where there s only one person who doesn t want brexit on the panel, and all the rest do? what s the bbc‘s view of that claim? in response to the point made by charles moore, it said in a statement. but question time isn t the only programme that s faced criticism for what s seen as a preponderance of remain voices among its guests. the same point has been made to us about programmes including newsnight and the andrew marr show, and by lynnejones about monday s edition of politics live. and nicola smith also thought she detected a wider imbalance. let s discuss this now with the bbc‘s chief political adviser ric bailey. ric, thanks very much for coming in to newswatch on what s turning out to be a very busy time politically. has question time raised this question of brexit balance with you? the obligation for all bbc programmes, and particularly for political programmes including question time is to be impartial actually, to have due impartiality. and people forget
of the world india goes to the polls with 900 million people eligible to vote. and it s enough to make you scream not brexit, but a new exhibition of the norwegian artist edvard munch. and coming up on bbc news. rugby australia says it intends to sack of one of its stars israel folau, after he posted anti lgbt comments saying hell awaits gay people. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the european union has agreed to delay brexit for another six months. the uk had been due to leave tomorrow, but after talks late into the night at a summit in brussels, eu leaders gave theresa may a flexible extension until the 31st of october, or earlier if mps do finally pass a brexit deal. it means the uk will now have to hold elections for the european parliament on may the 23rd, and, if it doesn t, it will crash out of the eu on the 1st ofjune. donald tusk, the eu council president, said he had a message for his british friends: please do not waste from brussels, ou
good morning, most places will be dry again this weekend, sunshine at times but the wind will be a bit stronger so it will still feel cold. join me laterfor all the details. it s saturday, 13th april. our top story: a new type of medicine called gene silencing has been used to reverse a disease that leaves people in crippling pain. it works by fine tuning the genetic instructions locked in our dna. experts say it could be used for other conditions including parkinson s disease and alzheimer s. here s our health and science correspondent james gallagher. sue has endured pain few can imagine. she used to take strong painkillers every day thanks to a disease called porphyria, and would need hospital treatment when she had a severe attack. even morphine didn t stop the pain then. i have a child, i have done child labour, it just feels like it is never going to end. it is in your legs, in your back, and itjust resonates everywhere. it is really unbearable. but her life has been tr
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despite being given a six month extension until the end of october. our participation in the parliamentary elections remains a decision for this house. as the president said, course of action will be entirely in the uk s hands. the second extension in the space of a fortnight represents not only a diplomatic failure but another milestone in the government s mishandling of the entire brexit process. jack shepherd the man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash is jailed for an extra six months for fleeing the country a woman being held in dubai after allegedly calling her ex husband s new wife a horse will be allowed to go home its five o clock our top story, the wikileaks founderjulian assange has been arrested by police in london, after seven years holed up in the ecuadorian embassy. this afternoon he appeared at westminster magistrates court and was found guilty of failing to surrender to the court. he also faces us federal conspiracy charges related to one of the l