i spoke to people in east midland yesterday who had i in east midland yesterday who had been affected them but how do visiting the impact of flooding _ how do visiting the impact of flooding is. just want people to be reassured — flooding is. just want people to be reassured that the environment agency— reassured that the environment agency has got people on the ground in all the _ agency has got people on the ground in all the affected areas, also hundreds— in all the affected areas, also hundreds of high—volume pumps and practice _ hundreds of high—volume pumps and practice right now, making a difference. it is important that people — difference. it is important that people follow the advice that is given _ people follow the advice that is given in— people follow the advice that is given in local areas where there are flood _ given in local areas where there are flood warnings that have been given, and people _ flood warnings that have been given, and people should be reassured that the environment agency has got people _ the environment agency has got people on the ground everywher

she's been speaking exclusively to our midlands correspondent navtej johal. bronson! come on, then.k. he were learning to speak. he were just a really beautiful, sweet—natured little boy. my dad was a character. he were born to be wild. he was funny, hilarious sometimes. he were stubborn. he really, really loved his children. and i know how proud he were of every single one of us. he absolutely doted on him. you know, he never complained. i think he loved doing what he were doing for him. seeing him with him, it were really, really heart—warming. it made me proud, you know, proud of my dad for what he were doing for his little boy. melanie's dad, kenneth, and her two—year—old half—brother, bronson, who she simply called her brother, died in the most tragic of circumstances. it's believed the toddler starved to death after his dad had a heart attack. they were found alone in their home in skegness last week. they believe that, you know, about a week before, that my dad had died and that bronson was two to three days later. melanie wanted to speak to us, but says she wishes to keep th

melanie battersby spoke exclusively to our midlands correspondent navtej johal.

more than 200 cases have been confirmed in the west midlands in recent months, mostly in birmingham.— have been hit so badly? health officials today _ have been hit so badly? health officials today particularly - officials today particularly concerned about isolated areas of the uk. they have had some concerns in london previously injune and july last year. more recently in the midlands, the area around birmingham and coventry have seen this slight spike in measles cases. in the west midlands we have had 216 confirmed cases in the last couple of months and another 103 they're looking at. also the humber, yorkshire. all this is mainly down to vaccine uptake of mmrjab is mainly down to vaccine uptake of mmr jab that people children get two doses of. in certain areas we have seen very low uptake of that vaccine. the world health organization recommends that 95% of children should get that vaccine in order to protect everyone, so called herd immunity, to stop the fire spreading. across the uk as a whole, current rates are down to 85%, so below that 95% target. in parts of london it is do

that's right, he will be in the east midlands out and l be in the east midlands out and about.are going to target the kind of seats they need to win or retain at the next general election, battleground seats. i think rishi sunak will be quite keen to be seen to be saying i'm on the front foot during an election year. so far he's obviously been focusing on immigration which he thinks will be popular in areas where he needs to retain the labour vote in the midlands and north of england, or former labour vote. we midlands and north of england, or former labour vote.— midlands and north of england, or former labour vote. we are going to wait until he — former labour vote. we are going to wait until he gets _ former labour vote. we are going to wait until he gets on _ former labour vote. we are going to wait until he gets on the _ former labour vote. we are going to wait until he gets on the stage - wait until he gets on the stage because there will be an introduction. what about keir starmer�*s image? jon cruddas, the party's former political chief, says he remains an elusive leade

there british prime minister _ east midlands today.here british prime minister rishi sunak there. | prime minister rishi sunak there. let's take you to our chief political correspondent who was also listening to the prime minister there. and very much we are going to have an election later in the year, it seems. that will get people planning and thinking because there had been speculation it might be may. had been speculation it might be ma . ., , had been speculation it might be ma . . , ., ., , had been speculation it might be ma. ., may. that is right, we are only a coule may. that is right, we are only a couple of _ may. that is right, we are only a couple of days — may. that is right, we are only a couple of days into _ may. that is right, we are only a couple of days into the - may. that is right, we are only a couple of days into the new- couple of days into the new political year and the big question so far has been, when will the general election take place? we knew it was certain to take place this year, but it is entirely in

