An early election. Also tonight brace for a two day pilots strike affecting up to 300,000 British Airways passengers. After an attack in kabul, President Trump cancels the peace deal agreed in principle with the taliban. Speaking out against elitism and social divides, as the pope visits madagascar. And defeat for england in the fourth test hands the ashes to australia. Good evening. Government ministers are insisting that their brexit plans remain in place, despite stinging criticism from their former colleague amber rudd, whos resigned her cabinet post. She said today that the vast majority of brexit focused work was going towards no deal, while there were no formal negotiations with brussels on securing a new withdrawal agreement. She also called the expulsion of 21 conservative mps an assault on decency and democracy. Ministers say they are sticking to plans to leave the eu at the end of october and are looking for ways around the anti no deal law that comes into force tomorrow. 0u
We meet the south koreans defying age with dance. Good morning. It is 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 00pm in washington, where the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says that afghan peace talks are on hold. Earlier, President Trump tweeted that a secret meeting with taliban leaders at camp david had been cancelled. The taliban has condemned the decision and warned that america has the most to lose. It is a sudden halt after nine rounds of talks to try and end nearly 20 years of war in afghanistan. 0ur chief International Correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul. A busy kabul junction. The attack said to have changed President Trumps mind. A young us soldier died here, a romanian, ten afghans, aged ten to 70. The president vented his fury on twitter. There is not a day without violence. Taliban struck this kabul neighbourhood last week, the very day last week the us said it had reached a deal in principle with the taliban to start bringing its troops home. Theyve b
With the uk, theyre fed up with these endless negotiatons, endless delays. There wasnt much sign of diplomacy on the ground here in luxembourg today, so what are the chances now ofa today, so what are the chances now of a deal . Well have the latest. Also on the programme tonight drone attacks on Major Saudi Oil facilities the United States releases images to back its claim that iran was behind them. Surging sales the Supermarket Chain aldi says it plans to open a store a week for the next two years across the uk. Two former soldiers win a racial harassment claim against the british army after they were made targets of racist grafitti in their barracks in colchester. And almost 18 years after the start of the war in afghanistan a special report on the human cost of the conflict as thousands continue to lose their lives. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news its still early in the season but it matters nonetheless. Well bring you the action as aston villa try and climb out of the premi
Within hours. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Riot police have stormed a metro station in hong kong, using batons to beat passengers in the latest round of clashes with pro democracy campaigners. And Police Confirm two officers fired live rounds into the air during operations to clear protesters from the streets. Tens of thousands were marching in defiance of a ban with petrol bombs being thrown at officers who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Beijing has condemned the protests, asjohn sudworth reports now from hong kong. Tear gas from the roof of hong kongs government offices met with utter defiance. Hong kongs political deadlock is growing increasingly violent. The only way, some believe, to secure this citys freedoms under chinese rule. By nightfall, this giant fire was raging in the Central Business district. But with scenes like these, china is also in no mood to compromise. This man is editor of one of beijings ultra loyal communist party run papers. Translation america a
The currency markets and the pound has taken a record dive. The un has given a stark assessment of the situation in syria where 500 civilians have been killed in the most recent fighting. What you see is a level of distraction consistent with a Bombing Campaign aimed at a scorched earth policy. Almost every building destroyed in a three month period. Hes referring to the russian and syrian Bombing Campaign in rebel held northwestern syria specifically the province of idlib where the un has accused the government of deliberately targeting civilian areas including hospitals and schools. Last week, the un human rights chief said the resurgence in violence has been met by international indifference. Air strikes kill and maim significant numbers of civilians several times a week, and the response seems to be a collective shrug. The war in syria is in its ninth year. 370,000 people have been killed. Todays briefing to the Un Security Council on syria was the seventh since fighting escalated