But the picture of the new speaker of the house of commons is on many of the house of commons is on many of the house of commons is on many of the front pages including your paper the financial times. Sir Lindsay Hoyle wins speaker role. Sir Lindsay Hoyle wins speaker role. Sir Lindsay Hoyle wins speaker role. Sir Lindsay Hoyle was the front runner, what sort of speaker do you think he is going to be . Very different from jon bercow who stepped down after ten yea rs jon bercow who stepped down after ten years in the chair in the contest is a very odd thing. Its a electorate of mps and not even all turned up for the selection and have artie had the campaign trail. Sir Lindsay Hoyle was the frontrunner and all this, it usually goes from a conservative speaker to a labour speaker but generally speaking that is the case and throughout this process most of the candidates have sought to distance themselves from jon bercow and said will be different from their approach. Less ostentatious and
Translation chilly, but still a war when the berlin wall fell, gorbachev didnt intervene, reluctant to prop up the iron curtain. Translation there mustnt be bloodshed. We couldnt allow that. For an issue of such magnitude, germany, the whole world. He famously hit it off with margaret thatcher. So, any advice on brexit . Translation you can figure that one out for yourselves. You british are clever clogs. I wouldnt give you advice. So, not only a president , but a true diplomat steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday im sarah mulkerrins. On top of the formula one world. But Lewis Hamilton says theres more to come. Back on home soil. Englands rugby players return from the world cup injapan after defeat in the final to south africa. And back on top of the championship table as west brom win at stoke good evening welcome along to sportsday. The last 2a hours and indeed the whole fo
Their shoppers have really changed because now they are serving really young shoppers who are completely internet savvy and want to be able to get things straightaway. We meet one of the greatest statesmen of the last century, who shares his concerns about the future of the globe. And at 11 30, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers Sebastian Payne and Polly Mackenzie stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The house of commons has elected sir Lindsay Hoyle as its new speaker, succeeding john bercow, a few days before the official Election Campaign gets under way on wednesday. Sir lindsay, originally a labour mp, was formerly Deputy Speaker, and he secured a significant majority in the final round of voting a couple of hours ago. The speakers role has been crucial in recent years as parliament has struggled to deal with the brexit crisis, as our chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Were going to be hearing a lot more of this
Outbreaks of rain from the west on saturday and with that cold air in place of the highest ground, there could be a bit of snow mixing in on those temperatures in single digits. What about the weather picture . It looks like the jetstream is going to remain quite close and be, just to the south of the british isles. That means all is the potential for some cold airand means all is the potential for some cold air and always the likelihood of low pressure in charge. It may be for a of low pressure in charge. It may be fora time, we of low pressure in charge. It may be for a time, we bring brisk easterly winds across the country and could be quite a lot of rain. Certainly more rain at times into next week. Breezy, with some dry interludes but its likely to stay chilly. The headlines on bbc news hello. This is bbc news with rebecca jones. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First, the headlines. Mps have voted labours sir Lindsay Hoyle as the new speaker. He repl
Speech would dazzle us on closer inspection, mr speaker, it is nothing more than fools gold. Our other headlines at 8pm today. A plea from the parents of 19 year old harry dunn, killed in a crash involving a us citizen on a trip to america they say she must return to the uk and face justice. She killed our son, she didnt need to kill him, she didnt need to have the accident. You cannot walk away from that and just leave, and expect nothing to happen. In syria, Government Forces are on the move to the border with turkey, raising grave fears of a dangerous new confrontation. And im Rebecca Jones at londons historic guildhall, where later this evening we will be revealing who has one the booker prize award for fiction, awarded to the best novel of the year. Good evening. The queen has set out the governments future policies on issues such as crime, health and the environment, and of course , brexit. But given that the Prime Minister has no majority in parliament, many of the bills may not