i'm joanna gosling.iament has been suspended amid chaotic scenes in the commons in the early hours of this morning. there were protests against the suspension, or prorogation, of parliament, as opposition mps shouted "shame on you", waved placards carrying the word "silenced", and, at one point, even attempted to stop the speaker, john bercow, from leaving his chair. on an extraordinary night, boris johnson lost a sixth vote in as many days, as he failed in his bid to call an early general election. parliament has now been suspended until 1a october, leaving little more than a fortnight before the brexit date. amid anger in the commons, the speaker, john bercow, told mps what was happening was "not a standard or normal prorogation." he added, "it's one of the longest for decades and it represents an act of executive fiat." here's what happened when black rod, a senior officer in the lords, called mps to the house of lords for the ceremony to close parliament. mr speaker, the lords, who are authorised by

i'm joanna gosling.ght the risks so they could then be addressed. he said preparations had been massively accelerated since he took office. the document once they could be a decrease in the supply of certain types of food. food and fuel prices could go up, which would have a disproportionate effect on low income families, disruption to medicines, two—day weights for lorries to cross the english channel, the document also says refusing to put up a border on the island of ireland in a no deal scenario would be unsustainable. norman smith is at westminster. joanna, thanks so much indeed. classic borisjohnson this morning, striking a decidedly upbeat, optimistic, confident note in the wa ke optimistic, confident note in the wake of the dire warnings contained in this yellowhammer report, talk of public disorder, food, fuel, medicine shortages, a howard border in northern ireland. or asjohnson cosmic response? not going to happen, we will be ready, it is all in hand, and then over the past few weeks since he

i'm joanna gosling.r, sajid javid, has insisted the uk can still leave the eu without a deal despite a law which says the prime minister must ask for an extension if no agreement is reached. he said the government would obey the law, but that the policy set out by boris johnson of leaving with or without an agreement in october had not changed. he promised a significant economic policy response in the event of a no—deal brexit. at the conservative party conference, mrjavid is promising what he calls an "infrastructure revolution" with a £25 billion upgrade of england's roads, a national bus strategy and £5 billion for ultrafast broadband internet in the uk. but it's been a stormy week for boris johnson, culminating in number ten denying newspaper accusations that the prime minister squeezed a journalist's thigh under the table at a private lunch 20 years ago. away from manchester, opposition parties are expected to meet to discuss their next steps to try to halt a no—deal brexit. our assistant political

you're watching bbc news at nine with me, joanna gosling. the headlines: thomas cook collapses after last—minute negotiations to save the world's oldest tour operator fail. it is deeply distressing to me that it has not been possible to save one of the most—loved brands in travel. it's left 150,000 holidaymakers stranded, triggering a huge repatriation effort. they're great. this is the first let down but obviously it's their big let down as well, isn't it? you feel sorry for all the people that's lost theirjobs. and coming up at 9.15: we'll be speaking to a man who has two holidays booked with thomas cook and whose wife has worked at the company for two decades. in other news, at the labour conference, jeremy corbyn faces a revolt by members demanding that the party campaign to remain in the eu. here in brighton, decision time for labour on brexit as jeremy here in brighton, decision time for labour on brexit asjeremy corbyn lines up with the big unions to defend his wait and see brexit strategy. more than 8 million people in england are li

i am joanna gosling.lf an hour, we will bring you one of the highlights of this week's programme away from politics and live in the studio we replicated a primary school relationship education lesson, which sparked large protests in several parts of the country. the no outsiders series teaches primary age children about a range of relationships and families. protesters objected in particular to one of the books, and tango makes three, which is about two gay penguins that raise a chick together. simon kidwell, the head teacher at a primary school in cheshire, started by reading the book, which is usually taught to nine and ten—year—olds, to a studio audience of parents, teachers, authors and activists. in the middle of new york there is a great big park called central park. children love playing there. it has a toy boat pond where they can sail boats, a carousel to ride on in the summer, and an ice rink to skate on in the winter. best of all, it has its very own zoo. every day, families go to visit all the

heather spoke to joanna gosling. circumstances, is the most horrific experience ever, and i never wish anyone to ever have to experience this. so i feel it's important, as a mother, to raise awareness of safety abroad, about looking after each other, and balcony safety. you know, everyone thinks that they are exempt from the situation. the fact is, these accidents are happening a lot. they are tragic accidents. often, people just think it comes from young people mucking around — unfortunately, i think a good 75% of these accidents happen when people are alone. so tell us what happened then to freddie on the night that he sadly died? freddie was out with his work colleagues and, gradually, people returned to the hotel, and freddie decided to stay out with some other colleagues. his work colleagues he was sharing a room with had returned and they were asleep. freddie returned to his room and had started to get undressed and had gone out to his balcony. we don't know, we believe he tripped or fell asleep, and somehow, f

now on the bbc news channel, joanna gosling looks back at this week's top stories on the victoria derbyshireme on victoria derbyshire: week in review. and just a warning — this week's programme contains offensive, racist language near the beginning. hello and welcome to our programme. for the next half an hour, we'll bring you some of the exclusive and original journalism we've broadcast over the last week. first, in exclusive interviews with this programme, two former chelsea youth footballers called for personal apologies from the club after they claim that they were subjected to racist abuse there in the 90s. one has told us how, as a 12—year—old schoolboy, he was the victim of such abuse by the former chelsea assistant manager gwyn williams. the ex—players are speaking for the first time since the club published a barnardo‘s report into racism at the club during the 80s and 90s back in august. the two players did not contribute to the report because they say, as it was paid for by chelsea, they had worries about its independence. talking anonymously to our reporter jim reed, they say the

you're watching bbc news at nine with me, joanna gosling. brexit and he could trigger a snap election. tory rebels havejoined opposition parties to bring forward a bill designed to stop a no—deal brexit. i think revo have the numbers. many collea g u es i think revo have the numbers. many colleagues have been incensed by some of the actions over the last week or so —— i think we will have the numbers. jeremy corbyn says labour is ready for a general election, but the party may block going to the polls before october the 31st in order to stop a no—deal brexit: please pray for us. hurricane dorian claims at least five lives in the bahamas and causes widespread damage —

you're watching bbc news at nine with me, joanna gosling. has not been possible to save one of the most—loved brands in travel. it's left 150 , 000 holidaymakers stranded, triggering a huge repatriation effort. they're great. this is the first let down but obviously it's their big let down as well, isn't it? you feel sorry for all the people that's lost theirjobs. and coming up at 9.15: we'll be speaking to a man who has two holidays booked with thomas cook and whose wife has worked at the company for two decades.

i'm joanna gosling.mpany broke down. thomas cook's chief executive said the firm's collapse was a "matter of profound regret". more than 150,000 british holidaymakers are stranded. the government is attempting to bring them home in the biggest ever peacetime repatriation operation. the tour operator's failure puts 22,000 jobs at risk worldwide, including 9,000 jobs here in the uk. those repatriation efforts have already begun. these pictures from last night show a malaysia airbus a380 landing at manchesterfrom kuala lumpur. it's thought to be one used by uk civil aviation authority, to bring back stranded passengers. meanwhile, the last—ever thomas cook flight to manchester arrived this morning — here we can see the plane, which took off from orlando. a symbolic moment and we can see hear from some of the passengers who were on board that flight now. a bit emotional. very emotional — the cabin crew were all crying. a bit sombre to be honest. for a company that big to be going that long, it's devastating.

