hello this is bbc newsroom live.g the uk's demand that the irish backstop be scrapped is unacceptable. holidaymakers describe a "terrifying experience" after smoke filled the cabin on a british airways flight from heathrow to spain. a 17—year—old is remanded into youth detention accused of the attempted murder of a six—year—old boy at the tate modern art gallery. residents of whaley bridge in derbyshire are hoping to find out when they can return to their homes following an inspection of the damaged dam later. sport now, and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. we are still talking about the ashes after that loss in the opener this morning. just a day after losing the ashes opener, england have announced bowlerjimmy anderson has withdrawn from the second test at lord's next week. the 37—year—old was passed fit for the edgbaston test despite hurting the same calf he had injured while playing for lancashire last month. anderson managed just four overs on the opening morning, before aggravat

welcome to bbc newsroom live. few minutes the scottish conservative leader ruth davidson has resigned. tweeting her resignation letter, she said it has been the privilege of her life to serve and she cited the recent birth of her son as the key reason behind her decision. let's cross to edinburgh, where ruth davidson is making a statement about her resignation as the leader of the scottish conservatives. here she is. good afternoon. it has been the privilege of my life to serve as leader of the scottish conservative and unionist party, these past nearly eight years. this has been a remarkable time in politics and i will always be thankfulfor politics and i will always be thankful for the opportunity to have a front seat as scottish political history was being made. i am so proud of the teams we have built as a party at holyrood, westminster and council chambers across the country. proud also of the work we have done to reach out to all communities in scotland, north and south, rural or urban, and after some sallow

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham and these are the main stories this morning: ahead of talks in paris, the french president, emmanuel macron, warns boris johnson that reopening the brexit deal is not an option. the prime minister has told european leaders they have to ditch the irish backstop. we do need that backstop removed. but if we can do that, then i'm absolutely certain that we can move forward together. gcse students celebrate a slight increase in the pass rate, and the percentage of papers getting top grades, despite concerns about the exam getting harder. and i'm at a school in shropshire where pupils have been getting their exa m where pupils have been getting their exam results all morning. i'll be speaking to a careers adviser to find out what to do if you didn't get what you expected. tens of thousands of ryanair passengers could face disruption today as uk—based pilots strike. our focus on farming continues with a look at the growing threat from criminals, who kill and butcher sheep in fields,

welcome to bbc newsroom live.e say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. the policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. a man in his fifties has been arrested. in a tweet, the home secretary priti patel said she's "horrified by the shocking stabbing of one of our brave police officers" and wished the officer a full recovery. our correspondent andy moore is in east london. what is in east london. do we knew so far? mail, please say what do we knew so far? mail, please say that it had been a routine patrol stopped. two officers in a patrol stopped. two officers in a patrol car so a large, white van and thought it was under insured. there was a brief purse it and then the vehicle came to a halt finallyjust outside this railway station in leyton for the driver got out and became very aggressive. it is said he had a machete about a foot long. the police had a press conference this morning. the circumstances a

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham, and these are the main stories this morning: the liberal democrats win the brecon and radnorshire by—election — leaving borisjohnson's government with a working majority of one. i will fight to keep our country in the european union. and we now have in parliament one more mp who will fight to make that happen. the raf are dropping hundreds of tonnes of sand and gravel onto the damaged reservoir dam in whaley bridge. there's still a real risk that could collapse? yes, the structural engineer on site is very concerned about that. basically, the information we have had is that we have to do something here, because it's not going to go away on its own. two holiday firms, with bookings from more than 50,000 people, have ceased trading. last month was probably the warmestjuly on record — according to new research. and, england bowlerjames anderson awaits the results of a calf scan — and could be out for the rest of the first ashes test at edgbaston. good morning. welcome to bbc ne

