west yorkshire police chief co nsta ble west yorkshire police chief constablejohn west yorkshire policesee his police officers used as a backdrop in that speech. more than that to follow. —— more on that. welcome to bbc ask this — we'll be answering some of your questions about what could happen with the brexit process. with me is in the studio is chris hanretty, professor of politics at royal hollaway. also i'm joined by kevin schofield, editor of politicshome.com. thank you both forjoining me. let's get some of the questions we have. i don't seem to have the questions. we have a list somewhere but someone is going to need to send them to me... in the meantime, i'm just going to ask for a reaction to the news i just broke at west yorkshire police, the chief constable is concerned about the impressions of impartiality. police impartiality, how important, how damaging the image is yesterday? the impartiality of the police has been a cornerstone of the police has been a cornerstone of modern british policing. it's something which police officers will naturally wa nt something which police

how much is west yorkshire police doing to support the lgbt community?lly good network of lgbtq officers who are well engaged. so we actually go out and promote and encourage people to report hate crime and hate incidents. collecting evidence can be difficult if it is just a report of somebody that has been name—calling. we need to learn all the time around how we investigate some of these reports. south yorkshire police say they have investigated lily's case, but no suspects were identified. lily says she won't give into hate. ben hunte, bbc news, sheffield. with driverless cars moving closer to being the future of our travel, insurers are beginning to voice their concerns. they're warning that there's a risk of more road accidents during the transition to automated vehicles. the motor insurance research body, thatcham research, says more regulation is needed to make journeys safer, as our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones has been finding out. imagine you fell asleep in an automated car and the system brought it to a halt in the fast lane of

danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire.hampionships qualifier. from southampton, natalie pirks reports. cheering. what they lack in world ranking places, kosovo make up for in passion, and their fans were about to have a field day. england fans have been bemoaning the lack ofjeopardy in qualifying. be careful what you wish for. a loose pass by michael keane, pounced on with not even a minute on the clock. berisha! but michael was "keen" to make amends, and raheem sterling is on fire in an england shirt. towards keane, and it is headed in by sterling. he was instrumental again, minutes later, linking up with harry kane. this is the captain's 26th goal for his country. kosovo's have—a—go attitude was impressive but it was their turn for a defensive lapse. it's an own goal. england began to relax and wunderkind jadon sancho was about to have a moment to savour. his first goal for england was soon followed by another. they don't come much easier. 5—1 at half—time but this kosovo team would not lie down. that is a terrific pass

danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. that's coming up after the headlines. do stay tuned for that. now it's time for a look at the weather with lucy martin. hello there. tuesday brought a brief drier and brighter interlude for many. there was a little misty and murky around first thing. this photo sentin murky around first thing. this photo sent in by a weather watcher in west sussex. there was spells of sunshine to be had. this photo also sent in bya to be had. this photo also sent in by a weather watcher in angus. the weather as we move into wednesday is dominated by this area of low pressure. it is the remnants of ex— hurricane dorian. it brings wet and windy weather as these weather fronts gradually push south and east. there is looks for wednesday. a cloudy start. 0utbreaks east. there is looks for wednesday. a cloudy start. outbreaks of rain for much of england and wales. brightness goes for scotland and northern ireland. they will gradually spread south and east. a scattering of showers for goblin, northern irelan

the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's "disappointed" that his officers were used asjohnson on brexit yesterday. john robins says the force thought the prime minister's remarks would be used in connection with the government's police recruitment drive and had "no prior knowledge" that it would veer into politics. he was the liberation hero who became a ruthless dictator — robert mugabe, the former president of zimbabwe has died at the age of 95. mr mugabe led the independence war against white minority rule and then ruled the country for 37 years. his regime was one of brutal repression and economic mismangement, which brought zimbabwe to its knees. he was finally overthown in a coup and has now died in hospital in singapore. a warning that this report from our correspondent in zimbabwe, shingai nyoka, contains flash photography. chanting prime minister robert mugabe! he was once zimbabwe's liberator, leading a war against white minority rule. but by the end, the adulation president robert mugabe once enjoyed was gone. he cemented his power winning overwhelmingly at e

it must be the safest place in west yorkshire here!ong and this is the beginning, the launch of a fantastic programme that we have in this government, that we are very proud of, to recruit a big new wave of police officers across our country. and i want to say a big thank you to all those here, all those who are signing up, and everything, and for everything that you are going to do. and this is pa rt you are going to do. and this is part as you may know of a big effort by this government to deliver on the priorities of the british people. and, as you may have seen yesterday, i hope you saw it, there was a big announcement about more spending for the nhs, 20 new hospital upgrades on top of the 3a billion that we are putting in to the nhs, new money, we are levelling up education funding where the country so that all schools get an uplift, both primary and secondary schools, but in my view policing, safe streets is the absolute bedrock of society. it is what drives a successful and productive economy. it gives people the confidence to i

