homes. under the london labour mayor, new affordable housing in london is down about 88%. while across englandnservative government delivered over 500,000 homes. they have already weakened their requirement for 50% of affordable homes on the greenbelt by allowing the use of the use of viability assessments. this change will it mean if you were affordable homes. the labour government is not a failed first—time buyers, the conservative government doubled the number buying every year compared to 2010 by the means of the stamp duty discounts, help to buy, right to buy and affordable homes to purchase programmes, some of which have the secretary of state herself get onto the housing ladder. all now axed by the housing ladder. all now axed by the socialist governments, pulling up the socialist governments, pulling up the housing ladder. there going to build or offer rural areas were claiming it is greybelt land is what we delivered over1 million homes in the last parliament alone. but it is vital even more that we build on the right places with the right infrastructure. but the prime minister desser

possibility it will be all accelerated enough to meet the government's pleasure 1.5 million new homes in englandt is ambitious _ 2029? i think the target is ambitious but _ 2029? i think the target is ambitious but we - 2029? i think the target is ambitious but we can - 2029? i think the target is ambitious but we can get. 2029? | think the target is - ambitious but we can get near that kind of run rate of over 300,000 times a year, that sets us well for the future. we need that to be continued. the problem with the previous government was that after many good years of housing delivery, tolling fell away, capacity was lost and that is why this difficult conversation about getting so many people back into the industry so quickly. to the us, and a mystery that has been gripping large parts of country involving drones. the governor of the state of newjersey has written to president biden saying he has growing concerns about repeated drone sightings in recent weeks. the fbi has received over 3000 tips about the flying objects. here's our north america correspondent david willis. all this started a f

are going to have much higher housing targets to meet — 370,000 homes across england s much higher than anything that has been delivered for decades. few tweaks to the targets. so a few more homes from london in the south east than was proposed in the summer, a few less elsewhere, but overall big uplift in the targets. second thing is the government saying very clearly, i think, to councils, you've got to crack on with this, and if you don't do it, if you don't get on board and crack on, we're going to intervene and take control. and the other bit is part of the way they think councils might be able to get these houses built is looking at the land they've got available in their neck of the woods, and where they don't think they've got enough land that's previously been built on, then they're going to have to, the government says, look at the green belt — bits of the land that are currently protected to stop cities just splurging into each other. and the government says, you've got to find low quality bits of that and consider building on that, because you have to hit t

reveal that local councils have called to government its flagship plan to build 1.5 million new homes in englandd impossible to achieve. the vast majority of councils expressed concerns over the planned in a consultation exercise by the housing department. let's picture our political reporter, jack fenwick. what more has the bbc learned around the story? earlier this year the government wrote all 317 local authorities in england asking them what they thought of the government because my proposed changes to house—building targets. we ask all 317 councils what they said, using freedom of information laws to do that, and we have heard from more than 90% of them. we discovered that there is almost universal concern among those councils about how these new house—building targets have been made and how deliverable they might be. as it stands currently, house—building targets are largely around how many people are expected to live in an area in the coming years. what this change will do it will make it more about how many houses are currently there and how many of the government thinks they can build i

south africa feels like home and england feels like home.now, there are things that are embedded in me from south africa, which can be something as simple as the way that the light is, the way the landscape is, how it feels for me to be there. even with your voice, because i'm listening to your voice and it is a fascinating mix of very english, but also i can just detect little bits of south africa. you've clearly got a bad ear because i've kept the south african for a very long time. you know, and yet i've lived all my adult life, or most of my life in england, which is also my country. you talked about already the desire sometimes to be solitary, to be alone to write. as a child, was that something in you from very early? no, not to write. i actually didn't start writing until i actually started writing fiction. i went to university, i did science subjects. it never occurred to me to be a writer. your first novel didn't come out, what, until your early 30s? yeah. but when i was a child, what i did was read. and reading was my escape often

south africa feels like home and england feels like home.now, there are things that are embedded in me from south africa, which can be something as simple as the way that the light is, the way the landscape is, how it feels for me to be there. even with your voice, because i'm listening to your voice and it is a fascinating mix of very english, but also i canjust detect little bits of south africa. you've clearly got a bad ear because i've kept the south african for a very long time. you know, and yet i've lived all my adult life, or most of my life in england, which is also my country. from south africa, which can be something as simple as the way that the light is, the way the landscape is, how it feels for me to be there. even with your voice, because i'm listening to your voice and it is a fascinating mix of very english, but also i canjust detect little bits of south africa. you've clearly got a bad ear because i've kept the south african for a very long time. you know, and yet i've lived all my adult life, or most of my life in england

