I was elected as first minister for a five year term and that is the term i intend to serve. Can i ask you to clarify post about them is to date the date you are sending the letter to the prime list . Yes. It will be going any time i should say, i dont know how much time you have had to read the document but it clearly says that today we are requesting the transfer of Power Production document is effectively the request and it will be sent by letter to the Prime Minister later on today. You said the prime list ignores the result of election after election. In 2014 scotland voted no to independence. Opinion polls, almost all of them can indicate there is a majority for staying in there is a majority for staying in the union. As well as you did at the election last week, 45 of the vote was behind you is it you that is ignoring result after result . Its not. Let me take the election result last week. People cannot have this both ways, we either accept the mandate and what constitutes a ma
An historic tragedy. At least 25 people have died after a diving boat caught fire off the california coast nine others are still missing. In tennis, the defending womens singles champion, japans naomi osaka, is knocked out of the us open after losing to Switzerlands Belinda Bencic in the last 16. The bbc home and forces programme. Here is the news. And 80 years on since the outbreak of World War Two, we look at the contribution Radio Broadcasts made to the war effort. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Theres a momentous day ahead in westminster as tory rebels join forces with Opposition Mps to try to block a no deal brexit on october 31st. If defeated, downing street officials have warned of a third general election in four years tentatively pencilled in for the monday the 14th of october. Lets take a look at where we are. Tory rebels are expected to join labour to seize control of the commons agenda and bring forward a bill designed to stop that no deal exit at the end
Hurricane dorian smashes into the bahamas with winds of up to 180 miles an hour, causing massive damage and severe flooding. Part of it is already underwater. And some areas, you cannot tell the difference as to the beginning of the street versus where the ocean begins. No end in sight for hong kongs political crisis. After a weekend of clashes, hundreds of secondary School Pupils are taking part in pro democracy demonstrations. As japan ramps up its commercial whaling industry, younger generations say they want to watch whales, not eat them. And Johanna Konta earns another slice of tennis history as she reaches the quarterfinals of the us open, becoming the first british woman to do so since 1983. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Downing street has warned conservative mps not to rebel against the government by supporting attempts to block a no deal brexit, or they risk being sacked. It comes ahead of a critical week at westminster, as a Cross Party Group of mps is planni
Ten minutes before landing. One passenger compares it to a horror film. People were saying, get down, get down, we were trying to breathe in only the cleaner air towards the floor of the cabin. A teenager is charged with attempted murder after a six year old boy was allegedly thrown from the top of the tate. Hell appear in court later today firefighters warn that crews will need to spend at least two more days pumping water from a reservoir to stop its dam bursting and flooding a town. As the dust settles on a crushing ashes defeat, englands captain insists his side does have the confidence to turn the series around. Tackling the counterfeit alcohol trade, how an artificial tongue could help taste subtle differences between whiskies. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The European Union has rejected holding further brexit talks with the uk while borisjohnsons government insists on changing the Withdrawal Agreement to scrap the irish border backstop. Eu negotiators told eur
Im not happy with the choices we have for next prime minister. Theresa may is not prepared to stand oii theresa may is not prepared to stand ona theresa may is not prepared to stand on a platform and take questions from her peers and the audience, then she doesnt deserve our votes. Lam voting then she doesnt deserve our votes. I am voting snp. And of course you can get in touch wherever you are heres mr dunstable. You can email victoria bbc. Co. Uk, text 61124, hashtag victorialive on twitter, or search Victoria Derbyshire on facebook. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning with an audience of 120 people, and live on stage at the grove theatre. Here to tell our assembled group of politicians exactly what they think about key issues like the nhs, brexit, the economy, housing and security. There is so much to talk about this morning, not enough time so lets crack on with the news. Joanna is here with a summary of the mornings news. Police say theyve arrested a 2