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ry: uk supermarkets are seeking permission to work together to prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. they're hoping the government will waive strict competition rules which normally prevent rival businesses from discussing supply or pricing. throughout the day and across the bbc we'll be looking into what the impact of leaving the european union without a deal could be. we'll hear from italian ice cream makers to danish pig farmers, from tourists to economists. but first, what does no—deal brexit actually mean? a no—deal brexit would mean the uk leaving the european union with no formal agreement in place about the future relationship between the uk and the eu — cutting ties immediately. there would be no transition period — which is where rules and regulations would remain largely the same while talks to allow a trade deal to be agreed took place. leaving without a deal is the legal default if parliament does not prevent it when mps return in the autumn. the uk woul

hello, this is bbc newsroom live.ing to opposition parties inviting them to work with him. no suspicion of foul play in the death of teenager nora quorin — police in malaysia say there is no indication of violence or abduction. official figures show there were more than 4,300 drug—related deaths in england and wales last year — the highest number since records began in 1993. the united states has made a last—minute request to the authorities in gibraltar not to release an iranian oil tanker which was seized last month. the proportion of students awarded top grades at a—level has fallen to the lowest level for more than a decade, with just 25% achieveing an a grade or higher. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. it's take two for the second ashes test this morning and the rain has stayed away — so far — at lord's, where play got under way a short time ago. there's a lot of red on display to mark ruth strauss day, as the sport pays tribute to the wife of former england captain andrew s

welcome to bbc newsroom live.g kong has suspended all flights in and out of the territory as a sit—in with thousands of anti—government protesters at the international airport enters its fourth day. mass demonstrations and unrest show no sign of abating, more than two months after they were sparked by a controversial extradition bill. many of those protesting are critical of the actions of police, who on sunday were caught on film firing tear gas at close range. our correspondent stephen mcdonell sent this update from hong kong airport. this is the scene at hong kong international airport. both levels are completely full, black clad pro—democracy demonstrators have occupied every inch of this terminal. if we come over here, we can even see down at the bottom how many thousands of chanting protesters there are. they are calling for an inquiry into the police, following clashes over the weekend. people will have seen that footage of riot police charging into an underground train station, hitting protesters and firin

welcome to bbc newsroom live.—old man denies any involvement in the murder of pc andrew harper, who was killed while responding to reports of a burglary in berkshire last thursday. jed foster has appeared at reading magistrates‘ court this morning, charged with the murder of pc harper, who was dragged along the road by a vehicle. nine other men have been released on bail. our correspondent, andy moore is at reading magistrates court. tell us what has happened in court this morning. good morning. this was a brief appearance lasting just a few minutes. mr foster was brought in wearing grey prison issue cloths, flanked by two security officers. he was asked by the court clerk to give his name, his date of birth, and his address. his address he gave as keepers cottage in their field. address. his address he gave as keepers cottage in theirfield. he was formally charged with the murder of pc harper on august the 15th and the theft of a motorbike, so a quad bike from peter wallace. there was no formal plea but then mr f

welcome to bbc newsroom live.art with breaking news this hour — a police officer has been killed in berkshire. it happened last night as pc andrew harper was attending reports of a burglary near to the a4 between reading and newbury. thames valley police have released a statement. thames valley police say 10 people have been arrested. some of the information we have from the statement that has been posted on their website... a murder investigation has been launched after a thames valley police officer died following an incident in berkshire. this happened at around 11:30pm last night close to the all. bath road, between reading and newbury. the incident happened at the crossroads of ufton lane and lambdens hill, near to sulhamstead. danny shaw is with me with more. ten people have been arrested, all male aged between 13 and 30 according to thames valley police. it appears the police officer, pc andrew harper, was investigating a reported burglary. some altercation or incident followed. i have received an unconfirm

good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. story — the chancellor sajid javid has said it's a "challenging time for world economies" as new figures revealed the uk economy shrank in the second quarter of this year. the gdp figures show a 0.2% decline between april and june, the worst performance of the uk economy since 2012. it follows a 0.5% growth the previous quarter, which was largely put down to manufacturers stockpiling before the missed brexit deadline on march 31st. even the usually strong services sector, showed just 0.1% growth in today's figures, which have led to fears of a uk recession. let's get more from our correspondent katy austin, katy what do the figures tell us? it had been expected that growth would be flat so is it a point to percent contraction is worse than expected and it comes after a rise for the first three months of the year of for the first three months of the yearof 0.5%, a for the first three months of the year of 0.5%, a lot of it due to stockpiling ahead of the original brexit date which boos

