Brexit a little later on. The Prime Minister borisjohnson, of course, having addressed mps a little earlier in the house of commons. The irish Prime Minister, leo varadkar, says britains plans but at the moment, that is what is are welcome but were not yet acceptable in a number of areas. The high court in belfast rules that Northern Irelands abortion happening. Laws are in breach of the uks human rights commitments. Women affected by the rise in the state pension age have he in paris a man has attacked the lost their High Court Case against the government. Headquarters of the paris police force are found with a knife. Reports suggest several people have been injured and four have been sport now on afternoon live with olly. Killed, according to reports coming from the french capital. A Police Relief for ireland at unit spokesman said the attacker had been shot dead by a Police Officer the Rugby World Cup . At the scene. The man approached the Rugby World Cup japan, building in the hear
It published one of her letters illegally. The mail on sunday. Sir mo farahs former coach Alberto Salazar is banned for four years for doping violations. Torrential rains sweep across england there are flood warnings from cornwall to the isle of man one of britains rarest mammals, the pine marten, has been re established in the forest of dean and given protected status. Good evening. After ten weeks in office borisjohnson now says he is days away from offering the eu a far reaching plan for brexit. As ever, it is the question of what to do about the border between Northern Ireland and the republic that holds the key to a deal. Speaking to the bbc, the Prime Minister said that his plan would include some customs checks on the island of ireland after brexit. But he insisted they would be minimal and would not involve new infrastructure. With more, heres our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg a warning her report contains flashing images. When is a crisis an opportunity . Right now, borisj
President said he was still unconvinced by the uk plans and his doubts were echoed by the Irish Government. Our objective is very clear we dont want to see any customs posts between north and south, nor do we want to see any posts are between north and south. Well have the latest reaction and well be talking to a member of the eus Brexit Steering Group and a member of the Northern Ireland assembly. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm. A man with a knife is shot dead after killing four police officers, including a woman, at their headquarters in central paris. The family of a seriously ill 5 Year Old Girl have won the right to take their daughter to an Italian Hospital for treatment. And there could be another gold for Great Britain at the world athletics championships in doha this evening. Katerina Johnson Thompson leads the way in the heptathlon. Its 5 oclock our main story is the reaction to borisjohnsons revised brexit plans after he outlined the proposals to mps in the house
Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. Ican i can promise you all some afternoon sunshine, no strings attached. We have a lot of cloud out in the English Channel, that cloud is moving further south. But it will start to move back north as we go through the next few hours. So through the next few hours. So through the next few hours. So through the rest of the afternoon we all get decent spells and sunshine. Some blustery showers continue in the far north west of scotland. And the far north west of scotland. And the cloud working in again across parts of south west england. It could be thick enough in the south west to give us some rain or drizzle. But then overnight tonight we could get a view of the Aurora Borealis across parts of Northern England, scotland and Northern Ireland. That is where we keep some relatively clear skies. Further south than returning weather front bringing thickening cloud, some rain across parts of wales, the midlands, Northern England and far sou
With the weather chris, parts of the uk are going to see Something Special tonight. Yes, uk are going to see Something Specialtonight. Yes, its uk are going to see Something Special tonight. Yes, its a decent night for spotting some of this. The Northern Lights, i will be telling you how they form and perhaps more importantly where the best places are for catching a glimpse of this dazzling astronomical display. Also coming up, dont try this at home. The british adventurerflying high ina home. The british adventurerflying high in a camping chair strapped to helium balloons. Hello, this is afternoon live. I am simon mccoy. The uks economy grew slightly more than predicted in the three months to september, increasing the likelihood that the bank of england will increase Interest Rates next week. According to the initial assessment by the office for National Statistics, the economy expanded by 0. 4 , with strong performances in the services and Manufacturing Industries. The construction s