police in cheshire say they are carrying out a corporate manslaughter investigation at the hospital wherehild serial killer lucy letby worked. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. the 2030 football world cup will be held across six countries in three different continents, fifa has confirmed. the decision is set to be ratified at a fifa congress next year, with spain, portugal and morocco as the co—hosts. but the opening round of matches will be played in uruguay, argentina and paraguay. that's to mark the world cups centenary, as it will be 100 years since the first tournament in montevideo. more on this story in sportsday at 6.30pm this evening on bbc news. that news from fifa comes on the same day the uk and republic of ireland will now bid unopposed for euro 2028, unopposed for euro 2028, after turkey withdrew to focus on a joint bid with italy for euro 32. turkey agreed to merge their bid with italy injuly and that has now been approved by uefa. in april, 10 venues were selected for the uk and ireland bid, including glasgow's hampden park, cardiff's principality st

it happened in a very well—to—do cheshire village called hale barns.h was arrested and charged with manslaughterand murder. in josh was arrested and charged with manslaughter and murder. in his trial, he told the jury he had been acting in self defence. he was found not guilty of those charges. another inquest took place four years ago, but that was set aside after the high court was involved in legal matters. this fresh inquest was held today, and has been going on for about a week. it has heard how yousef makki and a man were at school together and a third boy josh. they had been riding about on their bikes and smoking cannabis. they tried to buy more drugs, but when the drug deal went wrong, josh was beaten up. the coroner has heard from both young men who gave evidence and from a number of witnesses. today, the coroner said that after that fight mr mona had been beaten up in, he was angry and furious at what had happened. he continued throughout the evening to get more angry. a short time later yousef makki came together withjosh —— yousef makki ca

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underneath cheshire gap as well.lear skies we see inland, though, will though, temperatures will certainly dropping off. could certainly be dropping off. could be coldest night autumn be the coldest night of autumn so dropping below freezing so far, dropping below freezing in rural so in a lot of rural areas. so quite a chilly start to sunday morning, will be also a morning, but it will be also a rather bright and sunny one for many of us. the showers easing off widely compared to today, persisting, across the persisting, though, across the north of scotland where it will be general, be cloudy in general, but elsewhere, a good elsewhere, there will be a good number of sunny intervals throughout lighter throughout the day. lighter winds well . so hopefully winds as well. so hopefully feeling touch better compared feeling a touch better compared to still, to today. but still, temperatures no better temperatures doing no better than 10 to 13 c. so rather cold as well as we head into monday. high pressure is looking like

let's turn to breaking news this hour: police in cheshire say they are carryng out a corporate manslaughterre child serial killer lucy letby worked. the investigation will focus on the countess of chester hospital after lucy letby — a nurse — was convicted of murdering babies in her care at the hospital's neonatal unit. more information on our website. in italy, at least 21 people, including two children, have died after a tourist coach crashed off a flyover near venice onto railway tracks, and burst into flames. the bus was taking passengers from the centre of venice to a campsite in the nearby mestre district on the mainland. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen reports from the scene. the spot where the tourist bus made its last deadlyjourney. suddenly it swerved and careered off the side of the overpass, plunging several metres down towards the railway tracks and bursting into flames. many of the passengers died on impact, ukrainians and germans among the victims. some of the bodies are too charred to identify. translation: it was a complex operation last night for the 60 fire brigades fro

police in cheshire say they are carrying out a corporate manslaughter investigation at the hospital whererk. the investigation will focus on the countess of chester hospital after lucy letby, a nurse, was convicted of murdering babies in her care at the hospital's neonatal unit. i will just bring you a little bit more news before we go. a safeguarding review are set to begin after the death of ten—year—old sara sharif. her body was discovered under a blanket in a bunk bed at her home in woking in surrey on the 10th of august. herfatherand woking in surrey on the 10th of august. herfather and her august. her father and her stepmother and august. herfather and her stepmother and her uncle are charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. safeguarding children partnership in surrey is due to look at the work of all agencies involved in the youngster�*s family, including police, health, social care and education. stay with us here on bbc news. if you missed any of the news and coverage on our top story, which was the announcement by the prime minister rishi sunak today, hi

