The travel firm thomas cook has the travel firm thomas cook has approached the government approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid for emergency funding as it tries to avoid going into Administration Iran reacts defiantly in response to the us sending troops and Missile Defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae, after last weeks attack on saudi oil facilities. Click is next on the bbc news channel and this week nick kwek heads across the atlantic to investigate whether Technology Companies bear responsibility for the opiod crisis in the us. And just a warning to viewers this programme contains people affected by drug abuse. This week a crisis sweeping america, a Public Health emergency. Can Technology Help prevent drug overdoses and fight the Opioid Epidemic . Theme music police radio a request for an ambulance at manchester. Its a shell gas station. The patient in the bathroom, he has overdosed. A 35 year old male, he is not conscious, he is not breathin
But throughout. On iraq. As questions about his death remain unanswered. Safety 1st diplomats in somalia try to figure out how to hold an election next year against a backdrop of violence. Hello theyve had a fairly quiet couple days across central and eastern areas of china now on the satellite you see this bright bundle of cash just pushing actually outer shell gas is Tropical Storm e tag so as a k. Is the way it takes the rain with it so a good couple of days ahead in shanghai also fine and dry and hong kong still feeling fairly humid of course other nations want to see will scout of the interior now they do become a bit more widespread as we head into friday but they dont make much progress so we might actually just see some localized flooding from the system of the ground is so very wet because the rain over the last few months and the rain is pushing further south so fairly unsubtle across much of borneo its that time of year and also quite heavy across into northern sumatra and p
Baghdad as a rocky Security Forces confront protesters for a 2nd day. Throughout wednesday iraqi Security Forces placed a ring of around to korea square the focal point of the protests. But they werent deterred by the show of force they came in large numbers and full running battles in nearby streets and in other neighborhoods their message to government leaders is simple that. Our demands we wont work we wont work if they do not want to treat us as iraqis then tell us we are not iraqi and we will find other nationalities and migrate to other countries that nobody thought we had demanding the change we want the downfall of the whole government that message of bringing down the government will concern Prime Minister other loved his office says he will meet the protesters as well as set up a commission to investigate events including the deaths of demonstrators quite who the Prime Minister will meet is unclear analysts suggest this is not a movement that seems to be led by any Political
And into the early hours of monday morning. There could be some mist and fog this week a crisis sweeping patches around first thing monday. America, a Public Health emergency. And it will be a slightly resonate can Technology Help prevent sunday night compared drug overdoses and fight to this current night. But still frost free around 11 13 degrees. The Opioid Epidemic . Now heading on into monday, and this next area of low pressure moving in, thats associated with the remnants of ex hurricane humberto, so it will bring some wet and some windy weather eventually to the uk, but nothing unseasonable here. In fact, much of monday looks dry and fine with some sunshine, still a bit cloudy and damp theme music across the north of scotland. Late in the day that is where we see the wind speaking up in the rain arriving across south western england and wales and northern ireland, too. Central and Eastern England should keep the sunshine through much of monday, 20 degrees also here. Typically th
With this band of rain following, stretching through Northern Ireland to the south east and brighter skies following but more showers potentially. The concern is we could have up to 30 millimetres of rain and localised flooding. Still warm but not as warm as it has been. The rain comes into scotland overnight and dries up for a time behind but it will still be relatively mild, a bit misty and murky first thing. We then have the next band knocking on the doors in the south west, wales and Northern Ireland. But elsewhere, when the mist and rain clears, it should be a fairly decent day. More on the website. Hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. The headlines. Jeremy corbyn says hed serve a full term as Prime Minister if labour won the next general election and plays down criticism of his leadership from a senior aide. Labour sets out plans to replace ofsted with a new School Inspection system, saying its not for for purpose. Thomas cook is holding emergency talks as it tries to agree a