And now for the main event. Its my honor to welcome our first speaker and distinguished guest, the australian Prime Minister, malcolm turnbull. Mr. Prime minister, thank you for joining us today and providing an opportunity to continue a dialogue aboutpr howe can all work in partnership to grow our economies to gather. For those of you who do not know, the Prime Ministers address is especially timely. 2018 marks 100 years since our two countries became allies in world war i. Since 1918 our relationship has grown beyond just military alliance. Globalization has allowed our states and citizensob to vote collaborate across a range of initiatives and or trade those investments to increase, despite distance and time zones. I have perfect opportunity opportunity to visit australia in 2016. During this trip i saw firsthand a significant cultural and economic ties between our two countries. I speak for all of us, mr. Prime minister, when i say governors are ready to elevate this Important Part
Parents are being asked to regularly donate money good morning. A pilot shortage, cancelled flights and a multi Million Pound compensation bill. Its been a tough week for ryanairand bill. Its been a tough week for ryanair and its passengers but can europes Largest Airline recover . Im at the London Stock Exchange this morning to find out. And in sport, pick a woman next time, so says record goalscorer kelly smith, as the search begins to find Mark Sampsons replacement as head coach of englands Women Football team. And matt has your weekend weather. The autumn equinox today and it feels like it, cold and foggy for some and while most start the day with sunshine, a different look outside for the journey home. Details on that and your weekend forecast coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will deliver a major speech on brexit in florence later today. The Prime Minister will argue that both the uk and the eu have a shared responsibility to make the process work smooth
For the children. That full exclusive report in around half an hours time. And defence secretary sir Michael Fallon has confirmed he was once told off by a journalist for putting his hand on her knee during dinner. We bring you reaction. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11. Latest breaking news and developing stories as always this morning. Plus, a little later well look at claims that some of britains most successful paralympic athletes won their gold medals unfairly. Uk athletics stand accused of manipulating the classification system in order to win medals. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The government has proposed reducing the amount of money that can be staked on fixed odds betting terminals, to protect players from racking up huge losses. Betting companies earn about £i. 8 billion a year from the machines, which
Tonight an in our week ahead segment, Senate Approved bill to keep the government running. Well examine how that will radically change the bank reform law in the walk of the financial crisis. We begin with our breaking news. The hostage situation started before 10 00 a. M. , 6 00 eastern. Hostages were taken in a lindt coffee shop. A black and whiel white flag wib writing is flying. To give you a better understanding, the Lindt Chocolate shop is located in the center of sydney in martin place. This is a very active place for business. During the height of the monday morning rush hour. Tony abbott said he didnt know if the incident was politically motivated but appeared to be. This is a very disturbing incident. I can understand the concerns and the anxieties of the australian people, but our thoughts must go out to the individuals who are caught up in this. I can think of almost nothing more distressing more terrifying than to be caught up in such a situation and our hearts go out to t
That left thousands dead from chuck out to check out the supermarket putting food on the plates for some of u. K. s poorest. Start of the newshour in australia where an arm man is Still Holding an unknown number of people hostage inside a central sydney cafe. Martin place is where it is. This is the scene outside. We see Security Forces there behind a lamp post on the right of your screen. Others are positioned elsewhere. Its an area which has been locked down since this siege started at 9 45 local time, 12 hours, its 9 oclock at night, and much of the area remains cordoned off. Andrew thomas, our correspondent, close to that area. There is an area that has been sealed off. I know we cant go into it. We heard from the New South Wales Police Commissioner sa short while ago a short while ago. Not a great deal of detail coming out, but a few interesting points. They are being careful, camy about what they are saying. They have cagey, they have more information about what they are sharing.