Once we have done our work, cleaned up, ourgroup, our team leader will sit us down and we all eat together, which is fantastic, because youre notjust coming here to volunteer, youre also here to make friends. With a stronger sense of community humdum hopes it will help asian people shake off the shame that some associate with food banks. Thats making me hungry. Same sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. In a statement, the bbc said its open to having same sex couples competing on the show in the future. It said that strictly come dancing is an inclusive show and would consider including same sex pairings between celebrities and professional dancers in the future should the opportunity arise. Taipei zoo has celebrated the 15th birthday of two giant pandas which were gifted to taiwan by the chinese mainland in 2008. Last weekend we were talking about the oldest planned in captivity who got a birthday cake at 37. The old est got a birthday cake a
Parliament was in or and colleagues we Re Parliament was in or and colleagues were terrified of them and how they used this period was very significant. Some moved to their doom in this intoxicating period, to may being an example. She was 20 points ahead in her honeymoon. It seems to me that he is making several risks. In proroguing parliament, he has united all that disparate group of anti know dealers who were fractious, unclear of what to do and when to do it. In flirting with an early election, early elections are dangerous in british politics. I thinkjohnson is taking big risks during this intoxicating period. He is only having to Face Parliament for one day so far and its still a Hung Parliament and it cant change that until an election. I see risks in this strategy but its clear what it is, he has not hidden it. He wants to get britain out on october the 31st and feels that the fate of his party is dependent, and him obviously come on doing so. Eunice, intoxicated . Surely beca
Police in hong kong have fired tear gas and used water canon to fire blue dyed water to try to and break up large crowds of protesters whove rallied in defiance of a ban. An event to mark five years since beijing ruled out fully democratic elections was banned by officials and called off by organisers. Police had warned potential protesters that they risked arrest if they turned out. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the scene in hong kong. It is evening in hong kong. The protesters have not dispersed by any means during the class of the protests which were dispersed earlier by the police, using both tear gas, fired by police officers, some up on balconies above the mean protesters as they attempted to cause the protesters to disperse. Some difficulty dispersing, not least because some of the key transport networks have been shut and the stations have been shut because of concerns about possible violence inside the stations and a way of reducing the numbers that were able to get into cent
Quite widely to start sunday, september, and meteorological autumn. Some sunshine tomorrow, showers get going in scotland and Northern Ireland, some moving further south and east, heavy and possibly thundery but much of south wales and toughening the bull stayed dry with 21 degrees the best we will see but most well short of that. Next week not particularly warm, a bit of a north south split, most of any rain in the north of the uk and it remains mainly dry to the south. Hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines. Tens of thousands of protestors have taken to the streets across the uk to condemn borisjohnsons decision to suspend parliament. Critics accuse the Prime Minister of trying to by pass democracy. The chancellor, sajid javid, insists his relationship with borisjohnson is fantastic, despite downing street abruptly firing one of his special advisers, sonia khan. I am not going to discuss any personnel issues, it would be inappropriate. I think my views are well understo
A trial date is set for Khalid Sheikh mohammad who is accused of playing a leading role in plotting the september 11th attack. More than 30 protests are expected across britain today against Boris Johnsons decision to suspend parliament in the run up to brexit. And strictly come dancing looks set to allow same sex couples to compete from next year. And in half an hours time, carrie grace and her guests will discuss, in detail, the story of the week Boris Johnsons prorogation of parliament. Thats dateline at 10 30 here on bbc news. Good morning. We can bring you the latest from hong kong. Following the pictures of people gathering just an hour ago for the protests which they had been told would not be allowed to ta ke had been told would not be allowed to take place, police have begun firing tear gas and using Water Cannons to fire blue dyed water to try and disperse large crowds of protesters. A significant number of protesters. A significant number of protesters had gathered as our co