Across the uk bringing colder air all the way from iceland, a mixture of sunshine and showers, pushed in on those very brisk winds, particularly frequent showers, Northern Scotland down those north sea coasts, but some further west as well. The winds are going to be very strong and gusty, perhaps touching gale force in Northern Scotland, temperatures struggling to make double figures, 16 in the far south, but everywhere feeling colder in the strong wind. Hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. The headlines. Labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the Dividing Lines between his party and the new conservative government. He tells the bbc he would reverse the governments cut to the top income tax rate. The head of the rmt union describes talks with the new Transport Secretary as a good start. The next strike is planned for the 1st of october. Voting is under way in italys general election, which polls suggest may result in the countrys mos
entry into the united states due to public health concerns. it was set to expire last week which the biden administration had supported but asked for a brief delay. 19 attorneys generals from gop-led states requested the policy remain in place for fear of adding to the influx at the southern border. in the 5-3 rule, neil gorsuch joins sotomayor and jackson. gorsuch suggested that the court decision to intervene was more related to the crisis at the border, rather than the legal issues in the case. those issues concern whether states can intervene in defense of a pandemic-era policy. gorsuch noted that the states, quote, do not seriously dispute that the public held justification undergirding the title 42 orders has lapsed. gorsuch also said while states may have valid concerns, quote, the current border crisis is not a covid crisis. the supreme court s order says that while it prevents title 42 from being set aside, it does not prevent the federal government from taking up,
plan to this month. the indonesian authorities have sacked the police chief in east java, where one of the world s worst football stadium disasters happened on saturday. at least 32 children were among 125 people who died in a crush. the police have been widely criticised for using tear gas on the fans. now on bbc news, witness history. we join celestina olulode in bristol with five important stories from black british history. a warning that this programme contains language that some may find offensive. hello. i m celestina olulode, and welcome to this very special edition of witness history from the m shed museum in bristol. this month, we are getting first hand accounts of some important moments in black british history. coming up, the uk s first caribbean carnival set up to showcase west indian culture. we travel back over 100 years, to hear a witness to liverpool s 1919 race riots. we meet britain s first black female head teacher. and we re in manchester to discover a l
across the uk bringing colder air all the way from iceland, a mixture of sunshine and showers, pushed in on those very brisk winds, particularly frequent showers, northern scotland down those north sea coasts, but some further west as well. the winds are going to be very strong and gusty, perhaps touching gale force in northern scotland, temperatures struggling to make double figures, 16 in the far south, but everywhere feeling colder in the strong wind. hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. the headlines. labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the dividing lines between his party and the new conservative government. he tells the bbc he would reverse the government s cut to the top income tax rate. the head of the rmt union describes talks with the new transport secretary as a good start . the next strike is planned for the 1st of october. voting is under way in italy s general election, which polls suggest may result in th
winds of up to 160kph caused exstensive flooding and mudslides. numerous flooding and mudslides. coastal homes were swept numerous coastal homes were swept into the sea or submerged under the water. now on bbc news winess history. a warning that this programme contains language that some may find offensive. hello. i m celestina olulode, and welcome to this very special edition of witness history from the m shed museum in bristol. this month we are getting first hand accounts of some important moments in black british history. coming up, the uk s first caribbean carnival set up to showcase west indian culture. we travel back over 100 years to hear a witness to liverpool s 1919 race riots. we meet britain s first black female head teacher. but we start here in the city of bristol where in 1963 and buses like this one here. he secured an interview but when he arrived the bus company turned him away because he was black. now despite this being racist, it was completely legal in