and at 10.30am, protecting our planet takes a look at sustainable solutions, around the globe. good morning. the conservative party conference opens today in manchester, with further assurances from the prime minister to deliver brexit. but the party conference comes amid growing speculation that opposition parties could table a vote of a no confidence against the government within days, as they try to stop a no deal brexit. and mrjohnson has also addressed questions about his use of language last week, which led to criticism from politicians on all sides of parliament. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in manchester. norman, what has the prime minister been saying after a very turbulent westminster week? no surprise, defiant, largely unrepentant, particularly in relation to his own language and conduct in the commons, basically rebuffing the charge that he had used inappropriate language, when he talked about the dismissed as humbug, an mp calling on him to mo
report on countryfile on bbc one tonight at 6.15pm. thousands of lego enthusiasts have descended upon finland for the country s largest ever building brick convention. fans young and old pitched in to create a mass city made from the iconic toy, which was constructed by 1,500 builders. also on display at the helsinki centre was a life size bust of president trump and vermeer‘s painting girl with a pearl earring also had the block treatment. now it s time for a look at the weather with phil avery. after a wet and windy night in many parts of the british isles that will continue for a large part of the morning. this area of low pressure isn t as much of an issue across scotland and northern ireland. a bit of sunshine also in south west england and parts of wales, but the rain is ever there in parts of the north midlands and the north east the north east of england. watch out for strong winds in the north west and along the norfolk coast, the could be issues there of floodi
towards the rugby world cup quarterfinals after narrowly beating australia. and at 12.30, click tests all things audio by paragliding, breaking glass and going to an eltonjohn concert. the conservative party conference opens today in manchester, with further assurances from the prime minister to deliver brexit. but the party conference comes amid growing speculation that opposition parties could table a vote of a no confidence against the government within days as they try to stop a no deal brexit. mrjohnson has also been defending his use of language in the house of commons during the heated exchanges on wednesday which led to criticism from mps of all parties. i certainly think everybody should calm down. and i certainly think. including you? i think i ve been a model of restraint. but i think everybody should calm down. and i think that it s very important. i mean, as i said, there are two. so, you don t regret the use of the word ‘humbug , at all? when an mp is discus
you the week in parliament after a very eventful week indeed. good afternoon. borisjohnson says he s been a model of restraint when it comes to the language he uses in the brexit debate. it follows a week of bitter exchanges between mps in the commons. the prime minister refused to apologise for words, such as surrender , when describing the legislation designed to stop the uk leaving the european union without a deal. this report now from our political correspondent jonathan blake at the conservative party conference in manchester and it does contains some flash photography. despite the weather, manchester might be a welcome change of scene for the prime minister, after a week in westminster he may want to forget. why did you lie to parliament, boris? why did you lie to the queen? when are you going to resign, boris? and accusations have followed him here that his use of language about brexit is dangerous, that downing street is exploiting divisions, even inciting viole
was ousted from power. hong kong sees further clashes between police and pro democracy protesters ahead of the 70th anniversary of communist rule in china. lewis hamilton wins after sebastian vettel ignores team orders in the russian grand prix. good afternoon. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has told the conservative party conference in manchester that the government will strive in faith for a good brexit deal. but he said if the eu spurned the opportunity for what he called a win win agreement, the uk would leave at the end of october, no ifs, no buts . earlier borisjohnson insisted he d been a model of restraint when speaking about brexit. the prime minister refused to apologise for words such as surrender when describing the legislation designed to stop the uk leaving the european union without a deal. this report from our political correspondent jonathan blake at the conservative party conference in manchester and it does contains some flash photography. de