our top stories: christine blasey ford, the woman who's accused a us supreme court nominee of sexual assault, agrees to testify against him. america's biggest cable network, comcast, submits a $40 billion winning bid for british broadcaster sky. bringing hong kong and beijing closer — a high—speed rail link opens, more than halving the journey time. and britain's anthonyjoshua knocks out russia's alexander povetkin in the seventh round to retain his world heavyweight titles. hello and welcome. it's a case that has gripped the united states this week, but now, lawyers for the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault, say she will testify against him at a confirmation hearing next week. details of the allegations emerged when christine blasey ford told her story to us media last week of an incident which she says happened at a party in 1982 when they were teenagers. mr kavanaugh has denied the allegations. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. the senatejudiciary committee had set a series of deadlines to try to get a firm answer f

our top stories: christine blasey ford, the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were teenagers, has agreed to testify against him next week. as iran's president promises a "crushing response" after at least 25 people are killed at a military parade, tehran accuses britain, the netherlands, and denmark of harbouring opposition groups. for british broadcaster sky, ending a dramatic two—year battle with 21st century fox. and anthony joshua has defended his wba, wbo and ibf heavyweight titles with a seventh—round stoppage of alexander povetkin at wembley. lawyers for the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault say she will testify against him at a confirmation hearing next week. allegations from christine blasey ford emerged in the media last week. she gave details of an incident which she says happened when they were teenagers. mr kavanaugh has denied the allegations. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. i think it is extremely significant, and it sets up a potentially very sensitiv

brett kavanaugh will soon bejustice brett kavanaugh and take his seat on the supreme court of the united states of america. the usesident mike pence. with the hearing coming up next week you can get full details on the kavanaugh case on our website. included, this piece on why the supreme court is so important. just go to bbc.com/news for all that. it's a win that the us cable giant comcast hopes will help it compete against the new kids on the block — netflix and amazon. after a long—running battle, comcast has won control of the european television company sky by beating out rupert murdoch's 21st century fox at a high stakes auction. the us cable company's bid valued sky at $40 billion, as our business editor simonjack reports. it has been an epic battle between two heavyweights of the media world. in the final rounds comcast delivered a knockout blow, offering £30 billion, 10% more than the disney backed 21st century fox was prepared to pay. the prius — sky's 23 million customers across europe, 10 million in the uk. the bid has come in at £17.28, a 17% increase on the previous offerfor sky. for comcast, sky is

full due diligence because of the weighty responsibility that comes with being a justice on the us supreme court would jeopardise the credibility of the court, and i think that the cost of delaying the vote is minimal compared to the cost of allowing someone on compared to the cost of allowing someone on the court whose moral character may be highly problematic and flawed. so many of the stories in the metoo movement, as well as including serious allegations of sexual misconduct, are about abuse of authority. in this case, that they were both teenagers. do you think these allegations can fit into the narrative around the metoo movement? well, most of the charges of sexual assault and sexual harassment came that against men who at that point in time had power, but often times the women that did not have a lot of power and may be those men were rising in power. and frankly, if you are 15—year—old girl and you believe thatjust got raped and you believe thatjust got raped and you believe thatjust got raped and you think no one is going to believe you, it is very for victims of this type of form not

our top stories: donald trump's nominee for the us supreme court and the woman who accuses him of sexualssault give dramatic testimonies on capitol hill. dr ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe that brett kavanaugh assaulted you? 100%. i swear today, under oath, before the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i am innocent of this charge. senior republicans are now discussing a timetable for the next votes in the process to confirm judge kavanaugh. also on the programme: cast out for refusing to kill their disabled babies. we meet the kenyan mothers standing up for their children. hello, good to have you with us. it has been an emotional day of testimony at the us senate as president trump's nominee for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh, repeatedly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl some 30 years ago. earlier, his accuser, professor christine blasey ford insisted the attack did happen and she described its devastating impact. here's a bit about what both had to say at the beginning of the hearing. and here today not because i want to b

they were saying it ten years ago about him, he was born for the us supreme court.was born for it. applause and it's going to happen. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more on the story. we've already had one deadline that's passed in the past few hours, that was the original deadline for her lawyer to come back and say she was prepared to testify at some stage next week. the committee apparently was suggesting wednesday, she was suggesting thursday. but the problem here is they seem to disagree on the terms of what these proceedings will take. essentially she wants to be able to say that she will go after brett kavanaugh, he will give testimony first. she does not want brett kavanaugh in the room. she also feels strongly that she should have no time limit set on her opening statement, and there are a number of other conditions that she is demanding. now, we're getting the impression already from the committee, and particularly the republican senators on the committee, that they're not prepared to accept all of the terms that she's asking for. as i say,

