Johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no deal. Brazils president has bowed to International Pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle a Record Number of wildfires raging in the amazon forest. Tens of thousands of British Airways passengers could be affected as pilots are to strike next month, in a dispute over pay. Its not looking good for englands hopes of regaining the ashes in the third test at headingley. The women using facebook to name and shame the men who have abused them. Thats in the Victoria Derbyshire review in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. Prince andrew has defended his formerfriendship with Jeffrey Epstein, saying at no stage did he see or suspect any criminal behaviour. Epstein took his own life in a jail cell this month while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. In a statement, the duke of york said he wanted to clarify the facts around his former association or friendship with the us financier. A little earlier, i asked our ro
Centre in westminster, where theyll make their first speech as leader moments later. This is the scene outside the hall, where mps and officials are starting to arrive to take their seats. Norman smith is there for us. Borisjohnson Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt borisjohnson and jeremy hunt are expected to arrive in the next two minutes on the challenge facing whoever wins is enormous. Tonight the tory party will give their vision to the country and deliver brexit by october the 31st. Well take you through every moment of this crucial day, as the conservative party selects the uks next Prime Minister. Good morning and welcome to westminster. Within the next hour, we will know who will be our next Prime Minister, as the result of the conservative leadership contest is announced. This is the scene live at the Queen Elizabeth ii Conference Centre here in westminster where the outcome of the ballot of conservative Party Members will be revealed. Borisjohnson is the clear favourite over his
Jet powered flyboard. Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in london and jane obrien is in washington. A day after clearing out the old cabinet, Boris Johnson appeared at the commons dispatch box today with a new team behind him and a bold plan in front of him. With energy and enthusiasm, the new Prime Minister painted a picture of a better Brexit Britain the beginning, he said, of a new golden age. The confident style of leadership reflects the settled decision of his new cabinet, and it is recognised in brussels. In an e mail to officials, the eus chief negotiatior, Michel Barnier, wrote, pm johnson has stated that, if an agreement is to be reached, it goes by way of eliminating the backstop. This is of course unacceptable and not within the mandate of the european council. As suggested by his rather combative speech, we have to be ready for a situation where he gives priority to the planning for no deal partly to heap pressure on the eu. Today, the conservative benches lapped it u
friends. he managed to get me to hear about it. he had my whole life wrapped up. thank you. she s at the center of a riveting courtroom drama. the wife whose entrepreneur husband was found murdered one cold autumn morning. our whole family has lost its brightest light and we don t know why. he s one of accused of the crime so why isn t she under the microscope? she s gotten caught in the middle of his crossbar and it s really unfortunate. it goes against everything i know about andrea. we see cheating with her executive boss? being with me forever, would that be normal communication between your boss and you? scheming widow or suffering victim? who kills someone else s husband? there is no fair. hello i m welcome to dateline. it was a young entrepreneur who wanted to change the world but someone wanted him dead. first no one knew what to make of this case but a jury made it clear. this was a crime of passion, a fader triangle involving a husband, wife, and t
reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r