this comes as the latest figures show the number of children being home educated in england has increasedast year. local authorities have reported that, in this autumn term, 19,000 more children were in home education, as compared to the same term last year. charlotte gallagher is with me now. do we know what is behind the rise? the main reasons given by parents and carers is one of mental health. also there are preferential and philosophical reasons, they say, and also lifestyle choices, they don't want their children to go to school. a smaller number said it was due to dissatisfaction about special needs provision in schools. in total, about 153,000 children in england are being educated at home and there is another worrying figure, around 150,000 children are not receiving any education at all. they are not in school or being educated at home. the school leaders union says there is a real risk of children becoming lost outside the systems. the schools do not know where they are, the local authorities don't know where they are, they cannot identify them and do not know what has happened

already collaborating and i am pushing that, we have got homes enqland _ pushing that, we have got homes england — mandatory targets if they want to, lam pushing mandatory targets if they want to, i am pushing collaboration, and i_ to, i am pushing collaboration, and i hinted at it when it got political— and i hinted at it when it got political in my speech. the one thing _ political in my speech. the one thing that— political in my speech. the one thing that really frustrated me about — thing that really frustrated me about the previous government is that— about the previous government is that they pitted areas against each other, we are not in competition. leeds is leeds, manchester is manchester, we are not— manchester is manchester, we are not a — manchester is manchester, we are not a football club, we can have _ are not a football club, we can have a — are not a football club, we can have a bit— are not a football club, we can have a bit of rivalry but ultimately we have got a distinct identity and local authorities working together, mayors— authorities working together, mayors working tog

sara's body was found at her home in england last year, after she'd been subjected to a campaign of abusees. the defendants fled to pakistan with five other children after the killing. sara's uncle, who was also on trial, was cleared of murder, but found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. in the first of our reports tonight, helena wilkinson has more on events in court at the old bailey, and a warning, her report is distressing. sara sharif loved to sing and play the guitar. she was a confident, caring little girl. but in august last year, she was murdered after months of brutal violence. your daughter has died? i killed my daughter, i killed my daughter! more than a day after sara had died, herfather called the police. my daughter is dead! he had left sara's body alone at home in woking in surrey and fled with his family to pakistan. this was the moment police arrived at the house. police! upstairs, under covers in a bunk bed, they found sara's body. her father had left a note. it said, "it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." the little girl had aroun

wales and southwest england has ended, but amber warnings are still in place, meaning a possible risk to life. the energy networks association said that as of teatime, around 177,000 homesre without power. more than three quarters of a million customers who had lost supplies have already been reconnected. in parts of wales, winds reached 93mph with heavy rains. cardiff airport has closed its runway and both rail and coach services have been disrupted. sports fixtures are also hit, including the merseyside derby and races in aintree. there has been one death as a result of the storm. a man has died after a tree fell onto his van during storm darragh. police say he was in his 40s, and was driving on the a59 dual carriageway at longton in lancashire. he was pronounced dead at the scene. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is in penarth in south wales. he's been giving us more details about the effect of storm darragh in wales. well, the winds may have dropped here in wales now, but the concern remains. as storm darragh passes through, leaving plenty of damage and debris in its wake. the ongoing rain in parts of wales is causing a problem around wales. there are 27 flood warni

england will have to go both home and away to serbia, albania, latvia and andorra.ros this summer in the first group stage. so all in all, thomas tuchel says he is quite excited. qualification is a top priority. any team that wins their group will be automatically in the us. if we look at scotland, they will play the loser of portugal and denmark, greece and belarus. greece is quite a tricky tie, they beat england already in they beat england already in the nations league this year. so for them that's quite difficult. looking up course to qualify for the world cup for the first time since 1998. they did reach the play—off but they were beaten by ukraine. and belarus will be tricky because they are not allowed by uefa to have any of their home fans and have any of their home fans and have to play in a neutral venue because they have sided with russia in the war against ukraine so there is a lot that also going on. ukraine so there is a lot that also going on-_ also going on. sport and olitics also going on. sport and politics often _ also going on. sport and politics

