chris mcgovern always kirsty. always a pleasure, kirsty.y. much indeed for getting us to thirsee, rhaps differently. much indeed for getting us to thirsee, that's differently. much indeed for getting us to thirsee, that's anotherly. much indeed for getting us to thirsee, that's another double >> see, that's another double barrel, it kirsty, nicole or barrel, is it kirsty, nicole or is it kirsty? barrel, is it kirsty, nicole or is i'nicole? barrel, is it kirsty, nicole or is i'nicole hadley well, let's ask her. >> she's still there. >> she's still there. >> still there. >> she's still there. still there. scottie. >> she's still there. still the nell:ottie. we weren't sure >> nell hughes we weren't sure if it was nell hughes or scottie. nell it's theme of scottie. nell it's the theme of the gone, but the morning. she's gone, but we'll why. we'll find out why. >> just be called >> can nobody just be called bill smith? >> your middle name? >> no. what's your middle name? i one. >> no. what's your middle name? i do one. >> no. what's your middle

kirsty, you are chair of the _ going to happen.ink it's unlikely to work you _ and at court. i think it's unlikely to work. you should never underestimate the capability and capacity— underestimate the capability and capacity of somebody to disrupt court _ capacity of somebody to disrupt court proceedings. i've seen examples of cases i was in, a murder case when _ examples of cases i was in, a murder case when a — examples of cases i was in, a murder case when a conviction of murder was returned _ case when a conviction of murder was returned and — case when a conviction of murder was returned and it was a gangland shooting — returned and it was a gangland shooting case in south london and one of— shooting case in south london and one of the — shooting case in south london and one of the defendants got up at the verdict. _ one of the defendants got up at the verdict, stormed to the door, slammed _ verdict, stormed to the door, slammed it behind him and broke the dock officer's arm. the reaction that— dock officer's arm. the reactio

>> kirsty i mean, sorry , kirsty, >> kirsty i mean, sorry, kirsty, am i right in thinking your childwonder, is your child one that would want one of these spaces or would want to use a gender neutral ? neutral? >> two i would say that my child has been exploring their gender identity and where i live in in the uk is brighton down south and, you know, i think that we are very open minded down here. we are very sort of, um, you know , like people just need to know, like people just need to be happy and i think that as it goes back to what i said before , more about one person, safety shouldn't be at the expense of another's. and i think i understand if there are girls that want to use the girls toilet, but we also have to understand that there are a growing number of children that actually are requesting gender neutral toilets. i mean , i neutral toilets. i mean, i prefer gender neutral toilets. and i think one of the reference points in the girls letter also , which i agreed with, is that , , which i agreed with, is that, um, there are girls that aren't using the toilet because they d

kirsty is here tomorrow.d graphic designerjamie reid who has died at the age of 76. his iconic collage work was a central pillar of the 19705 punk aesthetic. here's a reminder. good night. # there's no point in asking, you'll get no reply # oh, just remember, i don't decide # i got no reason, it's all too much # you'll always find us # out to lunch # oh, we're so pretty, oh, so pretty # we're vacant # oh, we're so pretty, oh, so pretty # vacant # oh, we're so pretty, oh, so pretty # and now # and we don't care.# breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day, this is bbc news. another said... this local councillor, who left the police two years ago, is familiar with the threat. anyone who has an officer's name in mind to target will want to know two things, where they live and where they work. this breach of their personal data has done half the job for them. during the conflict known as the troubles, more than 300 police officers were killed. attacks are much more rare now. however, officers still face c

thank you so much, kirsty. let's take a look at some of the front pages... guardian, asylum barge evacuated as deadly bacteria is found and the best is yet to come, the lioness is ready to take on colombia. good luck for tomorrow for that. the daily mail, the trans row over women's wards and the pressure to change nhs guidelines that they can share single sex spaces and again, england. on the daily telegraph, migrants taken from the barge with the legionnaires scare and some of the legionnaires scare and some of the supermodels in the september edition front page of vogue magazine. that's all from us tonight. we'll leave you with our own tribute to the birth of hip—hop. i'm back monday. until then — have a good weekend. goodnight. hip-hop remix of newsnight theme breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day, this is bbc news. and there's a balance to be struck, isn't there, between the efforts to maintain and preserve human life and basic needs of humans and the actual functionality of the economy, government relations, all of that? what exactly needs

