Our other main stories. Crash the party. Two more arrests in connection time for a look at the weather. With the deaths of 39 people heres chris. Whose bodies were found in a lorry in essex. Yes, this was the scene in the investigators blame design staffordshi re yes, this was the scene in the staffordshire mirrors, probably a scene we will get used to in the flaws and human error for the lion air crash last year off next 2a hours the indonesian coast in which because staffordshi re next 2a hours because staffordshire moors. You can see 189 people here the cloud stretches out for a died. Long way into the tropical coming up on afternoon live. All the sport atlantic. This weather front is in fact over with holly 3000 miles long and this conveyor semi finals of rugby belt of moisture will be hitting the high ground of england and wales, world cup. Bringing a risk of localised we semi finals of Rugby World Cup. Are getting very e flooding. This is 2a hours worth now. Of we are getting ver
Good morning and welcome to westminster on an historic session of parliament. Mps are sitting on a saturday for the first time in 37 years to vote on borisjohnsons brexit deal. This morning it still looks extremely close, although in the last few minutes the Prime Minister has received the backing of the prominent conservative brexiteers known as the European Research group who now say they will vote mps are also likely to vote on an amendment to the deal which would still force the government to seek a delay to leaving the eu, described as an insurance policy to avoid the risk of a no deal brexit. Nick eardley reports. More than three years after the brexit referendum, is today the day mps finally back a deal . Some of them hate what borisjohnson has negotiated, arguing it takes us too far away from eu rules and will damage the economy. But most tories think its a good deal that gives the uk back the control they want. Weve got the deal that allows us to get out of the backstop, thats
Children, 100,000 children. And, as sadly so often is the case, children who are on free school meals, the poorest children, and children with special Educational Needs fare the worst in the situation. And excitment builds as the Rugby World Cup gets underway in japan. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Large numbers of british schoolchildren are joining millions of people in a worldwide protest against Climate Change. Around 5,000 demonstrations are planned across 150 countries. Many will involve young people staying away from school, university or work. Those involved are calling for more urgent action from governments to halt global warming. The demonstrations come ahead of a un summit on Climate Change in new york on monday. This was the scene outside westminster where thousands are expected to gather for one of the strikes getting under way shortly. The first protest began in the Pacific Island of vanuatu where rising sea levels threaten communities. In dehli, children an
Flock police in hong kong fire several rounds of tear gas at activists trying to enforce a general strike by disrupting transport networks. Police say 22 people are risking their lives by refusing to leave homes which will be deluged if a failing dam in derbyshire collapses. England cricket fans anticipate a nerve racking day as their batsmen looked to save the first ashes test at edgbaston. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. 20 hospitals in england stand to benefit from a pledge by the Prime Minister to pay for repairs and upgrades. Boris johnson has promised £850 million to help with upgrades to outdated facilities and to pay for new equipment. The money has been earmarked for 20 hospitals, including a new women and Childrens Hospital in cornwall, four new wards in norwich and a new critical and intensive care block in luton. The funding pledge comes during a week of Health Policy announcements by the government and is part of the pms £1. 8 billion one off cash boost for n
Rain at edgbaston, can we get it . This might be the one day we dont get it. You often hear us talking about showers producing a lot of rain ina about showers producing a lot of rain in a short space of time. Look at this, this was last night in north yorkshire. In an hour they had 42 millimetres of rain, substantial amount of their august rainfall totals and its only the 5th of august. Yes, more showers in the forecast courtesy of low pressure at the moment. Slow moving, coming in off atla ntic the moment. Slow moving, coming in off atlantic and these frontal systems spiralling around the low like a catherine wheel producing further showers. The heaviest of the showers have been the far north of scotla nd showers have been the far north of scotland with rumbles of thunder. They are continuing but easing away. Showers to Central Scotland and running down the eastern half of england. But a window of fine weather behind. For the rest of the afternoon, it is not looking too bad across muc