home competition — england and wales are drawn in the same group for next year's women's euros.t is a tough draw and it's a very exciting group. and a little festive cheer about the cost of christmas dinner this year. on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters — and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. a chinese businessman accused of spying for beijing, and with close links to prince andrew, has agreed to his identity being made public. yang tengbo, until today known only as h6, was banned from the uk last year on national security grounds. the release of his name and photo comes as it's revealed that prince andrew will not nowjoin the king and the rest of the royal family for their traditional christmas celebration at sandringham. we'll have more on the pressure on the royal family in a moment, but first damian grammaticas has the latest developments: the royal and the alleged spy — this is glossy video from the prince himself, designed

resuming day four on 18 for 2 — needing 640 runs to win, england lost wickets at regular intervals in hamilton — bowled out for 234 — giving the homehuge 423 run win. england win the series though 2—1. we know we just didn't play anywhere near our capability. it's obviously disappointing to end the tour and end the year with a loss, but what we came here to achieve we managed to achieve and it's no mean feat coming to new zealand and beating them because they are a very, very strong team in own conditions. it was a much better outcome for england's women though — and they won their first test match in a decade. starting the day with a lead of 145, england were bowled out for 281 — with captain heather knight making 90 — on day four of their match against south africa — setting their opponents 351 to win. and the home side didn't even reach triple figures, bowled out for 64 — their lowest test total — as england secured a 286 run victory in bloemfontein. england's attention will now turn to january and their ashes series against australia down under. to the premier league where vitor pereira will be the newest face in the managerial

starting the day with a lead of 145, england were bowled out for 281 on day four of their match against south africa — setting their opponents 351 to win. and the hometriple figures, bowled out for 64 — their lowest test total — as england secured a 286—run victory in bloemfontein. england's attention will now turn to january and their ashes series against australia down under. it's slightly different with a pink ball, and obviously slightly different conditions at the mcg. but yeah, we'll have to adapt to it as we see fit. but i think the fact that we were able to play like we did with only two days�* preparation after the white—ball series should be giving us confidence, because it will be the same in australia. 0bviously that mentality to flip between is a really hard thing to do. so, yeah, just getting more experience with doing that as players hopefully will stand us in really good stead. afterjust missing out on the ballon d'or to manchester city's rodri, viniciusjunior has now got his hands on an individual trophy. the real madrid and brazil forward been named the men's player of the year at the fifa best awards. vinicius played a key role in

. >> reporter: once a month in the halls of this care home in england. >> hello.: the power of connection goes a long way since residents rarely get outdoors. >> all are able go out, but sometimes they choose not to or it's more difficult for them because of the disability. >> reporter: what do you notice after a visit? >> residents living with dementia remember. >> reporter: this therapy pony brings 101-year- old connie back to her grandfather's farm when she was a little girl. for walter, he is flooded with memories of his pet. >> it's incredible how you can see how it relaxes them. >> it's incredible. >> reporter: sarah makes it happen. poppy is one of seven therapy ponies she takes to nursing homes and hospitals. >> oh, my. >> reporter: her ponies have gone viral on social media. >> there's something else for them to focus on. it's something else to think about, to focus on, to love. >> reporter: something to look forward to. >> absolutely. >> reporter: it's hard not to smile seeing a pony being loved and giving that love back. >> see you next time. >> yes. i

starting the day with a lead of 145, england were bowled out for 281 on day four of their match against south africa — setting their opponents 351 to win. and the home, bowled out for 64 — their lowest test total — as england secured a 286 run victory in bloemfontein. england's attention will now turn to january — and their ashes series against australia down under. slightly different with the pink ball in different conditions and will have to adapt as we see fit and the fact that we are able to do this is going to this preparation after the series should be of bit of confidence for us and does that mentality, to be able to flow between us is hard thing to do and yet, just getting more experience in doing that is close, hopefully the really good. doing that is close, hopefully it'll be really good. and that's all the sport for now. indicted the graduate luigi who you will remember is accused of murdering united health care ceo brian thompson. accused of first—degree murder and second—degree murder is chilling killing is an act of terror. let's listen. police commissioner _ terror. let's listen. police commissionerjessica - terror. let's listen. poli

there's no way of really knowing just how many new accessible homes are being built in england becauseict councils' network says one of the problems is that homes may start out as being accessible, but then the features that help disabled people live independently are then removed. emma was on the housing registerfor eight years before she moved here. her bungalow wasn't built to the adaptable home standard, but it works, and it has changed her and her partner's life. i've got so much more independence, you know, we are stronger as a couple, we have been able to foster a dog, we've been able to... i've been able to do a bit more voluntary work. it's not just the fact that we live together, it is all, you know, all aspects, really. emma and daniel both say it took years to find their new homes because of a lack of accessible options. you have applied for a few of those? yeah. 50 or 60? and is that because the others just aren't suitable? daniel's local authority says it took over the management of housing in order to build and deliver more affordable and social rented homes, including t

