Captain owen farrell back in form again to extend his sides lead. Thanks to the kicking of christian lealiifano, australia were still in contention, however, and straight after the break, marika koroibetes blistering pace reduced the deficit tojust a point. But englands threat came from all positions. The power of prop Kyle Sinclair proving unstoppable, as they reasserted control. Thanks to some magnificent defence and Owen Farrells boot, they never looked like relinquishing it. Anthony watsons late interception try sealing a hard fought but ultimately convincing victory. England through, then, to a first semifinal for 12 years, and by a scoreline that will make their rivals sit up and take notice. If england wanted to put down a real marker at this world cup, well, theyve just done it. That was one of their great wins, certainly the most important of coach eddiejones tenure. The rfu had set him a minimum target of reaching the last four. Now his team have achieved that in such a fashi
Compel me to do so. The Prime Minister must now comply with the law. He can no longer use the threat of a no deal crash out to blackmail members to support his sell out deal. As mps debated in parliament, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched through central london, calling for a fresh public vote on any brexit deal. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the former conservative advisor, mo hussein and martin lipton, chief Sports Reporter at the sun. Hello and welcome. Borisjohnson has sent an unsigned letter to the eu asking for another delay to brexit, after mps voted not to approve his deal until all the legal steps were completed. In steps were completed. Fact he has sent three docu entitled in fact he has sent three documents entitled tonight, including another covering letter and another letter laying out his position that the extension is a mistake, in a move which could attract a new challenge in the courts. The Prime Minister had hoped t
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with ben thompson and babita sharma. Our headlines today conservatives open their Party Conference with a promise to get brexit done, amid suggestions the opposition could try to bring the government down within days. There is also an announcement on hospital spending, with the Prime Minister pledging the biggest Building Programme in a generation. Parents are urged to have conversations with their children about Organ Donation, in the face of concern about the lack of transplants for young people. Good morning. In sport the sixth fastest man of all time, usas Christian Coleman, storms to 100 metres gold at the world athletics championships in doha. And crunch time for wales, as they take on australia at the rugby world cup. Hello, good morning. Not a particularly cheery picture behind me, and thats the way of it across england and wales this morning. Its pretty wet and windy fare for many. Something a little bit better for scotland and Northern Irel
Rates for only the second time since the 2008 financial crisis. It warns of slowing global growth. Manchester city are up and running in the Champions League. They comfortably beat shakhtar donetsk in ukraine, whilst spurs are held to a draw by olympiakos. And more wardrobe dilemmas out there today. The chilly start to your thursday morning but with plenty of sunshine overhead it will feel pleasa ntly warm sunshine overhead it will feel pleasantly warm later. I will have the full forecast here on breakfast. It is thursday 19 september. Our top story the number of robberies in england and wales is increasing much faster than in other wealthy countries. A new report shows robberies with knives have risen by 45 between march 2014 and march 2018. The increase is being blamed on police cuts and the growth in smartphone use. Our Home Affairs Correspondent danny shaw reports. It isa it is a frightening crime. Every hour about ten people become victims of robbery, sometimes by thieves riding m
African leaders pay their respects at the funeral of the former zimbabwean president , Robert Mugabe who ruled over the country for four decades. A man has been arrested after a solid gold toilet worth millions of pounds is stolen from blenheim palace. And coming up at 8 30pm, a look at how algerians are trying to rewrite the history of revolutions in algeria revolution of smiles. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In the last half hour, the former tory minister sam gyimah has become the latest mp to defect to the liberal democrats. The mp for east surrey was kicked out of the conservative party after voting against the government over no deal brexit. He had previously resigned as universities minister after opposing theresa mays withdrawal agreement. Liberal democrat leaderjo swinson announced the pa rtys newest mp at their annual conference this evening. Conference, theres someone that i would like you to meet, a first time attendee at liberal democrat conference. Someone who has.