Nobody knowing whats going to be happening, whether theyve got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. Its great news. Its finally something positive, its good. More rain forecast in areas of england already been hit by flooding. Five severe Flood Warnings meaning a threat to life are still in place. Mystery surrounds the death of the british founder of the White Helmets Emergency Response group in syria. Last post plays. Remembering those who died in two world wars and the conflicts since exactly 100 years after the first two minute silence was held. Its 5 oclock our top story. Nigel farage has said his brexit party wont now contest conservative held seats in next months elections. In what is being seen as a boost for borisjohnson, mr farage said he doesnt want anti brexit parties to win the election. Hes standing down candidates in more than 300 consitutencies where the tories won at the last election. Instead the brexit party say theyll concentrate all their efforts on labo
A landmark case a woman who inherited a fatal disease from herfather sues a Hospital Trust for failing to tell her of his condition. And a battle for a tiny piece of Literary History, as a work by 14 year old Charlotte Bronte goes up for auction in paris. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Eddiejones tells us thats he worried about the impact that saracens huge punishment for breaking the salary cap might have on his england squad. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. After violent scenes overnight at a University Campus in hong kong, several protesters have been arrested trying to escape from the site surrounded by police. Hundreds of protesters are thought to be trapped inside the Polytechnic University, which has become the latest battleground for the pro democracy demonstrations. Chinas ambassador to london said this morning that if the situation continued, the future of hong kong will be unimaginable and dreadful. Our correspondent robin brant
Pick up the phone and call me. No one supports him more than i do, no one wanted him to succeed more than i did, all those years. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. And in sport, premiership champions saracens wont appeal their punishment for breaching salary cap rules, as eddiejones warns it could have a serious impact on his england squad. Thanks, and darren has the weather. Good news for skiers in the alps, but the weather could take a turn for the worse in venice in about a week or so, we will have a look at that and the uk, getting cold and frosty tonight. Thanks, darren. Also coming up victory for the Yorkshire Museum in its battle to bring home a tiny piece of Literary History, as a work by 14 year old Charlotte Bronte is sold for more than £600,000 at auction in paris hello, everyone, this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. After violent scenes overnight at a University Campus in hong kong, several protesters have been arrested trying to escape from the site surrounde
Of Business Leaders. Pitches to Business Leaders at the cbis annual i hope you wont mind conference in london. If i also announce, today, that we are postponing further cuts Prince Andrew faces pressure to give evidence under oath in the us in Corporation Tax. A new climate apprenticeship programme, delivering 320,000 apprenticeships in england alone. And glimpse into the mind of the Young Charlotte bronte one of the little books she wrote when she was a teenager sells at auction for more than £500,000. Its 5pm, our main story. The two teenagers, found guilty of murdering 17 year old Jodie Chesney in a park in east london, have been sentenced at the old bailey. Drug dealer, svenson ong a kwie, 19, has been jailed for life and his runner, 17 year old, arron isaacs, was given a minimum sentence of 18 years. Richard lister is at the old bailey. This was a murder that horrified the nation. Yes, it was. Thejudge described Jodie Chesney as blameless. Her friends and family gathered. Her fat
Coach. This is south africas Rugby World Cup winning team being given a heros welcome injohannesberg. Here in the uk, parliament has been dissolved ahead of the december election. A Senior Member of the conservative party, jacob rees mogg, has had to apologise for suggesting the victims of the grenfell fire lacked common sense. A group of 11,000 scientists has endorsed a stark message on our climate. Its based on a new study that looks at a0 years of data and which concludes, the Climate Crisis has arrived and is accelerating faster than most scientists expected. It is more severe than anticipated, threatening natural ecosystems and the fate of humanity. It does, though, also say action taken now can make a difference. Heres the bbcs science editor David Shukman. What we have here is a very large number of scientists who, actually, in a sense, lost patience. They point out that exactly a0 years ago, there was a World Climate conference which warned of the urgency of tackling climate ch