Four million year old skull of an ape in ethiopia raises doubts about how humans evolved. And coming up on bbc news. In her bid to win a 24th grand slam title, Serena Williams comes from a set down to make it through to the third round at the us open. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government insists mps will have time to debate the uks departure from the European Union, despite plans to suspend parliament for five weeks. Yesterday, the queen approved Boris Johnsons request to prorogue, or shut parliament, until october 14th, less than three weeks before the uk is due to leave the eu. Today, lord young, a conservative whip in the house of lords, resigned in protest at the decision, saying it risked fundamentally undermining parliament. Heres our political correspondent, jonathan blake. The morning after a day of drama at westminster and the fallout continues from the Prime Ministers decision to suspend parliament. It is business as usual as far as the government is concerned. Ministers say it is an overdue chance to set out their plans. The Prime Minister will bring forward a new queen speech which will reflect the priorities we have is a government and that the country has as well. But there is anger and outrage at this move. Protests claiming the government is abusing its power, opponents of brexit say they are being silenced. There will be lots of time to debate before the 31st of october, parliament will be sitting then and will be able to have whatever motions it wants. I think the outrage is phony and it is created by people who dont want us to leave the European Union and are trying hard to overturn the referendum result and dont want the benefits of leaving the European Union. Time was tight for those who wa nt to union. Time was tight for those who want to stop the no deal brexit. Labour and others say they will have to act fast and now to achieve their aim. It is about preventing the will of parliament and stopping them from ensuring the government. So we are going to initiate a Standing Order section 2a debate, an emergency debate, to try and do that. What we have to decide and whats been dividing the various groups is our way in favour of a soft brexit, when we do leave, accept the best compromise is to leave the eu Political Institutions but to keep out Political Institutions but to keep our economic ties intact or do we actually just our economic ties intact or do we actuallyjust go for a second referendum in the belief it will reverse the whole thing . The arguments about the rights and wrongs of this decision to suspend parliament will run and run. Protest and online petition, legal challenges and more but for the government it is a chance to show they are willing to take the uk out of the eu with or without a deal by the end of october. The opposition who want to avoid a no deal brexit, for them it is perhaps a moment to focus their minds. Stepping out of the spotlight today, the tory leader in scotland, she said for mainly personal reasons. Although she is hardly the biggest fan of Boris Johnson, she left a warning for mps to back him. I asked him outright, i need to know, are you actually trying to get a deal or not . He categorically assured me that he was. He believes his efforts in biarritz has helped open the door a crack. I know it would help further for people to want to avoid no deal to say that if it is brought back to parliament they would back it. The shouting has started again at westminster as parliaments shouting has started again at westminster as pa rliaments summer break draws to a close. When mps return next week, expect the noise levels to rise even further. Jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. Our assistant political editor, norman smith, is at westminster. We have these legal challenges under way so the courts might have something to say about this but what are the chances of those mps who wa nt to are the chances of those mps who want to stop a no deal brexit in parliament before it shuts down or in the two weeks once it comes back, before brexit takes place on october the 31st, what are the chances of them being successful . Despite the support of those protesters, those mps are seeking to thwart Boris Johnson face a herculean task. Imagine trying to cut your way through an amazonian rainforest armed with a plastic knife, it is that sort of constitutional challenge they face because they will have just four days to seize control of parliament, assemble a majority of mps, and then try to push through legislation to in effect outlaw no deal in the teeth of opposition from mrjohnsons supporters. Bear in mind, the government holds all the levers of power in parliament, so it is not quite Mission Impossible but it is an extraordinarily difficult task. The paradox is the end result may be the same anyway, namely that we do now appear to be heading with increasing speed towards a general election because of the mps do succeed, do we think borisjohnson will roll over . No, he will probably think he has no option but to trigger a general election, and if the mps dont succeed they may think they have no option but to bring down the government and trigger a general election. Brenda, if you are watching, bad news. There could be another one. Norman smith at westminster, thank you. Judges at scotlands highest court, are today considering a challenge to the proroguing, or termination of the current session of parliament. A Cross Party Group of more than 70 mps and peers who oppose a no deal brexit, have submitted an emergency motion, asking the court of session in edinburgh to overturn Boris Johnsons plans. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in edinburgh for us this afternoon. Could we get a result as early as today, do you think . |j could we get a result as early as today, do you think . I certainly think the argument will finish today and then the judge will consider his decision, but this was an emergency here. A full hearing was scheduled for next friday and the hearing that got under way at midday has been hearing from aidan oneill, the qc for the petitioners. He said that while the hearing is unprecedented, the actions of the government are both unprecedented and unlawful. He said the courts constitutional jurisdiction is one of the three pillars of state to determine and ensure the constitutionality of the actions of ministers are lawful. He said if ruling found those actions to be unlawful, the obligation on the sovereign to recall. There will be an obligation on the sovereign to recall the prorogation because the sovereign is not above the law. The action raised in this scottish court, scotlands court of session, he said is as valid as any elsewhere and pointed to a number going through the courts in Northern Ireland at the moment, where they are applying we are told four interim injunctions, arguing the act of prorogation would contravene the good friday agreement. The hearing will continue this afternoon, when we will hear from the qc representing the uk government. Lorna, thank you. Lorna garden in edinburgh. Eu foreign and defence ministers have been meeting in helsinki this morning for talks on the security implications of climate change. The issue of brexit was not far away. Our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas is in helsinki now. Ben wallace defence secretary came here, he didnt stop to answer our questions on the way in butjust a few minutes later, here in the conference call, as the meeting was about to get under way he was filmed with cameras openly in the room talking to frances defence minister. She questioned him about the decision to Prorogue Parliament and asked him about the duration of it, and this is what the uk defence secretary said. At the end he appeared to be laughing. Interestingly he didnt mention anything about the queens speech or the need to bring new legislation to parliament, but what he did say was quite pointed, in his comments as he went on he described this as a decision based on the fact the government had no majority in parliament. These were his further comments. And the other eu ministers arriving did not want to be drawn, but said this was a matter for the eu. Did not want to be drawn, but said this was a matterfor the eu. Asked whether they had seen any proposals from the uk side in those negotiations in brussels that might give hope for a deal, they said not yet, but they are hopeful. Damian grammaticas in helsinki, thank you. A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to the murder of the schoolgirl ellie gould. Thomas griffiths appeared at Bristol Crown court this morning. Ellie, who was also 17, was stabbed to death at a house in calne in wiltshire, in may. Jon kay is outside the court in bristol for us now. What happened today . It is the 3rd of may when ellie gould was found stabbed to death at her home in calne in wiltshire. At the time her family released a statement saying she was a joy to be around and spoke of her love of animals, the fact she wa nted of her love of animals, the fact she wanted to be a Police Officer when she finished school and college. In the last hour or so, another 17 year old from the same area of wiltshire, Thomas Griffiths pleaded guilty to her murder. He stood in the dark, he was standing looking down at the ground for most of it, his arms clasped in a dark blue suit and open necked shirt and confirmed he was pleading guilty to her murder. Until now in this case there have been reporting restrictions in place, preventing the media from naming Thomas Griffiths because of his age, because of the fact he is under 18. But the judge his age, because of the fact he is under 18. But thejudge here his age, because of the fact he is under 18. But the judge here this morning said because of the fact this was an extremely grave crime, he thought it was a fortunate, appropriate and reasonable to lift the reporting restrictions. That is why we are able to name Thomas Griffiths today even though hes only 17, but the court heard he will be 18 by the time he is sentenced here in november. Both families of these 17 year olds were in court today, a lot of emotion in the courtroom. Wiltshire