Hello there, and welcome to thursday in parliament, where borisjohnson made his first appearance in the commons as Prime Minister and said the uk must get ready for a no deal brexit. We must turbocharge our preparations to make sure that is as little disruption as possible to our national life, and i believe that it is possible. But labour says it wont be the reckless backers of no deal who lose out. He says he has nerve and ambition. Our country does not need arm waving bluster. Whilst the snp predicts the end of the union. I should welcome the Prime Minister to his place, the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. So, Boris Johnson came to the house of commons on his first full day of the job to set out the priorities for his government. On wednesday, mrjohnson met the queen, officially taking over as Prime Minister and then it was back to downing street for a reshuffle that saw him replace half of theresa mays cabinet. With his top team in post, it was time for him to face the h
Against pro democracy demonstrators as they demonstrated for the ninth weekend in a row. If we come down here we can see they have built a barricade here. Another place in the street with a flashing light socket with the police are at. More talks are held to try and avert a strike by thousands of workers at heathrow next week. Cheering. And england take control of the first ashes test at edgbaston. After building a first innings lead of 90, theyve taken a couple of early australian wickets. Well have the latest in half an hour. Good afternoon. Efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing close to the town of Whaley Bridge have entered a third day. Emergency services are in a race against time to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir and reinforce the dam. There are fears that more wet weather tomorrow could see water levels breach the dam, causing serious flooding and a danger to life in Whaley Bridge. This morning, some residents, whod spent a second night away from their h
As they demonstrated for the ninth weekend in a row. If we come down here, we can see theyve built up a bit of a barricade here, these protesters. This is where theyve retreated to because at the other end of the street, where these flashing lights are, is where the police are at. Talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of Heathrow Airport workers are adjourned for the day and will resume tomorrow. More than 170 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday have been cancelled. And coming up in sportsday in half an hour, well have the latest from birmingham as england take control of the first ashes test at edgbaston. Good evening. Efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing close to the town of Whaley Bridge have entered a third day. Emergency services are in a race against time to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir and reinforce the dam. There are fears that more wet weather tomorrow could see water levels breach the dam, causing serious flooding and endangering life i
Brecon and radnorshire by election. Borisjohnsons effective majority in parliament is nowjust one. My very first act as your mp, when i arrive in westminster, will be to find mr borisjohnson, where ever he is hiding, and tell him cloud and clear, stop playing with the future of our communities. Two holiday firms, with bookings from more than 50 thousand people, have ceased trading. England make stready progress in the first ashes test at edgbaston 0pener rory burns is closing in on his century. Well, thats dissapointing. And coming up on the film review, Jason Solomons shares his thoughts on the latest angry birds movie along with the rest of this weeks cinema releases. Welcome to the bbc news at five, im jane hill. Raf helicopter crews are trying to save a dam in derbyshire amid fears it could burst and engulf much of the town of Whaley Bridge. The chinooks are dropping bags of sand, gravel and stone to shore up the dam wall. Experts say the situation is critical. About 1,500 resident
The European Union and we now have in Parliament One more np who will fight to make that happen. Two holiday firms super break and late rooms collapse, affecting tens of thousands of travellers. A maiden test century for rory burns as england fight back on the second day of the ashes. In the last few minutes, Emergency Services have said that theres still a substantial danger to life if the water levels in the dam at Whaley Bridge in derbyshire, cannot be reduced. Raf helicopter crews have been dropping sand, gravel and stones to try to stabilise a damaged wall of the toddbrook reservoir amid fears it could burst and engulf the nearby town. Around 1500 residents were moved out of their homes yesterday, as a precaution. The environment secretary, Theresa Villiers says the situation is not yet stable. Several flood alerts including a severe Flood Warning are still in place for these areas shown here in red. Judith reports. This is the front line, a new defence belt back buy back tonnes o