On bbc news at 5pm a brexit showdown at the Labour Party Conference. Could Jeremy Corbyns support for a neutral stance be defeated by remain supporters . This is the scene live at the conference now and any short after the session there will be a vote on brexit and then a speech from sir keir starmer who is due to address the conference shortly. We will bring you that live. British talent dominates the emmys. Well speak to luke jennings, the writer who created killing eve. And wales enjoy a strong start to their Rugby World Cup campaign, beating georgia by 43 points to m in japan. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the collapse of the holiday giant thomas cook and the measures being taken to help those affected. 0peration matterhorn is the biggest ever Peacetime Operation to repatriate those britons stranded abroad. The Civil Aviation authority has chartered a fleet of jets, to bring home more than 150,000 british holiday makers. Thomas cook is britains oldest package tour company and wen
Also on the programme. President trump has admitted he repeatedly asked his ukrainian counterpart, who was seeking military aid from america, to investigate his political opponentjoe biden. So, what are democrats going to do about it . The uk launches its biggest peacetime repatriation in history, with hundreds of thousands stranded following the collapse of travel company thomas cook. Hello and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump made an unexpected but fleeting visit to the un Climate Change summit in new york today. Its arguably the most important gathering on Climate Change since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 a deal that donald trump walked away from. The short time the president spent in the Conference Hall reflects his obvious indifference and also the scale of the challenge ahead. Had he been in the hall for the opening of the summit, he would have heard the un secretary general speak of the apocalyptic impact Climate
Dominates the emmy awards with flea bag and dominates the emmy awards with fleabag and killing eve amongst the knights winners. The nights winners. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A huge operation the biggest in peacetime has been launched to bring back british tourists who are stranded abroad following the collapse of the uks oldest package tour company thomas cook. A fleet of planes has been chartered to repatriate more than 150,000 british holidaymakers after last minute negotiations aimed at saving the 178 year old holiday firm failed. Many more customers who are booked to go on holidays are affected. And the jobs of 22 thousand people around the world are now at risk including nine thousand in the uk. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge has more. The last thomas cook flight ever arriving into manchester, after the company went bust. Passengers are lucky to be on board, the crew out of a job. As soon as we landed, all of them were crying. Its devastating, its a legacy ha
Of trade, the nasdaq down by five points. So there you go. Welcome to after the bell i should say, im connell mcshane. Melissa im melissa francis. Here is what is new at this hour President Trump at the United Nations Holding Meetings with several World Leaders today, including one with the president of egypt of the president defending private talks with the ukrainian president about joe biden as tensions with iran continue to escalate. Well bring all the breaking headlines from President Trump at this hour. Four months of demonstrations in hong kong as the city is on edge ahead of chinas 7 this anniversary celebrations. Well later this hour speak to one of the organizers of the protests fresh off her meetings with lawmakers in d. C. On the movement and what demands need to be met. Apples commitment to manufacturing. Details of the tech giant latest investment in america. Connell fox team coverage. A lot going on. Jackie deangelis on the floor at the new york stock exchange. Blake burm
Were back with this terrifying video of a driver going the wrong way on a major interstate in charlotte. Driver drove for at least 10 miles causing others to swerve out of the way. Police threw stop sticks in front of the speeding car. Eventually she crashed into a tractor trailer and hit an suv headon. She died at the scene. Police have no idea why that driver was going the wrong way. Outrage is mounting over an incident of bullying at a middle school in Southern California that turned deadly. A 13yearold boy who had been the target of bullies died just days after being beaten in the schoolyard. Here is abcs matt gutman. Reporter parents protesting after that Deadly School beating in Southern California. A throng of them swarming the schools superintendent and jeering. He had to be escorted by sheriffs deputies to a schoolboard hearing after a 13yearold boy identified only as d i ego was pronounced clinically dead tuesday. The parents say not enough is being done to protect children.