. that was quite an unusual setting there, you still borisjohnson flanked by police cadets in west yorkshirewhat you thought of his performance. yeah, it was a strange delivery from him. we seem borisjohnson was a strange delivery from him. we seem boris johnson make was a strange delivery from him. we seem borisjohnson make a lot of speeches over the years, he can often be quite bombastic, really ta ke often be quite bombastic, really take the crowd with him, one of the reasons a lot of people got behind him in the leadership contest for the conservative party was that they felt he was really good at rallying the troops. of course, he wasn't speaking to the party membership today, but he did seem a little bit distracted, a little bit hesitant. and perhaps it might have had something to do with the news you are mentioning just a moment ago, that his younger brotherjojohnson quit earlier today, notjust as a minister but also will be standing down as an mp at the next election, saying he is torn between the national interest and family loyalty. and of course boris johnson's speech, which happe

how much is west yorkshire police doing to support the lgbt community? who are well engaged. so we actually go out and promote and encourage people to report hate crime and hate incidents. collecting evidence can be difficult if it is just a report of somebody that has been name—calling. we need to learn all the time around how we investigate some of these reports. south yorkshire police say they have investigated lily's case but no suspects were identified. lily says she won't give in to hate. ben hunte, bbc news, sheffield. belgian prosecutors say two people, including an agent, have been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected fraud in the transfer of football players. police and anti—corru ption officials carried out a series of raids in london, belgium and monaco. the arrests are linked to the transfer of serbian striker aleksandar mitrovic to newcastle united. hmrc and the metropolitan police are helping with the investigation. at the age of 72 the punk pioneer iggy pop has told the bbc that he has done his last stage dive — because he'

a second try for ryan hampshire puts west yorkshire in command, and for the side from the capital, thered ran in a third try. that results into that for huddersfield and hold kr committee pressure was eased. they we re committee pressure was eased. they were the other two sides in the mix —— hull were the other two sides in the mix -- hull kr. were the other two sides in the mix —— hull kr. for those teams any sport, there is no time to look forward. no english team south of orienting is now left at the top of. for broncos, a one season stay, and the gap between the top two leaks is ha rd to the gap between the top two leaks is hard to console —— no english team south of warrington. and here then, is the table. so london broncos then are relegated afterjust one season in super league. hull kr lost at salford red devils but their superior points difference saw them survive. huddersfield beat catalan dragons to ensure survial too. salford are confirmed in third place ahead of warrington. castleford take the final play—off place as a result of hull fc‘s defeat to st helens. it's stilljust o

for some, longer term use of antidepressants is necessary, but libby from west yorkshire feels that byhe drugs for 20 years, she has been let down by the health system. i feel like if i had turned to heroin or drink to help me with those problems, there would have been a lot more help for me to come off those things than there has been help for me to come off prescription drugs, and that is my frustration. groups of gps like this one have been meeting to discuss alternatives, including referring patients to counselling and activities in their local communities. but doctors leaders say they need more backing to help find solutions. we need to spend longer with our patients, and that means having more resources and more gps. we need more therapists that we can refer our patients onto and we need greater access to social prescribing opportunities so patients can get the tailor—made help and care in the community that they need and deserve. health leaders say it is nothing like on the same scale as the us opioid addiction crisis, but it is time to get on top of the issue before we see the

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, west yorkshire.enty of other developments today, both here in westminster and elsewhere. sirjohn major has launched a scathing attack on borisjohnson. in a speech in glasgow tonight, the former conservative prime minister, said he "never thought he'd see such behaviour from any british government", and told mrjohnson to sack his advisers. we have seen we have seen over mighty advisers before. it's a familiar script. it always ends badly. so i offer the prime minister some friendly advice. get rid of these advisers. get rid of them before they poison the political atmosphere beyond repair. and do it quickly. it's emerged today borisjohnson warned the cabinet at the end of august that there was a "high chance" he would fail to get a new deal with the eu over brexit. the comments were contained in documents disclosed in a case at the high court in london, where it's being argued the prime minister's suspension of parliament is unlawful. the mp luciana berger has announced that she's joining the liberal

danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. the headlines on bbc news...he dup leader, arlene foster, says the prime minister has shown his commitment to securing a brexit deal which "works for the entire united kingdom". the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he'll offer voters another referendum, with an option for leaving the eu, as well as an option for remaining. donald trump sacks his national security advisor, john bolton — saying he disagreed with many of his suggestions. mr bolton says he offered to resign last night. hundreds of thousands of people in england are getting hooked on prescription drugs, according to a new report, with half of all users taking them for a year or more. the study, by public health england, shows that one in four adults use strong painkillers, antidepressants or sleeping tablets. opioids, which are the strongest type of painkillers, were prescribed to over five—and—a—half million adults outside hospital in 2017—18. and more than half a million people in england received opioid prescriptions for three years 01’ more. health

the whole of west yorkshire police out in force. as a backdrop to those comments.o from here? it feels like a lion that with all become too familiar with the boris johnson. it's a sale —— study flippant line about a serious issue for the peace critics of his own, you are already ina bit critics of his own, you are already in a bit of critics of his own, you are already ina bit ofa critics of his own, you are already in a bit of a ditch because his... the way you have this we could play out, we think it hasn't played out, i was to become back on monday for the next round. it's almost, it's become a personality issue for the electorate here in the uk, you either love mrjohnson or boris as many people call him or you loathe him and you'd happily see him in a ditch. but his personal reputation, his personal identity in this whole issue. personality politics. this talk about something that was inside the paper, an editorialfrom ross clark. he was saying that those in the know deal will be, have got the tails up at the moment. they looked to be controlling the agenda. th

our political editor laura kuenssberg sent this from west yorkshire.ting! yes, i have been negotiating. you are not, you are in leeds! he attracts trouble. moments after he arrived in this yorkshire high street, the prime minister taken to task. you are playing games. what i think people want us to do is to leave the european union on october the 315t. we all know that. that's what we are going to do. borisjohnson divides. he‘s been speaking for the last... searching for support in the crown that first in the crowd that first emerged. should we get out on october 31? butjust weeks into his time in office he‘s been defeated in parliament, thrown out some of his mps, even his brother quit as a minister in government to spend less time with his family. it has been an honour to serve as a minister and in three governments. not much more work as an mp now. jojohnson was on a completely different side of the brexit argument but had resolved to work for his brother in government. not anymore, citing concerns over the prime minister‘s approach. he wrote on twi

jojohnson resigned, boris appeared in west yorkshire in front of these serried ra nks yorkshire in fronthese serried ranks of police cadets. he kept them waiting for an hour, to the degree that one of them fainted behind him and live television, which is incredible. he was grilled about his brother repeatedly, but one question was thrown at him, would you go to brussels if the law compel you to do it, if this act going through parliament compels you to go to brussels and ask for an extension. he said no, i would brussels and ask for an extension. he said no, iwould rather brussels and ask for an extension. he said no, i would rather be dead ina ditch. he said no, i would rather be dead in a ditch. he showed defiance, strength, the macho, strong man image he wants to take around the country for this election, which inevitably will happen at some stage. that is the kind of image he wa nts to stage. that is the kind of image he wants to project. but he looks very frayed at the edges today, very kind of taken apart either by the events of taken apart either by the events of this morning, whe

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, west yorkshire. the next big vote in the house of commons. if as expected the law to block a no deal brexit has been passed, mps will vote again on whether to hold an early general election. the prime minister needs the support of two thirds of mps to go to the polls. will he get it this time? here's our deputy political editor john pienaar on what's likely to happen next. so where do the rival camps agree? trust me — this won't take long. all sides want an election to try to break the deadlock, and that's where the agreement ends. the argument now is about timing, and in there, the parties and the factions within parties are trying to thrash out exactly when this election might take place. down in the lords, peers are grinding through legislation to ban no—deal, maybe force borisjohnson to go to brussels and accept another brexit extension, something he has sworn he will never do. it could pass into law by monday, so on monday in the commons, the government will try to get approval for a 15 october

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, west yorkshire.h leader, leo varadkar, has been giving a speech outlining the possible impact of a no—deal brexit on irish citizens. have a listen. there will be checks on goods and on live animals. and as far as possible, these will take place in the ports, airports, and at business level, but some may need to take place near the border. we are working out the details of this with the european commission, and we will inform the public and business as soon as we know what the outcome will be. pat leahy is political editor at the irish times and has been giving his analysis of the taoiseach's comments. this was the most comprehensive description, i think, that the taoiseach has given about the consequences of no—deal. he did also, of course, list the things that wouldn't change between ireland and the uk in the event of a no—deal, because of the common travel area which stands separate to the eu agreements. but he also said, for the first time from him, that there would be checks needed on some goods