let's cross back to westminster — joanna gosling is there.here at the moment but are not sitting yet in the commons because it resumes at 2:30pm, and the attempt in the commons later will be opposition mps trying to come together to block a no—deal brexit. let's go to get the view from brussels. with me now is adam fleming — our brussels correspondent. what is the reaction that what is going on here? what is happening in brussels is quite different from what is happening at westminster. here in brussels, talk of a potential election or whether boris johnson's hands will be tied to prevent no deal. that is not seen as irreleva nt prevent no deal. that is not seen as irrelevant but it is not what the action heroes. but they are interested in here is whether the government will come forward to proposals for changing the withdrawal agreement because tomorrow the prime minister's chief europe adviser and negotiator is meant to be here, talking about what those proposals could be, and it is only then that we will get a sense about what is happening

hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling.it which are described as a ‘series of confidential technical non—papers'. david cameron has revealed he was so worried about scotland voting to break away from the uk, he asked for help from the queen. lawyers forformer prime minister sirjohn major will challenge borisjohnson's decision to suspend parliament on the third and final day of the historic hearing at the supreme court. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau says he "deeply regrets" wearing skin darkening make—up at a school gala almost two decades ago. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin ra mjaun. good morning. let's start with the champions league action, involving two premier league sides. manchester city, the happier of them. they won their opening game 3—0 against shakhtar donetsk to recover from that shock loss to norwich in the premier league last weekend. riyad mahrez, this one from ilkay gundogan and gabrieljesus with the goals. tottenham though, blew a two—goal lead against 0ly

hello, it's friday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm joanna gosling.murdered by her partner in 2016 while natalie's three children slept upstairs. lily allen says her record label did not take action after she told them she was sexually assaulted by a music industry figure. all i can tell you is what i do remember, which is waking up in bed with somebody that i trusted, in a position that i really did not want to be and had never given any indication that i did want that. you can hear more of that interview in a few minutes' time. and at the end of yet another whirlwind week in politics, we challenge two journalists to sum up what's happened

i'm joanna gosling.johnson is about to hold his first face—to—face talks with the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. the prime minister said he was "cautiously optimistic" ahead of the talks, but has made clear that he'll reject any offer to delay brexit further. the meeting, in luxembourg, marks the start of a busy week for the prime minister. on tuesday, all eyes will be on the supreme court as 11 justices examine whether the government's suspension of parliament is lawful. and then on wednesday, the european parliament in strasbourg will discuss brexit. eu leaders are pressing the prime minister to come up with new proposals to achieve an agreement. arriving at a separate meeting in brussels, the belgian and finnish foreign ministers, said the european union had limited room for manoeuvre. we are trying to see what are the possibilities to move if it's possible, and to do that, we need to receive some new proposals from london. so without that, it is very difficult to say somet

hello, it's friday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm joanna gosling. the number of people killed in domestic violence cases in the uk is at its highest level in five years. we'll talk to joanne beverly,whose sister natalie hemming was murdered by her partner in 2016 while natalie‘s three children slept upstairs. lily allen says her record label did not take action after she told them she was sexually assaulted by a music industry figure. all i can tell you is what i do remember, which is waking up in bed with somebody that i trusted, in a position that i really did not want to be and had never given any indication that i did want that. you can hear more of that interview in a few minutes‘ time. and at the end of yet another whirlwind week in politics, we challenge two journalists to sum up what's happened in just 60 seconds. hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about — use the hashtag #victorialive. if you're emailing and are happy for us to contact you — and maybe want to t

it's friday, it's ten o'clock — i'm joanna gosling...illions of children are expected to join a global protest today — calling for the governments of the world to take action on climate change. in school, i'm learning about the effects of climate change and i'm learning that we need to do something, yet i'm seeing the people in charge and the people who are running our country aren't doing anything. to me, this is confusing, so i'm here today to step up and say no more. in today's exclusive film, we'll meet rhys williams — the 13—year—old boy with a life—limiting condition that leaves him in constant pain. everywhere is sore. it's painful everyday. just pain. just one night he was in so much pain, he sent me a text wishing that the butterflies would come and take him, because he'd had enough. he'd had enough of the pain. that was... that was heartbreaking. now his friends have got together to show him how much they care. we'll bring you that film at around 10.30. dave! cheering and this was the moment last night when dave was announced a

