ed thomas, bbc news, west bromwich.o, that's it from downing street, where borisjohnson is tonight celebrating a momentous election victory, with an 80—seat majority for the conservatives in the new house of commons. the prime minister says he wants to get on with delivering brexit, but also pledged a big drive on domestic issues, focusing on the nhs, and the clear need for greater investment to improve standards of care. mrjohnson has raised the voters' expectations and, with a strong majority in parliament, he'll now be expected to deliver on all the promises he's made. we leave you tonight with some of the memorable words and images of the general election which changed the electoral map of the uk. goodnight. our exit poll is suggesting that there will be a conservative majority... getting brexit done is now the irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable decision of the british people. i will not lead the party in any future general election campaign. corbyn was a disaster on the doorstep. everyone knew that he couldn't l

ed thomas, bbc news, burnley.y to restore the devolved government at stormont. it's nearly three years since power sharing collapsed — because of disputes between sinn fein and the democratic unionists. there's renewed pressure on the parties to get back into government with a crisis in the health service, strike action planned and patient waiting lists the worst in the uk. from belfast — here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. winter at stormont, parties out in the cold. each morning civil servants arrive to run the country. it's many moons since politicians took decisions here. it's a source of continuous pain. john's one of thousands of patients in northern ireland now waiting years for routine operations. a lack of government has led to the slow decay of services. while the parties try to resolve their differences, he faces another year—and—a—half‘s wait for a hip replacement. i mean, to wait that long, and your life's on hold. in the kind of pain you're in. yeah, yeah. it's just on hold. you can't do an

ed thomas, bbc news, leigh.ld be allowed to hold another referendum on independence. earlier today, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon laid out what she said was an "unarguable case" for another vote, given her party's success in the general election, and warned mrjohnson not to "block the will of the scottish people", as our scotland editor sarah smith reports. bagpipes play when should scottish voters get another say on whether they want to live in an independent country? that choice should be up to scotland, says nicola sturgeon... good morning. ..buoyed by her victory in last week's election. i accept that the case for independence is yet to be won, but the election last week put beyond any reasonable argument our mandate to offer people in scotland that choice. if the prime minister refuses to transfer the powers you want, you could be stuck in a constitutional stand—off for five years before you could have a referendum. well, look, sarah, that's not my intention because i also know that the more a t

ed thomas, bbc news, grimsby. would be better than leaving under boris johnson's brexit deal. the party supported remain during the 2016 referendum campaign, but later said the result had to be honoured. it is hard to remember a time when pro—union politics has been so damaged. that is why we must offer an alternative. ulster unionist mps will offer a progressive, pro—union voice in the house of commons. ulster unionist mps will stand strong against any attempts to annex northern ireland from the rest of the uk. the conservatives and labour have both pledged to deliver their versions of brexit if they are successful in next week's general election. but what do their plans entail and when — if ever — will brexit actually be done? 0ur economics editor faisal islam has been looking at the parties' promises — and at what brexit negotiations next year could look like. tick—tock, time running out until the big decision for the nation. but, whatever the shape of parliament, a new brexit countdown will begin after the ele

ed thomas, bbc news, burnley.in northern ireland to try to restore the devolved government at stormont. it's nearly three years since power sharing collapsed, since power sharing collapsed because of disputes between sinn fein and the democratic unionists. there's renewed pressure on the parties to get back into government with a crisis in the health service, strike action planned and patient waiting lists the worst in the uk. from belfast, here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. winter at stormont, parties out in the cold. each morning civil servants arrive to run the country. it's many moons since politicians took decisions here. it's a source of continuous pain. john's one of thousands of patients in northern ireland now waiting years for routine operations. a lack of government has led to the slow decay of services. while the parties try to resolve their differences, he faces another year—and—a—half‘s wait for a hip replacement. i mean, to wait that long, and your life's on hold. in the kind of pain you'