good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live.ge sitting in scotland's highest civil court has rejected a request for an injunction, preventing the suspension of parliament, but says it's in the public interest for a full hearing, as soon as possible. a group of 75 parliamentarians were seeking an interim interdict — similar to an injunction — at the court of session ahead of a full hearing. lord doherty said he believed the full hearing should be moved forward to next tuesday or wednesday. lorna gordon is in edinburgh for us. explain the significance of this? explain the significance of thi57m effect, it means we are in a holding pattern at the moment. the judge declined to grant that emergency injunction. he said he wants to hear the full argument. in the end they settled on a date, that full hearing which was originally scheduled for next friday, because of course the moves to bring this case to court have been in the offing for some time. the petitioners started this court action back injuly. anticipating, they said, that the

welcome to bbc newsroom live.sia searching for a missing 15—year—old girl from london say they have found a body. nora quorin went missing while on a family holiday on august 4th. police are still in the process of identifying the body. on august the 3rd nora and her family arrived at the resort. on the 5th of august, as the search gets under way, officers say they are treating her disappearance as a missing person case. later‘s nada's family believe she is abducted. yesterday a £10,000 reward donated by an anonymous business was made available for information leading to nora's safe return. today a body was found in the search for missing nora. this is what the police had to say earlier. just now, around 2:30 pm local time, we found a body, a woman's body with white skin. but as of now we cannot confirm the identity of the body. we have contact did the forensic pathology tea m contact did the forensic pathology team to determine who it is. at this time we cannot confirm it is nora. it sadly seems likely. investiga

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ent has announced additionalfunding to prepare the uk in the event of a no—deal brexit. the chancellor, sajid javid, says the extra £2.1 billion was necessary to ensure the uk is prepared for leaving the eu on 31st october with or without a deal. of the £2.1 billion, nearly £350 million will be spent on upgrading border and transport infrastructure at the biggest ports. this will include an extra 1,000 borderforce officers — double the number previously announced when mrjavid was home secretary. and more than £430 million will be spent on the stockpiling of vital medicines. labour have described the plans as an ‘appalling waste of taxpayers' money'. let's get more from our political correspondentjessica parker. brexit preparations cost money, and today the man now in charge of the public‘s finances signalled that he's willing to turn on the taps. the chancellor, sajid javid, is announcing £2.1 billion to go specifically on no—deal planning on top of £42 billion of brexit preparation mo

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham and these are the main stories this morning: jeremy corbyn will say the country needs a general election in a speech this morning as he sets out labour's plans do "everything necessary" to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. this is not project fear any more. these are real calculations of the impact of no deal and the more we see that, the more people will come together in parliament on a cross—party basis to say that we could not tolerate a no deal and all the implications it has. the labour leader is due to start his speech very shortly — we'll bring it to you live. thames valley police has been granted more time to question ten males in relation to the death of pc andrew harper in berkshire. new figures reveal1 in 7 five—year—olds are yet to be fully immunised against mmr. prince andrew says he's appalled by allegations that his formerfriend, jeffrey epstein, sexually abused dozens of young girls and finds any suggestion he'd participate in such behaviour "abhorren

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ernment has appointed a panel of experts to review the h52 railway project to check whether and for how long the project should continue. the first segment of h52, the line between london and birmingham, is due to open at the end of 2026. the second phase linking leeds and manchester is due for completion by 2032—33. in 2015 the cost of the project was predicted to be more than £55 billion. but borisjohnson has said he expects the costs to spiral to over 100 billion. this morning the transport secretary grant shapps didn't rule out scrapping the project. this is a genuine review to see whether we are going to get the benefits from it, what the full costs are going to be from this project. because it is so much public money involved, the responsible thing to do is to really look at it and say is this actually going to stack up? does it work for the country? so you are not ruling out that hsz, high—speed two, could be cancelled, even though more than £7 billion has already been spent, an

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: jeremy corbyns meeting other opposition party leaders to discuss how to prevent a no—deal brexit. documents seen by bbc news suggest that the government knew the h52 project was over budget and probably behind schedule three years ago. the government wants to change planning rules in england to help mobile phone companies installing sg broadband in rural areas. ajudge in oklahoma finds pharmaceutical giantjohnson & johnson guilty of fueling the state's opioid crisis— they've said they will appeal the ruling. two of the oldest clubs in english football — bury and bolton — have untilfive o'clock to prove they have a future — orface being thrown out of the english football league. and the countdown to the new series of strictly come dancing has begins, with the stars donning their sequins for last night's launch in london. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. jeremy corbyn is meeting opposition party leaders as he looks to secure support for his plans to block a no—deal brexit. the labour leade