danny savage, bbc news, cheshire.ion-— review from now on will be on education. ., ., . ., education. if we want to change the direction of — education. if we want to change the direction of our _ education. if we want to change the direction of our country _ education. if we want to change the direction of our country and - education. if we want to change the direction of our country and build i education. if we want to change the direction of our country and build a | direction of our country and build a better future, direction of our country and build a betterfuture, nothing is more important than making our education system the best it can be. when our party came to power in 2010, our schools were slipping down international league tables. now, they are rapidly rising. of what we have done in government since 2010, what i am proudest of is our record on education. what i am proudest of is our record on education-— on education. let's look into this more with _ on education. let's look into this more with our— on

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cheshire police said the latest investigation was in its early stages.e made on air about a female journalist. the former actor and political activist sparked controversy last week when he asked what "self—respecting man" would "climb into bed" with ava evans. fox made the comments while appearing as a contributor on dan wootton's show. a murder investigation has been launched after a man was attacked and killed in sunderland by what police believe to be an american xl bully dog. the man who died has been named as 54—year—old ian langley. police say the dog was killed to protect the public and a 44—year—old man has been arrested. you're live with bbc news. catholic church leaders from around the world have gathered in rome for the month—long synod, which will consider questions rangingf rom the role of women, ranging from the role of women, priestly celibacy and blessings for lgbt catholics. for the first time, women will be able to vote at the meeting, along with others — normally this is a privilege reserved only for bishops. the vatican has been prepa

>> oh, forgive me. >> oh, forgive me. >> town of cheshire. >> county town of cheshire.n of cheshire. thwhat's your view on accents? >> what's your view on accents? >> what's your view on accents? >> well, i like accents . i like >> well, i like accents. i like the geordie accent. actually. i work for years up in work for three years up in newcastle evening newcastle on the evening chronicle. started your chronicle. news. started your career, yeah. well career, isn't it? yeah. well i started chester started on the chester chronicle, the weekly started on the chester chronit no, the weekly started on the chester chronitno, not the weekly started on the chester chronitno, not there. le weekly started on the chester chronitno, not there. buteekly started on the chester chronitno, not there. but i. kly started on the chester chronitno, not there. but i. ily paper. no, not there. but i. i love geordie land. anyway it's almost like a nation of its own, you know what i mean? they they're so proud of their heritage and all that. i like the accent. i worked in birmingham quite a

police in cheshire say they are carrying out a corporate manslaughter investigation at the hospital wherermed. the decision is set to be ratified at a fifa congress next year, with spain, portugal and morocco as the co—hosts. but the opening round of matches will be played in uruguay, argentina and paraguay. that's to mark the world cups centenary, as it will be 100 years since the first tournament in montevideo. more on this story in sportsday at 6.30pm this evening on bbc news. that news from fifa comes on the same day the uk and republic of ireland will now bid unopposed for euro 2028,

how would we have felt if we'd shifted a couple of thousand people from cheshire ?build because we wanted to build a base there? >> the key element of the ruling is with is that we did a deal with mauritius mauritius was mauritius where mauritius was still court has still a colony and the court has said that a deal done with the colony which colony is invalid, which means our agreement with our withdrawal agreement with the eu is invalid because we were facto when were de facto a colony when we signed agreement. so it's signed that agreement. so it's pretty it's not really we pretty dodgy. it's not really we weren't a colony of the eu, we weren't a colony of the eu, we were under their law. >> this >> but in this in this particular it is the un, particular case, it is the un, international court justice . international court of justice. it's an advisory, an advisory court. >> it is not. >> it is not. >> no, i appreciate it's an advisory. but the idea i mean, now is talking about let's leave this one along with all the talk about leaving the european court of human r

cheshire police have confirmed they have begun a corporate manslaughter investigation into the hospital be looking at the senior leadership at the countess of chester hospital and their decision making. the leader of the reclaim party laurence fox was arrested earlier this morning. he released this video on social media as police searched his house. in a statement, the metropolitan police said a 45—year—old man had been arrested "on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ulez cameras." in a separate incident, gb news also confirmed today that they've sacked fox following his comments denigrating journalist ava evans last week. an army investigation has found that a soldier who died at larkhill barracks in wiltshire in 2021 probably took her own life. the bbc has seen a service inquiry report on the death of 19—year—old gunnerjaysley beck, which suggests relentless sexual harassment from her boss may have contributed. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. jaysley beck, filmed by her family at the start of her army career. she joined up when she was just 16, fin