ed thomas, bbc news, grimsby. let's take a look at some of today's other news...he last year. it's the first time gambling data has been highlighted by the nhs digital report, which is based on a poll of more than 8,000 adults and 2,000 children. health bosses have expressed concern that aggressive online marketing makes it easier for people to become addicted. judith moritz reports. i spent over £25,000 on gambling related products. nathan barnes laid his last bet 582 days ago. he can be that precise because he counts every day without gambling as another day in recovery. gambling took over nathan's life. he lost thousands before deciding to get clean. what would you bet on? absolutely everything, everything that moved, everything that gave me that rush. it's kind of like any other fix. whether it was, for example, croatian football third league about two o'clock in the morning or american football, anything like that, everything. for the first time, the nhs has compiled data on gambling as part of its survey on health in england. it shows that more than half of

ed thomas, bbc news, leigh.ed the suggestion that scotland should be allowed to hold another referendum on independence. earlier today, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon laid out what she said was an "unarguable case" for another vote, given her party's success in the general election, and warned mrjohnson not to block the will of the scottish people, as our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. bagpipes play. when should scottish voters get another say on whether they want to live in an independent country? that choice should be up to scotland, says nicola sturgeon... good morning. ..buoyed by her victory in last week's election. i accept that the case for independence is yet to be won, but the election last week put beyond any reasonable argument our mandate to offer people in scotland that choice. if the prime minister refuses to transfer the powers you want, you could be stuck in a constitutional stand—off for five years before you could have a referendum. well, let's say that... that's not my inten

ed thomas, bbc news, burnley. has been casting his eye and his pen over the british theatre scene. he's written nearly 10,000 reviews, and this friday, the curtain comes down on one of the most illustrious critical careers we have ever seen. i'm very pleased to say that michael billington isjoining us now, thank you for coming in to talk to us. why are you stepping down? well, age is one thing, i'm 80 this year. just 80. when you are 80, it becomes a bit more effort to rush to meet a deadline. i mean, very briefly, i have to get up very early in the morning to find my copy by 9:30 a:m., that means getting up at six or whatever, by the my age, it's a big —— begins to be a bit tiring. that seems reasonable. if my math is right for me took of the post at 1971. big question, but how has theatre changed in that time? enormously. i would say the big thing at the moment is theatre is much more representative as who we are as a nation, one is gender, when i started ready for the guardian, why are there no women dramatists

our special correspondent ed thomas has been to grimsby where1 in 4 are on low incomes.like this, trying to keep warm. the town is just getting worse and worse and worse, it's going down and down and down every year. these are the stories of struggle and desperation. but all from people with a voice and a vote. £1.50, when you're ready. this is the community shop. cheaper food for people on mea ns—tested benefits. what would you do without this place? struggle. the place for three—year—old phoebe, her mum and grandmother. nearly one in two kids grow up in poverty in this area. you see it everywhere, yeah, around here. and i've got three kids myself, so it is hard. he's obviously put the chocolate in there. michelle and john moved to grimsby this year. 25p a bag. you know, it's good food. i could never afford to give my kids chocolate while i was living down there. they came from margate, after living in a hotel for the homeless. how old is your daughter? five. it crippled us, we'd hit rock bottom. does it feel like a big general election for you guys? massive. does it fe

our special correspondent ed thomas has been to the traditionally labour town of burnley in lancashiree. burley, just one of the many northern towns to turn from red to you —— like burnley. all this in the same issues, poverty, low wages and the struggle to find a place to call home. take jordan and the struggle to find a place to call home. takejordan and anthony, desperate for somebody to fix their lives. in work once zero—hour contracts, living in a bedsit. is that your number one priority, housing mixed with jobs? employment, housing, permanent employment. i am not a zero—hour contracts, stuff like that. have you got hope that borisjohnson put like that. have you got hope that boris johnson put my like that. have you got hope that borisjohnson put my conservative if you guys out of this? hartley, yeah, absolutely. there is a drawing to do this, from the roots to the bosses and significantly across the north of england, improving the railways. what needs to happen to make the trains better? on time and enough carriages. to bring a new northern timetable and with it, the predictable