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it moves towards east anglia, across east lincoln and the midlands through the night.ering of showers continues to the east where we get breaks in the cloud we could see patching mist and may be some frost, but mist and fog more of an issue. tomorrow, the front plus system moves away but this little front here is going to enhance some showers across the far north and east of scotland league and england still. there will be some sunny spells once that mist and fog lifts out to the west, a few scattered showers along coastal areas because of the direction of the wind and still those temperatures generally between 6—9 degrees, but if you are watching countryfile earlier on this week i did promise you something a little bit quieter and a little bit drier, and he has that high pressure starting to move in. what it's going to do is it means the blue colours, the cooler air, will start to dominate. nothing particularly substantial. it could be a shock to the system as it's been so mild. what will also be a shock is look at this, there is no rain on this chart for the next fou

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it's across the midlands as nottingham midlands as well.il, declared council, of course, declared that major incident, they that major incident, didn't they yesterday over the rising levels and the concerns of the rising levels the river trent. they levels in the river trent. they are attributing that because of course, the peaks that the other tributary rivers going into the trent, the levels that we've seen, and particularly from the likes of the river derwent going into the trent, meaning that that the overall level is rising. we know that around 100 people yesterday were, um, evacuated from , from from evacuated from, from from nottingham because of the, the concerns. and of course , the concerns. and of course, the flooding that's already taking place in parts of nottinghamshire. that number is probably continue probably still going to continue to rise as well as as transport networks across the country have been severely impacted. there's been severely impacted. there's been landslides on certain parts of the railway and of course, ne

more than 200 cases have been confirmed in the west midlands in recent months, mostly in birmingham.e died in 2022 then 2021. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. measles is back. the highly—contagious viral disease is spread through coughs and sneezes. it can cause serious complications, like pneumonia and brain swelling and, in rare cases, be fatal. those most at risk are infants and the immunocompromised. measles should be a disease of the past. two doses of the mmr jab give almost complete protection, but coverage is at its lowest in the uk for more than a decade. parts of the west midlands have very patchy mmr uptake and the measles outbreak there has prompted the uk health security agency to declare a national incident, which enables more resources to be given to laboratory and data teams. since october, there have been 216 confirmed and 103 probable measles cases in the west midlands, mostly in birmingham. mmr coverage is lowest in london. last year, the ukhsa said an outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,000 cases could occur in the capital. but child health experts say outbr

midlands, and we landed in paris last niuht. .iuht. u, . ., , last night. nicola did eventually aet back last night. nicola did eventually get back to _ last night. nicola did eventually get back to dublin _ last night. nicola did eventually get back to dublin last - last night. nicola did eventually get back to dublin last night - last night. nicola did eventually i get back to dublin last night after several hours waiting in paris. why did all these flights and up so far away but you mark a lot of the normal diversion routes were not possible because the weather was so bad in so many parts of the uk, and airports where you could lend, that had space with planes is up quickly, meaning there was left, hence the fact that hundreds, perhaps thousands of people like nicola, ended up hundreds of miles from where they wanted to be. that was nick eardley. joining us now is cormac kelly. he's been caught up in the delays, and is currently stuck in liverpool waiting for his flight home. he had much about divergence. welcome to bbc news, t

. down towards the midlands.ut of course any extra rain is far from welcome. a few showers grazing west wales overnight we'll keep some overnight and we'll keep some heavy showers over the heavy showers going over the northern isles of scotland, turning in turning quite chilly in scotland, ireland, scotland, northern ireland, northern a touch of northern england a touch of frost, likely places further frost, likely in places further south. cold, but most places just about staying above freezing . chilly all day, though freezing. chilly all day, though on saturday quite grey across these eastern parts of england . these eastern parts of england. still a little of light rain still a little bit of light rain and drizzle there. and drizzle here and there. quite could be quite quite a dank day. could be quite a foggy start over parts of northwest england, southwest scotland. in scotland. still some showers in the north and west the far north and for west wales, for many it's a dry wales, but for many it's a dry and pa

some the some are moving down across the midlands eastern parts of midlands and eastern parts of england clear again and northern ireland, but many placywilly and clear again and northern ireland, but many placywill allow clear again and northern ireland, but many placywill allow it ear again and northern ireland, but many placywill allow it tor again and northern ireland, but many placywill allow it to turn in and northern ireland, but many placywill allow it to turn cold d that will allow it to turn cold as ease off and as the winds ease off and a touch of frost, likely from northern england northwards. even further south, it's likely to close to freezing in some to get close to freezing in some spots, so a chilly start to the weekend, so we'll keep lot of weekend, so we'll keep a lot of cloud, i suspect over parts of eastern england. but again, most places few places will be dry. a few showers to affect showers continuing to affect north and west wales and showers will continue in northern scotland. i suspect scotland. but for many i suspect it'll dry and bright. it'll be dry and brig

