Until sentencing. The governments decision to suspend parliament. Were expecting to hear from Ruth Davidson in the next few minutes. In her Resignation Letter she said it had been the privilege of my life to serve as the leader good afternoon. Of the scottish conservative welcome to bbc newsroom live. And im annita unionist mcveigh. Party. the government has insisted a government whip, lord young, that mps will have time has also resigned in the last half to debate the uks departure from the European Union hour, saying shutting parliament down risks fundamentally undermining it. Despite plans to suspend parliament but cabinet ministers reject claims for five weeks into october. Yesterday, the queen approved the move is an attempt to stop mps the Prime Ministers request to close parliament until 14th from debating brexit october less than three or preventing a no deal exit. Weeks before the uk this is completely constitutional, and proper, there is going to be is due to leave the eu. Lo
This suggests that lucys kind is probably a branch of anamensis, and, if thats the case, other species of advanced apes living at the time might also have their own branches. Researchers say that this means there are now many more contenders, as well as lucy, to lay claim to be the ancestor to the very first humans to have walked the earth. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather heres darren bett. Still quite warm across the south east in the next few days with some sunshine. Further north and west cooler and wetter with all this cloud coming in from the atlantic weve seen cloud increasing with showers particularly across scotland. Not so many across the borders but a few here later in the day. Certainly more cloud coming into england and wales although most places dry with a bit of sunshine. 0ne places dry with a bit of sunshine. One or two showers towards the west. They showers affecting Northern Ireland with wetter weather across western scotland where it is windy in
Englands squad has been announced for the european qualifiers against bulgaria and kosovo. The most interesting inclusion, tyrone mings. We will tell you who is in at 2 30pm. Thanks ben. And louise lear has all the weather. Autumn is just around the corner and perfect weather for some of us in the harvest but the clouds are threatening in the winds are strengthening. I will tell you when and where this is happening shortly. And maybe the hay joke will work. Also coming up. How the discovery of this four million year old skull of an ape in ethiopia is challenging ideas about how the first humans evolved. This is afternoon live. The government insists mps will have time to debate the uks departure from the European Union as the backlash grows against plans to suspend parliament for five weeks. While cabinet ministers insist the move simply follows precedent, one senior tory the government whip in the lords, lord young resigned, saying prorogation risks undermining the fundamental role of
It a historic tragedy. Johanna konta sets her sights on a semi final spot at the us open later, but its goodbye to the world number one and defending champion naomi osaka, whos out. In the uk much milder this morning compared to yesterday for the commute. Driest and brightest in the south and east. All the details later. Its tuesday, the 3rd of september. Our top story a momentous day ahead in westminster as tory rebels join forces with Opposition Mps to try to block a no deal brexit on october 31st. If defeated, borisjohnson has threatened a third general election in four years, which could come as soon as the middle of next month. Heres our Political Correspondent, jonathan blake. Protester boris, boris, boris chanting out, out, out welcome back to westminster. Mps return from their summer break today to a raging debate about brexit. Yesterday evening, the Prime Minister raised the stakes with a warning to those trying to block a no deal exit, they could force him to go to the polls.
To block the suspension of the uk parliament. The other main stories on bbc news at five. Ellie gould the 17 year old stabbed to death in may another teenager Thomas Griffiths pleads guilty to her murder. A warning to eat less red meat, cut down on transport if the uk is to meet emissions targets. And, the discovery of a four million year old apes skull in ethiopia that could change our understanding of how humans evolved. Its five oclock, good evening. Our top story is that mps opposed to a no deal brexit, are considering their response to the governments decision, to suspend parliament for five weeks. The formerjustice secretary, david gauke, said next week could be the only opportunity to make their case in the commons, today saw the first resignation from the government, over its plans. Lord young, a whip in the house of lords, says proroguing parliament, risked fundamentally undermining the institution. Ruth davidson has quit too, as tory leader in scotland. But while she says she