our special correspondent ed thomas has been to leigh in greater manchester — a conservative gain atre pit had closed in 1970. or when the railway station at lee shut 50 years ago. and then last week, when many here turned from labour, electing the first ever conservative mp, a northern town, changing its mind. mike has been a due love the three years. we also have the money shop that's closed down a bit further down. he has seen the decline of the high street. he says he voted conservative last week for the first time because of a belief in boris johnson. just getting people back out on the high street shopping, helping the average person, helping small businesses to thrive. in the first half of this year, 98 shops opened at 173 closed across the north—east of england. an increase of almost 30% compared to the same period last year. for mike, to date ‘s pledge from the government to cut business rates is crucial. without it, could you potentially go out of business? yes, definitely, definitely. it has been a real worry for us. the nhs dominated the queen's speech. a loud government

our special correspondent ed thomas has been to leigh in greater manchester — a conservative gain at last lancashire pit had closed in 1970. or when the railway station at lee shut 50 years ago. and then last week, when many here turned from labour, electing the first ever conservative mp, a northern town, changing its mind. mike has been a jeweller for three years. we also have the money shop that's closed down a bit further down. he has seen the decline of the high street. he says he voted conservative last week for the first time because of a belief in borisjohnson. just getting people back out on the high street shopping, helping the average person, helping small businesses to thrive. in the first half of this year, 98 shops opened and 173 closed across the north—east of england. an increase of almost 30% compared to the same period last year. for mike, today's pledge from the government to cut business rates is crucial. without it, could you potentially go out of business? yes, definitely, definitely. it has been a real worry for us. the nhs dominated the queen's speech. a loud

was brought into his shop, that was banged up by this suspect, thomas, and he took a rental car, which was the actual car he was arrest ed in in new york city. we're learning a lot about the evidence the investigators say they have at this point against thomas. of course, there is probably more, but again, we have those handwritings that were found in a journal with sort of nazi sentiments, hitler sentiments, pictures of a swastika and the star of david and also the social media searches, one even done on the day that this attack happened, according to investigators. he searched the increased police presence at synagogues in new york city. so really painting two different pictures, the family and also what police are really saying might have fueled this horrific attack. now, from this community we have learned two of the victims of this attack are still in the hospital, one with a very serious head injury. as far as thomas, though, he's in federal custody right now, but he's going to be back in court this friday on those state attempted murder charges. brianna? >> thank you for this report. we know you'll continue to mon

ed: we shall see. john thomas, some great analysis. thanks for come in. >> thanks. hello benefits of some beer and liquor. you heard that right. we have our resident doctor, dr. nicole saphier, she will brac down fact from fiction. can you drink and get health benefit? that's next. ♪. there's a company that's talked to even more real people than me: jd power. 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. so on behalf of chevrolet, i want to say "thank you, real people." you're welcome. we're gonna need a bigger room. (danny)'s voice) of course you don'te because you didn't!? your job isn't doing hard work... ...it's making them do hard work... ...and getting paid for it. (vo) snap and sort your expenses to save over $4,600 at tax time. quickbooks. backing you. ♪. pete: it sounds almost too good to be true. ed: as americans get ready to toast the christmas season new studies revealin

good morning, thomas and arthur. >> hi, guys. ed: how did this all come together? and my best friend -- >> [inaudible] >> the christmas ad, didn't we? [laughter] so, yeah, me and josh got together, and we thought about what we could do with the resources we had in the short space of time that we had, and we just shot it all that saturday in the morning. we went town to daddy's shop, didn't we? yeah. >> [inaudible] >> yes. and then, yes, we uploaded it monday and then it just went craze i from there. the local press got ahold of it. lisa: so, thomas, how does arthur feel now that he's a big star? >> you love being a big star? >> yeah. [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> there you go. he's oblivious to it all, really -- [laughter] pete: he's oblivious to it, the joy of the season, he's doing the jobs in the shop. it's revealed later on it's actually an adult, we should be kids for christmas. a beautiful message. social media, as you can imagine, responded. here's a couple of tweets. you've seen a lot of them. here's a few for our viewers. i will never make it over the pond