kirsty will be here tomorrow but before we go we would like to leave you with pictures notjust of a bluehas warned about china having successfully penetrated every sector of the british economy. how does your government manage that and still have good trade relations with china? i made it clear that whilst we want to maintain a economic relationship with china, our national security comes first. and if there is ever a situation where our security concerns are at odds with our economic concerns, our security concerns win out. in the days before your visit there was coverage in the press in britain promising tough talk on ukraine, that you would raise this subject with your chinese counterpart and actually call on beijing to try to use its influence on russia to bring about an end to that war. well, i mean, what realistically can be done on that front? and do you trust beijing's reassurances on ukraine? i don't believe it is in china's interest to be seen in any way to be supporting russia's brutal invasion of ukraine. and i don't think it's in china's interest in any way there interest in

, kirsty.mean very worrying stats these are. so tell us about the bus service where you are . where you are. >> so we're from east tilbury, which is an isolated area within thurrock. >> it's cut off by two rail crossings and it's got a it's a growing borough with loads of large housing targets, local plans , lower thames crossing, plans, lower thames crossing, construction . it's been decided construction. it's been decided by thurrock council that the only bus, the 3.74 that serves east tilbury , linford and west east tilbury, linford and west tilbury , as well as the number tilbury, as well as the number 11 that serves horndon on the hill and fobbing will have their funding removed even though their own application made by their own application made by the council under the grant for the council under the grant for the government scheme . bcip the government scheme. bcip actually states that both of these bus services are socially necessary. so these bus services provide a lifeline to many pe

of that their money on lots of that stuff because and this made stuff is because and this made me kirstieen kirstie allsopp ages well, just ages ago said, well, if you just cut your membership and cut out your gym membership and your account, you'll your netflix account, you'll have a home immediately. no, since 1997, my had since 1997, when my dad had a house was not even a house and i was not even a twinkle in his eye. house prices were three times the average income. so it's income. now it's11, so it's just your earnings so just outpaced your earnings so much that lots of are much that lots of people are just going, well, i as just going, well, i may as well rent buy on the never rent and buy things on the never never because i'll never actually own place actually own my own place anyway. far the economy anyway. as far as the economy goes house one, some goes on that house one, some people this and say, people will watch this and say, well, if your dad bought his house, whenever his now house, whenever his house now presumably gone up in value, presumably has gone up in value, so in hi

basically newsnation's kirstie. christine takes a look. >> passengers got on camera, fists fighting with flight attendants. incidents like these not only causing delays and diversions but also physical harm to flight crews and passengers. the problem has become so alarming that a new policy bill would require airlines to train flight attendants to be able to defend themselves in violent situations. according to the bill, each such air carrier should have in place and deploy and employ assault prevention and response plan to facilitate appropriate protocols, standards and training to equip employees with best practices and the experience necessary to respond effectively to hostile situations and disruptive behavior and maintain a safe traveling experience. a lot of these attacks are life threatening. >> and so you don't really know what you're dealing with, how you're dealing with it you fully equipped, often aerials, it can definitely be detrimental, according to the international air transport association in 2022.

on to the weather with kirsty mccabe. good morning.we've seen over the past few days. so it's sunny spells and some scattered light showers today. we have a weak weather frontjust clearing away. that's what will bring in a few showers with it, but you will be unlucky if you catch one. so some brighter sunny spells to start the day. a bit more cloud bubbling up as the day goes on and a few light showers moving through on those light north—westerly winds. top temperatures 19—21 celsius. that's 70 fahrenheit. as we go through the night, the winds stay light. there will be some clear spells here and there and the temperatures will drop to around 9—12c. the outlook for the rest of the week — it is going to turn more unsettled by the time we get to the end of the week. but for most, it is a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. some of the showers will turn heavier as we head towards friday, for example. temperatures generally into the low 20s. that's it from us for now. we'll be back in half an hour. back to sarah and jon. hello, t

