Fifteen year old boys have been named among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in essex. And we meet the veteran whos collected thousands of pounds, to build a new memorial for the heroes of d day. And at half past 11 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers james rampton, features writer for the independent and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at cityam. Stay with us for that. Floods have hit large parts of the country, with some areas receiving a months worth of rain in just one day. The north of england and the midlands were the worst affected. One woman died after being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbyshire. The Environment Agency has warned people to stay away from swollen rivers. Six severe warnings meaning a danger to life are in place along the river don in South Yorkshire, and there are more than 60 other flood warnings in place. This report from our north of england correspondent danny
Until sentencing. The governments decision to suspend parliament. Were expecting to hear from Ruth Davidson in the next few minutes. In her Resignation Letter she said it had been the privilege of my life to serve as the leader good afternoon. Of the scottish conservative welcome to bbc newsroom live. And im annita unionist mcveigh. Party. the government has insisted a government whip, lord young, that mps will have time has also resigned in the last half to debate the uks departure from the European Union hour, saying shutting parliament down risks fundamentally undermining it. Despite plans to suspend parliament but cabinet ministers reject claims for five weeks into october. Yesterday, the queen approved the move is an attempt to stop mps the Prime Ministers request to close parliament until 14th from debating brexit october less than three or preventing a no deal exit. Weeks before the uk this is completely constitutional, and proper, there is going to be is due to leave the eu. Lo
Four million year old skull of an ape in ethiopia raises doubts about how humans evolved. And coming up on bbc news. In her bid to win a 24th grand slam title, Serena Williams comes from a set down to make it through to the third round at the us open. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government insists mps will have time to debate the uks departure from the European Union, despite plans to suspend parliament for five weeks. Yesterday, the queen approved Boris Johnsons request to prorogue, or shut parliament, until october 14th, less than three weeks before the uk is due to leave the eu. Today, lord young, a conservative whip in the house of lords, resigned in protest at the decision, saying it risked fundamentally undermining parliament. Heres our political correspondent, jonathan blake. The morning after a day of drama at westminster and the fallout continues from the Prime Ministers decision to suspend parliament. It is business as usual as far as the governmen
This suggests that lucys kind is probably a branch of anamensis, and, if thats the case, other species of advanced apes living at the time might also have their own branches. Researchers say that this means there are now many more contenders, as well as lucy, to lay claim to be the ancestor to the very first humans to have walked the earth. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather heres darren bett. Still quite warm across the south east in the next few days with some sunshine. Further north and west cooler and wetter with all this cloud coming in from the atlantic weve seen cloud increasing with showers particularly across scotland. Not so many across the borders but a few here later in the day. Certainly more cloud coming into england and wales although most places dry with a bit of sunshine. 0ne places dry with a bit of sunshine. One or two showers towards the west. They showers affecting Northern Ireland with wetter weather across western scotland where it is windy in
Englands squad has been announced for the european qualifiers against bulgaria and kosovo. The most interesting inclusion, tyrone mings. We will tell you who is in at 2 30pm. Thanks ben. And louise lear has all the weather. Autumn is just around the corner and perfect weather for some of us in the harvest but the clouds are threatening in the winds are strengthening. I will tell you when and where this is happening shortly. And maybe the hay joke will work. Also coming up. How the discovery of this four million year old skull of an ape in ethiopia is challenging ideas about how the first humans evolved. This is afternoon live. The government insists mps will have time to debate the uks departure from the European Union as the backlash grows against plans to suspend parliament for five weeks. While cabinet ministers insist the move simply follows precedent, one senior tory the government whip in the lords, lord young resigned, saying prorogation risks undermining the fundamental role of