Boris johnson. On the former foreign secretary bolan borisjohnson. On sunday bbc news reported on allegations about his private life which featured him on the sunday paper. In one sunday paper. And another article in the newspaper in which mrjohnson claimed the brexit discussions had wrapped a suicide vest around the british population. Borisjohnson continued Boris Johnson continued to feature in news bulletins across the week, as did Serena Williams who last saturdays us open tennis final after a dramatic outburst. Incensed at accusations of foul play, she directed her anger at umpire carlos ramos was saying you will never ever be on another court of mind. She called him a thief and said he had stolen a point from her, that prompted him to escalate the penalty by awarding an entire game to the eventual winner naomi osaka. After the match williams claimed she was fighting for a greater cause than simply her own. Jenny wondered. If you have been hooked by bbc ones sunday night series bo
Details in half an hour. Good morning, its saturday 15 september. Our top story five people have been killed and hundreds of thousands left without power as Tropical Storm florence continues to batter americas east coast. A mother and her baby are among the victims. Despite being downgraded from a hurricane, florence is still posing a danger to millions of people on its path, with forecasters warning of life threatening storm surges. Evacuation warnings are in place for 1. 7 Million People across South Carolina, North Carolina and virginia. Our correspondent Chris Buckler has this report. The carolinas knew what was coming, but they could never fully prepare for the force of florence. Along this coastline, houses found themselves on the front line for a fierce incoming storm. And a surge of water that flooded streets and homes. Despite the many days of warnings, there were people caught out, and families who needed to be rescued from their homes. Cool water. There you go. In new bern,
In the philippines president trumps former Campaign Manager Paul Manafort has agreed to co operate with prosecutors in the investigation into russian interference in the president ial election. Now its time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. This week, the blending of fact and fiction. Hello and welcome to newswatch. Did you see this interview on the Andrew Marr Show . No, because it is fictional. As more than a dozen bbc news presenters and reporters appear in bbc ones bodyguard, we discuss whether bbc news should be in the business of drama. First, bbc news has been devoting our time all week anticipating the threat posed by Hurricane Florence. As it approached the east coast of the united states. Here is peter bowes reporting on monday night. A monster storm that could bring catastrophic levels of rain and flooding. Hurtling towards the us east coast with growing wind speeds, the authorities fear Hurricane Florence could have a deadly impact on several states, with the carolinas a ma
you guys are crazy! and brandy s trying out ice canoeing in quebec city. woohoo! hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from japan, where it s just after six o clock here in tokyo and we re about to hit the road. we re heading off before sunrise. let s do it. to make the four hour journey to fukushima. most people associate fukushima with the impact of the major earthquake and tsunami that hit japan on march 11th six years ago. the tsunami wave disabled the generators at the fukushima power plant, triggering a nuclear meltdown. but before 2011, the region had been famous for it s ski resorts, and was popular with tourists. in the months following the nuclear disaster fears about radiation levels hit the tourism industry hard. and the number of foreign visitors staying here fell by 90%. now in many parts of the region background radiation has fallen to levels similar to those that are found in major cities around the world, and tourists are returning. we
in sport: a century from captain morgan sets up england for victory in the first one day international against west indies. how do make sure your children get a good night s sleep? a panorama investigation finds a big rise in the number of youngsters being diagnosed with sleep disorders. every time i see the children yawn, i want to as well. and sarah has the weather. good morning. it is an unsettled, showery weekend. most of us would see sunshine on saturday or sunday. i will have a full forecast for you in about 15 minutes. thanks. good morning. first, our main story. the democratic unionist party has been narrowly returned as the biggest party in elections for the northern ireland assembly. but the result means they re now just one seat ahead of sinn fein, having entered the election ten ahead. the dup emerged with 28 seats, and sinn fein with 27. the parties now have three weeks to establish a government. this report from our ireland correspondent chris buckler contains f