with jo waiting for a victory speech in brecon withjo swinson and jane dodds.n brecon wherejo swinson and the newest liberal democrat mp, jane dodds, are due to arrive shortly. clearly they will be absolutely delighted at that victory. let's talk to our political correspondent, peter saull who is at westminster. extraordinary in a sense that the liberal democrats won back this seat despite the fact that it is an area which actually voted narrowly to leave the european union. it reflected the national result of the 2016 referendum in brecon and radnorshire, 52 is 48 as far as i understand it, leave versus remain. but the liberal democrats working with other pro—remain parties was key, the so—called remain aligned with plaid cymru and the green party which was enough to get them over the line. as tomos morgan said, many candidates predicted a much larger victory for the lib dems, they expected the brexit party to do better to further spread the pro brexit vote, and the remain parties coalesce together but on the leave side the tories and the brexit party we re si

what we see here today —— brecon and radnorshire.jection of his ideals and a clear rejection of his ideals and a clear rejection of his ideals and a clear rejection of no deal brexit. thank you. cheering so. as ever i am surprised to find myself in front of a microphone because as i have always said throughout this campaign i am not a politician. i am a loony and i am an official loony. but i am delighted to have been part of this process and hopefully i have engaged a few people who would not normally have voted to come out and vote in their selection. cheering there is one. that was always my aim. to engage other people in the political process. quickly i will say that all these people, whatever their politics, are absolutely lovely... this is bbc news live from mid wales. we had a crucial electoral test for the new uk prime minister, borisjensen. a win here in wales for the liberal democrats in a coalition, a pro remain... a coalition, a pro remain... a coalition intended to support remaining in the eu. and anti— brexit coalition.

let's talk to tomos morgan, who's in brecon.campaign very ha rd neil lib dem is always a campaign very hard on the ground but what you think it was that clinched it for them? i think the first factor is them? i think the first factor is the reason why this by—election was called in at the first place, it was called in at the first place, it was called because back in march, chris davies, the incumbent tory mp, was found guilty of submitting false expenses. recall was started at over 10% of the constituency signed it meaning a by—election was called. so 20% of the localjudiciary did sign out so there was a feeling for a by—election, and a need for one. but also, it was also overwhelmingly brexit. when you speak to people here, it is a hugely divisive topic, as it is across the whole of the uk. this was a brexit voting area, this constituency, where the brexit party came out top in the eu's parliamentary elections. as we know, a relying party came out on top overnight. —— may remain party. jane dodds clearly setting out what she w

as i take —— across brecon and radnorshire. as itake on —— across brecon and radnorshire.look to who have come before me. i think the police, the returning officer and her staff for conducting such a smooth count this evening. i think my talented campaign team, my agent. i think rosie, and helen and literally thousands of campaigners who have come from every part of the country to support me. i would also like to thank my husband patrick and my sister and family for their support. lastly, iwant my sister and family for their support. lastly, i want to thank the people of brecon and radnorshire. i look forward to working with every single one of you, to give our rural areas back their voice in westminster. let's get to work. speaks welsh and that was the victorious candidate for the liberal democrats. they have taken that seat from the conservatives, overturning a conservative majority of over eight thousand, and that is the first electoral test for the new prime minister, borisjohnson, and it does change the political arithmetic back in the house of commons in london. let'

the momentum in brecon and radnorshire is for remain.virtually is for remain also might, because people have been singing that they have been lied to. people have been saying that the economy will be fine but people realise that is just not the case. this is real politics in action, notjust ideologies and the tories playing games with themselves that they have been trying to resolve since the 70s, labour living in this fantasy world where people are talking about austerity over brexit, this is real politics. and real vote rs, brexit, this is real politics. and real voters, when thinking about how best to use their valuable vote, they won't be doing that on a party basis but on base —— but based on the best effect. i hope this is the politics of the future or not the old tribal party politics. thanks very much. with a magnitude of 7.4 off the southwest of the island of sumatra. (00v)0fficials said the quake had the potential to generate a tsunami. tremors were felt in many cities, including the capital, jakarta. there are no reports of da

