but the tuc represents 49 different unions. they have taken a step back from that slightly but it is still a strong message in saying that if there are three red lines had metastases, than they would support the idea of another referendum. they were talking about protecting workers' rights, jobs and also there being no hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. brexit the focus of today but more days to come at the conference. what can we expect to hear about? within the last hour, doors havejust expect to hear about? within the last hour, doors have just opened here at the convention centre where the congress is taking place. the first few delegates already arriving keen. tomorrow we will get much more detail within that speech as to what those red lines consist of and when it would be triggered, the idea of the tuc support for a second referendum. we will be hearing from many others. brexit not the only issue. they're all so concerned about the future of work here, how workers can be supported in a mode

the tuc is calling for a shorter working week. its general secretary, frances 0‘grady, told its annual congress that a four—day working week is achievable — before the end of this century. many areas of the police service in england and wales are "on the verge of crisis". that‘s the warning from the president of the police superintendents‘ association, gavin thomas. the uk economy grew more strongly than expected in july, as the heatwave and world cup boosted the retail sector. police in paris have arrested a man, said to be an afghan national, on suspicion of stabbing seven people, including two british tourists with a knife. people between the ages of 45 and 65 are being urged to have alcohol—free days after a study suggests this age group is most likely to exceed recommended alcohol limits. and a baby girl who survived being born with her heart outside her body is preparing to come home after nine months in hospital. we‘ll bring you the latest on vanellope wilkins from nottingham. more now on one of our main stori

this isjust the start of the tuc conference and brexit is taking centre stage. it is a stronger warning than we expected, a stronger warning than we expected, a couple of the unions have previously said that they want the public to have a vote in that final say on the brexit deal, whatever happens. this is a slight step back, the tuc represent 49 different unions and there is is a slav —— is slightly softer stance saying that if the deal does not support the rights of workers are give them enoughin rights of workers are give them enough in terms ofjob security and also real security around the issue of the border in northern ireland, if those things do not fall into place, then the public should have a say but it is a stronger stance than we have heard up until now from the tuc. you mentioned some of the red line, if this and if that, do we know what the definition is of a potential disaster for workers that you talked about? what kind of things are they looking for from the brexit negotiations? well, that is not all that clear despite what frances o'grady l

the tuc has said it will back the campaign for another public vote on brexit if the government doesn't secure a final deal. speaking on the bbc‘s andrew marr programme, the tuc‘s general secretary, frances o'grady, said the uk was in danger of crashing out of the eu, and called for more time for negotiations to take place. frances o'grady was also asked if unions supported a second vote on brexit. i want to serve notice to the prime minister today that if we don't get the deal that working people need then the tuc will be throwing ourfull weight behind a campaign for a popular vote so that people get a say on whether the deal is good enough or not because, you know, i'm a trade unionist. there is no way a trade unionist would negotiate a deal and not go back to their members. the headlines on bbc news. boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. high drama at the us open as serena williams loses her cool and the final. rules which prevented some victims of crime from claiming comp

that‘s the claim of union body the tuc. our business correspondent, colletta smith has been to cardiff to find out if it could work. here at indycube, they rent out space to small businesses. marie and ru55 only work four days a week but they still get a full pay cheque. sometimes if you use your day to get the hoovering done and get the house chores done, you have then got your weekend wide open and you‘re not kind of playing catch up. it's rare i take a set day, if i'm honest. it can be just working shorter days across the week. i write short stories and various different things which i just probably wouldn‘t have the time or the energy to do otherwise. it's terrific in managing your family commitments, school runs, being there for those. who doesn‘t want to work le55 hours if they can? i think it‘s something that, aside from services that have to be in place long—term, i don‘t see why four days isn‘t do—able for most people. my father would work long hours and be away a lot. i maybe wouldn't see him for a

well, that's what the tuc is calling for. yes, general secretary — frances 0'grady will tell its conference later that advances in new technology could be for the benefit of everyone — not just big bosses and shareholders. lynn collins is a regional officerfor the tuc, she joins us now from manchester. good morning. you're at the conference. just tell us more about this speech coming later from france's 0'grady. many people think that it sounds great but will it ever be a reality? well today we look forward to the future and trade unions have always been about getting people work to share the benefits. if we introduce technologies that increased productivity we're saying that should be shared and one way to do thatis should be shared and one way to do that is to think about both issues of work and life balance that trade unions have always fought for over the years. always argued that the balance should be right between work and life and this is just the next step journey of and life and this is just the next stepjourney

