Life and i very naively, im american, we dont have that they are. Two big legal changes in Northern Ireland are looming with abortion and same sex marriage becoming legal at midnight. It has prompted stormont to assemble for the first time in three years. Coming up one afternoon live, lizzie with all the sport. Hello, simon. We have squad news for the Rugby World Cup semifinals this weekend, there is good news for england but bad news for wales. 0k, back to you later. And we have the whether with matt taylor. Thanks, simon, half term week for some of you and some of you would appreciate something drier but rain will never be too far away from the forecast and i will tell you where that will be in around half an hours time. Good afternoon from westminster, where borisjohnson will this afternoon try again to get the backing of mps for his brexit deal with the European Union, after he abandoned his bid to secure parliamentary approval during a special sitting on saturday. The government i
Is causing huge problems, so, yes, oui is causing huge problems, so, yes, our constitution is being stress tested by the necessity to proceed with brexit. Do you agree with that, alison, and if it is being tested, almost to destruction, what do we need to do about that . Is that something the Supreme Court is going to address this week, potentially . |i do to address this week, potentially . do accept that it is being tested, andi do accept that it is being tested, and i think it is because you are in and i think it is because you are in a very difficult situation, you have an issue that is very divisive, very strong opinions on both sides, and you have a strict time limit set out by the legal requirements of the European Union, so i can see the pressure, but at the same time if you are going to start thinking about a new written constitution, you need to think very carefully about what those principles should be and how they should work, and i dont think that is a job for the Supreme
Against a british soldier begins. One barrister claimed there was no way of holding the pensioners who planned the government to account. To end their lives together we have got here the mother Mavis Ecclestone survived of parliament being shut down by and is cleared of murdering her the father of lies. Rather than allowing lies to triumph, listen to the angels of your better nature. A special investigation into how thousands of vulnerable teenagers are not being protected by unregulated care homes. The uk car industry gets a boost as ineos announces it will be building a new 4x4 vehicle at bridgend in south wales, creating up to 500 jobs. Its five oclock our top story. Saudi arabia has said that saturdays attack on its Oil Facilities was unquestionably sponsored by iran. At a news conference, the Saudi Defence Ministry Spokesman said the attack hadnt been launched from yemen, despite efforts to make it appear so. President trump has announced what he described as substantial new sanct
Withdrawal agreement. Also on the programme the Us Federal Reserve cuts Interest Rates for the second time in a decade. Climate campaigner, Greta Thunburg, comes to washington with a message for lawmakers the time to act is now. I dont want you to listen to me, i want you to listen to the scientists. And i want you to unite behind the science. And then i want you to take real action. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in washington, and Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump has promised a coordinated response to the weekend attack on two saudi oilfacilities. The us secretary of state, mike pompeo, arrived in riyadhjust a couple of hours ago, to present the saudis with intelligence the white house says will prove the missiles were launched from southern iran. The saudis have evidence of their own. This afternoon, they have been displaying the wreckage of iranian drones and cruise missiles which were recovered from the site. President trump has announced on twitter that he has in
Supreme court when we will have the extraordinary side today of a former conservative Prime Minister accusing the current conservative Prime Minister of dishonest motives. Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau says he deeply regrets wearing skin darkening make up at a school gala almost two decades ago. I shouldnt have done it, i should have known better. It was something that i didnt think was racist at the time but now i recognise it was something racist to do. New Research Suggests robberies are increasing at a faster rate in england and wales than in any other major developed country. And Manchester City get their Champions League campaign off to a strong start with a 3 0 win in ukraine. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9 David Cameron has revealed for the first time how he sought the queens help during the Scottish Referendum of 2014, admitting he asked her to raise an eyebrow over the question of independence. Speaking to the bbc in the new two part series, the former