vercast. but at least it was a comment to the day with the cloud tending to thin and break up, clear spells becoming established, that's what you've got at the moment. many of us will continue to see the skies clear over the next few hours, a few showers running in across the final stress —— northwest, dry if you are heading outside, not especially cold, temperatures around 7— nine celsius. sundays with a picture in more detail, by and large it could be a fine and sunny start to the day, the exception in scotland where it will be rather cloudy. really the shower clouds start to develop around the middle part of the day and into the afternoon. that's when we see the main risk of showers, they will form in lines whether winds bash together in convergence owns sewer line of heavy, thundery, slow—moving shells extendi

host: thank you for watching on the bbc parliament channel.ivecoming sunday shows on c-span radio beginning with nbc's meet the press at noon eastern time. you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. we are back tomorrow morning with c-span's washington journal. the washington examiner will be joining us as well as the national journal to talk about the week ahead in the white house and the capital. , former special assistant to the president, will talk about the white house and its battles with congress. he is a cnn contributor. that is tomorrow morning on c-span's washington journal. we will have live coverage of president trump's reelection kickoff rally tuesday evening at 8:00 eastern time and your calls and reactions afterwards from orlando, florida. a lot of presidential politics in the week ahead. you can check out the schedule online at c-span.org. a very happy father's day. thanks for joining us on this sunday. hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning perfor

we welcome our viewers and listeners on the bbc parliament channel, which carries this program every sunday afternoon. for independents (202) 748-8002. our friend robert barnes on the 71st birthday for justice clarence thomas, the supreme court's longest-serving member. let's go to gina in kentucky. good morning. caller: hello? host: thank you for waiting. good morning. caller: hello, kevin. how are you this morning? guest: i am fine. thank you. caller: great. i have followed you for a while now. i must say i agree with you 100%. as a black female, i tell you i think it is best for us to be pragmatic in our thinking, not to be monolithic. i tell you when i look around and hear the things that are going on today, especially with the liberals going there is no way i would support that. i think we are in a situation, a lot of us are as black conservatives, where we cannot even speak out because we are being ridiculed. it is refreshing, and it is good to see someone like you to be a voice and come forth. i want to tell you i support you , and i just support black conservatism. i know the

watching usyou for on the bbc parliament channel. caller: you're welcome. host: we go to david. in london, obama went over before brexit and campaigned against it, so this is not unprecedented. i know you have contact with all the news agencies and the networks. i've noticed there has been no picture of the virginia beach shooter. is this they new policy, that, from now on, they will not show the picture of the shooter? which i think, if they do, that is great. host: i do not know if it is a new policy. i know in the case of virginia beach, officials said they would mention his name only once. and you are right, i do not see a photograph of him this morning and the "washington post," but there could be a concerted effort to draw attention to the victims and not the individual or individuals involved in the crime. need to make they it a policy from now on. don't just do it for some and not others. they just need to completely quit showing any of them. thank you. host: thank you. lou joining us from illinois. caller: how are you? thank you for c-span. these socialt all media inven

by opting for a means tested measure set by parliament, the bbc hopes to avoid the criticism that it'sout poverty. currently, single pensioners with a weekly income of £167 or less, £255 for a couple, are eligible for pension credit. but the numbers are actually going down. the prime minister blames the bbc for a very disappointing decision. labour blames the government. this is a broken tory party manifesto pledge from the 2017 general election. they promised to give over 75s free tv licences for the duration of this parliament, and this represents a breach of trust. so you're actually putting older people really at risk. they will be practical help for those affected, although bbc managers say they can't rule out taking legal action against those who don't pay. mark easton, bbc news, broadcasting house. i have been discussing this with the director—general of the bbc who told me that public and the parliament should have a say in the license fee to dig why we announce this now is to dig why we announce this now is to give people one year and we want to give people one year and we wan