frances o'grady, the leader of the tuc knows that not every union wants to have a new referendum, so she was very clear that there are circumstances which would trigger it if a deal that comes back from brussels is unacceptable, for example, or if the prime minister does not extend the talks to try and get a better deal. nonetheless, listen to that language, putting her full weight behind the popular vote. that will put a lot of pressure on the labour leadership. there is pressure onjeremy corbyn from some of his own activists to debate this in a couple of weeks' time at their annual conference, for labour to harden its position on this idea of having a new referendum on the eu. so having the leader of the trade union movement representing some of the big trade unions who will be at that labour conference, saying that they are prepared to campaign to get that referendum, i think, is significant. but as i say, not every trade union agrees with this and we spoke to the leader of the rail union, the rmt, who had backed brexit. he warned his fellow trade unionists that quite simply somet

the tuc of course are discussing lots of different issues. they represent 49 different issues. they represent 49 different unions so they all have their own agendas. the real thrust throughout this week is the applications for workers of new technology, of the changes in the nature of work. 0—hours contracts, a lot of big issues up for debate. of course it is brexit that dominates everything at the moment. thank you. a group representing religious education teachers and faith organisations has called for big changes to the way the subject is taught in england. the commission for religious education says children should learn about atheism and humanism, as well as the main faiths, to better reflect modern britain. north korea has held a military parade to mark its 70th anniversary — but in contrast with previous years, long—range missiles — with the potential to carry nuclear warheads — were not on show. donald trump, who is hoping to persuade north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme, called it a "big and very positive statement." our correspondent laura bi

the tuc is calling for a four day working week — with a five day pay packet. we know many of you catch our programme while you're supposed to be working, so we wanted to find out from you today — where you watch our programme and how you watch — are you at home? in the office? gym? watching on your normal tv, or laptop or mobile? do let me know. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you re emailing and are happy for us to contact you — and maybe want to take part in the programme — please include your phone

if it doesn't protectjobs, rights of work and peace in northern ireland, then the tuc will throw our weight behind the call for a vote on the terms of the deal. in sweden gains for the far right, after immigration dominates the election campaign. iam in i am in stockholm where the far right is making political history, upending this country's long, liberal tradition. upending this country's long, liberaltradition. north korea's birthday parade, but this time its long range missiles are kept out of sight. you owe me an apology, i have never cheated in my life! you owe me an apology, i have never cheated in my life! and serena williams is fined over this outburst at the us open, igniting a row over sexism in tennis. good evening. the former foreign secretary boris johnson's latest intervention on brexit has been attacked by fellow conservatives as "outrageous" and "disgusting" after he likened the prime minister's proposals to a suicide vest with the detonator given to the eu. in a newspaper article he said the chequers plan was a humiliation that gives brussels what it wants. our poli

the tuc is also putting pressure on the labour leadership. jeremy corbyn was to keep the option of another referendum on the back burner but frances o'grady of the tuc was sounding far more positive about the prospect of a new vote. all we're all we‘ re left all we're left with, with 200 days to go before potentially we crashed out of the the eu, all we got left is that campaign and call for a popular vote and if the prime minister won't come back with a deal that the people deserve we will be firing our weight behind that campaign. you've made it clear what you want the prime minister to do, but what about the leader of the opposition? different organisations will make their own decisions but it's time that politicians focused on what people are telling them. when labour holds its conference in two weeks some unions and grassroots members want to see the party going much further in the direction of a new referendum. i asked the shadow chancellor if he's prepared to move. i want chancellor if he's prepared to move. iwanta chancellor if he's

the tuc welcomes the prospect of new employment rights but says these alone will not help everyone in the gig economy. these are people who might be missing out on their legal rights, but often it is difficult for them to enforce even the rights they have. they do not have power in the workplace. they face things like employers saying, if you turn down the shift, we won't give you any shifts next week. some people in casual contracts here in manchester welcomed labour's plans. just because you are working casually, or 9—5, you should have the same, regardless. the student should have good rights, as well. and the shadow chancellor will tell the tuc today he wants to give workers in regular employment more of a financial stake in their companies. after a torrid summer that highlighted divisions over anti—semitism and brexit, labour are hoping for a brighter autumn. expect to see a steady flow of policy announcements over the next few weeks and at their annual conference, all designed to portray themselves as an alternative party of government, but as they provide more detail, they

