welcome to bbc newsroom live.ndent travel agent hays travel has said it will buy all thomas cook retail stores following the collapse of the holiday company. hays has already recruited hundreds of former thomas cook staff and has offered employment to many of the airline's personnel. the move could save up to 2500 jobs. the travel company folded last month after failing to secure a last—minute rescue deal, leaving 150,000 passengers stranded abroad. our business presenter tadhg enright is here. what is the deal? it has to be said it's only relates to the high street travel shops. all 555 are being bought by hays travel, so it doesn't affect the thomas cook airlines or the many hotels that the former company owned, but it does mean that a lifeline has been thrown to around 2500 former thomas cook travel agent staff who lost their jobs when 2500 former thomas cook travel agent staff who lost theirjobs when the company went into liquidation last year. hays is taking over run hopes to immediately reopen many of the 55

morant today's main story is coming up at bbc newsroom live. e gael politician who chairs the irish senate's brexit committee. hejoins me now via webcam from dublin. what is your reaction to the prospect of customs checks which borisjohnson prospect of customs checks which boris johnson says prospect of customs checks which borisjohnson says is the reality in the event of brexit? well, it's a very disappointing development. but the british and european negotiating sides made it very clear that the resolution will not see any additional infrastructure or checks on the island of ireland. we have to leave that border open. we have to keep the integrity of the good friday agreement in play and the reports you discussed previously and last night's leaked documents are com pletely last night's leaked documents are completely unacceptable. we wait for the prime minister to provide serious proposals. he was meant to do it to ten days ago. we will continue to be patient and hope a deal can still be secured. does this ta ke deal can still be secured. does

welcome to bbc newsroom live.rican businesswoman at the centre of a storm over her association with borisjohnson, has refused to say whether she had an affair with him while he was mayor of london. jennifer arcuri received a number of grants and took part in trade missions while he was in office. she said he spoke at four events she ran, and came to herflat "a handful" of times, but insisted he never showed her any favouritism. mrjohnson has said everything was done "entirely in the proper way". speaking on itv‘s good morning britain, ms arcuri refused to say whether they had an affair. the nature of your relationship is actually a matter of public interest. it's not. categorically, boris had nothing to do with all my other achievements. literally, someone has written down every single thing i've done london and found a way to drive that back to boris. it's absolute clap. 0k, we're to come... this is why i'm not answering this question. we are going to take a short break, and listen, i respect your right. you can

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11 am and these are the main stories this morning: a downing street source says brexit talks are close to breaking down after the prime minister and angela merkel spoke on the phone this morning. the german leader is said to have warned a deal was ‘overwhelmingly unlikely‘ unless northern ireland stayed in a customs union, following eu rules. a warning that a no—deal brexit could result in government borrowing soaring to its highest level for 50 years and further austerity measures. turkey says it's ready to begin a military operation in syria as president trump defends his surprise decision to pull out us troops. the prime minister calls extinction rebellion protestors "uncooperative crusties" as he urges them to stop blocking london's streets. we are very peaceful. we are not hippies. we do not smell of hemp. we would love mrjohnson to come and talk to us. and the teenagers being taught life—saving skills to deal with the consequences of knife crime. good morning. welcome to bb

and that's all from the bbc newsroom tonight. good night. and one of news's most respected figures. ns — who's died at the age of 77. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. 0ur headlines tonight dina's done it. asher—smith storms home to become britain's first female sprint world champion. and there could be another golden girl by this time tomorrow. katarina johnson—thompson leads the heptathlon after day one in doha. another thriller in the champions league. but this time the goalfest favours the premier league team as liverpool survive a salzburg scare at anfield. hello again. thanks forjoining us. dina asher smith is the world 200 metres champion. the first female british sprinter to claim an individual global gold. coming up on sportsday, we'll hear from the golden girl herself. and shortly we'll be heading live to doha. but first, let's relive the near 22 seconds that have changed her life. tina asher smith blasts out of the blocks already leaves them behind and already passing outside

this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines. borisjohnson this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines.er. he faces a crucial test in the commons today. mps will vote on the eu withdrawal bill and then they will have to improve the government plan, with three days to scrutinise it. many mps are criticising that tight timetable. officers from northamptonshire police will travel to the us to interview — under caution — an american diplomat‘s wife who left the uk after being involved in a fatal car crash. lawyers have clearly stated the suspect wants to be personally interviewed by officers from northamptonshire police in orderfor them to see her and the devastation this has caused her and herfamily. abortion has been decriminalised in northern ireland and same sex marriage has been legalised after westminster voted for the changes in july. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two 17 year old boys who were stabbed at a house party in milton keynes. an 83—year—old man has died and two other pensioners have been injured after they were attacked at woods in new elgin in north—eas

welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is in northampton setting out labour's plans for transforming britain ahead of any forthcoming general election. mr corbyn is expected to call borisjohnson's queen's speech next week "a farce", as no programme can be delivered with "a majority of minus 45", and will say that the prime minister is "using the queen to deliver a pre—election party political broadcast for the conservative pa rty". let's look at northampton. we haven't got that picture at the moment, we had it a second ago, but we will be there when that speech begins. the prime minister will meet his irish counterpart leo varadkar later, in an attempt to find enough common ground to reach a brexit deal. borisjohnson will meet the taoiseach in the north—west of england at lunchtime. the prospect of agreement seems remote as each side's plan has been rejected by the other, and the eu summit, where any deal would have to be signed off, is just a week away. so what is the view from westminste

bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: you're watching bbc newsroomll 555 thomas cook shops are to be bought by rival hays travel — in a move that could save up to 2500 jobs. mps will be called to parliament for a special saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of brexit on october 19th. judges in scotland will rule in the next few minutes on whether the courts can sign a letter requesting a brexit extension if boris johnson refuses to do so. the white house officially refuses to co—operate with the impeachment inquiry against president donald trump. the foreign secretary is expected to meet the family of harry dunn, who was killed in a motorcycle crash in august, as he urges the usa to reconsider its position on the diplomatic immunity given to a suspect.

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.deal into law. staying with brexit, steve barclay, the business secretary, has admitted that northern ireland businesses will have to fill out export declaration forms. but speaking to peers during an evidence session of the lords eu select committee, mr barclay said it would not be the case jonathan blake is at westminster and has more information on the withdrawal agreement bill. the bill, which mps have been introduced to this evening, it will be looking through —— there will be looking through it line by line, before they get to vote on it in the days ahead, effectively translates, with the eu into uk domestic law. here is a copy of it, fresh from the press, house of it, fresh from the press, house of commons across the road, if i read you the slightly elaborate introduction, you will get a feel for what it does, implement and make other provision in connection with the agreement between the eu and the uk, and article 50 of the treaty of the european union which sets out the europe

hello, this is bbc newsroom live.ght not be perceived as doing enough. but i think we have made a major statement at the way we played, through such a difficult circumstance. i do not think a game has ever been stopped of this magnitude twice. england players take to social media to share their disgust. marcus rushford says racism in football need stamping out. the uk proposes new custom plans as efforts to reach a brexit deal before an eu summit this week go to the wire. michelle barnier says a deal can still be done. reaching an agreement is still possible. obviously, any agreement must work for everyone. climate change campaigners have been banned from london after a week of extinction rebellion protest. the joke and duchess of cambridge arrive in pakistan at the start of the five—day tour. —— the duke and duchess. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. the bulgarian prime minister has called for the head of the country past like that but as decision to resign after england players were subjected

welcome to bbc newsroom live.his morning, 39 people have been found dead inside a lorry container in essex. they were discovered at waterglade industrial park in grays in the early hours of this morning. they were discovered at waterglade industrial park in grays in the early hours of this morning. they were discovered at waterglade industrial park in grays in the early hours of this morning. 38 adults and one teenager were pronounced dead at the scene. essex police have released a statement about the incident. in it they say... the police have also given more details about what they think happened. they believe the lorry is from bulgaria and entered the country at holyhead on saturday 19th october. and then moving forward to today, police were called by the ambulance service shortly before 1:40am this morning. the lorry was then found at waterglade industrial park in eastern avenue, grays. the prime minister has tweeted about the discovery of the bodies. he's said... ellis whitehouse is a reporter with the essex

welcome to bbc newsroom live.9 people — found dead, in a refrigerated lorry, in essex — are believed to be chinese nationals. police are yet to confirm that, and are still in the process of trying to identify them. paramedics made the discovery shortly before 2am on wednesday, sparking one of the uk biggest murder inquiries. police say the lorry‘s cabin came via holyhead. officers, in northern ireland, have raided two houses and the national crime agency said it was working to identify "organised crime groups who may have played a part". the lorry driver, mo robinson, from county armagh, has been arrested on suspicion of murder by essex police. prosecutors in belgium have, this morning, announced that the trailer arrived in zeebrugge, on wednesday afternoon. in zeebrugge, on tuesday afternoon. it then left, the same day, en route to the uk and arrived in purfleet, on the river thames, where it then left the port, shortly after 1am, on yesterday morning. a0 minutes later, paramedics arrived at an industrial estate,