well meanwhile — the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's "disappointed" that his officers a political speech by borisjohnson on brexit yesterday. john robins says the force thought the prime minister's remarks would be used in connection with the government's police recruitment drive. he said he had "no prior knowledge" that the speech would be broadened into other issues until it was delivered. the high court has rejected a legal challenge to borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. the case was brought by the businesswoman gina miller. let's speak to our legal correspondent clive coleman — is this the end of it? no, it isn't. because what has happened today is three senior judges at the high court have dismissed gina miller's legal challenge and the advice given by the prime minister by borisjohnson to the queen to prorogue parliament for five weeks at a time of national crisis was unlawful, it breached parliamentary sovereignty. but what the court has done has said there is enough merit in the case to allow it to leapfrog on an appeal, leapfrog the court of appeal

a small goat caused traffic to come to a standstill at a busy motorwayjunction in west yorkshire last. i've got one! the animal was spotted darting between junctions 28 and 29 of the m62 halting traffic until it was caught. the eyewitness who took the video says many motorists left their cars to help police capture the animal. highways england say the goat was eventually rounded up safely. would it so now please step forward? atime would it so now please step forward? a time for would it so now please step forward? atime fora would it so now please step forward? a time for a look at the weather, with phil. hello, once again and, for some, sunday has been a really decent sort of day when the weather is that good, you really would sit around in it but it hasn't been like that everywhere. we've had a banner of cloud and rain associated with a weather front gradually tumbling its way right into the heart of the british isles and, through the rest of the night, what gaps there have been in the cloud across the south—eastern quarter will fill in and that will work wonders for the temperatur

the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's "disappointed" that his officers were used asnson on brexit yesterday. john robins said it was the understanding of the force that any involvement of their officers was "solely" about the government's police recruitment drive, and that they'd had "no prior knowledge" the speech would be broadened to other issues. well, let's go live to downing street tonight and back to our deputy political editor, john pienaar. an extraordinary week in politics by any measure, but have the prime minister's tactics this week misfired? boris johnson's borisjohnson‘s hadda boris johnson's hadda wearing, torrid week by any standards. the teen here still seem bullish enough but i have watched borisjohnson closely for many years —— the team here. he seemed more uncharacteristically subdued today than i have ever seen him certainly and nps publicly and privately have their worries about government strategy. some of them are worried to see those —— some of them want to see those tory members sacked on wednesday given a reprieve. the move on monday to tr

take any chances, because the sides either side of them london and wakefield play each other in west yorkshireinner takes all match. if london are beaten, then they will definitely be relegated, but if the broncos win, then that puts all the pressure on the other sides. hull kr perhaps have the most difficult fixture, against a salford side who could finish the season in third place. let's get the thoughts then from some of these camps, they're the side few would've expected in this — they finished fifth last season, and have one of the best wing players in the league injermaine mcgillvary. he says, frankly, they'vejust had an awful season. we are where we are for a reason. we have been disastrous, inconsistent. it has not been good. we have let the fans down but i feel like this game, if we could get the win, make amends for a lot of things that have gone on this season, but regardless, it is still not good enough. we know that. probably the worst season of my professional career. there is no use saving anything for the week afterwards, there is no coming to train and putting things right nex

how much is west yorkshire police doing to support the lgbt community?ce can be difficult if it is just a report of somebody that has been name—calling. we need to learn all the time around how we investigate some of these reports. south yorkshire police say they have investigated lily's case, but no suspects were identified. lily says she won't give into hate. ben hunte, bbc news, sheffield. the headlines on bbc news. the government has published documents relating to operation yellowhammer, the contingency planning in case of a no—deal brexit. parliament had demanded the documents' release last week anti—brexit mps demand that parliament be recalled, after scotland's seniorjudges rule the prime minister's decision to suspend it for five weeks is unlawful. labour's deputy leader tom watson calls for the party to prioritise another eu referendum over a general election — contradicting jeremy corbyn. a baby boy rescued from a river in greater manchester this afternoon has died. at 22—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. is there life som

the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's "disappointed" that his officers were used asson on brexit yesterday. john robins said it was the understanding of the force that any involvement of their officers was "solely" about the government's police recruitment drive — and that they'd had "no prior knowledge" the speech would be broadened to other issues. the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has died at the age of 95. mr mugabe dominated his country for decades — leading the independence war against white minority rule — and then himself ruling zimbabwe for 37 years — in a regime marked by violence, corruption and economic collapse. he was ousted in a military coup in 2017. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in the capital harare for us this evening. the report contains some flashing images. he was once zimbabwe's liberator, leading the fight against white minority rule but the support he once enjoyed was eventually gone. he cemented his power winning overwhelmingly at elections in 1980. asa overwhelmingly at elections in 1980. as a leader of a new nation he set