in order to keep tory activists and members happy, many of the local councils, in places like cheshirey lost by election to the lib dems, largely on local issues related to hs2, they gave away tunnels and cuttings. 0n the journey from west london, from wormwood scrubs up to birmingham, if that is all that is built, you basically won't see daylight, and the challenge of that is guess how much tunnel costs more than railway, it is ten times more expensive so funny enough if you build layers of tunnels you don't need, to keep your own boat and mps happy, it cost ten times more than building a normal railway so i don't know who is to blame, is in the uk infrastructure sector who have sought to deliver this course and have come together with andy street to start thinking about how to reduce the cost or is it the prime minister's colleagues in government, is it himself as chief secretary and chancellor, was he necessarily focused on keeping the costs down? was he generally doing enough to tackle inflation? because a lot of the change in prices because of inflation and that is one of the prim

cheshire police have confirmed they've begun a corporate manslaughter investigation, into the hospitalhe countess of chester hospital, and their decision making, surrounding letby. in america, republicans in the lower chamber of congress, the house of representatives, are already vying to become the next speaker. it comes just a day after a group of hardline rebels ousted the incumbent, kevin mccarthy, in a historic vote, leaving the republicans in disarray. the ramifications are enormous for the us, as all spending bills for the government originate in congress. where there is now a power vaccum. gary 0'donoghue has more from washington. the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. ~ . representatives is hereby declared vacant. ., a ., vacant. with that, kevin mccarthy's nine month — vacant. with that, kevin mccarthy's nine month term _ vacant. with that, kevin mccarthy's nine month term of _ vacant. with that, kevin mccarthy's nine month term of speaker - vacant. with that, kevin mccarthy's nine month term of speaker is -

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she's from the housewives of cheshire the real housewives of cheshire .the biggest story israel under story of the day. israel under attack . israeli minister attack. israeli prime minister benjamin has declared benjamin netanyahu has declared that at war for that we are at war for a surprise attack, which saw hundreds of rockets hit the nafion hundreds of rockets hit the nation from gaza. foreign secretary condemned the terrorist attacks against israel and pledges support. the terrorist attacks against israel and pledges support . the attack and pledges support. the attack comes from islamist military group hamas. and according to israeli officials, about 545 people have been injured in these attacks already, with at least 22 people dead. and disturbingly yet to be verified, videos have been circulating, only showing allegedly showing palestinians taking civilians captive and also taking them hostage . the attacks have been hostage. the attacks have been universally condemned by most western leaders, however , it is western leaders, however, it is believe

cheshire constabulary confirmed it's focusing on the indictment penod it's focusing on the indictmentdering considering areas, including senior leadership and decision making, to determine whether any criminality has taken place. a murder investigate has been launched after a dog believed to be an xl bully killed a man in sunderland . police responded sunderland. police responded just before 7:00 last night following reports a dog had injured a 54 year old. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. the dog was destroyed at the scene . a second destroyed at the scene. a second has been seized and a 19 year old soldier is believed to have taken her own life after relentless sexual harassment by one of her bosses. and armour investigation has found royal artillery gunner jaycee beck was found dead at larkhill camp in wiltshire in december 2021. the report describes an intense penod report describes an intense period of unwelcome behaviour and says it's almost certain this was a casual factor in her death. and in some breaking news, the reclaim party says laurence fox ha

cheshire constabulary confirmed it's focusing on the indictment penod it's focusing on the indictmentd between june 2015 and 2016, when it says it's considering areas, including senior leadership and decision making, to determine whether any criminality has taken place . an criminality has taken place. an army investigation believes a 19 year old soldier took her own life after relentless sexual harassment by one of her bosses . royal artillery gunner james beck was found dead at larkhill camp in wiltshire in december 2021. a report described as an intense period of unwell behaviour and says it's almost certain this was a casual factor in her death . a murder in her death. a murder investigation has been launched after a dog believed to be an xl bully killed a man in sunderland. police responded just before 7:00 last night following reports a dog had injured a 54 year old. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. the dog was destroyed at the scene . a second destroyed at the scene. a second has been seized . and gb news has has been seized. and gb news has sacked la

