With our reviewers, asa bennett, the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, and the political writier and academic maya goodfellow. Stay with us for that. Good evening. The chancellor has announced a raft of spending pledges at the conservative Party Conference, among them an increase in the National Living wage. Sajid javid said that over the next five years it would increase to £10. 50 an hour, and the age threshold would be lowered from 25 to 21. But an unwelcome distraction for delegates at the conference has been an allegation that the Prime Minister groped a journalist during a lunch 20 years ago, which he denies. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has sent this report from Party Conference in manchester. What happens to the Prime Minister next, and to the country, is not entirely in Boris Johnsons hands. However many photocalls he grins for, he cant be remotely sure if brussels will budge and give him a brexit deal. Weve made some pretty big moves. Were waiting to see
President trump and racism. 22 years on, prince harry follows in his mothers footsteps, with a visit to the minefields in angola. And the world athletics championships are under way, as competitors deal with blistering temperatures in the gulf state of qatar. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news one of the worlds all news one of the worlds the latest reports, resul interviews all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sport centre. Good evening. The former cabinet minister amber rudd has accused number 10 of using aggressive language over brexit, that incites violence. It comes after a turbulent week, in which mps returned to the commons and engaged in furious exchanges on the floor of the house. But today, borisjohnson once again defended his use of language, and insisted that delivering brexit on october the 31st would take much of the heat out of the debate. Meanwhile, scotlands first minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated shed be open to backing Jeremy
Rapidly in recent years. Also tonight following the death of this teenager in a Road Accident in northamptonshire, the uk calls on the us to waive the diplomatic immunity of the American Woman whos the main suspect. The businesswoman alleged to have been offered favours by borisjohnson when he was mayor of londonrefuses to deny they had an affair. As american troops withdraw from northern syria, the uss main allies in the fight against the Islamic State group, the kurds, say theyve been stabbed in the back by President Trump. And more than 200 arrests in Central London as climate activists take to the streets as part of a worldwide protest against global warming. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we look at the cricketing credentials of former bowling coach Chris Silverwood, as he takes the top job with the england cricket team. Good evening. We start tonight with a special report on the relentless increase in knife crime across england and wales. Police say theyre struggling to
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
This is bbc news, the headlines a dramatic escalation in the war of words between President Trump President Trump has stepped up his furious attacks and his opponents in on the democrats running the democratic party, the impeachment inquiry. On the question of impeachment. He lashed out at adam schiff the president has given a series chairman of the house intelligence of irate news conferences. Without offering any evidence, committee calling him a low life who should be he accused adam schiff, investigated for treason. The leading democrat who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, of being a low life whod committed treason. He also revisited discredited mr schiff said the Trump Administration was trying allegations againstjoe biden, to frustrate the investigation. The leading president ial theres been a cautious hopeful for the democrats, response from the eu, after the British Government and claimed mr biden and his son delivered its new brexit proposals. Were stone cold crooked.