and ask your question will stop rita from calderdale, currently deputy mayor of top end then in west yorkshirealso a councillor and so forth, one of the ways i was able to attend a party conference was that there was a crash. and i was actually part of the team that campaigned for this, which included having a sit in on the front row of the leader's speech with young liberals and their babies who we made sure made noise. do we have to make a noise again, or can we expect you as our first female leader to get at that very vital function back at conference? cheering. jeff is looking at me with interest now. we are going to look at it, i will say that. you have got the answer already. first of all i will say, i will remember conference two or three years ago when andrew was little and he was in the crash, it definitely helped us. that was a lwa ys it definitely helped us. that was always a great strength. —— crash. we have an access stand where people can make donations to support others who need extra assistance and i think that is also good and i am sure like many others, i contributed to that

west yorkshire's chief constable john robin said he was disappointed that officers had been used in theabout police recruitment. in the business news: sir philip green's topshop retailing empire plunged to 170 million pound loss last year, blaming a "dramatically" changed retail landscape and increased competition. the results are for taveta investments which owns the arcadia group — including topshop and the brands miss selfridge and dorothy perkins. the business has since agreed a rescue deal with its creditors that triggered 48 store closures. british airways has rejected a last—ditch proposalfrom pilots' union balpa to re—start negotiations aimed at averting strike action. ba pilots are due to strike on monday and tuesday over a pay offer — of 11.5% over three years — that they say is too low. unions representing cabin crew and engineers have accepted the offer. caution is dominating the house market, according to the uk's biggest lender. halifax, part of lloyds banking group said house prices rose by a whisker of 0.1 % during the summer the uk housing market remained subdued. few p

the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's "disappointed" that his officers were used ashnson on brexit yesterday. john robins said it was the understanding of the force that any involvement of their officers was solely about the government's police recruitment drive — and that they'd had no prior knowledge the speech would be broadened to other issues. this is bbc news, the headlines: rescue teams in the bahamas, are continuing to search the island of great abaco for the bodies of people killed by hurricane dorian. the prime minister's demand for an early general election looks set to be rejected, after opposition parties agreed to block it when it's put to mps on monday. let's return to the news that india has lost contact with a lunar explorerjust as it was going to land on the surface of the moon. the chandrayaan—2 mission was just over 2km above the moon when transmission ceased. the descent is a complex operation and success would have made india only the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, and the first to touchdown on the most southerly part, where no

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, west yorkshire.ched a scathing attack on borisjohnson. in a speech in glasgow tonight, the former conservative prime minister said he never thought he would see such behaviour from any british government, and called for mrjohnson to sack his advisers. we have seen over 90 advisors before. it's a familiar script. it always ends badly. so i offer the prime minister some friendly advice. get rid of these advisors. get rid of them before they poison the political atmosphere beyond repair, and do it quickly. it has emerged today borisjohnson warned the cabinet at the end of august that there was a high chance he would fail to get a new deal with the eu over brexit. the comments were contained in documents disclosed in a case at the high court in london, where it is being argued the prime minister's suspension of parliament is unlawful. the mp luciana berger has announced that she isjoining the liberal democrats. the mp for liverpool wavertree quit the labour party earlier this year and has been sitting as

a small goat caused traffic to come to a standstill at a busyjunction of the m62 in west yorkshire.rchange, halting traffic until it was safely caught. now watch carefully for a fleeting glance of the goat. in slow motion. the eyewitness who took the video says many motorists left their cars to help police capture the animal. highways england say the goat was eventually rounded up safely — and traffic was released once again. coming up after the weather: we'll have all the latest sports news, including england's victory over australia in the final ashes test. stay with us for that — first it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. hello once again. for some, sunday has been a really decent day. when the weather that good, you would sit around in it. but it hasn't been like that everywhere. we've had up banner of cloud and rain associated with it, the weatherfrom gradually tumbling its way right into the heart of the british isles. and through the rest of the night, but gap there have been in the cloud in the southeast corner will fill in. that will work wonders for the tem

a second try for ryan hampshire put west yorkshire in command, and for the side from the capital, there for huddersfield and hull kr, the pressure was eased. they were the other two sides in the mix, but broncos defeat meant super league status is secure. for those teams in the sport, they now reflect and move forward. no english team south of warrington is now left in the top flight. warrington is now left in the top flight. for broncos, it was a one season stay, and the gap between the top two leagues is hard to consult. maybe in a few days' time, we can have a look and say we had a good crack,, or to come so close, and to follow the last hurdle is devastating. we worked so hard. just to come up short like that, it's a bit painful. newcastle and liverpool have served up newcastle and liverpool have served upa newcastle and liverpool have served up a classic. you might have heard the lunchtime meeting at anfield marketed as a prospective one—sided affair. newcastle will fight like crazy and like they did against tottenham, for example, they have had a couple of good results now, the gam