i live in cheshire, that that i live in cheshire, that that actually were going to that we actuallyouse. really? that's not true? no. no idea why that's come from. but people just make up all sorts of rubbish they, all sorts of rubbish don't they, that we that i object to it because our house is going to be. was nobody ever be. well if it was nobody ever told me. so do you generally do well if your house is compulsorily well john bishop did i know that john bishop was in cheshire made in cheshire and he made a complete killing on the fact that but a lot people had that but a lot of people had obviously not the obviously were not paid the value of their houses to value of their houses and had to and yeah, and it's made a huge , and yeah, and it's made a huge, huge problem for people who've lost their homes and businesses and will never get that kind of and will never get that kind of and i think quite scandalously the day before rishi sunak made the day before rishi sunak made the that he was the announcement that he was going to axe the line going up to manchester, they still compul

, largest women's cheshire, the largest women's pnson cheshire, the largest women's prison .te prison. and i used to quite enjoy it when the siren went off. it used to inject a little bit of excitement in the day, you know. so was this this you know. so was this idea, this idea that the siren for an escape living escape just by living near a prison, that somehow any prison, that you somehow in any way your life is negatively impacted? i fundamentally disagree the disagree with as long as the pnson disagree with as long as the prison are high enough prison walls are high enough and the work. the electric fences work. >> why why was it >> but why was the why was it sounding prisoner? sounding an escaped prisoner? well, think was a drill. >> yeah, i like to think it was a drill. dad used to tell me a drill. my dad used to tell me it was a drill as he was kind of bundung it was a drill as he was kind of bundling me the garage and bundling me into the garage and it's room. yeah, exactly. it's a safe room. yeah, exactly. exactly. mean, exactly. but. but no, i mean, the here for the

coastal areas might push through the cheshire gap as well.ath starry skies underneath those starry skies that we elsewhere, that we see elsewhere, temperatures be dropping temperatures will be dropping off rapidly widespread frost temperatures will be dropping off manyy widespread frost temperatures will be dropping off many of widespread frost temperatures will be dropping off many of us despread frost temperatures will be dropping off many of us and read frost temperatures will be dropping off many of us and certainly. for many of us and certainly seeing down to minus three, —five degrees celsius in some rural areas. so quite a chilly start to sunday morning, but it will also provide a fair amount of sunshine well. the showers of sunshine as well. the showers really easing off for most of us. they will persist, though, across of scotland across the far north of scotland where will be cloudier here, where it will be cloudier here, but elsewhere, good amount but for elsewhere, a good amount of throughout of sunshine throughout the day and lig

breakfast we've been following three mums — liz, kim and michelle — as they trekked 265 miles from cheshireg. worth every minute. yeah. just thought of our boys all the way. yeah. we've done it for them. yeah. and along the way, ijust hope every step that we've done, that we've raised awareness now. i think it's been worth it from what we've been getting from feedback. we've beenjoined by so many incredible, inspiring people, people who have lost children within the last three months, who quite frankly still ought to be underneath the duvet but they're not — they're here, they've walked with us, they've turned up, and they're part of this incredible journey. and we'll never forget them. and we'll never forget their children. jenny, caitlyn, connor. from liz's home — madeley, in staffordshire — the three mums, all of whom lost sons to suicide in recent years, set off on their walk to raise money and awareness for suicide prevention. on their odyssey, they went via northamptonshire and london — where kim's from — before completing their mammoth trek here in sandwich, kent — michelle's home. b