you're watching bbc news at nine with me, joanna gosling. the headlines: a momentous day as westminster prepares for a showdown — the prime minister says nothing will make him delay brexit and he could trigger a snap election. tory rebels havejoined opposition parties to bring forward a bill designed to stop a no—deal brexit. i think revo have the numbers. many collea g u es i think revo have the numbers. many colleagues have been incensed by some of the actions over the last week or so —— i think we will have the numbers. jeremy corbyn says labour is ready for a general election, but the party may block going to the polls before october the 31st in order to stop a no—deal brexit: please pray for us. hurricane dorian claims at least five lives in the bahamas and causes widespread damage — the prime minister calls it an historic tragedy. at least 25 people have died after a diving boat caught fire off the california coast — nine others are still missing. in tennis, the defending women's singles champion, japan's naomi osaka, is knocked out of

it's friday, it's ten o'clock — i'm joanna gosling... do something, yet i'm seeing the people in charge and the people who are running our country aren't doing anything. to me, this is confusing, so i'm here today to step up and say no more. in today's exclusive film, we'll meet rhys williams — the 13—year—old boy with a life—limiting condition that leaves him in constant pain.

first, joanna gosling has the news.emocrats in the us congress have announced a formal impeachment inquiry into president trump. mr trump is accused of violating the constitution and betraying his oath of office over allegations that he spoke to a foreign leader about investigating his potential opponent in the 2020 presidential race, joe biden. mr trump has called the claims "garbage". the operation to ring home holiday—makers who booked with thomas cook continues today. more than 70 flights, carrying 16,500 people, are scheduled for today, to bring some of the 150,000 people stranded when the travel firm collapsed. some customers trying to buy replacement flights say they are facing prices almost triple the usual rate. prison officers have regained control of a high—security prison in worcestershire. specialist prison guards were deployed to long lartin after officers came under attack from inmates throwing pool balls. one member of staff needed hospital treatment. a 43—year—old woman has died after being attacked by

you're watching bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling in westminster.eo varadkar, in dublin. yes, of course, we could do it, the uk could certainly get through it, but be in no doubt, that outcome would be a failure of statecraft for which we would all be responsible. the contentious irish backstop is top of today's agenda. leo varadkar warned that a no—deal brexit would affect the relationship between the two nations. there is no such thing as a clean break orjust getting it done. rather, we will just move onto a new phase. if there is no deal it will cause severe disruption for british and irish people alike. downing street confirms that parliament will be shut down after the close of business today, as the government suspends proceedings till mid—october. i'm carrie gracie with the rest of today's headlines. travel disruption for hundreds of thousands of british airways passengers, as pilots go on strike. it's the biggest walk—out, in ba's history. more than 120 firefighters have been tackling a major blaze at a block of flats in south west london. r

i'm joanna gosling, the other stories this hour.g kong leader, carrie lam, will withdraw the extradition bill, which sparked three months of anti—government demonstrations. and after battering the bahamas, killing at least seven people, hurricane dorian is heading for the florida coast. coming up just after 11.30am, we'll be answering your questions on all things brexit and what could happen this week in a bbc ask this. the contact details are on your screen now. welcome to westminster, and what a difference a day makes. after a hugely dramatic return to the commons after the summer break, borisjohnson lost his working majority, his first vote in the commons and potentially control of the entire brexit process. mps voted by 328 votes to 301 to take control of the parliamentary agenda as they look to block a no—deal brexit. the commons will decide later whether to back the bill which would bring another brexit delay. 21 conservative mps voted against the government, which led to a late night round of phone calls from downing street e

hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling.o purge opponents from the party. it‘s obviously a confrontational approach and i think designed, frankly, to realign the conservative party, to transform the conservative party, very much in the direction of a brexit party. labour party leaderjeremy corbyn says he wants a general election and that his party will do everything it can to stop a no—deal brexit. it is the people, not an unelected prime minister, who should determine our country‘s future. an election is the democratic way forward. hurricane dorian smashes into the bahamas with winds of up to 180mph, causing massive damage and severe flooding. parts of it are already underwater. in some areas, you cannot tell the difference as to the beginning of the street versus where the ocean begins. pictures show the inside the eye of the storm, which is moving slowly towards the eastern coat of america. as commercial whaling begins again injapan, younger generations say they want to watch whales, not eat them. jeremy corbyn has vowed