Down in the coming day. It is 7 00am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the british Prime Ministers brother has dealt him a severe blow by announcing he is quitting politics. Jojohnson, who voted remain, says he is torn between family loyalty and the national interest. He has resigned as a government minister and will also step down as an mp. After losing a series of crucial votes in the commons over the past 48 hours, borisjohnson today again pledged to leave the eu on 31 0ctober. 0ur uk Political EditorLaura Kuenssberg reports. You should be in brussels, negotiating yes, we have been negotiating. You are not. You are in morley, in leeds he attracts trouble. Moments after he arrived on this yorkshire high street, the Prime Minister taken to task. Youre playing games. You are playing games. What i think people want us to do is to leave the European Union on 31 october. Well, we all know that. We all know that. Thats fantastic, thats what we are going to do. Borisjohnson divides. Hes been speaking for the last. Searching for support in the crowd that fast emerged. Do you think we should we get out on 31 october . Crowd cheers. But, just weeks into his time in office, hes been defeated in parliament, thrown out some of his mps. Even his brother quit as a minister in government to spend less time with his family. Its been an honour to be mp for orpington and a minister under three governments, but its time to move on, and ive got to get to work. Not much more work as an mp now. Jojohnson was on a completely different side in the brexit argument, but had resolved to work for his brother in government. Not anymore. Citing concerns over the Prime Ministers approach, he wrote on twitter, in recent weeks ive been torn between family loyalty and the national interest. Its an unresolvable tension. Time for others to take on my roles as mp and minister. Over and out. Youre stuck, arent you . Because parliament wont allow you to leave without a deal. They wont right now allow you to get the election that you so desire. Youre stuck. Well, i have to say i think its absolutely unbelievable that the leader of the opposition is currently refusing to have an election. I dont think ever in democratic history has a leader of the opposition refused to have an election. How will you make it happen . Because youre stuck. Well, what he should do is allow the people to decide. He stirred up most of the people he met here today in support of brexit, it seemed, but could he take everyone with him . Forget about that. He had wanted to show off his plans for more police officers, but held a strange, at times surreal, press conference. Hang on, lets get this right. Hesitating, stumbling. 0ne officer almost fainting after waiting for his speech so long. That is a signal for me actively to wind up. And the Prime Minister was criticised, too, for making his brexit promise using Public Servants as a backdrop. Safe streets. Again, a vow no delay to brexit. Id rather be dead in a ditch. So you would resign first, Prime Minister, rather than go and ask for that delay . Look, just dont i really. It costs £1 billion a month. It achieves absolutely nothing. What on earth is the point of further delay . I think its totally, totally pointless. Please leave my town. I will very soon. Labour mps right now are keeping him dangling. Were up for a general election. I want to get rid of this government as soon as possible, because im really worried about what theyre doing to the future of our economy on the future of our country. But it is about timing. And our prime objectives, and we put it in our last manifesto, is we want to prevent a no deal brexit, because of the damage it could do to our country and the economy. The thing that parliaments doing is actually making it impossible for us to negotiate. On monday, the Prime Minister will try again to get parliament to back an election. But the plain fact is he does not have it in his power to get to the ballot box alone. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, west yorkshire. The irish Prime Minister, leo varadkar, has been giving a speech outlining the possible impact of a no deal brexit on irish citizens. Have a listen. There will be tax on goods and on live animals, and as far as possible, these will take place in the ports, airports and at business level checks. But some may need to ta ke level checks. But some may need to take place near the border. We are working out the details of this with the european commission, and we will inform the public and business as soon as we know what the outcome will be. Pat leahy is Political Editor at the irish times and has been giving his analysis of the taoiseachs comments. This was the most comprehensive description, i think, this was the most comprehensive description, ithink, that this was the most comprehensive description, i think, that the taoiseach has given about the consequences of no deal. He did also, of course, list the things that wouldnt change between ireland and the uk in the event of a no deal, because of the common travel area which stands separate to the eu agreements. But he also said for the first time, from him, that there would be cheques needed on some goods close to the border. I think this is the direction that the government has