, time, both living in cheshire, not from each i not too far from each other.discuss was. we didn't really discuss much football. much about football. we discussed about life and discussed stuff about life and he generous with his he was very generous with his time a very warm individual time and a very warm individual and absolute darren of and an absolute giant darren of engush english football and international english football and inteaiden nal to we english football and inteaidennal to we go english football and inteaiden nal to we go to >> aiden just to before we go to our next topic i just our next topic there, i just wanted you, some people wanted to ask you, some people feel actually we've lost feel that actually we've lost what was the very best generation of england's footie players. a different players. you know, a different breed, might gents breed, they might say true gents , do you think is that is that sadly true when see man sadly true when you see man united with their black armbands and things like that, are you feeling a sense of greater los

yeah, i've got one of my best friends , michael cheshire. >> he's. he's my best friend.o nikki and i met him in there. so nikki , nikki graham was a very good friend of mine. she sadly passed away and i mean, there's others that i just really couldn't stand and it ding dongs then in there any, any arguments or there any, any arguments or there was loads of arguments . there was loads of arguments. yeah.i there was loads of arguments. yeah. i was always sticking up for the underdog. so i was always arguing with people. that's just in my nature to do that. injustice. yes. and that. i hate injustice. yes. and when saw it, i spoke about it. when i saw it, i spoke about it. so there was a lot of wally's in there that had to their there that had to put in their place, if i'm honest. look one of do on the show, of the things we do on the show, ashley, is on the pole. >> you tell me. you used to work behind the bar at one stage, pulled pints. you're going pulled a few pints. you're going to lucy white, to be joined by lucy white, who's a public policy expert. come in, lucy. got

builders in stafford, cheshire all make us in hull.p for a new mindset because when an opportunity is there to be one, you have to take it clean . you have to take it clean. british energy is cheaper than foreign fossil fuels that means cheaper bills for every family in the country . in the country. >> but conference also a chance to make us more competitive . to make us more competitive. >> countries like america are using this gift to create manufacturing jobs, the like of which we haven't seen for decades. which we haven't seen for decades . and they're not the decades. and they're not the only ones . so when rishi sunak only ones. so when rishi sunak says row back on our climate mission , i say speed ahead. mission, i say speed ahead. speed ahead with investment, speed ahead with half a million jobs, speed ahead with great british energy , a new energy british energy, a new energy company that will harness clean british power for good british jobs , a company that will be jobs, a company that will be publicly owned conference. and

yeah, i've got one of my best friends , michael cheshire. >> he's. he's my best friend.ere . so nikki and i met him in there. so nikki , nikki graham was a very good friend of mine. she sadly passed away and i mean, there's others that i just really couldn't stand and it ding dongs then in there any, any arguments or there any, any arguments or there was loads of arguments . there was loads of arguments. yeah.i there was loads of arguments. yeah. i was always sticking up for the underdog. so i was always arguing with people. that's just in my nature to do that. injustice. yes. and that. i hate injustice. yes. and when saw it, i spoke about it. when i saw it, i spoke about it. so there was a lot of wally's in there that had to their there that had to put in their place, if i'm honest. look one of do on the show, of the things we do on the show, ashley, is on the pole. >> you tell me. you used to work behind the bar at one stage, pulled pints. you're going pulled a few pints. you're going to lucy white, to be joined by lucy white, who's a public policy expert. come in, luc

that's typical my mother as you can see, we come from family of cheshire. from a family of cheshire.. >> really good. i think >> she was really good. i think what point mum was trying to what the point mum was trying to make is that you were a cry baby. i'm hysterical. we know what pint was trying what pint she was trying to make. >> what she's trying to make, which that which she's made before, is that i very, very, very i was always very, very, very shy and i wouldn't ever speak in public. >> and i think i wouldn't do anything, really. so the point >> and i think i wouldn't do an my ng, really. so the point >> and i think i wouldn't do an my mum ally. so the point >> and i think i wouldn't do an my mum was so the point >> and i think i wouldn't do an my mum was making)oint >> and i think i wouldn't do an my mum was making and there of my mum was making and there she talking on the telly. she is talking on the telly. thank you all much. it is thank you all so much. it is my 50th on saturday. do not mind 50th on saturday. i do not mind admitting it. we've got go to admitting it. we'v

cheshire constabulary has confirmed it will be focusing on the period between june 2015 and 2016, whenys it's considering investigating areas , including senior leadership , , including senior leadership, to determine whether or not any criminal had taken place . a criminal had taken place. a british army investigation believes a 19 year old soldier who took her own life after relentless sexual harassment by one of her bosses , royal one of her bosses, royal artillery gunner james beck was found dead at larkhill camp in wiltshire in december 2021. a report describes an intense penod report describes an intense period of unwelcome behaviour and says it's almost certain this was a causal factor in her death. and a murder investigation has been launched after a dog believed to be an xl bully killed a man in sunderland last night. police responded just before 7 pm. following reports a dog had injured a 54 year old and a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. the dog was destroyed at the scene. a second dog has been seized and a sixth person has been arrested in connectio

