Good morning. It will be another dry and sunny day for the vast majority of the uk. A little warmer for many of the uk. A little warmer for many of us than yesterday but windier as well. But there are changes afoot, as the day progresses, particularly in the west. I will have more detail for you in around a quarter of an hour. Good morning. Its saturday the 21st of september. Our top story thomas cook has asked the government for financial help as it races against time to avoid collapse. Britains oldest package holiday firm could fall into administration this weekend, unless it finds £200 million to secure a rescue deal. Katie prescott has more. It is low season for thomas cook in more ways than one. The weak pound makes it more expensive it to buy the flights and hotels that it pays for in euros dollars. It is in a competitive market where profits are small and it has hundreds of shops and 22,000 staff. Now heading into the winter period. If we book a holiday with thomas cook, we wil
Of arnhem, a mass parachute drop takes place in the netherlands to mark what was known as operation Market Garden in world war ii. Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the broadcaster and psychotherapist lucy beresford, and john rentoul the chief political commentator at the independent. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. The sunday telegraph looks at the future of labour and the partys leader Jeremy Corbyn, suggesting that succession plans are well under way. The sunday times says the party has been plunged into fresh chaos, after a Senior Adviser quit he reportedly didnt have faith that labour will succeed. The observer also leads on labour and mentions the partys plans to scrap the schools inspectorate, ofsted. The thoughts of nigel farage dominate the front of the sunday express. He says any delay to the Brexit Process will lead to what he calls a clean break. And the mail on sunday has the story of the 80
Nairobi, paris and new york. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. New brexit talks in brussels but is a deal any closer . The boyfriend ofjodie chesney tells a court of her last moments as she collapsed in his arms after being fatally stabbed. A race against time for thomas cook the holiday firm must find 200 Million Pounds to stay in business. And at 5 45 find out if Jason Solomons thinks brad pitts new astronaut film is out of this world that and more coming up in the film review. Its 5 oclock our main story is that children around the world have stayed away from school to take part in a global day of protests calling for action on Climate Change. Thousands of separate demonstrations are taking place in 150 countries, including the uk. The protestors are demanding more action from both governments and businesses to cut emissions. This is the scene in new york where more than a Million Students from 1,800 Public Schools have been allowed to skip school in order to protest. The env
Sharpens up his act to release rambo last blood. And a family gathers in china to say goodbye to grammar in the stairwell. Lets start with brad pitt in space. He is so hot right now in this post tarantino globe. He is so hot right now in this post tara ntino globe. This he is so hot right now in this post tarantino globe. This is a different performance from him a much more buttoned down performance. In this film it is proven that brad pitt is the coolest man in the world. He has a psych evaluation from nasa who decides his heartbeat does not go over 80 beats per minute, a record. He is officially and scientifically proven to be as cool as anyone so and scientifically proven to be as cool as anyone so it means he does not get very excited invest. He praised the narration the story of a man sent on a mission to find his dad who disappeared 15 years ago. He is played by tommy leejones. Brad pitt has to send him a message to say, dad and coming to thank you. And coming to find you. This i
Hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is jason solomons. So, jason, what do we have this week . Brad pitt dons a spacesuit and shoots for the stars in ad astra. 80s action hero Sylvester Stallone sharpens up his act to release rambo last blood. And a family gathers in china to say goodbye to grandma in the farewell. Lets start with brad pitt in space. Thats right, brad in space. Hes so hot right now in this post tarantino glow from once upon a time in hollywood. This is a very different performance from him, a much more buttoned down performance. In this film, its officially proven that brad pitt is the coolest man in the world. He has a psych evalfrom nasa, who decide his heartbeat does not go over 80 revs per minute, beats per minute . Beats per minute. Beats per minute, bpms, a record. He is officially and scientifically proven to be as cool as anything, so that means he doesnt get very excited in this. He breathes the narra