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ls in england stand to benefit from a pledge by the prime minister to pay for repairs and upgrades. boris johnson has promised £850 million to help with upgrades to outdated facilities and to pay for new equipment. the money has been earmarked for 20 hospitals, including a new women and children's hospital in cornwall, four new wards in norwich and a new critical and intensive care block in luton. the funding pledge comes during a week of health policy announcements by the government and is part of the pm's £1.8 billion ‘one—off cash boost‘ for nhs hospitals across england. labour's shadow health secretary says there was "huge scepticism" the funding pledge comes during a week labour's shadow health secretary says there was "huge scepticism" about whether the funding was new, while the charity the health foundation says that nhs facilities in england were "in major disrepair", with a £6bn maintenance backlog. matt hancock is the health secretary, and says hospitals will get the addtion

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story... put out the flames. france's president macron calls the rejection a mistake. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories are language services are covering. talks to try to form a new government in italy have just resumed between populist five star movement and its potential new coalition partner, the centre—left democratic party. italy's president has given the two parties until wednesday to reach a deal and avoid a snap election. puerto rico has declared a state of emergency as it braces to be hit by a tropical storm churning through the caribbean. forecasters expect tropical storm dorian to develop into a hurricane within the next 2a hours. the release of rare photographs of the king of thailand's newly—anointed consort, have caused the palace website to crash. the 34—year—old is shown piloting a fighterjet, wearing combat fatigues, and firing a gun. the king's companion was named a "consort" on his birthday last month, just two months after he married his forth wife

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? stine environment. scientists say microscopic particles have been carried by winds from thousands of miles away and have been falling in the snow. pakistan's prime minister has said india will pay a heavy price for revoking indian—administered kashmir‘s special status. imran khan was addressing parliament in pakistan—adminstered kashmir. he also made this appeal to the united nations. translation: i keep sending this message to the international community. to those organisations who are meant to stop wars, whose job is to protect the weak from the strong. the united nations. it is not our trial, it's the united nations. you, the united nations, will you stand by your 11 security council resolutions on kashmir? if the powerful oppress the weak, can the un do nothing? does the un only work when the powerful want it to? let's get some background to this. kashmir is a himalayan region claimed by both india and pakistan. each controls different parts of the territory as you can see here. on

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ro if not a superhero. the 28—year—old died after being hit bya car the 28—year—old died after being hit by a car after responding to reports ofa by a car after responding to reports of a burglary in berkshire. a28—year—old man has appeared in court charged with his murder. we remember and the high life was richerfor remember and the high life was richer for knowing remember and the high life was richerfor knowing him. we give thanks for all that he gave, his enthusiasm, his care for others, his commitment to policing. his police family, to which he belonged, will never forget family, to which he belonged, will neverforget him. and we pray, especially for his family and close friends, for whom andrew's death has left such emptiness. maybe no peace in confusion and light and dark times through the love we share with one another. in this moment let us still our busy hearts and minds as we remember our colleague and friend andrew in silence. whistle blows the chief constable described and

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is?g and food waste are all fuelling global warming and damaging the planet. the italian deputy prime minister and league party leader, matteo salvini, has called for a snap election, saying his party's differences with its coalition partners cannot be patched up. the five star movement leader, luigi di maio, replied that his party did not fear another election. mr salvini's party is well ahead in opinion polls, mainly due to his strident stance against immigration. the pakistani opposition leader, maryam nawaz, has been detained by anti corruption officials in lahore. she was visiting her father, the jailed former prime minister, nawaz sharif, when she was taken into custody. bbc urdu. train companies in britain are to remain part of the interrail and eurail schemes, despite announcing just yesterday that they'd leave. they said the decision followed a "strong reaction" to news of their departure. the schemes allow ticketholders to travel around europe by train. that's popular on our web

