alex forsyth. _ party. alex, thank you very much. alex forsyth, our _ party. political correspondent. a charter flight bringing afghan refugees who had been stranded in pakistan, has arrived in the uk tonight. thousands of people who worked with or for the british government in afghanistan and then fled the taliban with their families, are still waiting to be relocated here. pakistan has ordered all unregistered afghan refugees to leave the country by next week or face repatriation. a couple who went on the run injanuary with their baby girl, who was later found dead in brighton, have pleaded not guilty to her manslaughter. constance marten and mark gordon are charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of the girl, referred to as baby a, between january 11th and february 27th. they face four other charges related to their treatment of the child, all of which they deny. a trial has been scheduled forjanuary. he was once called the "king of crypto" — but tonight in new york 31—year—old sam bankman—fried has testified before a judge, in a trial where he an

alex forsyth, bbc news, in tamworth.st of all the candidates standing in tamworth on the bbc news website. a metropolitan police officer has defended her team after they carried out a stop and search on british sprinter bianca williams and her partner ricardo dos santos three years ago in west london. acting police sergeant rachel simpson told a misconduct hearing today that she and her colleagues suspected their car was involved in gang activity and had concerns it could contain weapons. nothing was found. all five officers deny any wrongdoing. acting sergeant simpson was the most senior officer at the time and had been supervising the team of officers who stopped and searched the two athletes in the maida vale area of west london injuly 2020. when asked what happened that day, she said that she and her colleagues suspected their car was involved in gang activity and it could contain weapons. in gang activity and it no weapons or drugs were found, and neither ms williams or mr dos santos were arrested. video of the sear

alex forsyth, bbc news, in tamworth. the six o�*clock news is dax.everywhere. but most of us are in for at least some heavy rain and strong winds. a really unpleasant picture, proper autumn weather. now this is the satellite picture. and here we have storm babette just spinning around to the west of portugal. the weather fronts are now extending to the north. some of this is already rain bearing cloud. and this is a complicated weather map. over the coming days, we will see multiple weather fronts sweeping across the uk and indeed other parts of europe, bringing doses of very heavy rain and flooding rain across some parts of the uk. and on top of that, some gale force winds as well. now, this is the rainfall accumulation as the days go by. so wednesday through thursday and into friday, initially the rain starts in the south and then it�*ll peak around eastern parts of scotland, but also the north and the north east of england. those lime green colours indicate rainfall in excess of 100 millimetres. now the forecast then through the evening and night

alex forsyth, bbc news, in tamworth.at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. we have prepared so many weather graphics, there is so much happening over the next few days so i will launch into it.

alex forsyth, bbc news.part of a repatriation scheme negotiated by the gulf state of qatar. ukraine says hundreds of thousands of its children have been stolen by russia. since the invasion. here's frank gardner. reunited, at last. this seven—year—old ukrainian boy is back with his grandmother, on the left, after months of mediation by qatar. he's one of four ukrainian children being returned to their families by russia. their ages range from two to 17. qatar is calling it a "breakthrough". at a moscow press conference today, russia's commissioner for children's rights, seen here on the right — who's wanted for war crimes by the international criminal court — denied the allegation of mass abductions of ukrainian children. translation: it is important for us for people not to be afraid, - so they can see everything is fine. and secondly, to confirm that there are no tens of thousands, let alone hundreds of thousands, of children deported and forcibly detained in russia. it was when places like kherson, seen h

alex forsyth there.

we'll be hearing from mid—bedfordshire next week, but first alex forsyth reports from tamworth.

alex forsyth, bbc news, in tamworth.nd you can find a list of all the candidates standing in tamworth and in mid bedfordshire on the bbc news website. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. we have prepared so many weather graphics, there is so much happening over the next few days so i will launch into it. concentrate. at the moment the weather is not looking bad at all, i think for the rest of todayit bad at all, i think for the rest of today it is a case of hazy sunshine and mainly dry weather. but from mid week onwards it's looking horrible across some parts of the country and really a lot of rain on the way. the satellite picture with storm babet spinning around just to the west of portugal but the weather fronts and rain bearing clouds all the way to the north. look at this complicated weather maps over the next few days with a huge area of low pressure with a huge area of low pressure with lots of weather fronts spinning around, we will see waves of rain coming our way affecting different part