that has gripped the united states this week, but now, lawyers for the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault, say she will testify against him at a confirmation hearing next week. details of the allegations emerged when christine blasey ford told her story to us media last week of an incident, which she says happened at a party in 1982 when they were teenagers. mr kavanaugh has denied the allegations. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. the senatejudiciary committee had set a series of deadlines to try to get a firm answer from christine blasey ford about whether or not she was prepared to give evidence. now, we have had a letter from her lawyer to the committee and in it she says specifically that she is prepared to provide what she describes as first—hand knowledge of brett kavanaugh's sexual misconduct. now, judge kavanaugh denies any suggestion that he was involved in sexually assaulting her some 36 years ago at a party. but she continues to make these claims and she will now do so, it seems, at this hearing. that's provided a nu

our top stories: christine blasey ford, the woman who's accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault, has agreed to testify against him next week. the end of a dramatic battle for control. america's biggest cable network, comcast, submits a $40 billion winning bid for british broadcaster sky — ending a dramatic two—year battle with 21st century fox. as iran's president promises a ‘crushing response‘ after 29 people are killed at a military parade, tehran accuses britain, the netherlands, and denmark of harbouring opposition groups. and britain's anthonyjoshua knocks out russia's alexander povetkin in the seventh round — to retain his world heavyweight titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. it's a case that has gripped the united states this week, but now lawyers for the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault say she will testify against him, at a confirmation hearing next week. details of the allegations emerged when christine blasey ford told her story to us media last week of an incident which she says happened at a party

democrats call for a delay in appointrung, brett kavanaugh, president trump's nominee for the us supreme courtl allegations of sexual misconduct against him are investigated. why is it taking so long? and what happens if there's no agreement? with only six months to brexit, the bbc travels around britain to ask some key questions. welcome to the programme. about two and a half million people in china's guangdong province have been moved out of the path of typhoon mangkhut, as it lashes the south of the country. in nearby highnarn province, authorities have also cancelled flights and closed all coastal resorts and schools. earlier, the storm wreaked havoc in the philippines, killing at least 59 people. from there, jonanthan head reports. after the deluge. the shrieking wind was bad enough, but heavy rain brought landslides to the northern philippines, burying vehicles, houses and people. the rivers are also dangerously swollen. here, rescuers managed to pull a mother and child to safety from theirflooded home. the storm has passed on, but everywhere, it has left a trail of destruction. people a

uncomfortable to think about racing forward with an irreversible lifetime appointment to the us supreme courtng allegations looming overjudge on the court. in the interests of transparency, you have filed a lawsuit, have you not, on behalf a senator of oregon? we did, since day one these days have been extraordinary. we have seen the white house go through great efforts to conceal vast amounts of cavanaugh‘s to conceal vast amounts of cava naugh‘s records, and to conceal vast amounts of cavanaugh‘s records, and there are hundreds of thousands of documents on his ten year white house that have not been turned over to the public. —— brett kavanaugh. they have not been seen by the public and that could shed light on what kind of individual he is. we filed in the senate yesterday on behalf senator because we believe that there is no way that any senator can say that they are carrying out their constitutional duty to provide consent of the constitution requires, under circumstances where vast amounts of relevant information had never been produced or considered by the senate. thank you very much.

president trump's nominee for the us supreme court, brett kava naugh, has stressed his belief in impartiality in a chaotic senate committee hearing, after suggestions he will make the court more conservative. a million people are forced from their homes as japan faces its worst storms in 25 years. and we return to iraq to meet the yazidis, the small religious minority killed or enslaved by islamic state. the picture is of a white house in a perpetual state of nervous breakdown, as staff try to control the president's anger, and even secretly remove some controversial policy documents from his desk, to avoid him acting on them. that account is one of many in a damning new book by the distinguished american journalist bob woodward, whose reporting helped remove president richard nixon from office. excerpts have been published by the washington post. the white house says they are fabricated stories by disgruntled former employees. nick bryant reports. today, the white house looked as stately and elegant as ever. but, according to the new book, this mansion is home to a presidency in chaos, a wes

