In order to take no deal off the table. But in a boost for the Prime Minister, scotlands highest court has ruled that his plan to suspend parliament for five weeks ahead of brexit is lawful. Meanwhile 21 conservatives have been suspended from the party after helping to defeat the government in last nights vote on mps taking control of todays parliamentary agenda. They suddenly find that theyre in danger of being deselected. This is something mrs thatcher would never have considered doing. Im joanna gosling, the other stories this hour. Hong kong leader, carrie lam, will withdraw the extradition bill, which sparked three months of Anti Government demonstrations. And after battering the bahamas, killing at least seven people, Hurricane Dorian is heading for the florida coast. Coming up just after 11. 30am, well be answering your questions on all things brexit and what could happen this week in a bbc ask this. The Contact Details are on your screen now. Welcome to westminster, and what a
Only by a tiny fraction, but in the decades ahead, as the planet heats up, more ice here will melt, with potentially catastrophic implications right around the world. For low lying countries like bangladesh, even a small rise in sea level could pose a real danger. But, if the melting accelerates, florida and many other places will be severely affected during the course of this century. But, in the worst case scenario, parts of Eastern England and dozens of cities around the world could actually go under unless new defences are built for them. For the people of greenland, the flow of ice is increasing. It is a spectacular sight, and a sign of a warmer climate that would be helpful, especially for farmers. We find these cattle grazing on the shore beside the icebergs. But these Young Greenlanders say theyre worried that the more the ice here melts, the more flooding there will be in other parts of the world. It is scary because, well, we have no control of it, you know . And it is a lot
norrie has been in great form so far this season this is now his seventh win of the year, although surprisingly, it s only the second time he s got to this stage in five attempts. dan evans and andy murray will aim tojoin norrie and raducanu in the second round today. evans is up against the argentinian, facundo bagnis, and three time grand slam champion murray faces a tough task against last year s wimbledon runner up matteo berretini. murray has beaten him, berrettini has had his numbers lately. he has big weapons, huge serve, massive strike, has done well in australia and the past a couple of times. but murray has said in his pretournament press conferences that he feels he s the best prepared that he s been in a long time. he feels like he s moving better than never, he feels like he s than ever, he feels like he s hitting the ball as well as any time, and also, i think he feels some of the matches he s played against berrettini, he s learnt a lot of information he can
conditions and for some of us wintry showers as well. we are in this cold air mass, the wind coming in from the arctic. that is the picture for the arctic. that is the picture for the next few days, but notice these yellow colours waiting in the wings and that will sweep in during the end of the week. but now still quite a lot of clout in the east midlands and anglia and a few rain and showers coming out of that and more snow showers coming in, even to lower levels, in scotland, northern ireland and north west england. in that the temperatures are only two to three degrees. this evening, once the sun sets, those temperatures drop quickly and we are likely to see mist and fog patches in central areas, some rain and sleet in the far south west and icy conditions there. snow flurries in the north west as well. temperatures in the towns and cities down to 1 to minus six degrees. heading through the day tomorrow low pressure is sitting in the north sea and we have still got those
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news teachers in england and wales will go on strike in national disputes over pay. the national education union says the ballots meet the legal thresholds for both turnout and a vote in favour of strikes. seven strike days are being announced between february 1st and 16th march. for more on this, i m joined by our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. what more do we know about this teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the teacher strike which is going to start very soon? teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% start very soon? the paint teachers have had. 5% pay start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% pay increase - start very soon? the paint teachers l have had, 5% pay increase in england and separately in wales this year, the union says that falls far below inflation in the cost of living and everyone is seeing that. and the result