announce suspects, so if you want to watch prime minister‘s questions, it will be on bbc two and bbc parliamenthat an amazing achievement. let‘s ta ke what an amazing achievement. let‘s take you to the news conference i‘m a nswered take you to the news conference i‘m answered we have been waiting for coming live from the netherlands, the dutch led joint investigation tea m the dutch led joint investigation team who have been looking into what happened with the passenger flight mh17 of malaysia airlines which came down in eastern ukraine, we are expecting the investigators to name suspects over what happened, you will probably remember the plane came down in 2014, it crashed in rebel held east ukraine on the 17th ofjuly 2014 at the height of the conflict between government troops and separatists and we can show you pictures from the news conference but we are having sound issues so we will go there as soon as we can, but we are expecting not only for suspects to be named but also potentially investigators to say charges will be brought. investigators had previously blamed russian backed separati

by opting for a means tested measure set by parliament, the bbc hopes to avoid the criticism that it's own judgements about poverty. currently, single pensioners with a weekly income of £167 or less, £255 for a couple, are eligible for pension credit. but the numbers are actually going down. the prime minister blames the bbc for a very disappointing decision. labour blames the government. this is a broken tory party manifesto pledge from the 2017 general election. they promised to give over 75s free tv licences for the duration of this parliament, and this represents a breach of trust. so you're actually putting older people really at risk. they will be practical help for those affected, although bbc managers say they can't rule out taking legal action against those who don't pay. mark easton, bbc news, broadcasting house. it is time for the travel show. my name's tony giles and i'm totally blind and severely deaf in both ears. now we're moving. feel the wind in my hair. i have spent the last 21 years travelling. i have visited over 120 countries. every continent in the world, includin

now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to wednesday in parliament. coming up, the government sees off a cross party attempt to block a no—deal brexit by taking control of pa rliament‘s timetable on the 25th june. the ayes to the right, 298. the noes to the left, 309. so the noes have it. the noes have it. as conservative leadership candidates continue to launch their campaigns, opposition mps reckon it's no choice at all. the tory leadership race is a total horror show. and, a minister promises to investigate why some women say they're turning to what's been dubbed " survival sex" to help pay the bills. i am hugely concerned to hear of individuals who feel they no choice but to turn to sex work in order to get by. but first: the government has won a vote in the commons seeing off an attempt by opposition mps to seize control of parliamentary business onjune the 25th. they wanted to bag the day so that it could be used to foil future attempts to leave the eu without a deal. well the debate came as more of the conservative leadership candidates officia

now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello, welcome to monday in parliament.er a weekend of killings in london, mps tell ministers to get a grip. where's the passion, the idignation, the horror about what is happening on our streets? notjust in london, but across the country. questions about hospital food safety as nhs patients die from listeria. why on earth people who are seriously ill or frail were being fed sandwiches? and saving the planet — patience is wearing thin in the house of lords. why is it possible to choose a prime minister in eight weeks when it's impossible for defra to make a decision about bag charges, which all the industry favours, in about 80 weeks? all that to come and more. but first, four men died in suspected murderers over four days across london. three of the deaths were stabbings, the fourth was a fatal shooting. after the attacks, donald trump tweeted that the mayor of london, sadiq khan, was a disaster and a national disgrace. labour suggested the us president may be singling out mr khan because he's a muslim. a home office minis

to carry on watching that you can see it on bbc parliament.in the investigatory powers act which was famously dubbed the snoopers‘ charter. that was supposed to put in place serious safeguards of the privacy of citizens and individuals and also giving to the security services comprehensive powers in terms of obtaining and retaining data. what we‘ve heard is truly extraordinary, in effect m15 have been running an operation for the last three years that has been unlawful, so unlawful the information it has obtained by way of warrants, that the investigatory powers commissioner has effectively put m15 into special measures in relation to the processing of those warrants. this arises as the result ofa warrants. this arises as the result of a legal challenge brought by liberty. i‘m joined by the legal officerfor liberty. i‘m joined by the legal officer for liberty. it is very strong language that lord justice fulford has used in this report. this is the first time today we‘ve seen the contents of it. run me through some of the key issues. its reall