we start with breaking news, and reports in us media say the woman who accuses us supreme court nomineett kavanaugh of sexual assault will testify against him at a confirmation hearing next week. allegations from a university professor, christine blasey ford, emerged in the us media last week. she gave details of an incident which she says happened at a party in 1982. we can go live now to our correspondent chris buckler in washington. details of this onlyjust emerging —— emerging in the last couple of hours. what more details do have there? this potentially sets up two remarkable hearings for next week here in washington. one in which brett kava naugh will here in washington. one in which brett kavanaugh will deny these allegations he sexually assaulted christine blasey ford. 36 years ago when they were both teenagers at a party that was taking place at that time, he says he wants to give evidence to clear his name following these allegations surfacing in the media. and now according to christine blasey ford's lawyer, she is also prepared to go forward and to give what she describes in

supreme court delivered his opening statement. the appointment could affect the direction of the us for decades. ddressed how he sees the role of the highest court in the land. our independentjudiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic. in our independentjudiciary, the supreme court is the last line of defence for the separation of powers, and for the rights and liberties guaranteed by the constitution. brett kava naugh there. the bbc‘s david willis has been following events from los angeles. despite the objections of democrats, and there were considerable objections today, on the first day of hearings. there was disruption from the public gallery, constant disruption, and continued calls by democrats on the senate judicial committee for the proceedings to be adjourned because they argued they hadn't had enough time to review more than 40,000 documents related to brett kava naugh's more than 40,000 documents related to brett kavanaugh's role in the george w bush white house, which only got released last night. so tomorrow brett kava naugh only got released last night. so tomorrow

white house for withholding documents on brett kavanaugh — president trump's nominee to the us supreme courto and welcome to world news today. the islamist militant group al shabab says it carried out a car bomb attack in somalia that killed at least three people. the attack happened in the capital mogadishu when a car containing explosives was driven towards a local government building. three soldiers who stopped the vehicle from entering the compound died in the explosion, which also caused a nearby school to collapse. six children were among the 1a people injured. will ross has this report. this was a powerful explosion that reduced buildings to rubble. a car wired up with explosives was driven towards the administration offices as employees were working inside. officials say three soldiers stopped the vehicle from entering the compound prompting the driver to trigger the explosion on the street. the soldiers who died, may well have saved many lives. but across the road the mosque was badly damaged, homes were destroyed and several children at a nearby school were caught up in the blast a

he was born to the us supreme court. he was born for it.ashington correspondent, chris bucklerjoins us. there is less than one hour to go for a response, so there is less than one hour to go for a response, so not much time at all. what are we actually waiting on, what hurdles need to bejumped through? we have had one deadline that has been passed within the last few hours, that was the original deadline for christine blasey ford's lawyer to come back and say that she was prepared to come back at some stage next week. the committee was suggesting wednesday, she was suggesting wednesday, she was suggesting thursday. the problem here is that they seem to disagree on the terms of what this proceeding will take. eventually she wants to be able to say that she will go after brett kava naugh, be able to say that she will go after brett kavanaugh, he will give testimony first, she does not want brett kava naugh testimony first, she does not want brett kavanaugh in the room, she feels strongly that she should have no time limit set on her opening s

they were saying it ten years ago about him, he was born for the us supreme court.was born for it. applause and it's going to happen. in a seperate development the us deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, has described a report as inaccurate that he discussed invoking a constitutional clause to remove president trump from office. the new york times, citing anonymous sources, also said that mr rosenstein had suggested secretly recording the president to expose chaos in the white house. washington correspondent chris buckler has more. it seems from what the new york times is reporting that they believe that this conversation happened shortly afterjames comey was fired as fbi director by president trump, and they say during this concentrate, conversation, rod rosenstein said he thought it might bea rosenstein said he thought it might be a good idea potentially to secretly record the conversations with president trump to try to show he was not fit to hold office, perhaps even invoke as what is known as the 25th amendment of the us constitution. that's effectively a m

and president trump has sought to discredit the woman who accused his us supreme court nominee, brett us secretary of state mike pompeo says north korea is still a nuclear threat, but the risk has been reduced. he was speaking to the bbc‘s barbara plett usher, after a week of diplomacy on the korean peninsula that revived stalled talks on dismantling pyongyang s nuclear weapons. she asked mr pompeo what it would take for kim jong un to get another summit with president trump. two leaders are going to have to make a lot of things happen. they are the decision—makers. i will travel to pyongyang before too long, if everything falls in place, if schedules all work, we will continue to work to solve this vexing problem. and then the two leaders will continue to build upon the negotiations they are having at other levels into other channels. it is in the works? it is in the works. we're hoping everything falls together and makes good sense before too long. given the way things are moving, do you think you can say there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea? there is still a threat.

