noel conway has motor neurone disease. we'll hear from noel conway has motor neurone disease. aren't happy butjodie whittaker is a woman and some people aren't happy but jodie whittaker tells is a woman and some people aren't happy butjodie whittaker tells fans not to be scared of her gender. karen on e—mail says, i knew she'd be slim, probably blonde and attractive. what a surprise, not a success for equality. tina says i object to you stating that the opposition comes solely from men. many women, myself included, are not happy about this, the inference that men who disapprove are being petty is another way for the feminist obsessed bbc to slur men. this role was created as a male character and should have remained so. george says brilliant to have jodie whittaker and being from yorkshire, she'll be the best yet. thank you for those. keep them coming in. here'sjoanna in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. a terminally ill man will protest to overturn the laws so a doctor is allowed to help him die when his health deteriorates. under the current law, any doctor tha

noel conway increasingly relies on a ventilator to help him breathe.radually getting weaker. 0nce fit and active, motor neurone disease has already robbed him of the ability to walk. as the condition progresses, he fears becoming entombed in his body. i will be quadriplegic. in fact, i could be virtually catatonic. i'll be conceivably in a locked—in syndrome. that to me would be a living hell. that prospect is just not one i can accept. mr conway came to a preliminary high court hearing in march, but now feels too weak to make thejourney from shropshire. his lawyers will say he wants the right to a peaceful and dignified death while he still has the capacity to make the decision. it's three years since the supreme court dismissed the last major challenge to the suicide act, which involved tony nicklinson, who also wanted the right to die. since then, mps overwhelmingly rejected proposals to allow assisted dying. supporters of the current law say it protects the weak and vulnerable, but mr conway says the law is broken, and condemns him to unimaginable

noel conway, who's 67 and has motor neurone disease, wants a doctor to be allowed to prescribe a lethalurther. under the law, any doctor who helped him to die would face up to 14—years in prison. opponents say a change in the law would place vulnerable people at risk, as our medical correspondent, fergus walsh reports noel conway increasingly relies on a ventilator to help him breathe. his chest muscles are gradually getting weaker. once fit and at that, not on your own disease has a ready rock tea m your own disease has a ready rock team of the ability to walk. he fears becoming interned in his body. i will be a quadriplegic. in fact, i could be virtually catatonic. i will be inconsiderately locked in. that would be a living hell. that prospect is not one i can accept. mr conway came to a preliminary court hearing in march but now feels too wea k to hearing in march but now feels too weak to make the journey. his lawyers will say he wants the right toa lawyers will say he wants the right to a peaceful and dignified death while he still has the capacity to make the decision. it is three

noel conway's health is faltering, and he knows he may die before his case is settled.may then go all the way to the supreme court. fergus walsh, bbc news. our top story this evening... the routes for the second stage of the new hs2 high speed rail network have been confirmed. and still to come... a family affair — the duke and duchess of cambridge take the children on an official visit to poland. coming up in sportsday on bbc news... the morning after the historic day before. why eight wimbledon titles are not enough for roger federer, when the number he's after is one, as he eyes the top of the world rankings again all this year hull is celebrating being the uk city of culture, and to mark the event, nine places in the city are getting listed heritage status. among them, the humber bridge, built in 1981 and one of the largest and most spectacular bridges in the uk. other locations include the flat where the poet philip larkin wrote many of his best—known works, and some art nouveau public loos. 0ur arts correspondent colin paterson has more. the humber bridge — for ye

noel conway's health is faltering, and he knows he may die before his case is settled.ctober, and it may then go all the way to the supreme court. fergus walsh, bbc news. today marks three years since malaysian airlines flight mhi7 was shot down over eastern ukraine, killing 298 people. it was the worst single loss of life in the conflict between russian—backed separatists, and the government in kiev. more than 10,000 people have died, and more than a million others have fled, or been forced from their homes. a ceasefire in the region isn't holding, with regular skirmishes as rebels who want closer ties to moscow battle the ukrainian armed forces, in mainly russian speaking areas. our special correspondent fergal keane and cameraman darren conway have been to the front line, in the town of avdiivka. at first the land looks at peace. until very quickly we walk into the war. here you follow in the steps of those who know the safest path, like this 50—year—old who joined the army when the war began. we paused because there is a sniper who has a direct line. she is telling

noel conway increasingly relies on a ventilator to help his bree.ually getting weaker. once, fit and active motor neurone disease has rob him of the ability to walk, as the condition progresses his fears becoming entombed in his body. i will be quadriplegic. in fact i could be virtually cat tonic. i will be in conceivably a locked in syndrome. that, to me, would be a living hell. that prospect is just not one i can accept. this is an issue which polarised opinion, there were demonstrators representing both sides of the argument outside court. inside, mr conway's legal team said the question of what is a dignified death was a matter for the individual, not the state. under the suicide act, any doctor who helps mr conway to die would face up to 14 years in prison. the last major challenge to the law involved tony nicklinson who, unlike mr conway has not been diagnosed as terminally ill. since then, mps overwhelmingly rejected proposals to allow assisted dying. supporters of the current law say it protects the wea k the current law say it protects the