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.nd anti—government protesters after a second day of disruption to flights. the us says a new 10% tariff on some chinese goods will be delayed until mid—december. the move has come in time for christmas as us shoppers will now enjoy cheaper prices on mobile phones, computers and other electrical goods for the next three months. the news sent us markets surging — the technology heavy nasdaq index making the most gains as tech giant apple lead the pack. the dow and the s&p making strong gains also. though, economists say we shouldn't read too much into what the delay means for a trade deal. us tariff delay on some chinese goods is positive for the dollar. but, the lack of visibility on the trade war means you shouldn't see this as a long—lasting trend." tariffs on a range of other goods will still go ahead as originally planned on the first of september. michelle fleury is in new york with the latest. why do you think president trump has introduced this delay right now?” think there a few

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is. government's decision to suspend parliament. two separate legal challenges have been launched — to try to stop the suspension the italian president has asked prime minister giuseppe conte to form a new government with the populist five—star movement and the opposition democratic party. mr conte has taken power nine days after his previous cabinet collapsed, because the right—wing party, the league — abandoned its coalition with the anti—establishment five—star movement. hurricane dorian is expected to strengthen into what's described as an "extremely dangerous" storm as it heads towards the us mainland. it's currently a category one hurricane, but could become at least category three. it's expected to hit somewhere between florida and southern georgia on friday evening. the american race car driver jessi combs has been killed in a crash as she tried to set a new land speed record. she was 39. her family say she died in a jet—powered car in south—east oregon, but they've not released f

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is.land has cut its forecast for uk growth and setting no—deal brexit would hit the economy even harder. nearly 2a hours on and mystery still surrounds reports that hamza bin laden, the son of former al-qaeda leader osama bin laden, has been killed. this is the new york times story which says he was killed in a strike quoting government sources telling the paper it was "an operation that involved the united states". the us is still yet to comment officially we should say. the bbc‘s security correspondent gordon correra has however spoken to a source who says that "while the reporting of his death is highly credible, they are more cautious about the cause being an air strike it is not yet clear when and how he died or the role of the us". here's one expert with his theory on that. my my take on it is that the reason my the americans are not willing to reveal more about the operation is because it involves very sensitive intelligence operations. name speculating my take on it is the securit

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?is fuelling hate crimes continues. well, it could be one small step for the world's most indestructible animal. that's the tardigrade, often called water bear. they were travelling on an israeli spacecraft that crash—landed on the moon in april, along with an archive of human history and human dna, as part of a "back—up" of planet earth. and the organisation that put them there says they could have survived and could "potentially be reanimated." rafael alves batista is a physicst who's studied the resilience of the tardigrades. why were the tardigrades sent to the moon? where do they normally live? very tiny animals we can find them either and water and sometimes they were other places, they're the most resilient creatures known to us. other places, they're the most resilient creatures known to usm that why they're called moss piglets? exactly. it makes them sound very cute. what do they do? they essentially are just very tiny creatures and they are well known to us creatures and they

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is?e next 30 days — a timeframe mrjohnson agreed to. greece has refused to help the iranian tanker that recently detained in gibraltar on suspicion of shipping oil to syria. the tanker has listed its destination as a port in greece, but the us has threatened sanctions on any country that allows it to dock. venezuela's president nicolas maduro says he has been in talks with the trump administration for months, even as the us is ramping up sanctions. washington says the only thing being discussed is mr maduro's departure. parents of a teenager who had his hair style filled in with a black marker pen, have filed a civil rights suit against the texas school district. the school say the haircut violated its dress—code policy. bbc news app. let me show pictures from the first visit to the wreck of the titanic for almost 15 years. the wreck is nearly 4,000 metres down in the atlantic. some parts are in surprisingly good condition, but others are deteriorating more quickly than expected. here's o

this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... prime minister that there can be no major changes to the brexit agreement, but some alterations may still be possible. however, he said the irish border backstop was indispensible. let's look at some of the other stories from our language services... an attempt by bangladesh to start repatriating rohingya refugees to myanmar has failed, with no—one turning up to board the vehicles that would take them home. officials at cox's bazaar in bangladesh say none of the refugees were willing to return. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has praised denmark for its cooperation with the us. it comes after a public row between the two countries, which saw donald trump cancel a visit to denmark, because it refused to sell greenland to the united states. and apple has advised owners of its new credit card to keep it away from leather and denim. the card is made of titanium to make it stand out from other products, but apparently damages very easily. it is the story everyone in russia has an o

