The ashes are slipping away from england. Australia captain steve smith hits a double century, as his side takes complete control of the third test in perth. And in half an hour here on bbc news, click investigates the weird world of quantum computing. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A leading supporter of brexit has said the uk cannot become a colony of the eu during the expected two year transition period after britains withdrawal in march 2019. Jacob rees mogg made the comments after eu leaders yesterday agreed to move to the next phase of brexit discussions in the new year. They also suggested the uk would continue to participate in the Single Market and remain under thejurisdiction of the European Court ofjustice during any transition phase. The date when the uk leaves the eu, march 29 2019, is now likely not to be set in law. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent tom barton. He can update is a story as it is developing. Welcome back. First of all, what exactly is bugg
Over his governance has split the party down the middle. There is a desire that the vote should bring africas oldest Liberation Movement back together. I hope that on the conference floor people find one another, because it has not been easy over the last five years to come here. It is a hope against hope, maybe, but i hope that the life of the anc which is dying slowly, somehow surgery will be performed here today and that the patient will be saved. The anc has been losing support in the last few years, and the two candidates have very different ideas on how to arrest that decline. It has been such a bitter fight that whoever wins will have the difficult task of bringing the opposing faction on board but with a National Election in just two years, many say unless the party cleans up house, it could find itself out of power for the First Time Since the end of apartheid. Pumza fihlani, bbc news, johannesburg. Barry sherman, a billionaire who founded canadas largest drugs firm, and his w
And in half an hour here on bbc news we go through the lens, capturing Iconic Images of moments that shaped history. Barry sherman, a billionaire who founded canadas largest drugs firm, and his wife honey, have been found dead at their home in toronto. Police described the deaths as suspicious, but said they were not being treated as murder. Angus crawford reports. One of torontos richest suburbs, a house for sale. In the basement, a discovery, two bodies, a man and a woman. Barry sherman and his wife, honey, one of the richest couples in the country. Police cannot yet say what happened. The circumstances of their death lead us to believe that there may be suspicious circumstances. It is an investigative tool. Until we know exactly how they died, we treat it as suspicious, and once a determination has been made by the pathologist and the coroner, we move forward from there. Barry sherman, who was 75, is thought to be worth more than £2 billion. He made his money in pharmaceuticals, se
The event by the British Film Institute celebrates the discovery of programmes which were believed to have disappeared from the archives. Our entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson has had a preview. Could learn a lot of things from you. You shine at everything you do. Cilla black and dudley moore on the bbc variety show, this episode has not been seen since it first transmitted in march 1968. A copy has turned up in the house of a formerfairground owner has turned up in the house of a former fairground owner at in blackpool, whose dad was a film collector. Today it will be shown in full at the bfi in the southbank as pa rt full at the bfi in the southbank as part of their believed to be missing series. Including a crackly recording of the first ever tv appearance by Pete Postlethwaite at the age of 29. I still like it, sometimes. Come on, local loonie hears voices from out of space. Lets get on with it. One was a half hour bbc play broadcast in 1975, in which he played a journalis
Look to the atlantic to see these frontal systems running in on quite noticeably strong winds, if that they pressure gets as deep as we think it may do, then friday could bea think it may do, then friday could be a very wet and windy day, but increasingly mild as we run towards the weekend. This is bbc news, the headlines motorists are being warned that snow and ice are causing disruption to motorways in england and wales. Prince harry sets out how he views his role as a senior royal. While guest editing for the bbcs today programme, he promises to remain above politics. But shine a light on certain issues and causes. A small number of critically ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel held area of damascus. The company that ran Grenfell Tower gives up control of thousands of other properties, saying it cant guarantee tenants the service they expect. Tesco investigates after customers complained that their christmas turkey was rotten or had gone off. Now on bbc news, one of ou