Charged with manslaughter, Money Laundering and people trafficking, after 39 people were found dead in a lorry in essex. World leaders warn the fight against the Islamic State group is not over, despite the death of its leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. Instagram introduces tougher controls after 14 year old Molly Russell took her own life after viewing images of self harm online. And in sport, england fans scrabble for Rugby World Cup final tickets. But its heartbreak for wales, who miss out after losing to south africa. And after hanging on a kitchen wall for years, a long lost painting by an italian rennaisance master is sold for more than 26 million. Good morning from westminster, where mps will vote later on borisjohnsons proposals for an early general election. Already this morning, the eu has agreed to extend the brexit deadline until 31st january 2020. The uk was due to leave the eu on thursday. The Prime Minister has repeatedly said, we would leave on the 31st of october do or die
But first as we go to air this hour, argentinas left wing candidate, Alberto Fernandez, has won the countrys president ial election. The Current Centre right president , Mauricio Macri, has conceded defeat. Referring to mr fernandez as president elect, macri told his supporters the two spoke about beginning an orderly political transition. The result shifts one of latin americas biggest economies firmly back towards the left, after it was battered by economic crisis. The Peronist Alberto Fernandez had more than 47 of the vote, ahead of macris a0 . 45 was needed to avoid a runoff and win the election outright. This is being seen as a vote against austerity, a vote against an economic crisis that has hit millions of argentinians hard. One in three people now live in poverty and, with inflation at around 50 , the economic crisis is unmanageable and many blamed mr macri for failing to make things better. He said he needed more time. These are life pictures coming in from one of the capital
A more critical view. President trump has announced that us forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group, abu bakral baghdadi, in syria. He said that he had watched images of the operation as it unfolded from the white house. This report from our middle east editorjeremy bowen. Explosions. The sound and flame of battle lasted around four hours, witnesses in the village told the bbc. In the morning, boys on their way to school checked out the rubble. Theyre from a new generation violent jihadists might try to recruit. Nothing was left of the house where baghdadi and his family had been staying. Translation the heli went back and fired. Soldiers rode down on the helis, on two sides, we couldnt stay longer than two minutes on the roof. We went down and hid inside. In 2014, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi declared the establishment of a caliphate his brutal vision of an islamic entity. He spoke in mosul, iraqs second city, in the mosque his men destroyed as their caliphate fell three year
In business briefing, ill be speaking to the head of the largest Business Organisation in the world about brexit deadlines and delays. What do his 6 million members think . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme cashless and cut off by unacceptable it failures thats the conclusion from the Treasury Committee in its investigation into Online Banking crashes. Wed like to know have you been affected by it failure . If so what did it cost you . Get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing allies of the United States have warned that the fight against the Islamic State group is not yet over, in spite of the death of its leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. President Emmanuel Macron said the raid was a blow to the group and that france would continue to work towards iss definitive defeat. Britain described it as an important moment but not the end of the organisation. Chris buckler reports from washington.
For Rugby World Cup final tickets but its heartbreak for wales who miss out after losing after losing to south africa. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Eu ambassadors are meeting in brussels, to discuss the date for a brexit deadline extension. Theyre expected to back an extension until the 31st of january with the option to leave earllier if a withdrawal deal is signed off. Here, mps will vote later on Boris Johnsons call to have an election on the 12th of december. If approved, he says his brexit bill would resume its progress through parliament until its dissolved on the 6th of november. Two thirds of mps 434 would have to back the motion for it to pass. Butjeremy corbyn has said labour is not prepared to support an election until the risk of a no deal brexit is ruled out. The snp has said it will block the governments election attempt. Along with the liberal democrats, the party is pushing for an election on the 9th of december provided the eu does grant that brexit e