west midlands police have vowed to make more arrests after fighting broke out in the stands during the fa cup tie between west bromwich albion and wolves yesterday. play was suspended for 38 minutes in the second half as police and stewards tried to control the disorder that spilled onto the pitch. it's believed it could have been sparked by a number of wolves fans having tickets in the home end. some of the west brom players�* friends and family were seated in that section of the ground. kyle ba rtley was seen taking his children to safety. five arrests were made in relation to the violence. a number of police officers were injured and one supporter aiming tojoin them this will be their first afcon knockout match in for mauritania and they say they will "continue to make history" they've only won once in nine matches at the tournament — that was the victory over algeria in their final group match that saw them qualify for the knockout stage. later on it's the holders versus the hosts — senegal take on ivory coast. sadio mane�*s senegal were the only side to win all three of their grou

with war on what's going on in nottinghamshire, here is our east midlands reporter.ell, the river trent has been the big concern with the water is rising at the moment. it hasn't been a record—breaking year although it has been closed. the record was set 23 years ago when it was 5.5 metres. but not far from here it is reach 5.35 metres. let's take a look out over the river trent today. look how swollen that river is. it wouldn't normally be this high, there would be steps down to the normal level of the river. 0ver the normal level of the river. over the normal level of the river. over the other side of the river, you mightjust be to make out some benches which are still half submerged. nottinghamshire county council have declared this a major incident, meaning they are urging all communities living along the river trent to be extra vigilant and keep those flood defences in place. more than 100 homes across nottinghamshire have been flooded in this recent incident. the east midlands itself has been badly affected. nottingham, derbyshire and leicestershire. businesses

that rain moves into northern england and wales, but through the midlands, east anglia and the south—eastme warmth as well. 14, maybe 15 degrees. we do have that colder air towards the north—west of the uk. and these weather fronts will continue to push their way very slowly eastwards overnight and into a tuesday, but most of the rain will be drawn away. so it's just light and patchy rain that arrives across east anglia and the south—east, quite cloudy for a while across england and wales we are going to see more sunshine and drier weather for scotland and northern ireland. eventually that will push its way into parts of england and wales during the afternoon, but it will drag down something a little bit cooler. top temperatures in the south—east around 12 degrees. once that weather system is out of the way, we're going to find this one here coming in from the atlantic, together with some stronger winds into scotland and northern ireland. those winds could touch gale force, perhaps. and that band of rain will push slowly down into northern england and north wales. behind it, something a b

, before being sent to paris. ., , midlands, before being sent to paris. ., , ., ., ., ., midlands, before of, are you kiddin: paris. there was a lot of, are you kidding me? _ paris. there was a lot of, are you kidding me? oh _ paris. there was a lot of, are you kidding me? oh my _ paris. there was a lot of, are you kidding me? oh my god yells. i paris. there was a lot of, are you - kidding me? oh my god yells. people sa inc, kidding me? oh my god yells. people saying. how — kidding me? oh my god yells. people saying. how will _ kidding me? oh my god yells. people saying. how will i _ kidding me? oh my god yells. people saying, how will i get _ kidding me? oh my god yells. people saying, how will i get home? - kidding me? oh my god yells. people saying, how will i get home? here . kidding me? oh my god yells. people saying, how will i get home? here is| saying, how will i get home? here is the reaction when it finally got back to dublin. cheering another storm is coming tomorrow. people are being warned to brace for more travel disruption and with river levels already high in some areas, f

northern ireland into north wales midlands . ahead wales and the midlands. are 4 or 5 celsius behind it. the that, temperatures are 4 or 5 celsius behind it . the weather's celsius behind it. the weather's already starting to turn colder in the far north of scotland. showers here, as snow showers here, falling as snow over . but into tonight over the hills. but into tonight those showers increasingly falling as snow in the far north down to lower levels and as a result , those snow showers will result, those snow showers will start to develop widely and settle across northern scotland by the end of the night. elsewhere relatively quiet night to come. generally cloudy skies, some rain or sleet showers into northern ireland, northwest england and north wales. but we'll all notice the change through tomorrow . yes, there'll through tomorrow. yes, there'll be a lot of cloud cover. many places will be dry at first, but increasingly there'll be wintry showers coming through , showers coming through, especially for northern and western parts of the uk. inland incre

