Today, this group has morphed into a hotbed of silverware this season of political activity the Scottish League cup. Some of it is horrible. As you might expect with an Old Firm Derby but you went in thinking it had all the drama you could want. It was one thing and actually, its turned out to be a red card, a penalty something very different. And a winning goal that maybe it wasnt what i looked for. Shouldnt have stood. I was looking for Chris Mclaughlin a lovely local group. Was at hampden park. Is it hostile to a soggy derby day in glasgow, people that dont. 7 it is hostile. But for this fixture, ive just found it disgusting. It never dampens the enthusiasm. Really disgusting. Do you think some people might be surprised that actually its the celtic end over here, become so political . Yes, but there are 5000 people, the rangers end over here, and this divided city, and so what we all do, i think, is we block people that annoy us. This matchup is always big, but this game in particul
Of thursdays general election. In other news police in india arrest the owner of a delhi factory where a fire killed more than a0 people overnight. A Murder Investigation is launched after the death of a woman in northamptonshire. A 13 year old boy is among the suspects. And coming up at 4. 30 to mark the 20th anniversary of talking movies, tom brook meets the prolific bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan. Good afternoon. In the final days of the election campaign, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are telling voters that thursdays poll is an historic chance to move the country forward. The conservatives say a points based immigration system would reduce low skilled migration. Labour is using the day to set out its plans for social care. Our Political Correspondent, Susana Mendonca, reports. Not long left until voters make their call, and borisjohnson is hoping theyll give him a ringing endorsement. Hello, mr walker, hi. This is borisjohnson. At a call centre in london today he focused on con
Of new Clinical Trials that have dramatically increased the chances of long term survival for some people with advanced melanoma skin cancer. Tear gas and water cannon are used by Hong Kong Police to disperse protestors holding a rally to mark the fifth anniversary of the pro democracy umbrella movement. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Good evening. Youre watching sportsday with Lizzie Greenwood hughes and ben croucher the headlines on saturday one of the biggest upsets in Rugby World Cup history, ireland are stunned by hosts japan. They pose a lot of questions to us, and unfortunately we could not come up and unfortunately we could not come up with the right answers. Mahrez magic at goodison park as Manchester City beat everton 3 1 in the late kick off. And liverpool take advantage of a shocker in sheffield as hendersons howler maintains their winning start to the season. Also coming up in the programme. Well track the progress of the british sprinters in doha, where Zarnell
A leading Homeless Charity says more than 300,000 private renters in england have fallen behind on payments in the past few months. And in half an hour, the incredible stories of the families of the bbcs news presenters and their role in the second world war. Thats the peoples war, at 5. 30. Borisjohnson is spending the weekend considering whether to tighten covid 19 measures in england, after saying the uk was now seeing a second wave. Figures show the number of infections is doubling roughly every week. Former government adviser, prof Neil Ferguson said, new measures were needed sooner rather than later. At least 13. 5 million people, roughly1 in 5 of the uk population, are already facing local restrictions. In london, additional measures are increasingly likely, according to the mayor, sadiq khan, who says hes extremely concerned by the speed with which the virus is spreading in the capital. One of the options the government is understood to be considering is a so called circuit bre
And coming up Lucy Hockings is joined by activists from around the world for a discussion about the climate challenges ahead, and how to resolve them. Thats in state of the planet in half an hour. The uks chief brexit negotiator is in brussels for talks with his eu counterpart to find a last minute breakthrough on a trade deal. Significant differences remain on fishing rights, competition rules and how a deal would be enforced. This morning the environment secretary, george eustice, said there was still a deal to be done, but admitted that the talks were in a very difficult position. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. Back in brussels, the uks chief negotiator, lord frost, arriving for whats being described as the last roll of the dice in trade talks with the eu. Weve worked very hard to try and get a deal. Were going to see what happens in negotiations today, and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon, thank you very much