good afternoon. the prime minister has said he won t be rushed to making a decision about the h52 high speed rail link, after widespread reports that he is planning to axe the birmingham to manchester leg of the project. he told the bbc today he wants to take time to consider what to do next. let s get the latest now from our political correspondent nick eardley at the conservative party conference in manchester. talk about hst has dominated conference this week. the prime minister wants conference this week. the prime minister wants to conference this week. the prime minister wants to talk conference this week. the prime minister wants to talk about - minister wants to talk about long term decisions at this conference, trying to tell us across the country that he is prepared to make big, difficult decisions, but these conferences see the normal intensity of politics dialled up. every single comment you make is scrutinised for what it might or might not mean. what has b
rishi sunak faces pressure to spell out the future of the high speed rail link to the north of england, as businesses and politicians demand answers. as businesses and all as businesses and i can say is i m not going to be forced all i can say is i m not going to be forced into a premature decision. and pope francis appears to leave open the possibility of priests blessing some same sex couples. now to nagorno karabakh which has been left virtually empty of ethnic armenians after it came under full azerbaijani control. we have been speaking to a professor of armenian studies. it is so important to hear the story of people you have talked to. if you can tell me once again, you have been speaking to those who have fled nagorno karabakh, what are the main problems and issues and fears that people you have been speaking to have right now? first of all, ithink speaking to have right now? first of all. i think i speaking to have right now? first of all, i thinki should speaking
and to bring inflation down. only the conservatives have the resolution to resist easy answers, avoid empty pledges and make the right decisions for the long term. whether it s resisting inflation busting pay demands in the public sector or tackling the loonies who stop hard working families get to work, orfacing down the stop hard working families get to work, or facing down the faint hearts who say we shouldn t try to control our borders or taking on the enemies of promise in education, only the conservatives are up for the fight. we are the party that fought in the past to bring positive change. that fought to clear slums over a century ago. that fought to lay the foundations of the welfare state 90 years ago, that for fascism, communism and tyranny through the 20th century. which fought the culture of bureaucratic slot that held us back in the 70s. the party that fought for home ownership, no attacks on personal freedom that fought for home ownership, no attacks on person
golf s greatest rivalry is ready to rumble in rome. passions are sky high with the start of the ryder cup just minutes away, with team europe looking to reclaim the trophy they lost in the usa two years ago. and i am in amongst the dahlias, but not where you would expect. we are in stonehenge this morning. i will tell you why i am here i give you a forecast which will today has a lot more sunshine around. that and all of the weekend details coming up on breakfast. it s friday the 29th of september. our main story. family and friends of elianne andam, the 15 year old who was fatally stabbed on her way to school in south london, have attended a vigil by the bus stop where she died and said their hearts are broken. police are continuing to question a 17 year old boy on suspicion of her murder, as graham satchell reports. late yesterday afternoon, elianne andam s family gathered on the street in croydon. guided by a senior police officer, they made their way to the exact spot whe