and explicitly the right not to be ted and the languagehat by midland asphalt is the situation where there is the appeal and legal an practical value is destroyed. and there are similar language in cisneros. >> it has to be -- [indiscernible] >> i'm not aware of that. >> digital equipment. >> i think that is an excellent point. and turning to the merits if i may, yr honor, to authorize the prosecution oa esident for his official acts would on up a pan dora's box which this nation may ner recover. could george w. bushe prosecuted for allegedly giving false information to congress to induce t nion to go to war in iraq under fae present ens could president obama for allegedlyro strikes targeting u.s. citizen could -- can i explore the implications of what you are arguing? i understand your position that a president is immune from criminal prosecution from any official acthahe takes as president, even if that action is unlawful or unconstitutional purpose, is that correct? >> if the president is cvied and impeached in a proceeding that reflects widespread political consensus that would h

midlands reporter, will hollis.the eye of the storm there, aren't you? i mean your area has really, really suffered. what's happening . happening there today. >> yes. well a major incident was declared here in nottinghamshire. it's been the epicentre of a lot of the floods. but the midlands, here in england has been really badly affected. where we are right now in newark district, there's still plenty of flood warnings all the way along the river trent. and a lot of people who might usually enjoy the river trent because of canoeing and that kind of thing, have now found that it's the way that they have to get around, particularly around home, where these gentlemen going these two gentlemen are going through right now, homes, an area off. sorry . area that's cut off. i'm sorry. just of your name, just remind me of your name, sir. jerome, you're sir. i'm jerome. jerome, you're here is here with your son, is it? it is joseph your joseph. joseph with your son joseph. you're trying to to home. you're trying to get to hom

we report from the west midlands which has the most cases in england. bypass your gp and get some drugs from the chemist — we'll have the details of england's new scheme to take pressure off doctors. from tomorrow, unregistered xl bully dogs will be banned in the uk after a spate of attacks. and as dry january turns into wet february, we report on the growing numbers who've gone temporarily alcohol free. i've done the whole 31 days, so i am going to celebrate tomorrow with a drink. what have you got in mind? prosecco, always prosecco! and coming up on bbc news, telling the media that marcus rash for a disciplinary matter is case closed after missing training phone reports that he been out in belfast. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. scotland's former first minister nicola sturgeon fought back tears at the uk covid inquiry in edinburgh, admitting that at times she'd felt overwhelmed during the pandemic. she rejected claims that the decisions she made were politically motivated to try to advance the cause of independence. ms sturgeon also

rain's the added feature to this storm, causing some flooding potentially across parts of wales, the midlandshern england, the far south of scotland and just clips the east of northern ireland. it brightens up compared to this morning through central scotland. a brighter afternoon in southernmost counties, that rain eases, but the winds will continue to strengthen. a particularly wild evening rush hour across some of the south, particularly east anglia and the south—east before that rain gradually clears. lots of surface water and spray on the roads into the first part of the night and then, later on, a scattering of showers mainly across the south and the west, some of those heavy and thundery. more in the way of persistent rain in 0rkney, with some sleet and snow mixed in shetland — two degrees here, but milder elsewhere to start the day. storm henk, though, is off in towards northern europe as we go through into wednesday. we're still left with a broad area of low pressure, though, and that means we're going to see it as a feeding ground for showers. more persistent rain through 0rkney, sl

that was quickly updated to that we were going to the east midlands, and were going to the east midlandslot of, are you kidding me? oh my god! people saying, how am i going to get home?! and as the crew announced... we are now landing. the _ we are now landing. the cheers - we are now landing. the cheers went - we are now landing. the cheers went upl we are now landing. i the cheers went up as we are now landing. - the cheers went up as if we we are now landing. _ the cheers went up as if we had just scored the winning goal in the world cup. it was incredible. the whole place was just hearing. —— just cheering. another storm is due to hit the uk tomorrow night, storm jostling, bringing strong winds. matt taylor from the weather centre is with us now. this will be the tenth named storm of the season. why have we had so many storms in such quick succession? yes. why have we had so many storms in such quick succession?— such quick succession? yes, it has been an incredibly _ such quick succession? yes, it has been an incredibly stormy - such quick succession? yes, it has been an incredibly

