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phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire.cientists used underwater microphones and drones, to examine the sounds and behaviour of the animals. jon donnison has that story. low-pitched clicking. the clicks and clacks of a sperm whale. and, as you might expect from the creature with the biggest brain on the planet, their chitchat has more to it than meets the ear. this latest research, published in the royal society open science journal, found there are at least seven separate clans of sperm whales in the pacific ocean, each with its own distinct culture and vocal dialect. while the sperm whales sound very simple, their patterns of clicks is a bit like morse code. the two clans we discovered this on, one sounds click—click—click—click, and the other sounds click—click—click. . . click. the study also showed the whales use their distinct dialects to communicate and make democratic consensual decisions about where to go. one example saw them take an hour and a half to decide whether or not to make a 90 degree turn, and what the r
phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire.cientists used underwater microphones and drones, to examine the sounds and behaviour of the animals. jon donnison has that story. low-pitched clicking. the clicks and clacks of a sperm whale. and, as you might expect from the creature with the biggest brain on the planet, their chitchat has more to it than meets the ear. this latest research, published in the royal society open science journal, found there are at least seven separate clans of sperm whales...
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phil mackie has the latest. it is not looking good for ian harris.n 2016. this level of flooding used to be called a 50—year event. now it is happening annually. it's becoming pretty frequent. it never used me like this. it is getting worse and worse. the expected peak in worcester tomorrow will get very close to the record set four years ago. sometimes you get a sharp peak and it drops very quickly and it can go often a day or so. other times it can really stretch out over one or two weeks. this looks like a longer stretched out one. it is not going to go down quick, i don't think. ian's well prepared. he has lived here for awhile. paul wasn't so lucky. he hasjust moved here and that is his car. it's probably a write—off. we have got flooding alarm system that i've now learned. i have just recently moved into a new block of flats, just over here. it went off on sunday evening. so i moved the car, this is where i was advised to move it. i kept an eye on it over the course of yesterday. as you can see overnight it has got worse. this was all caused by
phil mackie has the latest. it is not looking good for ian harris.n 2016. this level of flooding used to be called a 50—year event. now it is happening annually. it's becoming pretty frequent. it never used me like this. it is getting worse and worse. the expected peak in worcester tomorrow will get very close to the record set four years ago. sometimes you get a sharp peak and it drops very quickly and it can go often a day or so. other times it can really stretch out over one or two weeks....
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phil mackie, bbc news. deal with the democratic unionist party to bring back power—sharing to northern ireland. it will mean no routine checks on goods crossing from great britain and staying in northern ireland. the dup has boycotted stormont for almost two years in protest at trade arrangements made after brexit. our political editor, chris mason, has been looking at detail and joins us now from westminster. chris. good evening point of this boils down to the complexities of northern ireland politics colliding with the complexity is a brexit point of the peace process demands an open border, a soft border, between northern ireland in the uk and the republic of ireland in the eu but brexit is all about different rules and borders, so this long—running row is all about trying to square that circle. four years ago tonight, the uk left the european union. brexit happened. you're looking right now at one of the flashpoints ever since. the brexit deal led to complications for trade within the uk, between northe
phil mackie, bbc news. deal with the democratic unionist party to bring back power—sharing to northern ireland. it will mean no routine checks on goods crossing from great britain and staying in northern ireland. the dup has boycotted stormont for almost two years in protest at trade arrangements made after brexit. our political editor, chris mason, has been looking at detail and joins us now from westminster. chris. good evening point of this boils down to the complexities of northern...
