In a Shopping Centre in manchester, where five people are injured in a knife attack. And the comedian Billy Connolly on living with parkinsons and whether hell ever get back on the stage. My mind works differently. I dont know if i can do it with my mind in the state that its in. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we have the latest from japan, the typhoon that could stop scotland reaching the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals. They are considering legal action if the game is cancelled. Good evening. Theres been more heavy fighting in Northern Syria as Turkey Presses on with its offensive against kurdish forces. Civilians and kurdish fighters have lost their lives in the onslaught. The United Nations says 100,000 people have now fled their homes, amid growing International Criticism of the attacks. Turkey wants to create a 20 mile deep safe zone, running 300 miles across the syrian border. The aim is to defeat kurdish fighters, whom turkey regards as terrorists and then
With neighbouring eritrea. And its will smith vs will smith in the action packed gemini man. Find out what mark kermode thinks of that, and the rest of this weeks releases, in the film review. Five people have been injured in a knife attack at the Arndale Shopping Centre in manchester. A man aged 41 was arrested at the scene after being tasered by police the Counter Terrorism unit are now leading the investigation although police say they are keeping an open mind about the motive. Danny savage reports. Cordoned off behind me, the events led to the sign being changed it again, in the centre of the city. After another alarming incident, police say this was not an isolated incident was an isolated incident. They have arrested a person over terrorist offences, but it was a very frightening experience for those were here later this morning. Late morning, in the main shopping area of central manchester. The Arndale Centre is being evacuated. Inside, police are seen running towards the danger
Hello, good, welcome to bbc news. The bbc has learnt that chancellor, sajid javid, voiced his anger to borisjohnson over the abrupt sacking of one of his special advisers. Whitehall sources say sonia khan was questioned about government leaks by borisjohnsons senior adviser, Dominic Cummings. She was then dismissed from downing street, despite no evidence that she was behind the leak of sensitive material. Asked about the sacking on bbc radio 4s today programme, mrjavid said he would not talk about individuals and insisted that he had a fantastic relationship with mrjohnson. Lets get more on this from our political reporterjohn 0wen. Ina in a sense the fate of one individual who after all exists purely according to their political masters and mistresses might not seem important. Why is this row front page in the newspapers and headline the news because it goes to the heart of government. It speaks i suppose to that crucial relationship between number ten and ii, which has been so fraug
As a gaming hub prepares to open in london, ill be asking how businesses and wannabe World Champions can make money from e sports. England rattle australia in the ashes. A hostile bowling spell from jofra archer gave england a chance of winning at lords, but the second test ends in a draw. Good morning from central london. We are in green park. It is grazing week and this morning we will be joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. Joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. Why . Iwill joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. Why . I will tell you later. Today we are looking at sunshine and showers and it will be called for this stage in august. Cool. Its monday the 19th of august. Our top story the uk has been stripped of its measles free status by the World Health Organisation after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. The news comes as a Campaign Launches to increase the numbers of children who are vaccinated against measles. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Measles
Cohen takes the stand as his criminal trial in new york. And piece of same, its still useful to use the worlds based womens transplant defeats a former world number one in rome. Thats as easy as we all take at home. Seems to be the whole. We begin with breaking news from garza with United Nation stuff and that has been killed and an attack in eastern rafa. Do you and has confirmed this is the 1st international stuff casualty in the gaza strip. You and personnel was killed off to the vehicle, was struck on monday morning and now the staff member, we understand was also inches the United Nation. 60 general has condemned the attack calling for a full investigation the you and says a 190 of its work as of now been killed in gaza since october. The 7th is there any minute tree has repeated the talk with his humanitarian watkins during its full. Well gabriel, its under as standing by for us at un headquarters, but 1st that speak to handle could our issues internal bhalla and central garza in