by opting for a means—tested measure set by parliament, the bbc hopes to avoid the criticism that it'sut poverty. currently, single pensioners with a weekly income of £167 or less, £255 for a couple, are eligible for pension credit. but the numbers are actually going down. the prime minister blames the bbc for a very disappointing decision. labour blames the government. this is a broken tory party manifesto pledge from the 2017 general election. they promised to give over 755 free tv licences for the duration of this parliament, and this represents a breach of trust. so you're actually putting older people really at risk. there will be practical help for those affected, although bbc managers say they can't rule out taking legal action against those who don't pay. mark easton, bbc news, broadcasting house. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a nurse has been rearrested by police investigating the deaths of 17 babies at the countess of chester hospital's neo natal unit. lucy letby was first arrested in july last year on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempt

we welcome our viewers and listeners on the bbc parliament channel, which carries this program everyunday afternoon. for independents (202) 748-8002. our friend robert barnes on the 71st birthday for justice clarence thomas, the supreme court's longest-serving member. let's go to gina in kentucky. good morning. caller: hello? host: thank you for waiting. good morning. caller: hello, kevin. how are you this morning? guest: i am fine. thank you. caller: great. i have followed you for a while now. i must say i agree with you 100%. as a black female, i tell you i think it is best for us to be pragmatic in our thinking, not to be monolithic. i tell you when i look around and hear the things that are going on today, especially with the liberals going there is no way i would support that. i think we are in a situation, a lot of us are as black conservatives, where we cannot even speak out because we are being ridiculed. it is refreshing, and it is good to see someone like you to be a voice and come forth. i want to tell you i support you , and i just support black conservatism. i know there

parliament, with me alicia mccarthy. don't forget, you can follow me on twitter at @bbcalicia. and you can find any of our programmes by going to the bbcgung ho" about changing the fire regulations for furniture. she was speaking to the environmental audit committee, which is investigating toxic chemicals in everyday life. the mps are concerned about the use of flame retardants in sofas and mattresses. some scientists argue that once a fire is fully developed the chemicals can actually make the smoke more toxic. the labour chair of the committee wondered why the government hadn't changed the rules. it does look like your department is the prisoner of corporate lobbying. well, i would say not to because in the time that i have been the minister, which is ten months, i have not spoken to any corporate around this particular work which is firmly falling under me. when the paper was on your desk, wasn't it a matter of urgency? i think it is a matter of urgency but quite rightly i would have questions that i would like to think about things. when you're dealing with a piece of regulation that is so important to the safety of individuals in

and don't forget — you can get our round—up of the week in parliament on bbc two at 8am on a monday morning doing more to support the survivors of the grenfell tower fire and prevent a similar tragedy happening in the future. it's nearly two years since the blaze at the 24—storey block in west london which left 72 people dead. more than 150 homes were destroyed. flammable cladding installed during renovation work is thought to have contributed to the rapid spread of the fire. the debate in the commons was led by the local mp, who described some of the pressures facing survivors. what i see, madam deputy speaker, is people who have been utterly failed by the system subsequently being punished for it. is it right to off—roll a child from school because they can't cope with the pressure of trauma and school work and send them to a pupil referral unit or alternative provision? this provision, located in a council—owned building, is then closed because it's in such a poor state of repair, it's judged to be dangerous. according to parents who confide in me, these children have been left to roam t

and now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to thursday in parliament.g up: as the conservative leadership candidates contemplate leaving the eu without a deal, mps condemn the idea. nothing short of that an act of economic vandalism. but the brexit secretary stands firm. i think no brexit is worse than no deal. also in the program: peers demand action on knife crime. if we don't do something about this those families, those young people will continue to pay for our inaction. the government has ruled out extending the brexit deadline beyond the 31st october. and the brexit secretary told the commons that leaving the eu without a deal would be better than staying in it. the issue of a no—deal brexit has been reignited by comments from the conservative leadership candidates. jeremy hunt has said that if we get to october without the prospect of a deal, "we will leave without a deal". borisjohnson has also repeated his pledge to get out of the eu on 31st october, but he insists the chances of a no—deal brexit happening are a "million to one". the shadow bre