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am.his is the scene in south london, where the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is due to launch his party's campaign. we will bring you that speech as $0011 we will bring you that speech as 50011 as we will bring you that speech as soon as it begins but first the headlines. party leaders lay out their pitches with six weeks to go until the december general election. on the day the uk was meant to leave the european union, we'll be bringing you the very latest from the campaign trail. police in cambodia say the body of british backpacker amelia bambridge has been found more than a week after she went missing. twitter bans all political adverts, saying they pose a risk to democracy — but facebook says it won't follow suit. the us military releases the first footage of the raid in which the leader of the so—called islamic state group was killed. and wildfires continue to spread across southern california, as strong winds hamper rescue efforts. good morning, this is newsroom live, i'm annita mc

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? proposals to avoid a no—deal brexit at the end of the month. some of the other stories in the bbc news room. iraqi security forces are clashing with anti—government protesters for a second day in baghdad and elsewhere. at least one person has been killed. the demonstrators are angry about the lack ofjobs, poor public services and rampant corruption. bbc arabic. the fiancee of murdered journalist jamal khashoggi has called for saudi arabia to be held to account — on the anniversary of his death. a vigil has been held at the saudi consulate in istanbul, where the prominent saudi critic was murdered a year ago today. global markets have fallen sharply — wall street's main indexes were on track for their sharpest one—day declines in nearly six weeks take a look at the uk's leading ftse 100 index, it dropped over 3%. the falls follow a set of gloomy economic data on employment, hiring and manufacturing in the last few days. vivienne nunis has been across the story in new york. investors ar

welcome to bbc newsroom live.t has severely criticised scotland yard for it's handling of its investigation into an alleged vip paedophile ring which turned out not to exist. the police inquiry, codenamed operation midland, was launched to look into allegations made by carl beech, who was laterjailed for lying. retired high court judge sir richard henriques said that searches of the homes of the former home secretary, lord brittan, the former chief of the defence staff, lord bramall and the ex—conservative mp, harvey proctor was ‘unlawful‘. in a statement, deputy commissioner of the metropolitan police, sir stephen house said the force was determined to learn the lessons from sir richard henrqiures review to improve the force's response to similar situation in the future. that was echoed by steve rodhouse who lead the investigation into operation midland. the former met deputy assistant commissioner said, "in hindsight i can see that i did not ensure that we got the balance right between our determination to maint

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? urs after its warplanes and artillery began hitting territory held by kurdish—led forces. some of the stories from bbc world service. the president of ecuador, lenin moreno, has defended the austerity measures that have provoked mass protests against his government. tens of thousands of people from indigenous groups and trade unions have converged on the capital quito. mr moreno told bbc mundo his decision to cut fuel subsidies was designed to benefit poor ecuadorans. three scientists have been awarded the 2019 nobel prize in chemistry for their development of lithium—ion batteries. john b goodenough, m stanley whittingham and akira yoshino have all worked on the batteries over the years — they power everything from mobile phones to laptops to electric cars. world service english. italian mountain rescue have released these pictures of a plane, which was left dangling upside down after crashing into ski lift cables in the alps, on sunday. the incident happned in prato valentino. the pi

you're watching bbc newsroom live. i'm carrie gracie at westminster. the headlines at 11: the eu agrees to britain's request to delay brexit until the 31st of january — meaning the uk won't leave as planned on thursday. it was a very short and... ..a very short and efficient constructive meeting. and i am happy that a decision has been taken. here, mps will vote on borisjohnson‘s plan to hold a december 12th general election. if he loses the government may back lib dem proposals to hold an election three days earlier, on 9 december. i'm joanna gosling. the other main stories at 11: maurice robinson — a lorry driverfrom county armagh — has appeared in court, charged with manslaughter, money laundering and people trafficking, after 39 people were found dead in a lorry in essex. world leaders warn the fight against the islamic state group is not over, despite the death of its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi. instagram introduces tougher controls after 14—year—old molly russell took her own life after viewing images of self harm online. and in sport, england

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?be reached within days. now to another political crisis — this one in peru. it started when president vizcarra dissolved congress after it failed to back his anti—corruption reforms. opposition lawmakers looked at it differently, they say the dissolution amounted to a coup. they then suspended mr vizcarra and swore in the vice—president mercedes ara—oz as an acting leader. both are now claiming to be the legitimate leader of peru. well the presidential palace then sent out this tweet. it's in spanish, it says... the general commanders of the army, navy, and air force and national police of peru are reaffirming the government palace their full support for the constitutional order, and the president. and to that tweet, they added this photo of a meeting between their various heads and mr vizcarra at the palace in lima. that's not the only show of support for mr vizcarra. thousands of people gathered outside the congress building to show their support for him. let's hear from one of them.

