Failed to gain overall control in either place. Chaos at hong kong airport as protestors cause flights to be delayed and cancelled. In half an hour, Charlotte Callen investigates an innovative scheme uses mentoring and education to help young drug dealers break out of a life of crime. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The minister in charge of preparations for a no deal brexit, michael gove, has refused to say whether the government would abide by legislation designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. A Cross Party Group of mps will introduce a law intended to block no deal, when parliament returns from its summer recess this week. The shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, described mr goves comments as breathtaking. Heres our Political Correspondent, iain watson. Hey, ho, borisjohsons got to go a weekend of protests on the streets. A week of rebellion at westminster lies ahead. Save our democracy stop the coup these demonstrators want the suspension of Parli
Good evening, welcome to bbc news. Hurricane dorian has become the strongest storm in modern records to hit the northwestern bahamas. The Us National Hurricane center said dorian made landfall in the abaco islands as a category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 185 Miles Per Hour and gusts of more than 220 Miles Per Hour. In the abaco islands as a category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 185 Miles Per Hour and gusts of more than 220 Miles Per Hour. Hurricane dorian is expected to pound the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high waves and damaging winds before it takes aim at the us mainland. The National Hurricane center has tweeted a warning about a catastrophic storm surge of 18 to 23 feet which will affect the abaco islands during the next few hours. They have urged people to seek elevated shelter immediately. Heres the state minister for grand bahama, kwasi thompson. And i want to go through the list so that everyone is clear. If you have, if youre in
He rejects borisjohnsons demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. Hurricane dorian is the strongest ever to hit the bahamas us forecasters describe the conditions there as catastrophic. Its going to go hundreds of miles. We expect that most of the eastern seaboard will be ultimately impacted, and some of it very, very severely. Pro democracy activists in hong kong target the citys airport after a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. Political leaders from across the world gather in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of world war ii, as the german president asks poland for forgiveness. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labour says itll present a bill in parliament this week designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. Sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, has told the bbc that if the legislation is passed, its likely to delay the date of departure. The cabinet minister, michael gove, refused to commit the government to imp
Destroyed an israeli tank. Hello and welcome to world news today. Hurricane dorian has made landfall in the bahamas as the worst ever storm to hit the islands. The latest pictures were getting show the hurricanes effects already being felt on the bahaman abaco islands. The Us National Hurricane centre has warned of catastrophic conditions with winds of 260 kilometers an hour, and storm surges of up to seven metres high. Heres bbc weathers nick miller. It looks like the worst Case Scenario for the bahamas as Hurricane Dorian moves in with its destructive winds. Of course, it has strengthened. You can see the eye on the satellite picture, always an indication of the power of a hurricane. Its slow moving, too, and that means its destructive winds last longer, along with the rain. Huge amounts of rainfall. And a storm surge. The amount of water above normal tide level coming to the bahamas, particularly the northern islands, the abaco islands into grand bahama. Now, after the bahamas, wher
Moment. Conservative mps are warned of severe consequences if they fail to vote with the government this week, including being barred as party candidates. As parliament returns, opponents of a no deal brexit hope to push through legislation within days, but a senior minister suggests the government may not be bound by it. Lets see what the legislation says. Youre asking me about a pig in a poke and i will wait to see what legislation the opposition will try to bring forward. Well be exploring the rift between downing street and some tory mps, and asking if it will lead to an election. Also tonight chaos at hong kong airport as action by protesters causes disruption and cancelled flights. 80 years after germany attacked poland, the invasion that sparked World War Two is remembered. The devastating environmental and human cost of demand for palm oil in the beauty industry. Just out of my make up bag, foundation, moisturiser, lip gloss. Palm oils in all these things and thousands of other