In saying that the move is a constitutional outrage. Suspending parliament is not acceptable. Its not on. What the Prime Ministers doing is a sort of smash and grab on our democracy in order to force through a no deal exit from the European Union. Whats he so afraid of . Shock in westminster and beyond the government says it will suspend parliament for more than four weeks in september as the brexit deadline looms. Critics say its a constitutional outrage, a dark day for democracy, its 5pm, and today, in a dramatic move, the government but the Prime Minister insists its has asked the queen to suspend about getting on with the countrys future. Parliament just days after mps return to work next month we need new legislation, and only weeks before weve got to be bringing forward the brexit deadline. New and important bills and thats why were going to have a queens speech and were the government says its going to do it on october the 14th. To allow a queens speech, laying out its legislati
Qualification event in tokyo after crossing the finish line hand in hand. Good evening. New figures out today reveal the extent of britains drug crisis in the starkest terms possible. Deaths caused by the mis use of drugs mainly heroin and cocaine hit a record high in england and wales last year. In scotland too, drug related deaths are at their highest. Almost 3,000 people died from illicit drugs in england and wales last year. Thats a rise of 17 on the previous year. Throughout the week weve been reporting on one of the key factors behind this crisis the supply of drugs from the cities to britains towns and even villages or what police call the county lines. All too often children are involved and today our special correspondent, ed thomas, has been showing the police what hes discovered. As heroin deaths reach record highs, for three months weve investigated the rise in county line drug dealing, exploited teenage drug runners, vulnerable, long term users. Just taking it to feel norm
Match away from reaching the group stage of the Europa League after victory in the third round of qualifying tonight. Both took comfortable first leg leads into tonights matches. Wolves already 4 0 up against armenians pyunik. There were four more tonight including a first senior goal for teenager Morgan Gibbs White and a brilliant finish from diogojota saw them go through 8 nil on aggregate. Rangers swept aside fc midtjylland, 3 1 on the night, 7 3 on aggregate to set up a play off with legia warsaw the winner ino the group stage. Welsh side new saints are out, losing nine nil on agregate to ludogorets whilst aberdeen fell at the Europa League third qualifying round for the sixth consecutive season with an abject defeat at the hands of croatian side rijeka. The head coach of the scotland Womens National team, shelley kerr, has spoken about a row with her players after they were knocked out of the world cup in france which left some in tears. Kerr admits she, along with other members o
Championships. After beating nick kyrigos and Grigor Dimitrov in the singles yesterday, he caused another upset today, knocking out the top seed stefanos tsitsipas. Aliiasime, who is currently the youngest player in the atp top 100, beat tsitsipas in straights sets. He then also played and lost a doubles match. The second match of andy murrays comeback was suspended due to fading light. Murray and Feliciano Lopez won the first set against dan evans and ken skupski, but the players had to leave the court at ten to nine with evans and skupski five four ahead in the second set. The match will continue tomorrow after the singles semi finals. There were wins for the top two sides in rugby leagues super league this evening. Warrington remain second after a convincing victory over wakefield. Whilst the top side st helens continue their good form with a 36 ten win over struggling leeds rhinos. Louis Mccarthy Scarsbrook with two of their trys. Elsewhere in tonights Super League Wigan beat hudde
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2 a week long state of emergency in australia with a warning that a heatwave forecast for the weekend could make the bushfires worse. There are fears of fuel shortages thousands take to their cars to flee the areas under threat. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison cuts short a visit to one devastated community as people there heckle him. How come we only have four trucks to defend our time . We dont have much money. Delays and cancellations on the railways but most fares still go up an average of 2. 7 from today. Artificial intelligence outperforms doctors in diagnosing Breast Cancerfrom mammograms according to the latest study. Coming up on afternoon live
all the sport john watson. After sickness and defeat in the first test we find out how england are shaping up ahead of the second test against cape town stop thanksjohn, and sarah ahead of the second has all the weather sarah. Ita mile it a mile day to day today and i