Lewis hamilton will start the us formula one grand prix in fifth on the grid, but is still poised to win the world drivers championship. And click checks out what made in taiwan means in the 21st century. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont stand as a candidate in next months general election. Speaking on the andrew marr show, he said that instead he will be campaigning across the country against the prime ministers proposed brexit deal. Ive thought very hard about this how do i serve the cause of brexit best . Thats why im doing this, not for a career. I dont want to be in politics for the rest of my life. Do ifighta politics for the rest of my life. Do i fight a seat or do i serve the cause better traversing the length and breadth of the United Kingdom supporting 600 candidates because mike andi supporting 600 candidates because mike and i decided the latter course is the right one. So you wont stand yourself .
Farage says borisjohnsons brexit deal is a gigantic con and that the brexit party is ready to field hundreds of candidates who will say so. Hundreds of candidates who will say so. But he wont be one of them. Do ifind a seat, so. But he wont be one of them. Do i find a seat, try and get myself into parliament or serve the cause better by traversing the uk supporting 600 candidates . Ive decided the latter is the right one stop light you arent going to stand . Know, very difficult to do both. After being turned down by the tories for a leave alliance. Is there anything you can offer nigel farage at this stage . What i will say is nigel has spent his entire career say is nigel has spent his entire career fighting for brexit, the Prime Minister has negotiated a very good brexit deal. He says it isnt brexit total. I campaigned for leave. Boris johnson is trying not to be on the back foot when it comes to be on the back foot when it comes to spending pledges. Today, setting up to spending pl
Part of the day, but it will be quite a warm one again. 22 to maybe 26 or 27 across the south east given the best of the sunshine here. But its on in towards the latter part of the afternoon to the evening where some of these showers and thunderstorms could cause some problems and locally torrential falls of rain. Hit and miss showers, but still, met office have issued a yellow warning for these. Its summer, these hit and miss showers and storms could affect the flood sensitive areas across Northern England. So, thats how sundays looking. As we head on into monday, low pressure is firmly with us, mainly affecting northern and western parts initially, and then spreading further east as the week wears on. So, it looks pretty unsettled, in fact, next week, particularly the first half of the week, where well see plenty of showers, maybe some thunderstorms, which could give rise to localised flooding in places. So our bands of showers and rain on monday, affecting eastern parts of england,
Report in the times. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock have reportedly been speaking to asylum experts to draw up an alternative way to stop migrants crossing the channel the plan would see Asylum Seekers have their claims processed in a second country with successful applicants allowed to enter the uk. Labour allowed to enter the uk. Labour leader sir keir starmer has previously dismissed the governments rwanda scheme as a gimmick. Governments rwanda scheme as a gimmick. Russia has governments rwanda scheme as a gimmick. Russia has confirmed gimmick. Russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and injured several others. One and injured several others. The airstrike took place at fedosya in russian occupied crimea earlier this morning. The crimea earlier this morning. The head of the Ukrainian Air force confirmed that its warplanes hit the russian landing ship br
Mornings attacks in israel and that the country has an absolute right to defend itself. Right to defend itself. Thousands of rockets were fired from the gaza strip in a surprise attack by the Hamas Militant Group. This video shows palestinians using a bulldozer to break through a fence separating gaza with southern israel as gunshots are heard in the distance. Israel defence minister said hamas has launched a war and its troops were fighting against the enemy at every location. Local news has reported israeli civilians barricading themselves in their homes in border towns near gaza, pleading for help in a televised message, the police chief told residents to stay put and that we will get to you all. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who says his country netanyahu, who says his country will win this war as israel and hamas citizens of israel , we are hamas citizens of israel, we are at war, not in an operation or in rounds, but at war. This morning, hamas launched a murderous s