you're watching bbc newsroom live.ter the prime minister and angela merkel spoke on the phone this morning. the german leader is said to have warned a deal was ‘overwhelmingly unlikely‘ unless northern ireland stayed in a customs union, following eu rules. a warning that a no—deal brexit could result in government borrowing soaring to its highest level for 50 years and further austerity measures. turkey says it's ready to begin a military operation in syria as president trump defends his surprise decision to pull out us troops. the prime minister calls extinction rebellion protestors "uncooperative crusties" as he urges them to stop blocking

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story...to pull out of northern syria and abandon america's kurdish allies. some of the other main stories. in iraq, the death toll in clashes between protestors and security forces is now at least 110. the demonstrations have been going for close to a week and are against corruption and a lack ofjobs. that is from bbc arabic. italian coastguards have recovered the bodies of 13 women who drowned after a crowded migrant vote capsized in bad weather near the island of lampedusa. 22 of the estimated 50 people on board have been rescued but it's feared that more are dead. that is from bbc world service english radio. the nobel prize for medicine has been shared by a british scientist and two americans for their research on how human cells react to the availability of oxygen. their work is paving the way for new therapies for diseases such as cancer. away from brexit, here's something else on borisjohnson‘s plate. the american businesswoman at the centre of a story about whether he behaved within c

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?ndon and brussels have been exchanging barbs today, as hopes fade for a brexit deal before an important summit next week. and here are the latest headlines from bbc world service. the united states is blacklisting 28 chinese technology companies over concerns they are involved in the repression of muslims in china's western region of xinjiang. eight separate manufacturers of artificial intelligence and surveillance equipment, along with a number of local police districts in xinjiang, are now banned from receiving us goods, without us government approval. ecuador‘s government says it would be open to mediation from the un, after almost a week of unrest over austerity measures. tens of thousands of protesters have converged on the capital, quito. president moreno has declared a state of emergency and moved government operations to the port city of gwiquel. the nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists for their contributions to understanding the evolution of the univers

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am.'m carrie gracie, live from westminster, on yet another crucial day in parliament. borisjohnson will try to get mps to vote again on his brexit agreement after mps voted at the weekend for a move that may delay brexit beyond october 31st — but he could be blocked by the commons speaker. the speaker has previously said he will allow the house a way to find its voice. i think there is a clear desire from our country, businesses, european partners that want to see that happen. i think people will find out if he didn't happen. i'm joanna gosling. the other news at eleven: prince harry opens up about struggling in the spotlight — saying he and his brother have "good days and bad days," amid reports of a rift. part of this role and part of this job, and this family being under the pressure that it's under, inevitably, you know, stuff happens. but, look, we're brothers, we'll always be brothers. we're certainly on different paths at the moment, two people are arrested after an fa cup tie was

we are coming back tomorrow at 10am and bbc newsroom live is next, have a good day.nd we still have heavy rainfall across southern scotland, northern england and across england and wales. heavy showers at the moment. lots of flood warnings in force and further heavy downpours to come. we have the rain that will continue across northern parts of england through the isle of man, further south across england and wales we have these heavy showers. a few warnings in force, a met office warning across england and wales to cater for these heavy and wales to cater for these heavy and thundery showers and an amber warning in the isle of man because further heavy rainfall leading to flooding problems. but elsewhere, we can see flooding with thundery and heavy showers. 15 to 18 degrees and further north, clear skies, heavy showers. 15 to 18 degrees and further north, clearskies, bit heavy showers. 15 to 18 degrees and further north, clear skies, bit of sunshine per 2014 celsius. the cloud and the rain will clear towards the south and it means it will be a chilly night into wedn

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story.ent to consider it. lets continue of our coverage of brexit returning to westminster. plenty to get through here. let us see how we do. what are the chances of another referendum ? see how we do. what are the chances of another referendum? i've asked you that a few times over? yes, i think at the moment that i was asking chris of the independent group whether he still thought there would be support for referendum and he said that if they could get more time to negotiate the withdrawal agreement bill and various agreements to come forward and the bill could go off of the rails, support for the second referendum would start to grow again and i think that is a fairly optimistic reading of the situation because there has never been in parliament a majority for a second referendum and ido majority for a second referendum and i do not see it at the moment. there is not a majority in parliament for referendum but lots of people are going to get supercross with me and there were an awful lot o