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... replace the irish backstop in a brexit deal between the uk and the eu. he suggests the two sides commit to finding alternative arrangements by the end of a transition period. here are some of the main stories from the bbc world service. turkey says a syrian government air strike has hit one of its convoys inside syria, killing three civilians. it happened in the region of idlib, which is one of the few areas not under government control. turkey backs some but not all of the rebel forces in syria. some schools in indian—administered kashmir have reopened two weeks after the region was stripped of its special status and downgraded from a federal state. however, few students turned up for lessons, with parents saying they are worried about safety. a french couple faces up to six years in jail, after 40kg of sardinian sand in bottles were found in their car. sardinia's white sand is considered a public good and it is forbidden to remove it from the island. at least $235 million is generat

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day.sure. unusually deep area of the pressure. unusually deep area of the pressure. unusually deep area of the pressure for august. it will bring in some rain. it will be followed on by some heavy showers. some sunshine, before further thunderstorm is make their way into wales and the south—west. when‘s picking up all the while on friday. 35 to 45 miles an hour. to 55 in the south—west of england. could well be disruptive, we will see some trouble perhaps but on friday and into saturday, as well. on top of that, some heavy rain to come, too. you‘re watching bbc newsroom live, it‘s 11am and these are the main stories this morning... the home secretary says she is "absolutely horrified" after a policeman was left critically injured in a machete attack in east london overnight. he has an injury to the side of his head which required stitching and he has other injuries to his body included bumps and bruises. eating less meat could help slow down global warming, according to climate scientists.

bbc newsroom live is next. good morning.g area of low pressure that will move in. in the meantime, we have got this weather cloud here across the north of scotland. that is bringing us some showers which will be heavy in the north—east of scotla nd will be heavy in the north—east of scotland this afternoon. one or two showers in northern ireland and the odd shower in england and wales. but for most of us it is probably going to stay dry and temperatures get up to stay dry and temperatures get up to about 19—24. tonight the showers gradually ease away to the north east of scotland. elsewhere, there will be clear skies, but a quiet night into thursday. temperature is about 11—13. thursday is the driest and quietest day weather wise this week. sunny spells and temperatures about 19—25. cloud will increase from the south and that is a precursor to the wet and windy conditions into friday. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?ear. it means mps will not sit at westminster for nearly five weeks, severely limiting their chance of blocking a no deal brexit. now the pound has long served as a barometer of fears of a chaotic and economically damaging uk departure from the eu. so no surprise that it fell today, as much as one percent against both the dollar and the euro, this is the dollar. that of course after borisjohnson‘s move to suspend parliament. here‘s jordan rochester from nomura. look at the bookmakers, the probability to around 43%, it was 40% and so 3% is not that big of a deal, we had that big move in the brexit deal, they said the government working assumption is no—deal brexit so the market saw the pallet early in august. he had a bit ofa pallet early in august. he had a bit of a retracement since the g7 summit yesterday, is completely different from today. yesterday, i bought some time thinking may mps could get their act together and start blocking no deal and today is a different ball game and th

you're watching bbc newsroom live.eep our country in the european union. and we now have in parliament one more mp who will fight to make that happen. the raf are dropping hundreds of tonnes of sand and gravel onto the damaged reservoir dam in whaley bridge. there's still a real risk that could collapse? yes, the structural engineer on site is very concerned about that. basically, the information we have had is that we have to do something here, because it's not going to go away on its own. two holiday firms, with bookings from more than 50,000 people,

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our main story...raged by president trump, who‘s called them a ‘disgrace‘. the women have been critical of israel in the past, supporting a boycott over its treatment of palestinians. also making news on the bbc world service... the nepalese government is set to introduce new rules for climbing mount everest after 11 deaths on the mountain this year. they include minimum standards mountaineering experience, and a proposed minimum fee of 35,000 dollars. it‘s official — scientists in the uk sayjuly this year was the hottest month ever recorded. the record—warmth shrank arctic and antarctic sea ice to historic lows. two british triathletes have been disqualified from an olympic qualifier for crossing the finish line hand—in—hand. jess learmonth and georgia taylor—brown broke a rule stating athletes who tie will be disqualified if they don‘t make an effort to get ahead. an amazing story coming out of russia — where the pilots of this airbus have been hailed heros, after managing to safely land it in a fiel

