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
Around at the moment which will probably produce more heavy and persistent rain than the by remnants of dorian. Some of the rain down into the south west is pretty intense, quite shark met with rambles of thunder. The rain will gradually ease eastwards. The temperatures will struggle for the first week of september, a maximum of 13 to 17 degrees the hype. The rain will ease off. With all the moisture in the air, classic autumn mist and fog is likely to form. It could be a murky start to the morning and quite chilly in some places. Single figures in more rural spots. Some of the fog will be slow to play in the midlands. The cloud was then and break that more sunshine coming through tomorrow. A quieter day for most of us. In Northern Ireland and scotland the winds will strengthen. The rain will arrive in some of it quite heavy. The remnants of by hurricane dorian, the area of low pressure arise tuesday night into wednesday. Wendy, and wet fulsome time. It will weaken off considerably. Ac
Just hours to go until parliament is suspended but not before one more attempt from the government to trigger a snap election. Travel disruption for hundreds of thousands of British Airways passengers, as pilots go on strike its the biggest walkout in bas history. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with holly hamilton. England name their squad for the fifth and final ashes test. Its an Unchanged Team from what you saw at old trafford. And ill bring you more reaction to nadals victory at the us open. All coming up at half two. And Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. Some rain quite heavy across the south west of england. Tomorrow promises something brighter. I will have more details on half an hour. Thank you. Also coming up on afternoon live. 15 years after being shot by alqaeda gunmen, the bbcs security correspondent, Frank Gardner heads back out on to the water to try his hand at adaptive water skiing. At the end of Business Today, parliament will be suspended until the 14th of
A no deal departure. Ive looked carefully at mobile, that outcome would be a failure for which we would all be responsible. If there is no deal, it will cause severe destruction of the british and irish people alike, not so much on the continent. And whatever happens, we will have to get back to the negotiating table quite quickly. The commons speaker, john bercow, has announced he is to stand down within weeks. He received a standing ovation from many in the commons, as he described how much it meant to serve the house. The greatest privilege and honour of my professional life, for which i will be eternally grateful. The bill aimed at blocking a no deal brexit has been granted royal assent. And later tonight, mps will vote again on the prime ministers call for an early general election. And British Airways pilots have begun a 2 day strike over pay and conditions, affecting 1,700 flights. Officials in bahama have defended their response to hurricane dorian, after it devastated parts of
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today were looking at new research from consumer champion which . Into suspicious five star ratings on the worlds biggest travel website. Tripadvisor say theyre very aggressive in catching fake reviews but the question remains can you trust the Online Reviews of the hotel youre looking to book . Tell us what you think. A bill designed to rule out a no deal brexit without parliamentary approval will today complete its final stages in the house of lords, the Upper Chamber of the British Parliament. The bill will then return to the commons and could become law on monday. Prime minister, boris johnson, hopes that this will be enough to persuade the labour opposition to support his plan for a snap general election. But after suffering setback after setback in the last couple of days, he seems to be on the back foot. Our political correspondent, j