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. good morning.rky. that is clearing away and skies are clearing up clearing away and skies are clearing up across western areas clearing away and skies are clearing up across western areas but the rain becomes heavier and more persistent across eastern parts of england this afternoon. showers spreading south eastwards a cross afternoon. showers spreading south eastwards across scotland and northern ireland but some sunny spells in western areas with gales in the far west of scotland and temperatures 11 to 14. the rain clears away overnight and there will be wintry showers across scotland with colder air filtering be wintry showers across scotland with colder airfiltering in here. temperatures close to freezing in many northern areas. there south, temperatures staying at eight to ten. 0n temperatures staying at eight to ten. on friday, rain spreads into many parts of england and wales, particularly heavy in wales and northern areas of england. 0n saturday that will continue. there could be flooding i

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today.hanks to our weather watcher in dorset for taking that photo this morning. the rain has been particularly heavy across wales and england. the rain gradually edging further south but staying wet across central and southern areas in the afternoon. sunny spells further north and some sunshine for northern ireland, eastern and southern scotland but quite gusty winds especially round the coast of southern and western england with gusts up to a0 and 50 mph. temperatures this afternoon around 13—18. tonight, rein in the south will continue well into the early pa rt south will continue well into the early part of sunday morning. showers to come across scotland overnight. rain in the south will continue through the day on saturday and by sunday it will spread back north so many of us experiencing rain on sunday. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am, and these are the main stories this morning. the brexit secretary, stephen barclay is meeting the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, to

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?awmakers in the us have disrupted the democrat—led trump impeachment inquiry, as a senior pentagon specialist was about to testify behind closed doors. a group of about two dozen barged into a special high—security hearing room in washington, and began yelling complaints that the democrats were conducting the process in private. the testimony finally got under way, four hours late. the un has warned that 11 million north koreans — nearly half the population — are undernourished. it says around 300,000 of the children affected faced an increased risk of death. that's from bbc korean. new research says blood pressure drugs that are taken every in fares on the metro — they've now grown into major unrest which has lead to the deaths of 18 people. today the country's main unions launched a general strike which closed schools and public buildings. these are the latest images coming into the newsroom. these shots were from the city of valparaiso as people marched through the streets on wednes

bbc newsroom live is coming up next.overage of that speech live with annita. thanks, victoria. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am. this is the scene in south london, where the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is due to launch his party's campaign. we will bring you that speech as soon as we will bring you that speech as soon as it begins but first the headlines. party leaders lay out their pitches with six weeks to go until the december general election. on the day the uk was meant to leave the european union, we'll be bringing you the very latest from the campaign trail. police in cambodia say the body of british backpacker amelia bambridge has been found more than a week after she went missing. twitter bans all political adverts, saying they pose a risk to democracy — but facebook says it

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.hnson is to try again for a december 12 general election after mps rejected his plan. here in the uk, the driver of the lorry in which 39 people were found dead last week has appeared in court via video link. this is morice robinson. maurice robinson is 25 and from county armagh in northern ireland. he faces 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. he wasn't asked to indicate a plea, and has been remanded in custody. he'll appear in court again in four weeks' time. today's hearing was in chelmsford in essex, which is around 40 kilometres from where the bodies were found on wednesday. apologies. we will talk about vietnam in a minute. it's near the local council offices, which prime minister borisjohnson and his home secretary visited today. they signed a book of condolence. boris johnson wrote: we learned over the last few days that some of the victims may have been from vietnam, and today the vietnamese government said that... jonathan head is in the district of yen

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is?s turkey bombarded border towns. story another big development in the us. another big development in the us. two men who helped president trump‘s personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, in his efforts to investigate joe biden‘s affarirs in ukraine have been arrested for campaign finance violations. the charges include funnelling russian money into president trump‘s campaign. prosecutors really have had to rush in quickly to arrest these two men and make public indictment against them because they were heading out of the united states on a one—way ticket and law enforcement was concerned that they would not be able to eventually detain the two men. they are appearing in court as we speak. prosecutors say this goes to the heart of the investigation of the us elections. there‘s been so much concern about foreign meddling in the electoral process and here‘s a case for prosecutors say these two men used foreign money from russia, from ukraine to directly influence politics and campaigns in this cou

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story...eneral election in december. so far, opposition parties are saying "no". here are some of the main stories from bbc world service. these are live shots from chile where protests are going on for second day. they're over inequality — and they've frequently been violent. the un human rights council is now sending a special mission there. that's from bbc mundo. in bangladesh, 16 people have been sentenced to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher of sexual harassment. nusrat jahan rafi was just 19 when she was attacked in april. that's on bbc bangla. the spanish dictator francisco franco died 44 years ago. today, his remains were moved from the valley of the fallen — which is a national monument — to a family vault at a cemetery in madrid. these are the pictures. the coffin was put into a helicopter. only a priest, forensic expert, justice minister, and 22 descendants were allowed to attend the event. a crane was needed to lift 1,500 kilograms of concrete

