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
At toddbrook reservoir has been reduced by more than three meteres in the battle to prevent the dam from collapsing. Whaley bridge residents are still being told they cant return home. Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, but they say airlines have started to contact passengers on affected flights. Borisjohnson announces £1. 8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. A daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. And coming up in half an hour ca nadas legalised it, so three mps go on a weed trip to see if britain could do the same. Good afternoon. There have been two Mass Shootings in the united states, just hours apart, in texas and ohio. In el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walMart Supermarket in one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern us history. A 21 year old white man has been arrested and polic
A 17 year old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a six year old boy was thrown from a 10th floor viewing platform at the tate modern in london. Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, with travellers told to check with their airlines before leaving home. And coming up in sportsday in half an hour, well have the latest from edgbaston, where smith and wade make centuries, as australia lead past 350 in the ashes. Good evening. There have been two Mass Shootings in the United States, just hours apart in texas and ohio. In el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walmart supermarket, in one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern us history. A 21 year old white man has been arrested. Fbi investigators said that they were looking at whether to charge the suspect with domestic terrorism charges. The fbi continues to look at a number of different potential crimes to be charged. We h
Do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice. Hours later, america saw a second deadly gun attack. This time, nine People Killed in ohio. These are two incredible places, we love the people, hate has no place in our country. As well as the debate on gun control, there are questions this time about political rhetoric and responsibility. Also tonight. The round the clock effort to shore up the damaged dam near Whaley Bridge in derbyshire. Tomorrows heathrow strike is off, but industrial action over pay could yet take place on tuesday. And another century from steve smith means australia are in control in the first ashes test. Good evening. A gun attack in a town on the us border with mexico is being described as domestic terrorism, as the authorities investigate links to White Nationalist ideology. The first of two Mass Shootings in the space of 13 hours happened in el paso, texas, where the majority of the population is hispanic. The 21 year ol
Against pro democracy demonstrators as they demonstrated for the ninth weekend in a row. If we come down here we can see they have built a barricade here. Another place in the street with a flashing light socket with the police are at. More talks are held to try and avert a strike by thousands of workers at heathrow next week. Cheering. And england take control of the first ashes test at edgbaston. After building a first innings lead of 90, theyve taken a couple of early australian wickets. Well have the latest in half an hour. Good afternoon. Efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing close to the town of Whaley Bridge have entered a third day. Emergency services are in a race against time to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir and reinforce the dam. There are fears that more wet weather tomorrow could see water levels breach the dam, causing serious flooding and a danger to life in Whaley Bridge. This morning, some residents, whod spent a second night away from their h