Donald tusk, accused borisjohnson of trying to win what he called a stupid blame game. Also tonight. The parents of this ten year old boy who died after contracting hiv from contaminated blood products almost 30 years ago tell a Public Inquiry of their heartbreak. There is a little boy of eight, nine, telling you hes so frightened and you cant take that away. The impact of knife crime on its young victims more than 20,000 were injured last year alone and, for many, the trauma continues. And britains best building an opera house, a Council House and one made from cork. Just some of the buildings up for the presigious up for the prestigious stirling prize tonight. And coming up on bbc news, we look ahead to tomorrows crunch clash for scotland at the Rugby World Cup as they take on russia in their quest for quarterfinal qualification. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A deal with the eu by the end of this month in time for the brexit deadline now looks extremely unlikely. D
19 people are arrested as police say theyve broken the uks biggest ever drugs operation more that 50 tons of drugs are seized. The impact of knife crime on its young victims more than 20 thousand were injured last year alone and for many the trauma continues. We will reveal the winner of this new building best new building of 2019. Join us live here in the news channel for the announcement of this yea rs channel for the announcement of this years stunning price for architecture. Prize. Good evening. A deal with the eu by the end of this month in time for the brexit deadline now looks extremely unlikely. Downing street says brexit talks are close to breaking down after what was described as a challenging phone call between the Prime Minister and the german chancellor this morning. A source at number 10 says Angela Merkel made clear that a brexit deal was overwhelmingly unlikely unless Northern Ireland remained in the Customs Union indefinitely. There was an angry response from brussels
The new head of the imf has given a bleak forecast for the World Economy saying the fallout from trade wars could last a generation. Speaking of the man. Thats a jean claude yunker. I was hoping to talk about President Trump, because the white house has presented a key witness from giving evidence to the democrats impeachment inquiry. Let me start by showing you the statement from the president of the European Parliament, released after he met Boris Johnson European Parliament, released after he met borisjohnson earlier. He says. You can make a decent case, that relations between the uk and european are as fragile as theyve been for decades much more so because of the last 2a hours. Brexit is supposed to happen on october 31 but theres increasing confusion and acrimony. A lot has happened. Stay with me and ill take you through it. First to a call between Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson this morning. After it downing street briefed that a deal was now essentially impossible. Heres norma
Football association for his social media post about team mate Benjamin Mendy. Thank you. And darren has the forecast. The sun is out, chance to dry off today but there is a hurricane called lorenzo heading towards the uk. We will have a look at its history and where its going and what impact we can expect in the next few days. I shall see you later on here in the studio, thank you, darren. Also coming up tributes are paid to former itn and bbc newsreader and former question time host Peter Sissons, who has died at the age of 77. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. In his first Conference Speech as conservative leader, borisjohnson has called for compromise from brussels, saying the proposals he is putting forward to resolve the brexit deadlock are constructive and reasonable. The Prime Minister used his speech to confirm parts of his new offer to the eu. His proposed brexit deal is being briefed to eu Member States now. And will be formally presented to the negotia
The number of people convicted of rape in england and wales falls to its lowest level since records began. That was good. The fun of gaming, but how to protect children from addiction . Mps want Video Companies to do more. And coming up with life changing Cystic Fibrosis drugs approved for patients in scotland, we hearfrom a parent campaigning to make them available in england too. Its five oclock. Our top story borisjohnson has denied lying to the queen over the suspension of parliament. He said claims it was done to silence mps were absolutely not true. It comes after yesterdays ruling by the court of session in edinburgh which said the suspension, or proroguing, of parliament was unlawful and motivated by the improper purpose of stymieing parliament. The Prime Minister also said he was confident of getting a deal with the eu and he offered reassurance after government documents were published outlining the possible risks of a no deal brexit. Mrjohnson said the yellowhammer files wer