at what stage another potential referendum would be called for by the tuc is more questionable. we might get more clarity tomorrow as frances o'grady gives her keynote speech. brexiters taking centre stage today, but what are we likely to here for the rest of the week? the tuc discussing lots of different issues, they represent 49 different unions and they will have their own agendas, but the real thrust this week is the implications for workers of new technology, the changes in the nature of work, zero—hours contracts, there are a lot of big issues up for discussion but of course it is brexit dominating everything at the moment. a group representing religious education teachers and faith organisations has called for big changes to the way the subject is taught in england. the commission for religious education says children should learn about atheism and humanism, as well as the main faiths, to better reflect modern britain. north korea has held a military parade to mark its 70th anniversary — but in contrast with previous years, long—range missiles — with the potential

my sister unions in the tuc are likewise. brexit is uppermost in most people‘s minds, my union last week made the decision that it should be the people who decide on the final deal in which week out of brexit. not a second referendum at all, but a public vote on the deal, on the terms on which we come out of europe. at the moment you warned that things like next day deliveries could be a thing of the past. that's exactly right. we seen that if brexit goes through under the chequers plan then it could literally mean that next day deliveries would be a thing of the past. i‘m not sure that‘s what people voted for when they voted to come out of the european union. that‘s why the gmb is insistent it should be the people who decide the terms we come out, just as it was the people who decided whether we should come out in the first place. a coroner has told the inquests into the deaths of five people killed in the westminster bridge attack that lives were torn apart in "82 seconds of terrible drama". conservative opponents o

you are speaking at the tuc, what message do you want to get across? two things, lots of people now are concerned about insecurity in employment and we need to address that, there have been recent think—tank report, last week concerned were expressed in what we call the gig economy. we have to tackle that and that means giving those workers, basic rights, rights to sick pay, maternity and paternity leave, the right to protection against unfair dismissal, properly in terms of ensuring they get proper termination notices if they are told theirjob will be going, those sorts of thing, the second thing is, a new idea that is often implemented across on our european countries which is a shared ownership scheme so when a company is making profits it distributes some of the profits in share, to its employee, to its worker, in a collective form and in that way, you build up for the workers themselves a stakeholder, a stake in that company, they become stake holders and all the research coming out from the government's treasury has been saying that meaning act

in a speech at the tuc this week, justin welby also criticised the so—called gig economy and zero hours contracts. it's since emerged the church has shares in amazon. 0ur religion editor martin bashir is with me. so explain a little bit more about all of this, what has gone on here it is worth remembering that the archbishop wasn't speaking to the church but he sounded as if he was preaching to converted judging by the tuc reaction, as you say he attacked the gig economy, zero hours contracts and he reserved particularly criticism for online companies like amazon which he said paid virtually no contribution in taxes and made no contribution to society. it merged that the church of england which invested round £25 billion in its overall portfolio names amazon as one of the top companies in which it invests in, so this has resonance with what he said in 2013, if you remember he attacked the payday lender wonga and it subsequently emerged that the church of england had an indirect investment, albeit small, once again, he has been critical of these companies only to find out that the churc

here in the uk, the the leader of the tuc will say we should work a 4—day week for more pay thanks to advances in technology. but doctors recommend drink free days for those in their middle age. so we are asking what will improve your work—life balance? tell us what you think, just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing we start in sweden where a far—right, anti—immigration, anti—eu party has made significant gains in the country's general election. the leader of the sweden democrats says he's ready to cooperate with other political groups to form a government, but neither the ruling centre—left, nor the oppoistion centre—right wants to work with him. according to sweden's public broadcaster, the centre—left social democrats, led by the prime minister, stefan lofven, are in first place with 28.4% of the vote. the moderates, led by ulf kristersson, have 19.8%. and the sweden democrats, whose leader isjimmie aukesson, are in third place, with 17.6%, giving them cause to celebrate, asjenny hill reports from stockholm. the far right just late the far rightjust late british politica

