The ashes are slipping away from england. Australia captain steve smith hits a double century, as his side takes complete control of the third test in perth. And in half an hour here on bbc news, click investigates the weird world of quantum computing. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A leading supporter of brexit has said the uk cannot become a colony of the eu during the expected two year transition period after britains withdrawal in march 2019. Jacob rees mogg made the comments after eu leaders yesterday agreed to move to the next phase of brexit discussions in the new year. They also suggested the uk would continue to participate in the Single Market and remain under thejurisdiction of the European Court ofjustice during any transition phase. The date when the uk leaves the eu, march 29 2019, is now likely not to be set in law. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent tom barton. He can update is a story as it is developing. Welcome back. First of all, what exactly is bugg
I happen to know a man who has room up i happen to know a man who has room up there for a mammoth, up there on the balcony, philip avery. That would look good on the balcony. You dont know what to say about that i have have wish to be upstaged. I know my place good afternoon. I put of put up any number of spheres. Thats quite an important line of activity because to the north and east, bright enough, cold enough, further to the south and west, it is milder, but there is not a lot of sunshine on offer. Bits and pieces of rain and maybe something wintry. 0vernight the demarcation is still there. This blue indicative of a widespread frost and fog. Towards the south and the west, and increasingly towards the north west of scotland, milder air in place and it will become more extensive this stuff in the north because it is tied in with weather fronts. Cloud, wind and rain will be yours, scotland, Northern Ireland and increasingly in the north and the west of england and wales as we get on t
Over his governance has split the party down the middle. There is a desire that the vote should bring africas oldest Liberation Movement back together. I hope that on the conference floor people find one another, because it has not been easy over the last five years to come here. It is a hope against hope, maybe, but i hope that the life of the anc which is dying slowly, somehow surgery will be performed here today and that the patient will be saved. The anc has been losing support in the last few years, and the two candidates have very different ideas on how to arrest that decline. It has been such a bitter fight that whoever wins will have the difficult task of bringing the opposing faction on board but with a National Election in just two years, many say unless the party cleans up house, it could find itself out of power for the First Time Since the end of apartheid. Pumza fihlani, bbc news, johannesburg. Barry sherman, a billionaire who founded canadas largest drugs firm, and his w
And in half an hour here on bbc news we go through the lens, capturing Iconic Images of moments that shaped history. Barry sherman, a billionaire who founded canadas largest drugs firm, and his wife honey, have been found dead at their home in toronto. Police described the deaths as suspicious, but said they were not being treated as murder. Angus crawford reports. One of torontos richest suburbs, a house for sale. In the basement, a discovery, two bodies, a man and a woman. Barry sherman and his wife, honey, one of the richest couples in the country. Police cannot yet say what happened. The circumstances of their death lead us to believe that there may be suspicious circumstances. It is an investigative tool. Until we know exactly how they died, we treat it as suspicious, and once a determination has been made by the pathologist and the coroner, we move forward from there. Barry sherman, who was 75, is thought to be worth more than £2 billion. He made his money in pharmaceuticals, se
Without the sunshine. Any sunshine . Yes, after a miserable morning, scotland, Northern Ireland beginning to improve. That rain taking its time to get away from the North Eastern quarter. Clear it does though, so im suspecting therell bea though, so im suspecting therell be a bit of sunshine into the Northern Isles before the day is done. But as the cloud and rain slumps into the south, somewhat clearer, fresher conditions move in behind that cold front. So monday is going to start bright across central and eastern parts. Therell be frost and eastern parts. Therell be frost and fog. Increasingly, we pick up the flow from the south west from a relatively mild direction so sunday into monday the last of the cold air for a into monday the last of the cold air fora time, as into monday the last of the cold air for a time, as milder conditions will eventually win out but you have to be patient to get to see that. Eventually into next week, things will be milder across all parts of the Briti