By storm harvey in texas. The former england captain wayne rooney has been charged with drink driving. He was stopped by police in cheshire in the early hours of this morning. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The brexit secretary david davis says that he is adetermined optimist about britains withdrawal from the eu. His comments follows a warning from the International Trade secretary liam fox that brussels should not be allowed to blackmail the uk into accepting a brexit divorce bill. The eu insists issues arising from the uks withdrawal must be dealt with before any talks can begin about future trade relations. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Liam fox exchanging a memorandum of understanding with japan on trade. But he isnt as delighted with the eu commission, she accused them of trying to exact a price for moving from the first stage of negotiations. We cant be blackmailed into paying a price on the first part, we think we should begin discussions on the fina
A prostitute alice stanton. And, bill nighy is an inspector on the hunt for a victorian serial killer in the limehouse golem. Hearjames kings take on this, and the rest of the weeks cinema releases, in the film review. Welcome to the bbc news at 5pm. We have had an announcement in the last half an hour. The former archbishop of westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy Oconnor has died aged 85. He was created a cardinal by popejohn paul ii in 2001. As archbishop, he was the leader of the Roman Catholic church in england and wales. 0ur religious Affairs Correspondent Martin Bashir looks back on his life. The almighty god bless you, the father, the sun. 60 years a priest and almost a0 years a bishop, carr Murphy Oconnor served as the head of the Roman Catholic church in england and wales from 2000 until 2009. His theological acumen was recognised early and he served as rector of the English College in rome before becoming bishop of arundel and brighton. It was in sussex he faced his greatest p
Veteran politician raila odinga gets one more chance to run for president. A last minute decision to challenge the result of the president ial election paid off. The president ial election held on 8 august 2017 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution under the applicable law, rendering the declared result invalid, null and void. A shocking and rare judgment. The judges did not limit themselves to what happened on election day until the results were announced. Rather they looked at the electoral process in its totality from Voter Registration to Civic Education as well as the campaigning and procurement of election materials. And so, in a sense, thisjudgment sets a strong precedent for election disputes globally and a high threshold for the conduct of elections. Outside the court, celebrations erupted among opposition supporters. Its now back to the drawing board for president ial candidates. As much as i disagree with it, i respect it. I disagree with it, because, as i ha
In an historic ruling, Kenyas Supreme Court has overturned the result of last months election, and ordered a re run. President Uhuru Kenyatta says the decision is political, but he will accept the judgement. Its the first time a legal challenge to a president ial vote has been successful, anywhere in africa. Anne soy reports from nairobi. Celebrating a new lease of life, veteran politician raila odinga gets one more chance to run for president. A last minute decision to challenge the result of the president ial election paid off. The president ial election held on 8 august 2017 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution, under the applicable law, rendering the declared results invalid, null and void. A shocking and rare judgment. The judges did not limit themselves to what happened on election day until the results were announced. Rather, they looked at the electoral process in its totality, from Voter Registration to civic education, as well as the campaigning and the procu
World cup qualifier wins, for scotland, england and northern ireland. Gordon strachans scotland side kept alive their hopes, of reaching russia 2018, with a 3 0 win in lithuania. Actor and comedian robert webb will be here to tell us how he was inspired to write about what it means to be a man in the modern world. And tomasz has the weather. The weekend is looking a little mixed. A nice bright day today. Tomorrow, one for the sunday papers. A lot of grey cloud and rain on the way, but not for everyone. More from tomasz later, thanks. Good morning. First, our main story. More heavy rain is falling in south asia where this years monsoon season has left millions of people displaced. Its now believed more than m00 people have died. Part of indias financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water. Our south asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt is in the eastern state of bihar, one of the worst affected areas. Justin, we have been speaking to you throughout the morning, and rain on and