Level up across our great country. Have been singing joy to the world australias Prime Minister but not muchjoy have been singing joy to the world apologises for going on holiday but not much joy if you look at the while the countrys departures board because there are bushfire crisis worsened. Massive cancellations on the main extreme heat and fire continue line that runs south from here to to ravage parts of the nation. Gatwick airport and to brighten. This is about 90 minutes drive from the centre of sydney. Basically, there is severe flooding the bush here has been utterly destroyed. South of the airport on the rail the fires are still smouldering. A short distance away, line and it is affecting the m25 motorway which means that one home has been left in ruins. Effectively the whole area south of america will take another gatwick and crawley is cut off from step towards being able london. Somebody hasjust to launch its own astronauts gatwick and crawley is cut off from london. Someb
As a pre existing condition. The teenage motorcylist, harry dunn, hit by a car in august. Now the American Woman involved, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Unrest in india six dead in further protests against a Government Law that its claimed discriminates against muslims. And liverpool fans enjoy the heat of qatar, as the club vies to be best in the world. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, arsenal get their man. Mikel arteta becomes the gunners head coach on a three and a half year deal. Good evening. Three and a half years after the uk voted to leave the European Union, mps have resoundingly voted in favour of the governments brexit bill. The legislation now paves the way for Boris Johnson to deliver his promise, that the country will no longer be a member state of the eu by the end of next month. The Prime Minister won the vote easily, 358 to 234, with six labour mps backing the government. The Withdrawal Agreement says the uk will leave the European Union o
Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to the former un envoy for syria Staffan De Mistura on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im Stephen Sackur. At the end of the second decade of the 21st century, does anybody still believe in the ability of the so called International Community to stop wars, disarm dictators and protect civilians . Look at the scale of suffering in syria, the renewed unrest across the middle east, the imminent american withdrawal from afghanistan. My my guest acro one has been a us envoy in all of those places over the past decade was up is it about time to acknowledge the irrelevance of the International Peacemakers . Staffa n d e of the International Peacemakers . Staffan de mistura, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. It is pretty much a year since you left your post as the un envoy in assyria. You have had a time for reflection. Syria. On reflection, do you think that mission was doomed from the moment you took it . I have been thinking exactly about that. When i was
We will all go now and a new leader will come in place, appoint a shadow cabinet. I will not be part of that shadow cabinet. I have done my bit. We need to move on at that stage with that new leader. Im Rachel Schofield with the rest of todays headlines. Journey times are being cut, more services and new routes added as part of major timetable changes on britains railways. The search for two remaining bodies resumes, following the volcanic eruption in new zealand. Crucial United Nations climate talks in madrid are continuing, with no sign that an agreement is imminent. And at 12 30pm, therell be an electioncast special, when adam fleming and the team look back at yesterdays result. Thats coming up here on the bbc news channel. Good afternoon and welcome to westminster. Borisjohnson is visiting the north of england today, hours after celebrating his partys biggest election win for 30 years by sweeping aside labour in its traditional heartlands. Were expecting to hear from the Prime Mini
Cheering applause in this stage in the Election Campaign which is now over i dont think i will take any questions but i will talk briefly to the media. Thank you all very much, everybody. Borisjohnson there in sedgefield in the north east. Tony blairs former constituency. The ultimate political humiliation some might say to the labour party as borisjohnson repeats those messages that we saw outside downing street yesterday. Unite and level up being one of the key mantras there and talking about health care, education and police, all the factors we have seen him say in the election trail. We are still joined by tony blairs former political secretary. What did you make of that . It is masterful in a way to be able to say we are here and we have taken the north east . You can see the confidence that a massive majority has given him. It is his country and it will be his agenda. Unite, level up. Powerful m essa 9 es agenda. Unite, level up. Powerful messages because we are a divided country