Until sentencing. The governments decision to suspend parliament. Were expecting to hear from Ruth Davidson in the next few minutes. In her Resignation Letter she said it had been the privilege of my life to serve as the leader good afternoon. Of the scottish conservative welcome to bbc newsroom live. And im annita unionist mcveigh. Party. the government has insisted a government whip, lord young, that mps will have time has also resigned in the last half to debate the uks departure from the European Union hour, saying shutting parliament down risks fundamentally undermining it. Despite plans to suspend parliament but cabinet ministers reject claims for five weeks into october. Yesterday, the queen approved the move is an attempt to stop mps the Prime Ministers request to close parliament until 14th from debating brexit october less than three or preventing a no deal exit. Weeks before the uk this is completely constitutional, and proper, there is going to be is due to leave the eu. Lo
This suggests that lucys kind is probably a branch of anamensis, and, if thats the case, other species of advanced apes living at the time might also have their own branches. Researchers say that this means there are now many more contenders, as well as lucy, to lay claim to be the ancestor to the very first humans to have walked the earth. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather heres darren bett. Still quite warm across the south east in the next few days with some sunshine. Further north and west cooler and wetter with all this cloud coming in from the atlantic weve seen cloud increasing with showers particularly across scotland. Not so many across the borders but a few here later in the day. Certainly more cloud coming into england and wales although most places dry with a bit of sunshine. 0ne places dry with a bit of sunshine. One or two showers towards the west. They showers affecting Northern Ireland with wetter weather across western scotland where it is windy in
And disabled, as councils in england that next week is the only opportunity for us to do so. Warn of uncertainty over funding. The scottish tory leader Ruth Davidson resigns, citing professional and personal the support and everything was second to none. Reasons, and calls on borisjohnson, and im here, in my own home, to get a deal with the eu. And thats the biggest thing. And fans are refusing after 17 year old ellie gould was stabbed to death to give up the fight in wiltshire in may, for a future for bury fc, another teenager, thomas griffiths, pleads guilty to her murder. As the English Football League says councils in england warn that its too late to consider a late bid to buy it. And coming up on bbc news. The stars arrive in monaco for the Champions League draw, as the four english clubs await their fate for the group stages. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Mps are preparing for a showdown when they return next week after the Prime Ministers plans to suspend par
The final countdown for ppi. The deadline is tomorrow. There are still believed to be thousands of people who havent claimed. Ill have the details. Yesterday we hit 33. 1; degrees at heathrow. And that is it for a wee while. It will be cooler, wetter and windier over the next few days. More inis windier over the next few days. More in 15 minutes. Its wednesday the 28th of august. Our top story. A woman who says she was a victim of the convicted us paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and was forced into a sexual encounter with the duke of york, has urged the prince to come clean about what he knows. Virginia Roberts Giuffre spok to reporters outsid a court in new york. It was after a hearing for alleged victims of epstein, who took his own life in prison earlier this month. Prince andrew has strenuously denied the claims made against him. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler was in court. Jeffrey epsteins victims never had the chance to face him in court, but at a hearing in new york,