Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to former mi5 agent Willie Carlin on hardtalk. Argentinas left wing candidate Alberto Fernandez win the countrys president ial election as the people vote to end austerity. Welcome to hardtalk, a state of emergency has been im Stephen Sackur. Declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, the long and bloody conflict in Northern Ireland was known whipped up by strong winds. Euphemistically as the troubles. The clock is ticking one aspect of it got but will the eu agree to extend the brexit deadline a separate label, the dirty war. That was the name given we look at the options. To the covert operations of the British State in business briefing, both army and intelligence ill be speaking to the head infiltrating the ira, running informers and agents to undermine the Republican Movement from within. Stephen sackur interviews one of those agents, Willie Carlin, who became an undercover spy within the political wing of the ira, sinn fein.
Fine. Ill go to brussels, ill get a deal, and well make sure we come out on october 31st. Well have the latest from westminster where some mps say an election is now unlikely before november also this lunchtime. Robert mugabe the liberator of zimbabwe who became its dictator has died at the age of 95. Hurricane dorian has caused unimaginable destruction according to the government of the bahamas. And does this footage show the late sinn fein leader Martin Mcguinness making a car bomb during the troubles . And coming up on bbc news. Serena williams has another chance to win a record equalling 2a grand slam singles after beating Elina Svitolina in straight sets. Shes through to the us open final. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Opposition parties in parliament have agreed to stop borisjohnson holding an election until brexit has been delayed beyond 31st october. Mps vote again on monday on whether voters should go back to the polls. Today the so called Rebel Alliance i
They have already lost a wicket. We some people were joking that at least england didnt lose any wickets in the morning. Have some plate at least. England well, it only took about 5 for australia to make the breakthrough with Craig Overton, may need a bit more of a helping hand from Mother Nature if they want the nightwatchman, dismissed for 5. To regain the ashes. Thanks, ben. England have since snuck on to 55 2 and nick has all the weather in theirfirst innings. Hows the weekend looking . Rory burns and joe root are at the crease. The weather is getting into the itll be a near Impossible Task for england to win this match now weekend mood. Over the weekend it is the best they can probably hope for is a draw and hope to regain settling down, the focus coming up the ashes in the deciding match plus what is in a name . Quite a lot at the oval next week. Ifa its after steve smiths double plus what is in a name . Quite a lot if a storm is on the way. The met century in the first innings f
A battle on both fronts he says the public is tired of dither and delay around brexit. Ill go to brussels, ill get a deal, and well make sure we come out on october the 31st. Well be untangling todays developments, and speaking live to gina miller about her court case against the government. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm Robert Mugabe the former president of zimbabwe who went from being a liberator to a dictator, has died aged 95. In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, officials in the bahamas say the situation there is dire and warn the death toll may rise dramatically. And classic horror with stephen kings it, chapter two. Find out what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of this weeks releases in the film review. Its five oclock. Our main story tonight opposition parties in parliament have agreed to stop borisjohnson holding an election until brexit has been delayed beyond the 31st october. Mps will vote again on monday about whether people should go back to the polls the
Stakeknife was also the iras most feared interrogator, believed to have been linked to the murder of 17 suspected informers. Astonishingly, some were also working for british intelligence. Their families have suffered for decades without getting answers to their questions. Were they informers . Were their confessions real . Why werent they rescued . And why werent their killers brought to justice . Grieving families are at the very heart of kenova. Operation kenova this investigation now gives those victims, those Family Members an opportunity to tell their story. We revisit those families and shed light into the darkest corners of the conflict. Everybody s looking forjustice and the truth, so why should we not look for it . Ive returned to many of the interviews and programmes ive made over decades to piece together the bloodyjigsaw of this undercover war. The ira are confident they now have the manpower to carry on the war for the next ten years. And stakeknife was the brutal personi