Against no deal. Its just been announced the house of commons will vote again on holding a general election on monday. Ill have the latest from westminster as the Prime Ministers travails get personal. And the other main stories this lunchtime. Urgent help desperately needed for over 70,000 people in the bahamas, after Hurricane Dorian devastates their homes. The biggest slavery gang ever to be prosecuted in the uk they held hundreds captive under threat of death. And Australias Steve Smith leads the charge in the second day of the fourth test at old trafford. And coming up on bbc news. Rafa nadal is the hot favourite to win the final tennis major of the year the us open. And with it, a 19th grand slam title. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from westminster. The tensions at the heart of government have been laid bare after borisjohnsons brother, jo, quit the government and announced hes stepping down as a conservative mp. He says hes been torn between family loya
To push australia past 250. His third tonne of the season. Only don bradman has more. And we are all thrilled and we are all thrilled and nick miller has the weather. We have rain and High Pressure building infor we have rain and High Pressure building in for the weekend, to settle things down. Briefly. I have your full forecast coming up. See your full forecast coming up. See you in half an hour. See you in half an hour. Thanks nick, also coming up on afternoon live. Away from the drama of westminster, well be finding out what young people make of it all. Hello everyone this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. Good afternoon, youre watching afternoon live from westminster. The tensions at the heart of government have been laid bare after borisjohnsons brother, jo, quit the government and announced hes stepping down as a conservative mp. He says hes been torn between family loyalty and the National Interest. He spoke to the bbc, just a few moments ago, outside his london home. I havent
After causing destruction and at least 20 deaths in the bahamas. Great ormond street hospital apologises after a coronor concluded there were significant failings in its care of iii year old, amy allan, who died following spinal surgery. Good evening. The Prime Minister has once again pledged to take the uk out of the European Union on 31st october, saying he would rather be dead in a ditch than seek another extension from brussels. Borisjohnson gave a speech in wakefield this evening, after another dramatic day in westminster, which saw his brotherjo johnson quit politics. The business minister said he would leave government and stand down as an mp due to unresolvable tension in his position. He said recent events have left him torn between family loyalty and national interest. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg sent this from West Yorkshire. You should be in brussels negotiating yes, i have been negotiating. You are not, you are in leeds he attracts trouble. Moments after he arriv
she may permanently lose vision in her right thigh. she will join us to tell us about this harrowing moment straight ahead to. also later, buckle up. espn host our buddy stephen a. smith will join us, we ll get his take on the gruesome injury from last night, thursday night football game. will next get to that but we begin tonight in the washington swamp, now led by some of the dumbest most incompetent people on the face of the earth, our economy is in shambles because of reckless spending. gas prices are going up again because of their war on energy. average price per gallon $6.26, statewide in california $6.18. oregon $5.29. washington state $5.17 and it s only going higher. our kids have fallen behind in school because of their unscientific covert restrictions, illegal immigration, opioid, sentinel deaths are at an all-time high because of their reckless open border policy. of course in afghanistan, and i we have vladimir putin threatening to use tactical nuclear weapons p
The surgery revolutionised the way Heart Disease is treated. I was iwasa i was a second Year Medical Student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president kennedy being shot in dallas. And englands cricketers face a battle to stay in the second ashes test after australia take command on day two in adelaide. More to come in sports day in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet minister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Your chances of getting a job, findin