Body image. Also this hour another Royal Wedding in windsor. Buckingham palace announces the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank theyll get married this autumn. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In a rare public intervention, the head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets extra money. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russias growing battlefield capabilities, including the threat posed by its long range missiles and cyber warfare skills. Simon clemison reports. Images showing what russia said was a strike on syria. But the rockets come not from the mediterranean sea, but the caspian sea, more than 900 miles away. The head of the army says russia is building an increasingly aggressive military, which the uk is struggling to match. Russia has also been simulating attacks closer to home, conducting large scale exercise
It is the last country in the world to allow women to drive. The law will be changed nextjune. Womens rights activists have been jailed in saudi arabia for defying the ban. The political analyst dina hamdy, who lived in saudi arabia for ten years, told me it was an historic day. This has been a long. For a long time, a thorn in the side of the kingdom. And that is why it is getting such limelight and positive coverage around the world, i think. Although this wasnt the only issue on the human rights and womens writes a gender when it comes to saudi arabia, but yes, indeed, it is historic. And i believe the time is opportune and long due. But why is it happening now . Several reasons, in my opinion. First, i think it comes in the middle of a gulf crisis, an unprecedented gulf crisis, an unprecedented gulf crisis, that could have widespread, widespread effects around the region. It comes in the middle of the crisis between the uae, saudi arabia, and egypt on the one hand, and qatar on the
And we are on campus with the students who voted forJeremy Corbyn last time, do they see him as a protest vote or a Prime Minister . Ive always felt left wing. I was born into factories and never felt there was anyone in mainstream politics that spoke to me. And then along he came and i am suddenly like, finally. Good evening. Tomorrow at noon, labours leader will stand at the podium for the final speech of conference. He will tell his audience, and he hopes, a much wider crowd, that labour is ready for government. If it sounds like the bold electioneering of a slogan. But as John Mcdonnell war games possible economic scenarios such as a run on the pound once his party takes power, this programme has learned of other preparations being made to ready labour for a snap election and for government. Out Political Editor nick watt is here. Lets start with this speech, you have gleaned a little bit of what will be said byJeremy Corbyn tomorrow. Opposition leaders need to be careful when they
Coming up this coming up in merseyside. This weath, er. , coming up in merseyside. This weather. Is coming up in merseyside. This weathet is moving Weather Front is moving southwards. Behind it we have called their on a north westerly wind. The Weather Front again producing little or no rain in parts. On monday it will be dry. Some sunshine around, but more cloud developing through the day, which could trigger some rain. It will be cold enough for some wintriness in the showers in northern scotland. Temperatures struggling to make double figures. Elsewhere, significantly colder. 8 9 degrees in many places. That colder north westerly airflow will get cut off on tuesday as high precious as to build again. We get the atlantic wind. It will be strong and gusty in scotla nd wind. It will be strong and gusty in scotland and northern ireland. There will be rain in northern scotland, which could be quite heavy. For england and wales it will sunshine. Hello. This is bbc news, with nicholas owen
Coming up this coming up in merseyside. This weath, er. , coming up in merseyside. This weather. Is coming up in merseyside. This weathet is moving Weather Front is moving southwards. Behind it we have called their on a north westerly wind. The Weather Front again producing little or no rain in parts. On monday it will be dry. Some sunshine around, but more cloud developing through the day, which could trigger some rain. It will be cold enough for some wintriness in the showers in northern scotland. Temperatures struggling to make double figures. Elsewhere, significantly colder. 8 9 degrees in many places. That colder north westerly airflow will get cut off on tuesday as high precious as to build again. We get the atlantic wind. It will be strong and gusty in scotla nd wind. It will be strong and gusty in scotland and northern ireland. There will be rain in northern scotland, which could be quite heavy. For england and wales it will sunshine. Hello. This is bbc news, with nicholas owen