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning.he prime minister from forcing through a no—deal brexit if there were a snap general election campaign. a man charged with the attempted murder of a police officer is due to appear before magistrates in london. muhammed rodwan is 56 and from luton. deaths from asthma hit a ten—year high in england and wales — campaigners blame pollution and lack of awareness. people with asthma themselves don't take it terribly

you're watching bbc newsroom live.exit deal is not an option. the prime minister has told european leaders they have to ditch the irish backstop. we do need that backstop removed. but if we can do that, then i'm absolutely certain that we can move forward together. gcse students celebrate a slight increase in the pass rate, and the percentage of papers getting top grades, despite concerns about the exam getting harder. and i'm at a school in shropshire

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. there could be some impact from that.higher than today, 17 to 21 celsius. wet and windy for wednesday. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning. all flights in and out of hong kong are cancelled for the rest of the day as thousands of anti—government protesters occupy the airport. this is the scene at hong kong international airport, both levels are completely full. black clad pro—democracy demonstrators have occupied every inch of this terminal. it's currently 6pm at hong kong, this is the live scene and demonstrators showing no sign of moving. drug crime increases in many small towns and villages despite falling in city centres. another rival gang or someone from manchester or something like that tried coming to town, and muscling in on the business, then you're going to start getting sort of fighting

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day.ts of england, northern england and south—east scotland, heavy, thundery, temperatures up to 33 in the south—east with more rain and cloud meaning temperatures are not so hot in the north and west. tonight, the chance of showers in the north east. cloud will feeding and we will see outbreaks of rain. temperatures in double figures, not co mforta ble temperatures in double figures, not comfortable in the south—east, 16 celsius. tomorrow, cloudy with outbreaks of rain, working eastwards. some sunny spells in the south—east, brighter skies behind into northern ireland. temperatures coming down, highs of 24. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: jeremy corbyn is meeting other opposition party leaders to discuss how to prevent a no—deal brexit. documents seen by bbc news suggest that the government knew the hs2 project was over budget and probably behind schedule three years ago. the government wants to change planning rules in england to

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. see you soon. mixed fortunes across the uk today.s this afternoon. the rain spreads further east across scotland in the meantime, quite heavy at times across northern ireland and western scotland. strong winds associated with that. further south and east, staying dry. the rain will continue to move south—east, fragmenting and breaking up as it pushes into northern parts of england and north wales, a bit of rain here first thing tomorrow morning. elsewhere, dry into thursday. temperatures into double figures. more rain expected on friday, but for england and wales, dry and bright. temperatures on the app. 24 in london tomorrow afternoon. goodbye. —— on the up. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning. the government has announced a review into the high—speed rail link hs2, with transport secretary grant shapps saying all options are on the table, including scrapping the project. give us exactly where we are up to, really genuinely what it would cost to complete this project, and then we a

you're watching bbc newsroom live.deal. this is not project fear any more. these are real calculations of the impact of no deal and the more we see that, the more people will come together in parliament on a cross—party basis to say that we could not tolerate a no deal and all the implications it has. the labour leader is due to start his speech very shortly — we'll bring it to you live. thames valley police has been granted more time to question ten males in relation to the death of pc andrew harper in berkshire.

you‘re watching bbc newsroom live. hospitals, and making sure we have the education funding we need. there will be ample time on both sides of that crucial october 17 summit, ample time, in parliament for mps to debate the eu, to debate brexit, and all the other issues. the idea of shutting down parliament — known as prorogation — has caused controversy. the commons speaker brands it a constitutional outrage as mps

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today.uk breezy, but mostly fine and dry. for the northern half of the uk, a different story. a band of rain stretching through northern ireland and up into western scotland. that rain is turning more persistent across the country is the day goes on. it brightens up for the far north of scotland as the day goes on, but the best of the fine, dry weather, the further south and east. that is where we will see the best of the temperatures. into this evening, the rain is relentless through northern ireland and into western scotland. heavy pulses of rain overnight. it starts to our ground into the far south—west of england by dawn. simply spells the further south and east you come. a male star to saturday morning for all of us. then a band of rain on the move, gradually working its way south and eastwards, fragmenting and becoming a narrow band of rain by the time it reaches the far south and east. it is there that we will hang on some warmth. pressure conditions follow on behind. one aa heavy, th

