Today, sunshine but also showers, some of which will be thundery. A band of cloud will bring general showery rain into Northern Ireland later in the afternoon, further south some spells of sunshine. Tonight though showers across Northern Ireland into scotland and Northern England, showers elsewhere fading away and with clear skies it will turn into a chilly night compared to what we are used to, many spots into single digits. Tomorrow starting with sunshine, we hold on to some of that in the south but cloud spreads in from the west, drizzle for western coasts and temperatures between 15 and 22 degrees. Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines the eus lead brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, says the uk has now reached a moment of truth. He rejects borisjohnsons demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. The Prime Ministers message to his own party he tells tory rebels to back him and his brexit plan, or side withJeremy Corbyn. Pro democracy activists in hong kong target
Commemorations are held in poland overnight marking the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the second world war. The world of motorsport pays tribute to formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix circuit. The formula one race will go ahead on the same track later today. Its the 1st of september. As far as meteorologists are concerned, the first day of the autumn. It will feel like it as well. A cool day for us, with a mix of sunshine and showers. Its sunday, 1st september. Our top story English Schools rated as outstanding by ofsted will no longer be exempt from inspections, under new government plans. The department for education says that, as of last summer, almost 300 schools hadnt been assessed for more than a decade. It said the changes would give parents up to date information about their childs education and ensure standards remain high. Alexandra mackenzie reports. Its the beginning of a new school year. Time for the education secretary to unv
To the streets to call for talks. This is the scene live in barcelona as people march through the citys streets to oppose plans to declare catalonia independent. Also in the next hour the Royal Foundation announces a £2 million grant to help find Digital Solutions to Mental Health problems. Its the largest investment ever made by the Charitable Trust of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry. And Lewis Hamilton takes a major step towards a fourth f1 world title with victory at the japanese grand prix. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Hurricane nate has hit the united states, causing torrential rain and powerful winds. People in parts of mississippi, alabama, florida and louisiana have been ordered to leave their homes. The storm has already caused major damage to several Central American countries, leaving at least 25 people dead. The National Hurricane centre said it has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. As it approached, Hurricane Nate promised strong winds a
We we this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 90 year old grandmother, Margaret Keenan, becomes the first person in the world to receive the pfizer covid 19 jab, following its clinical approval. Applause. She was given the vaccine at her local hospital in coventry. 800,000 doses are currently available in the uk with up to four million more expected by the end of the month. It was fine, it was fine. I wasnt nervous at all, it was really good, yeah. Shes protecting herself, but shes also helping to protect entire country. Across the whole of the uk this morning, that is happening in scotland, Northern Ireland
and wales, in england, people are having the vaccine for the first time. Let us know your thoughts on the start of the Mass Vaccination Programme in the uk on twitter im geetagurumurthy or its bbcyourquestions. The rest of the headlines. Borisjohnson heads to brussels later this week for face to face talks saying a post brexit trade de
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