Rail passengers brace for a further rise in ticket prices which will come into effect next year. Tv adverts for philadelphia cheese and volkswagen are the first to be banned under a new rule to prevent harmful gender stereotypes. And in sport, england send for their archer, 1 0 down in the ashes series. But theyre more likely to be dodging showers than bouncers at lords. The former chancellor, Philip Hammond has accused the government of trying to wreck the chance of a new brexit deal with the eu by making demands that brussels will never accept. In his first comments since stepping down last month, of the 2016 referendum. Writing in the times, he said it was a myth that a no deal exit will be painless he argues that rather than resulting in a powerful, independent uk, the reality would be a diminished and inward looking little england. Our political correspondent, nick eardley is at westminster. So he has waited a little while to say what he really thinks, and he has come out fighting
Centre in westminster, where theyll make their first speech as leader moments later. This is the scene outside the hall, where mps and officials are starting to arrive to take their seats. Norman smith is there for us. Borisjohnson Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt borisjohnson and jeremy hunt are expected to arrive in the next two minutes on the challenge facing whoever wins is enormous. Tonight the tory party will give their vision to the country and deliver brexit by october the 31st. Well take you through every moment of this crucial day, as the conservative party selects the uks next Prime Minister. Good morning and welcome to westminster. Within the next hour, we will know who will be our next Prime Minister, as the result of the conservative leadership contest is announced. This is the scene live at the Queen Elizabeth ii Conference Centre here in westminster where the outcome of the ballot of conservative Party Members will be revealed. Borisjohnson is the clear favourite over his
And hiding and ducking. A man who became trapped in rocks for several hours after saving his toddler from the sea has been rescued on the norfolk coast. And coming up in sport later in the hour, the World Champion Lewis Hamilton struggles in an extraordinary rain hit german grand prix. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9 00am. Borisjohnson has called for a renewal of the ties that bind our United Kingdom as he makes his first visit to scotland as Prime Minister. Mrjohnson is announcing £300 million of funding for scotland, wales and northern ireland. Yesterday the scottish tory leader Ruth Davidson said she would not back his plans for a no deal brexit. Mrjohnsons visit comes as more details emerge of the governments brexit strategy. Three new committees have been formed to ensure the uk leaves the eu by the october deadline. Today the business organisation, the cbi, warned the government that neither the uk nor the eu is ready for a no deal brexit on october 31st. Heres our
And Greater Manchester as heavy rainfall leads to flash flooding. Borisjohnson heads to Northern Ireland, urging its politicians to share power once again and hearing concern about brexit and the border. At 11 30 p. M. , we will look at the papers with baroness ros altmann, former pensions minister, and broadcaster mihir bose. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Hundreds of Vulnerable Children were physically and sexually abused over a period of decades in nottinghamshire by people who were supposed to be caring for them. The finding by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse came after it received 350 complaints relating to care homes and foster carers. That was in nottingham and the surrounding area s. The report says the true scale of the abuse could be even higher. Both nottingham city council, and the county council, were found to have failed in their duty to protect children in their care and still hadnt learned from their mistakes. Our Midlands Correspondent sima kotech
To to be under house arrest, saying he posed a flight risk. The financier has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Now its time for a look back at the day in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to thursday in parliament. Another government defeat on brexit as mps try to make life more difficult for the next Prime Minister. What have we come to in britain where we have to have amendments to ensure that parliament can still operate . A political veteran says the leak of private diplomatic messages sets a dangerous precedent. You can in effect politically assassinate one of her majestys ambassadors. And a suggestion that the next pm tries mountain climbing. Getting to the top of everest will be easier than getting a new deal with the commission. Laughter. All that to come and more. But first mps have backed a bid to stop a new Prime Minister closing down parliament to force through a no deal brexit at the end of october. The government was defeated by a majority