Of the past as doctors say they no longer have the capacity to offer them. A day of calm in hong kong as the territory prepares to go to the polls, giving pro democracy campaigners their chance to vote. The fallout from Prince Andrews association with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues, as barclays becomes the latest big company to withdraw support from the dukes mentoring scheme. At 11. 30, its dateline. Our london correspondents look at events in the uk through outsiders eyes, and at how the issues of the week are being tackled around the world. Good morning. Jeremy corbyn says he would remain neutral in the event of another brexit referendum, which he promised a Labour Government would deliver. He was speaking as the leaders of the four main westminster parties faced tough questions from the public in a special episode of the bbcs question time. Borisjohnson, jo swinson and Nicola Sturgeon were also challenged on a range of topics including the nhs, the economy and a second Scotti
Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello. Welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week delhi is enveloped in toxic smog. Is that concentrating minds in government ahead of the madrid Climate Summit . Three weeks to go till the uk votes has it become the get brexit done election . And if not, then what . And as Prince Andrew quits public life, is it harder anywhere in the world to be friends with a sex offender . My guests today indian journalist ashis ray, irish broadcaster brian oconnell, greg katz of Us News Agency associated press, and Agnes Poirier of french news magazine marianne. Welcome to you all. Four years ago, Climate Change barely registered as a voter issue in a british election. This time, its a priority. The same is true of the battle for the democratic president ial nomination in the us. But does voter anxiety translate into Government Action . Climate Scientists Say three in four countries have inadequate pledges on cutting emissions. Among them is india, who
Wildfires whipped up by fierce winds continue to sweep california the authorities declare a statewide emergency more to come if you thought englands performance couldnt get any better at the world cup coach eddiejones says, yes, it will and coming up on bbc news, booed by his own fans and now criticised for his reaction, arsenal capital granit xhaka is asked to apologise for his behaviour during the draw with crystal palace. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The eu has extended the deadline for brexit meaning the uk will not now leave this thursday, as promised repeatedly by the Prime Minister. Eu leaders have put forward a flextension making the new deadline the end of january 2020 but meaning that brexit could happen before then if Parliament Approves a deal. Mps will vote later on Boris Johnsons plan for a general election on december 12 with opposition parties proposing one on december 9th. Lets go over now to simon mccoy, whos in westminster. Thanks reeta yes, so
Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together some of the uks leading media commentators with the foreign correspondents who write for the folks back home under the dateline london. Pope francis appoints new cardinals to shape his legacy could more than married priests be on his to do list . As turkey shows that the powerful abhor a vacuum, in this case, in northern syria, could there be a second arab spring as the power less resist . With me are the french algerian journalist nabila ramdani. Catherine pepinster, the former editor of the catholic weekly, the tablet. Agnes poirier who writes for the french news magazine marianne. The broadcaster michael goldfarb, whose podcast is the first rough draft of history. But first, before all that, brexit, forjournalists, the story that keeps on giving. It has been a very strange week because we had this rather gloomy report saying a deal was essentially impossible. Then Leo Varadkhar and Boris John
And whether its going to affect the way they vote in the general election in december. Also today, orkambi, a drug to treat Cystic Fibrosis, will now be available to patients in england, scotland and Northern Ireland. But what about wales . This is rebekah bow, mum of eight year old sofia. She lives in south wales and, as things stand, wont be able to get the drug. Well be speaking to them both. And Laura Huteson was killed with a knife wound to the neck while having sex with a man shed met in a bar. Campaigners are calling for deaths during consensual rough sex to be treated always as murder. What were really asking for is forjuries to be given the chance to opine on this and for prosecutors not to almost chicken out of prosecuting these as more serious charges. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. We are definitely going to talk later about donald trump because you might have seen that he tweeted this picture last night showing him giving a medal of honou