more than 200 cases have been confirmed in the west midlands in recent months, mostly in birmingham. is spread through coughs and sneezes. it can cause serious complications, like pneumonia and brain swelling and, in rare cases, be fatal. those most at risk are infants and the immunocompromised. measles should be a disease of the past. two doses of the mmr jab give almost complete protection, but coverage is at its lowest in the uk for more than a decade. parts of the west midlands have very patchy mmr uptake and the measles outbreak there has prompted the uk health security agency to declare a national incident, which enables more resources to be given to laboratory and data teams. since october, there have been 216 confirmed and 103 probable measles cases in the west midlands, mostly in birmingham. mmr coverage is lowest in london. last year, the ukhsa said an outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,000 cases could occur in the capital. but child health experts say outbreaks could happen anywhere. it's such an infectious virus that it spreads about amongst all the children, who are not

the number of confirmed cases of measles in the west midlands has doubled within three weeks, accordingencing its worst outbreak of the disease in three decades, and it accounts for three quarters of all confirmed cases in england during this latest outbreak. phil mackie has been speaking to one couple about how measles affected their son. this is how measles can affect a little child. ezra barrett is just four months old. you ok? he coughs. this was him three weeks ago. he probably caught measles during a trip to a soft play area. he was so young, he hadn't been vaccinated. he spent six days in hospital. his parents said he looked like an octopus, with all the wires coming out of him. his temperature was up all the time. he just wasn't himself, he was crying a lot. wasn't feeding, temperature was high. obviously looked very ill because of his skin. quite scared, really, because, you know, with him being so young, and we were just worried that, you know, was he strong enough to kind of fight it off? thankfully, ezra's fine now. like most people who get measles, he has made a good recove

then it was the east midlands. and we landed in paris last night!hat you took thanks to one of the flight radar websites. you can see how you took off from manchester, dublin, then rant on about, going all the way to paris.— dublin, then rant on about, going all the way to paris. what was the reaction on _ all the way to paris. what was the reaction on board? _ all the way to paris. what was the reaction on board? to _ all the way to paris. what was the reaction on board? to be - all the way to paris. what was the reaction on board? to be honest, | all the way to paris. what was the l reaction on board? to be honest, at first it was kind of funny. we heard east midlands and we had a bit of a groan, then a bit of a laugh, then we were updated 20 minutes later and they said, we cant get to the uk, so we are going to paris. cheers went up we are going to paris. cheers went up and we all thought we would have a lovely night in paris ahead of us. a young group of students beside me were deciding how to tell on tech talk that they were going to paris. for

so a zone of cloud and showery rain and then for parts of wales and the midlands some sunshine and thento the south the cloud and rain will be gathering. temperatures just a little lower than they have been. taking a closer look look at tomorrow afternoon, the rain moving across southern counties of england up across southern counties of england up to east anglia but bear in mind the forecast could change a bit. the rain could shift a little further north and may also tone quite windy again for a north and may also tone quite windy againfora time north and may also tone quite windy again for a time across southern counties. so stay tuned for all the details as we frame up on the forecast. by friday this is the transition day with things drying out, not completely, still some showers but more in a way of dry weather and temperatures continuing to drop. and that takes us into the weekend, with low pressure relinquishing its grip and high—pressure beginning to build. there will still be some showers around but it will be a lot drier thanit around but it will be a lot drier than it has been

more than 200 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the west midlands recently.nation bus out on the road today, promoting the benefits and offering a range of vaccines in a london borough. the capital has the lowest rate of take—up in england for mmr jabs with protection against measles and officials are appealing for more families to come forward. the message to parents is measles is a serious disease, it is highly contagious and can cause serious illness and all cases of measles are preventable through vaccination. there are growing concerns in the west midlands with more than 200 confirmed cases since october. this primary school in coventry has organised catch—up vaccination sessions after two pupils were taken to hospital with measles. they have since recovered. health leaders are warning there will be outbreaks in other regions unless urgent action is taken to boost vaccinations. the real seriousness is it is growing and the cases over the last three years have more or less doubled and we are now up to around 1600 cases, suspected cases, in the last year.