it was celebrations all around in brecon this morning.arty finally has a seat again in wales and it is a first boost for their new leader. this result sends the message that liberal democrats are winning again. and it comes off the back of her local election success, our best ever european election results, and it is clear that people don't have to settle for either borisjohnson orjeremy corbyn. the liberal democrats are providing a positive alternative and here in brecon and radnorshire people have voted for that in their droves. this by—election was triggered following conservative chris davies conviction in march of submitting false expenses. the result means the tories have a narrow majority ofjust one in westminster. it is never easy having a tiny working majority but the broader point is it will not distract us from what we have explicitly promised to do. that is deliver brexit so we can seize the opportunities it provides. this constituency lies within the county of rural powys, where the brexit party came out on top in the europea

the lib dems win the brecon and radnorshire by—election.t stress that the structural integrity of the wall is at a critical level and there is a substantial threat to life, should the dam wall fail. the lib dems win the brecon and radnorshire by—election. it cuts borisjohnson‘s commons majority to just one — as they vow to fight brexit. as liberal democrat leader, i will fight to keep our country in the union. we have one more mp now who will fight to make that happen. two holiday firms — ‘super break‘ and ‘late rooms‘ — collapse, affecting tens of thousands of travellers. a maiden test century for rory burns, as england fight back on the second day of the ashes. and a battle of britain veteran has died, hours after celebrating his 100th birthday. good evening. in the last few minutes, emergency services have said that there‘s still a substantial danger to life — if the water levels in the dam at whaley bridge in derbyshire, cannot be reduced. raf helicopter crews have been dropping sand, gravel and stones to try to stabilise a damaged wall

the lib dems win the brecon and radnorshire by election. it cuts borisjohnson‘s commons majority to just one as they vow to fight brexit. as leader of liberal democrat, i will fight to keep our country in the european union and we now have in parliament one more np who will fight to make that happen. two holiday firms super break and late rooms collapse, affecting tens of thousands of travellers. a maiden test century for rory burns as england fight back on the second day of the ashes. in the last few minutes, emergency services have said that there's still a substantial danger to life if the water levels in the dam at whaley bridge in derbyshire, cannot be reduced. raf helicopter crews have been dropping sand, gravel and stones to try to stabilise a damaged wall of the toddbrook reservoir amid fears it could burst and engulf the nearby town. around 1500 residents were moved out of their homes yesterday, as a precaution. the environment secretary, theresa villiers says the situation is not yet stable. several flood alerts including a severe

the lib dems win the brecon and radnorshire by—election.t cuts borisjohnson‘s commons majority to just one, as they vow to fight brexit. as leader of the liberal democrats, i will as leader of the liberal democrats, i will fight as leader of the liberal democrats, i will fight to keep our country in the european union and we now have in parliament one more mp who will fight to make that happen. vast swathes of arctic siberia are ablaze after intense summer temperatures and high winds, we have a special report. and a maiden test century for rory burns, as england fights back on the second day of the ashes. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, harry maguire is on his way to manchester united for £80 million, now the world's most expensive defender. good evening. borisjohnson has visited derbyshire this evening, to talk to crews working to repair a damaged reservoir, and to meet residents who've been evacuated because their town could be engulfed by water. police are warning that the risk of a wall of the toddbrook reservoir bursting, and t

it was celebrations all around in brecon this morning. means the party finally has a seat again in wales and it is a first boost for their new leader. this result sends the message that liberal democrats are winning again. and it comes off the back of her local election success, our best ever european election results, and it is clear that people don't have to settle for either borisjohnson orjeremy corbyn. the liberal democrats are providing a positive alternative and here in brecon and radnorshire people have voted for that in their droves. this by—election was triggered following conservative chris davies conviction in march of submitting false expenses. the result means the tories have a narrow majority of just one in westminster. it is never easy having a tiny working majority but the broader point is it will not distract us from what we have explicitly promised to do. that is deliver brexit so we can seize the opportunities it provides. this constituency lies within the county of rural powys, where the brexit party came out on top i

