Down in the coming day. It is 7 00am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the british Prime Ministers brother has dealt him a severe blow by announcing he is quitting politics. Jojohnson, who voted remain, says he is torn between family loyalty and the national interest. He has resigned as a government minister and will also step down as an mp. After losing a series of crucial votes in the commons over the past 48 hours, borisjohnson today again pledged to leave the eu on 31 0ctober. 0ur uk Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. You should be in brussels, negotiating yes, we have been negotiating. You are not. You are in morley, in leeds he attracts trouble. Moments after he arrived on this yorkshire high street, the Prime Minister taken to task. Youre playing games. You are playing games. What i think people want us to do is to leave the European Union on 31 october. Well, we all know that. We all know that. Thats fantastic, thats what we are going to do. Borisjohnson d
A very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. As ever, you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hello and welcome to a brain soaked westminster. The weather perhaps a metaphor after yesterdays sunshine for what is happening as far as borisjohnson is concerned over his government. Rain soaked. British mps are set to discuss legislation designed to extend the Brexit Process to at least the end ofjanuary, blocking a possible no deal departure on october 31. This was made possible by a dramatic move on tuesday in which opposition parties, aided by a group of 21 conservative rebels, voted to take control of parliamentary time. Prime minister Boris Johnson immediately said he would not ask the eu for an extension and confirmend that he would push for an early general election. Our first report this morning is from our political corresponden, jonathan blake. It was Boris J
Im gavin grey. The Egyptian Armed forces say theyve launched air strikes against the militants they believe were responsible for fridays attack on a mosque. In the sinai peninsula. At least 235 worshippers were killed. The countrys president has vowed to respond with an iron fist. A warning, orla guerins report contains some distressing images. A rush to save those wounded when a place of worship became a place of carnage. The attackers struck during friday prayers. For egypt, this was a grim new first, a massacre in a mosque. Inside, worshippers lay dead where minutes earlier they had prayed. The mosque was popular with sufi muslims, who revere saints and shrines and are viewed as heretics by islamic extremists. Within hours, a televised address to a nation in shock. President Abdel Fattah Al sisi telling egyptians their anguish would not be in vain and there would be decisive punishment. The sophisticated assault on the mosque was the latest attack by militants based in sinai. The st
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Im gavin grey. The Egyptian Armed forces say theyve launched air strikes against the militants they believe were responsible for fridays attack on a mosque in the sinai peninsula. At least 235 worshippers were killed. The countrys president has vowed to respond with an iron fist. A warning, orla guerins report contains some distressing images. A rush to save those wounded when a place of worship became a place of carnage. The attackers struck during friday prayers. For egypt, this was a grim new first, a massacre in a mosque. Inside, worshippers lay dead where minutes earlier they had prayed. The mosque was popular with sufi muslims, who revere saints and shrines and are viewed as heretics by islamic extremists. Within hours, a televised address to a nation in shock. President Abdel Fattah Al sisi telling egyptians their anguish would not be in vain and there would be decisive punishment. The sophisticated assault on the mosque was the latest attack by mi
It took broadway by storm now the hip hop musical hamilton is already sold out over here we talk to the musical director. We will have sportsday on the bbc news channel with all of the latest reports, results, interviews, and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theresa may has joined several tory mps whove been questioning the conduct of the retired Police Officers involved in pornography allegations against her deputy, damian green. They revealed that pornographic images had been found on his commons computer nine years ago. Last night the Prime Minister sacked mr green after he admitted making misleading statements about the affair though he denies viewing or downloading the images. Asjohn pienaar reports the loss of damian green adds yet another challenge to whats been a year of political turmoil for the Prime Minister. Sacked, not for a crime, sacked, not fora crime, but fora cover up. Have you let the Prime Minister down, mr green