Short period of time. But we cant allow people to get sick and we cant have our youth be so affected. The human toll of Hurricane Dorian. After the devastation across the bahamas, 2,500 people are now registered as missing. So near, yet so far. Have astronomers really discovered a planet in another solar system with the ingredients to sustain life . Mps here in the uk have demanded the immediate recall of parliament after the highest civil court in scotland ruled its suspension was unlawful. Thejudges also said Prime Minister borisjohnson had effectively misled the queen in advising her to suspend parliament. The case will go to the Uk Supreme Court next week. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has this report. Judgment day. In scotlands court of session, a clear verdict on borisjohnson. Each opinion expresses the view that the advice given by the government to her majesty the queen to Prorogue Parliament from 9th september to 14th october was unlawful and that, therefore, the proro
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also wed like to hear from you on President Trumps announcement that the us is preparing to ban flavoured e cigarettes following a spate of vaping related deaths. Is this the right course of action . Should other countries follow suit . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start here in the uk. Prime minister Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to recall parliament after the publication of a document outlining the risks of the uk leaving the eu without a deal. The so called yellowhammer contingency plan outlines what the government calls the reasonable worst Case Assumptions for a no deal brexit, but voices from the opposition and the Business Community say the document confirms what they have been saying will happen in the event of a disorderly brexit. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Parliament forced the government to publish this d
Where fear of hunger is worse than the bombing, a special report on the yemeni civilians caught up in war and the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. And hong kongs pro democracy protestors take their message to the terraces ahead of the territorys world cup qualifier against iran. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington where donald trump has sacked one of his senior figures, the hawkish National Security adviserjohn bolton. As usual he delivered the news on twitter saying the pair disagreed over many areas of policy and so mr bolton had to go. Tonight theyre at odds again as mr bolton is offering a different version on events insisting he offered the president his resignation. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. John bolton is the hawks hawk acerbic, dry, clever and confrontational. And this morning, still to be found in the white house grounds. But not anymore. Hes been turfed out by president ial tweet. I informed john bolton last night th
Good morning. It is 8 00am in singapore, 1 00am in the morning in london, and 8 00pm in washington, where the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says that afghan peace talks are on hold. Earlier, President Trump tweeted that a secret meeting with taliban leaders at camp david had been cancelled. The taliban has condemned the decision and warned that america has the most to lose. It is a sudden halt after nine rounds of talks to try and end nearly 20 years of war in afghanistan. 0ur chief International Correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul. A busy kabul junction. The attack said to have changed President Trumps mind. A young us soldier died here, a romanian, ten afghans, aged ten to 70. The president vented his fury on twitter. There is not a day without violence. Taliban struck this kabul neighbourhood last week, the very day last week the us said it had reached a deal in principle with the taliban to start bringing its troops home. Theyve been negotiating for nearly a year in
The taliban has condemned a decision by President Trump to cancel secret afghan peace talks at camp david, warning that american has the most to lose. It is a sudden halt after nine rounds of talks to try to end nearly 20 years of war in afghanistan. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul. A busy kabul junction. The attack said to have changed President Trumps mind. A young us soldier died here, a romanian, ten afghans, aged ten to 70. The taliban struck this kabul neighbourhood too, the very day last week the us said it had reached a deal in principle with the taliban to start bringing its troops home. Theyve been negotiating for nearly a year in the gulf state of qatar, and the taliban almost hit the diplomatic jackpot a trip to camp david to talk to President Trump, his classic high stakes summitry. But now, its off. A taliban spokesman sent us their response. A few days ago, the Peace Agreement was concluded with the us negotiation team, and it was ini