a picture there of fiona bruce, the first lady of question time, not confirmed yet, but everything wantingi'm going to make myself unpopular here. i struggle to see why question time is still as releva nt as see why question time is still as relevant as it is. i know i might be biting the hand that is feeding me, but i find it increasingly a difficult watch, and i'm very pleased with fiona bruce. i would like to see more changes to the programme. i think it is very shabby now and the politicians are robotic. —— shouty. now and the politicians are robotic. -- shouty. it does include members of the public. i think it has to do with the audience, and the two sides fighting with each other and stoking up fighting with each other and stoking upa fighting with each other and stoking up a confrontation, and that you have robotic politicians. i would like to see it ripped up and recreated in something that is a bit more relevant for the time. i think it is great to see a woman in that role, and i think she will be great without i would like to see them beat braver overall. —— bid to braver. she ha

fiona bruce, we are told, will be the new face of question time. fantastic news.into the boots of david dimbleby but you stepping into the boots of david dimble by who but you stepping into the boots of david dimbleby who has done an incredible job for years. he david dimbleby who has done an incrediblejob foryears. he is something of a national treasure, fiow something of a national treasure, now 80, and gradually winding down. i think next month, september 13, that will be his final question time. but she has quite a job on their hands. you are right. dimbles, a sea of often called, he is a national treasure. a lot of it which union for him. —— as he is often called. —— a lot of people tune in for him. he has that status. i'm delighted that there is a woman presenting it. there is a female editor at the moment as well. that isa editor at the moment as well. that is a double whammy and that is great. i would like to see more shakeups. i think a lot of politicians over the years, it is not that dedan kimathi lets them get away with it, but theyjust not that dedan

at ten o'clock fiona bruce will be here with a full round up of the days news. now on bbc news, a special programme as part of the bbc‘s 100 women season. in this first episode of trailblazers, we hear from women as they reflect on the moment they decided to stand up, and the change they inspired. you may find some parts of this programme upsetting. hello and welcome to the bbc‘s 100 women. the last 12 months have seen anger from women around the world over sexual harassment of a movement has taken hold with women demanding change, and equal treatment. the films we are about to show you focus on women who have become trailblazers. our contributors share the moment they decided to stand up, and make a difference for themselves and for others. from the protesters who remove their hijabs in iran, to the women who was badly scarred as a child in russia, and is now redefining beauty. we begin this weeks programme in iran where the law says that women must wear the hijab in public, but some are now starting to push back. they have held protests, and posted photos onli

fiona bruce is in talks with the bbc about taking over as presenter of the discussion programme questionat six and ten as well as the antiques roadshow. current host david dimbleby will leave the show in december after 2a years. the gases that are driving up global temperatures have reached a record high in the past year. a major source of carbon dioxide is power stations that burn coal. they account for one—third of all greenhouse gases produced worldwide, and environmental groups say chinese companies are building dozens more of these plants. one of the latest is in serbia and our science editor is there. 0ne one of the big concerns among climate scientists is the amount of coal that is burned around the world. that is what is happening at this power station in serbia, the coal is burned to produce water to produce steam is to drive turbines to generate electricity. in many countries around the world coal is an important means of generating power but hear of the problem. look at the top of the chimney. a great plume of smoke emerging, a lot of polish and you can see and carbon dioxide

fiona bruce is in talks with the bbc about taking over as presenter of the discussion programme questiones roadshow. current host david dimbleby will leave the show in december after 24 years. there's no realistic prospect of the government meeting its own deadline to install smart energy meters, according to a report from the national audit office. every home in britain is supposed to have a smart meter by 2020. they allow readings to be made remotely and are supposed to help customers save money and energy. michael kell from the national audit office explained why the governnment would miss the deadline. i think there are two reasons for that, really. the first and probably most important is that when the government was deciding what kind of smart meter system to adopt for the country, they went for a technically more complicated system. they underestimated to the complexity and that means the roll—out has taken longer than they expected. the other reason is that consumers have not been as enthusiastic in adopting smart meters as the government hoped they would be. and also you have th

the paper also carries a picture of fiona bruce, who is tipped to be the next host of question time.ave a fight on her hands to get her brexit deal through parliament. negotiating with her backbenchers and european leaders. pictured is daniella tejada, the wife of matthew hedges, after her meeting withjeremy hunt. we'll be speaking to her later in the programme. just after 7am. there have been developments in connection with his situation. there are, sage and is about the events in the house of commons, and tory mps with various messages for theresa may —— there are conversations. the daily mirror leads on a report by mps suggesting m15 was too slow to act in tracking the man who carried out the bombing of the manchester arena. saying the terrorist who did this had visited an extremist in jail, went to libya and had no referral to the anti—terrorist scheme, prevent. the report chair said an opportunity had been missed. and the times' lead focuses on the recommendation that advertisers should boycott tech firms such as facebook and google until they show they are serious about tacklin