of pakistan s devastating floods. de facto authorities in four russian occupied or partially occupied regions of ukraine have announced plans to hold referendums on joining russia this week as ukraine continues to recapture territory in the north east. proxy administrations in luhansk, donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia all say that voting will start this friday. this is what the russian appointed head of the region had to say. translation: i will personally a - eal to translation: i will personally appeal to the translation: i will personally appeal to the president. - translation: i will personally appeal to the president. with l translation: i will personally appeal to the president. with ai appeal to the president. with a request for legal approval of the referendum result as soon as possible and i am sure this procedure will not take much time. it has come from very different areas. french president president macron says the referendum will have no legal consequence,
Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im katherine downes. Its not been going to plan for rory at the masters can he turn it round and make the cut . Well have the latest from augusta. No scotland, no party the celebrations continue as the mens side reach their first major tournament for 22 years. He dreaded every second of playing for yorkshire former spinner azeem rafiq gives his first statement at the inquiry into institutional racism at the cricket club. Also coming up in the programme. Can kell be king again . We hearfrom the boxer as he prepares for his world title fight against Terence Crawford in las vegas. I have never seen i have never seen me i have never seen me fully focused and fully prepared like this before. Hello, good evening it may be november, but were starting at augusta where the masters is taking place 19 months since it was last played. Its been a busy day with many of the field having to complete their first rounds before heading out for the second round after a long
New Climate Change targets for 2030 at a Virtual Summit. More pessimism over brexit talks between the uk and eu, ahead of tomorrows deadline. The former governor of the bank of england tells us that the Financial Sector is ready to deal with any difficult outcome. Also in the programme. Whether youre a brother or whether youre a mother youre staying alive, staying alive. Its more than a0 years since the bee gees had six consecutive number one singles. Now, the last surviving member, barry gibb, lifts the lid its more than a0 years since the bee gees had six on life as a disco king. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. And stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Over 3,000 americans died from covid 19 on friday, and another 230,000 were diagnosed with the disease. But help is coming at last. Manufacturers confirm that the first doses of the Pfizer Biontech vaccine are being prepared to ship from the companys kalamazoo,
Since the bee gees had six consecutive number one singles now the last surviving member, barry gibb, lifts the lid on life as a disco king. Hello, and welcome. Talks in brussels about a post brexit trade deal are continuing overnight, after a British Government source said the eus offer remained unacceptable. A decision is due sometime on sunday about whether enough progress has been made to carry on negotiaions. Both sides have warned that no deal is now the most likely outcome. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. In brussels, the briefest of glimpses of the uks chief negotiator. He is locked in talks behind closed doors with his eu counterparts to see if a deal is possible in the next 2a hours. But indications tonight are not positive. A government source told the bbc talks are continuing overnight and, as things stand, the offer on the table from the eu remains unacceptable. The mood around the talks, like the weather, is rather gloomy. In fact, the only agreement that
Rolled out immediately. In boxing, anthonyjoshua defends his ibf, wba, and wbo world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. And in half an hour, as part of the bbcs 100 women series, we look at how barcelona is trying to follow in the footsteps of vienna and put female architects at the heart of building its city. Good evening. A former conservative defence minister says the governments decision to put the royal navy on standby, to protect british fishing waters in the event of a no deal brexit, is undignified and irresponsible. Tobias ellwood whos now chair of the commons defence committee, was speaking ahead of tomorrows deadline set by the uk and the european union, to reach an agreement. Both sides have warned a deal seems unlikely. Our political correspondent, iain watson has more. Is this what no deal with the eu would look like . The ministry of defence has confirmed that four armed vessels will be ready to patrol uk waters if theres no agreement with