Prince harry pays tribute to a british soldier killed trying to stop poaching in malawi. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. In the next half an hour on beyond 100 days well hear from jeff blake, former us senator, over the impeachment inquiry into president trump. At 8. 30 well be getting reaction to sajid javids spending announcements from ben zaranko from the institute for fiscal studies and paul waugh from huffpost uk. And at 10. 40 and 11. 30 well be looking at tomorrows front pages with the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, asa bennett and political writier and acedemic, maya goodfellow. Hello, im 0lly foster, heres whats coming up on sportsday tonight. The power of scotland. Theyre too strong for samoa, a bonus point win keeps their Rugby World Cup alive. Dinas at the double in doha, 100 silver last night, now shes quickest in the 200 at the world athletics championships. Cardiff are told by f
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today we hear from a new survey that finds people who quit facebook has become less repressed and more productive, so has ditching facebook made you more happy and. Using it would make you better with money . Thats what the survey said. Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Boris johnsons eu envoy is preparing for another round of talks in brussels on the latest brexit proposals put forward by the uk. Central to the plan is the idea that the whole of the uk leaves the eus customs territory but that Northern Ireland stays in the eus single market. But the blocs leaders say the proposals fall short of whats required to get a deal. Our europe correspondent, adam fleming, reports. David frost is facing a barrage of questions about the uk proposals. They foresee Northern Ireland following eu rules on agriculture and goods,
A ceremony to mourn the first one to be lost to climate change. 0h, hes gone. And england take wickets as they look to bowl out australia to win the second ashes test. And coming up later, this weeks click looks at whether e scooters are legal, and tests out new fingerprint based contactless cards. Good evening. The Cabinet Office minister michael gove has played down concerns highlighted by leaked government documents that warn of chaos in the event of a no deal brexit. He said significant steps had been taken in the past three weeks to accelerate planning for such a scenario. The documents, seen by the sunday times, warn of shortages of food, fuel and medicines, as well as the return of a hard border in ireland if britain leaves the eu without a deal. But mr gove insisted the papers were old, and examined the worst possible outcomes. Food shortages, fuel shortages, unworkable plans for the irish border, this is a pretty bleak picture . I think its important that we look in context at
The government says its ready for a no deal brexit after claims there could be food, medicine and fuel shortages. Ministers say the leaked details dont reflect current plans. This is an old document. Since it was published and circulated, the government have taken significant additional steps to ensure that we are prepared to leave on october the 31st, deal or no deal. The search continues for 6 year old lucas dobson, whos missing after he fell into the river stour in kent. Coming up after sport, james king reviews Quentin Tarantinos latest release. Now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. England just ran out of time. A draw in the second test at lords after a fascinating fifth days play. Frank lampard is yet to win a match as chelsea manager, they could only manage a point in their first home game of the season against leicester. And smiles all round as britains Dina Asher Smith holds her own in a star studded field at the Birmingham Diamond League. Welcome to th
Hello and welcome to world news today. More than a Million People have taken to the streets of hong kong in the latest demonstration against chinas perceived erosion of the territorys autonomy. Its been billed as a return to the spirit of the original protests that began 11 weeks ago with none of the violence of recent weeks. Beijing had hinted that paramilitary style police might cross the border in the event of clashes. From hong kong, John Sudworth reports. Beneath an ocean of colour, Hong Kong Raised its voice again. Chanting everywhere you looked, there were umbrellas, held aloft in a massive display of defiance. Why are you marching today . For hong kong. For hong kong, of course. Yeah, freedom. Yes. Its a far cry from this, the violent scenes at hong kongs airport earlier this week, which some thought risked undermining public support. The turnout today was seen as a vital test. Given the monsoon conditions, this sea of umbrellas will be seen as confirmation that the Pro Democra