The week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the last week in parliament before decembers general election. Coming up. The new speaker takes his seat in the commons biggest chair. I hope this house will be once a great respected house, notjust in here but across the world. In the final days of the session mps push through a bill to compensate Abuse Victims in Northern Ireland. And a former conservative demands a report into alleged russian interference in uk democracy is published. The Prime Minister does not have Carte Blanche to alter our reports or remove material from them. And we talk to three of the 70 mps who are standing down about what prompted them to go. I thought somebody is trying to tell me something, i think i better pop off while i can still make it out on my own. But first. In the dying days of whats been a most turbulent parliament, mps elected a new speaker. John bercow, whod done the job for ten years had decided to stand down from parliament. 7 mps put themselves f
Commissioner, will not happen. Well hear from child abuse survivors. Of the five of us, only three of us got some form of justice, and thatjust, it isnt fair. It isnt fair, because he abused all of us, and he should be in prison for what he did to all of us. And the family of an 18 year old woman whos being held in a controversial secure Mental Health facility say theyve been told experts fear for her life. Bethanys dad, jeremy says hes devastated to have to leave his daughter in a place where shes left locked in a room and the system is broken. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victoria live. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you, and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First, Annita Mcveigh has the news. Prince andrews offer to co operate with an inve
Health charity, mind. Regardless of who the biggest band in the world is, you will have to realise that youre going to be polishing ed sheerans boots. In a world exclusive, Coldplays Chris Martin speaks to the bbc about why hes taking the band off the road to save the planet. And england make a promising start to the first test in new zealand. Theyre 241 4 at close with ben stokes 67 not out. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Lawyers for women who say they were sexually assaulted by the convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein, have urged the duke of york to give a sworn legal statement about his links to the american financier. Prince andrew said yesterday he was willing to help investigations into epstein if required. Hes also withdrawing from public duties because of what he called his ill judged association with epstein, who killed himself injail. 0ur royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. He and Buckingham Palace accepted his position had become unsustainable. I
Overnight temperatures between three and six celsius, and with any lengthy spells we could have a touch scotland. Of frost but most will be frost free. On friday, rain pushing north Prince Andrew in windsor this but the main focus of the rain will morning amid growing calls for him come later in the day and to talk to american investigators. Coming up on afternoon particularly across wales and live, all the sport. Katie shanahan. South west england with the rain turning heavy here. The wind will be hello, good afternoon. Its a stronger but feeling less chilly, and then through friday night the rain continues to pour down, particularly across cornwall. We could see some issues building in as we head into the first part of saturday morning. It is a weekend of two halves. Saturday we have rain at times, it will be turning milder. On sunday there will still be some showers around, more general rain later in the day arrives across the south west. The forecast on saturday sees rain gradually