police have issued statement saying ellie goulds family should have been enjoying the Summer Holidays with her right now. Instead they are mourning the loss of someone so cruelly taken from them. Jon kay in bristol, thank you. Were all going to have to travel less, eat less meat and buy fewer clothes, if the uk is to meet the target of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions to zero by 2050. But the governments chief environment scientist, who leaves the job today, says few people fully understand the radical changes they need to make to tackle climate change. Heres our environment analyst, roger harrabin. As the climate heats, fires across brazil clear land for cattle or soya to feed cattle. Meanwhile, round the world, mining firms dig for minerals that make the goods we buy. And factories pollute as they fuel the economy. Sir ian boyd says this level of consumption wont bring a stable climate. A lot of the kinds of things we like to buy, whether its anything from clothes through to luxury food to luxury items like vehicles and the sorts of things, and these sorts of things, we are not really going to be able to have a lot of them just on demand in future. Weve got to reduce demand. That will also mean making flying more expensive, especially for the wealthy minority who clock up by far the most journeys. And theres more. If we cook steak from cattle that have been fed on soya, we are indirectly contributing to deforestation in the amazon where the soya is grown. And suppose i decide to change my work surface because this one is no longer fashionable. Imagine the Carbon Emissions involved in ripping out a slab of granite like that, polishing it and shipping it to the uk. Sir ian says we all simply have to consume less. New technologies like electric cars will solve climate change, the Prime Minister says. But will that be enough . Electric cars are a big part of the solution, butjust electrifying all the cars on the road isnt going to get us to where we need to be. It needs to be paired with a lot of effort going into reducing overall travel demand. So improving walking opportunities and cycling opportunities and public transport. Business agrees the government needs tougher policies. The thing im really struck by when i travel around the country and talk to businesses is how passionate they are about the move to a net zero economy and how much they want to get behind some of these newer technologies that will help us to make that transition. I think if we get the right Government Policies in place, we will see business and households get behind it. But how will consumers react to the scientists message that they cant have more of everything and keep a stable climate . Politicians may not risk finding out. Roger harrabin, bbc news. The time is 1 15. Our top story this lunchtime. Lord young steps down as a tory whip, saying shutting parliament risks undermining the institution. But the government is holding firm. Also today. The deadline for claiming back mis sold ppi payments is at midnight tonight. Coming up on bbc news. Bolton wanderers future has been secured a deal to sell them was confirmed last night, just a day after bury were kicked out of the football league. The home secretary priti patel will meet the French Interior minister in paris today to discuss how to deal with growing numbers of Illegal Migrants reaching the uk across the channel. More than 1,000 people have made the journey so far this year, three times the number for the whole of 2018. Our europe correspondent gavin lee is in gravelines, on the northern coast of france. There have been large numbers of migrants trying to smuggle themselves to the uk for the past 20 yea rs. Themselves to the uk for the past 20 years. The numbers have ebbed and flowed, places have shifted from different areas and in 2016 the french and british authorities but they might have finally put an end to it when they close the camp of 10,000 people. Since then the numbers have grown, between 2000 and 3000 now. Small boats and small french coastal villages are seeing this growing attempt to take boats to the uk over the past three days. Welcome to gravelines a picture postcard french coastal town by day, its harbour is now a magnet for migrants at night. Translation they fled like rabbits when they saw the light of the car. They were trying to see if they could steal a boat. Jean pierre shows me where his £7,000 motorboat was moored. All thats left is a severed rope. He says his boat was stolen and discovered in british waters with eight migrants on board. The vessel is still in the hands of uk authorities. We are not rich people. We cant afford to buy a new boat every month because migrants are stealing them. It is sad for those people, but what about us . So im telling you, i wont let it happen again. I will defend myself the best i can. I wont let my boat be stolen again. A Community Night patrol has been set up by the boat owners, who say they live in fear of the migrants who are searching the area each night. The vessels are all now chained in place, including