ready to form a new executive. a new election will be called at one minute past midnight if no executive is formed that s 2a weeks since the last poll. in other news: the oil giant shell reports quarterly profits of nearly $9.5 billion its second highest on record but pays no windfall tax in the uk. and now we know the title of prince harry s much anticipated and controversial memoir. it s called spare, and it documents his move to america. the elected assembly which runs northern ireland is hours away from collapsing, over the region s post brexit trade arrangements. politicians have until one minute past midnight uk time that s around five hours from now to restore a power sharing agreement before a new election is called. political parties met at stormont today in a last ditch effort to try to form a new executive nearly six months after they were elected. procedures though are being blocked by the democratic unionist party the dup which objects to the no
unpredictable since the end of the second world war. in northern ireland, the latest efforts to form a new governing executive have failed. there could be new elections by christmas. and why schools that tried to ban pupils from wearing their afro hair tried to ban pupils from wearing theirafro hair in tried to ban pupils from wearing their afro hair in a coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, we have a full round up in the british involvement in europe with manchester united, arsenal, west ham and all in action. good evening. the new prime minister rishi sunak has decided not to attend the global climate conference in egypt next month. the decision has been heavily criticised by political opponents and environmental campaigners. downing street says he has other pressing domestic commitments, including the autumn budget. but the decision has been heavily criticised by political opponents and by environment or campaigners. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has more
but before that, this. the final chance for liz truss and rishi sunak to persuade conservative party members to vote for them the last hustings gets under way here at wembley in under an hour. thejury in the ryan giggs domestic violence trial fails to reach a verdict. he could face another trial. andy murray is in action at the us open. we ll have the latest after emma raducanu falls at the first hurdle in her defence of the title. and on sportsday on the bbc news channel, one month on from winning the women s euros, we ll find out how england s lionnesses are turning their attention to qualification for next year s world cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in what is his last week as prime minister, borisjohnson has been defending his government s record on crime, but it comes on the day a new report commisioned by the centre right policy exchange think tank says police forces ability to solve crimes is woefully low. it follows the bbc s own research sho
good morning. the boss of the uk s third largest energy company has warned households need urgent help to avoid a winter of hardship. steven fitzpatrick from ovo energy wants the government to subsidise soaring bills, but with help tapering off for high earners who use more electricity. it comes as a report from the resolution foundation think tank warns three million people could be in absolute poverty by next year without a change in government policy. a separate study from university college london has warned of the dangerous consequences for children of growing up in cold homes. meanwhile, in his final speech in office the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison reports. is going nuclear the answer to britain s e
another encore for serena williams. she showed she s got no intention of ending her singles career without a fight as she advanced to the third round of the us open, this time beating one of the top seeds. and we look at glasgow s chances of becoming the host city for the eurovision 2023. good morning. it s not of country this morning started off on a cool note with some dense fog patches but for many of us today, it is going to be largely dry. there will be some sunshine but there will also be some showers and some of those could be heavy and potentially thundery. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday 1st september. the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk today. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison reports. is