been moving in recent weeks. I think well see more of it over the coming weeks, because while the government has steadfastly insisted that it wants to see the Withdrawal Agreement pass, that it sticks to the backstop on the Withdrawal Agreement, it is now becoming very obvious that the Withdrawal Agreement as it is currently constituted is unlikely to be agreed. So there is either a change to the Withdrawal Agreement 01 change to the Withdrawal Agreement or there is no deal, and as everybody over there and over here can see as well, the most likely outcome, it seems at this stage, is no deal. We will have more on the politics of brexit in a couple of minutes. But first, lets take a look at some of the days other news the taliban say they were behind a suicide bomb attack in the afghan capital, kabul, that has killed at least ten people including two foreign soldiers. The explosion took place in a highly protected area close to foreign embassies and government buildings. It comes after peace talks between the taliban and the us. In south africa, attacks on foreigners and their businesses has seen at least ten People Killed and dozens of shops destroyed. The violence comes amid increasing poverty and unemployment. Somalia, tanzania and nigeria are some of the countries who have called for the protection of its citizens. President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the attacks. The us special envoy for the middle east, jason greenblatt, has said that he is stepping down from his post. His resignation is likely to raise questions about the viability of an Israeli Palestinian peace plan that he and president trumps son in lanared kushner have been crafting, that has yet to be revealed. Scientists say the creatures behind repeated sightings of the loch ness monster in the Scottish Highlands may in fact be giant eels. Researchers from new zealand have tried to catalogue all living species in the loch by extracting dna from water samples. No evidence of a prehistoric marine reptile called a plesiosaur was discovered, but there were plenty of eels. A court in france has given this noisy cockerel named maurice leave to continue crowing. A lawsuit to silence him, had been brought by a retired couple who had complained maurice was spoiling their peace. 140,000 people signed a petition defending the bird. Hurricane dorian is making its way up the east coast of america, with storm warnings in place for the states of north and South Carolina. The powerful storm has already brought devastation to the bahamas. The worst damage and loss of life has been on the abaco islands, where it is estimated at least 70,000 people need aid. From there, Aleem Maqbool has sent us this report. This was one of the most popular resorts on these islands. Torn apart by the brute strength of the storm. Tourists who tried to weather it have been left shell shocked. But these were the sturdiest buildings, in a place that wasnt even the worst hit. Elsewhere, the picture is even more desolate. Drive through marsh harbour, a little down the road, and there is not a building in sight that hasnt sustained considerable damage. Well, this is where Hurricane Dorian made landfall, and those record breaking wind speeds and ocean surges have left behind a surreal landscape of boats and vehicles and rooftops and kitchen appliances, swirled in the air and flung across the land. And everyone here has a story of the terrors of dorian. The wind just had us fearfulfor our life. As one roof blowed off, we ran to another house, that blowed off. There were vehicles blowing in the background. It was just horrific. And to see the devastation now, with all the bodies laying around, ifeel that god has turned his back on the Beautiful Island of abaco. Many of the dead have now been taken away, but in the heat remains the unmistakable smell of death, that suggests there are many more bodies to be found. For those who survived, the situation is desperate. Until a few days ago, many hundreds had lived in a huge shantytown here. There are few signs of the structures they lived in anymore. No house, no food, no water, you know, so. Im thinking people no life, for me too. Aid is starting to get to some places, but the needs are massive, and the hurricane turned upside down the lives of so many. Aleem maqbool, bbc news on the abaco islands of the bahamas. Hurricane dorian is currently battering the east coast of the United States. Both north and South Carolina are bearing the brunt of it. The National WeatherServices WarningCo Ordination meteorologist isjohn quagliariello, and hejoins us from columbia, in South Carolina. Thank you so much forjoining us, john. You are currently in the middle of this massive hurricane. How strong is it right now, and where is the i currently . Sure, wind speeds right now 11115 mph, which is a category 2 hurricane. Dia, the centre of the hurricane, is about 45 milesjust to centre of the hurricane, is about 45 miles just to the south of myrtle beach, South Carolina. Its moving up beach, South Carolina. Its moving up to the north at about ten mph. And when is it likely to leave the carolina coast . Sure, well, its about to move north east away from South Carolina and more along the North Carolina coast tonight, and it will stay along the North Carolina coast