the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he is disappointed that his officers were used as acal speech by boris johnson on brexit yesterday. john robins said it was the understanding of the force that any involvement of their officers was solely about the government's police recruitment drive, and that they'd had no prior knowledge the speech would be broadened to other issues. let's go to downing street tonight, and our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. borisjohnson has boris johnson has had borisjohnson has had a wearing, torrid week by any standards. the tea m torrid week by any standards. the team here still seem bullish enough but i have watched borisjohnson closely for many years and he somehow seemed less confident yesterday and more uncharacteristically subdued today than i have ever seen him. certainly some ministers and mps publicly and privately have their worries about government strategy. now they want, for example, some of them, to see those rebels who were sacked as tory mps this week given a reprieve. so there are decisions to be taken on there are decision

report is a rounds of electioneering on thursday he was criticised by the chief constable of west yorkshire for what he did he was using an event which was police recruitment police officers all behind him it effectively literally staged this process in which he then made a passing reference to police recruitment and extra police officers in fact the number is 20000 but used the majority of his time there or all of these offices waiting more than an hour for his arrive. they used this event to effectively electioneer to actually push forward criticism of the opposition and suggestions that he needed to go to brussels to fix it to actually go for a no deal. everybody andrew knows that a general election is going to have to happen sooner or later he obviously wants it before time 31st and looks now unlikely that's going to happen what are the best bets for when it might happen. well that's a big question october the 15th is his preference it certainly isn't the preference of the opposition parties they feel their best strategy it is a democracy after all and effectively now the opposition is

there wasn't feeling too well maybe had to sit down but anyway parts johnson speaking at the west yorkshire police headquarters part of his recruitment drive for new police officers but of course most of the talk about breaks it and let's discuss it with jonah hill our correspondent in westminster who was listening along to all of that. journey apparently the prime minister would rather be dead in a ditch than go back to brussels and ask for an extension a lot of the sort of usual lines for him and delivered with their usual memorable quotes there. well that's one of his very clear red lines come all throughout this week and before he has said there is absolutely no way never ever and a no circumstances will he go to brussels and asked for a delay be honed october the 31st remember it was the central pillar and plank of his leadership campaign that october the 31st would be breaks it day deal or no deal do or die on that central campaign promise has been frustrated in recent days by this opposition led bill making its way through parliament that would force the prime minister to go to bruss

we will take you to west yorkshire as soon as he does that.be mainly dry weekend. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. borisjohnson is dealt a major blow as his own brother quits as a government minister and conservative mp, saying he‘s "torn between family and the national interest". it‘s been an honour to be mp for orpington and a minister under three governments, but it‘s time to move on. and i‘ve got to get to work! the prime minister will shortly address the public, as it‘s announced the house of commons will vote again on holding a general election on monday. labour have suggested they might not support an election until they‘re certain a further brexit delay has been secured. i was just showing you some tweets from the american vice president mike pence. boris johnson from the american vice president mike pence. borisjohnson has also been speaking about this and told the us vice president that the nhs will not be for sale in any post brexit trade deal with america, and that britain is not keen on chlorinated chicken, he said. this h

favorite that you articulate so clearly last night by my right honorable friend, the member from west yorkshire a threat to commit an act of self harm if you can't fashion negotiation you are not doing exactly as you wish. it's not exactly like to be a successful negotiating strategy. the bill before the the house y is modest in its ambitions. it merely seeks to work avert e immediate risk of a disaster of a no brexit exit on the 31st of october and is thereby seeks to give the government a further opportunity to achieve a resolution of this profound difficult issue. contrary to the prime minister's assertion, it does not deprive them of the ability or the other effectively to achieve negotiated settlement with the european union on the 17th of october. but it does ensure if he should fail as with his current demand i think he's also likely to do so then it will be time for him to rethink his remarks. mr. speaker, i'm not standing at the next election and -- >> what my right honorable friend except what i think is if you should not just for me but across the house, that would be a great loss? >