the conservatives lost the brecon and radnorshire by—election to the liberal democrats.for each party on the screen. hopefully! the lib dems overturning a majority of over 8,000 to beat the conservatives by more than 1,400 votes. we don't have the graphics, those are the numbers. 0ther pro—remain parties had stood aside to give the lib dems a better chance of winning. turnout was almost 60%, the highest for a by—election for over 20 years. it was also not a great night for the labour party, who were beaten into fourth place by the brexit party, and narrowly avoided losing their deposit — which happens if you get less than 5% of the vote. on a walkabout in the constituency this morning, the new mp, jane dodds, said her constituents had "chosen hope over fear". 34 3a years ago last month, richard livesey stood here celebrating a by—election victory just like livesey stood here celebrating a by—election victoryjust like this one. a by—election victory that would restore the liberal values that we have all fought so hard for to this country. anterior stand, —— and here we st

alex forsyth, bbc news, brecon. but now is an independent who backs the idea of remaining. i said that perhaps boris johnson idea of remaining. i said that perhaps borisjohnson was putting the country first. boris johnson is putting boris johnson first, the country first. boris johnson is putting borisjohnson first, and putting borisjohnson first, and putting himself into number ten as prime minister. he will do whatever it takes to stay there, being fully aware that he may well do a pact with nigel farage and the brexit party, i think getting very likely for a general election in the autumn. i think the by—election is a test of concept, and i am excited that we might be able to get significantly more seats across england and wales in the general election. do you think it will be a success , election. do you think it will be a success, won't it get rather messy politically? it is called being grown up. politically? it is called being grown up. that is normally not what people expect to do, they put themselves first,

the conservatives lose the brecon and radnorshire by—election to the lib dems, reducing borisjohnson‘ty in parliament to a single mp. a dramatic first day in the ashes, as a century from steve smith on his return to test cricket after his ball—tampering ban saves australia in the first test at edgbaston. and who will be the latest contestant to quick—step his way into the strictly ballroom? we will reveal all after 8:00am. and i will be revealing the forecast, which is much drier than recent days. fewer showers around, lighter showers as well. join me for all the details in liverpool. it is friday 2 august. our top story: the emergency services have been working through the night to try and divert water away from a reservoir dam in derbyshire which is in danger of bursting and flooding a town. the raf has been called in to help protect whaley bridge. more than 6,000 people have been told to leave their homes. simonjones has this report. an unprecedented, fast moving emergency situation. the words of the police after intense rain left this dam dangerously close to collapse. access to n

alex forsyth, bbc news, brecon.travel plans, after the collapse of two package holiday firms. super break and laterooms.com are both in administration. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. yes, it's the holidays, and a terrible time for a holiday provider to go under. super break has 400 people overseas and 53,000 bookings, many of those within the uk. then there are customers who have booked hotels via laterooms.com. because the payment goes straight to the hotel, they should be ok. stories have been emerging on social media of people who think their breaks may be ruined, including winter bookings in iceland, for instance. we researched thoroughly before we paid out the money, and there was no hint at that time just a month ago that there was any financial difficulties at all. super break was drumming up business close to its end. "never too late to visit manchester", it said. ina too late to visit manchester", it said. in a statement after its failure, it added: this is a massive worry for th

and the liberal democrat party who was seen as the challenges here in brecon and radnor shed —— in breconre with an uncompromising stop brexit message. and they cut through with the help of smaller parties, plaid cymru and the green party who agreed not to stand in this election creating a remain alliance and giving the liberal democrats a clear run to challenge the conservatives. it was a narrow margin of victory in the end, just 11100 votes also in it but that was enough for the liberal democrats to take this seat from the conservative party and claim for themselves a victory as a party on themselves a victory as a party on the upjust themselves a victory as a party on the up just a couple of months after good results in the european parliamentary elections for the liberal democrats and a bad result for the conservative party and one that boris johnson for the conservative party and one that borisjohnson really for the conservative party and one that boris johnson really will struggle to shake off. he will have to ta ke struggle to shake off. he will have to take it on the chin. i expec