in the mid-17th hundreds, you were paying like a tiny fraction of what your counterpart back home in englandwould be paying like maybe 1% or 10% of the income tax. the spanish, for example, the opposite strategy you paid more tax as a colony, as a colonist than the spaniards back home in spain. it's amazing that anyone went out to the colonies under those circumstances. that was just a difference of strategy. so people in the former british got used to expecting either no tax or very, very low taxes. the other thing is that the common law, which is the law of england and all of its former, which was transplanted to the during the empire common law allows you to place certain tricks with ownership like a shell game to hide who really owns what. a shell game that is not permissible under civil law, which is the law of continental europe and of the rest of the world. a classic example is what's called the trust, where you can divide ownership of a single asset into what's called legal ownership, which has all the legal responsibilities like paying taxes on a thing and beneficial ownership, whic

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in the mid-17th hundreds, you were paying like a tiny fraction of what your counterpart back home in englandwould be paying like maybe 1% or 10% of the income tax. the spanish, for example, the opposite strategy you paid more tax as a colony, as a colonist than the spaniards back home in spain. it's amazing that anyone went out to the colonies under those circumstances. that was just a difference of strategy. so people in the former british got used to expecting either no tax or very, very low taxes. the other thing is that the common law, which is the law of england and all of its former, which was transplanted to the during the empire common law allows you to place certain tricks with ownership like a shell game to hide who really owns what. a shell game that is not permissible under civil law, which is the law of continental europe and of the rest of the world. a classic example is what's called the trust, where you can divide ownership of a single asset into what's called legal ownership, which has all the legal responsibilities like paying taxes on a thing and beneficial ownership, whic

normally i'm back home in england, so it feels hugely momentous to be one of the 1 million people that are expected to gather here in the coming hours here in times square. >> it's super exciting. >> the obvious things, and i've got the ball, the spear, the crystal sphere just in my eyesight here. so i'm keeping an eye on it. that, of course drops at midnight. but my favorite part of this, which i literally cannot wait for, is the confetti drop that happens at midnight too. and on a lot of those pieces of paper, people have written their wishes for 2025. i'm not going to tell you what i wished, but one of my wishes, i hope, will be lighting up and falling from the sky later on. it's a hugely exciting evening and you can already see actually crowds and people starting to gather. clearly they're hours early. the great news for me is that, as you can see, the sun is up and it's shining. it's freezing cold, but it's beautiful. less good news if you're going to be here later, because apparently it's going to be raining, so you're not allowed to bring umbrellas. you've got to bring your ponc

his van during storm darragh, as three million people in wales and the south west of england are urged to stay at home. travel has been severely disrupted and several sports events have been cancelled. south korea's opposition fails in its effort to impeach president yoon suk yeol for his short—lived declaration of martial law. the national assembly motion fell short by a handful of votes, as politicians from mr yoon�*s party boycotted proceedings. five years after it was devastated by fire, notre dame cathedral reopens in paris with president—elect trump arriving on his first overseas visit since winning the election. a man has died after a tree fell onto his van during storm darragh. the man, in his 40s, was driving his van on the a59 dual carriageway at longton in lancashire. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. a rare red weather warning in areas of wales and southwest england has ended, but amber warnings are still in place, meaning a possible risk to life. the national grid says 120,000 homes are now without power across the uk. travel is being disrupted across the whole country. in parts o

there is no way of really knowing how many new accessible homes are being built in england because theof the problems is that homes may start out as being accessible, then the features that help disabled people live independently i'd then removed. and i was on the housing register for eight and i was on the housing registerfor eight years and i was on the housing register for eight years before she moved here. her bungalow was not built to the adaptable homes are standard, but it works and it has changed her and her partner's life. i works and it has changed her and her partner's life.- and her partner's life. i have not so and her partner's life. i have got so much _ and her partner's life. i have got so much more _ and her partner's life. i have - got so much more independence. we are stronger as a couple. we have been able to foster a dog, i have been able to do a bit more voluntary work. it's not just the fact we live together, it is all aspects.— it is all aspects. emma and daniel paul— it is all aspects. emma and daniel paul say _ it is all aspects. emma and daniel paul say it -

