Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Borisjohnson claims hes been a model of restraint when it comes to his use of language, in the brexit debate. He was speaking on the opening day of the conservative Party Conference in manchester. The Prime Minister refused to apologise for using words such as surrender when describing the legislation, designed to stop the uk leaving the European Union without a deal. This report from our Political Correspondent jonathan blake, contains some flash photography. You cant miss the message the conservatives want to hammer home here. Get brexit done might be a simple slogan, but the reality has been far from easy for the Prime Minister so far. And he has arrived here facing questions about how he has tried to argue his case, accusations that his language has got out of hand. He should be ashamed, say labour, but borisjohnson says all sides need to pause for breath. Well, i certainly think everybody should calm down. Including you . I think ive been a mo
Of thomas cook might have to wait up to two months to get a refund, say officials. And the funeral of the former french president Jacques Chirac World Leaders gather in paris as france says farewell. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. The chancellor, sajid javid, has insisted the uk can still leave the eu without a deal despite a law which says the Prime Minister must ask for an extension if no agreement is reached. He said the government would obey the law, but that the policy set out by Boris Johnson of leaving with or without an agreement in october had not changed. He promised a significant Economic Policy response in the event of a no deal brexit. At the conservative Party Conference, mrjavid is promising what he calls an infrastructure revolution with a £25 billion upgrade of englands roads, a National Bus Strategy and £5 billion for ultrafast Broadband Internet in the uk. But its been a stormy week for Boris Johnson, culminating in number ten denyin
of an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in ireland. taiwan celebrates its national day in the shadow of growing economic and military threats from china. let there be light berlin is illuminated for an annual festival but is it energy efficient? hello and welcome. president putin has accused ukraine of terrorism after the only bridge between russia and occupied crimea was damaged in an explosion on saturday. he blamed kyiv s intelligence services for the blast on the crossing a crucial supply route for moscow s forces in southern ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia. paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destr
Welcome to bbc news. British police are now investigating claims by two women one of them the actress Lysette Anthony that they were sexually assaulted by the hollywood film executive Harvey Weinstein. Ms anthony, who stars in the channel 4 series hollyoaks, says she was raped by weinstein at her flat in the late 1980s. The metropolitan police say a second victim has alleged that she was assaulted in westminster in 2010 and 2011, and in camden in 2015. Heres daniel sandford. Guys, im not doing 0k. Being battered by a storm of sexual abuse allegations in america, the clouds are gathering over Harvey Weinstein in the uk too. This was british actress Lysette Anthony in 1982, 19 years old and at the start of her career, filming the Science Fiction film krull. That was when she met Harvey Weinstein. And in todays sunday times, she claims that a few years later, he raped her at her london home. Now well known for her role in channel 4s hollyoa ks, she told the paper. While Harvey Weinstein h
Good afternoon. Borisjohnson has been defending the latest restrictions aimed at tackling the rising number of coronavirus infections. As some critics warned that not enough was being done to help business as furlogh comes to an end. The labour leader accused him of being out of touch. Sir keir starmer said the Prime Minister had lost control of testing and that, he said, was a major reason he is losing control of the virus. It followed the announcement of tighter restrictions in all four uk nations. With stricter measures in scotland and Northern Ireland where households are not allowed to mix. The Prime Minister warned the changes could last up to six months. In england, people are being told to work from home if they can. Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues will have to close by 10pm from tomorrow night. The number of people allowed at weddings has been halved to 15 from monday. Meanwhile, the fines for breaking the rules will also increase to £200 on the first offence.