Beijing threatens retaliation after President Trump signs two bills which back the pro democracy protesters in hong kong. And the arms race over trees. All the parties are committed to planting more in this election but are the promises realistic, and wood you believe them . Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in london. Michelle fleury is enjoying her thanksgiving meal. So youre stuck with me tonight. These days, the Television Debates are part and parcel of most elections. And this week here in the uk, both the snps Nicola Sturgeon and laboursJeremy Corbyn have subjected themselves to the bbc andrew neil interview. It is always forensic, persistent and all encompassing. The headlines for mr corbyn the next day werent altogether flattering but then, no politician finds an andrew neil interview easy. At least mr corbyn took part. And he is tonight in the channel 4 debate on Climate Change. The Prime Minister and nigel farage were both no shows, and so they are being represented toni
Of low pressure working its way gcioss of low pressure working its way across the uk today. Thats going to bring some very strong winds, with just potentially up to 80 mph for parts of southern england. Some heavy rain and the forecast as well. Ill have all the details in the next half an hour. It is saturday 2 november. Our top story the wait is almost over. In just a few hours time, england will take on south africa in a historic Rugby World Cup final injapan. Thousands of england fans have made the journey to the stadium in yokohama, with millions more expected to watch and listen to the game here. It is the first time england have reached the final since 2007. Adam wild reports. It is the games guest prize. Both england and south africa knowjust what victory feels like. Both desperate to go there again. The teams of 2019 now carry that weight of hope and of expectation. England, on the other side of the world, with a chance to showjust how far they have come. Weve had four years to
Of brexit and failed to come to a conclusion. So that conclusion will now be for all of us to decide what we make of them. Well, with me now, a man who can expect to be almost as busy as the candidates, rick bailey, the bbc chief political adviser. Rick, thank you very much for coming into the newswatch studio. Youve been with us before but, of course, elections is really the time when you come into your own and the guidelines come into their own the bbcs fabled election guidelines. How much are they about preventing broadcasters from making mistakes . The guidelines are specific to each election and are thought about in the context of each election. And of course. You dontjust take them off the shelf and dust them down every four years . We think about each election. Or every two years at the moment . Exactly. We think about each election and we think about the context of that election and, of course, at the heart of them is often the Different Levels of coverage youre going to give t
Mountain. We need vigilance, determination and patience. And a prize for peace, the Prime Minister who helped and conflicts says he is humbled to receive the nobel prize. Hello there and welcome to world news today. Turkish warplanes of been striking targets in northeastern syria on the third day ofa northeastern syria on the third day of a large scale offensive. There have been a number of civilian casualties and dozens of fighters from the Syrian Defence forces have been killed. Fears are deepening of a humanitarian crisis. The un says an estimated 100,000 people have fled the towns. In three civilians we re fled the towns. In three civilians were killed when a car bomb went off in the kurdish held town. Calling themselves the islamic state, claimed responsibility. Isis, theyre trying to create a safe zone for the Syrian Refugees and in turkey. Full state honours in the town for two civilians killed yesterday close to the border. Seen here as martyrs for turkeys operation, peace spri
Police have used tear gas to try and disperse Anti Government protesters in hong kong. Officers are also said to have charged at demonstrators with batons outside a Police Station at ten oclock Reeta Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. Now on bbc news, our world. For centuries, a significant sikh minority has grown in relative safety in afg ha nista n. But in the last decade, persecution has seen the population drop. Sikhs have lived in afghanistan for centuries, but they are an embattled minority living in ghettos and trapped in poverty. In a Muslim Country that is unstable and insecure, sikhs are targeted and discriminated against for their religion. And the violence is getting worse. I have returned to my homeland, afghanistan, to meet one of the nations oldest communities. Once a quarter of a million strong, now reduced to just 100 families. This is a community facing a dilemma over its very existence. This is a district in the capital of kabul, it is ho