The most testing days a fledgling Prime Minister has faced Boris Johnson has a weekend to pause and a think. As many of that opinion will say content. The contrary not content. The contents have it. The lords have followed the commons, approving legislation so by monday it should be locked in law that britain cant leave the eu without a deal on october 31st. Which appears to mean the pm is boxed in. He can break his pledge not to ask for more time or he can break the law and not ask for an extension. Remember, the new law means Boris Johnson ask for an extension. Remember, the new law means borisjohnson has until october 19th to get a deal with brussels. If not, the new law says he must write and request more time, until at least january 31st. But yesterday, he said this. This bill would in theory mean that the government was obliged to write a letter asking brussels for a pointless delay. Downing street stress this is borisjohnson merely underlining he will not put pen to paper but so
But it is possible across scotland and Northern England, with an ongoing risk of flooding. Its sunday, 11th august. Our top story 10,000 prison places will be freed up and stop and search powers extended to every police force in england and wales from today in a new government crackdown on violent crime. Home secretary priti patel will announce a raft of measures to bring offenders tojustice after the Prime Minister vowed to tackle the issue. 0ur reporterjon donnison has more. Borisjohnson, seen boris johnson, seen here borisjohnson, seen here meeting with police in the west midlands, just days after assuming office, says the time for action on crime has come. He says too many serious, violent or sexual offenders are coming out of prison long before they should, and that tougher sentences are needed. 10,000 new prison places will be created through the building of new prisons, and also the expansion of existing ones. The cost up to £2. 5 billion. Amid fears over rising knife crime, th
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Adverts with a new tool to report scammers. The man in charge of fixing britains railways said it should be independent of government and should have more input from city authorities. Ill be finding out what it means for passengers. The celebrations continue for englands cricketers, with a trip to downing street following their world cup win. A dry and pleasantly warm day across much of the uk today. One or two showers, but will they be coming your way . Ill tell you with the full forecast on breakfast. Good morning and thanks forjoining us. Its tuesday, the 16th ofjuly. Our top story figures out this morning are expected to show a significant rise in the number of deaths from drug abuse in scotland. Its thought more than 1,000 people died last year. Scotland already has the highest number of drug deaths in any european country. 0ur correspondent james shaw reports. When i think of all the drugs ive taken over the years, theres no crying left. I run out of tears. An open mic event for
Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. The words of Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps on the moon, the Mission Launched 50 years ago today. Well be live at the National Space centre in leicester to mark the anniversary. And the celebrations continue for englands cricketers following their world cup win. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The four Democratic Congresswomen told by President Trump to go back where they came from have held a joint News Conference to hit back at his comments. Representatives alexandria ocasio cortez, ilhan omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib said he was using racism to deflect attention from his failing policies and urged americans not to take the bait. Heres our washington correspondent, david willis. The president of the United States. Facing accusations of racism and xenophobia, President Trump is not backing down. Spelling out his message in capital letters, let anyone be in any doubt, and going on to attack the