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story...th turkey, raising fears of a dangerous new confrontation. spain's supreme court has given nine catalan separatist politicians lengthy prison terms. this is related to when catalonia made a failed attempt to become independent in 2017. the trial was in madrid. and there were in fact 12 defendants, though three avoided prison. some of them held prominent positions in catalonia's government. 0riol yunqueras was the vice—president of catalonia. he's been jailed for 13 years for sedition and misuse of public funds. well, around eight million people live in catalonia. it has its own language, parliament, flag and anthem. not everyone supports independence, but the idea does have mass support. the bbc‘sjean mackenzie is at barcelona airport. there were troubles earlier. what a situation at the airport now? in the last half hour or so, we've seen thousands of protesters out in this plaza pushed back down this tunnel by police quite quickly. and that has been how it has gone today. thousands o

this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom.the european parliament says it has grave concerns, and ireland's prime minister says it doesn't form the basis for an agreement. plenty of drama in washington. donald trump has called for both ukraine and china to investigate his potential presidential rivaljoe biden. that is extraordinary in itself. but as sam stein at the daily beast and many others have pointed out... democrats have already launched an impeachment enquiry after learning that donald trump asked the ukrainian president to investigate joe biden during a phone call injuly. here he is earlier. china should start an investigation into the bidens. because happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with... with ukraine. president zelinski, if it were me, i recommend that they start an investigation into the bidens because nobody has any doubt that they were not crooked. joe biden's campaign has responded... trump and his allies claim that whenjoe biden was vice—president he abused his power to pressure ukraine

bbc newsroom live is next. we are back tomorrow at ten o‘clock. have a good day. good morning.south—east england and norfolk. most of them will clear away and you can say for many of us, a dry and bright day. it‘s going to feel chilly this afternoon, maximum temperature is about ten, 11, 1a or 15 celsius, much lower than they were yesterday in the south—east in particular. through this evening and overnight, some patchy fog developing in inland areas. again, looking at quite a chilly night, come thursday night. then through thursday, the remnants of ex—hurricane lorenzo move their way close to the uk and that will give you some strengthening winds on thursday. goodbye. you‘re watching bbc newsroom live — it‘s 11am, and these are the main stories this morning: borisjohnson‘s "take it or leave it" message to europe — as he prepares to set out his final offer on brexit. it's it‘s ideal or no—deal, as boris johnson gives the eu a ten day deadline to agree his brexit plan. —— ideal. the duke and duchess of sussex take the mail on sunday to court — for publishing one of the duchess‘

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. have a good day.ting parts of wales, southern parts of england, particularly the south—east and parts of sussex and kent as we go on through the day today. with the weather slowly brightening up, temperatures climbing to 14 to 17 degrees for many of us overnight. relatively mild night, seven in newcastle, 14 and the channel islands, and then, tomorrow, for many of us, wet start to the day. rain will clear away from northern ireland, so, here, it will brighten up ireland, so, here, it will brighten up with sunshine, further east, the rain could be slow—moving, means we could have rain for much of the afternoon, and coming back into south—east england, may be as far as the london area. that is the weather forecast. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: nazi salutes and racist chants at england's euro—qualifer against bulgaria — as the match had to be stopped twice. whatever we do might be perceived as not being enough, but i think we've made a major st

bbc newsroom live is next.ecting the channel isles, through the isles of scilly and into the far south—west of cornwall, a few showers in the north—east of scotland. but for most you will keep the sunshine well into the afternoon and it will feel quite chilly, maximum temperatures up to about 9-11, 12 maximum temperatures up to about 9—11, 12 degrees. tonight we will continue with a similar theme, the cloud and rain in the south—west, still a few showers in the north—east. elsewhere, though, some clear skies. a bit more cloud across southern coastal counties tonight, temperature staying just above freezing here. elsewhere, there will bea freezing here. elsewhere, there will be a frost again going into tuesday morning. it will be another fine and sunny day for most. just that cloud in the south—west of england, a few showers in the north—east. but for most, dry and sunny. bye—bye. you‘re watching bbc newsroom live. i‘m carrie gracie at westminster. the headlines at 11: the eu agrees to britain‘s request to delay

bbc newsroom live is next. good morning.high pressure extending from the azores and up to the uk, so a settled picture for many of us. rain in the south—east is linked into that weather system. it continues to rain across parts of east anglia and the south—east of england into the afternoon but that rain becomes lighter and patchy as the day goes on. as sunny spells developing across wales, the midlands and northern england and parts of scotla nd northern england and parts of scotland and northern ireland, that higher cloud is moving into make the sunshine hazy. clear skies in england and wales so it could turn cold and frosty with fog patches developing into tomorrow morning which could be quite dense locally. temperatures overnight four to 8 degrees. not as cold in scotland as last night. any focal clear away for england and wales with sunny spells but more cloud for and ireland. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am. i'm carrie gracie, live from westminster, on yet another crucial day in parliament. borisjohnson wi

