Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uks leading journalists with the foreign correspondents who write under the dateline london for the folks back home. Last week, Boris Johnson was appointed Prime Minister and made himself ministerfor the union. But might he be a latter day lord north, who won power but lost britains american colonies . In hong kong, eight successive weekends of protest turned violent last sunday. Is china preparing a crackdown . With me this weekend are us journalist henry chu from variety international, Agnes Poirier who writes for the french magazine, marianne. Maria margaronis, who writes for the nation, and has presented documentaries about the greek crisis and migration, and polly toynbee, a long standing columnist with the british newspaper the guardian. Welcome to you all. Boris johnsons championship of the union of england, scotland, wales and Northern Ireland or the awesome foursome, to use t
Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uks leading journalists with the foreign correspondents who write under the dateline london for the folks back home. Last week, Boris Johnson was appointed Prime Minister and made himself ministerfor the union. But might he be a latter day lord north, who won power but lost britains american colonies . In hong kong, eight successive weekends of protest turned violent last sunday. Is china preparing a crackdown . With me this weekend are us journalist henry chu from variety international, anyes poirier who writes for the french magazine, marianne. Maria margaronis, who writes for the nation, and has presented documentaries about the greek crisis and migration, and polly toynbee, a long standing columnist with the british newspaper the guardian. Welcome to you all. Boris johnsons championship of the union of england, scotland, wales and Northern Ireland or the awesome foursome, to use t
Met office are concerned about the heavy showers stretching from the midlands into scotland through the afternoon and on into the evening, so afternoon and on into the evening, so potentially very heavy and thundery downpours to come. Up to 2030 thundery downpours to come. Up to 20 30 millimetres in a short space of time, along with hail and thunder. Hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines two Mass Shootings in the United States the first in a Walmart Store in el paso, texas, where 20 people were killed. The second shooting took place in dayton, ohio ten people, including the shooter, have died. Police are stopping Whaley Bridge residents from returning to their homes as more heavy rain is expected in derbyshire amid the battle to prevent the towns dam from collapsing. Boris johnson announces £1. 8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uks leading journalist
With irelands Prime Minister, in person with sinn fein as he urged them to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland with the scottish leader of his own party in edinburgh, and finally with the voters, when the tories lost a by election in the welsh seat of brecon and radnorshire. Much of this is explained by the growing prospect that the uk will leave the European Union at the end of october without a deal on departure and without even the start of negotiations on a future trading relationship. Mrjohnson has described the prospect as vanishingly small, yet at the same time his chancellor announced an additional £2. 1 billion for no deal planning. Mixed messages, to what purpose . Mixed messages, to what purpose7m has been the most extraordinary opening week of any Prime Minister in living memory, disasters from every direction. First of all the pound fell to percent and then fell again. The bank of england came out and said there was a high chance we would be in recession next year a
At what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 7 oclock, beyond 100 days is live in virginia where voting is under way to choose a new governor. Following the sentencing of a 90 year old man who knocked down and killed two women, well explore the wider issue with a charity that aims to keep older drivers safe behind the wheel. And following the revelations emerging in the paradise papers, we will speak to two tax experts later one here in the uk, another in the cayman islands. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im hugh wooencroft. Here are our main headlines. Back in management and, he says, hungry to get things right. David moyes arrives to take charge of west ham united. The england football squad has been hit by a raft of withdrawals of some of the most experienced players ahead of the friendlies against germany and brazil. And stoking the spirit stuart broad says england can cope without their all rounder ben