there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight, with kirsty wark, which isjust gettingay on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the almost a year since the start of the women life freedom protests in iran, we have a special report with defiant voices inside the country as the morality police double down on the repression of women. so how should the uk calibrate relations with iran? we'll be joined by a iranian—american human rights researcher whose father was a political prisoner who died under house arrest — and the former uk ambassador to iran. also tonight, to raise or not to raise — should the bank of england hike the interest rate tomorrow, or can the economy do its own work now? two senior economists argue it out. the upcoming ruthergen and hamilton west by—election — expected to be a major snp labour battle — could be a bellwether for the general election. we're there tonight. ahead of thrice indicted former president donald trump's court appearance, just before we go on air tomor

newsnight with kirsty wark is just getting under way on bbc two. news continues here on bbc one as it's time to join our teams as many as 1,500 artefects worth millions, and calls for the director to resign. how did the thefts happen again and again? this is not a good night at the museum. how could theft on such a scale happen? do you think their position is untenable? not really, ithink do you think their position is untenable? not really, i think if i had been — untenable? not really, i think if i had been in those positions i would have gone — had been in those positions i would have gone virtually immediately. tonight we'rejoined by charles suamerez smith, the former head of three national art insitutions, and christos tsirogiannis, unesco's expert on the trafficking of illicit antiquities. also tonight, brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. at a summit in johennesburg, the five brics countries push for expansion, and challenge what they see as the g7�*s hegemony. so what is their plan? we'll be speaking to a former china analyst for

so ijust wonder, i wonder whether and okay, i've just talked to kari lake and we've mentioned kirstieher state governor who's popular. but i kind of wonder , james johnson is wonder, james johnson is tomorrow almost an audition for who's going to be the vice presidential candidate? >> well, i think donald donald trump at this trump will be looking at this line—up candidates and line—up of candidates and thinking, want any of thinking, i don't want any of that. these are the ones that he thinks betrayed thinks have betrayed him by going this i think going on this stage. i think he'll looking away from that he'll be looking away from that lot. that's too much bad blood with and ron desantis. you with him. and ron desantis. you know, a of candidates are know, a lot of candidates are standing against him. some of the known voices azar the less known voices like azar hutchinson as doug hutchinson as well as doug burgum, very burgum, are very, very anti trump. wonder actually trump. i wonder whether actually it's lakes of this it's the kari lakes of this world trump might be world that trum

so ijust wonder, i wonder whether and okay, i've just talked to kari lake and we've mentioned kirstieher state governor who's popular. but i kind of wonder , james johnson is wonder, james johnson is tomorrow almost an audition for who's going to be the vice presidential candidate? >> well, i think donald donald trump at this trump will be looking at this line—up candidates and line—up of candidates and thinking, want any of thinking, i don't want any of that. these are the ones that he thinks betrayed thinks have betrayed him by going this i think going on this stage. i think he'll looking away from that he'll be looking away from that lot. that's too much bad blood with and ron desantis. you with him. and ron desantis. you know, a of candidates are know, a lot of candidates are standing against him. some of the known voices azar the less known voices like azar hutchinson as doug hutchinson as well as doug burgum, very burgum, are very, very anti trump. wonder actually trump. i wonder whether actually it's lakes of this it's the kari lakes of this world trump might be world that trum

good luck with the decorating as well as the kirstie who is, of course , a fabulous comedian and a regularwill rise below the inflation rate next year. they are trying to spin this as a victory. they told us that this is something to celebrate . but is something to celebrate. but if you take away that spin , all if you take away that spin, all they are telling us is that rail pnces they are telling us is that rail prices will go up just not above 9. yeah fine. but that would be massive and completely unjustified. so it's not a victory. any rise in rail fares will hit passengers hard , do will hit passengers hard, do nothing to get people back onto trains. we're being told, aren't we? it's going to cost you to take your car off the driveway. all this net zero, all this useless stuff. well, why don't you trains affordable you make the trains affordable then? about 45% on then? about 45% of fares on britain's railways are regulated by westminster , scottish and by the westminster, scottish and welsh governments, including standard day returns. season tickets and most commuter fares . they can