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phil mackie, bbc news, telford.eral. that comes after we have been reporting that the results of a review into the way that that school shooting in 2022 was handled by the police is going to be formally released, so we will bring you that conference when it happens. another development on that is that the presidentjoe biden said he has not yet read that report. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, good afternoon. it was the coldest night of the winter so far for most of us last night, but there is a lot of winter sunshine out there and blue sky today — including here in pontypridd in south wales. a few showers for western wales, showers clearing away from north sea—facing coasts, but still blizzard—like conditions in northern scotland, and we're set to stay in that cold air for the next couple of days before it turns a lot milder over the weekend, but also wet and very windy — already, warnings in force for heavy rain and strong, gusty winds. and there's an amber warning in force across the northern isles
phil mackie, bbc news, telford.eral. that comes after we have been reporting that the results of a review into the way that that school shooting in 2022 was handled by the police is going to be formally released, so we will bring you that conference when it happens. another development on that is that the presidentjoe biden said he has not yet read that report. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, good afternoon. it was the coldest night of the winter so far for most of us last...
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phil mackie has the story.tershire, there's only one tiny bit of dry land left. this is how it would normally look. there was no chance there'd ever be flood defences for the isolated property where nick lupton lives with his wife annie and two cats, so they decided to build a wall. although the house has got some really good mitigations in place, like barriers on the doors and pumps below the floor level, we finally decided to build ourselves a wall around the house. nick, who is a chartered mechanical engineer, decided, with the help of some experts, once builders had put in the foundations, he, annie and some friends did the labouring. it cost about the same as a small extension and required a remortgage to pay for it. it is between four and seven foot tall. a foot higher than the highest ever flood. they built it in the summer and it took four months and it was finished just in time for the first big flood of this season in october. a really important part of building the wall was to install these sumps, be
phil mackie has the story.tershire, there's only one tiny bit of dry land left. this is how it would normally look. there was no chance there'd ever be flood defences for the isolated property where nick lupton lives with his wife annie and two cats, so they decided to build a wall. although the house has got some really good mitigations in place, like barriers on the doors and pumps below the floor level, we finally decided to build ourselves a wall around the house. nick, who is a chartered...
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phil mackie, bbc news, worcester.n cardiff. the 70 graves found have provided a rare glimpse into life in britain 1500 years ago. rebecca morrelle reports. uncovering a medieval mystery. just outside of cardiff, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard they think is 1,500 years old. the bodies, buried so long ago, are giving an insight into a period we know little about. each one of these is a grave, and the team have excavated 18 so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now, they're all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn't clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they're already providing clues about who these people were and what they did. we have some
phil mackie, bbc news, worcester.n cardiff. the 70 graves found have provided a rare glimpse into life in britain 1500 years ago. rebecca morrelle reports. uncovering a medieval mystery. just outside of cardiff, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard they think is 1,500 years old. the bodies, buried so long ago, are giving an insight into a period we know little about. each one of these is a grave, and the team have excavated 18 so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this...
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phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire. we will have the weather forecast in a moment.inter, causing this flooding?— had so many storms this winter, causing this flooding? you can see the effects of— causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the _ causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the flooding - causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the flooding here. i the effects of the flooding here. because of climate change, rainfall events, when they do happen, are more intense. warmer air can hold more intense. warmer air can hold more moisture, so when these storm systems move through, those rain events are more intense. the rain is heavier. that's why we have seen flooding. it fits the pattern we would expect with climate change. what we have had so far this month is a strong and powerfuljet stream that has been bringing weather systems are way. that is why we have had such stormy weather. but if you're looking for a change, this pattern in the jet stream of the jet stream heading to the north, will allow higher pressure and something drier,
phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire. we will have the weather forecast in a moment.inter, causing this flooding?— had so many storms this winter, causing this flooding? you can see the effects of— causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the _ causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the flooding - causing this flooding? you can see the effects of the flooding here. i the effects of the flooding here. because of climate change, rainfall events, when they do happen, are...