now on bbc news — monday in parliament. hello, and welcome to monday in parliament.ws from westminster. theresa may says she did everything she could to avoid a no—deal brexit. i wanted to leave the european union on the 29th of march with a deal. if the right honourable gentleman and his party agreed with the government on that, we'd already be out of the... the labour leader says the next prime minister will not have the support of the commons. they certainly have no mandate to force a disastrous, hard—right brexit on this country. and i make it very clear, mr speaker, labour will work across this house to block no—deal. also on the programme, shock at some of the remarks made by mps about domestic violence... will you assert that domestic abuse is neverjust domestic, it is never a personal family matter? theresa may has been reporting back to the commons on a meeting of european leaders in brussels last week. given the state of flux in british politics, brexit wasn't very high on the agenda. a more pressing matterfor the eu council were negotiations on who's going

now on bbc news: tuesday in parliament. hello, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. coming up: the foreign secretary says he's in constant touch with the americans to try to reduce tensions between the us and iran. i can't envisage any situation where they request, or we agree, to any moves to go to war. after the death of a reality tv guest, mps put thejeremy kyle show producers in the spotlight. a form of trash television, predatory programming brought in from the us. the people involved in making it should be ashamed of themselves, actually. and an end to the divorce blame game. this is a bill for anyone who agrees that the end of a relationship should be a time of reflection, and not manufactured conflict. but first, iran's president has responded with defiance to the latest sanctions imposed by the us, saying they show washington is lying about wanting to talk. donald trump unveiled the measures on monday. hassan rouhani said they would be "useless" and denounced us plans to target his foreign minister. he said the white house was "mentally retarded". the rise i

now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

now on bbc news, it's monday in parliament.lo and welcome to monday in parliament, the main news from westminster. the failure of north hamptonshire county council to protect two vulnerable children prompts anger and frustration. minister, you really have to get a grip with this. it's no point in talking about good practice. you have to face up to the lack resources in local government. a senior huawei executive rejects security concerns about the firm. regardless of who the country have been, if we were to be put under any pressure from any country that we thought was wrong, we would prefer to close the business. and mps marked two years since the grenfell tower fire. i know the pain of loss continues, as they wait for answers, and to see justice done at the police investigation and public inquiry continue their important work. but first, two—year—old dylan tiffen brown and one—year—old evelyn rose mugleton from north hamptonshire were both murdered by people who should have been caring for them. dylan was killed by his father

minister — they blame him for police violence against a crowd that tried to storm parliament earlier this month. now on bbck's efforts to better integrate its migrant population are attracting controversy at home, and abroad, with the government designating 29 housing areas as "migrant ghettos". denmark — a country consistently ranked as one of the happiest in the world. but recent controversy over immigration, and a newly introduced ghetto plan, threatens to damage its happy image. we would say that this is actually institutionalised racism. i have come to denmark as they face a general election... bbc, is danish immigration policy racist? ..to find out what impact these new laws are having... unless you're white, you're not danish. ..and what the future looks like for denmark's 500,000 immigrants. i think we would actually like to help these children. we have a real problem and we don't want to have those problems like you see around the world. i've come to the city hall square in copenhagen. it's the celebration of iftar, the communal breaking of fast at the end of ramadan. it's supposed to be a low—key

by opting for a means tested measure set by parliament the bbc hopes to avoid the criticism that it bbcing its own judgments about property. currently single pensioners with a weekly income of £167 or less, £255 for a couple, are eligible for pension credits, but the numbers are actually going down. the prime minister blames the bbc for a very disappointing decision. labour blames the government. this isa labour blames the government. this is a broken tory party manifesto pledge from the 2017 general election. they said three tv licences for the duration of this parliament for over 75, this represents a breach of trust. there will be practical help for those affected although bbc managers say they cannot rule out taking legal action against those who do not pay. it is been quite wet already for some parts of the uk and more rain to come. the focus of potentially thunder he rained developing towards london in the southeast and in the space of a few hours, there could be a months worth of rain. looking at some localised flooding. further north, we saw some sunshine around but some heavy a

