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
Turkish warplanes carry out more attacks in syria. Tensa of thousands of civilians flee for their lives. Tens of thousands of civilians flee for their lives. Back in britain the daughter of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the womanjailed in iran. And scotland take legal advice over the threatened cancellation of their make or break match in the rugby world cup. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Nike shut down the oregon project following the four year athletic ban for the former head coach alberto salazar. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. European Council President donald tusk says there are promising signals that a brexit deal is still possible. It follows yesterdays talks between the british and irish Prime Ministers, borisjohnson and leo varadkar, who said theres a pathway to an agreement, ahead of next weeks crucial eu summit. The European Union has now given the green light for intensified talks known as tunnel negotiations. Our brussels correspond
On bbc news at 5. Sunday, saturday i should say, if that match will go ahead between eu countries agree to intensify brexit talks with the uk, scotla nd that match will go ahead between scotland and japan. Scotland said they are considering legal action if but both sides say more work they are considering legal action if the game is cancelled at the rugby is needed, to get a deal. I think both of us can see a pathway world cup. I will have more on that to a deal but that doesnt and an update on the japanese grand prix. Then which has the weather. Plenty of the rain around. There will be plenty of rain in the forecast. Apple not train everywhere this weekend all the time, but where the rain does full it is following on really soggy ground. So there could be problems of flooding for all of that plus the latest on the typhoon in japan just all of that plus the latest on the typhoon injapan just before half past. Also coming up, the long journey home. The five year old daughter is a man ja
In the negotiations, since the beginning of it, therefore, we have been kept in front of the daily basis by him, at least a level of the Brexit Steering Group in the last few days. Yes, many of our fellow m e ps last few days. Yes, many of our fellow meps did not have a chance to read the agreement yet, but there is not so many changes. For the pages. But this is manageable. It is a question of political will. Frankly, there is not much leeway to renegotiate this. Frankly, if there isa renegotiate this. Frankly, if there is a ratification by westminster, thatis is a ratification by westminster, that is a big if, if it happens, then i think the parliament will ratify it with a broad majority. So you are amenable to getting it done . Absolutely. If there is a majority. You can find a majority two ways. In the parliament or directly with the people. My preference is to go to the people. The experience shows that the British Parliament is unable to afford a positive majority come over ther
Also tonight. The brexit plan faces opposition in the parliament and eu and it will four employees killed at the Police Headquarters in paris. Vanish the economy. The premise are the killer is shot dead called that a compromise. We made a after he entered the building. Genuine attempt to bridge that chasm the parents of severely disabled tafida win a court battle and to go the extra mile as time to take their five year old to an italian hosptial, but doctors here are against the move. Ru ns and to go the extra mile as time runs short. In brussels the European Council president says he is still unconvinced by the uk plans and his Dina Asher Smith becomes the first doubts were echoed by the irish british woman to win a world or olympic sprint title. Government. We now have written proposals that we can engage on but and has this massive they do fall short and a number of jump propelled Katarina Johnson thompson to gold as well . Aspects. For employees killed at the Police Headquarters an