and 96 cases in the west midlands. are you _ cases. and 96 cases in the west midlands. midlands. are you able to directly attributed that to people not having vaccinations?— vaccinations? most likely that is the situation _ vaccinations? most likely that is the situation because _ vaccinations? most likely that is the situation because uptake, . vaccinations? most likely that is i the situation because uptake, the cases are in communities with low uptake of the mmr vaccine. most cases have been cases in people who have not had two doses of mmr. and have not had two doses of mmr. and wh is have not had two doses of mmr. and why is there a failure of persuasion in those communities to get people vaccinated? it is in those communities to get people vaccinated? , ., ., ._ vaccinated? it is hard to say with certainty as _ vaccinated? it is hard to say with certainty as to what _ vaccinated? it is hard to say with certainty as to what is _ vaccinated? it is hard to say with certainty as to what is leading i vaccinated? it is hard to say with. certainty as to what is leading t

and as ever, you can midlands.all of those stories and many more by visiting our website gbillionews.com. sunday mornings from 930 on gb news who's . news who's. >> good afternoon britain. it's 20 minutes to one and you've been getting in touch, particularly on the biggest story of the day . those jobs story of the day. those jobs that are now going to be going in port talbot at tata steel. yes neil, you've written in, you say, with the announced job losses and cessation of virgin steelmaking at port talbot , we steelmaking at port talbot, we will have to import this virgin steel from abroad to make our new ships and tanks for the military great planning, neil says. >> tell the sailors and soldiers that they'll have to wait for steel before they can steel from china before they can have the equipment they so desperately need, and he's not the only one who's written in on china. >> brian that i used to >> brian says that i used to work in the defence industry . we work in the defence industry. we weren't to use chin

here in the east midlands.s devastated by floods after storm henk. and this was actually one of the places that the labour leader keir starmer visited. he was actually along this canal earlier today. you can see that the canal level is quite steadily falling , certainly from steadily falling, certainly from where it was only a few days ago. and some of the people that saw how bad the flooding got here in loughborough was caroline and stacey, who are from the boat in the local pub here. you were here when it started to flood in this part of the leicestershire county, you didn't flood but you were here when it was. what was it like? well i was awoken like early hours to the chap hours of the morning to the chap on the boat because the boat was on the boat because the boat was on towpath. on the towpath. >> so i came down, switched the lights it was just lights on and it was just absolute manic. there was panic everywhere the water risen everywhere. the water had risen under the bridge, as you've just seen. that w

west midlands police have vowed to make more arrests after fighting broke out in the stands during thep tie between west bromwich albion and wolves yesterday. play was suspended for 38 minutes in the second half as police and stewards tried to control the disorder that spilled onto the pitch. it's believed it could have been sparked by a number of wolves fans having tickets in the home end. some of the west brom players�* friends and family were seated in that section of the ground. kyle ba rtley was seen taking his children to safety. five arrests were made in relation to the violence. a number of police officers were injured and one supporter was taken to hospital with a head injury. west brom, who lost the game 2—0, say they will ban any supporter found to be involved. we shouldn't be talking about stuff like that in 202a. everyone should be able to come to football, behave themselves, enjoy it for what it is, two teams trying to win a game, enjoy it, accept winning and losing. go home. so yeah, really, really disappointing because it's, yeah, i should be talking to you about winnin

the yellow warning for heavy rain covers most of the south west, the south east and parts of the midlandsiltshire, rivers are on the rise again. the sandbags are still out because these properties are at such a risk. you can see the flood defences are in place because they are vulnerable here right next to the river avon. and yesterday, this area was entirely flooded. so the level has dropped, but with more rain expected into the early hours of tomorrow morning, the threat is it could all get worse again. the river level was up probably to the second step. the basement of daniel's shop was already soaked yesterday. and this has happened before? yeah. i mean, last year i was advised that there wouldn't be much flooding here at all. and another two or three centimetres of rain is expected tonight. the flood warning here is one of more than 200 across england. i'm just worried about the river rising, really. i live slightly up the hill. if i lived further down the hill, i'd be slightly concerned. if not very concerned. what was once in a 100 year event is once in a year or whatever. - do you

and it's notjust the midlands. there's been widespread flooding across several parts of england, with major disruption. we've got water flooding under floors, we're taking stuff upstairs. just moving everything, any valuables, we're just moving up onto tables, upstairs, as best we can. we'll be live in nottinghamshire where the river trent could reach some of its highest levels this century. also tonight... we report on the attacks on shipping in the red sea, and what they could mean for costs on the high street. rishi sunak hints when an election might be called, as keir starmer steps up his bid to become prime minister. # you ain't nothin�* but a hound dog, cryin�* all the time. # could elvis soon be back in the building — albeit virtually? and, how to defy climate change and rising flood waters — one brick at a time. and on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow's front pages. good evening. there've been hund

it may lingerfor a time across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia as well.o the west, but sandwiched in between the two, some clearer skies and we could have some patchy mist and fog forming by morning. now the low pressure still sitting up into the far north will give stiff winds and showers into the northern isles and eastern scotland, but a ridge of high pressure is slowly building in. so there will be some showers out to the east, a legacy of cloud east of the pennines across england. further west, some brighter, sunnier spells with a few scattered showers driven in by that north—westerly wind. temperatures are likely to peak into single figures for many into the afternoon, so we're looking at around 4—9 degrees, pretty much where they should be for this time of year. but as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, that high pressure's continuing to build in. the isobars open up, the winds falling light. again some patchy fog could be an issue first thing on saturday morning. we still keep a risk of some showers and introduce some strong wind