. go to court but thank you very much indeed -- noel conway.e matt this morning. good morning again! good morning and good morning again! good morning and good morning to you. i am by the humber bridge, it took 100 years of campaigning, eight years of construction, tens of thousands of tons of steel and concrete and at peak construction it was using 1000 members of staff. today, exactly 36 yea rs members of staff. today, exactly 36 years after it was officially opened by the queen, it has received grade one listed status putting it on a par with the likes of buckingham palace and the houses of commons. it's not the only place to receive listed status today, eight other parts of britain's england's i should say have received listed status. it is linked to hull's city of culture status —— england's i should say have received listed status. 0ut should say have received listed status. out of them all it has to be said my favourite is the bridge behind me. a beautiful sight. 8 million journeys behind me. a beautiful sight. 8 millionjourneys are behi

noel conway increasingly relies on a ventilator to help him breathe.ars becoming entombed in his body. i will be quadriplegic. in fact, i could be virtually catatonic. i‘ll be conceivably in a locked—in syndrome. that to me would be a living hell. that prospect is just not one i can accept. this issue polarises opinion and to on both sides of the argument were outside court. within the court his lawyers said that the question of what is a dignified death is was a matter for an individual. any doctor that helped mr conway to die would face 15 years in prison. the last man in a case like this had not been diagnosed as terminally ill and since then mps overwhelmingly rejected proposals to allow assisted dying. supporters of the current law say it protect the weak and vulnerable. parliamentary have rejected this change to the law on at least ten occasions on the grounds of public safety. any change to the law to allow assisted suicide is unnecessary and dangerous because it is uncontrollable, as we‘ve seen from other jurisdictions. mr conway says the law i

noel conway's health is faltering, and he knows he may die before his case is settled.n go all the way to the supreme court. fergus walsh, bbc news. a teenage boy has appeared in court in stratford charged with a series of acid attacks. he faces charges of grievous bodily harm with intent, robbery and possessing a weapon designed to discharge a noxious liquid. 0ur designed to discharge a noxious liquid. our latest headlines... the education secretary says that schools are to receive extra funding over the next couple of years. they are to get £2.6 billion. angerfrom residents as ministers confirm this route —— the root of the high—speed rail line. new houses will have to be demolished. and the brexit secretary david davis says it is time to get down to business as the second round of brexit talks gets underway. now this board. a bad day for the cricketers but there was success for britain at the para athletics championships. hannah cockroft picked up her second gold. the tent for britain overawed. she came through in the final stages to defend her title and set a new ch

noel conway's health is faltering, and he knows he may die before his case is settled.en go all the way to the supreme court. the second round of formal talks on britain's departure from the eu is taking place in brussels. the brexit secretary, david davis, says it's time to get down to business, focussing on eu citizens' rights, the so—called divorce bill from the eu, and the irish border. meanwhile theresa may is to try to reimpose discipline on her senior ministers after a series of leaks over the weekend suggesting cabinet splits and infighting. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. they don't really have much time to hang around. the two men who will haggle over how we leave. especially with the uk's political situation ratherfluid, at best. it's incredibly important we now make good progress and we negotiate through this and identify the differences, so we can deal with them, and identify the similarities, so we can reinforce them. it's time to get to work. now we have to work. there is a lot to do. working out the irish border, the brexit bill, rights for

noel conway increasingly relies on a ventilator to help him breathe.lly getting weaker. once fit and active, motor neurone disease has already robbed him of the ability to walk. as the condition progresses, he fears becoming entombed in his body. i will be quadriplegic. in fact, i could be virtually catatonic. i'll be conceivably in a locked—in syndrome. that, to me, would be a living hell. that prospect is just not one i can accept. this issue polarises opinion and protests represented both sides of the argument outside court. within the court his lawyers said that a dignified death and what it is was a matter for an individual, not the state. under the suicide act, a doctor that allowed mr conway to die would face 15 years in prison. the last man in a case like this had not been diagnosed as terminally ill and since then mps rejected proposals to allow us assisted dying. supporters of the current law say it protects the weak and vulnerable. parliamentar have rejected this change to the law on at least ten occasions on the basis of public safety. any

noel conway who's 67, has motor neurone disease, and says he fears eventually becoming "entombed in hisen and where he dies, without those who help him, being prosecuted. currently it's illegal, to aid a suicide. a former soldier, has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for the manslaughter and rape of a 15—year—old girl back in 1976. stephen huff who's 58, was found guilty of killing janet commins, after his dna was taken in relation to another sexual assault case. an innocent teenager was originally jailed for her death. the head of easyjet, carolyn mccall, is to be itv‘s new chief executive. she'd been at the airline for seven years, and will take over the running of the commercial broadcaster early next year. a 16—year—old boy has appeared in court charged over a series of acid attacks in east london. the teenager who can't be named for legal reasons, is accused of grievous bodily harm with intent, robbery, and possessing a weapon designed to discharge a noxious liquid. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news it's time for newsnight, and