And a government adviser resigns, after a wave of criticism of his past comments about eugenics and race and coming up on bbc news the Champions League knockout stages get under way later. Liverpool play Atletico Madrid at the stadium where they lifted the trophy last season. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Evacuations are taking place in shropshire and herefordshire amid severe flooding in parts of the uk. One woman died after being swept away in worcestershire, hundreds of homes have been flooded after the rain caused by storm dennis, and the river wye in monmouth has reached its highest level on record. There are nine severe flood warnings in place seven in england and two in wales meaning there is a danger to life. And there are 162 flood warnings in place across england, wales and scotland which mean immediate action is required. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is by the river severn in worcester. Yes, this is a flood event like we havent seen for at least a decad
Been widely criticised for his comments on issues including race and women in sport has resigned. Andrew sabisky had only been in post for a short time. Labour had called for mr sabisky to be sacked for suggesting in the past that black people had lower average intelligence than white people. Our political corrspondent alex forsyth says the episode has led some to question what kind of government borisjohnson wants to run. Andrew sabisky was hired as an advisor, a contractor, in number 10, and that was quickly condemned when these comments made in his name appeared. Among other things that he said, compulsory contraception could be used to stop a permanent underclass, and womens sport is more comparable to the paralympics than to mens. Now, after growing criticism, he tonight said he had quit that downing street role, taking twitter to say that the media hysteria about his past online comments was mad, that he had been a victim of character assassination, that this was a distraction fr
More on our website bbc. Co. Uk news and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Apple warns it wont meet its revenue reductions due to the coronavirus out break. And americans are drinking less milk, leading to the decline of the dairy industry there. Hello, and welcome to Asia Business report. I am karishma vaswani. Lets begin with the coronavirus, also known as covid 19 because in the last few hours, apple became the major us firm to say it wont meet its revenue projections for the Current Quarter due to the lake. It appears Chinas Communist Party will postpone its most important annual gathering. The tokyo marathon has been cancelled for general runners. In singapore, it is expected to unveil a massive budget to offset a slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak. At a time when the economy is already feeling the pinch from the us china trade war, singapore has indicated it will increase spending. Companies will be given tax rebates and rental wa
But that is impossible under arrest. By storm dennis floods. Hsbc announce plans to cut around anastacia is making the most 35,000 jobs after profits dropped of the new limited freedom. By a third last year. The trial is due soon and activist could be facing up to six years behind bars. Within the next hour, the uk delivers a vital piece of technology to the International Space station sarah rainsford, bbc news. Its first major contribution to the project. And in the premier league a great result for man united, but more var contoversy, as they beat chelsea 2 0 at stamford bridge. The amazon founderjeff bezos says hes committing ten billion dollars to a new fund to tackle climate change. He said the money would be spent on scientists, activists, and non Governmental Organisations to help protect the natural world. Hundreds of amazon staff signed a blog last month, saying the company didnt have enough environmental policies. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes explained what th
Saying wheres boris . Since the flooding began there has been a constant stream of ministerial activity led by my right honourable friends. Can a new drive for kinder, gentler politics succeed where others have failed . He went like this to me, shhh, sit down. Like that, which is incredibly patronising, so i turned around to him and i said, mate, youre not my dad . And 100 years on, the enduring legacy of the first woman to speak in the house of commons. She introduces the intoxicating liquor bill and that of course is the reason why we all have to wait until we are 18 to drink today. All that to come and more. But first, it was a week when borisjohnson was accused of hiding rather than face up to the flooding crisis across england and wales. Jeremy corbyn accused him of being a, part time Prime Minister who goes missing during emergencies. Borisjohnson told him the government was working flat out to help people. The angry exchanges during Prime Ministers questions came after days of h