Prince harry pays tribute to a british soldier killed trying to stop poaching in malawi. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. In the next half an hour on beyond 100 days well hear from jeff blake, former us senator, over the impeachment inquiry into president trump. At 8. 30 well be getting reaction to sajid javids spending announcements from ben zaranko from the institute for fiscal studies and paul waugh from huffpost uk. And at 10. 40 and 11. 30 well be looking at tomorrows front pages with the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, asa bennett and political writier and acedemic, maya goodfellow. Hello, im 0lly foster, heres whats coming up on sportsday tonight. The power of scotland. Theyre too strong for samoa, a bonus point win keeps their Rugby World Cup alive. Dinas at the double in doha, 100 silver last night, now shes quickest in the 200 at the world athletics championships. Cardiff are told by f
In central paris. Campaigners have lost a legal battle against the governments handling of the rise in womens state pension age. Scotland becomes the first nation in the uk to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children. Good evening, welcome to bbc news. Borisjohnsons new brexit plan is already facing some tough opposition both in parliament and the eu. The Prime Minister told mps hes compromising but that didnt wash with opposition parties. And both the irish Prime Minister and the European Council president say hes not done enough. So what exactly is his brexit offer . The main changes relate to Northern Ireland, it would stay in the eu Single Market for all goods, and that would mean accepting its rules and standards. But Northern Ireland would leave the Customs Union, and that would result in new customs checks. And all of this would depend on a future vote by the Northern Ireland assembly, which is currently suspended. Heres our deputy political editorjohn pien
Would involve some customs checks on the island of ireland something dublin is strongly opposed to. We now have written proposals that we can engage on, our objective is very clear. We dont want to see any customs posts between north and south, nor do we wa nt between north and south, nor do we want to see any tariffs or restrictions on trade, north and south. And in brussels, the eu says thejohnson plans are unconvincing. Also tonight. At the high court in belfast, a woman denied a legal termination wins her case that abortion laws in Northern Ireland breach human rights. A special report from iraq on Sexual Exploitation of children and young women, by some shia muslim clerics. A man is shot dead after killing four Police Officers at their headquarters in central paris. And at the world athletics championships there could be another gold for Great Britain, this time in the heptathlon. Yes, ina yes, in a matter of minutes Katarina Johnson thompson is odds on favourite to take the World
Nominees for the Riba Stirling prize for britains best new building. Mcallen whiskey distillery. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The chancellor has announced a raft of spending pledges at the conservative Party Conference, amongst them, an increase in the National Living wage. Sajid javid said that over the next five years, it would increase to £10 50 an hour, and the age threshold would be lowered to 21. An unwelcome discretion for delegates at the conference, theres been an allegation that the Prime Minister groped a journalist during a lunch 20 years ago. Our political editor, Laura Kunz Berg sent this report from the Party Conference in manchester. There you go, all in all. What happens to the Prime Ministers next into the country. Its not entirely in borisjohnsons into the country. Its not entirely in Boris Johnsons hands. Into the country. Its not entirely in borisjohnsons hands. However, many photos he grins for, he cannot be remotely sure if brussels will budge and give
Prince harry pays tribute to a british soldier killed trying to stop poaching in malawi. And a silver medal for Dina Asher Smith at the world athletics championships in doha, but where are the spectators . And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news scotland bounce back injapan, a bonus point win against samoa keeps their Rugby World Cup alive. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The chancellor has announced a raft of spending pledges at the conservative Party Conference. Among them an increase in the National Living wage. Sajid javid said that over the next five years it would increase to £10. 50 an hour and the age threshold would be lowered to 21. But an unwelcome distraction for delegates at the conference has been an allegation that the Prime Minister groped a journalist during a lunch 20 years ago. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is at the Party Conference in manchester. What the party wants to concentrate on his policies and spending pledges . Th