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is in our bbc newsroom. issues.a queen's speech very much on hold. on hold until we have a general election, and until brexit is sorted. norman, we will talk to you later in the programme. at the party he can give us more detail on those. boris johnson has made it absolutely clear that he wa nts made it absolutely clear that he wants law and order to be a priority for the conservative party. in fact, at the party this month, law and order was in thesaid that law and order was in thesaid that law and order was in thesaid that law and order was in the queen's speech reflect that with a raft of bills that will occupy the home office and the ministry ofjustice, in particular measures that would certainly increase sentences for around 3000 serious criminals or violent criminals, because they would end the automatic release at the halfway point of a sentence. it would now go up to two thirds. it was only a few months ago that the government was talking about restricting the use of short sentences, but now they are increas

welcome to bbc newsroom live — i'm joanna gosling.mit what it calls its "final" proposals for a new brexit deal today, with a warning there will be no further negotiations if brussels fails to engage with the offer. borisjohnson is expected to tell the conservative party conference the plan is a "fair and reasonable compromise" that all sides can build on. while the official plan won't be published till later, the daily telegraph has published details of what it says are the proposals british negotiators are putting forward in place of the backstop — designed to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. the paper says the idea is to have some checks on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. and other different checks across the irish sea between great britain and northern ireland. it is calling this plan "two borders for four years". let's look at what the daily telegraph is suggesting in more detail. the paper reports that under the proposals the uk and northern ireland would have a special relationship

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? of holding a snap general election — meaning there's likely to be a general election in december. police investigating the deaths of 39 people found in a lorry have appealed for help in finding two brothers from northern ireland —— wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. ronan and christopher hughes are both from county armagh. world service english. russian says kurdish fighters have withdrawn from the part of northeastern syria that turkey said it wanted to establish as a security corridor. the deadline for kurdish fighters to pull back from a region along the border with turkey under a deal brokered by moscow and ankara came to an end earlier today. bbc arabic. and on the bbc news website, a mountaineer from nepal, has climbed the world's fourteen highest peaks in less than seven months, easily beating an earlier record of almost eight years. nirmal purja, who's 36 reached the top of his last mountain in china on tuesday morning. the boss of boeing — dennis muile

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.will not allow clashes between turkish and syrian forces as turkey's military offensive in northern syria continues despite american sanctions. here are some of the main stories from bbc world service. catalan‘s regional leader, quim torra, says his government will continue to defend the region's right to self determination. on monday, spain's supreme court jailed nine separatist leaders for their role in a 2017 independence bid. thousands of separatist protesters have joined a demonstration near the spanish government delegation building in barcelona. south africa's for president has had his corruption trial delayed. he is accused of unlawfully favouring a french company in a major arms deal. he denies the charges. the rescuers in thailand have managed to rescue this trafficking —— this trapped king cobra near a shopping centre. it was then relocated to a forest reserve. midnight brussels time is the deadline the eu has set on a brexit deal. that's in under three hours' time. here's m

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: scotland yardrrants to search the homes of suspects were obtained "unlawfully". and this is the scene at scotland yard, where we're due to hear an update later the home secretary, priti patel, is calling on facebook to rethink its plans to encrypt messages on its platforms. encryption is creating those spaces, the spaces for terrorist individuals, terrorist organisations, child abusers, the people that are seeking to do harm to others. the prime minister's chief advisor on europe is holding another round of talks in brussels today, aimed at breaking the brexit deadlock.

you're watching bbc newsroom live, i'm annita mcveigh live in westminster — it's 11:00am and these are at the lack of time given to examine the detail. the idea that we are going to be bounced as a country out of the european union, in a period of a few days without politicians being given a chance to look carefully at the basis on which we are making this decision, is wrong. jeremy corbyn said he was going to vote against the remote before he had even seen it. if we debated this until christmas the labour party would still vote against it. we have had over 500 hours and over 3.5 years debating over brexit in parliament. there will be crucial votes again tonight — but if mps reject a proposal to speed the withdrawal bill

coming up on bbc newsroom live we'll be answering your questions on the latest brexit developments, andstitute for government's brexit team. send us your questions via text on 611211, tweet us using the hashtag bbc ask this, or email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk now onto another of our most read stories on the bbc news website this morning. huge crowds have been scaling uluru, the giant australian monolith formerly known as ayers rock, before the climb is banned from tomorrow. the local indigenous people waged a successful legal battle to have restrictions imposed because uluru has deep spiritual significance to them. well, there's been plenty of discussion about this on social media this morning — and the hashtags #uluru and #uluruclimb are trending. twitter user bill knight says he climbed uluru a month ago. he describes the experience as "awesome" — and he says he feels for everyone who didn't get to do it. a different view from another twitter user, leo d'angelo fisher. he says "people who scrambled to be among the last to climb uluru, knowing why future climbs have been banned, are the