he's told the tuc conference that casual staff should be eligible for sick pay, maternity leave and other benefits. from manchester here's our political correspondent, iain watson. take a short car ride across manchester and you will see how much the so—called gig economy touches oui’ the so—called gig economy touches our everyday lives. the snack, order a takeaway, see a new building going up a takeaway, see a new building going up around you, you are probably seeing someone who is in insecure employment. for some people the irregular hours work. you start any time you want and stop any time you want. there is flexibility and freedom which is good. but casual work does not suit everyone. the unions say nearly 4 million people do not have a regular permanent, full—time contract and labour's message to the tuc is that if they get into government they will be giving new rights to the people in the gig economy. we will extend full rights to all workers, entitling eve ryo ne rights to all workers, entitling everyone in insecure work to sickbay, maternity rights and the right against u

that is the warning from the tuc as their annual gathering gets under way and the leader of britain's leading trade unionists said she could now put the full weight of the tuc behind a new referendum on a final brexit deal. just 200 days to go, before potentially we crash out of the eu, all we have got left is that campaign and call for a popular vote, and if the prime minister will not come back with a deal that working people deserve, then we will be throwing our weight behind that campaign. you have made it very clear what you want the prime minister to do, what do you want the leader of the opposition to do? different organisations will make their own democratic decisions, and it is about time, i think, that politicians focused on what people are telling them, that they want a say. oh, and who is this? not an official speaker. the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer has been meeting senior trade unionists behind closed doors. some unions have been pressing him to take the option of a referendum off the back burner and to adopt their policy of calling for a new vote. in our consti

calls for a four day working week: the tuc says workers should share the wealth from new technology. the punishment of serena williams was sexist, according to the governing body of women's tennis. commentator: what a way to bring up three figures. alastair cook has done it. another standing ovation for alastair cook as he signs off his test career with a century. # now we're back together, together # i wanna show you and together again... kylie and jason reunited on stage in hyde park. and coming up on bbc news... it's all about alastair cook on day four of england's fifth and final test against india. the former captain's playing in his last international match. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a former minister is warning the tory party faces a "catastrophic split" if theresa may presses ahead with her brexit strategy. steve baker, who recently resigned from the brexit department, said up to 80 tory mps will vote against the prime minister's chequers plan for leaving the eu. it follows a weekend of renewed infighting among conservatives, after boris johnson compa

being put down at the tuc conference. can you hear me 0k?” can, thank you. good morning. good morning. do you support this call? yes, we absolutely do support this call. it is significant that it is over 30 years since corporal punishment was banned in schools. schools were allowed to administer corporal punishment because they we re corporal punishment because they were in loco parentis, acting on behalf of the parents. that 30 years has seen lots of changes in people's understanding and appreciation of the damage that physical punishment for children can have and we think now is the time, like 60 other countries, to ensure that it should be abolished in the home and elsewhere. but that means you support criminalising a parent who might smack their child on the arm or the back of the legs. well, i think there is a fundamental difference between a light tap but when you start administering corporal punishment, smacking in a way which hurts the child, that cannot be acceptable in the 21st century and we really need to ensure it doesn't happen and the government needs a res

the tuc calls for a four—day week — saying fewer working days is achievable before the end of this century. and batting out in style: alastair cook scores a century in his final test innings for england before his international retirement. i remember cutting at 97 in thinking thatis i remember cutting at 97 in thinking that is three more and as he let go i thought he has lodged that pretty ha rd i thought he has lodged that pretty hard and then as soon as i thought he was not anywhere near that i thought it just kind he was not anywhere near that i thought itjust kind of erupted. good evening. the inquests into the deaths of five people killed in last year's westminster bridge attack have heard how lives were torn apart "by 82 seconds of high and terrible drama". four members of the public were killed after being run down by khalid masood on the 22nd of march last year. pc keith palmer was stabbed and died in the forecourt of the palace of westminster. masood was then shot dead by armed officers. the inquests were shown cctv footage of the moment the attack unfolded. our home affairs corre

