More than four Million People promised on brexit. Are preparing to vote in this weekends local elections in hong kong. It follows months of pro democracy protests, which have become as Prince Andrew is increasingly violent in recent weeks. Pictured horse riding with the queen, another major there have been more than 5,000 arrests since the protests company pulls its support started in june. From his mentoring scheme. A group of orphaned british the premier leagues back children, caught up in the war after the International Break as is jose mourinho, in syria, are said to be in good who takes charge of tottenham spirits, after they were brought for the first time against west ham this lunchtime. Back to the uk. And Robbie Williams lets us theyre the first to be repatriated from an area in the north east of the country, which was formally controlled by the Islamic State into the secret of a happy life. Group. Charities say there could be another 60 british children still stranded in the
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast withjon kay and steph mcgovern. Our headlines today. Showdown in downing street the chancellor confronts borisjohnson after his aide was sacked without his knowledge. £400 million for colleges offering vocational courses in england to support new technical qualifications. The common virus youve probably never heard of but can be dangerous for unborn babies. Well have a special report. Johanna konta is the last brit standing in the us open singles draw. Shes on form and into the fourth round, but an unhappy dan evans is thrashed by Roger Federer. Good morning, its the last day of august. Some of us clinging on to a little bit of warmth and sunshine, but for most, were going to see some rain pushing eastwards, and it turns much coolerjust in time for tomorrow, 1st september. Full weather details on the way, here on breakfast. Its saturday 31st august. Our top story. The chancellor, sajid javid, has confronted borisjohnson over the abrupt sacking of one
To i am sure they dont need to do much to keep the legacy of life. It is not name of groans with me is funke abimbola, who is a Senior Lawyer and diversity leader here in the uk. Morning. Lets start obviously with the japan times picture of. I think they said it was a missile lobbed overjapan. It has travelled 2000 kilometres. That is an interesting word to use. But how worrying is that . It is concerning, and it is counter to the joint us and it is counter to the joint us and south korean efforts, and this aim of hitting the us base in this pacific. I am concerned about how this would escalate. If this can be done so easily, where will it end . Donald trump saying that he will explore his options as well. You are thinking, how on earth will this be pacified . We have the south korean and japanese leaders saying we will put pressure on to the max to force pyongyang to the negotiating table. There is all of this posturing as well when this happens. I think ego is there i say it come int
Post brexit. Staying in the uk, the governments chief Legal Adviser has said that more must be done to make sure that social media doesnt put the right to a fair trial at risk. Hes calling for an inquiry into whether extra reporting restrictions on court cases are needed. And finally, a cookery course might be just what the doctor ordered if youre struggling with diabetes or obesity. So lets begin. With me is Funke Abimbola mbe, Senior Lawyer and diversity leader. Good to see you. Good morning. Lets start with north korea. Weve been here before but this one seems to have gone a bit further and again the question comes up what does eve ryo ne the question comes up what does everyone do . The tests keep coming. Last i was here this was a story and i expressed real concern that this could only go one way and would only escalate. You know, we have a leader in north korea who doesnt feel accountable. He doesnt think that there are any implications, no comeback, ignoring un sanctions and aga
This is the Business Briefing. Im sally bundock. Making America Great again President Trump hails his success in bringing about a blue colour boom in the worlds biggest economy. A report out today into diversity in the boardroom shows britains leading companies are failing to improve. And on the markets where seeing gains across the board, even in asia. Most markets are headed higher today. A short while ago President Donald Trump concluded his third state of the Union Address to the joint houses of congress. As expected, mr trump struck an upbeat note in a speech that set out a case for another four years in office. Lets get more on this story from Samira Hussain who joins me from new york. She was watching that very long speech in which he boldly claimed hed done so much for the us economy. In almost 80 minutes, we heard from us president s donald trump really talk about the us economy. Its because that is something that has been going very well during his presidency and remember, th