Aid agencies say the situation is desperate. Good evening. Senior ministers have rejected claims by their former cabinet colleague, amber rudd that securing a new brexit deal is no longer the governments main objective. Amber rudd, who resigned last night as work and pensions secretary, said up to 90 of the governments time is now spent preparing for a no dael departure at the end of october. She described the expulsion of 21 conservative mps who oppose no deal as an assault on decency and democracy. Our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. Reporter morning amber. Amber rudd says that when she accepted a post in Boris Johnsons cabinet, she did so in good faith, believing he wanted a brexit deal. But since then, shed seen little evidence that the government was putting in enough preparation to get one. There is this huge machine preparing for no deal, which is fine. You might expect in the balance between getting a deal and no deal 50 50 in terms of work, but its not that, its
It will feel quite a lot warmer as well, but there is some wet and windy weather there in the north west later on. Hello, this is bbc news. Iam martine i am martine croxall. The headlines amber rudd quits borisjohnsons cabinet, attacking his handling of brexit the government insists it is doing all it can to get a new deal. You might expect in the balance between getting a deal and no deal, 50 50 in terms of work, but its not that. Its, like, 80, 90 of government time going into preparing for no deal. We are working wholeheartedly, straining every sinew to get a deal, and the Prime Minister is personally putting in all the significant effort you would expect. Peace talks between the taliban and the us are called off President Trump blames a deadly attack in the afghan capital, kabul. Hours to go before British Airways pilots go on strike, affecting up to 300,000 passengers. Joy for australia theyve retained the ashes, after bowling out england on the final day of the fourth test at old
Joy for australia. Theyve retained the ashes after bowling out england on the final day of the fourth test at old trafford. Good evening. Government ministers have dismissed the accusation of a former senior colleague that too little effort is going into securing a new Brexit Agreement with the eu. Amber rudd, who resigned from the cabinet last night, said today that the vast majority of brexit focused work was going towards no deal and that there were no formal negotiations with brussels. Shes also called the expulsion of 21 conservative mps opposed to no deal an assault on decency and democracy. The chancellor sajid javid says the government hasnt given up on a deal and is sticking to plans to leave at the end of october, come what may. 0ur Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. From cabinet minister to backbench mp overnight, amber rudd walked out of government no longer believing the Prime Ministers priority was to get a new brexit deal. This morning im joined by the now f
Smith was on 118 they thought they got him out caught in the slips but replay showed that jack leach had overstepped the mark. It was a no ball so a reprieve for steve smith. Heartbreakfor ball so a reprieve for steve smith. Heartbreak for england. From there smith went on to score a double hundred and even the england fans who havent exactly warmed to him in the wake of the ball tampering scandal, even they gave him a warm round of applause when he was finally out for 211. Australia eventually declaring on 497 8. England hope to get through to the close without losing a wicket but joe generally was out before the close. Brantley joe generally was out before the close. Bra ntley caught joe generally was out before the close. Brantley caught forjust four. That means england will now face a huge battle if they are to stay in the smash and save their ashes hopes. Yeah, andy swiss there on the man of the moment, the man of the series so far. Heres what some of steve smiths contemporaries h
The atlantic and pick up on two tropical systems. Hurricane dorian, thatis tropical systems. Hurricane dorian, that is the forecast track along the eastern seaboard and Tropical Storm gabriel, more out into the mid atlantic. Gabriel, more out into the mid atla ntic. If we gabriel, more out into the mid atlantic. If we move things through to tuesday we can pick up roughly where there. The low the re m na nts of roughly where there. The low the remnants of dorian, this little load the remnants of gabriel. We get some wet around the middle of the week from what is left of dorian and a speu from what is left of dorian and a spell of rain on thursday from gabriel. But still that area of High Pressure is seeking to the south west of the uk. Dry across the southern half, whether across Northern Areas but still in the cooler side as we head into next weekend. Hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. We will be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First the headlines the P