frances 0'grady, the leader of the tuc, the general secretary, one of the biggest trade union bodies in the biggest trade union bodies in the uk, she's going to be saying in her speech later that we need to be looking at a future where workers work four days a week. they are paid more for that. we need to share the wealth from new technology with workers. would you at least agree that point? this is a two pronged thing. she's absolutely right. those working for the likes of amazon for a pittance. they are overworked. amazon, for example, there's the delivery company... those people need to be compensated adequately for one, and secondly, they need to be paid adequate wages. she's absolutely right there. but when she goes into the four—day week... look, work will change, with modern technology we will work more from home and more on the go. in a country that's a bit of a laggard, as we are in terms of competitiveness. in competitive this indexes, and going into brexit, this is not the time to talk about the four—day week —— competitiveness.” worked a four—day week but that

thanks for the latest at the tuc congress. the headlines on bbc news: the eu's chief negotiator has said that an agreement on the first stage of brexit can be reached within six to eight weeks if people are realistic. but following the latest criticism from borisjohnson, there are new warnings from senior tories that the conservative party will split if the prime minister persists with her chequers plan. and... lives torn apart in seconds — the coroner speaks at the inquests into the deaths of those caught up in the westminster bridge attack last year. and in sport, england have made an excellent start in the field, chasing 464 for victory in the fifth test at the oval. and all that after alastair cook signed off with a century in his final test match. the women's tennis association has shown its support for serena williams after she claimed sexism was a factor in her being penalised again after a series of code violations during her us open final defeat. and scotland star the nation ‘s league campaign against albania this

and the top story in the uk: the tuc general secretary has said trade unions could throw their "full weight" behind the campaign for a referendum on a final brexit deal — unless the government secures a deal that protects working people. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. backing a winner. it is notjust naomi osaka's fans. in a major sponsor naomi osaka's fans. in a major sponsor cheering her victory. floods, hurricane and droughts and wildfires. the economic cost of climate change rises with the temperature. hello and welcome to asia business report. as we have been reporting on newsday, japanese fa ns been reporting on newsday, japanese fans are celebrating the victory of tennis star naomi osaka at the us open. that it is also a huge windfall her sponsor, nissan. open. that it is also a huge windfall hersponsor, nissan. naomi was born in japan windfall hersponsor, nissan. naomi was born injapan but brought up in the us and herfather ‘s decision was born injapan but brought up in the us and her father ‘s decision to have her represent japan was to att

more coverage on bbc newsroom lives at the tuc conference. this years miss america has been taken by storm by a candidate who didn't win. in fact miss michigan, emily sioma ? didnt even get into the final round ? but she s the main talking point of the pageant, for speaking out over a water contamination scandal in her home state. in 2014, the water supply to the town of flint was changed — lead waste from the local car manufacturing industry, which had leeched into it, basically ended up in the drinking water supply. it's part of a wider problem in the state which has incensed miss michigan. bbc‘s our world investigated the story of flint‘s contaminated water supply back in november 2016 — here's a short extract from that film. she provoked an outpouring of support on social media. the city of flint health adviser says we appreciate you and congratulate you on your accomplishment. the young women's christian association tweeted this... we will talk live to emily in a moment, there she is, waiting to talk to you but now, back to that

in the run—up to the party conference, we have the tuc this week, the labour party, liberal democrats, we have of course the conservative party conference, and these are borisjohnson 's first public comments since it has been made official he is splitting from his wife and a very long 25 year marriage, and this is the mail on sunday pointing out obviously but this is paving the way for a potential leadership did. now, they call it a ferocious attack and it is indeed ferocious on his former boss the prime minister —— bid. he said her feeble handling of the brexit negotiations have quite "pathetic checkers deal" and the government 's quote" semi— masochistic relationship with the eu." he is known to his plain speaking and certainly, very true to form. but what is interesting, whereas some observers speculate mrjohnson 's marital crisis would actually torpedo his lifelong dream of becoming prime minister, is this him continuing to clear the decks, really, and clearly beginning or continuing i should say, to set out his stall with this kind of language about wrapping a suicide vest

sixteen's on the problems of the tuc yet and according to the russian ministry of defense that attack happened when the russian aircraft was some thirty five kilometers off the coast of syria is just at this stage we have no more information in terms of what's happening on the ground we know that a search and rescue operation is underway and that this attack happened at around ten o'clock on local time in the evening yemen is what we've been trying to get reaction from the israeli side as of yet no confirmation no denial simply no comment from the israeli side the syrians themselves are saying that the attacks were to quote fallen also to quote came from the sea but they haven't confirmed that the attacks were carried out by israel we are hearing that from the russian side the attacks apparently targeted a power station as well as two facilities that are held and on the hands of the syrian army and the initial figures suggest that seven people are injured on the ground so at this stage a developing story we'll bring you updates as and when we receive them but it's hugely alarming unle

colletta smith is at the tuc congress in manchester for us. tell us more about the message from labour at the tuc today. the speech is due to kick off at 4pm with the shadow chancellor addressing congress and the message you heard him explaining is something that will go down well here with the union members. issues they have campaigned for, trying to look at for a long while, about insecure workers, zero—hours contracts, people who do not necessarily have long—term contracts, the idea of the gig economy. john mcdonnell says those individuals should have the same rights as people on more secure contracts in longer term jobs, that they should have the right to sick pay, maternity pay, that a lot take for granted. although the unions represent 49 different organisations and sectors of the economy, many of those individuals are not represented by unions. we are talking about almost 3 million working in the gig economy and often they are not members of unions because they work in such flexible contracts, often switching industries. often they

house as and joined the tuc congress house as a researcher. i have always been immensely proud of my trade union origins and! immensely proud of my trade union origins and i will tell you this is an honour, an absolute honour to be invited to address congress, and i wa nt to invited to address congress, and i want to say thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. you don‘t need me to tell you have problems with the feed and we will try to re—establish contact with that, butjohn mcdonnell try to re—establish contact with that, but john mcdonnell there try to re—establish contact with that, butjohn mcdonnell there about to talk about the plans of a labour government underjeremy corbyn. he has said he would like to give the unions and employees more employment rights after he said the erosion of those services under the conservatives... i think we have re—established contact. conservatives... i think we have re-established contact. my former collea g u es re-established contact. my former colleagues a couple of years ago, she r

will close those legal loopholes and we will strengthen enforcement and we will work alongside the tuc to do that. when technology creates new employment relations, yes we will extend regulation to keep pace with your advice in our ears. and when the power shifts dramatically away from workers, as it has done today, it's time for us to tip it back in the direction of the workers. let's go live to the conference in manchester. ‘s it is fair to say that this sector pledges byjohn mcdonnell is far reaching. what is its significance? he was very much felt like a practice run for a speech thatjohn mcdonnell is drafting for a couple of weeks' time, the labour party conference. he was setting out an economic plan for a labour government. he says they are very much a government in waiting, expecting there to be an election in the nearfuture. he's putting together a plan for what will happen within the economy and theissues will happen within the economy and the issues that he thinks are key to tackle in that process. to the delight of the audience here in manchester, he said that unions will

including preston in the north—west, and let's take up the north—west, and let's take up the call from the tuc general secretary frances o'grady, to use new technologies and automation as an opportunity, rather than a threat, a chance to raise living standards and give people more control over their own lives. that's why we're determined to rebuild our economy and public services but also to democratise them and change the way our economic system is run in the interests of the majority. john mcdonnell‘s proposals for inclusive ownership funds will mean workers sharing more fairly in the wars of successful businesses. justin welby rightly argued that economicjustice justin welby rightly argued that economic justice needs justin welby rightly argued that economicjustice needs to behind wide into the way the economy works. the 19th—century chartist leader and poet ernestjones wrote this... and what we get and what we give, we know, and we know our share. we're not too loathe the clocks we weave but too loathe the cloth to wear. he was making the point that workers know the reality and injusti

the tuc is calling for a shorter working week. its general secretary, frances o'grady, told its annual congress a four—day working week is achievable before the end of this century. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll have more on the conservative party divisions over brexit — coming up just after 8:00pm. we'll be discussing whether we are all going to be working fewer days following calls from the unions for a four—day week. that's at 8:20 and we'll take a look at tomorrow's front pages with our reviewers the evening standard's political correspondent kate proctor and the author and journalist owen bennett. that's at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight: signing off with a century — it's a dream final test for alastair cook as he puts england in a winning position. the case for serena — the wome

if it doesn't protectjobs, rights of work and peace in northern ireland, then the tuc will throw our weight behind the call for a vote on the terms of the deal. in sweden gains for the far right, after immigration dominates the election campaign. iam in i am in stockholm where the far right is making political history, upending

labour's message to the tuc today is there will be getting new race to the people in a gig economy. we'll expand full rights to all workers, entitling everyone in insecure work to sick bay. maternity rights and the right to unfair dismissal. ——maternity rights and the right against unfair dismissal. andrew said employees will be given a new financial stake in the companies, havejob protection from peoples first day of employment. when you're being told that if you take a day off you're going to be let go. ruth and charlie are members of the gmb union and have both been in casual employment. ruth works in a care home and welcomes labour's plans to extend sick pay. people who go into work being ill and then transferring it to the whole company and then if you're working in a care home or anywhere else you're dealing with residents and then that, that can lead to death. charlie likes the idea of greaterjob protection. when you aren't being offered hours or there's not any regular hours, you want as much work as you can get. and being told halfway through the day you no longer requi

the tuc is calling for a shorter working week. its general secretary, frances 0'grady, told its annual congress that a four—day working week is achievable — before the end of this century. the uk economy grew by 0.3% injuly after a boost from the summer heatwave and world cup football. the figures, from the office for national statistics show that in the three months tojuly, the economy expanded by 0.6%. volkswagen has gone on trial in germany in what is the first court case against the car—maker over the diesel scandal. investors are pursuing vw for about £8.2 billion in damages, claiming the company should have come clean sooner about falsifying emissions data. shares in department store chain debenhams fell more than 17% at one point this morning, after reports this weekend that it's called in accountants to advise it over future options. it's thought the store could be looking at a company voluntary arrangement which would see it close stores and look to renegotiate rents at others. debenhams has issued three profit war

i am live here at the tuc conference in manchester as they call for the public to be the ones with the final say on the brexit deal. high drama at the us open as serena williams loses her cool. and the final. and north korea stages a huge military display to celebrate its 70th anniversary. the country's long—range missiles weren't part of the display of power. voting is under way in the swedish general election. the anti—immigration party expected to make large gains. and

said that no deal is debt than a bad deal but no deal is a bad deal, and everyone from the cbi to the tuc to her own chancellor are telling her the same thing, the chequers proposal is dead, already ripped apart by her own mps. when will the prime minister publish a real plan that survives contact with her cabinet and with reality? those are of course two very separate concepts. when will we get proposals that could jobs and the economy ahead of the survival of herself and her own government. what i'm doing is negotiating a brexit deal for britain. i'm making sure that the economy works for everyone. i'm building a stronger, fairer country. what is the right honourable gentleman doing? he is trying to change his party so anti—semites can call the creation of israel racist. and he should be ashamed of himself. it was then the turn of the snp leader at westminster. the prime minister's chequers plan is even more unpopular than the poll tax. why is the prime minister gambling with scotland's future by taking us out the eu against her will with her disastrous chequers plan? the only people

and everyone from the cbi to the tuc to her own chancellor are telling her the same thing, the checkers proposal is dead, already ripped apart by her own mps. when will the prime minister publish a real plan that survives contact with her cabinet and with reality? those are of course two very separate concepts. when will we get proposals that would jobs and the economy ahead of the survival of herself and her own government? we have published a plan that we are discussing with the european union that injures that we deliver on the bow —— vote of the british people and injures we bring an end to be free movement and come out of the cap and commons fisheries policies and no sending vast amounts of money to the eu every year, no longer having the european court ofjustice here. what i am doing is negotiating a brexit deal for britain, i am making sure that the economy works for everyone, i am building a stronger, fairer country. what is the right honourable gentleman doing? he is trying to change his party. so anti—semites can called the creation of israel racist and he should be asha

and the top story in the uk: the tuc general secretary has said trade unions could throw their "full weight" behind the campaign for a referendum

packed full of references to scripture, justin welby delivered his speech to the tuc on wednesday. the bible is political, from one end to the other. he took on zero—hour contracts the gig economy and then attacked the online retail giant amazon for paying so little in tax. and, having leeched off the taxpayer once, they don't pay for our defence, for security, for stability, forjustice, for health, for equality, for education. but it's now emerged that amazon is one of the church's 20 biggest investments, out of a total portfolio of almost £12 billion. and, despite the archbishop condemning zero—hours contracts, several churches and cathedrals are advertising zero—hours vacancies. he either chose to ignore or was unaware that the church of england had significant holdings in amazon. ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, chose to be so poorly briefed or just ignore facts that he knew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... "we take the view that it is more effective

packed full of references to scripture, justin welby delivered his speech to the tuc on wednesday. the bible is political, from one end to the other. he took on zero—hour contracts the gig economy and then attacked the online retail giant amazon for paying so little in tax. and, having leeched off the taxpayer once, they don't pay for our defence, for security, for stability, forjustice, for health, for equality, for education. but it's now emerged that amazon is one of the church's 20 biggest investments, out of a total portfolio of almost £12 billion. and, despite the archbishop condemning zero—hours contracts, several churches and cathedrals are advertising zero—hours vacancies. he either chose to ignore or was unaware that the church of england had significant holdings in amazon. ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, chose to be so poorly briefed or just ignore facts that he knew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... "we take the view that it is more effective

as a boy about the archbishop of canterbury who spoke at the tuc, talking about zero—hours contracts and the times as saying, hang on a moment? hoist by one's own petard comes to mind. i am one of those people who think ministers of religion, any religion, don't have to have politically neutral views expressed. i do think they are parts of society, human beings, and two said they had to be neutral? jesus christ wasn't neutral. he wasn't, but earlier in the week, he got a slap from people saying you shouldn't criticise. i think he's got a few to express. the problem is, he has to wear his brand carefully because come the next general election campaign, if what i was on the labour side, even the archbishop of canterbury said... and he was inflammatory. he said zero—hours contracts are simply the reincarnation of an ancient evil. that is pretty strong stuff. i'm not saying it is right, wrong or indifferent, he is entitled to it at it will not be pleasant to have that thrown at him. what you then do is you through the church into a different type of environment. that is where he got to

we have john mcdonnell speaking at the tuc conference in a few weeks ago, talking about things like collective—bargaining, giving greater shares to staff of their own companies, giving casual workers in the uber and deliveroo drivers the same rights as full employees, which makes companies nervous because it is all compulsory, and they are worried at the company ‘s elite mac comment on this article that it'll scare investors away, and it is mandatory. and the last thing, liz truss, chief secretary to the treasury, said that the policy would make it harder for companies to take on staff as well. eve, if you could ta ke on staff as well. eve, if you could take us back to the front page of the guardian, there is a study of regarding labour and schools. don't know if you've got... with got that, yes. they want to get rid of three schools, dubbed the? well, this may be something that they want to do because of their psychological feeling about free schools. my feeling about free schools. my feeling is, having any schools except... and much more worried about faith schools myself, but there won't scrap free

packed full of references to scripture, justin welby delivered his speech to the tuc on wednesday. the bible is political, from one end to the other. he took on zero—hour contracts, the gig economy and then attacked the online retail giant amazon for paying so little in tax. and, having leeched off the taxpayer once, they don't pay for our defence, for security, for stability, forjustice, for health, for equality, for education. but it's now emerged that amazon is one of the church's 20 biggest investments, out of a total portfolio of almost £12 billion. and, despite the archbishop condemning zero—hours contracts, several churches and cathedrals are advertising zero—hours vacancies. he either chose to ignore or was unaware that the church of england had significant holdings in amazon. ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, chose to be so poorly briefed or just ignore facts that he knew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... "we take the view that it is more effective

that's the claim from the tuc, which is using its annual conference to call on the government to take action to help people work less but still get paid the same. they argue artificial intelligence, robotics and automation could provide a major boost to the economy. here's our business correspondent colletta smith. the owners of this studio space in cardiff are taking a different view of the working week. staff get a full pay cheque, but only work for four days. we felt that we had an opportunity to prove something that i felt was true — that people could be as productive in four days as five. if it does nothing more than have people who work for you who are less stressed, that will benefit us in productivity at the end of the day anyway, because happier people work better. staff are making the most of their time off. sometimes, if you use your day to get the hoovering done and get the house chores done, you've then got your weekend wide open and you're not playing catch—up. it's rare i take a set day, if i'm honest. it can be just working shorter days across the week. i write sho