police say thomas grafton walked into the packed home in monsey, new york during the seventh night of hanukkah celebrations. >> heavy bleeding, i mean multiple -- >> >> reporter: one witness ed large knife.t >> i ask who is coming in in the middle of the night? with an umbrella, while i was saying that, he pulled it out from the thing and he started running to the big room, on the left side, and i thrownbles and chairs that he should get out of here. >> thomas fled in a car and was arrested 30 miles away in new york city. his bail was set at $5 million. the stabbings come after a string of attacks targeting jews in the metro area. earlier this month three people were killed when two gunmen opened fire in a new jersey kosher grocery store. the nypd said there has been a recent up tick in anti-semitic hate crimes. >> this is an intolerant time in this co exploding. it is an american cancer in the body dostic terrorism. and she asking that police ramph neighborhoods statewide. elaine. >> quijano: laura podesta, thank you. tonight more than 200 million americans are in the path of a powerful winter storm. the system stretches from the midwest to new england. the biggest threat t

welcomes clive owen ambassador samantha power and musical guest, thomas rhett featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the edn theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: come on! hey! i missed you! >> stephen: fantastic. can't go wrong. thank you! thank you very much! welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. we have moved into-- ( cheers ) you know why these people-- you know why these people are excited? they know-- they know what i'm about to say. we've moved into an exciting new phase of impeachment because the house judiciary panel is set to debate articles of impeachment tonight. ( cheers and applause ) they're doing it tonight. that-- that's right. it's impeachment after dark. ♪ ♪ oooh, congressman nadler, my presidential power has been badly abused. ( laughter ) why don't you just pound that gavel, and i promise you, i'll yield back my time. ( laughter ) anyway-- ( cheers and applause ) anyway, i'm glad they're moving forward, because we're at a weird point. they already wrote up the articles of impeachment, but they're

cal thomas is right, this is not about faith but powering. on david ignatius, recent op-edgton post", you wrote this about how americans can break our bitter impasse. you write in part, "it's cheering this christmas week to repoet the bromid, love thy neighbor. the truth is many of us seem to hate our neighbors. we don't understand how people can oppose the values we cherish most. their behavior is infuriating and often seems unffblaborgivea. if we're lucky we not only escape but put them aside, what a nice thought, putting grievance aside. does it work in politics when each side's narrative becomes enflamed and reinforced by media commentators and is reconciliation possible or desirable when fundamental matters of principal seem to be at talk. that's part of what makes politics so potent and dangerous. it is not the art of the deal it turns out, but a fight to the death. thankfully even amid our current difficulties americ difficulties america doesn't feel like a country headed toward a second world war. turn off the television. amen. go to a ball game. listen to some musi

ed: navy is 9-and 2. and army is 5-7. acting navy secretary thomas modally.sman trove winner u.s. naval grad long before the cowboys. jason van camp. warrior rising and ryan manion president sister of travis manion. a lot of v.i.p.es there. what's it like the anticipation. i know hours before the afternoon game and stands will be empty behind you are just getting lined up. it has to be exciting. i have never been to one of these games. i have to get to one the next few years. >> on the field by myself right now. it's amazing. to look around and see in a few minutes probably 100,000 people here and two big football teams going to go out and really do us proud and show us the real football game with a run game. not just, you know, gunslinger offense we see from some of these i'm excited for it. pete: all the folks ed just mentioned will be on the program. you will be interviewing them super cool. honor the victims of the pensacola attack. correct? >> yes. yes. and so, you know, there is a lot of things going on in the world. a lot of tragedy that's hit this cou