alex forsyth, bbc news, brecon.edish judge has ordered that the us rock —— wrap regular asset—backed —— afabric us rock —— wrap regular asset—backed —— a fabric to be released and leave the country while he awaits a verdict in the country while he awaits a verdict in this case. asap rocky whose real name is ricky myers was detained on july rocky whose real name is ricky myers was detained onjuly three with two friends in connection with a street brawl. he was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. 0ur correspondent 90 has filed the case in stockholm. there were loud cheers and lots of clapping when the judge announced that the decision that asap rocky and the two other suspects on trial for assault here and stop come around a month ago would not have to spend another night in the detention centre, a few blocks from here where they had been held that since their arrest. it's not the case that there has been a verdict, we will find out if they had been found guilty or not guilty on the 14th of august, but ce

our political correspondentjoins us now live from brecon. quite bad news for the prime minister, isn't it? it certainly is. not the result he wa nted certainly is. not the result he wanted and not the result conservative party, as a whole wanted. it was always going to be close here in brecon between the conservatives and the main challenges, the liberal democrats. it really was a straight fight between the two of them. tories trying to hang onto this seed after theirmp trying to hang onto this seed after their mp was deselected and then reselected after being convicted of expenses fraud. and the liberal democrats seeing this as an opportunity to mount a challenge and campaign on theiranti— opportunity to mount a challenge and campaign on their anti— brexit message and take a seat from the conservatives and in the end that is what they did. it will have implications here, of course, because by—elections always feature local issues. but it was brexit that dominated and in this rural constituency where many farmers ply their trade and many she

the lib dems win the brecon by—election, reducing borisjohnson's working majority tojust one.ed climate change. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with hugh. day two of the first ashes test. they

if we do have an early election then what does the opposition do and what happened in brecon was thereplaid cymru and the greens to not to stand candidates against each other and this is how the liberal democrats won the seat. the huge question is, is labour going to be involved in any such arrangements which would be the only chance of having some certain stop to this cliff we are about to dive off. you can do that at a local level but the forces are always different and i really do not see jeremy corbyn... you can do it and you should, they may be mangled if they do not but you look atjeremy corbyn and the very small can around him they are much more concerned about hanging on to the labour party for the far left the fate of the labour party in an election. i think we will find is an enormous amount of tactical voting, there result was a lot anyway but with the great divide now in this country being stronger, all the posters are finding between brexit and remain as a much stronger divide than between left and right. there is an election argument on those grounds before brexit because

a big headache with the brecon and radnorshire by—election. floor. what you have seen is that the liberal democrats opening up a new faction. they seem to have a fresh and competent leader. they have a distinct message. pro remain, anti— brexit. now you think, yes, they could be a big threat to. for they could be a big threat to. for the tories in these marginal seats there will be many mps nervous. and borisjohnson has a majority of 5000 in his seat so labour and the lid dams might be looking to decapitating there. but one that was a leave constituency. yes. not hugely but we need to remember also that the liberal democrats were, for many years, regularly voting and elected mps. there is no doubt that the recriminations have begun so we have gone from a whopping majority of two to a majority of one. and that may not last very long, as giles was saying, so it is a weak start to the premiership and part of the recriminations are to say that, hang on, this candidate who had this petition in this recall whether expenses actually, why was he chose

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later on we will be live in the brecon and radnorshire constituency for the latest on the by—electionhat is just after 10pm. at latest on the by—election there. that isjust after 10pm. at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm we will take a look at the front pages for tomorrow with oui’ the front pages for tomorrow with our guests. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. good day for england — bad day for sandpaper enthusiasts. australia collaspse at the ground they said didn't intimidate them. iam i am live at edgbaston where a spectacular start for england is turning into a ratherfrustrating finish. charley hull is looking comfortable at her home course — she's two shots off the lead on the first day of the british open at woburn. and together again — the murray brothers double up to claim victory in washington. also coming up in the programme... the row over drugs cheats with previous bans intensifies after swimming's governing body says it won't allow protests from other athletes. hello and welcome to sportsday. first, a dream start to the ashes for england at edgbaston. australia won the