conservative mp on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth? this has develo ed what more can you tell us? this has developed quickly _ what more can you tell us? this has developed quickly in _ what more can you tell us? this has developed quickly in the _ what more can you tell us? this has developed quickly in the last few - developed quickly in the last few hours. as you say, surrey police confirmed earlier this afternoon that they had arrested the conservative mp yesterday morning on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. that man was released on bail and then in the last half hour, the mp crispin blunt has posted a statement on social media saying that conservative mp in question was him. he said he had been interviewed twice in connection with this incident. the first time was three weeks ago, when he says he raised concerns with the police over extortion. he says he was interviewed again this morning and the caution following arrest and goes on to say that the arrest was unnecessary, as i remain ready to cooperate f

alex forsyth is in westminster. so—so keir starmer providing clarity on where he stands.er providing clarity on where he stands. given the weeks of speculation — on where he stands. given the weeks of speculation that _ on where he stands. given the weeks of speculation that came _ on where he stands. given the weeks of speculation that came out - on where he stands. given the weeks of speculation that came out of- on where he stands. given the weeks of speculation that came out of the l of speculation that came out of the government announcement, unsurprising the political fallout is rolling on, and circuits, was asked repeatedly by my colleagues in the region is if labour were to win power, would he commit to the hs2 project in full and, despite the fact that so keir starmer has said he wanted to see that happen, despite the fact has been some real anger in some quarters, not least from some senior labour figures in the north of england, at the decision to cancel the northern leg, sir keir starmer said he couldn't commit to reinstating it because, he said, of the way th

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth in westminster for more on this.rrested, then surrey police confirmed he had been arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of a controlled substance and released on bail. shortly after, crispin blunt said he was the mp in question. he released a statement on social media in which he said he had been interviewed twice by police. the first time three weeks ago. he says he then reported concern over extortion. the second time he was interviewed was this morning, following that arrest. and mr blunt went on to say, "that arrest was unnecessary as i remain "ready to cooperate fully with this investigation, that "i am confident will end without charge." he says he doesn't intend to comment further, until the police have completed their inquiries. crispin blunt is a senior conservative mp, formerjunior minister. he has represented reigate in surrey since 1997. he has now had the conservative whip withdrawn which means he is no longer a conservative mp here. he will sit as an independent, and he has been asked to stay awa

alex forsyth there.nd you can find a list of all the candidates standing in tamworth and in mid bedfordshire on the bbc news website. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos another fine day for many of us today but weather conditions will continue to go downhill as we go through the week, we will start to see heavy rain at times, persistent rain for some and strong winds as well timed in with the storm. this is babet, moving _ well timed in with the storm. this is babet, moving across the uk and has been moving through the week and has been moving through the week and has parked itself across the north of the uk where we will see most of the heavy rain but low pressure dominates the scene for the country and it's a messy picture but it does speu and it's a messy picture but it does spell a wet spell of weather as we head through the weekend you can see where the heaviest rain will be, the bright colours. eastern scotland but also north—east england and northern england could see issues with l

alex forsyth, bbc news. joint ministry of defence and idf, they say commit the national emergency management authority is announcing implementation on a plan to evacuate residents of northern israel, who live in the area up to two kilometres from the lebanese border to state funded guest houses. tensions in the area have been increasing over the last several days. there was exchange of fire and other issues in northern israel over the weekend. there has been talk about trying to get some residents out. it now looks like that will be the case. this morning, as we are on air, there are focuses on now northern israel and the border with lebanon and also in the south of gaza, bordering egypt, about whether a humanitarian corridor can be opened at the rafah crossing. a lot of anxiety in the international community about how this crisis might spread and at both ends of the country right now there are signs of that happening. we have correspondence waiting to speak to us here in the next few minutes. right now, tim

alex forsyth, bbc news, in tamworth.rrespondent mark savage caught up with her long—time musical director to find out some of the tour�*s secrets. 40 yea rs. 13 number one singles. 72 top 40 hits. how on earth do you cram all of that into a two hour concert? so, that is a big challenge. how do you take so many hits, so many, number ones, so, so many significant songs, you know, songs that maybe even if they weren't one of the biggest hits have become a favourite or a cultural sort of memory. and the answer is you try and pick all the stuff that serves the story best. stuart says the show will have a documentary aspect, telling madonna's story through her music. you know, everything from, ithink, being a young woman in new york, sort of learning what the scene was there and her interaction with it through all the way through motherhood, spiritual awakenings, the ups and downs. from these humble beginnings in new york, madonna has redefined how live music is presented. stuart says this tour will be no different. you know,