And britains gold medal winning swimmer adam peaty is honoured with an mbe at buckingham palace. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the chancellor Philip Hammond has rejected calls for him to spend money now on preparing for the possibility of britain leaving the European Union without a formal brexit deal. Mr hammond, wholl unveil his budget next month, told a Parliamentary Committee that hed make money available in a timely manner when needed but he was not prepared to take funding from other areas such as health or education. The bbc has been told that yesterday at the Cabinet Meeting at downing street there was a row between some ministers on this issue of contingency funding in the event of ano contingency funding in the event of a no deal brexit. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo has more details. Still smiles for now but brexit talks are faltering, and so, the no deal scenario has begun to loom. This morning, in the times, the chancellor Philip Hammond, a key remain voi
Musicians fleeing the mob is critics top choice for best comedy film of all time. Good morning. Its wednesday 23rd august. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The government insists its not necessary or appropriate for the European Court ofjustice to have directjurisdiction over the uk after brexit. A paper setting out proposals for resolving trade disputes after britain leaves the eu is being published in an hours time, but the question of how future agreements between the uk and the eu will be enforced is proving contentious. The European Commission wants the court in luxembourg to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk after brexit and to oversee the Withdrawal Agreement. But theresa may has said ending european control over british courts is a red line. Ministers say they want a special partnership with the eu, but it is neither necessary nor appropriate for the ecj to police it. Thejustice minister dominic raab said that both the uk and its partners in europe w
In the middle of all of that. Chad, well stay in touch with you. Were following new developments in the search for flight 370. Passengers families are making new demands for raw data from the investigation while some of those relatives are starting to get insurance payouts. Our aviation correspondent rene marsh has the very latest. Wolf, millions of dollars have been dolled out to these families. It is giving them the financial footing that they need to begin to move forward, but for some of these families, accepting this money means accepting the harsh reality their loved ones are no longer alive. Even if no sign of the plane or proof of the passengers fate, malaysian Life Insurance companies are starting to pay out. I think the presumption of death under these circumstances is appropriate and it allows some of these families to at least financially move forward. Reporter citing extraordinary circumstances, the company shelled out 4 million u. S. Dollars to families. This is from pers
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The Fly Africaada Aviation Company has unveiled its plans to introduce a state-of-the-art new generation fleet of aircraft, to sustainably expand routes. This would seamlessly connect West, East, Central, and Southern African Regions (Sub-Saharan Africa) with the rest of the World. Mr Prince Ebrahim, Chairman of the Company, at a…