johnson has suffered his 1st electoral defeat his governing conservative party lost a by election in brecon in wales the seat was taken by the pro european union liberal democrats it reduces the prime minister's working majority in parliament to just 1. 0 world stay with us. looking. at this team in iraq. i'll just 0 recently conducted an investigation into events in bahrain occurring several years ago. it uncovered evidence of a secret deal between the bahraini national security agency and members of al qaida . it's alleged they targeted opposition figures in the 2011 protests part of the so-called arab spring. al-jazeera arabic reporter tom i'll miss hell conducted the investigation on one of his findings was secret video recordings made by several leading al qaeda figures. but the head of the internet son mohammed saleh was closely linked to al qaeda in bahrain. you know see. here. and a very innocent. is a bahraini national who registered at a military training camp for the soldiers of allah linked to al qaeda. the recordings of these men had been kept secret since july 20th levon and h

voters in brecon and radnorshire go to the polls today to elect a new member of parliament.vacant as a result of the sitting mp being recalled by a petition. a total of six candidates are standing in the by—election and polls will remain open until 10pm tonight. the result is expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. reports in the us say that hamza bin laden, the son of the former al-qaeda leader osama bin laden, is dead. the pentagon has not released any information but he's believed to have been killed in a military strike. our washington correspondent chris buckler sent this report. these pick dues were apparently taken at these pick dues were apparently ta ken at any‘s these pick dues were apparently taken at any‘s wedding ceremony. america named him one of the world's most wanted. in recent years new images haven't emerged of the son of osama bin laden and his whereabouts we re osama bin laden and his whereabouts were regarded as a mystery. earlier this year, us officials offered a $1 million reward for information that led to his capture. the size of the bounty

the polls have closed in the brecon and radnorshire by—election.vies lost his seat in a recall petition by his constituents following an expenses scandal. if the tories lose their seat, boris johnson's majority in the commons will be cut to one. campaigners are calling for more training and better understanding of domestic abuse victims, as their cases go through the courts system. many victims say they are left scared and isolated because of poor support and communication. more than a million cases of domestic abuse were recorded in england and wales, between april 2017 and march 2018. there were just over 89,000 prosecutions but only 68,000 guilty verdicts. 0ur correspondentjeremy cooke has followed two women over the last year, as they attempt to getjustice. you may find some of his report upsetting. nervous, because i could even bump into him today. i don't know anything. kirsty is at the beginning of a journey. heading to magistrates' court, where an ex partner stands accused of domestic abuse. what's your best hope? he pleads guilty, and that

well, the lib dem victory in brecon and radnorshire is being talked about a lot in the papers today.mer labour home secretary, alistair campbell, cherie blair, lord heseltine, and i rather suspect betty boothroyd, because she certainly hinted at it. i voted lib dem in the eu election, so it is important to declare an interest here. however, the party is clearly on the role. and it is a congregating point for people of all political persuasions who are concerned about how brexit is going. people talk about brexit uncertainty. i think the phrase is actually brexit certainty. people know exactly how it is going and they are not happy with it. but when you look at the breakdown of the votes from that by—election, if you look at who voted for the conservatives and the brexit party, that actually amounts to more than the liberal democrats. and to be fair, there was a tory there with an u nfortu nate fair, there was a tory there with an unfortunate incident with his expenses as well, so there were specific reasons. and the greens decided not to go forward. there was a pact between them. but

polls have closed in brecon and radnorshire, and counting is under way in the by election to elect aember of parliament. my mother is convicted of murdering her two young daughters, aged three and 18 months. also the number of plastic bags being used since the 5p charge was introduced in 2015 has decreased by 90%. hello there, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me i have the deputy political editor of huffington post uk, and the finance reporterfor huffington post uk, and the finance reporter for the wall street journal. first off, a reminder of some of ourfront journal. first off, a reminder of some of our front pages. let's start off with the mirror, leading on the evacuation of thousands of people from whaley bridge in derbyshire after parts of the dam wall collapsed. the i also having whaley bridge and that incredible picture on its front page as engineers battle to save homes from that fast flowing water. the bank of england warns that there is a one in three chance that the economy will shrink at the start of next year. that is t