hundreds of thousands of documents concerning brett kavanaugh, president trump's nominee to the us supreme court hearings on his nomination are due to begin on tuesday. 0ne democrat senator said it was unprecedented to conceal so much of a public servant's record. here's our washington correspondent, chris buckler. long before brett kavanaugh was donald trump's pic to be the next supreme courtjustice, he worked inside the white house for president george w bush, and it's mr bush's lawyers who been going through these documents and they say that they wa nt documents and they say that they want 70, 27,000 of them restricted, effectively not given to the senate committee because they believe there are constitutional reasons and constitutional privilege for not doing so. beyond that as well there's about 100,000 documents that there's about 100,000 documents that the white house says it should not be released on the basis of other reasons. now, that has angered democrats in particular. they say it's unprecedented that so much should be concealed about a public servant's time in public service, and t

trump orders an fbi investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his nominee for the us supreme court. call the role. the move comes after the senatejudiciary committee voted to approve brett kavanaugh‘s nomination to the top us court, ten votes to eleven. there were dramatic scenes outside the committee before the vote, with women protesting to senators againstjudge kavanaugh. the family of a teenager who died on a flight of an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette call for new laws on food warning labels. it is clear that the food labelling laws as they stand today are not fit for purpose, and it is now time to change the law. natasha's inquest should serve as a watershed moment. facebook is under fire as it reveals a security breach involving nearly 50 million accounts. in his first interview since quitting the cabinet, borisjohnson refuses to rule out challenging the prime minister for the tory leadership. will you rule out challenging her? my will you rule out challenging her? myjob is to speak up for what i believe in, and the vision that i have set out today. and europe

our top stories: the us senate gives the woman who accuses supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault until friday to decide if she will testify. the us says it's ready to restart negotiations on completely denuclearising north korea, after north korea promised to close a key missile test site. britain's prime minister theresa may asks her fellow european leaders to drop what she says are unacceptable demands to get a brexit deal done. president trump visits the carolinas to speak to those affected by hurricane florence. the pressure is mounting on christine blazey ford to come forward and testify about her accusation that us supreme court nominee brett kava naugh sexually assaulted her in high school. ford's lawyer says her client isn't prepared to go before the senate judiciary committee on monday, she wants an fbi investigation to be conducted first. it's rapidly turning into a bitter partisan standoff, as the bbc‘s katty kay reports. christine blasey ford says she's received death threats and has had to move house since her allegation against brett kavanaugh was made publi

leading democrats calls for a delay in considering president trump's nominee for the us supreme courtt kavanaugh denies allegations of sexual misconduct. is the trade war between the us and china about to get a lot worse? president trump's new tariffs on chinese products could be announced as soon as today. also in business briefing, we'll have the latest on amazon, as it investigates claims its employees accepted bribes in exchange for leaking confidential sales data. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme, the latest research concludes elderly people in good health should not take an aspirin a day, as it may do more harm than good. so we are asking do you ever take any notice of this type of advice? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. it's nowjust six months until britain is due to leave the european union. to mark the milestone moment, bbc news has put together a special series of programmes. in an exclusive interview with nick robinson for the bbc‘s panorama programm

leading democrats calls for a delay in considering president trump's nominee for the us supreme courte war between the us and china about to get a lot worse? president trump's new tariffs on chinese products could be announced as soon as today. also in business briefing, we'll have the latest on amazon, as it investigates claims its employees accepted bribes

the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, of sexual assault has been givenhours to reach a deal to give evidence to a committee of senators. christine blasey ford has been told if she doesn't agree to appear on monday, the committee will vote on whether to back mr kavanaugh without her. it's the latest twist in a controversy that on friday saw president trump seek to discredit ms blasey ford on twitter. for more on this i was joined earlier by our washington correspondent chris buckler. essentially the big question remains, will christine blasey ford be prepared to testify to the senate judiciary committee or not? republicans who lead that committee, the chairman is chuck grassley, he'd set a deadline for a couple of hours ago in order for christine blasey ford's lawyers to come back and say she was prepared to testify. she didn't respond to that deadline and now they have set a deadline for the coming hours, and they have made very clear that, as far as they are concerned, if there is no response, then they intend to press ahead with a vote on whether or no

