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Luxembourg. And its 60 years to the day since the first man made satellite sputnik one was launched by the russians, marking the start of the space race good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In the next half an hour theresa may is expected to tell her party to shape up when she addresses the conservative conference in manchester. She will set out her vision for the uk, while emphasising the need to improve the lives of ordinary working people. Other speeches are going on at the conference. We will bring you that speech live when it begins. The leader of catalonias devolved government has...

First minister sturgeon thank you, and yes. I think you just heard how much we all love you. I come prepared. [laughter] [applause] look after these for me. Friends, leading this party is a great privilege, one enjoyed by just a few people in our history. Earlier this year, we lost one of our past leaders a true giant of our movement. Gordon wilson had the good fortune to be born in govan in this city. And to represent dundee in the house of commons. Two great cities. When gordon became leader of our party in 1979, he was one of just two snp mps at westminster. Hopes of a new Scottish Parliame...

Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7am injakarta where rescue workers have been searching for survivors after a firework factory exploded in the indonesian capital. At least 47 people have been killed, others are still missing, and dozens were wounded in the blast in the tangerang industrial zone, just west of jakarta. The bbcs ian palmer reports. A factory building destroyed. Just hours before it was full of workers but something went wrong. The fireworks inside caught fire. The explosion was so loud People Living nearby said it sounded like a bomb. Hundreds of fireworks ignited, the fla...

In global News Business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. We begin with a huge leak of secret offshore investments thats revealed the tax affairs of rich and powerful people around the world. The details are contained in millions of documents from a law firm which specialises in offshore arrangements for individuals and companies in tax havens worldwide. Theyve been dubbed the Paradise Papers they were obtained by the german newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and shared with the International Consortium of investigative journalists including t...

There, where those signs are, a couple of hundred yards, its not an easy place forjournalists to go. Particularly when the subject of our investigation is the son of the president and someone very close to him. Hello. Accidents happen in government. People slip on banana skins. There are momentary lapses, or arguments that spill into the public domain. Events can catch cabinets by surprise. Thats normal. At a rate of one every few months. But then theres this government. Since the election knocked the confidence out of the Prime Ministerfive months ago, to many it has just lurched from one sel...