Preparing children properly for the future . The head of ofsted warns that in england they are focusing on preparing pupils for exams at the expense of giving them what they call a rich and full knowledge. The battle of the sexes, the story of the 1973 tennis match between billiejean of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King of the 1973 tennis match between Billiejean King and bobby riggs now made into a movie. Good morning. Its wednesday 11th october. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, has suggested that its too early to commit large sums of money in preparation for leaving the European Union without a deal. He said it was his duty to be realistic about the near term challenges. Writing in the times, ahead of next months budget, mr hammond said i also need to ensure that we are prepared for all outcomes, including a no deal scenario. He goes on to say that the government and the treasury are planning for every outcome and writes we w
Tougher us stance towards iran, a country he says is under the control of a fanatical regime. Hes accused tehran of violating the International Nuclear deal signed two years ago, calling it one of the worst agreements in history. He said he would now decertify it. The uk, france and germany insist theyll stand by the deal. Our north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. This is one of the worst deals ever made by any country in history. My number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with iran. There should be no surprise the president is doing what he is doing. He made clear his distaste for the Iran Nuclear Deal at every opportunity. But finding a simple remedy has proved difficult, so today he refused to recertify it. I am directing my administration to work closely with congress and our allies to address the deals many serious flaws, so the Iranian Regime can never threaten the world with nuclear weapons. In the event we are not able to reach a solution workin
What is the purpose of a deal which at best only delays Irans Nuclear deal for a short time . We ask what trumps repudiation of the Iran Nuclear Deal means for iran, the us and the world. Also vikings, the first heroes who slashed into their own bodies and drank their own blood. We look into the life of the punk poet kathy acker with her new biographer, chris kraus. I think happiness is greatly overrated. Happiness has become the neoliberal aspiration. Hello. The revelations from so many women about Harvey Weinstein have been a shock to the hollywood system. The police in london and new york are now investigating. But it goes beyond the man himself. Amazon studios chief, roy price, has been put on leave there is a Sexual Harassment allegation against him, and he is accused of taking no action when an actress told him of her rape by Harvey Weinstein. Theres been shock this week at the extent of weinsteins sexual aggression, but above all, at the fact that so many individuals had a sense
Pregnancy, there was concern about archies physical dependence on that. He was monitored and then he was instantly placed into foster care. And thats when, you know, thats when i knew this is serious. That full report in 15 minutes time. Plus. Plus. And plus. And bruno is the hero of the night. Frank bruno one of britains most famous boxers of all time will be here to talk to you at10. 15am. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Throughout the morning, well bring you the latest news and developing stories. In around half an hours time politicians will debate whether the use of mesh in surgery should be abandoned. Its after this programme revealed six months ago the debilitating pain it can leave people in. And not just and notjust physical pain, but mental pain as well. Well bring you some of that debate live. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning, use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network