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: american businesswomant is my record. the prime minister will speak to european leaders after a warning from the french president the eu will decide by the end of the week whether a brexit deal is possible. the mother of a teenager killed in a crash allegedly involving a us diplomat‘s wife says she'll ask president trump to waive the woman's diplomatic immunity. anne sacoolas has robbed us of his twinship. has robbed him. and robbed us of a son.

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is...at deal which allows the uk to take back control but he still has to get mps at westminster to back it. we turn to some of the main story from bbc world service. police in the barcelona say they were attacked with petrol bombs and acid during a third night of violent separatist protests. the unrest follows the jailing of nine catalan leaders over the failed attempt to break away from spain in 2017. meanwhile, the pro—independence leader of catalonia has proposed a fresh plan for moving towards self—determination, a new referendum by the end of 2021. it's been the deadliest week in indian—administered kashmir since the region's special status was revoked by the indian government in august. three civilians have been killed since monday, allegedly by armed insurgents. separately, security forces say they've shot dead three militants. a female moroccan journalist who was sentenced to a year in prison last month for having pre—marital sex and an alleged abortion has walked free after she re

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.. here are some of the means series from bbc world service. bulgarian police have identified 15 fans and arrested six, who are accused of racist abuse aimed at black england players. england's euro 2020 qualifying match against bulgaria was stopped twice on monday because of racist chants. uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against bulgaria. nasa has unveiled the design of it's new spacesuit. it looks similar to those worn at the internatinoal space station, but has been improved for comfort and mobility. the suit could be worn by the next astronauts on the moon. and kim jong—un's been channeling vladimir putin. here he is on horseback heading to the peak of north korea's highest mountain. analysts say such gestures have been known to come before major announcements. we'll see. let's turn back to brexit because the challenge for borisjohnson has always been that he needs both the eu and the uk parliament to agree to a deal. the leader of the house of commons jacob rees—mogg, a hi

cheering and that is all from the bbc newsroom tonight. good night. station, new council housing and a property made entirely of cork. every day this week we are taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. today is the turn of the weston yorkshire sculpture park, which sits in the grounds of bretton hall, an 18th—century country park estate. the weston is the latest addition to the sculpture park, which has been in action since 1977. the new building provides a visitor centre and gallery. we needed a new entrance into the park. we needed more car parking, more cafe space. and we also wanted a building that was going to bring people into this 18th—century landscape in a new way. you approach the building from the car park, and you‘re taken into something which is almost like a kind of slit in an earthwork, you feel as if you‘re going into a hill. and then everything explodes when you come into this room. the light explodes, and of course the landscape explodes in front of you. what we wanted to do was to create a complete transition, from

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour.but also on breakfast this morning. keira knightley‘s latest role tells the story of a whistleblower who tried to stop the second gulf war. she's been talking to louise about making a stand for something you believe in. we're deep beneath the streets of london this morning as the capital's subterranean secrets are revealed. how safe are e—cigarettes? after reports claiming they're linked to a number of deaths in the us we'll hear how the vaping industry is fighting back. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the british and irish prime minister's say they're on the ‘pathway‘ to a brexit deal, ahead of more talks today. the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, will meet the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier later, with less than a week to go until a summit of eu leaders which is seen as the last chance to reach agreement before the brexit deadline at the end of the month. the bbc and the government are being told to find a way of saving free tv licences for people ove

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour.st with louise minchin and dan walker. it's 6:30. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning, around 100—million plastic clothes hangers are thrown away in the uk every year. we'll hear from the fashion designer, roland mouret, who believes he has the solution. would you pay up to £12,000 for a ticket to the rugby world cup final? we'll meet the england fans heading forjapan. and later, he's one of the world's most popular scientists, superstar astrophysicist, neil degrasse tyson, gets thousands of letters every year from fans wanting answers to the biggest mysteries of the universe. he's here to share some of his favourites. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the london fire brigade has been condemned for systematic failures in its response to the grenfell tower fire, in a report into the disaster which claimed 72 lives. the inquiry found that fewer people would have died if the building had been eva