thousands of protesters have gathered outside the georgia parliament for a second night. now on bbcews, in a country where it's expected your extended family will look after you in old age, what do you do if they long ago rejected you 7 that's a question for most of pakistan's tra nsgender community. one member of the community is setting up pakistan's first retirement home for transgender people. mobeen azhar has been to lahore to meet her. this edition of our world contains adult themes. once upona once upon a time in the pakistani city of lahore, lived a super glam guru. ashee was the talk of the town, and after hours artist. ashee isa town, and after hours artist. ashee is a khawaja sehra, commonly known in pakistan as the agenda. entertaining is the preserve of the young, and as the years went by, ashee realise more and more of her community—based destitution when they could no longer work. — her community faced. this is the story of guru ashee‘s quest to change the future of the gender people in old age. —— third agenda. —— third gender. the history of the indian subcontinent

parliament. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. is continued focus on boris johnson's private life after he failed to answer questions at a conservative leadership hustings as to why police were called to his partner's flat after reports of around. mrjohnson‘s supporters say he should bejudged on his policies, not his personal life. detractors such as liam fox said today, mr johnson should have given an excellent nation about what happened. often in the headlines, this time for the wrong reasons. after police were called to the flat borisjohnson shares with his girlfriend, mrjohnson has been reluctant to explain. i don't think they want to hear about that kind of thing, er... applause. but this senior tory, who's backing mrjohnson‘s leadership rivaljeremy hunt, said an explanation would be sensible. it's always easier to just give an explanation, but i think the key thing is then how you get on the issues. what we can't have is it being a distraction from explanations about wider policy. mrjohnson‘s team say he has never answered q

minister — they blame him for police violence against a crowd that tried to storm parliament earlier this month. now on bbct's time for click. 999 — this is a climate emergency. and this week we have greener, cleaner buildings, robot boat exhaust sniffers, and artificial trees. i want to share with you a fact that i hadn't fully understood until i'm met climate scientist ed hawkins last year. now, i'd known that our weather was getting worse and our sea levels were rising, and i'd known that global warming was happening because we were emitting carbon dioxide and methane into the air at a runaway rate, but what i hadn't fully understood is this — simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions will not bring global warming under control. for every ton of c02 that we put into the atmosphere the temperature goes up a little bit more. in order to stop global warming we need to do something very drastic indeed. if we end up in a world where our emissions are net zero, we're not increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere any more, then that will stabilise global temperatures at the point at which we do

now there will be testy months ahead as this vote is put to parliament in member states. daniel gallas, bbcite supremacist in the us has been sentenced to life in prison — for driving his car into a crowd of people two years ago. james fields targeted anti—racism protestors who were demonstrating at a white nationalist rally in charlottesville, virginia. he killed one person and injured more than two dozen others in the attack. the case stirred racial tensions around the us and the president donald trump was criticized for his response. barbara plett usher reports. james fields carried out the attack during a rally of white nationalists protesting plans to remove the statue of a confederate general, robert e lee. using his car as a weapon, he killed one of the counter—protesters, heather heyer, and injured others. as a result of this act of domestic terrorism that was charged as 29 hate crimes, a united states district judge this afternoon determined that mr fields deserved to spend the rest of his life in federal prison and imposed that sentence. he avoided the death penalty by pleading gu

now on bbc news, it‘s time for the week in westminster. hello and welcome to the week in parliamentminister get done in parliament? many of these small bills, i mean, it‘s easy to write them off

bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: preparing for more protests — activists are arriving at hong kong's parliament beforehe second reading of the controversial extradition bill. at least 19 people have been killed and thousands more left stranded after record rainfall hits southern china. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: the defeat of islamic state makes the world more peaceful as this yea r‘s the world more peaceful as this year's global index is released. the us—china tariff war leaves a sour taste for california winemakers as business dries up. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and also 8 am in hong kong, where thousands of people are gathering for more demonstrations against a controversial extradition law. this is the scene live outside the legislative council in hong kong. pro—democracy activists have assembled close to the parliament where the proposed bill is due for a second round of debate shortly. the bill would allow people to be sent to mainland china for trial. there's a

