A hit. India announces a 23000000000. 00 Stimulus Program that includes cash handouts and free food for the poor. Surprise twist in the Israeli Knesset so Opposition Leader benny gantz nominates himself to serve the speaker. And im peter same with you sport italian officials believe a Champions League football match could be partly responsible for the spread of coronavirus in one of its hottest hit cities well hear from. On what people are calling games 0. So then the number of corona virus infections around the world is approaching half a 1000000 cases in italy and the United States are expected to surpass china where the pandemic started. The virus continues to ravage europe spain well its struggling to cope another 650 people have died in the past 24 hours bringing the told to more than 4000 European Commission head is calling for a unified response against the outbreak saying its just too much for any one country to handle across the United States nearly 70000. 00 people have been
Taiwans democracy on the line as the selfwill island chooses its new president. Thank you very much for joining us after days of denials iran has admitted its military shot down a ukrainian passenger plane on wednesday killing all 176 people on board president Hassan Rouhani says it was an unforgivable mistake that iran deeply recreates the military says a boeing 737 was mistaken for a hostile target it was shot down just hours after Ukrainian Missile strikes on u. S. Forces in iraq those strikes were in response to the u. S. Assassination of an iranian general costs emslie money or we live to washington in just a moment with brunell standing by with reaction from baghdad for us to speak to our correspondent in tehran assad big assad an admission of responsibility from iran after days of denying whats prompted it. Absolutely theres been days of denial from the government officials here but we did see canada and the United States say that they did believe that the airline was bought dow
Years debating over brexit in parliament. There will be crucial votes again tonight but if mps reject a proposal to speed the withdrawal bill through the commons by thursday borisjohnsons deal is unlikely to be passed by the october 31st deadline. Im joanna gosling, the other stories developing this morning on bbc newsroom live. Northamptonshire police are to travel to the us to question under caution the american diplomats wife who fled the uk after being involved in a fatal car crash. Abortion has been decriminalised in Northern Ireland and same sex marriage has been legalised after westminster voted for the changes in july. Canadas Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, wins a second term in office but loses his majority in parliament and will need support from smaller parties to carry on governing. Good morning to you. Welcome to westminster where borisjohnson will urge mps to back his brexit deal, as he launches a final bid to get the uk to leave the eu by the end of the month. Today he
Terminated. Well, just very gently so to the honourable gentleman who has had an opportunity, if it is a point of order rather than a point of frustration . A point of order, mr sammy wilson. The Prime Minister has claimed to the house today that the agreement. Youre watching bbc news from westminster where Boris Johnson is urging mps to back it spreads a deal in a final bid to get the uk to leave the eu in nine days. Mps will vote on the Withdrawal Agreement bill later tonight. At 7pm. And in the last half an hour Laura Kuenssberg tweeting that if mps dont agree to the government a timetable for brexit legislation, they will pull the bill. The stakes could not be higher. We return to the red. The honourable gentleman as a cheeky chappie. He has made his own point in his own way with considerable alacrity to which the Prime Minister can respond if he wishes. Thank you, i will give way in just a moment. Can respond if he wishes. Thank you, i will give way injust a moment. I will respond
Streets of lebanon for a 6 the night despite emergency reforms and else by the government. And of japans emperor now to hito formally ascends the chrysanthemum throne during an ancient ceremony in tokyo. Now Britains Parliament has rejected the governments plan to fast track bracks it legislation in order to leave the e. U. By october 31st. The guys to the right 300 s. To the mast 322. 00 so the nodes have it the neighbors have it. Or Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been hoping to see his Withdrawal Agreement ratified by parliament on thursday but many politicians said that didnt give them enough time to scrutinise the details of this legislation now an early a vote so a majority of Parliament Vote in support of johnsons with droll agreement and thats in principle making it the 1st time the u. K. Parliament has voted in support of a brics a deal and we now face further uncertainty and the e. U. List no make up their minds are over how to answer parliaments request for a delay in the 1