who accused his us supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, of sexual assault. christine blasey ford said judge kavanaugh tried to rape her when they were both teenagers. british prime minister theresa may has delivered a defiant statement about her plans for brexit. she has called on the eu to show britain more respect. european council president donald tusk said he remains convinced they can still find a compromise. alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year, more than aids, violence and road accidents combined, that's according to a new report from the world health organization, which says men are particularly at risk. the report also stresses that harm from drinking is greater among poorer consumers than wealthier ones. it was the programme that some parents didn't want their their children to watch because of its real to life gritty storylines. yet, grange hill went on to become one of the nation's most loved childrens tv shows. to celebrate its 40th anniversary, tim muffett grabbed his satchel and went back to school with some of its former sta

president trump has sought to discredit the woman who accused his us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. christine blasey ford, a psychology lecturer, said judge kavanaugh tried to rape her when they were both teenagers. mr trump said if the assault had been as bad as she said, then she or her parents would have filed charges at the time. today, a group of all—women supporters backed brett kavanaugh‘s nomination. the panel said it would vote on monday on mr kavanaugh‘s nomination. professor ford has allah is left to respond to an offer. our washignton correspondent, chris buckler. talk us through this informal deadline. it has now been extended a little bit and solidified somewhat. yes, essentially the big question remains will christine blasey ford be prepared to testify to the senate judiciary committee or not? republicans who lead that committee, the chairman is chuck grassley, he set a deadline couple of hours ago in orderfor christine set a deadline couple of hours ago in order for christine blasey ford's we re in order for christine blasey ford's were to come bac

us supreme court of sexual assault has given a powerful testimony in front of the senate judiciary committe. dr christine blasey ford told senators she's100% certain that it was brett kavanaugh who tried to assault her. and she said the alleged incident changed her life dramatically. appearing in front of the committee after dr ford, judge kavanaugh emphatically denied the allegation of sexual assault. he accused democratic senators of destroying his family and his good name for political reasons. senior republicans are now discussing a timetable for the next steps in the process to confirm mr kavanaugh. a first vote in the judiciary committe is expected on friday. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur talks to former conservative party leader, lord howard. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. britain's conservative party is about to hold its 2018 annual conference, and it promises to be a fascinating spectacle, with the party riven by deep divisions over brexit — divisions which threaten to derail theresa may's brexit strategy and perhaps her premiership as well. at stake isn't ju

and the president stands by his embattled nominee for the us supreme court who's facing historic allegationssexual assault. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, two gold medals at the world equestrian championships. ros canter makes it look easy as she takes the individual title and helps gb to team gold. good evening. with just over six months to go before the uk is due to leave the european union, the prime minister has declared that mps will be presented with a choice between her proposed brexit deal or no deal at all. theresa may spoke to bbc panorama this evening, prompting her critics to speak out again, with the former foreign secretary borisjohnson renewing his attack on the deal agreed at chequers this summer, saying parts of it were a "constitutional abomination", as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. it seems rather menacing somehow. i think that's the idea, to put pressure on the contestant. mrs and mr may might have sympathy for quiz contestants, but how much understanding can she expect as she approaches a defining few months? determined to persuade us the deal

president trump says he could withdraw support for us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, if he thoughtbbc world news. and the top story in the uk: labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says his party is ready to govern

president trump's latest nominee for the us supreme court, brett kava naugh, has stressed his beliefpartiality, at a chaotic confirmation hearing before a senate committee. responding to perceptions that he will make the supreme court substantially more conservative, he said it should never be viewed as a partisan institution. the strongest typhoon to hitjapan in a quarter of a century has claimed the lives of several people and injured more than 150. strong winds have battered western parts of the country, and more than a million people have been told to leave their homes. now it's time for a look back at the day in parliament. hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament, as mps and peers return to westminster after the summer recess. coming up on this programme: he's backed business with a row over brexit. where the government plans with uk future relationship with europe is attacked as a chequers fudge. it's obvious, mr speaker, that something is going to have to give. we are confident that as we walk through these proposals, they provide an enduring solution to the challenges we f

withholding hundreds of thousands of documents relating to president trump's nominee to the us supreme courtrsed by a majority in the senate. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

