Would be leaving the eu. Well have all the latest from here in westminster. The other news this lunchtime. Theres been sporadic fighting in syria, despite turkeys agreement to suspend its military offensive against Kurdish Forces. Barcelona is brought to a standstill as a general strike is called over the jailing of separatist leaders. More than 700 people are arrested across the uk as Police Launch an operation to break the so called county lines drug gangs. And in japan, excitement mounts as three home nations prepare for this weekends quarterfinal matches at the rugby world cup. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, good news for wales, dan biggar is fit and theyll be at full strength for their world cup quaretrfinal against france. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one from westminster, where the Prime Minister is in a race to try to persuade mps to back his new Brexit Agreement before tomorrows vote in parliament. Borisjohnson says hes very confiden
Ireland is concerned. The whole of United Kingdom will be leaving the eu. Ill be back injust a moment to give you all the analysis of what could happen. The other headlines at five there are huge protests tonight in barcelona about the jailing of catalan leaders the city has been brought to a standstill police make more than 700 arrests in a week long push to tackle so called county lines drug gangs. He asked me to marry him. Sol he asked me to marry him. So i poor thing, he will recover. Angelia jolie returns in maleficent mistress of evil. See what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of this weeks releases in the film review. Good evening and welcome from westminster, where the Prime Minister is in a race to try to persuade mps to back his new Brexit Agreement before tomorrows crucial vote in parliament. Borisjohnson says hes very confident hell win backing for the deal struck yesterday in brussels, but the result is expected to be tight. With opposition parties, and the dup, se
Its saturday the 19th october. Our top story mps will vote on borisjohnson push bike you brexit agreement. Parliament is sitting on a saturday, for the First Time Since the invasion of the falklands in 1982. Just hours before the crucial commons vote, the Prime Minister is working to persuade mps to support him. Borisjohnson will address parliament at 930. You will see that live on this programme along with all the build up to the key vote. Turmoil and barcelona. Fresh clashes between right police and protesters after the jailing of catalan separatist leaders. Just minutes to go until englands kick off at the huge world cup match against australia, this is the team leaving their hotel to travel to the stadium. They are on the pitch warming up and the loser of this match, dont forget, will be going home. Another changeable day on the way today, worth taking your brolly. Still some showers in the forecast but gradually through the weekend we will see fewer and fewer showers. It is saturd
Government well blocking his reforms 72 hours to find a solution at least 2 people have died during the demonstrations Stephanie Decker reports from beirut for i for a 2nd day and night thousands filled the streets of beirut calling for the government to go. For the 1st time on such a large scale its not about where your religion says lie in this deeply divided sectarian country its not about class all walks of life are united against the Political Leadership here today thats what the rights of that country its what i meant by that but you know number that i mean why fed up with its value for the future. Theres no future for no job and im not acceptable anymore and we have stood up for a long time and now its time to turn protesters blocked all major roads bringing large parts of the capital to a standstill they remained on the streets well into the night the army used tear gas and water cannon to try to disperse the crowd. The army has said that it will from now on come down harder on
In the lebanese capital i was so Security Forces that taking a hard line against the protesters last night how is this lack of them to affect the momentum of the demonstrations Going Forward. Well as you can see behind me thousands of people returned to the street yes late on friday the Security Forces the army they used heavy handed tactics they forcibly open roads they used tear gas but people here are really defiant theyre fed up theyll tell you that we really need a change and now with the statements from the hezbollah secretary general there is even more anger basically has a lot of it not so its weight behind the protest movement has been law and its allies control the government they control the parliament and has been has a military wing so people here considered his statements as the some sort of a threat some sort of a challenge because what he said was if hezbollah decides to protest we will change the balance. A power on the ground he also said you cannot topple the Ruling