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phil mackie's report contains distressing details.s and cruel punishments. he died after being submerged in an ice cold bath. in an ice—cold bath. these are the people responsible — dirk howell and carla scott, alfie's mum. alfie had suffered more than 50 injuries, mostly at the hands of howell, a convicted criminal and violent bully. people who lived around here did their best to intervene, to tell the authorities that they were worried about alfie, and that was despite being bullied, intimidated and threatened by dirk howell. this was one of 28 999 calls made to the police. social workers were called 36 times. in 2019, a child protection and safety plan was agreed for alfie. a month later, neighbours shared concerns that howell was being cruel to him. howell threatened them. the next year, scott physically abused alfie and there was evidence that howell had behaved aggressively towards him. during the covid pandemic, even though as a vulnerable child, alfie could have gone to school, scott wouldn't let him. laterthat summer, neighbo
phil mackie's report contains distressing details.s and cruel punishments. he died after being submerged in an ice cold bath. in an ice—cold bath. these are the people responsible — dirk howell and carla scott, alfie's mum. alfie had suffered more than 50 injuries, mostly at the hands of howell, a convicted criminal and violent bully. people who lived around here did their best to intervene, to tell the authorities that they were worried about alfie, and that was despite being bullied,...
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phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire.y pm michelle mone and her husband douglas barrowman have been frozen or restrained. the national crime agency is investigating allegations of fraud in relation to the supply of fraud in relation to the supply of ppe during the pandemic. a company led by mr barrowman was awarded contracts worth more than £200 million to supply ppe to the nhs through a so—called vip lane. it's news that's left liverpool fans reeling in shock — managerjurgen klopp is to step down at the end of the season. since his appointment in 2015 liverpool have won virtually every major trophy, including the champions league, but he says he's leaving because he's "running out of energy". our sports editor dan roan has the story. he restored liverpool's status as a true footballing force, with his passion, talent and trophies. but after nearly a decade in charge at anfield, jurgen klopp today stunned the game. i anfield, jurgen klopp today stunned the name. ., . , ., the game. i will leave the club at the game. i wil
phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire.y pm michelle mone and her husband douglas barrowman have been frozen or restrained. the national crime agency is investigating allegations of fraud in relation to the supply of fraud in relation to the supply of ppe during the pandemic. a company led by mr barrowman was awarded contracts worth more than £200 million to supply ppe to the nhs through a so—called vip lane. it's news that's left liverpool fans reeling in shock — managerjurgen klopp is to...
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phil mackie has the story. the past month, more and more very sick children have been coming to the emergency department. in a typical winter, we would see no cases of measles at all. so far, in the last month or so, we've had over 50 confirmed, laboratory—confirmed cases of measles coming through the front doors. it's because it's so contagious. if you put a child with measles in a room with ten unvaccinated people, nine out of the ten of them will catch it. the problem's european wide. this week, the who said that there had been 30,000 cases up to the end of last october, whereas in the whole of 2022, they're had just been 941. during the last big outbreak here in the west midlands, in 2012, there had been 126 confirmed cases. since october, there have already been 133 confirmed and they are reviewing another 96. the measles virus leads to breathing difficulties, a fever and a rash all over the body. most people recover, but there can be serious complications. the current outbreak is spreading among young chi
phil mackie has the story. the past month, more and more very sick children have been coming to the emergency department. in a typical winter, we would see no cases of measles at all. so far, in the last month or so, we've had over 50 confirmed, laboratory—confirmed cases of measles coming through the front doors. it's because it's so contagious. if you put a child with measles in a room with ten unvaccinated people, nine out of the ten of them will catch it. the problem's european wide. this...
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phil mackie, bbc news.died at the age of 61. she was a high—profile campaigner for disadvantaged young people, and was known for her colourful clothes. she stepped down from her charity in 2015 after allegations of financial mismanagement, but she was later cleared of any wrongdoing. her family described her as an "endless source of inspiration". some pupils at schools in england are having to change exam courses because the dangerous concrete — known as raac — has caused the closure of some classrooms and buildings. those doing applied subjects have been unable to use workshops, labs and other specialist spaces since september. teachers say it's unfair, but the government says it can't make exceptions on exams. 0ur education correspondent hazel shearing reports. this is the raac. it's through the whole building. so actually it means that we can't use this entire section whilst that's there. students at shoeburyness high school in southend have had to change their whole gcse, from design and technology to 3
phil mackie, bbc news.died at the age of 61. she was a high—profile campaigner for disadvantaged young people, and was known for her colourful clothes. she stepped down from her charity in 2015 after allegations of financial mismanagement, but she was later cleared of any wrongdoing. her family described her as an "endless source of inspiration". some pupils at schools in england are having to change exam courses because the dangerous concrete — known as raac — has caused the...