good luck with the decorating as well as the kirstie who is, of course , a fabulous comedian and a regular rail fares will rise below the inflation rate next year. they are trying to spin this as a victory. they told us that this is something to celebrate . but is something to celebrate. but if you take away that spin , all if you take away that spin, all they are telling us is that rail pnces they are telling us is that rail prices will go up just not above 9. yeah fine. but that would be massive and completely unjustified. so it's not a victory. any rise in rail fares will hit passengers hard , do will hit passengers hard, do nothing to get people back onto trains. we're being told, aren't we? it's going to cost you to take your car off the driveway. all this net zero, all this useless stuff. well, why don't you trains affordable you make the trains affordable then? about 45% on then? about 45% of fares on britain's railways are regulated by westminster , scottish and by the westminster, scottish and welsh governments, including standard day returns. season tickets and most commuter fare

. >> i'm sorry if kirsty wark was doing a proper job there. she doing a properjob there.e that the world is on fire? that is. well, she had highly irresponsible rhetoric that you were putting out into the world. your policy positions does not back up that rhetoric. and look, i think labour's in trouble on this. and i think nana's right. but there's got to be more than rhetoric. it's got to be more than rhetoric and is sunak really brave enough to do that? rebecca robinson nana akua do stand by because coming up in the next media buzz coffee giant costa coffee are in a whole latte trouble with customers after displaying a trans man with their surgically removed breasts on the side of a drinks van. is this their bud light moment? but next, reform uk leader richard tice has his sights set on new laws banning authoritarian banks from cancelling customers for wrongthink . cancelling customers for wrongthink. he joins me live in the studio to let rip and reveal his own de—banking hell . why one of britain's best journalist, tom bower , on the journalist, tom bower, on the way t

. >> i'm sorry if kirsty wark was doing a proper job there. she doing a properjob there.ld is on fire? that is. well, she had highly irresponsible rhetoric that you were putting out into the world. your policy positions does not back up that rhetoric. and look, i think labour's in trouble on this. and i think nana's right. but there's got to be more than rhetoric. it's got to be more than rhetoric and is sunak really brave enough to do that? rebecca robinson nana akua do stand by because coming up in the next media buzz coffee giant costa coffee are in a whole latte trouble with customers after displaying a trans man with their surgically removed breasts on the side of a drinks van. is this their bud light moment? but next, reform uk leader richard tice has his sights set on new laws banning authoritarian banks from cancelling customers for wrongthink . cancelling customers for wrongthink. he joins me live in the studio to let rip and reveal his own de—banking hell . why one of britain's best journalist, tom bower , on the journalist, tom bower, on the way to discuss the

kirsty starmer not catching a break on the environment at the minute, is he?ge in the toilets, leaking ceilings, smoke alarms don't work. it's alarms that don't work. it's a massive fire hazard and of course, illegal migrants have been put up in plush hotels. but less than a after less than a week after greenpeace activists targeted rishi house, it's emerged rishi sunaks house, it's emerged as a labour by—election candidate has been campaigning with same group. alistair with the same group. alistair strathearn is labour's candidate for mid bedfordshire . his for mid bedfordshire. his partner, megan coulson . scott partner, megan coulson. scott works as a political officer for greenpeace . they are clearly greenpeace. they are clearly a completely normal couple and indeed to demonstrate that fact, they dressed up as zombies in protest outside the home office last november. it is just five days since greenpeace targeted rishi sunaks house in north yorkshire. they were angry at the government's plans to grant more than 100 new licences for oil extraction in the o

he was waiting to see if kirsty armour would actually rebrand and the labour party effectively becauseed the horses because yes , because he was going to be yes, because he was going to be every profligate as, as yes, because he was going to be evetruss profligate as, as yes, because he was going to be evetruss planned gate as, as yes, because he was going to be evetruss planned to :e as, as yes, because he was going to be evetruss planned to be.;, as yes, because he was going to be evetruss planned to be. and but liz truss planned to be. and but , but starmer has been very, very steadfast in this and made the point. and so tony's been thinking, yeah, you know , i thinking, yeah, you know, i mean, because look, i mean, the man is he's only 17. he's very active man. i mean 70s coming up for prime, bless him , you for his prime, bless him, you know, nick's of know, but i mean, nick's of american makes american politics. that makes him actually the one him a mere babe actually the one that might mad that our politics might be mad peter, it peter, but the one thing it makes grateful that m