lawyers for christine blasey ford, the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault, say she will testify against him next week. she gave details of an incident which she says happened when they were teenagers. mr kavanaugh has denied the allegations. iran's supreme leader has ordered security forces to find the people behind the attack on a military parade that left at least 29 people dead. the state news agency says tehran has summoned the envoys of britain, the netherlands, and denmark, accusing their countries of harbouring iranian opposition groups. the american cable giant, comcast, has won its fight for control of the broadcaster, sky, after beating 21st century fox in a blind auction. the $40 billion bid will make comcast, which owns the nbc network and universal pictures, the world's largest pay—tv operator with around 52 million customers. now on bbc news, disclosure tells the stories of the victims of abuse at a children's home in argyll. this is the untold story of a children's home and its secrets. unless you've lived it, you can't try

the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, 11ep closer to being appointed to the us supreme court. but a final vote in the senate may be delayed after a republican senator called for a week's delay, to allow the fbi to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the nominee. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continued to do an investigation, limited in time and scope, to the current allegations that are there.

the us senate hears dramatic testimonies in the row over donald trump's supreme court nominee or donaldn who accuses him of sexual assault —— with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? 100%. i swear today, under oath, before the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i am innocent of this charge. around 1,000 headteachers prepare to march on downing street to demand extra funding for schools.

trump orders an fbi investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his nominee for the us supreme courtttee voted to approve brett kavanaugh's nomination, ten votes to eleven — one step closer to the top us court. the family of a teenager who died following an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette have called for new laws on food labelling. facebook says it's discovered a security issue affecting more than 50 million users. it's not yet known whether any personal data has been exposed. in his first interview since quitting the cabinet, borisjohnson refuses to rule out challenging the prime minister for the tory leadership. and europe's golfers come from behind to end day one in front in the ryder cup. hello, and welcome to our lookahead at what the papers will be bringing us at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me is jason beattie. he's head of politics at the daily mirror, and also the political leader writer for the ft, sebastian payne. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the independent leads with the protest held outside the us supreme court as

leading democrat senator calls for a delay in considering president trump's nominee for the us supreme court. brett kavanaugh denies allegations of sexual misconduct. now on bbc news, it's the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to our look back at the week in parliament. coming up, at prime minister's questions, jeremy corbyn says the government's key welfare policy, universal credit, is flawed. children forced to use food banks, and the prime minister wants to put two million more people onto this! but theresa may defends the government's record. what we are doing is seeing 3.3 million more people injobs as a result of our approach to the economy. an mp reveals thatjacob rees—mogg isn't the only mp whose children have found themselves targeted by opponents. the police rang me one day and said, "where's your son?" "well, i think he's at school." "well, can you check?" because there was a social media post claiming to be the execution of my son. and there's a call for more to be done to protect england's historic battlefields. we should, for the future, be creating national areas of

leading democrat senator is calling for a delay in considering president trump's nominee for the us supreme courtbrett kavanaugh denies allegations of sexual misconduct from his days as a high school student. dianne feinstein says the appointment should be put on hold until after an investigation. now on bbc news, it's dateline london. hello, and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. today, we are discussing the movement in the brexit talks against the backdrop of leadership rumblings, whether enough lessons have been learnt ten years after the global financial crash, and if you had two russian friends visiting the uk for 48 hours, what would you tell them are the must—see sights? with me, the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister, longtime correspondent for germany's die welt, thomas kielinger, the italian filmaker and writer annalisa piras, and the british columnnist and keen political observer, iain martin. a warm welcome as every to all of you. a curious week of mixed messages regarding brexit — the president of the european commission jean claude juncker, in his state of

president trump says he could withdraw support for us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh if he thoughtn bbc news: hardtalk.

