Johnson would not like to go down in history as mr no deal. Brazils president has bowed to International Pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the Record Number of fires in the amazon forest. British airways is facing anger from thousands of passengers whove received emails to say their flights next month have been cancelled because of strikes by pilots over pay. And englands batsmen are fighting to keep their ashes hopes alive at headingley, where theyre chasing an unlikely target of 359 to win. Prince andrew has released a statement about his friendship with the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, the first time the prince has spoken directly about his links since epstein took his own life in a new york prison cell earlier this month. Prince andrew said at no stage did he see or suspect any criminal behaviour. Epstein had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges when he killed himself. Heres our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. What was Prince Andrew doing at t
Meanwhile, the bill which aims to block a no deal brexit has now been approved in the house of lords. An independence icon and a tyrant zimbabwes Robert Mugabe, who led the country for 37 years, has died aged 95. The devastating effect of Hurricane Dorian in the bahamas the islands government warns the final death toll will be staggering. More than a hundred parents and pupils stage a protest over gender neutral uniforms at a secondary school in sussex. Stephen kings classic work im still a creepy conclusion. See what he thinks of that and the rest of the weeks releases in the film review. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Ministers demand for an early general election looks set to be rejected by mps after opposition parties agreed it shouldnt take place until after the eu summit in mid october. Labour, the lib dems, the snp and plaid cymru all agreed not to support the government declaring they wanted an extension to the leave date of october 31st to guarantee no brexit
To in relation to brexit. Labours deputy leader tom watson calls for the party to prioritise another Eu Referendum over a general election, contradicting his leader, Jeremy Corbyn. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young boy was rescued from a river in Greater Manchester he remains critically ill in hospital. More migrants are picked up crossing the channel after whats believed to be the highest number in a single day yesterday. And is there life on this distant planet . Why scientists think there could be on exo planet k218b. Good evening. Dozens of mps have been protesting outside parliament this afternoon, demanding its immediate recall, after scottish judges dramatically ruled that the current suspension of parliament is illegal. The verdict of scotlands highest civil court is that the Prime Minister is attempting to prevent mps scrutiny of the governments brexit plans. And we are just hearing tonight that the government has rejected a demand from par
And englands batsmen are fighting to keep their ashes hopes alive at headingley, where theyre chasing an unlikely target of 359 to win. Good evening. Boris johnson has hit back at donald tusk after the European Council president said he hoped the Prime Minister wouldnt be remembered as mr no deal. Mr tusk was speaking in biarritz at the the g7 summit of World Leaders. In response mrjohnson said mr tusk would earn the same title if he ignored the uks demands. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young is in biarritz her report contains flashing images. Landing for his first summit, and it could be a tense one. Borisjohnson is determined to leave the eu but says britain wont be walking off the world stage. The Prime Minister wants to show hes got an Important Role to play and has strong views on global trade. Im very worried about the way its going, the growth of protections, of tariffs that we are seeing. The uk thrives mightily on being an open, outward looking, free trading nation.
Today approving a bill preventing a no deal brexit, well be asking if borisjohnsons tactics have misfired. Also tonight. From independence icon to modern day tyrant zimbabwes Robert Mugabe, who led the country for 37 years, has died. The uk ship at the forefront of the relief effort in the bahamas the islands devastated by Hurricane Dorian. Might now its launching a vessel loaded with heavy lifting equipment and vehicles to try to get to an area that was badly affected by the hurricane, but hasnt yet been reached at all. And late wickets dent englands hope for the ashes in the fourth test at old trafford. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, britains Dina Asher Smith posts a seasons best to win the 100m Diamond League final in brussels. Good evening. The Prime Ministers demand for an early general election looks set to be rejected by mps after opposition parties agreed it shouldnt take place until after the eu summit in mid october. Labour, the lib dems, the snp and plaid cymru say