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
Falling already on saturated ground, very wet the last few weeks and no surprise we have dozens of flood warnings out across england and wales and more rain to come which will exacerbate already existing flooding problems. It comes with this next area of low pressure moving up from the south west gradually but you will noticed across much of the north and east, not a bad start with sunshine around and apart from a few showers across northern scotland, mostly dry but the rain spilling in from the south west will become heavier across parts of South West England and wales over the next few hours and wales over the next few hours and push into southern portions of Northern Ireland but a apart from those shows across northern scotland, a cold breeze blowing down the northern isles, it is not going to be too bad, some hazy sunshine and temperatures mid to high teens celsius. We focus on the rain pushing northwards, much of Northern Ireland, central and southern scotla nd ireland, central an
Ahead of tonights strictly launch, saffron barker and i check out fellow dancer will bayleys moves, as the Paralympic Champion prepares for the european para table tennis championships. Good morning. Lots of dry, settled weather through the weekend. Just the odd isolated shower but with Clear Conditions by day, chilly conditions by night. All of the details coming up shortly. Good morning, its saturday the 7th of september. Our top story schools should stay open at evenings, weekends and holidays to help protect pupils from crime and gangs, according to the childrens commissioner for england. Anne longfield said children no longer feel safe on the streets, and that opening classrooms outside of usual hours could offer a safe space. Jane Frances Kelly reports. The school bell marks the end of the day but the childrens commissioner for england would prefer it if people stayed on for a range of activities, rather than going straight home childrens commissionerfor straight home childrens c
Was down to three. Not for long, though. Soon it was the shane show lowry back to his best, and how the crowd loved it. With conditions bordering on the farcical, his only challenger, tommy fleetwood, saw his hopes slipp away and from there, it was a march to glory, lowry lapping up the moment before a tap in for triumph. Portrush could start the party, and after embracing his wife and daughter, he paid tribute to his parents. What can i say, my mum and dad. They sacrificed so much for me when i was younger and im so happy i can hand them this trophy tonight. And 150 miles south at his home club in esker hills, the celebrations were also in full swing for them and their star player, an unforgettable day. Well, the long awaited return of the open here to Northern Ireland was always going to be emotional but this was something else. Rarely has this famous event seen a more popular champion. Andy swiss, bbc news, royal portrush. New zealand have won their first netball world cup since 200
This is the scene live in hong kong, where tens of thousands of pro democracy protesters have taken to the streets in the latest challenge to beijing. Iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk registered tanker in the gulf. Can irish golfer shane lowry follow his sensational round yesterday with victory in the open at royal portrush this afternoon . Its the circle of life. And disneys remake of the lion king hits cinemas this week. Find out what mark kermode makes of it in the film review. The chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, says hell resign this week if borisjohnson becomes the new conservative leader and Prime Minister. Mr hammond says he doesnt agree with mrjohnson over brexit and thinks its unlikely britain will get a deal agreed with the eu by the current leaving date of october 31st. Heres our Political Correspondent nick eardley. If theres one thing these two can agree on, its that delivering brexit has not been an easy ride. Have you got the green lig