Will, at times, have to stand up to presient trump, president putin, president xi of china, so it was surely not expecting too much that he spent half an hour standing up to me. A british woman has made a full recovery after suffering a cardiac arrest which lasted six hours. It feels really incredible that i survived it and im just really lucky to be here and to be able to get on with my life. And nine year old mikey poulli went completely blind at the age of seven because of a rare eye condition. Hes now been earmarked as a future football star and is here, with his dad, after he won a pride of sport award. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 00 this morning. Some breaking news to bring you straightaway, Jeremy Corbyn is giving a press conference he has just claimed that he has got hold of confidential documents which he claims show that there will be customs checks between Northern Ireland and britain if borisjohnsons brexit deal goes through. We are hoping to speak t
Anti government protesters in lebanon celebrate after the Prime Minister resigns. The us secretary of state urges politicians to form a new government without delay. Hello to you. Here in the uk, a general election has finally been called for december 12th to try to end the deadlock over brexit. It may also have serious implications for the unity of the country. Itll be the first december election in the uk in nearly 100 years. The Prime Minister has said the public must be given a choice over the future. The leader of the labour opposition described the election as a once in a generation chance to transform our country. This from our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. These will soon be portraits from the past. Speaker order order the howls and the rage of a house divided. Theyll be replaced with some new voices. Some here will disappear. I call the Prime Minister. Mrspeaker, thank you. Its never been that straightforward with this group of mps, as this still new Prime Minister knows
Human fossils outside africa for the first time and. England prepare to take on australia in the cricket world cup semifinal at edgbaston. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. A Royal Navy Frigate has intercepted iranian boats that were harassing a British Oil Tanker in the gulf. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker and the iranian vessels, issuing a number of warnings over radio, before they moved off. Iran has previously threatened retaliation for the seizure of a tanker carrying iranian oil off gibraltar last week. The ministry of defence said three iranian vessels, believed to belong to the revolutionary guards, asked the tanker to stop in iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a warning from a Royal Navy Frigate. Its a strategically very important stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the United Arab Emirates. Iran has denied any encounter between its forces and foreign ships in the last
Gb news. But first its the news with addison. With ray addison. Thanks, emily. Good afternoon. 1 01. Our top stories this hour. Parents are being told classroom closures due to crumbling concrete are not a return to the dark days of school lockdowns. Writing in the school lockdowns. Writing in the sun on sunday, education secretary Gillian Keegan said the government had no choice but to order the full or partial closure of more than 100 schools and colleges as labour is planning to force a vote to compel the pm to publish a list of all of the schools at risk. Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson saying the government should have acted sooner to appreciate that lots of parents across the country will be concerned because sadly, many children are not going to be able to return to education or will be moved into portacabins or alternative accommodation because of the risk that this kind of crumbling concrete is going to pose. It all feels very last minute and what were calling on
The attack. Marcus monzo, a spanish brazilian dual national, has been charged with murder and attempted murder. A manhunt is attempted murder. A manhunt is ongoing tonight for a prisoner who escaped from jail in suffolk. Ricky wall was reported missing in woodbridge on saturday morning when he failed to appear for roll call. The 23 year old, serving a seven year sentence for aggravated burglary. Police are now appealing for help in tracing him. A woman from essex has been him. A woman from essex has been arrested on suspicion of neglect after a five month old boy suffered cardiac arrest at Legoland Windsor resort, the baby, we understand, remains in Critical Condition in hospital following that incident. Police have now released the 27 year old woman on bail and say theyre not seeking any other suspects. Detectives, though, are asking anyone with information, particularly those at legolands coastguard hq boat ride on thursday afternoon to come forward. A man has been come forward. A ma