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phil mackie, bbc news, worcester.match stands between him and the pdc world darts championship title. the final is tonight — he�*ll face the new world number one at alexandra palace in london. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks is there. a big night. a huge one. luke littler said — a big night. a huge one. luke littler said he _ a big night. a huge one. luke littler said he would - a big night. a huge one. luke littler said he would stick - a big night. a huge one. luke littler said he would stick to l a big night. a huge one. luke l littler said he would stick to his pre—match routine to rival. at midday, have an omelette for breakfast, then pizza for dinner. so far, so teenager, night after night on that key, is composed performances has belied his years and tonight if he wins he will become the youngest world champion endorse history, a full eight years younger than michael van gerwen was when he broke that record just over a decade ago, but first the new fresh prince of the palace would have to beat the new wo
phil mackie, bbc news, worcester.match stands between him and the pdc world darts championship title. the final is tonight — he�*ll face the new world number one at alexandra palace in london. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks is there. a big night. a huge one. luke littler said — a big night. a huge one. luke littler said he _ a big night. a huge one. luke littler said he would - a big night. a huge one. luke littler said he would stick - a big night. a huge one. luke littler said...
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phil mackie, bbc news, worcester.w year's eve party for families, but since then it's been shut due to flooding. it's the third of the company's holiday parks to close since november. sefton council, the landowner in southport, says it hasn't been informed of the closure. with a general election almost certain, it could be a momentous year in politics. mps return to westminster next week, but it's a couple of the smaller parties, who've kicked off the politicaljamboree for 2024 and chris is here with more details. good evening, clive. let's talk quickly about the liberal democrats and reform uk. politics is waking from its christmassy slumber. i know what you're thinking ? tell us when the general election is going to be. well, i would if i could, but i can't, because we don't know for sure. plenty think the autumn is most likely. the liberal democrats are chipper. they have 15 mps at the moment, out of 650 in total. they don't really do subtlety in their campaigning ? leader ed davey pretended to be a removal man tod
phil mackie, bbc news, worcester.w year's eve party for families, but since then it's been shut due to flooding. it's the third of the company's holiday parks to close since november. sefton council, the landowner in southport, says it hasn't been informed of the closure. with a general election almost certain, it could be a momentous year in politics. mps return to westminster next week, but it's a couple of the smaller parties, who've kicked off the politicaljamboree for 2024 and chris is...
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phil mackie, bbc news. joining me now is simonjones.t chaos is felt on the transport network especially on the railway services. pretty much every single railway operator in england and waleses warning people to check before setting off because of ongoing disruption. a huge number of trees have come down on the line and love flooding and power supply issues. even when trains are able to run often the trains and the crews are in the wrong position. 0n the roads is looking difficult, national highway is warning drivers to allow extra time for the journey. we saw the dangers yesterday when a tree came down on a car in gloucestershire killing a man in his 50s and we now have a new weather warning coming into force from tomorrow lunchtime covering all of southern england for heavy rain so problems may continue.— southern england for heavy rain so problems may continue. simon, thank ou. the authorities injapan have warned of the risk of landslides and heavy rain, as rescue workers continue to search for survivors of the devastating new year's
phil mackie, bbc news. joining me now is simonjones.t chaos is felt on the transport network especially on the railway services. pretty much every single railway operator in england and waleses warning people to check before setting off because of ongoing disruption. a huge number of trees have come down on the line and love flooding and power supply issues. even when trains are able to run often the trains and the crews are in the wrong position. 0n the roads is looking difficult, national...
