And this weeks travel show explores the island of hokkaido in japan where they go hunting and take part in an International Dance competition. Good afternoon. Borisjohnson is to meet the german chancellor and the french president in the coming days, to make the case for a new brexit deal. The visits, to Angela Merkel on wednesday and Emmanuel Macron on thursday, are the first mrjohnson has made since becoming Prime Minister. Leaked government documents have warned of major disruption in the event of a no deal brexit, including shortages of food, fuel and medicines. The minister in charge for preparations for a no deal brexit, michael gove has denied the leak tweeting. 0ur Political Correspondent mark lobel reports. Borisjohnson has been getting his message out on law and order, the nhs and no deal preparations. This week he will enter the International Stage meeting europes top two power brokers, but without a deal in sight. He wants them to know parliament wont stop brexit and this we
A crucial week for westminster, three years after britain voted to leave the eu. Boris johnson faces a showdown with opponents of a no deal brexit. And the tiny organism with a tasty future. How micro algae could revolutionise mealtimes for millions. We look at the economic fallout of the hong kong protests forfinance, tourism and retail, with the longest running political demo in the territory since the handover in 1997. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Finger lickin good . Kfc sells out of plant based chicken in atlanta in an experiment to measure appetite. Beyond Fried Chicken could be rolled out nationally and then internationally if Customer Feedback is good. So wed like to know are you trying to eat less meat . If so, why . Get in touch on bbcthebriefing and tell us what you think. The most powerful storm to hit the caribbean islands of the bahamas since records began has torn roofs from buildings and caused
Back into the ashes . Berlin and paris. Really, although the third test at headingley gets under way this morning. Open to ideas, no fundamental shift, and looks whos ready to steam in again. Because the fundamental problem is that the eu sees that have got to be good morning. There is still some ove rco m e that the eu sees that have got to be overcome still remain. And mr rain in the forecast in the northern half of the country. Tomorrow, as we johnson has got to present new ideas head into the weekend, a bank if they are to move at all. And holiday for some is going to be mostly dry and hot or warm depending aside from these talks particularly, is there a sense in france of our on which end of the country youre in. Ill have more details in 15 new Prime Minister . What do they make of Boris Johnson . To be honest, minutes. Its thursday, august 22nd. I think many are waiting for this, waiting to see what mrjohnson has our top story borisjohnson to say. But with little hope will go hea
Where pupils have been getting their exa m where pupils have been getting their exam results all morning. Ill be speaking to a careers adviser to find out what to do if you didnt get what you expected. Tens of thousands of ryanair passengers could face disruption today as uk based pilots strike. Our focus on farming continues with a look at the growing threat from criminals, who kill and butcher sheep in fields, in order to sell the meat. And researchers can now see processes deep inside the body thanks to a new type of microscope which captures images at unseen levels of detail. And in Sport England begin the third ashes test against australia at headingley this morning. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im carol walker. Borisjohnson is in paris today to meet the french president , Emmanuel Macron, for brexit talks, as the clock ticks towards britains leaving date of october 31st. Mrjohnson has insisted the backstop which aims to prevent a hard irish border after brexit must
On bbc news at 5pm borisjohnson says the recruitment of 20,000 new Police Officers for england and wales will begin within weeks. A possible all time high for the uk the met office has received a provisional temperature of 38. 7 degrees yesterday in cambridge. After the record breaking heat come the storms halting trains and planes, and causing more disruption for passengers. Tens of thousands of gamers are gathered in new york for the World Championship of fortnite, with more prize money on offer than wimbledon. Cheers, mum. And a new horrible histories hits the big screen. Find out what Jason Solomons made of that and the other big releases this week, in the film reivew at 5. 45pm. Welcome to the bbc news at 5pm, im jane hill. Our top story a 51 year old man who made false allegations of murder and child sexual abuse against famous people has been jailed for 18 years. The judge told carl beech that he had deliberately, repeatedly and maliciously told lies to the police, and had no re