In the next couple of days or hours and we have nothing. The us is sending troops and Missile Defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae in response to last weeks attack to saudi arabia and the uae on saudi oilfacilities. 75 years on from the battle of arnhem a mass parachute drop is taking place in the netherlands, to mark what was known as 0peration Market Garden in world war two. And favourites new zealand, hold on to beat south africa in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup injapan. And coming up for its second week as a tv show as well as a podcast another busy week in politics is reviewed in brexitcast. At half past two good afternoon. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as his deputy, following an angry backlash from mps. The grassroots group, momentum, had tabled a motion at the partys ruling National Executive committee, to abolish mr watsons role but this morning, the nec backed mr corbyns proposal to review the position instead.
Just dont know what the situation is. Well either have a flight back and get back to manchester and be fortunate, or things could collapse in the next couple of days or hours and we have nothing. Iran reacts defiantly in response to the us sending troops and Missile Defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae, after last weeks attack on saudi oilfacilities. There have been dozens of arrests at the latest anti government, yellow vest protests in the french capital paris. Pro democracy demonstrators in hong kong have staged a 16th consecutive weekend of protests. Police used tear gas to break up protestors after a mall sit in. 75 years on from the battle of arnhem, a mass parachute drop is taking place in the netherlands to mark what was known as operation Market Garden in world war two. And coming up, Victoria Derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. Thats in half an hour. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has quashed an attempt to oust tom wa
Customers facing uncertainty. Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to cheering crowds at a youth summit on Climate Change in new york ahead of the Un General Assembly next week. And in football Kevin De Bruyne is the latest to help man city score a massive eight goals against watford. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as his deputy following an angry backlash from mps. The grassroots group, momentum, had tabled a motion at the partys ruling National Executive committee, to abolish mr watsons role but this morning the nec backed mr corbyns proposal to reveiw the position instead. Tom watson described the ploy to remove him as a sectarian attack. Our Political Correspondent, nick eardley, reports. What does he want to be talking about . The nec agreed this morning that we are going to consult on the future, of diversifying the deputy leadership positions to reflect the diversity of our society. Policies . His plan for government . Defi
All of us are really saddened by what happened to sahar. We now need to work to find Practical Solutions to ensure that women have free access to matches in iran. That is our focus. During last years world cup, progress as some women were allowed inside the National Stadium in tehran to watch their team on giant screens. The hope that this week the authorities honour their pledge to go a step further in what could prove a game changer. Dan roan, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. We will see plenty of showers today and particularly across parts of western scotland with threatening skies like bees. On the radar you can see how frequent those are gcioss can see how frequent those are across the west of scotland. Also plenty of downpours for Northern Ireland, western parts of england and wales. North east scotland not doing too badly this afternoon and across into the south midlands, south east england you have a chance of dodging those showers. Temperatures a f
In football, Kevin De Bruyne helps man city score a massive eight goals and secure victory against watford. And 75 years on from the battle of arnhem, a mass parachute drop takes place in the netherlands to mark what was known as 0peration Market Garden in world war two. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the chief political commentator at the independent, john rentoul, and broadcaster Lucy Beresford stay with us for that. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has intervened in an attempt to oust tom watson as his deputy, in a row thats overshadowed the start of labours conference in brighton. The grassroots group, momentum, had tabled a motion at the partys Ruling National Executive Committee to abolish tom watsons role. But this morning the nec backed Jeremy Corbyns proposal to review the position instead. Tom watson likened the ploy to remove him as a sectarian attack on a broad church. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley explained more about the rol