Morning from hampton pull in south west london on what is going to be the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record, about 400 people are about to start a triathlon here. I guess on a day like this you want to start early, but do it quick. Thats the plan, anyway. All of your weather is coming up. Good morning. Its monday the 26th of august. Our top story a new plan to tackle huge wildfires in the amazon rainforest is expected to be agreed at the g7 summit of World Leaders today. Brazilian warplanes have already been dumping water on the burning woodland. This morning, borisjohnson has pledged £10 million in funding to help replace lost trees. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale. The fires raging across the amazon in recent weeks have been devastating not just for those who live there, but also potentially for the global environment. For president macron in france, they are a crisis the g7 was designed to fix a Common Threat that requires collective action by the worlds m
A battle on both fronts he says the public is tired of dither and delay around brexit. Ill go to brussels, ill get a deal, and well make sure we come out on october the 31st. Well be untangling todays developments, and speaking live to gina miller about her court case against the government. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm Robert Mugabe the former president of zimbabwe who went from being a liberator to a dictator, has died aged 95. In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, officials in the bahamas say the situation there is dire and warn the death toll may rise dramatically. And classic horror with stephen kings it, chapter two. Find out what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of this weeks releases in the film review. Its five oclock. Our main story tonight opposition parties in parliament have agreed to stop borisjohnson holding an election until brexit has been delayed beyond the 31st october. Mps will vote again on monday about whether people should go back to the polls the
We are not going to help borisjohnson shut down parliament and drives us out of the eu over an election period, thats not going to happen. They dont trust the people, they dont want an election, ok, perhaps they dont think they can win, ill go to brussels, ill get a deal. Peers have approved legislation aimed at blocking a possible no deal brexit. Robert mugabe the man who delivered independence for zimbabwe but went on to become its dictator has died at the age of 95. In the wake of hurricane dorian, officials in the bahamas say the situation there is dire and warn the death toll may rise dramatically. In a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 7 30pm well take a look back on a momentous week in british politics and look forward to what we can expect from the coming week at westminster. Just ahead of that the secondary school in sussex, where more than 100 parents and pupils have been staging a protest over gender
On the heroics of ben stokes after that historic innings at headingley yesterday. The women using facebook to name and shame the men who have abused them. Thats in the Victoria Derbyshire review in half an hour, here on bbc news. A new plan to tackle huge wildfires in the amazon rainforest is expected to be agreed at the g7 summit of World Leaders today. Brazilian warplanes have already been dumping water on the burning woodland. This morning, borisjohnson has pledged £10 million in funding to help replace lost trees. Ros atkins is in biarritz now. The agenda of the g7 in biarritz has been many months in the making. It is extremely long. President macron is extremely long. President macron is being ambitious in the issues they are taking on. At one thing that was not on the agenda as it was worked up in the last few weeks ahead of everyone coming here was fires in the amazon. But that has come to be one of the dominant issue is playing out across the weekend and into this monday morni
Meanwhile, the bill which aims to block a no deal brexit has now been approved in the house of lords. An independence icon and a tyrant zimbabwes Robert Mugabe, who led the country for 37 years, has died aged 95. The devastating effect of Hurricane Dorian in the bahamas the islands government warns the final death toll will be staggering. More than a hundred parents and pupils stage a protest over gender neutral uniforms at a secondary school in sussex. Stephen kings classic work im still a creepy conclusion. See what he thinks of that and the rest of the weeks releases in the film review. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Ministers demand for an early general election looks set to be rejected by mps after opposition parties agreed it shouldnt take place until after the eu summit in mid october. Labour, the lib dems, the snp and plaid cymru all agreed not to support the government declaring they wanted an extension to the leave date of october 31st to guarantee no brexit