his van during storm darragh, as three million people in wales and the south west of england are urged to stay at homeel has been severely disrupted and several sports events have been cancelled. donald trump is visiting france on his first trip abroad since his us election victory last month. he's among dignitaries attending the re—opening of notre dame cathedral, destroyed by a fire in 2019. let's return to paris and ta ke take a look at my bridges. —— live pictures. five years after the devastating fire. president emmanuel macron is intending to use the reopening of the cathedral for a much—needed political boost. as we have said, a number of international figures and dignitaries due to attend the ceremony later today, including prince william, the us president—elect donald trump and also the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. of course this is very much an opening of a cathedral, so the speech emmanuel macron wanted to make their turned down because there was a secular state here, there must be a separation between what he says and what goes on in the cathedral. he is likely to urge the world

with shoplifting at a record high in england, according to the home office, one shopkeeper says he's than 50 citizens arrests over the last two years, as charlotte cox reports. she's looking at some tarot cards there. shopkeeper martin gaunt has invested thousands on security cameras to help tackle shoplifting. but he also relies on other methods. oh, don't hit him. no, don't! get that on. this is martin after carrying out a citizen's arrest. and it gets heated. we know that using citizen's arrests works because we have seen a drop in the number of repeat offenders that we see. they will prefer to go somewhere else where they won't be troubled. he's carried out around 50. you can't touch us. no, you are detained. i've walked away before with bruised ribs and felt it for a few weeks. can you call security, please? tell them he is resisting arrest. the police will very rarely, if ever, attend. so, if you make a civil arrest, you should get police attendance. a tactic other shopowners rely on. louis phelps says in a year he's lost about £20,000 to burglaries and shoplifting. he has gone

so atkinson only the 15th england player ever to take a hat trick in tests. and the tourists rammed homein their second innings..half centuries, for duckett, jacob bethell, harry brook and joe root. meanwhile, over in adelaide australia are in total control of their second test against india after day two of the day/night match. australia were finally all out for 337 in their first innings — a lead of 157, thanks largely to travis head who scored 1110. india have struggled in their second innings. they were 128 for five at stumps, trailing by 29 runs. india lead the five match series 1—0. you can follow the football if you're in the uk on bbc radio 5 live on the bbc sport website. that is it for the sport for now. let's go live now to maryam moshiri in paris. thank you very much indeed. let me take you back, if i may, over five years to april 2019, the night where a fire which started on the roof of the notre dame cathedral over a few hours wrought havoc on that roof and destroyed all of it, including the world—famous spire, which caved in into the notre dame building itself. it took the

home nations. scotland's women have parted company with their manager after failing to qualify for either the world cup or the euros. and as englandce. the home nations have found out who'll they have to face to make it through to the 2026 world cup which will be held in the united states, mexico and canada. northern ireland are in group a and will play either germany or italy, slovakia, and luxembourg. in group c, scotland face portugal or denmark, greece, and belarus. wales were drawn in groupj with belgium, north macedonia, kazakhstan and liechtenstein. while england are in group k and will play serbia, albania, latvia and andorra. the either—or ties are down to the nations league quarters—finals. well, joining us now is the football writer and broadcaster henry winter — henry, let's start with england who'll have thomas tuchel at the helm by then — it looks a pretty straight forward qualification from that group, doesn't it? hi, it looks fairly straightforward. you cannot always say that with england. they have been to places like albania before, i remember in 2001, i think it was sven—goran eriksson's first away game and norm

three million people in wales and the south west of england are urged to stay at home as storm darragh hits. syria rebels say they have begun �*encircling the capital damascus�*, with reports druze militias are just 10 kilometres from the city. a vote by mps in south korea to impeach the president for his declaration of martial law has failed. it fell short by a handful of votes and crowds demand that he step down. five years after it was devastated, notre dame cathedral opens later today. a rare red weather warning in areas of wales man has died after a tree fell on his van. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. you'll have much more on that as soon as we have it here on the news. a rare red weather warning in areas of wales and southwest england has ended but amber warnings are still in place, meaning a possible risk to life. tens of thousands of homes are without power and travel man has died after a tree fell on his van. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. you'll have much more on that as soon as we warning in areas of wales and southwest england has ended but amber warni

three million people in wales and the south west of england are urged to stay at home as storm darragh hits. syrian rebels have began inserting the capital, damascus, with reports of druze militia just ten kilometres from the city. live pictures from the south korean national assembly — where mps have voted not to impeach president yoon suk—yeol. five years after it was devastated by fire, notre dame cathedral reopens — with president—elect trump arriving on his first overseas visit. the ceremony will take place later today. arriving on his first overseas visit. the ceremony will take place later today. hello, this is bbc news, i'm catherine byaruhanga. a rare red weather warning in areas of wales and southwest england has ended, but amber warnings are still in place, meaning a possible risk to life. tens of thousands of homes are without power and travel is being disrupted across the whole country. in parts of wales, winds reached 93 mph with heavy rains. cardiff airport has closed its runway and both rail and coach services have been disrupted. sports fixtures are also hit, including