as underneath cheshire gap as well.lear skies we see inland, though, temperatures will certainly off. could certainly be dropping off. could be the coldest night of autumn so far, dropping below freezing in of rural areas. so in a lot of rural areas. so quite chilly sunday quite a chilly start to sunday morning. but it will be also a rather bright and sunny one for many of the showers are many of us. the showers are easing widely compared to easing off widely compared to today, persisting, though, across north of scotland across the north of scotland where cloudy in where it will be cloudy in general. elsewhere, there general. but elsewhere, there will number of sunny will be a good number of sunny intervals day . intervals throughout the day. lighter winds as well. so hopefully feeling a touch better compared today . hopefully feeling a touch better compared today. but hopefully feeling a touch better compared today . but still, compared to today. but still, temperatures doing better temperatures doing no better than t

elizabeth elizabeth in cheshire .dea on what's going on in the countries they govern. >> proposals >> with recent proposals of scrapping a—levels and making maths the english compulsory maths and the english compulsory till 18, we have to till the age of 18, we have to ask ourselves, is that ask ourselves, why is it that older generations , evans, were older generations, evans, were far better educated, despite leaving school earlier compared to generations? idea to younger generations? the idea that the longer one stays in school, the better educated they will be is simply buffoonery . so will be is simply buffoonery. so then control the then who should control the education system ? well, education system? well, certainly not any of the mainstream political parties in power right now. >> i like that word buffoonery that describes them all quite nicely, actually. and brian duganin nicely, actually. and brian dugan in solihull . dugan in solihull. >> hi, nana. um, yeah , i think >> hi, nana. um, yeah, i think it was.

we were both living in cheshire at time he cheshire at the time because he was the momentum was parthe virtues it was virtues of london. it was a fantastic mean, fantastic ambassador. i mean, we'd games by, we'd already won the games by, by the right them. by then the right to host them. but was about there's but by 2012 it was about there's a negativity those a bit of negativity around those games. there was a bit games. remember there was a bit of know, time, is it of you know, at the time, is it going going to is going to is it going to pay? is it going to people are going to turn in turn up. but bringing in somebody like bobby, bobby charlton, sorry to guarantees a certain. very certain. yeah, he spoke very well he got a support well and he got a lot of support a of support us. a lot of support around us. >> pete and brierley hill says sir now there's sir bobby charlton. now there's a we will a role model the like we will never have again. and that's interesting because he was, you know, he hugely successful, actually, hugely influential, but not flashy . he not modest, but not f

. >> it could be cheshire anywhere, could be yorkshire, could london. could be london. >> of wine, and, i'm hoping honest, i'm always hoping anybody got a glass of wine. last legendary pageant anybody got a glass of wine. last great legendary pageant anybody got a glass of wine. last great britain, mdary pageant anybody got a glass of wine. last great britain, mdarplaceeant miss great britain, took place in their own words to showcase the talent and charisma in their own words to showcase thnthe talent and charisma in their own words to showcase thnthe finest.alent and charisma in their own words to showcase thnthe finest contestants1arisma in their own words to showcase thnthe finest contestants from 1a of the finest contestants from across the nation . across the nation. >> well, one of the categories up grabs was miss great up for grabs was miss great britain classic open, miss great britain, classic . britain, classic. >> it was miss. >> it was miss. >> oh. well, go on then, miss open two ladies over the age of 45, well before the event , we 45, well before the event, we interviewe

