The citys chief minister says the air has become unbearable. Lewis hamilton will start the us formula one grand prix in fifth position on the grid, but is still poised to win the world drivers championship. And click checks out what made in taiwan means now in the 21st century. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont be a candidate at next months general election. Mr farage, who has tried to become an mp seven times, says hell focus instead on touring the country to support his pa rtys candidates. The announcement comes after he offered an Electoral Alliance with the conservative party, an offer which was quickly rejected by the Prime Minister borisjohnson. Heres our political correspondentjessica parker. Walking into this election, nigel farage says that borisjohnsons deal is a gigantic con and that the brexit party is ready to field hundreds of candidates but he wont be one of them. Do you think is a
We travel to the hometown of captain siya kolisi. Proud of its local son. And Lewis Hamilton wins his sixth formula 1 world title. Hes nowjust one short of michael shumachers record. Good evening. A bbc investigation has found that children in care in england and wales are being placed in caravans, narrow boats and holiday homes. The bbc has also seen examples of some providers exploiting loopholes in the law, with the number of under 16 year olds living in these types of unregistered accomodation having tripled in the last two years. The head of the watchdog for childrens services, ofsted, has called the situation a national scandal. Our special correspondent ed thomas, has this exclusive report. I couldnt believe that such a place actually existed. I found it very restrictive. It was enclosed with a fence around it. The sleeping arrangements are very tough. Yasim runs Childrens Homes. He was asked to assess a narrow boat by a London Council who had placed a 14 year old there. The Com
Formula 1 world title. He is nowjust one short of michael shumachers record. And we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and the journalist and author caroline frost. Stay with us for that. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, says he wont be running for a seat at westminster in the coming general election. Instead, he says he will focus on touring the country to support his partys candidates. The news comes days after borisjohnson rejected a call from mr farage to form an Electoral Alliance with the conservatives. Here is our Political Correspondent nick eardley. Love him or hate him, nigel farage has been a key face in british politics for years. Its like sponsored drinking. There might be fewer pints these days, more chats with us president s instead. But after years of trying, seven elections, to be precise, this time he wont be standing to be an mp. I dont want to be in politics for the rest of my life. Do
More on our website, bbc. Co. Uk news, and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. The worlds most profitable company, saudi aramco, announced plans to go public. And the us commerce secretary, wilbur ross, is in asia amid the ongoing trade war. Hello and welcome to this monday edition of Asia Business report. I am sharanjit edition of Asia Business report. I am shara njit leyl. Edition of Asia Business report. I am sharanjit leyl. We begin with saudi arabias giant state oil company aramco. It is the worlds most profitable company, and it finally kickstarted its share sale on sunday. The firm offered few specifics on the number of shares to be sold. Its pricing, or the date for a launch. Kate prescott has more. Saudi arabia produces a 10th of the worlds oil. Managing that makes this very Unusual Company the most profitable in the world. This flotation has been years in the pipeline. We are the leading company when it comes to energy. We have the highe
A traffic restriction scheme comes into effect in an hours time in the india capital, delhi, as the authorities grapple with the worst air pollution the city has experienced for three years. Millions of people have been told to stay indoors, to avoid the toxic blanket of smog thats covered the city. Pratiksha ghildial reports from delhi. Delhi is choking. People here are breathing the citys most toxic air in years, with pollution levels more than 20 times their safe limit. The problem returns here every winter, but many are saying that this is the worst they have experienced. Protesters gathered outside the Prime Ministers house demanding a basic right clean air. They believe there isnt the political will to find a solution. You can obviously see how terrible it is, and its actually scary. You cant see things in front of you. Patients are coming with more lung respiratory diseases, more affected by asthma. One major source of the solution is stubble burning. Farmers in delhis neighbour