But the Shadow Health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, insists he was joshing around when he told a friend there was no way labour could win the election. Oh, the tories are going to lose and i was like saying, no, youre going to be fine, you know . Joshing as old friends do. Hes only gone and leaked it all to a web site and hes put me. And selectively leaked it and i thought he was a friend. The Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in the hague to defend the government of myanmar as graphic details are heard of the mass murder, torture and rape of members the Muslim Rohingya minority there. Murder, torture and rape of members wetherspoons murder, torture and rape of members said it will ir £200 wetherspoons said it will invest £200 million, creating 10,000 jobs. And the latest banksy street art gets protection after its reindeer are given red noses. And coming up on bbc news liverpool need a point at salzburg tonight, or theyre likely to be out of the Champions League at t
And the d day veteran whos raised thousands of pounds for a memorial to remember his fallen comrades. Ijust had a job to do, all these fellows did a good job. All these men, these wonderful men. Good morning. More than 100 Flood Warnings are in place across the north of england, following hours of torrential rain. Its caused major disruptions to roads and rail services. Dozens of people spent the night in a Shopping Mall in sheffield after torrential downpours flooded the streets. Lets show you these pictures from mansfield from our helicopter. You can see how the floodwater has raised above many of the businesses there in that Business Park area. The disruption has been considerable throughout that part of the country. In fact, notjust throughout that part of the country. In fact, not just around throughout that part of the country. In fact, notjust around mansfield, in particular around doncaster as well. The river don was affected. Some have described these as almost biblical rain.
Vote on the bill itself. Through the course of the evening we willdip into through the course of the evening we will dip into the house and bring you those of its life. In the past power mps have approved the latest stage and Boris Johnsons power mps have approved the latest stage and borisjohnsons attempted trickle a general election and this was the moment in the commons when Speakerjohn Bercow announced an election is due to happen when the general election bill passed its second reading. The question is that the bill be now read a second time. As many of that opinion say aye, of the contrary no. The ayes have it. The ayes have it. Speaker of the house just about an hour ago at the second reading. Sebastian payne the whitehall correspondent at the ft is with us. Just getting wired up and i am glad because we have some breaking news. Iwill tell am glad because we have some breaking news. I will tell people that ten of the 21 conservative mps who lost the web, ten of them have got the
Hello and welcome to you if youre now on bbc news, wejoin Daniela Relph for a look watching in the uk or around the world and welcome to bbc news. A new era has begun for the United Kingdom, after completing its formal separation from the European Union leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union at the end of the brexit transition period. Under the new arrangements, there will be no import taxes on goods crossing between britain and the continent. The government has warned there will be some disruption in the coming weeks as new rules bed in for travel, trade, immigration and security co operation. Northern ireland will remain in the eu Single Market for goods, and will apply eu customs rules at its ports. Borisjohnson said the uk had freedom in our hands and the ability to do things differently and better. Frances president macron said britain would remain a friend and ally, but he described brexit as the child of many lies and false promises. Jessica parker has this first report