the french coastal rescue boat. Some are alarmed. Alarm goes off. This man offers to show me what its like attempting to cross the channel. He says its too dangerous to attempt the whole crossing in a small boat, even for a trained seaman. Here in the middle of the channel, you already get a sense of how strong the current is and its relatively calm today. And you can see why this is called one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world with the freight traffic going across, the ferries from dover to calais. Now, the migrants are taking smaller boats than this to make the journey and the boat owners here say that its far too dangerous and lives are massively at risk. This is the main base for migrants in northern france, a disused gym in dunkirk. Aid agencies say around 1,200 people live in tents here numbers that have grown slowly since the closure of the calais jungle. There was no one willing to talk to us on camera about how they made their smuggled journey across by boat. But one man from iran said he paid £3,000 to get in a boat, and made it with 11 others to dover. He was picked up by border force, questioned by police and spent a0 days in a detention centre. He was returned to france, he was flown to toulouse and actually hes back here now and hes going to try somehow, he says, to get back. There are other stories quite similar, those whove made it and been sent back again. Ayearago, migrants illegally crossing by boat seemed a rare occurrence. Now its happening here every week. In the next couple of hours the home secretary priti patel is meeting her french counterpart and they will try to grapple with ways to stop on top of what they are already looking at with helicopters and drones, something they think could at least stop the small boats and keep them on the side of the border. You have until midnight tonight to make a claim for mis sold payment protection insurance or ppi. Banks have already paid out tens of billions of pounds, but consumer groups say millions of people could miss out, if they dont take action today. Despite all the annoying ppi phone calls and publicity there are still millions who hasnt claimed. Its because this is the biggest financial mis selling scandal that the country has ever seen. The numbers are mind boggling. This payment protection insurance, sometimes called credit insurance, people got in connection with their mortgages or personal loans or even credit cards and it was supposed to protect you if you got ill or lost yourjob and protect you if you got ill or lost your job and make protect you if you got ill or lost yourjob and make the payments for yourjob and make the payments for you but a lot of people that didnt work or they didnt realise they we re work or they didnt realise they were paying for it, it was mis sold. So far, 12 Million People have made successful complaints. That was a few months ago from the regulator, they estimated that number. Its probably several million more than that now. The total amount of money involved, the banks have set aside £485 involved, the banks have set aside £1185 billion to pay the claims. Of that so far they have paid out £36 billion. Theres quite a lot still left, some of it is the banks costs but several billion of pounds are still to be claimed. Its fairly easy to do, even though its too late to post a claim you can go on to your banks website. They have forms online for ppi and you can fill it in and send it with some basic details orjust phone them and register a claim. There have been some problems with websites today so get it done quickly. Time is running out. Thank you. The former president of brazil, lula da silva, has told the bbc that the current leader, Jair Bolsonaro, is ruining the countrys reputation. Lula, whos serving a 9 yearjail sentence for corruption, says bolsonaro isnt taken seriously by other world leaders. Brazil has refused to accept money offered by g7 countries to help fight current wildfires in the amazon. Will grant reports now from brazil. Even from prison, lula remains an influential force in brazils politics. Held in solitary confinement for 22 hours a day, Little Wonder he craves human contact, and, for the remaining two hours of this day, he spoke exclusively to the bbc. As we spoke, wildfires continue to rage in the amazon, consuming thousands of hectares of forest. As president , lula boasted a strong record on reducing deforestation and now fears president Jair Bolsonaro is destroying his environmental legacy. Translation theyre deforesting as if brazil and the world didnt like forests. The people setting the amazon on fire are saying the same thing as people who set fires years ago. They think preserving the forest, tackling Global Warming is foolish. Its stupidity at a high level governing our country today. Brazils standing in the world is being tainted by its leadership, argues lula. Translation i think bolsonaro is doing great harm to the brazilian people, partly through evil and partly through ignorance. You can see he doesnt know what hes talking about. In a relationship between countries, you