A look at the papers, including claims by the former chancellor Philip Hammond who claims that he believes unelected people are pushing the country unelected people are pushing the cou ntry towards unelected people are pushing the country towards no deal brexit. As well as reports that the Speaker John Bercow says hell fight attempt by Boris Johnson to close parliament. Thats with our reviewers stephen bush from the new statesman and lucy fisher from the times stay with us for that. And, sailing to new york to address the un teenage Climate Change campaigner Greta Thunberg taking to the ocean in a zero carbon emitting yacht. Violent clashes have broken out at hong kong airport after riot police stormed the terminal to disperse protesters. Officers charged on pro democracy campaigners, arresting some whose protests had led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights at one of the worlds busiest airports. China has described the Anti Government protests as terrorism, and said it would int
Its midnight in london and 7 00am in singapore and in hong kong, where the International Airport has been the scene of further, violent confrontations between demonstrators and Police Officers tried to storm the terminal building only to withdraw after facing heavy resistance. At one point, a suspected chinese official was held hostage by protesters. The trouble has done nothing to quell fears of chinese intervention. President trump has claimed Us Intelligence told him that beijing is moving troops to its border with hong kong. Jonathan head reports. This was the day a self styled Democracy Movement came close to mob violence. Fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. With emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them. For a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. Luggage trolleys rammed together to make effective barricades. Thousands filled the departure hall, mingling with bewildered passengers whose
Football the way it was say, 20 30 yea rs football the way it was say, 20 30 years ago. The transfer window closes for premier league clubs. Well find out who did the best business as the new season kicks off tonight. And nothing says summer like a wet weather in a festival field. This is one, but others have fallen foul of weather conditions. Some particularly windy conditions. Ill have the full details later in the programme. Its friday august 9th. Our top story the number of people dying from asthma attacks in england and wales is the highest it has been in ten years, according to an analysis of officialfigures. The Charity Asthma uk says the deaths are unnecessary, as too many people are failing to get the basic level of care. With more, heres our Health Correspondent, dominic hughes. Nearly 5 Million People in england and wales suffer from asthma, which can cause coughing, wheezing, a tight chest and breathlessness. Treated properly, it should be easy to manage, but the number of
Degenerate on twitter. The number of people dying from asthma in england and wales is the highest for more than a decade. The number of people dying from asthma in england and wales is the highest for more than a decade. Nine year old ella kissi debrahs died after an asthma attack. Experts have linked her death to air pollution. And tomorrow, qprs loftus road stadium will be renamed after a member of the teams Youth Academy who was stabbed to death when he was just 15. Well talk to kiyan princes dad, mark, about why it means so much to him. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 00 this morning. Its something we dont often think about until we have a to bury a loved one the cost of cremations. The bbc has discovered that the cost of a local authority cremation has risen by nearly a fifth in the last four years and varies hugely across the uk. In belfast, you could payjust under £1100. Compare that to almost £1,000 in milton keynes. Thats before youve paid for flowers, a
She was warranty very concerned because. He hadnt been given the right test of figure out what was actually wrong with him when he was in the hospital and theyre very concerned that if he goes back to the joe he will simply become ill again because they dont know what caused it in the 1st place now the doctor the medical team are all insisting that only actually stay in hospital intel has been given the all play and hes been given all the tests they need to try to figure out what was wrong with him now they say that hes broken out in hives thats unusual claim say his medical team they say he hasnt ever had an allergic reaction before and that means that theyre very worried that there may well have been some sort of poisoning involved now other people who have been in that jail have come out and spoken they say the conditions in the jail very dire and people do get ill there also theres been real concerns that he has been able to meet with his legal team properly he wasnt allowed to hav