Good morning. It will be another dry and sunny day for the vast majority of the uk. A little warmer for many of the uk. A little warmer for many of us than yesterday but windier as well. But there are changes afoot, as the day progresses, particularly in the west. I will have more detail for you in around a quarter of an hour. Good morning. Its saturday the 21st of september. Our top story thomas cook has asked the government for financial help as it races against time to avoid collapse. Britains oldest package holiday firm could fall into administration this weekend, unless it finds £200 million to secure a rescue deal. Katie prescott has more. It is low season for thomas cook in more ways than one. The weak pound makes it more expensive it to buy the flights and hotels that it pays for in euros dollars. It is in a competitive market where profits are small and it has hundreds of shops and 22,000 staff. Now heading into the winter period. If we book a holiday with thomas cook, we wil
Hello. This is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First, the headlines. Jeremy corbyn has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as the deputy leader of the labour party a row which has overshadowed the start of the partys conference in brighton. Iran reacts defiantly in response to the us sending troops and Missile Defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae after last weeks attack on saudi oilfacilities. Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to cheering crowds at a youth summit on Climate Change in new york ahead of the Un General Assembly next week. And 75 years on from the battle of arnhem, a mass parachute drop takes place in the netherlands to mark what was known as operation Market Garden in world war two. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the broadcaster and psychotherapist Lucy Beresford and john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent. Good evening
Fa ct, breezy too, but with some rain. In fact, there are some thundery showers around as well this morning. More detail in around 15 minutes. Its sunday 22 september. Our top story, after the first day of its Party Conference was dominated by infighting, labour will try to move the agenda back to policy today. If the party wins the next general election, it promises to abolish nhs prescription charges in england and replace ofsted with a new School Inspection system. Deputy leader tom watson is calling for unity after he survived a plot by some members to remove him. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Jeremy corbyn is given a rousing reception last night at the opening rally of the labour conference. This is the kind of support he wanted to see, close to a snap election. But elsewhere, unity was fragile and beginning to shatter. First of all, Jeremy Corbyn had to stop an attempt by some of his usual allies to oust his deputy, tom watson, who thought that he hadnt been loya
Day. Heavy rain arriving from the south west, gusty winds picking up through the English Channel as rainfall sweeps northwards, potentially thundery showers as well, so temperatures up to i7 20d, but be prepared for disruption tuesday down to the heavy rain, especially for southern england, south wales and strong winds, all associated with this low pressure. Through wednesday, still some fairly heavy rainfall lingering, particularly for the south east corner wednesday morning. Elsewhere, sunny spells, a view showers, may stand out through the morning, but it should turn to brighten up through the day, not as windy as tuesday, temperatures between 16 and i9 tuesday, temperatures between 16 and 19 degrees, typicalfor the tuesday, temperatures between 16 and 19 degrees, typical for the time of year, plenty of showers in the outlook for our capital cities. Some sunshine in between the showers too. Bye for now. Hello, this is bbc news with me, martine croxall. Well be taking a look at tomor
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