In the opening game of the Rugby Union World cup. A capacity crowd of 50,000 at tokyo stadium watched the home team crush the outsiders. I day of worldwide protests are reaching its climax in new york where people are gathering to be addressed by Greta Thunberg. She hopes that this will mark a social Tipping Point. Millions commit many of School Children ranging throughout the day ranging from small disc demonstrations on the of allens two big marches in cities like melbourne and berlin. Earlier. Earlier, iasked robjackson, chair of the Global Carbon project, what he thought of the protests. God love them for making themselves heard. 0ur youth, our god love them for making themselves heard. 0uryouth, our kids god love them for making themselves heard. 0ur youth, our kids may accomplish what my generation of scientists and advocates have not. Hats off to them. And what impact do you think they will have if any . think they are having an impact and we are having an impact. People see and
The surgery revolutionised the way Heart Disease is treated. I was iwasa i was a second Year Medical Student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president kennedy being shot in dallas. And englands cricketers face a battle to stay in the second ashes test after australia take command on day two in adelaide. More to come in sports day in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet minister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Your chances of getting a job, findin
Good evening, welcome to sportsday with me jessica creighton. Coming up englands cricketers endure another tough day in the second ashes test in adelaide. Manchester city again leave it late as their winning run continues against west ham. And history for hewett, hes the first british singles champion at the wheelchair masters. Lots to come this sunday evening, including the latest on tiger woods comeback. But cricket first, england had another difficult day in adelaide. Joe roots decision to bowl first was again under scrutiny, as australia declared on a42 for 8 on day two of the 2nd ashes test. England, who are already one down in the series, closed on 29 for 1. Our Sports Correspondent andy swiss has more. A strange solution to many, but as he completed a brilliant essentially, it suddenly made sense. Was £5 . Was eetheef si n 7 7 7777 ii 5; ; fz 54~; l; fzia gaggle 7 ~ 7 , play 7757}; 4 ; l; 7 77 7 43. 47 7 7 777 7 7 play for the day and we the indian play for the day and we the
Theresa may is coming under increasing pressure to adopt a tougher line during brexit negotiations as she prepares to travel to brussels tomorrow, for talks with the president of the european commission. She is hoping Jean Claude Juncker will signal that sufficient progress has been made to allow negotiations to begin on trade and the uks future relationship with the eu. Yet some leading brexiteers have written an open letter to mrs may setting out their demands. Heres our political correspondent, alex forsyth. When these two meet tomorrow it will take more than polite greetings. His verdict will be crucial in deciding if they have edged close enough together on key issues for eu leaders to agree to Start Talking trade when they meet later this month. Meanwhile, a handful of brexit backing conservative mps have increased the pressure on the Prime Minister, signing a letter setting out their demands including a promise that the European Court ofjustice will cease to have any jurisdictio
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Joining me are the former pensions minister, ros altman and the writer and broadcaster, mihir bose. Tomorrows front pages. Starting with. Lets start with the telegraph it carries a warning from the Prime Minister, that there are tough times ahead as he introduces new restrictions to fight the virus. Borisjohnson is urging the nation to summon discipline and resolve, in order to beat the virus. The Financial Times reports that mrjohnson has abandoned attempts to persuade workers to return to the office, as covid cases spike. The pm has refused to rule out a second lockdown, if people dont follow the new rules. Thats in the daily mail. According to the i, Scientists Say the new restrictions will not be enough to stop the resurgent virus. And, the mirror reports that Business Leaders fear huge job losses, as the Prime Minister says the new covid curbs could last six months. Good to see you both. Thank