Well be live from the border. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The first queens speech of Boris Johnsons premiership will be unveiled today, with promises to introduce tougher sentences for foreign offenders, tackle Violent Crime and invest more in the nhs. But events in brussels could still overshadow the Prime Ministers plans, as he said there was still significant work still to do in brexit negotiations. Labour has called todays speech an uncosted wish list, which the government has no intention of delivering. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. Today, there will be pomp. Fanfare. And there will be pageantry. But this week is mostly about politics. First up, the queens speech, where the government will set out its priorities delivering brexit, tackling Violent Crime, investing in the nhs. Labour says its nothing more than a pre Election Party political broadcast. This isnt an ordinary queens speech, though. Borisjohnson doesnt have a majority and cant
Ruling Prime Minister should have done the honourable thing and resigned. And im in stoke on trent, which was the city in the uk to support leave by the highest margin, to talk to voters and businesses here about how the political turmoil is affecting their preparation for a potential no deal brexit. England head coach, eddiejones, calls for a fast start against the usa, as england play their second match of the Rugby World Cup in kobe later. Good morning, a band of rain pushing east, that will clear and behind it sunshine and showers but some of the showers will be heavy. More in 15 minutes. Its thursday the 26th of september. Our top story. Borisjohnson is facing calls to moderate his language after being accused of stoking dangerous divisions over brexit during furious exchanges in the commons last night. A number of senior conservative mps including a cabinet minister have urged him to pick his words carefully, after he accused his opponents of surrender, betrayal, and cowardice. T
Tuesday in parliament. Lets go live to washington, dc with pictures coming in from afp of the washington monument. A celebration of one of the most extraordinary achievements of humankind, a mission that allowed humans to walk on the moon in that historic moment in 1969 that captivated people worldwide. 50 yea rs captivated people worldwide. 50 years since the apollo rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space centre in florida with those three astronauts in the tiny capsule contained in the rocket. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament s. Now, tuesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. As ministers are told to do more to allow children to learn about Sex Education. What we are up against here is racists and homophobes who are trying to put what they think on the children where i live. President trumps under fire over his latest tweets. In this country, my lords, we would call those words racist. Will the min
And coming up look at the sport with gavin. We are awaiting an update on the condition of chris froome the time time Tour De France champion badly injured after a crash in france, more on the story and what it means for him and his team later on. Thanks gavin. Good weather for that duck . Yes, another day with heavy rain in june. Further localised flooding today with whether staying on the rubbish side as we head into the weekend. Well also look further afield in india for we are watching carefully for the arrival of a cyclone about to hit the north west of the country. Also coming up, the critically endangered bermuda snails released into the wild with the help of the british zoo. Boris johnson has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the conservative leadership election to determine the next Prime Minister, with more than a third of the votes cast by tory mps in the first ballot of the contest. The field of ten conservative mps has been narrowed to seven with the former cabinet minist
All of that bodes well for walmart which is forecast to report a 4 rise in sales. Results from the Worlds Largest retailer should also offer a glimpse into demand for back to school items. Traders are hoping that, despite higher borrowing costs, it will show that us shoppers are still willing to spend on essentials. Staying with retail, jd. Com beat analysts forecast for Second Quarter revenue which rose more than 7 to nearly 40 billion. The chinese e commerce giants Focus On Lower priced products paid off in the fight for customers amid an economic slowdown. The company said it attracted more vendors to its platform and its users shopped more frequently as It Product Range expanded. It was a different story however for tencent where Earning Results came in below estimates in the Second Quarter. Revenue grew 11 to just over 20 billion. Tencent s core Gaming Business experienced weaker than expected growth. Domestic Gaming Revenue was little changed, a sign that the economic slowdown in