taking place of the river derwent in da rtford town centre. taking place of the river derwent in dartforde get it. fracking could resume in lancashire today after it was suspended because of a small earthquake. yesterday, the energy firm, cuadrilla, halted operations at the uk's only active shale gas excavation for 18 hours after a tremor of 0.8 magnitude was recorded. fracking was stopped in 2011 and didn't resume for seven years after being linked with earthquakes. exit polls in ireland are putting michael higgins on course to win a second term as the country's president. mr higgins is projected to win more than half the first preference votes, twice as many as the second—placed candidate. voters have also been casting their ballots in a referendum on repealing the ban on blasphemy. exit polls in the irish republic suggest that at least two thirds of the electorate have voted in favour of removing the offence from the irish constitution. the number of newborn babies in england taken into care at birth has more than doubled in the last decade, according to research by the nuffield family

police are searching a river in dartford in connection with the disappearance of a 46—year—old woman.last seen on october the 9th. officers have used a drone and searched drains as part of the murder investigation into the mother of five. three people have been arrested in hendon in north london after a man in his 40s was stabbed to death. police were called just before midnight on friday, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene at greyhound hill. a 43—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and another man and women detained in relation to the incident. they were all known to the victim. a six—year—old boy has died after a house fire in derbyshire. firefighters were called to the property in ilkeston last night. they performed cpr on the boy, who was taken to hospital but later pronounced dead. the saudi foreign minister has insisted those behind the killing of the dissidentjournalist, jamal khashoggi, will face justice in saudi arabia. yesterday, turkey said it wanted to extradite 18 saudis who were arrested in riyadh in connection with the death. saudi arabia

police are searching a river in dartford in connection with the disappearance of a 46—year—old woman.seen on october the 9th. 0fficers also used a drone and searched drains as part of the murder investigation into the mother—of—five. the headlines on bbc news... lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. a man is charged over a series of letter bombs sent to prominent critics of president trump. the government aims to boost the high street with business rate cuts for small retailers in monday's budget. the saudi foreign minister has insisted those behind the killing of the dissident journalist, jamal khashoggi, will facejustice in saudi arabia. yesterday, turkey said it wanted to extradite 18 saudis who were arrested in riyadh in connection with the death. saudi arabia initially denied all knowledge of the journalist's fate but the kingdom's public prosecutor now describes it as premeditated murder. speaking at a security summit in bahrain, the saudi foreign minister said riyadh‘s relat

police are searching a river in dartford in connection with the disappearance of a 46—year—old woman. october the 9th. officers have used a drone and searched drains as part of the investigation into the potential murder of the mother—of—5. a six year—old girl has died after being hit by a white volkswagen passat while she was crossing the road. the incident happened just after six o'clock last night in cippenham lane, in slough. the girl suffered serious head injuries and was taken to wexham park hospital for treatment but sadly died. thames valley police is appealing for witnesses. they have not arrested anyone. 3 people have been arrested in hendon in north london — after a man in his 40s was stabbed to death. police were called just before midnight on friday, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene at greyhound hill. a 43—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and another man and woman have been detained in relation to the incident. they were all known to the victim. a 6—year—old boy has died after a house fire in derbyshire. firefighters were called to the

claudia sermbezis is near dartford. what are the police saying?ro once and they have cordoned off several areas. there is a large area here and also to the right of me there is and also to the right of me there is a lot of tape as well. we don't know the significance of why they have cordoned off several areas but what we do know is that sarah wellgreen has been missing since the evening of tuesday the 9th of october. nothing is missing from her home, except her mobile phone, which was a black iphone. now, we also crucially know there is no reason why sarah wellgreen has gone missing. are debit and credit cards have not been used. i spoke to one of her friends today and she told me they were arranging to meet up soon and she was very happy and had a newjob, there's no explanation as to why she suddenly disappear like this. hundreds of volunteers have been looking for sarah well green and their mood has very much changed from one of optimism to feeling com pletely from one of optimism to feeling completely deflated today, since the police have said

highways england have unveiled their plans to reduce pressure on the dartford crossing — with a major travelling through london's busiest stations today, you may come across some of these. the life—size statues of british soldiers are part of a campaign to mark a hundred years since the end of the first world war. chelsea pensioners and serving personnel will appear alongside the silhouettes in a bid to raise a million pounds in a day. and if you do spot one of these while travelling around london today you might also be interested in the travel situation. so let's take a look now: first the tubes — the circle line has minor delays after a signal failure earlier. and the 0verground has no service surrey quays to clapham junction because of a faulty train. 0n the roads, the a24 tooting high street is closed at tooting broadway tube station because of a collision. and in fetlham: hounslow road outside feltham station has temporary traffic lights for long term roadworks. time now for the weather with kate. good morning. a beautiful start to another beautiful day to day. feeling a little

in dartford, central road remains closed in both directions between riverside way and 0akes crescent country but still strong gusts around at times. we're staying in the warm air, pleasa ntly warm we're staying in the warm air, pleasantly warm for this time of year, some afternoon brightness but also early rain around mostly affecting western home counties through the morning but we could still see showery outbreaks creeping into central and eastern areas for a time before clearing north to leave us time before clearing north to leave us with a dry afternoon, and probably brightening up as well. the brightness best to the gusts of wind, 40—45 mph in the afternoon, and up to bring down branches of trees and possibly cause further disruption but top temperatures in the best of the brightness, 20 or 21. through this evening and overnight, it is going to stay windy but it will be dry and it will feel ridiculously mild for this time of year. we ridiculously mild for this time of yea r. we start ridiculously mild for this time of year. we start tomorrow on around 17 or 18. tomorrow, even w

the blackwall tunnel or dartford crossing.orecast today with kate. good morning. a lovely bright start this morning. lots of sunshine around through the course of the day and temperatures are feeling a little warmer and attempts are set to rise in fact over the next few days. now, for today, the sunshine could turn hazy from time to time. we have a bit of high cloud popping up we have a bit of high cloud popping up from time to time. temperatures today warmer than yesterday with a max of 18. 0vernight tonight, the wind is very light, we'll get some clear spells. we could see a bit of mist forming by dawn tomorrow morning. the minimum temperature not especially cold, somewhere between eight —— e10. a lovely bright start again tomorrow morning, plenty of sunshine through the course ofjews date and temperatures are getting warmer “— date and temperatures are getting warmer —— eight —— e10. tomorrow back up to 10 degrees —— tuesday. the wind will strengthen tomorrow, a great day for the washing on the line as temperatures could ge

in dartford, central road is closed near oakes crescent, following a building fire at the riverside industrialine, bit more cloud around than yesterday. quite breezy, and there'll be some showery outbreaks of rain a bit later on through the afternoon into the evening. now, it's a very mild start to the morning. we had some showers earlier towards central and eastern areas. they've now cleared away. there'll be some good spells of sunshine around through the morning, then it will cloud over towards the end of the afternoon, and eventually we'll get these showers creeping in from the west. but until then, quite breezy. top temperatures of 21 or 22 degrees celsius, so still nice and warm for this time of year. now, tomorrow is going to be quite windy day. very blustery, gusts of wind of up to a0—a5 mph. there'll be some showers around on saturday, quite a messy picture over the weekend. the best of the sunshine and the warmth on saturday, cooler and drier on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though,