And coming up on sportsday. Englands ashes defence hangs in the balance going into third test in perth captainjoe root calls on big performances from his players. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In the next hour or so theresa may faces a crunch vote on her brexit plans. Several of her own mps have joined labour in demanding parliament has the power to send ministers back to the negotiating table if it doesnt like the final deal between the uk and the eu. So far the Prime Minister has offered what shes called a meaningful vote but is that enough or will she have to make a concession in order to avoid a defeat. Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg is in westminster. Thank you. There has been a lot of fuss, froth, but this is really about is how much power is the government willing to give mps over the final brexit deal . For a long time ministers have said of course you will have a vote, of course it will be meaningful, of course you will be meaningful, of course you w
Licence to fight as soon as january. The british boxing board of control will review his case after he served a ban for doping. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Its being seen as a big blow and personal embarrassment for President Trump. For the first time in 25 years, the Democratic Party has won a senate seat in the deeply conservative us state of alabama. President trump had publicly backed the republican candidate, roy moore, despite allegations of past Sexual Misconduct with teenage girls. The result reduces President Trumps majority in the senate to the slimmest possible margin, as david willis reports. It was a stunning political upset. Doug jones, a former federal prosecutor, is the first democrat to be elected to the senate in this conservative Southern State in a quarter of a century. His victory reduces the already razor thin republican majority in the senate to just one seat. As dr king liked to quote the moral arch of the universe is long but it bends tow
Child to die as a result of mondays house fire in greater manchester. Chris froome the four time Tour De France winner is being investigated over excessive use of an asthma drug against anti doping rules. And the comedian peter kay has cancelled his first stand up tour for eight years due to unforeseen family circumstances. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is tonights vote at westminster on the governments main brexit legislation, where the government is facing the real possibility of defeat. The house of commons will vote on an amendment that would empower both houses of parliament to approve any brexit deal before it can come into force. The Prime Minister theresa may insisted again today that parliament would get a meaningful final vote before the uk leaves the eu in march 2019 but some conservative mps want a guarantee written into the eu withdrawal bill. The former attorney general Dominic Grieve is leading the demands for a vote on any final deal before it is finalised. Our chief Pol
To get a bit more mild . Isli and we will get the weather. Going to get a bit more mild . Isl am going to be talking about the sport, seemed to be having some problems, we will talk about the controversy around Chris Brennan after double the amount of illegal asthma drug was found in his un, chris brunt says he has not broken any rules but the world governing body of cycling has demanded some answers. Lets see what the weather is doing. We got there eventually. The cold has gone, this is the hard work of those beautiful crafted snowmen, it is less cold out there, in fact its turned to rain, some of it quite heavy, but things could be tricky as we go into the evening, more from me coming up in less than half an hour. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im ben brown. He was the candidate endorsed by President Trump, despite facing a string of allegations of Sexual Misconduct, one of them against a 14 Year Old Girl. Well now roy moore has narrowly lost a Crucial Senate race in alabama a
The road cyclist chris froome, four time winner of the Tour De France, is fighting to save his career after failing a drugs test. Eight people have been sentenced for smuggling drugs into prisons by using drones. A special report from the democratic republic of congo, where the un says a cut in the number of peacekeepers is creating more instability. And six months after the grenfell fire, we report on the Lasting Impact in londons wealthiest borough. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, england captainjoe root calls for a big performance from his players ahead of the crucial third ashes test. Good evening. The Prime Minister has suffered her first defeat in the house of commons on the governments legislative plans for brexit. By a majority of just four, mps supported a change to the eu withdrawal bill, which called for the terms of a final brexit deal to be approved by a separate new law. Repeated offers of concessions by ministers were not enough to win the day. The amendment had