Is one of the big these of british politics. Known as the father of the house because he is the longest serving member of the commons he has also held more cabinet post than any other living british politician. Yet, ken clark says we are now in the maddest situation of his lifetime and talks of a political system that is broken. It is one of the reasons he could not quite bring himself to retire at the last election, staying on to fight against brexit and for the conservative party. Is it a fight he can win . Ken clark welcome to hardtalk. You have served underfour Prime Ministers, heath, thatcher, major and cameron and yet you say we are now in the maddest situation. What do you mean by that . It is so chaotic and unpredictable. We got here by accident, nobody planned it. Nobody thought that leave would win the referendum campaign. Nigel farage was as amazed as David Cameron to find he had won. Both Political Parties lost their traditional Political Support to, or large parts of it. A
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbbthebriefing. We are looking at the question of when is a Charitable Gift acceptable and when is it manipulative, devious, despicable the words of the judge who has sentenced larry nassar to up to 175 years in jail for sexually abusing young female athletes. More than 150 women filed personal statements against the former team doctor for the us olympic Gymnastics Team, who had already been sentenced to 60 years for possessing child pornography. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said he would die injail. Our correspondent, rajini vaidynathan, has been following the Court Hearing in michigan. The tables have turned, larry. We are here, we have our voices and we are not going anywhere. The amount of physical, mental and Emotional Trauma this man has forced upon me is immeasurable. Over the last seven days, their voices and their stories hav
By the queen. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news an important night of world cup qualifying, with england, scotland and Northern Ireland all looking to take another step towards russia. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The American Ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Un Security Council to take the strongest possible measures against north korea in response to its most powerful nuclear test. Nikki haley told an emergency session that north korea was begging for war, and while the United States didnt want war, its patience wasnt unlimited. Today, south korea has been strengthening its missile defences, as they warned the north was preparing to carry out further missile tests. Our correspondent, yogita limaye, reports from the capital of south korea, seoul. A day after north koreas most powerful nuclear test. The south displayed its might. Missiles were launched from the ground and the air. It was a test drill, south korea showing off how
A full exclusive report in about 15 minutes. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. Throughout the morning the latest breaking news and developing stories and, as always, really keen to hear from you. A little later well pay tribute to 21 year old journalist dean eastmond, who died of cancer at the weekend. His poignant writing about living with cancer at such a young age moved many. His boyfriend and brother willjoin us after ten. Also his best friend. Tweet us, use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. South koreas navy has staged a major exercise off the countrys east coast as a show of strength to north korea following its latest nuclear test. It said pyongyangs forces would be buried at sea in the event of further provocation. The United States has warned the Un Security Council that kim jong un is begging for war. The time has come to exhaust all of our diplomatic means before its too late. We
Hurricane irma continues to devastate the caribbean. We have been getting pictures in from all over. What you see here is the caribbean islands being battered by a category 5 hurricane. Thats the highest possible level which makes irma the most powerful atlantic storm in a decade. This is the island of saint martin officials warn most of the area is all but destroyed. This is antigua, very severe, home to 80,000 luckily the islanders escaped major damage to their homes, and there have been no fatalities. In puerto rico, more than half of the islands 3. 5 million residents were without power amid heavy downpours and strong winds. Look at the scene is facing them as irma swept through, heavy downpours and strong winds. And anguilla and the British Virgin islands have also been hit by the extreme weather. The hurricane sustained wind speeds of 285km h, reducing buildings to rubble and left at least ten people dead. Barbuda has been the worst hit. The tiny island there, as you can see. You