Also, a Report Today suggests the current system of Uk Press Self Regulation Isnt working for people who arent celebrities and royalty. Well talk to the mums of Caroline Flack and Anisha Vidal garner, who say their privacy has been invaded by newspapers. Welcome to newsnight with your weeknightly interviews and insight. Here tonight, Labour Member of the House Of Lords lord wood, a former foreign Policy Adviser to prime minister Gordon Brown, and Chief Adviser to former Labour Leader Ed miliband. He is plugged into the current pms views on what a closer relationship with the eu actually means. Luke tryll is Uk Director of the pollsters more in common. Hell talk to us about the latest public attitudes on brexit. Also with us, anita boateng, who was a tory Special Adviser through the brexit years, and nick watt, our political editor. Nick, what does Keir Starmer want . What was he trying to do today . Right now, he is in paris for the paralympic opening ceremony. Tomorrow, he will beat E
With both the chair and vice chair now consigned to a virtual waiting room, Jackie Weaver asks whether they should be let back in, but the other members arent in forgiving mood. Im afraid that i would be loath for that to happen, because weve got work to get through, and i can only see everything being. Even more disrupted. Hundreds of thousands of views of the lively scenes have awakened what would normally be a sleepy Parish Council meeting into an internet sensation, with one Presenter Tweeting out loud, but what happens next . mark lobel, bbc news. In a moment well get the snowy weather forecast, but before we do, lets take you to somewhere in the uk thats had plenty snow over the last month. In the village of tomatin in the scottish highlands, the pearson family have been getting comfortable in the cold. They made this igloo and even managed to spend a night in it. Well, when youre locked down with arctic conditions, there are ways to make the most of it. Time for a look at the we
The final countdown for ppi. The deadline is tomorrow. There are still believed to be thousands of people who havent claimed. Ill have the details. Yesterday we hit 33. 1; degrees at heathrow. And that is it for a wee while. It will be cooler, wetter and windier over the next few days. More inis windier over the next few days. More in 15 minutes. Its wednesday the 28th of august. Our top story. A woman who says she was a victim of the convicted us paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and was forced into a sexual encounter with the duke of york, has urged the prince to come clean about what he knows. Virginia Roberts Giuffre spok to reporters outsid a court in new york. It was after a hearing for alleged victims of epstein, who took his own life in prison earlier this month. Prince andrew has strenuously denied the claims made against him. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler was in court. Jeffrey epsteins victims never had the chance to face him in court, but at a hearing in new york,
Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. The words of Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps on the moon, the Mission Launched 50 years ago today. Well be live at the National Space centre in leicester to mark the anniversary. And the celebrations continue for englands cricketers following their world cup win. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The four Democratic Congresswomen told by President Trump to go back where they came from have held a joint News Conference to hit back at his comments. Representatives alexandria ocasio cortez, ilhan omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib said he was using racism to deflect attention from his failing policies and urged americans not to take the bait. Heres our washington correspondent, david willis. The president of the United States. Facing accusations of racism and xenophobia, President Trump is not backing down. Spelling out his message in capital letters, let anyone be in any doubt, and going on to attack the
The woman nominated to head the European Commission says shed be willing to extend the brexit deadline. I stand ready for further extension of the withdrawal date. Should more time be required for a good reason. Facebook launches a new tool to target scammers and encourage the reporting of fake adverts. Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. The words of Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps on the moon, the Mission Launched 50 years ago today. Well be at the National Space centre in leicester to mark the anniversary. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. The number of people whove died in scotland because of drug use has risen to over 1,000 in a year, for the first time, according to new official figures. It means the countrys drug death rate is now nearly three times that of the uk as a whole, and is higher than that reported for any other eu country and the United States. 1,187 drug deaths were recorded in scotland last y