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...reezing its assets in the us and barring transactions with it. here‘s the us national security adviser speaking at a summit in lima. this now covers everything having to deal with the government of venezuela, every aspect of it. and perhaps even more importantly, it extends the authority to impose sanctions on all of those who co—operate or assist or support any element that the government of venezuela. that includes any foreign entity, government, corporation, person. to keep the madera regime in power. so basically, one way to summarise this to a business for example is if you want to do business in venezuela, or do you wa nt to business in venezuela, or do you want to do business with united states ? these latest sanctions are expected to be far more damaging for venezuela‘s socialist government than previous ones. the us is one of more than 50 nations that don‘t recognise president maduro as venezuela‘s legitimate president. they want him out, and replaced withjuan guaido, the head

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...found dead on saturday. let's bring you up—to—date with the ongoing protests that have been taking place in russia. now russia has asked google to stop advertising what it calls illegal mass events on its youtube video platform. it follows a month of huge protests in moscow. the latest was on saturday, this was the scene. up to 60,000 people took part. the protest was officially authorised but dozens of people were arrested as they moved to other parts of the city, many outside president vladimir putin's offices in the city centre. from moscow, steve rosenberg explains why russian authorities are so angry with google. i know this is coming from an organisation which is the russian communications watchdog. what it has done is written a letter to google, calling on the organisation to stop promoting on youtube what it says are illegal mass events. in other words, street protests which haven't been sanctioned by the russian authorities. what they say is that a number of organisations with

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.s made no mention of gun control measures. mass protests have been taking place in hong kong for nine weeks now. today they intensified, and became very violent. it all started when thousands of people took part in a mass walkout, blocking roads, delaying more than 200 flights, and paralysing the train system. and that resulted in scenes like this. fiery clashes with commuters. while many people were travelling, activists were stopping trains by holding the doors open on the platform. this building is a police complex, where police officers live with theirfamilies. you can see here that militant pro—democracy activists are throwing rocks at the building and smashing its windows. that escalated when the protesters lit a bonfire at the front of the building. the chaos spilled onto a road. police and protesters are clashing here, and it's violent. sticks are being used as weapons. the bbc‘s china correspondent, stephen mcdonnel, has spent hours on the streets covering the protests. while

bbc news and live is next. —— newsroom life. good morning.gland, dry for most of northern scotland and northern ireland but rain backing and maximum temperatures here. through tonight, a lot of that rain will come in from the east and showers across scotland and northern ireland, but for many a first night there will be some clear spells, not quite as chilly as last night, temperatures for many back up in double figures. for thursday morning there could well be a few showers around but those were largely clear away and from of us on thursday a better day than today with some sunny spells, and little warmer as well. as we go into friday and the weekend, more wet and windy weather on the way. goodbye for now. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11am and these are the main stories this morning. former chancellor philip hammond launches an attack on the prime minister, accusing him of wrecking the uk's chances of getting a deal with the eu. by setting the bar at the level of removing the backstop altogether, they are effectively ending any po

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: an extra $2kshire and the north west of england, after heavy rain caused damage to buildings, roads and rail lines. research finds the number of teenagers in care is rising and the system in england is struggling to cope. the bank of england is to announce its latest interest rates decision shortly. in cricket — day one of the ashes is getting under way. australia won the toss and england will bowl first. haven't

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: the governmentgallery in london. it was not dangerous and it was not possible just to fall down. us officials say a mass shooting in texas in which 20 were killed is a case of domestic terrorism.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's 11:00 am and these are the main stories this morning: eu officialspped is unacceptable. a british airways flight fills with smoke ten minutes before landing — one passenger compares it to a horror film. we were saying, "get down, get down" so that we were trying to breathe in the cleaner air towards the floor of the cabin. a teenager is charged with attempted murder after a six—year—old boy was allegedly thrown from the top of the tate — he'll appear in court later today. the damaged dam at whaley bridge is due to be inspected later today

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11am and these are the main stories this morning.to remove what borisjohnson says is an ‘undemocratic‘ backstop. the major power cut across the uk earlier this month was sparked by a lightning strike and the sudden loss of two big generators. the foreign office says it's concerned over reports that a british consulate worker in hong kong has been detained after crossing into mainland china. it's emerged jeffrey epstein signed a will two days before killing himself in his new yorkjail cell, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.