the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's disappointed that his officers were used as asjohnson on brexit yesterday. john robins says the force thought the prime minister's remarks would be used in connection with the government's police recruitment drive. he said he had no prior knowledge that the speech would be broadened into other issues until it was delivered. the high court in london has thrown out a legal challenge against borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. the businesswoman who brought the case, gina miller, was backed by the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major. her lawyers had argued that the prorogation breached the legal principle of parliamentary sovereignty. well, joining me in the studio now is gina miller. your request, your call was thrown out, are you absolutely adamant however, that you go on? if i could correct that. it wasn't thrown out, it wasn't dismissed, the case wasn't dismissed. we didn't get a judgment in ourfavour, it dismissed. we didn't get a judgment in our favour, it wasn't a win or lose, what we did get was an ac

the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's "disappointed" that his officers were used as by borisjohnson on brexit yesterday. john robins said it was the understanding of the force that any involvement of their officers was "solely" about the government's police recruitment drive and that they'd had "no prior knowledge" the speech would be broadened to other issues. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the evening standard's martin bentham and bonnie greer from the new european. the president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has declared the former president of zimbabwe, robert mugabe, a national hero after his death at the age of 95. in a televised address, mr mnangagwa said zimbabwe would be in mourning until m mugabe was buried. the death early this morning and singapore of the friend of the nation and iconic leader for national liberation, he leaves a big void in our nation. a veteran nationalist and pan— africanist fighter, he leaves a r

the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's "disappointed" that his officers were used asesterday. john robins said it was the understanding of the force that any involvement of their officers was "solely" about the government's police recruitment drive — and that they'd had "no prior knowledge" the speech would be broadened to other issues. the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has died at the age of 95. mr mugabe dominated his country for decades — leading the independence war against white minority rule — and then himself ruling zimbabwe for 37 years — in a regime marked by violence, corruption and economic collapse. he was ousted in a military coup in 2017. our correspondent shingai nyoka's report contains some flashing images. he was once zimbabwe's liberator, leading the fight against white minority rule but the support he once enjoyed was eventually gone. he cemented his power winning overwhelmingly at elections in 1980. as a leader of a new nation he set about creating a better country than the one he inherited. there can never be any return to the state o

the city the sheffield city region done and i also want to open up negotiations with leeds and west yorkshire so we can make a mayor work that to whatever the nature of any longer term arrangements in yorkshire. but i also want to build on the fantastic job so many mayors are already doing and ensure you can deliver on ambitious commitments to your communities and that will mean leveling up powers for existing mayors and to make sure our great northern powerhouse is fiery on all its cylinders to champion investment and opportunity we're going to work with leaders across the north the mayors local businesses and updates to create a new stronger northern powerhouse growth body it will be a genuine partnership across the region british prime minister morris johnson speaking their convention of the north addressing political and business leaders there about his plans to invest in the u.k. economy but right now of course the biggest challenge facing the u.s. u.k. economy is braggs it and what form of briggs's that will take johnson is planning to meet with the e.u. leaders on monday in his attempt

for some, longer term use of antidepressants is necessary, but libby from west yorkshire feels that, lot more help for me to come of those things then there has been help for me to come off prescription drugs, and that is my frustration. groups of gps like this one have been meeting to discuss alternatives, including referring patients to counselling and activities in their local communities. but doctors leaders say they need more backing to help find solutions. we need to spend longer with our patients, and that means health leaders say it is nothing like on the same scale as the us opioid addiction crisis, but it is time to get on top of the issue before we see the problems experienced elsewhere. hugh pym, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is. donald trump has fired his national security adviserjohn bolton after a string of disagreements. the president revealed the news in a customary tweet. there have been large protests in hong kong as its team opened its world cup qualifying campaign against iran. this is one of the videos we've got. the

on a visit to west yorkshire today, the prime minister repeated his call for an election, and said he'd

john maguire has been to herformer constituency in west yorkshire.y, mr speaker, i have never heard such humbug in all my life. this week in westminster, as the debate raged, mps argued over the murder of one of their own. the best way to honour the memory ofjo cox and, indeed, the best way to bring this country together would be, ithink, to get brexit done. four years ago, in the same chamber, jo cox's maiden speech called for unity and understanding. the thing that surprises me, time and time again as i travel around the constituency, is that we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us. the prophetic words ofjo cox's maiden speech, which resonate now more than ever. and nowhere more than in herformer constituency in yorkshire, where i meet her sister, kim. there are two important things. 0ne, jo's dead. jo was killed. she was shot and stabbed to death in the street. that happened. that's my reality. 0k? and the second thing is, what we mustn't do is usejo's name to silence the debate. because that's the last thing