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nothing heavy as midlands. wales overnight and we'll keep some heavy showers going over the northern isles of scotland, quite chilly scotland, turning quite chilly in northern ireland, in scotland, northern ireland, northern touch of northern england a touch of frost likely in places further south. cold but most places just about staying above freezing. chilly all day, though on saturday quite grey across these eastern parts of england. still a little bit of light rain and drizzle here and there. quite a dank could be quite a foggy dank day. could be quite a foggy start over parts of northwest england. southwest scotland. still showers far still some showers in the far north for west wales, but north and for west wales, but for it's a dry and for many it's a dry and particularly in the west, a bright day with some sunny spells , but it is colder than it spells, but it is colder than it has been. temperatures close to average for the time of year. a frosty night on saturday night means start to sunday. means a c

the west midlands uk last night.d from cars caught in flood waters. parts of birmingham, leicester northampton are leicester and northampton are particularly at risk of floods, while transport delays are expected as clean up expected as the clean up continues. family was left continues. a family was left terrified, terrified more than 400ft in the air while riding the london eye. when strong winds ripped the hatch off their pod. meanwhile, a 50 year old man was killed when a tree fell on his car that he was driving in gloucestershire near. eurostar has been given a slap on the wrist by the advertising watchdog after promoting special fares that were available to very few people. the train company invited customers to soak up every second of summer with a european getaway forjust £39. but the advertising standards authority found only a very small portion of seats available at that price. describing the promotion as misleading. eurostar says it takes complaints seriously and will ensure the scenario doesn't happen aga

it may lingerfor a time across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia as well.s england. further west, some brighter, sunnier spells with a few scattered showers driven in by that north—westerly wind. temperatures are likely to peak into single figures for many into the afternoon, so we're looking at around a—9 degrees, pretty much where they should be for this time of year. but as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, that high pressure's continuing to build in. the isobars open up, the winds falling light. again some patchy fog could be an issue first thing on saturday morning. we still keep a risk some showers and introduce some strong wind across the northern isles, but it's going to be a chilly start to saturday. low single figures in towns and city centres. just below, a touch of frost likely, away from the breeze. now high pressure is set to establish itself for the start of the weekend, and as the wind direction swings in a clockwise direction around that high, we're either going to have an easterly or a north—easterly, which at times will

then it was the east midlands. and we landed in paris last night! we can show the viewer is the route that you took thanks to one of the flight radar websites. you can see how you took off from manchester, dublin, then rant on about, going all the way to paris.— dublin, then rant on about, going all the way to paris. what was the reaction on _ all the way to paris. what was the reaction on board? _ all the way to paris. what was the reaction on board? to _ all the way to paris. what was the reaction on board? to be - all the way to paris. what was the reaction on board? to be honest, | all the way to paris. what was the l reaction on board? to be honest, at first it was kind of funny. we heard east midlands and we had a bit of a groan, then a bit of a laugh, then we were updated 20 minutes later and they said, we cant get to the uk, so we are going to paris. cheers went up we are going to paris. cheers went up and we all thought we would have a lovely night in paris ahead of us. a young group of students beside me were deciding how to tell on tech t

it may lingerfor a time across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia as well.ies and we could have some patchy mist and fog forming by morning. now the low pressure still sitting up into the far north will give stiff winds and showers into the northern isles and eastern scotland, but a ridge of high pressure is slowly building in. so there will be some showers out to the east, a legacy of cloud east of the pennines across england. further west, some brighter, sunnier spells with a few scattered showers driven in by that north—westerly wind. temperatures are likely to peak into single figures for many into the afternoon, so we're looking at around 4—9 degrees, pretty much where they should be for this time of year. but as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, that high pressure's continuing to build in. the isobars open up, the winds falling light. again some patchy fog could be an issue first thing on saturday morning. we still keep a risk of some showers and introduce some strong wind across the northern isles, but it's going to be a chilly star