in edinburgh, and finally with the voters, when the tories lost a by—election in the welsh seat of breconre. much of this is explained by the growing prospect that the uk will leave the european union at the end of october without a deal on departure and without even the start of negotiations on a future trading relationship. mrjohnson has described the prospect as "vanishingly small", yet at the same time his chancellor announced an additional £2.1 billion for no deal planning. mixed messages, to what purpose? mixed messages, to what purpose7m has been the most extraordinary opening week of any prime minister in living memory, disasters from every direction. first of all the pound fell to percent and then fell again. the bank of england came out and said there was a high chance we would be in recession next year and thatis would be in recession next year and that is without a no—deal brexit. his idea of bluffing the europeans of saying we are going to have a no deal, they have eyeballed him and said there is no chance of us moving at all. you now looks as if he has himself entered what m

polling stations in the brecon and radnorshire by—election in mid—wales will be opening in a few hours after a recall petition. six candidates are standing. the polls will remain open until 10pm tonight and the result is expected in the early hours of friday morning. the united states has imposed sanctions on iran's foreign minister, javad zarif. the sanctions freeze any assets of mr zarif in the united states. in response, mr zarif tweeted that the us consider him as a threat to its agenda. the israeli government has given rare approval for the building of 700 palestinian homes in the occupied west bank, along with permission for another 6,000 homes forjewish settlers. president putin has ordered the russian army to help fight wildfires raging across siberia, after 800,000 people petitioned the authorities to step up their response. the blaze has been spreading for at least a month and now covers nearly three million hectares. north korea claims to have tested a new type of guided rocket system which could expand its ability to strike south korea. state media said the north korean lea

this comes off the back of the bye election on thursday in brecon which saw a liberal democrat victoryemocrats won byjust under 5000 votes. 3300 odd people voted for brexit. there is no guarantee they would have voted for the conservative candidate. but chances are they probably would have done. you can see why conservative mps are afraid. by the time there is a general election, the way people vote might have changed slightly. a general election, the way people vote might have changed slightlym will not be that long away. you make an assumption the election will come before october 31 in this scenario. the only where the tories have a chance it if they can neutralise the brexit party. so either you need electoral power or you get nigel farage out of the it collapses after that. so send him to washington or something like that. do simi to get rid of the brexit party as an electoral threat. and rid of the brexit party as an electoralthreat. and if rid of the brexit party as an electoral threat. and if you have the liberal democrats and the the green party and as we saw that welsh party

johnson has suffered his 1st electro defeat his governing conservative party lost a by election in brecon in wales leaving it with a one vote majority in parliament the seat was taken by the pro e.u. liberal democrats. and that makes it much harder for the prime minister to post through his plans for a possible no deal breck's it impala meant let's go live now to our correspondent in london rory chalons so he now has this way 5th in majority of one seed how should we interpret what should we read into this result yet just 8 days into his premiership boris johnson has had a bit of an electoral cold shower yeah as you say his majority in the house of parliament has been whittled down so just one seats what this means is that he is going to have to rely on the unity of the conservative party and the support of the democratic unionist party northern arash politicians who helped to prop up the reason may's government as well they will be instrumental in propping up boris johnson's government it will he be able to pass any significant legislation is going to be very difficult to do that because

the headlines: the liberal democrats win the brecon and radnorshire by—election, leaving borisjohnson he is hiding, and tell him loud and clear, stop playing with the future of our communities and rule out a no—deal brexit. now. the raf are dropping hundreds of tonnes of sand and gravel onto the damaged reservoir dam in whaley bridge. i‘m on the outskirts of

, look at the mass in parliament, it doesn't really have much of a strong footing there after the brecon ofjust one. i think the whips are going to have to be very nice to backbenchers over the next few months. we are going to be speaking to the shadow health secretaryjon as hworth to the shadow health secretaryjon ashworth this morning to get his reaction to that announcement of additionalfunding for reaction to that announcement of additional funding for the nhs. reaction to that announcement of additionalfunding for the nhs. now it's approaching 90 minutes past nine. let's look at the headlines. "19 nine. let's look at the headlines. —— 19 minutes. twenty people have been killed in a mass shooting in a walmart store in the us city of el paso, texas — a man has been taken into custody by police reports are coming in of a second mass shooting in the us, in dayton, 0hio — local media say up to seven people may have been killed, and one gunman is still at large. another 55 homes are evacuated as heavy rain is forecast in derbyshire where emergency services are battling to prevent the whal