throughout the day on friday before moving further into the atla ntic before moving further into the atlantic friday night and saturday. And how strong is Hurricane Dorian, john, compared to the other storms that have hit the coast . Well, this is actually one of the strongest times weve seen for quite some time. Like i said, wins at one point we re time. Like i said, wins at one point were as high as 115 mph as it passed offshore, and because of that, overla nd offshore, and because of that, overland we had wind gusts as high as 80 90 mph along many of the beachesin as 80 90 mph along many of the beaches in south arellano, which is certainly enough wind to bring down a lot of trees, powerlines, and approximately 250,000 people were without power earlier in the day. Has the carolina coast already felt the brunt of Hurricane Dorian . The west of the conditions have already been felt across the South Carolina coast. Think should be improving as we head to the nighttime hours, however, North Carolina is about to experience the worst conditions tonight, into the day on friday. After south and North Carolina, where is Hurricane Dorian headed . Well, its going to start really picking up speed and moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. So its not as much the threat to the carolinas at that point. Parts of new england and cape cod might see some strong winds as it moves out into the Atlantic Ocean and gets a little bit larger in size, but the threat to the United States should be diminishing over the weekend. And what kind of impact has Hurricane Dorian had on the residents of south and North Carolina . Sure, a lot of the residents are finding that there is a lot of trees down, a lot of roads are blocked. There is some damage to homes. 80 90 mph winds are very strong for us here in South Carolina. So there is Power Outages people are dealing with, of course. And we had a lot of rain. We had eight to ten inches of rain in some areas, which produce a lot of flash flooding. So wind and water damage at some of the main issues we are experiencing. Thank you so much for the update, john, and keep safe. Thank you. You are watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme a love letter to hong kong. We look at a new animated film that harks back to a previous turbulent period in hong kong. She received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor and the dying in indias slums. The head of the Catholic Church said Mother Teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. We have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. Parents are waiting and wives are waiting. Hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. Britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. An Early Morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im Nuala Mcgovern in london. Our top stories. The british Prime Minister borisjohnson has said hed rather be dead in a ditch than ask the European Union for another delay to brexit. A major relief operation is under way in the bahamas some settlements on the islands have been all but obliterated by Hurricane Dorian. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. The front pages of South China Morning Post is dominated by an interview of the embattled chief executive of hong kong in which carrie lam has argued that her decision to withdraw the extradition bill is not a climbdown, but only a logical step forward after herjune announcement to suspend the bill. She also claims she has had chinas support throughout the crisis. German newspaper frankfurter Allegmeine Zeitung reports on turkish president s stern warning to eu. Erdogan, is threatening to open the gates to allow Syrian Refugees to leave turkey for western countries unless a controversial safe zone inside syria is established soon. There is growing tension between turkey and the west over delays in establishing the buffer zone. The strait times from singapore shows the girl who has won a lifesaver award there. This 15 year Old Secondary School girl was able to revive an accident victim using the cpr procedure that she had learnt as part of her Civil DefenseCadet Training in the country. Lets get more now on our top story, and as weve been reporting, monday is the next big vote in the house of commons for the british Prime Minister. If as expected the law to block a no deal brexit has been passed, mps will vote again on whether to hold an early general election. Borisjohnson needs the support of two thirds of mps to go to the polls. Will he get it this time . Heres our deputy Political Editor john pienaar on whats likely to happen next. So where do the rival camps agree . Trust me this wont take long. All sides want an election to try to break the deadlock, and thats where the agreement ends. The argument now is about timing, and in there, the parties and the factions within parties are trying to thrash out exactly when this election might take place. Down in the lords, peers are grinding through legislation to ban no deal, maybe force borisjohnson to go to brussels and accept another brexit extension, something he has sworn he will never do. It could pass into law by monday, so on monday in the commons, the government will try to get approval for a 15 october election. If they try the same thing as last