cant use insults like trump and bolsonaro do. It must be through dialogue. Brazil needs friends like the uk, france, italy, the us, china, angola and they need us, too. What do you make then of mr bolsonaros relationships with those same countries . There is no relationship because bolsonaro is ideologically guided by people who believe the world is flat. Under lula, brazil was one of the fastest emerging economies in the world. Today its in deep economic trouble again and lulas critics blame him for funding his popular social policies with the commodities boom. Lula reserves most of his anger for sergio moro, the investigating judge in his case who is now the justice minister. New revelations suggest moro was coordinating with the prosecution. For years the most popular politician in brazil, he knows the new evidence could see him released soon or he may have to wait until president bolsonaro leaves office. But, as he was taken to his cell, lula says he remains an optimist amid the uncertainty both for himself and for the future of brazil. Will grant, bbc news, brazil. A woman whos son died after falling from a Hotel Balcony in majorca has travelled back to the island to raise awareness of the possible dangers for young people on holiday. Freddie pring was 20 when he died back injune in the Holiday Resort of magaluf. Sarah corker reports. His smile could light up any room. He broughtjoy to everybody. When he died, part of me died. Heather pring has come back to magaluf to see where her son freddie died. It was his first night staying at this Beachfront Hotel when something went tragically wrong. How could he have fallen on his own . Which balcony was it . So, he was on the second floor and its the third one out. So you can just see the corner. His friends were asleep in his room and he was on his own and gone out onto the balcony, had sat at the table and chairs and unfortunately had either fallen asleep or tripped and had the fatal accident. This Popular Party resort attracts hundreds of thousands of young british tourists every year. Heather wants to warn holiday makers about the dangers of balconies and the number of people falling from them. Most of them, its a tragic accident, dying alone, not with groups of people, not with mucking around. She first came to magaluf injune to bring freddies body back to the uk. The Foreign Office in spain say most balcony accidents happen in ibiza, majorca and menorca. In 2016 there were 12 serious or fatal falls from height. In 2017 there were nine. But last year the number increased to 2a falls, including seven deaths. The vast majority of those who died were alone at the time. Most of them are sort of 18 30. Clearly when youre young, youre going on what could be your first holiday together with your friends. Its not about putting it down on their holiday, we want them to come and have a great time. But just stick together, look out for each other and be aware there can be dangerous. Some hotels in magaluf are putting british tourists in ground floor rooms for their own safety. I dont want any other person to deal with the grief that ive had to deal with, because losing a child is unbearable. If i could just raise awareness just to save one persons life and make people just aware of any kind of balcony safety, orjust even staying in groups and looking after each other. Freddie was a keen rugby player and his family have set up a memorialfund in his name to support sportsmen and women. Heather says one of the most heartbreaking things is that she may never know how or why freddie died that night. Sarah corker, bbc news in magaluf. Researchers have discovered the almost complete, nearly 4 million year old skull of an early human like ape in ethiopia. The find raises doubts about ideas of how the first humans evolved from apes. Palab ghosh has the details. In africa, in the distant past, advanced ape like creatures evolved into the first humans. For decades, scientists believed that this specimen, nicknamed lucy, was the ape like ancestor to the first true humans. But a dig in the afar region of ethiopia found this object, which challenged that view. When cleaned up, it turned out to be a near complete skull of an ancestor of lucy, called anamensis. Using computerised scans, researchers built up this face of what anamensis actually looked like. Just putting a face and the whole anatomy to a species that we knew basically nothing about, or that we knew very little about. That means we can start making comparisons with other species, and then we can try to understand the revolutionary relationships. Very little was known about anamensis until now. These are replicas of bone fragments from anamensis. Weve got jaw bones, arm bones and a leg bone. Until now, this was all we had not enough to know very much about it but the discovery of a nearly complete skull has transformed our understanding, notjust of this species, but how the first humans evolved from these advanced ape like creatures. An analysis published in the journal nature shows that, rather than being lucys ancestor, two species coexisted