multi-met >> -- referred to the midland asphalt as a suggestion? >> i'm not aware of that. >> i believe yoarcorrect about that. and that's reinforced by this course kate law. returning to the merits, if i may, to thorize the prosecution of a president fo his official acts would open a pandora'bofrom which this nation may never recor. could george w. bush be prosecuted for obstruof an official proceeding for allegedly givifalse information to congress to induce the to go to war in iraq under false pretenses? could president obama be potentially charged thurder for allegedly authorizing drone strikes targeting u.s.cizens located abroad? >> can i explore the implications of what you are arguing. i understand your position to be that a president is immune from criminal precion for any official act that he takes as president, even if that action is taken for an unlawful work on constitutional purpose. is that correct? >> with an important exception whicisif the president is impeached and convicted by the united states senate in a proceedi at reflects wi

it's it�*s a nationwide issue that the highest crime rates are in the midlands right now so we wouldf our skin. i�*m not here is a celebrity i am here as a human being, as a parent. yemi hughes�* 19—year—old son andre was murdered in a knife attack in south london in 2016. for me it was andre's bag. it shows the stab wounds that he received, because this is what he was wearing on his back at the time of his murder. these are the shoes that he was actually running in to get away on the day. # my guy, he don�*t look fly with your samurai and his blood dirty...# idris elba has also released this new track, called knives down, as part of the campaign. zombie knives often have serrated edgesin zombie knives often have serrated edges in inscribed with violent images and are cheap and easy to get hold of on line despite being made an offensive weapon back in 2016. my crime is still a big problem right across the uk particularly in places like london and the west midlands. there are many causes. poverty, the influence of social media, gang culture which is often tied up with the increase in

there's a huge rise in uk measles infections, hitting a 30—year high, in the west midlands.nnie nightingale, bbc radio 1. the station's first female presenter, annie nightingale, has died. she was 83. and the friends script up for auction. how much do you think it went for? and coming up on bbc news — two managers fighting for survival in the premier league. vincent kompany�*s burnley host rob edwards luton side later in a relegation scrap. good evening. the strikes were in the dead of night, and came from the land and the sea. the targets — houthi rebel positions in yemen, hit by american and british missiles. it's in response to weeks of attacks by the iran—backed houthi movement on cargo ships in the red sea which have disrupted commercial shipping, threatening the global economy. the houthis say they're targeting western support for israel. it was a coalition of countries involved in last night's military operation to destroy houthi—controlled command centres, munitions depots, and air defence systems. some of the targets were in the yemeni capital sana'a. the houthis, a

, west midlands reporterjack >> we are west midlands, west midlands reporter jack carson went meet himim and has this story for ex—servicemen basil brockhurst, the union flag means more than it might do for most. >> it flies high on the roof of this proud shropshire man's home, but his decision to put an image of the flag on his taxi caused controversy couldn't caused a controversy he couldn't understand . and on the 17th of understand. and on the 17th of october, they sent me an email stating that i was in breach of advertising standards and i had to remove the cross of saint george and the union jack from my vehicle . my vehicle. >> well, obviously i was not happy. >> well, obviously i was not happy- i >> well, obviously i was not happy. i was quite perturbed. 30 years service queen country, northern ireland, iraq and then suddenly i'm told that i cannot display the crosses and george or the union jack. >> the ban on flags was stated in the hackney carriage and private hire vehicles licensing policy , agreed to by shropshire policy, agreed to by shropshire council and april 2023, sta

with respect to the immunity claim, i think that this court's decision in cisnernos ten years after midland asphalt did allude to a type of separation of powers claim that involved presidential immunity and judge henderson pointed out that the supreme court, itself, has acknowledged the idea of explicit guarantee is more of the suggestion than some statutory prescription -- >> but there are no cases since then that have used the word suggestion to follow up on that line of thinking. >> within the supreme court, i don't believe there have been cases, but certainly, this court in cisnernos and in cases posting midland versus asphalt, and rose versus doskowski and dernberger when talking about immunity is which a appellant jurisdiction of collateral order are in theory. >> and other circuits, 1st, 2nd and 10th are following that thinking of midland and asphalt which follow the explicit constitutional statutory language that says you cannot be tried. >> two, in cases like cisnernos, this court has spoken otherwise, but nonetheless, one there is the 1st circuit of joseph where a judge is seeking