To block the suspension of the uk parliament. The other main stories on bbc news at five. Ellie gould the 17 year old stabbed to death in may another teenager Thomas Griffiths pleads guilty to her murder. A warning to eat less red meat, cut down on transport if the uk is to meet emissions targets. And, the discovery of a four million year old apes skull in ethiopia that could change our understanding of how humans evolved. Its five oclock, good evening. Our top story is that mps opposed to a no deal brexit, are considering their response to the governments decision, to suspend parliament for five weeks. The formerjustice secretary, david gauke, said next week could be the only opportunity to make their case in the commons, today saw the first resignation from the government, over its plans. Lord young, a whip in the house of lords, says proroguing parliament, risked fundamentally undermining the institution. Ruth davidson has quit too, as tory leader in scotland. But while she says she
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Test. Englands cricketers are sliding towards defeat in birmingham, five wickets down now on the final day. We will have the latest for you. Thanks olly and matt has all the weather one word wet. We are in the height of the Holiday Season we are in the height of the Holiday Season and the weather is in a cantankerous mood, lots of showers around and wetter weather to come, believe it or not. I will have more details in half an hour. Thanks matt. Also coming up on afternoon live, well have the latest from hong kong where police have fired tear gas to disperse democracy activists trying to enforce a general strike. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im martine croxall. The Prime Minister has pledged to spend 850 Million Pounds on nhs building projects, at 20 hospitals in england. The money over the next five years, will be used to upgrade outdated facilities and equipment. A further billion pounds is to be used to tackle a backlog in hospital improvements. Speaking on a visit to a hos
Seriously so i think thats an issue. Met Office Weather warnings for most of the uk today, with thunderstorms likely to bring more flash flooding and travel disruption. The premier League Season gets under way tonight as european champions liverpool take on promoted norwich city at anfield. Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Our top story the chancellor sajid javid has said its a challenging time for world economies as new figures revealed the uk economy shrank in the Second Quarter of this year. The gdp figures show a 0. 2 decline between april and june, the worst performance of the uk economy since 2012. It follows a 0. 5 growth the previous quarter, which was largely put down to manufacturers stockpiling before the missed brexit deadline on march 31st. Even the usually Strong Services sector, showed just 0. 1 growth in todays figures, which have led to fears of a uk recession. Lets get more from our correspondent katy austin, katy what do the figures tell us . It had been e
In a botched burglary. And Scientists Say they found shocking levels of a toxic chemical in the body of one of the uks few Killer Whales. Good morning, imjane hill reporting live from westminster on the day the general Election Campaign officially gets underway. At midnight last Night Parliament was officially dissolved, meaning that from today onwards every seat in the House Commons is up for grabs. Lets bring you up to date with some of the key stories this morning. The eus Chief Negotiator on brexit, Michel Barnier, says britain must honour its obligations as it leaves the eu and warns departure will not be quick or painless. Later today the Prime Minister theresa may will visit the queen at Buckingham Palace to mark the Dissolution Of Parliament. And labour and conservatives have clashed on their tax plans. In the last hour, the European Commissions lead brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has been setting out his guidelines for the discussions on britains departure. It comes amid r