Prince harry pays tribute to a british soldier killed trying to stop poaching in malawi. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. In the next half an hour on beyond 100 days well hear from jeff blake, former us senator, over the impeachment inquiry into president trump. At 8. 30 well be getting reaction to sajid javids spending announcements from ben zaranko from the institute for fiscal studies and paul waugh from huffpost uk. And at 10. 40 and 11. 30 well be looking at tomorrows front pages with the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, asa bennett and political writier and acedemic, maya goodfellow. Hello, im 0lly foster, heres whats coming up on sportsday tonight. The power of scotland. Theyre too strong for samoa, a bonus point win keeps their Rugby World Cup alive. Dinas at the double in doha, 100 silver last night, now shes quickest in the 200 at the world athletics championships. Cardiff are told by f
Nominees for the Riba Stirling prize for britains best new building. Mcallen whiskey distillery. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The chancellor has announced a raft of spending pledges at the conservative Party Conference, amongst them, an increase in the National Living wage. Sajid javid said that over the next five years, it would increase to £10 50 an hour, and the age threshold would be lowered to 21. An unwelcome discretion for delegates at the conference, theres been an allegation that the Prime Minister groped a journalist during a lunch 20 years ago. Our political editor, Laura Kunz Berg sent this report from the Party Conference in manchester. There you go, all in all. What happens to the Prime Ministers next into the country. Its not entirely in borisjohnsons into the country. Its not entirely in Boris Johnsons hands. Into the country. Its not entirely in borisjohnsons hands. However, many photos he grins for, he cannot be remotely sure if brussels will budge and give
Bombardment of ukrainian ports. Michael bossicue is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Councils eurasia centre. I asked him whether nato could be drawn into a wider conflict with russia. If that is what it takes to stop mr putin form organising food mr putin form weaponising food and hijacking millions of tonnes of grain to go to many poor countries, the egypts, the yemens and iraqs of the world i say lets do it and get armed escorts for carrier ships across the black sea because mr putin and the kremlin cannot get away with this. I just crossed the area across the danube that the russians have been striking and you can see what is happening. The infrastructure and road is packed with trucks because it is affecting neighbouring countries such as moldova. You say its unsustainable, what is the solution . The solution is for ukraine to go ahead with the unilateral humanitarian corridor supported by Surveillance Planes from nato and Western Allies or friendly neighbouring countries and armed
And Leigh Ann Caldwell anchor at the Washington Post live. We will start with this developing news out of the us, out of georgia specifically. News out of the us, out of georgia specifically specifically. Over the last couple of hours weve specifically. Over the last couple of hours weve been specifically. Over the last couple of hours weve been hearing specifically. Over the last couple of hours weve been hearing a i specifically. Over the last couple l of hours weve been hearing a few more details and you may remember that this week we have learned that in georgia, former President Donald Trump will be facing criminal proceedings of allegations of election interference. The way that process happens is something called a Special Grand Jury which is ordinary Men And Women Hearing evidence in secret and deciding whether to proceed to further criminal case. These men and women have had their names and we think their addresses and social media profiles leaked online. There were rumours of
Like england they are seeking to be crowned World Champions for the first time come sunday and will be watched by Queen Letizia and her daughter, but the uk royals will not be in attendance. Away from the womens world cup, harry kane may have only been at Bayern Munich five days but the clubs head coach is already full of praise for his new striker. The england captain is in line to make his bundesliga debut this weekend with bayern, who are the german champions, travelling to Werder Bremen on friday. Tuchel says kane is already a major, positive influence in the changing room. My First Impressions of harry are fantastic. He is a top professional. The quality is outstanding. And he is a fantastic human being. He is very open. He is first on the training pitch, he is open in the Dressing Room. I think he has a leading effect in the Dressing Room with his personality, his approach to football, his love for the game. Owen farrell will play no part in englands world cup warm up match again