Children, 100,000 children. And, as sadly so often is the case, children who are on free school meals, the poorest children, and children with special Educational Needs fare the worst in the situation. And excitment builds as the Rugby World Cup gets underway in japan. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Large numbers of british schoolchildren are joining millions of people in a worldwide protest against Climate Change. Around 5,000 demonstrations are planned across 150 countries. Many will involve young people staying away from school, university or work. Those involved are calling for more urgent action from governments to halt global warming. The demonstrations come ahead of a un summit on Climate Change in new york on monday. This was the scene outside westminster where thousands are expected to gather for one of the strikes getting under way shortly. The first protest began in the Pacific Island of vanuatu where rising sea levels threaten communities. In dehli, children an
Capitals and the Foreign Ministers i have been speaking to. They want to see a no deal avoided. Saudi arabia say that they have evidence that iran is behind attacks on oil installations. Our security correspondent is at the scene. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with gavin. Rugby world cup under way with japan facing russia in opening game. Yes, japan yes,japan are off yes, japan are off to a fantastic start, a straightforward win over russia. We have an update on that and of course the home nations. Thank you. Another dry day coming up for many of us on saturday, a slow slide into marek, settled conditions on sunday. And we will be look at what has been happening in the us where a tropical system has been working in. Nota where a tropical system has been working in. Not a hurricane, for most of its life not a tropical storm, but it has already brought so much rain in that it is one of the top five wettest systems ever in the us. We will take a look at that. And also. Also co
Nairobi, paris and new york. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. New brexit talks in brussels but is a deal any closer . The boyfriend ofjodie chesney tells a court of her last moments as she collapsed in his arms after being fatally stabbed. A race against time for thomas cook the holiday firm must find 200 Million Pounds to stay in business. And at 5 45 find out if Jason Solomons thinks brad pitts new astronaut film is out of this world that and more coming up in the film review. Its 5 oclock our main story is that children around the world have stayed away from school to take part in a global day of protests calling for action on Climate Change. Thousands of separate demonstrations are taking place in 150 countries, including the uk. The protestors are demanding more action from both governments and businesses to cut emissions. This is the scene in new york where more than a Million Students from 1,800 Public Schools have been allowed to skip school in order to protest. The env
Palace emphatically denies the duke of york had any sexual contact with her. A court hears details of the final moments ofjodie chesneys life. She was stabbed in london. Four people are accused of her mother. The Rugby World Cup gets off a flying start with a win for the nation, japan. A flying start with a win for the nation, japan. And a news watch, reporting ben stokes distress over newspaper story about his family without telling the audience what that story said. Join us tonight at 7 45 p m. Here are bbc news. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Millions of people, including many children have been taking part in demonstrations around the world. Demanding tougher action on Climate Change. Huge crowds gathered in cities and more than 150 countries calling for governments and businesses to do more to save the planet. The teenage activist greta who purchase a loan out of this British Parliament last year is tonight leading a march in new york. 0ur correspondent, sarah campbell, has
A court hears details of the final moments ofjodie chesneys life, who was stabbed in london. Four people are accused of murder. The Rugby World Cup gets off to a flying start, with a win for the host nation, japan. And at 8. 45pm, find out ifjason solomons thinks brad pitts new astronaut film is out of this world. That and more coming up in the film review. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Millions of people including many children, have been taking part in demonstrations around the world, demanding tougher action on Climate Change. Huge crowds gathered in cities in more than 150 countries, calling for governments and businesses to do more to save the planet. The teenage activist greta thunberg, who protested alone outside the Swedish Parliament last year to draw attention to Climate Change, is tonight leading a march in new york. Our correspondent Sarah Campbell has the latest. What do we want . Climate justice when do we want it now . Now the arctic could melt. Many animals could g