Morning what Water Companies can charge over the next five years. It could mean cuts to bills, and a demand to spend more on plugging leaks. Ben stokes is named bbc Sports Personality of the year. The all rounder capped off a brilliant, world cup winning year by picking up the main award in aberdeen. You have helped a lot of people. You have helped a lot of peopleli do hope so. Dont hope so, you have. We continue to follow terrences incredible story. He touched all our hearts last week after coming on breakfast to talk about spending 20 christmases on his own. Might makea might make a frosty start with the risk of ice in the northern half of the uk. There is a lot of dry weather. Some showers in parts. More details in 50 minutes. Its monday the 16th of december. Our top story the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, will welcome more than a hundred new mps to westminster today as he aims to deliver on his election promise to get brexit done. Parliament wont officially open until thursday, so
The duke and duchess of sussex end their tour of Southern Africa as the couple sue a sunday newspaper for publishing a private letter. Tributes are paid to the former itn and bbc news presenter Peter Sissons who has died at the age of 77. In a moment, the National Bulletin with a full round up, but first, borisjohnson has laid out his new proposals for a brexit withdrawal deal and used his First Party Conference speech as leader to urge compromise from the eu. The Prime Minister has suggested an alternative to the controversial irish backstop, that would mean Northern Ireland staying in the Single Market but leaving the Customs Union with the rest of the uk. It gives the Northern Ireland assembly a say, and proposes no hard border checks on the movement of goods. This is what mrjohnson told Party Members today. Yes, this is a compromise by the uk and help very much that our friends understand that and compromise in their tone. Because of the field to getan their tone. Because of the fi
The air. Hong kong finds itself at the clash authoritarianism against freedom. Dina asher smith becomes the first ever british woman to win a medal in the 100 meters, at the world athletics championships. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers, with our reviewersjoel taylor and Benedicte Paviot stay with us for that. Good evening. Borisjohnson says hes been a model of restraint when it comes to the language hes used in the brexit debate. It follows a week of bitter exchanges between mps in the commons, and accusations his rhetoric has been inflammatory. 0n the first day of the conservative Party Conference ,in manchester, the Prime Minister refused to apologise for words such as surrender, when describing the legislation designed to stop the uk leaving the European Union without a deal. This report from our Political Editor, laura kuenssberg, contains some flash photography. No welcome from the reds when the blues are in town. A Party Conference for a new Prime Minister migh
It is slowly coming to me that i am a World Champion which means so much to me. Around four million women will hear if changes to their state pensions amounted to discrimination. As the last emergency flights bring back stranded thomas cook customers, im at customers, Manchester Airport, where later today therell a jobs fairfor ex thomas cook workers. Afair bit a fair bit of sunshine, changing as storm lorenzo approaches introducing hailfor storm lorenzo approaches introducing hail for some. Its thursday, the 3rd of october. Our top story Boris Johnsons plans for a new brexit deal will go under scrutiny today following their announcement at the conservative party conference. In westminster theyll be debated by mps. Meanwhile european leaders are still considering a detailed response. The question is whether the Prime Ministers proposals are enough to break the deadlock before the leave date on 31st october. Our political correspondent, Jessica Parker has more. Borisjohnson has always b
Good morning. Whether this will really make a difference for passengers bus. A new british record and a silver medal for Dina Asher Smith you may not bejumping at the world athletics you may not be jumping forjoy when championship in doha. A brilliant performance but not many you hear the weather today because we have more heavy rain coming in people there in the stadium to watch it. From the south west which will good morning. After such a wet and exacerbate the situation we had at the weekend but before that, a lot windy weekend for part of the uk, of dry weather, some sunshine and some fog patches in the west. I will today, we are off to a dry and have more later on. Bright start before many more heavy rain sweeps in from the its monday the 30th september. Our top story south west later. I will have more the conservatives are aiming inis south west later. I will have more to get their Party Conference back in 15 minutes. On track following allegations about its monday the 30th septe