studio: we will leave their switch continues on bbc two and parliament and let's bring in norman smithhe arming of saudi arabia and the role in yemen. that all went off without much fuss and then boom, ian blackford let the torch paper when he launched into borisjohnson following on from last week when he accused him of being a racist. that ignited fury on the tory benches and that was around two today when he had a similargirl. that was around two today when he had a similar girl. here is one upside of the premiership, we can look forward to labour exchanges between mr blackford and boris johnson if he makes it to number ten. the us house of representatives has approved a four—and—a—half billion dollar aid package for migrants stuck at the border with mexico. it now needs to get through the republican controlled senate, with president trump already threatening to veto the bill. it comes amid reports of children being held in squalid conditions in migrant detention centres — these reports are thought to have contributed to the resignation of the top us border official. the desperate si

bbc news. our top story. hong kong's preparing for another day of protests as crowds begin building near parliament.hundreds of businesses have said they will go on strike on wednesday. reports in the us say that the murdered half—brother of kim jong—un was an informant for the us spy agency, the cia. kim jong—nam was poisoned in malaysia two years ago. and this story is doing well on bbc.com: an ethiopian woman gave birth and just half—an—hour later sat important exams. almaz derese had hoped to sit the tests before her baby was born, but they were were postponed because of ramadan. that's all.

bbc news, osaka. the queen has addressed the scottish parliament to mark 20 years of devolution.ch to msps she said she'd "watched scotland grow and prosper" since holyrood took on its legal powers two decades ago. the queen attended the ceremony with prince charles. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie joined the crowds to catch a glimse of the ceremony. scotland is an old nation with a relatively new parliament. it's seen two decades of devolution. the queen, joined by the duke of rothesay, said she fondly remembered the opening ceremony. today, she was back addressing the current msps. i have no doubt that for most of these last 20 years this striking chamber has provided exactly that, a place to talk. but, of course, it must also be a place to listen. a place to hear views that inevitably may differ quite considerably, one from another. and a place to honour those views. the political landscape has changed dramatically since 1999. the first first minister was the labour leader the late donald dewar. nicola sturgeon was then a young snp msp. now, she's first minister. the 290

now there will be testy months ahead as the deal is put to parliament in member states. stay with us on bbcof the morandi bridge in genoa — work is due to start on a new crossing next year. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us and china seek an end to their bitter trade war — as donald trump and xijinping meet at the g20 summit in osaka. me

bbc news. our top story: hong kong's preparing for another day of protests as crowds begin building near parliament. it comes ahead of the second reading of a controversial extradition bill, which would allow people to be sent to mainland china for trial. hundreds of businesses have said they will go on strike on wednesday. reports in the us say that the murdered half—brother of kim jong—un was an informant for the us spy agency, the cia. kim jong—nam was poisoned in malaysia two years ago. and this story is doing well on bbc.com... an ethiopian woman gave birth and just half an hour later sat important exams. almaz derese had hoped to sit the tests before her baby was born, but they were were postponed because of ramadan. congratulations to her. that's all. stay with bbc world news. lots more on all our stories on our website. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. hong kong protests that by business leaders havejoined hong kong protests that by business leaders have joined the outcry over the territory's propose extradition law. can the japanese prime minister isa law. can th

bbc news. as you can probably hear, it's getting rather lively at parliament square.ame in trafalgar square. overall, it's been a fairly peaceful protest. protesters have called this the carnival of resistance. with costu mes carnival of resistance. with costumes like this, they've taken the theme rather strongly! we are expecting jeremy corbyn to address that protest. if that happens we will bring it to you before the end of the programme. police in australia say five people have been killed in a shooting in the city of darwin. they've arrested a man who is suspected of having entered a hotel armed with a pump action shotgun, before firing into several rooms. our correspondent, hywel griffith, is in melbourne. what's the latest? the police are speaking now at a press conference. they said they were called when shots were heard in the cbd of darwin in the northern territory. they started to see people presenting with wounds. we understand this man is known to the police, they say he was released on pa role police, they say he was released on parole earlier this year.