three weeks ago on breakfast, we introduced you to three mums who were about to start a walk from cheshireew tears, and a lot of support along the way, they're nearly there. they're due to finish tomorrow in sandwich. breakfast'sjohn maguire caught up with them as they reached london. we've got this lady is. are we there et? we've got this lady is. are we there yet? wherever _ we've got this lady is. are we there yet? wherever they _ we've got this lady is. are we there yet? wherever they have _ we've got this lady is. are we there yet? wherever they have been - we've got this lady is. are we there yet? wherever they have been overj yet? wherever they have been over the ast yet? wherever they have been over the past two _ yet? wherever they have been over the past two weeks _ yet? wherever they have been over the past two weeks of _ yet? wherever they have been over the past two weeks of walking, - yet? wherever they have been over the past two weeks of walking, the | the past two weeks of walking, the three months have also been talking, to each other, to their friends and family travelli

after 17 days of walking, three mums, liz, kim and michelle, have finished their mammoth trek from cheshireall here with us now. welcome back. thank you so much for coming. what a journey you have had. how are you feeling?— how are you feeling? tired, sore. exhausted- _ how are you feeling? tired, sore. exhausted. euphoric. _ how are you feeling? tired, sore. exhausted. euphoric. really- how are you feeling? tired, sore. i exhausted. euphoric. really pleased that we took on the challenge. and, yeah, got a lot out of it, we really did. it yeah, got a lot out of it, we really did. ., , ~ , it yeah, got a lot out of it, we really did-_ it felt- yeah, got a lot out of it, we really did._ it felt like | did. it was 265 miles. it felt like two and 65,000 _ did. it was 265 miles. it felt like two and 65,000 miles! - did. it was 265 miles. it felt like two and 65,000 miles! we - did. it was 265 miles. it felt like two and 65,000 miles! we sat. did. it was 265 miles. it felt like i two and 65,000 miles! we sat here before ou two and 65,000 miles! we sat here before you left _ two and 65,000 miles! w

. >> those who can't see it, she's smiling like a like a cheshire cat and her grey hair is in the windod landing, soft landing . soft landing. >> yeah. i mean, for starters , >> yeah. i mean, for starters, i'd be terrified of doing anything like that. and secondly, at that age, i'd be concerned that you might call it mid—air. >> yeah, well, i wonder if i wonder if her expert jumper with her was one about that i wouldn't have done that at 40, let alone at 104. that's brilliant . brilliant. >> uh, we'll move on then. nigel to boris johnson and what he thinks of rishi sunaks barmy. oh, no, sorry. that's what he thought. >> that's what he thinks of the smoking ban. the. the fact that you can if you're one age, you can smoke yourself to death. >> if born day >> yes. but if you're born a day later, you're allowed to later, you're not allowed to smoke at all. >> exactly. yes this is this was announced at the tory party conference. it's increase conference. so it's to increase the smoking age by one year every year until nobody can ever buy cigarettes. what boris johnson says is, is this is co

it is here across the eastern side of the penance —— pennines, greater manchester and cheshire, thatnties of england, south wales, sunshine. isolated showers. it will feel quite pleasant. a complete contrast to further north. tonight the red piles into eastern england. notice how it returns to northern and eastern scotland as we go into tomorrow morning. that is just going tomorrow morning. that is just going to top up the river is even more. this is the chart that shows what is happening. area of low pressure across us until saturday. that weather front stock across the same areas where we have got it today, with further heavy rain at times and eastern areas. warnings will continue through tomorrow. the winds remain strong. bright today for northern ireland, much of england and wales. a few showers. the heaviest in the far south—east corner. things turn windy later. some of the showers could be heavy and sundry. a fairly cool down for all. nice enough or you have the sunny spells further south and west. are we going to see any respite from that ride in eastern scotland? the good new

up on the eastern side of the pennines and peak district, as well as parts of greater manchester, cheshirewith asterly winds piling rain into the area during the day. a met office amber warning comes into force from noon ith up to 120 milimetres of rain possible, with flooding and disruption likely. train passengers are facing another six months of potential strikes after members of the rmt union voted to continue taking strike action in their dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. the dispute with rail companies has been going on for nearly 18 months already. no fresh strike dates have been announced. i'll be back with an update later, now back tojo and our election special. welcome back as we await the result from the two by—elections, one in tamworth and staffordshire and the other in mid bedfordshire. both seats vacated by two conservative mps who stepped down in slightly difficult circumstances, let's put it that way. we hope to get both results within the next hour or so but for the next few hours we have jonathan ashworth. if you were looking at both these by—elections, a huge majo