Coming up well be taking a look at how techonlogy is transforming farming across the uk. And it looks like the ashes are slipping away from england after they suffer a battling collapse batting collapse. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The fires which are currently ravaging the amazon rainforest in brazil have prompted the leaders of france and ireland to declare they wont support a major eu trade deal with south america unless brazil does more to bring the situation under control. Campaigners have blamed the Environmental Policies of brazils president , jair bolsonaro, for the spread of the fires, which are threatening a major source of the worlds oxygen. The blazes, which are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil, are the most intense in the region for almost a decade. The issue is due to be discussed at the g7 summit of World Leaders in france this weekend but the brazilian president has criticised foreign governments for interfering. Heres ou
To clear the streets, this time outside a police station. The parents of the british teenager nora quoirin, whose body was found in dense jungle in malaysia, await the results of a postmortem examination. And the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for a conference in america, avoiding she says, a polluting air flight. Its five oclock, good afternoon, our top story is that borisjohnson has hit back at mps, who want to block a no deal brexit, accusing them of engaging in a terrible collaboration with the eu. The Prime Minister says the more eu leaders believed parliament could stop britain leaving without an agreement, the less likely they were to compromise. But the former chancellor, Philip Hammond, has accused the Prime Minister of trying to wreck any chance of a new brexit deal, by making demands brussels could never accept, and he warned that leaving without a deal would be a betrayal of the 2016 referendum result. Our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. B
Costs go up by more than a £100. Edna depends on her meals on Wheels Service now its under threat a new petition to boost the social care budget did you know more young people do vocational qualifications than a levels . Its btec results day. And coming up on bbc news. Jofra archer gets his cap but needs a brolly as dayi of the second ashes test has been washed out after heavy rain at lords. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Mps may be on their summer break but thats not stopped the conservative civil war over brexit. The former chancellor Philip Hammond has rounded on number ten accusing the Prime Ministers advisers of trying to wreck the chances of a new deal with the eu. Mr hammond says they are setting conditions that make a no deal inevitable and he called that a betrayal of the referendum result. But the Prime Minister says opponents of brexit were in a terrible collaboration with the eu, those were his words. Our correspondent ben wright reports. From ben wright
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Staff will walk out for five consecutive days at 42 universities and for at least one day at a further 10. It is part of a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions.