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Brexit: Tory MPs warned not to rebel

Labour is finalising its plans to stop a no-deal Brexit, while a bill with the same aim is likely to go before Parliament on Tuesday. Ahead of this, Conservative MPs thinking of rebelling against the government are

Anyone defying orders to vote with the leadership will lose The Whip - effectively being expelled from The Party and unable to stand again as a Tory candidate - a senior government source has told the BBC. They also said Prime Minister Boris Johnson could reach a deal with the EU at the Brussels summit on 17 October, Two Weeks before the deadline for Brexit.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will give a Speech later, warning that the government's plan to prorogue - suspend - Parliament is an "attack On Democracy ". Mr Johnson has said this is needed to allow a Queen's Speech - setting out his programme - to happen on 14 October.

It's set to be a week of high drama, even by Brexit standards.

Meanwhile, the government has launched a campaign urging The Public to

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Hurricane Dorian : Huge storm batters Bahamas

The Bahamas has been hit by as Hurricane Dorian makes its way towards The Eastern US seaboard. Meteorologists predict a "life-threatening" Storm Surge of 23ft (7m) in some places. Video footage showed roofs being torn off buildings, while power cuts are reported.

In the US, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas have declared states of emergency, and President Donald Trump has cancelled a trip to Poland and met emergency officials. He has called Hurricane Dorian "monstrous".

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HPV vaccine 'must also be free for older boys'

Human papillomavirus (HPV) strains are linked to the majority of cervical cancer cases as well as oral, throat and anal cancers. Teenage girls in the UK have been offered a vaccine - the HPV jab - since 2008, and now boys aged 11 to 13 are able to get it. But the Teenage Cancer Trust is calling for this free treatment to be

The former monk who runs a $100m meditation firm

By Sarah Dodds, business reporter

It was a series of tragedies that sent Andy Puddicombe 's life onto a completely different path. When he was 22, he was standing outside a London pub when a drunk driver ploughed into a group of his friends, killing two of them. A few months later his stepsister died in a cycling accident, And Then an ex-girlfriend passed away during surgery.

Andy was doing a Sports Science degree at the time, but amid the grief he dropped out. Seeking a complete life change, he decided to travel to The Himalayas to train as a Buddhist monk.

In 2005 Andy returned to the UK to Set Up a meditation business, but it still wasn't a widely appreciated practice in his Home Country at the time.

What the papers say

"Back me or I'll sack you" is the Daily Mail 's headline, as it and the rest of Fleet Street report on Boris Johnson 's government's in This Week 's likely Brexit votes. The Daily Express says the PM is "determined to crush a rebellion", while The Guardian adds that he is prepared to sacrifice his parliamentary majority by withdrawing The Whip from those who disobey. Elsewhere, the Financial Times says Labour would confiscate shares Worth £300bn from companies and hand them to workers. And the Daily Mirror leads on a report that some UK tourists are killing monkeys on "sick safaris".

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Lookahead

Today It's day nine of the US Open in New York , with Elina Svitolina and world Number One Naomi Osaka among those vying for a place in The Women 's quarter-finals.

11:00 A visitor attraction opens in The Village of Glenbuck, East Ayrshire , birthplace of the legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly .

On this day

1945 Japanese officials sign an act of Unconditional Surrender , bringing to an end Six Years of World War .

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