liberal democrats took the brecon and radnich a seat off the conservatives or a challenge reports dream dodds is duly elected member of parliament for the said constituency was the announcement was made in an echo we haul in mid wales but this result will be heard very clearly in london the liberal democrats have taken this seat of brecken and ravisher from the ruling conservative party there whittles boris johnson's parliamentary majority down to just one m.p. the new leaders pre-vote visit to wales wasn't enough to prevent the chances of a government collapse going up barely 9 days since he took over as prime minister this is why this by election was so significant because we're looking at general election very shortly and it really shows some of the key factors that are going to be at play in that in that election i was surgeon were made a vote under the liberal democrats and also breaks apart if you can term with. the liberal democrats newest m.p. was clear about what she thinks this results means. and here we stand. thursday was john says. in the 1st week it was premonition and her

voting is taking place in the brecon and radnorshire by—election in mid wales, which was triggered byolls will remain open until ten o'clock tonight and the result is expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. police in madagascar say a british woman who fell to her death from a plane in mid—air opened the door herself. 19—year—old alana cutland, a student at cambridge university, was on an internship on the island. let's go live to our africa correspondent, andrew harding injohannesburg — what more are the police saying? ben, good afternoon. the police in madagascar are confirming only one thing at present. they say they have concrete information that alana cutland did open the door of this small plane herself, just minutes after it had taken off from a remote airstrip in the north of madagascar. at the moment, they're not saying why they believe that she did that, and fell to her death. they are, though, speculating that it could have been suicide. they're also looking in, they say, to the possibility, and they stress this is only a possibility, that alana, 19—year—old cambrid

voters in brecon and radnorshire go to the polls today to elect a new member of parliament.n the by—election in mid—wales, and polls will remain open until ten o'clock tonight. the result is expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. flood warnings are still in place across the north west of england and yorkshire after a day of heavy rain left people stranded and caused damage to buildings, roads and rail lines. 0vernight, the water levels did begin to recede in some of the worst—hit areas, but people are preparing for another downpour of rain later this afternoon. jon donnison reports. rivers where there were once roads. this is in stockport. nearby cheadle hume was also badly affected by the heavy rains. and in poynton, where the fire service declared a major incident, people were grabbing whatever they could to push back the water. it was just like a torrent coming down. got home and tried to get everything out as best as we could. it's onlyjust gone through the garage, so we're all right. in north yorkshire, this is leyburn, people are also facing a major cleanup.

johnson has suffered his 1st electoral defeat his governing conservative party lost by election in brecon in wales leaving it with a one vote majority in parliament the seat was taken by the pro e.u. liberal democrats and they tell me. make it much harder for mr johnson to push through his plans for a possible new deal brant said let's go live now to rory chalons our correspondent who is in london and rory how should we interpret this result given that the lib dems have beaten the conservatives and boris johnson obviously is in a very precarious position when it comes to parliament now. absolutely he's just 8 days into his premiership and already he's being given a pretty cold shower in this byelection he talks about optimism and confidence but this really does leave his new government hanging by a thread really it reduces his parliamentary majority to just one and a that means that the already dodgy situation that he was in is made even more dodgy he has to rely on the unity of his conservative party and the support of the democrats a unionist party of northern ireland to basically prop

voting is taking place in the brecon and radnorshire by—election in mid wales — which was triggered bytil ten o'clock tonight and the result is expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. a 23—year—old mother has been found guilty of killing her two young daughters. louise porton from rugby murdered three—year—old lexi draper in january last year and then killed 17—month—old scarlett vaughan just over two weeks later. she'll be sentenced at birmingham crown court tomorrow. sima kotecha reports. cctv footage showing three—year—old lexi on the left and 17—month—old scarlett returning home with their mother early last year. she is 23—year—old louise porton, a former model from warwickshire, whose selfishness led to the unimaginable. the murder of her two girls, just weeks apart. first it was lexi, who had been taken to hospital on two occasions days earlier, after she had stopped breathing. then, this. ambulance service. is the patient breathing? no. they are not breathing? no. 0k. who is it we are talking about? lexi. she is three. she is three? yes. 0k. she's unconscious and she's

