Hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. The headlines. The family of a teenage motorcyclist, killed in a collision involving the wife of an american diplomat, in northamptonshire, are on their way to the United States. More than 20 people have died after typhoon hagibis hit japan. Tens of thousands of troops have been deployed to help rescue efforts. After turkish air strikes in Northern Syria hundreds of Islamic State fighters family members are reported to have escaped. The leader of the commons, jacob rees mogg, has said the prospects of a deal with the eu are more positive than they were a week ago. Now on bbc news, click takes a closer look at electric cars and asks if they are now a credible replacement for petrol or diesel vehicles. Do the cars offer the environmental gains their manufacturers promise . Is 2019 the year petrol met its match . Is the italian stallion a pony . The lambo now lame . Are todays best cars electric . Is now the time for us all to switch . Hello, and we
Now on bbc news, click. Is 2019 the air petrol met its match . Is the italian stallion a pony . The lamborghini now lame . Are todays best cars electric . Is now the time for us all to switch . Hello, and welcome to a special edition of click. Not top gear, although there are shades of that, i have to say, but this week, were not talking petrol cars like these, were talking about electric cars like these. Not hybrid, not hydrogen or anything else. This week, it is pure electric. Sure, there are other ways to power your car which are good for the environment. Go check them out by all means but this is the year that all electric has really ta ken off. More people are thinking about evs than ever before so in this show, were asking, is now the right time to switch . This week well look at the cost of buying and running them, how far they can go and ask if theyre as clean and green as they might seem. Mark is going to be going for the ride of his life and he is going to be help track down
Because of his use of pacemakers it also wasnt an open race. Our reporter ade adedoyin was watching in vienna. I phenomenalfeat, he tried this in 2017 and finished 20 seconds outside it, no mistakes today as it becomes the first man in history to run the marathon under two hours was not i have his coach with me has worked with him for 18 years, tell me how momentous this is for you and him. Todayis momentous this is for you and him. Today is a special day to go and the history books, a special moment for the sport and the people behind them including new. A wonderful performance, wonderful feeling, we will go home very happy. He came so close in 2017, what made you confident this time he would do it . Going to monza was a new territory, people talking about his abilities and we were doing not knowing everything. 0ut and we were doing not knowing everything. Out of monza we learned lessons and the fact he was 26 seconds shy of doing under was a big lesson itself, it was very possible. W
No clear winner in israels general election. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to form a coalition, but his main rival, benny gantz, says its time for change. The First Court Hearing in the prosecution of a former soldier over bloody sunday in londonderry in 1972 is due to get under way this morning. Hes facing two charges of murder and five of attempted murder. In sport, liverpool conceded two late goals as they began the defence of their Champions League title last night, with a 2 0 defeat against napoli. Coming up, the bbc publishes a series of in depth online guides. Todays edition focusses on energy, looking at what we can do in our homes to meet current climate pledges. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. The Outgoing European Commission president , jean Claude Juncker, says there is a palpable chance of a no deal brexit. He said britain had come up with no concrete proposals to replace the backstop, the contingency plan to avoid a hard border in ireland. Polit
Policed, in our constitution isnt it more appropriate for the court to do it rather than for the queen to have to be sucked into what may be decisions with political ramifications . Well have all the latest from here at the Supreme Court. And the other main stories this lunchtime. Inflation falls to 1. 7 , its lowest level for almost three years. Relatives of those killed on bloody sunday 47 years ago arrive in court for the prosecution of a former soldier, charged with murder and attempted murder. Israels leader Benjamin Netanyahu is again left hanging, with no clear result in the countrys second general election this year. And how would you feel about having your face scanned in the street . We report on the debate raging over this new surveillance technology. And coming up on bbc news Manchester City get their Champions League campaign under way tonight but have a defensive crisis ahead of their trip to ukraine. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one from the Supreme Cour