a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a man who is now a judge nominated for the us supreme courtchristine blasey ford says she came under intense pressure to tell her story, as she detailed her allegations of assault dating back 30 years. i tried to yell for help. when i did he put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me most and has had a lasting impact on my life. it was ha rd lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to believe and i thought that brett was going to accidentally kill me. judge brett kavanaugh — the man nominated by president trump for the supreme court — denies the accusations and will also testify. here's the senate judiciary committee room where the hearing is taking place. we'll have the latest from the hearing on capitol hill. the other main story on bbc news at five. the commissioner of the london fire brigade tells the inquiry that no training could have prepared her teams for what they faced in the grenfell fire disaster. we had never experienced an event like that, we had never seen such a significant failure of a b

the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, 11 votes to ten, allowing him to move one step closer to being appointed to the us supreme court. but a final vote in the senate may be delayed after a republican senator called for a week's delay, to allow the fbi to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the nominee. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continued to do an investigation, limited in time and scope, to the current allegations that are there. the family of a teenager who died on a flight of an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette call for new laws on food labelling. it's clear that the food labelling laws as they stand today are not fit for purpose. and it is now time to change the law. natasha's inquest should serve as a watershed moment. in his first interview since quitting the cabinet, borisjohnson refuses to rule out challenging the prime minister for the tory leadership. do you believe in challenging her? myjob is to speak up

closely with white house on the senate confirmation of president donald trump's nominee to the us supreme court, brett kavanaugh. now, senator kyle can cast a vote for cavanaugh's confirmation. senator kyle is a beacon of integrity and highly regarded by people on both sides of the aisle. they are able to work across party lines to get results. there is a reason you considered one of the senators in the country because he was. he's an expert on the matters facing arizona. water, land use, and issues facing our native american communities. i want someone who will enter and lead on those conversations. for those reasons i've asked senator john kyle to step forward once again in the spirit of service and to aid our state and serve in the seat vacated by arizona most beloved adopted s son, john mccain. people automatically assume that this appointment will serve through 2020. i have not been able to get that assurance from senator kyle yet. what i have gotten is a commitment to serve arizona the released the session of congress and it is my hope that he served longer. there is far too much work bef

injunction he has filed to stop the final vote on the nomination of brett kavanaugh to serve on the us supreme court. the short break is just about over. christine blasey-ford will be reentering the room and another round of questioning, live coverage continues on the c-span networks. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> doctor ford, let me ask you a process question here. we were going to schedule a break for 12:05, this came a little later. we are going to have a vote at 12:40. would it be possible to go until 12:40 without a break? >> yes. >> senator cornyn's time, so proceed, miss mitchell. >> thank you, senator. i have a blowup here to my right of the map that was shown to you. the address indicated on here as belonging to your family is what all property tax records showed. to put it in perspective i would like to show you a zoomed out picture so that we can put it in perspective. so we can show the greater washington area. you can see the beltway on that, the beltway area. the number 3 if we can look at that. we drew a 1 mile radius around the country club and calculated --

you talk about central casting, he was born... he was born for the us supreme court.was born for it. and it's going to happen. washington correspondent chris buckler has more on the story. and say she was prepared to testify at some stage next week. at some stage next week. terms of what these proceedings will take. take. doesn't want brett kavanaugh in the room. —— brett kavanaugh. opening statement and she has a number of other conditions. number of other conditions. that she is asking for —— we're getting. getting. because they have to be seen to be handling this carefully. handling this carefully. who said on thejudiciary committee are male. are male. bowl winners was handled in the last 25 years or so. —— female witness. working out exactly what will happen next. chris, thanks for that. him removing donald trump from office. office. recording the president to expose chaos in the white house. chaos in the white house. let's go back to chris. back to chris. are true, yet more damage for the white house? white house? russian interference in the 2016 collection conti

and a second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual assault against the us supreme court nomineeme to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the ft and the main uk opposition party, labour, who has decided to shift the party's official position on brexit and open the door to supporting a second referendum. meanwhile the telegraph says a majority of the uk conservative party cabinet members now support moving towards a canada—style trade deal with the eu following the outright rejection of prime minister theresa may's chequers plan. the japan times reports a growing number of asian manufacturers who are moving to shift production from china to other factories in the region in the wake of us president donald trump's imposition of tariffs on chinese imports. the guardian focusses on our current obsession with on demand tv services. this article, found on their website, says the average uk citizen now spends 26 days per year glued in front of their screens which is around eight times longer than they spend exercising. and finall

trump orders an fbi investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his nominee for the us supreme courtatejudiciary committee voted to approve brett kavanaugh's nomination to the top us court, ten votes to eleven. there were dramatic scenes outside the committee before the vote, with women protesting to senators againstjudge kavanaugh. the family of a teenager who died on a flight of an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette call for new laws on food warning labels.

democrats call for a delay in appointrung, brett kavanaugh, president trump's nominee for the us supreme court long? and what happens if there's no agreement? with only six months to brexit, the bbc travels around britain