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phil mackie, bbc news.ed in england and wales. the government says the breed has been "disproportionately involved" in fatal attacks. owners had until midday today to apply for an exemption certificate. latest figures show 35,000 dogs have been registered so far. but the animal charity the rspca believes there could be thousands more of the breed in the community. jim connolly has the story: the fearsome face of the ban. an xl bully type dog which had just attacked someone. it was put down soon after we filmed it. i an all—too—familiar news story in recent years. the government says it decided to ban xl bullies after 23 people were killed in three years in dog attacks. good boy. that's meant a lot of worry for xl owners like ellie. it doesn't matter what other people think of him. iknow him. i know he won't hurt anybody and i know he's the softest thing. his best friends a little dachshund dog. really? he wouldn't hurt anybody. she clearly adores frankie and is sad people see him as a threat, but there's a
phil mackie, bbc news.ed in england and wales. the government says the breed has been "disproportionately involved" in fatal attacks. owners had until midday today to apply for an exemption certificate. latest figures show 35,000 dogs have been registered so far. but the animal charity the rspca believes there could be thousands more of the breed in the community. jim connolly has the story: the fearsome face of the ban. an xl bully type dog which had just attacked someone. it was put...
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phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire.it the beaches of normandy for the first time injune to pay her respects is 103—year—old christian lamb. she was an officer in the women's royal naval service — and herjob in london was to secretly map parts of the french coastline in advance of the attack — so allied troops would know exactly where they were landing. she's been sharing her memories withjohn maguire. all who could get their hands on newspapers... as the news of the d—day landings was greeted with relief and great excitement by the british public, those who'd worked tirelessly to make them happen shared that sense of historic achievement. among them was christian lamb. at six in the morning, i heard the news that they had landed. i was very, very thrilled. she's being brought back to whitehall by the taxi charity for military veterans to visit the area where she worked 80 years ago. in honour of her service, a suite has been named after her in the old war office buildings, now a raffles hotel called the 0w0. we felt we
phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire.it the beaches of normandy for the first time injune to pay her respects is 103—year—old christian lamb. she was an officer in the women's royal naval service — and herjob in london was to secretly map parts of the french coastline in advance of the attack — so allied troops would know exactly where they were landing. she's been sharing her memories withjohn maguire. all who could get their hands on newspapers... as the news of the d—day landings...
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phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham.drop since january 2021 when the uk was in lockdown. but there is evidence people may have been doing their christmas shopping earlier to take advantage of black friday sales in november. madonna is being sued by two fans for being late to her own show in new york. the pair say last month's performance started two hours after the time printed on the ticket and didn't finish until 1am which meant they struggled to get home afterwards. madonna has faced other lawsuits from fans complaining about her timekeeping in recent years, but all have been dismissed. the footballerjordan henderson has apologised for any hurt felt by the lgbtq+ community over his move last summer to al—ettifaq in saudi arabia, where homosexuality is illegal. he was speaking at a press conference in amsterdam afterjoining dutch club ajax yesterday. henderson has previously been a high profile supporter of lgbtq+ rights. my beliefs have never changed, neverwill. and again i can only apologise if people do feel let dow
phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham.drop since january 2021 when the uk was in lockdown. but there is evidence people may have been doing their christmas shopping earlier to take advantage of black friday sales in november. madonna is being sued by two fans for being late to her own show in new york. the pair say last month's performance started two hours after the time printed on the ticket and didn't finish until 1am which meant they struggled to get home afterwards. madonna has faced other...