and in west yorkshire crimes have risen five—fold, in five years with nearly 1000 crimes recorded lastto learn all the time around how we investigate some of these reports. south yorkshire police say they have investigated lily's case, but no suspects were identified. lily says she won't give into hate. ben hunte, bbc news, sheffield. with me now is liam beattie who is an lgbt activist and blogger. tell us about your experiences with hate crime? i was walking to my local gym just after 6am in the morning and there was a chap trying to get my attention. i quickly turned round and he went into a tie rate of homophobic abuse. i don't know how he decided to use that type of language, maybe it was because of the way i was dressed and by mannerisms, but it left me really shocked. i am mannerisms, but it left me really shocked. iam not mannerisms, but it left me really shocked. i am not a person who would wa nt to shocked. i am not a person who would want to get involved in any confrontation so i quickly ran away to my local gym. it took me a few hours to process what happened. i was lucky th

breakfast‘s john maguire is in herformer constituency in west yorkshire for us this morning.ople in westminster. the reaction from the debate earlier this week, angen from the debate earlier this week, anger, despair, anxiety, but this is anger, despair, anxiety, but this is a community that knows about that first hand. because they paid the ultimate price, the community, the constituency itself, and of course herfamily. we will not betray the people... many of us in this place are subject to death threats and abuse every single day. i have to see, mr speaker, i have never heard such humbug in my life. this week in westminster, as the debate raged, mps argued over the murder of one of their own. the best way to honour their own. the best way to honour the memory ofjo cox and indeed the best way to bring this country together would be, ithink, to best way to bring this country together would be, i think, to get brexit done. four years ago, in the same chamber, jo cox's maydena speas called for unity and understanding. the thing that surprises me, time and time again as a trave

how much is west yorkshire police doing to support the lgbt community?e, but no suspects were identified. lily says she won't give into hate. ben hunte, bbc news, sheffield. let us pick up some of that. we're joined now by lee broadstock, from the national lgbt police network. let us talk about the increase of number of victims who are coming forward. why is that? we have done a lot of work about improving understanding what hate crime is a waste report, that we will take it seriously. —— say report. we have seen an increase in confidence from victims reported to us. think that is where the increase has come from. why do you think it is proving difficult to prosecute? one of the things has been we have improved confidence in people to report, but they are reporting some of the lower—level incidents, some the shouting in the streets, a lot of online hate... some things approving a lot more difficult for us to take forwards, especially online hate, with twitter in particular where we see a lot of hate stop it is difficult to get that user account from twit

the day finished with this speech at a police training centre in west yorkshire.a look at what is happening in the house of commons. debates are continuing, they began this afternoon with the announcement that the speak of the house john barker was standing down. they then spent over an hour largely paying tribute tojohn barker spent over an hour largely paying tribute to john barker and spent over an hour largely paying tribute tojohn barker and then moved on to debate one motion brought by dominic grieve, former attorney general. he wants messages and documents from within the number ten machine handed over to mps so they can better understand the thinking on a no—deal brexit. there was a second motion brought by the labour leaderjeremy corbyn about the rule of law and a fierce debate about whether that law proposed by hilary benn that blocks the prime minister from hilary benn that blocks the prime ministerfrom pursuing a no—deal brexit has put in an impossible position where it is reasonable to consider not following a law. that case made by some eurosceptics

police officers from west and south yorkshire have held talks with the home secretary to discuss theife crime. tonight, we start with the scourge of knife crime sweeping england. drug dealers don'tjust flood our streets with crack and heroin. they are also carrying knives to assert their control. but is prison always the answer? the police in bristol have another idea. they have named it the call in. it is risky, but they hope it may save lives and keep some young people out of prison. what i do see is an awful waste of talent and bright young individuals that have turned to criminality. what can we do to stop them offending? and that is what the principles of the call in is all about. based on an american idea, the call in gives young offenders a choice when they are arrested for drug dealing. go to court and face prison or go on a 6—month course to try and break out of the cycle of crime. it goes further than any other uk police force has before, and clinton is using his experience to reinforce the message that crime doesn't pay. the young people have been given access to education

in west yorkshire, crimes have risen fivefold in five years, with nearly 1000 recorded last year. ey have investigated lily case. insurers are warning that there is a risk of more road accidents, as we make the move towards driverless cars. the motor insurance research body is calling for regulations to make cars safe, as automated systems gradually take over from human drivers. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones has this report. imagine you fell asleep in an automated car and the system brought it to a halt in the fast lane of a motorway. the insurers are warning that this kind of accident could become common, unless there are new safety regulations. the government says driverless cars could be on uk roads as early as 2021. but the car insurers say at first, they will be quite limited in what they can do, and they want new rules for how they should operate. during automation, it indicates green, and you can safely do other things. press the stalk at the end — the button on the end of the stalk... autonomous drive active. that's it. and then you let go. now, what this c