Also this lunchtime. Borisjohnson sets out what he says are the benefits of brexit, promising it will be easier to protect british jobs. We will back British Business by ensuring that the Public Sector buys british. Well scrap the tampon tax, well back british industry by making sure we can intervene when great British Businesses are struggling. And these are some of the benefits which will directly result from leaving the eu. Scotland yard pays former mp Harvey Proctor £500,000 compensation after its disastrous investigation into claims of a paedophile ring. Arsenal sack their manager unai emery after 78 games in charge. And rediscovered a 42 page manuscript written by elizabeth i. And coming up on bbc news, englands bowlers are frustrated on the first day of the second test in new zealand, as tom latham hits a century. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 4,500 workers are to lose their jobs, after the energy firm npower announced its closing three Customer Service cen
Extraordinary bravery of those members of the public who physically intervened to protect the lives of others. For me, they represent the very best of our country. Im reporting live from the police court and close to London Bridge and the scene of the attack. This area is still very much in lockdown tonight, roads are sealed off, causing rush hour chaos for commuters. This is the scene live where police have sealed off the surrounding area, we will bring you developments through the evening. Good evening and welcome to bbc news and also to our viewers on abc world. The bbc has been told that two people have died in an attack earlier this afternoon on London Bridge at. Police have declared it a terrorist incident. A man believed to be the attacker also died after being shot by police. More people are seriously injured in the attack, though its not yet been revealed exactly how many. The attack itself happened just after 2pm this afternoon. Police say they were called to an incident at a
Raids across london to rescue women thought to have been trafficked from romania. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Its a big night for england. The match against montenegro at wembley this evening will be their 1,000th international fixture. Theres no Raheem Sterling, remember, but can they qualify without him . Thanks, connie, and nick miller has the weather. More rain falling where it is just not needed. How much and for how long . Plus going in search of snow. I have also found some in africa. Thanks, nick. Also coming up as we get the first glimpse of this years John Lewis Christmas tv ad, well look at what the others are like and ask whether the millions of pounds spent on on them is money well spent. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. Accident and emergency units in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began in 200a. One senior doctor has warned Emergency Care is imploding. The governments target is for 95 of a e patients to be treat
Children, 100,000 children. And, as sadly so often is the case, children who are on free school meals, the poorest children, and children with special Educational Needs fare the worst in the situation. And excitment builds as the Rugby World Cup gets underway in japan. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Large numbers of british schoolchildren are joining millions of people in a worldwide protest against Climate Change. Around 5,000 demonstrations are planned across 150 countries. Many will involve young people staying away from school, university or work. Those involved are calling for more urgent action from governments to halt global warming. The demonstrations come ahead of a un summit on Climate Change in new york on monday. This was the scene outside westminster where thousands are expected to gather for one of the strikes getting under way shortly. The first protest began in the Pacific Island of vanuatu where rising sea levels threaten communities. In dehli, children an
Capitals and the Foreign Ministers i have been speaking to. They want to see a no deal avoided. Saudi arabia say that they have evidence that iran is behind attacks on oil installations. Our security correspondent is at the scene. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with gavin. Rugby world cup under way with japan facing russia in opening game. Yes, japan yes,japan are off yes, japan are off to a fantastic start, a straightforward win over russia. We have an update on that and of course the home nations. Thank you. Another dry day coming up for many of us on saturday, a slow slide into marek, settled conditions on sunday. And we will be look at what has been happening in the us where a tropical system has been working in. Nota where a tropical system has been working in. Not a hurricane, for most of its life not a tropical storm, but it has already brought so much rain in that it is one of the top five wettest systems ever in the us. We will take a look at that. And also. Also co