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phil mackie, bbc news, telford. was also captured on a drone camera. belugas are on the endangered species list, with a population of only 150,000 in the wild. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. hello, thank you, well, also in shetland on slightly dry land we've
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phil mackie, bbc news, telford. most of us aren't going far from home in the current cold weather, but a beluga whale has made the long journey from arctic waters to shetland. locals have reported seeing the white whale off the west ayre beach in hillswick. it was also captured on a drone camera. belugas are on the endangered species list, with a population of only 150,000 in the wild. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. hello, thank you, well, also in shetland on slightly dry land we've had some lying snow, falling snow, drifting snow, blizzard —like conditions with brisk northerly winds. this was the scene yesterday, believe it or not it's even worse here today and there is an amber weather warning and force for snow. but for most of us this has been the picture, lots of blue sky, weak, wintry sunshine and the coldest night of the winter so far across england, wales and northern ireland. we are staying in the cold out today and tomorrow and then it tends a lot milder with as we head through t
phil mackie, bbc news, telford. most of us aren't going far from home in the current cold weather, but a beluga whale has made the long journey from arctic waters to shetland. locals have reported seeing the white whale off the west ayre beach in hillswick. it was also captured on a drone camera. belugas are on the endangered species list, with a population of only 150,000 in the wild. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. hello, thank you, well, also in shetland on slightly...
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our correspondent phil mackie is in worcester. how bad has it been where you are?bout a 24—hour, it stopped this afternoon but began yesterday afternoon but began yesterday afternoon and we've had about a0 millimetres, an inch and a half or so, which is added to the trouble. cast your mind back to storm babet in october which was the first of four floods in worcester so far this winter and this is by far the worst point of these are the highest levels we have seen for over a year orso levels we have seen for over a year or so and impact the way things are going, and they have risen by well over an inch while i've been standing here in the past hour, things could approach some of those record levels we saw in 2020. back at the start of the century, they talked about events like this happening every 50 years and this is the seventh such flood since then, and itjust shows how bad things are getting. if you look at those houses, you can see they have flood gates, pumps, people are more resilient but they kind of shrugged their shoulders a bit because these things are h
our correspondent phil mackie is in worcester. how bad has it been where you are?bout a 24—hour, it stopped this afternoon but began yesterday afternoon but began yesterday afternoon and we've had about a0 millimetres, an inch and a half or so, which is added to the trouble. cast your mind back to storm babet in october which was the first of four floods in worcester so far this winter and this is by far the worst point of these are the highest levels we have seen for over a year orso levels...
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phil mackie reports. at first light, things did not look good. of record levels. these housing association flats are prone to flooding. fearing the worst, susan rescued her mum, christine, last night. almost 2020 levels, i would say, it is up to the bottom of the window sill, which it was, it's only got a little bit to go to go over the windowsill, which is where it was in 2020, so just wait and see. but others were not so lucky. that's paul's car. he's onlyjust moved here and was told this was the safest place to leave it. if it gets much higher it is probably write—off. we've got flooding alarm systems that i have now learned. ijust recently moved into a new block of flats and the alarm system went off on sunday evening so i moved the car. this is where i was advised to move it to, and i kept an eye on it over the course of yesterday. and as you can see this evening, over the night it got worse. storm henk took one life, a man whose car was hit by a tree in gloucestershire. the aftermath of the storm is still being felt across much of england a
phil mackie reports. at first light, things did not look good. of record levels. these housing association flats are prone to flooding. fearing the worst, susan rescued her mum, christine, last night. almost 2020 levels, i would say, it is up to the bottom of the window sill, which it was, it's only got a little bit to go to go over the windowsill, which is where it was in 2020, so just wait and see. but others were not so lucky. that's paul's car. he's onlyjust moved here and was told this was...
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phil mackie, bbc news, telford. hello, good afternoon.y today — including here in pontypridd in south wales. a few showers for western wales, showers clearing away from north sea—facing coasts, but still blizzard—like conditions in northern scotland, and we're set to stay in that cold air for the next couple of days before it turns a lot milder over the weekend, but also wet and very windy — already, warnings in force for heavy rain and strong, gusty winds. and there's an amber warning in force across the northern isles and down through caithness and sutherland for heavy snow until six o'clock this evening — as much as 15 to 20 centimetres of falling snow. blizzard—like conditions with brisk northerly—to—north—westerly winds and drifting snow, too. wider warnings in force across northern ireland and much of scotland away from the south and the east for snow and ice. elsewhere, the winter sunshine continues. still maybe a few showers drifting into northwestern wales, down through parts of south—west wales, and into perhaps the far south—we
phil mackie, bbc news, telford. hello, good afternoon.y today — including here in pontypridd in south wales. a few showers for western wales, showers clearing away from north sea—facing coasts, but still blizzard—like conditions in northern scotland, and we're set to stay in that cold air for the next couple of days before it turns a lot milder over the weekend, but also wet and very windy — already, warnings in force for heavy rain and strong, gusty winds. and there's an amber warning...
