Rates for only the second time since the 2008 financial crisis. It warns of slowing global growth. Manchester city are up and running in the Champions League. They comfortably beat shakhtar donetsk in ukraine, whilst spurs are held to a draw by olympiakos. And more wardrobe dilemmas out there today. The chilly start to your thursday morning but with plenty of sunshine overhead it will feel pleasa ntly warm sunshine overhead it will feel pleasantly warm later. I will have the full forecast here on breakfast. It is thursday 19 september. Our top story the number of robberies in england and wales is increasing much faster than in other wealthy countries. A new report shows robberies with knives have risen by 45 between march 2014 and march 2018. The increase is being blamed on police cuts and the growth in smartphone use. Our Home Affairs Correspondent danny shaw reports. It isa it is a frightening crime. Every hour about ten people become victims of robbery, sometimes by thieves riding m
In order to take no deal off the table. But in a boost for the Prime Minister, scotlands highest court has ruled that his plan to suspend parliament for five weeks ahead of brexit is lawful. Meanwhile 21 conservatives have been suspended from the party after helping to defeat the government in last nights vote on mps taking control of todays parliamentary agenda. They suddenly find that theyre in danger of being deselected. This is something mrs thatcher would never have considered doing. Im joanna gosling, the other stories this hour. Hong kong leader, carrie lam, will withdraw the extradition bill, which sparked three months of Anti Government demonstrations. And after battering the bahamas, killing at least seven people, Hurricane Dorian is heading for the florida coast. Coming up just after 11. 30am, well be answering your questions on all things brexit and what could happen this week in a bbc ask this. The Contact Details are on your screen now. Welcome to westminster, and what a
A womans deal im attached britains Prime Minister Abbas Johnson is received for another showdown in bonum and after suffering a defeat over his brags that strategy last night johnson is about to face questions for lawmakers in the house of commons we are looking at live pictures coming from that m. P. s have voted to seize control over his gregson agenda and they voted last night in order to prevent a new deal exit from the e. U. At the end of a pilgrim at the session is going on in parliament in looking at live pictures coming in Boris Johnson is also a rising new sitting in parliament as he hasnt started taking questions in the format they have question time in the British Parliament and of course as soon as he starts taking questions really a go to that again meanwhile let me draw in greg sits on the sitting with me the studio alex forrest of whiting and its were looking at live pictures coming from the house of commons. Boris johnson hasnt started taking questions yet but he suffer
A blow to Boris Johnson, who lost his majority, prompting him to push for a snap election. South africas president condemnened a series of attackss against foreigners as riots spread around the country. Up this hour, never mind payingng with your phone. How would you feel about paying with your face . Stephen c carroll will tell us about how the system is being used in china in o our business update. On liveur top stotory from paris. Carrie lam has announced the end of the extradition bill that kicked off protests. Since the protests started in june, they have turned to a push for greater democracy. Here is more of what carrie lam had to say. The government will withdraw the bill in order to allay public concerns. The secretary for security will move a motion adding to the rules of procedure when ththe legislativive council resumes. Pellegrin is in beijing. Announced she would withdraw the bill. What does that mean . T this bill l cannot be revevid in the future. She will let it lapse
To me. To speak my 1st question to the Prime Minister and no oncet given. I ask what proposals have been put to the European Union we asked yesterday many colleagues asked and the Prime Minister seems utterly incapable of answering any rational human being would assume therefore none have been port and there is no answer to that question. The Prime Minister and his cabinet colleagues have been saying hes making progress the chief negotiator. The chancellor of germany the tissue of all and say no proposals of yet been made by the u. K. If the Prime Minister thinks hes made progress will he publish those proposals hes put forward to replace the backstop right minister. Has the right honorable gentleman as i very well you dont negotiate in public and we are making was thank god but i owe it to a lot of Prime Minister face please forgive me interrupting there is a long way to go there are a lot of questions to be reached the questions must be heard and the responses from the Prime Minister