voters in brecon and radnorshire go to the polls today to elect a new member of parliament.will remain open until ten o‘clock tonight. the result is expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. flood warnings are still in place across the north west of england and yorkshire, after a day of heavy rain left people stranded and caused damage to buildings, roads and rail lines. 0vernight, the water levels did begin to recede in some of the worst hit areas, but people are preparing for another downpour of rain later this afternoon. jon donnison reports. rivers where there were once roads. this is in stockport. nearby cheadle hume was also badly affected by the heavy rains. and in poynton, where the fire service declared a major incident, people were grabbing whatever they could to push back the water. it was just like a torrent coming down. got home and tried to get everything out as best as we could. it‘s onlyjust gone through the garage, so we‘re all right. in north yorkshire, this is leyburn, people are also facing a major cleanup. clothes, bedding, bookcases, drawers, tvs

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has suffered his 1st electoral defeat his governing conservative party has lost a byelection in the brecon in wales leaving it with a one seat working majority in the house of commons in london the seat was taken by the pro european union the liberal democrats and that will make it harder for mr johnson to push through his plans for a possible no deal. it is considered the single biggest celebration of arts and culture in the world and it's getting ready for kick off in scotland this year's edinburgh fringe festival featuring more than $50000.00 performances will range from comedy to dance and musicals. were here on the royal mile where artists are desperately trying to your audience for their shows using any means possible mostly flyers plastered everywhere and that's because there is so much competition here some 4000 shows in 63 different countries will be formed in every nook and cranny of the city over the next 3 weeks they'll be. first cabaret comedy musicals or artistic is on those are covered now the themes are largely political 2 years ago we saw a lot of threats it seems shows th

johnson has suffered his 1st electoral defeat his governing conservative party lost a by election in brecon in wales leaving it with a one vote working majority in parliament the seat was taken by the pro european union. democrats and that will make it harder for johnson to pursue his plans for a possible no deal breakers it. thousands of civil servants in hong kong have defied government warnings and rallied in support of pro-democracy protesters they want an independent investigation into alleged police brutality and for charges against demonstrators to be withdrawn it follows weeks of escalating protests triggered by a controversial extradition bill thomas has more now from hong kong. have been a lot of protests in recent weeks here but perhaps none as significant as this one because things people are real civil servants they would pull the government the government their employer that they have come out to protest against and that is despite an open letter published on thursday by the government to carry land saying that civil servants should not take part in this protest or any other s

voting is taking place in the brecon and radnorshire by—election in mid wales — which was triggered by is expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. police in madagascar say a british woman who fell to her death from a plane in mid—air opened the door herself. 19—year—old alana cutland — a student at cambridge university — was on an internship on the island. here's our correspondent, andrew harding. well, there's a lot of speculation. the police this morning have confirmed to me that, yes, alana did definitely open the door of this small cessna—style plane herself between five and ten minutes after it had taken off from a fairly remote airstrip in the north of the country. they're investigating multiple theories as to why she may have done that. there were at least two other people on the plane, including the pilot. there's speculation, of course, that this might have been some sort of suicide act. there is also speculation... and, of course, her body is currently still missing, and so it's hard for police to do much in terms of forensic investigations. but the other theories the

31 october, come what may, in the liberal democrat party, who were seen as the challenges here in breconnor share, with a very uncompromising stop brexit message. it is the liberal democrats who have managed to cut through, perhaps with the help of other, smaller parties, plaid cymru and the smaller parties, plaid cymru and the smaller parties, plaid cymru and the smaller parties agreeing not to run in this election, some in of a remaining alliance giving the liberal democrats a clear run to challenge the tories. it was a very narrow margin of victory, in the end, just 11100 votes or so in it, but that was enough for the liberal democrats to take this seat from the conservative party and claim for themselves a victory as a party on themselves a victory as a party on the up, just a couple of months after good results in the european parliamentary elections for the liberal democrats, and a bad result for the conservative party, and one that boris johnson for the conservative party, and one that borisjohnson really for the conservative party, and one that boris johnson really will struggle