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phil mackie has the story. 126 confirmed cases. since october, there have already been 133 confirmed, and they're reviewing another 96. the measles virus leads to breathing difficulties — a fee fever and a rash all over the body. the current outbreak is spreading around young children who have not been vaccinated. you can read more about the symptoms and what to look out for on our website, bbc.com/news. you're live with bbc news. it is election day in taiwan. hours ago, candidates held their last rallies before voting on the island's presidential election began. but a sobering issue looms large over the campaigns — how taiwan should address the threat from china. on the ballot is taiwan's current vice president, william lai of the ruling dpp. he's vowing to strengthen the island's ties with other democracies. the opposition party candidate, hou yu—ih of the kmt, says he'll push for more dialogue with beijing. the upstart tpp led by ko wen—je is seeking a middle ground, and gaining traction with young voters. f
phil mackie has the story. 126 confirmed cases. since october, there have already been 133 confirmed, and they're reviewing another 96. the measles virus leads to breathing difficulties — a fee fever and a rash all over the body. the current outbreak is spreading around young children who have not been vaccinated. you can read more about the symptoms and what to look out for on our website, bbc.com/news. you're live with bbc news. it is election day in taiwan. hours ago, candidates held their...
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our correspondent phil mackie told us more from there just after the sentencing: so this is a man calledo here in birmingham crown court after a case that required a great deal of digitalforensic investigation on behalf of the national crime agency. there were 35 victims in all. the youngest was just seven. the oldest was a5. they came mostly from the uk, but there were also victims from australia and the united states as well. and what burns did was say he would seek out these victims on so—called sugar daddy websites where people might come into an arrangement with a man for money or whatever. he would ask them to verify that they were over 18 by sending them him a form of identification, like a driver's licence or a passport. then he would promise to pay them for some sexual images. once they sent them to him, he wouldn't pay, but using their id would then threaten to share those images with friends and family unless they performed increasingly degrading acts for him. so a lot of those victims suffered a great deal. some of them in their victim statements, which are read out in court,
our correspondent phil mackie told us more from there just after the sentencing: so this is a man calledo here in birmingham crown court after a case that required a great deal of digitalforensic investigation on behalf of the national crime agency. there were 35 victims in all. the youngest was just seven. the oldest was a5. they came mostly from the uk, but there were also victims from australia and the united states as well. and what burns did was say he would seek out these victims on...
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you saw the flooding with phil mackie in worcestershire.couple of degrees. still windy and still chilly across the fat north, where shetland could see some snow mixed in as we go today as well. more persistent rain to the north—east of scotland will break into light and patchy rain and drizzle. tonight, the showers will become lengthier in western scotland for the evening rush hour. elsewhere, not as bad as yesterday. you still have to cater for a few showers. with the wind in the south, they should rattle across the south, they should rattle across the sky quite smartly. tonight, showers in southern areas will fade away. outbreaks of rain in the north—east of scotland. a chillier night tonight. julia start to your thursday morning. fewer showers before rain rise in the south. thank you. six women who met under the most difficult circumstances, call themselves the angel mums. each has lost a child to brain cancer. but what started as a group to provide support during unimaginable grief, has transformed into something much, much more. fi lam
you saw the flooding with phil mackie in worcestershire.couple of degrees. still windy and still chilly across the fat north, where shetland could see some snow mixed in as we go today as well. more persistent rain to the north—east of scotland will break into light and patchy rain and drizzle. tonight, the showers will become lengthier in western scotland for the evening rush hour. elsewhere, not as bad as yesterday. you still have to cater for a few showers. with the wind in the south, they...