england and wales as well. cardiff airport had to close its runway. 80,000 homes have been left without power.he electricity companies say they're working, trying their best to reconnect people during the day. but now really attention is turning to the rainfall that is expected over the next 12 or so hours. there are 21 flood warnings in different corners of the country as i speak and there is concern because the ground is already saturated following heavy rain over the last two weeks. natural resources wales warning that floods could follow and that debris in the rivers could bring risks as well. so the impact of storm darragh is likely to be with us for hours, potentially days ahead. a short time ago, we spoke to nickjohnson. he's in the english seaside town of weston—super—mare. it's still very, very windy, martine. i'm sort of struggling to keep myself upright at the moment. that red warning meaning a danger to life, that has now expired for this part of the world as well for weston—super—mare and the rest of the somerset coast and south west england. but that amber warning still for stron

madison: the england is your home. s we learned in england is they through the conservative government out. in this country we through the liberal government out. i was wondering what you made of that? i've kidded in the past on this show that this year is defined by through the bombs out, whoever is in charge. >> it is a big change, populism and government is changing. in england we had the conservative party. i was the senior treasurer of that party for a while and now labor is in and things are changing. neil: raising taxes. how is that? >> i don't think it is going well. neil: a matter of time before they flip again. what about donald trump? >> donald trump is a leader and i think, look at the public markets in the last month, a 14%. neil: are you good at international trade issues? >> we will see how it goes. lauren: 1 me ask you this. in your own autobiography, you spell out a gospel for life that i found interesting. one that i love and always told my own kids this, underpromise and over deliver. dead used to jok

three million people in wales and the south west of england are urged to stay at home as storm darragh hits. rebel forces reach the outskirts of syria's third largest city, horns, as rebels say government forces in the south leave the birthplace of the revolt against president assad. live pictures from the south korean national assembly — where ruling party mps have walked out on a vote to impeach president yoon suk—yeol. thousands gather calling for the president to go, after his declaration of martial law last week. five years after it was devastated by fire, notre dame cathedral reopens — with president—elect trump arriving on his first overseas visit since winning the election. it has been a long five years and i am here outside the cathedral in paris as paris and indeed the world prepares for the reopening of notre—dame. hello, you're watching bbc news, i am catherine byaruhanga. three million people in coastal areas of wales and southwest england have been urged to stay indoors because of the danger posed by storm darragh. an emergency alert was sent to people's mobile phones in

which, among other things, provides low cost energy to high to low families throughout new england. it's home heating oil. next call for robert f kennedy, parkland, florida. good morning. morning. mr. kennedy, i one and elaborate on the fact you mentioned the role of corporate america and, the media. i'm an iranian american and i see that we moving toward dictatorship just the way i saw it when i was living in iran simply i see by covering statues by basically creating a propaganda arm like fox news and point here is that there is a division in america between educated and willing for voting for kerry and uninformed voting for bush. it's simplistic to say we've been helping the people of afghanistan and try to gain points. to give you an example being invited to represent they were taliban to u.s. they were killing women and children and we gave the boys their weapons to the saddam hussein. i see, the bush supporters come and they say, oh, yes, will helping the people in middle east. caller thanks. mr. kennedy, do you have a response for him? i mean, you know, i would say that the that i'm am

there�*s no way of really knowing just how many new accessible homes are being built in england becausesn�*t built to the adaptable home standard, her partner�*s life. but it works, and it has changed her and her partner�*s life. i�*ve got so much more independence, you know, we are stronger as a couple, we have been able to foster a dog, we�*ve been able to... i�*ve been able to do a bit more voluntary work. it�*s not just the fact that we live together, it�*s all, you know, all aspects, really. emma and daniel both say it took years to find their new homes because of a lack of accessible options. you have applied for a few of those? 50 or 60? and is that because the others just aren�*t suitable? daniel�*s local authority says it took over the management of housing in order to build and deliver more affordable and social rented homes, including those better suited to disabled people. it says it�*s a national issue and strongly relies on increased and more urgent support from government. the government says it is providing a range of safe and suitable accessible housing of part of its a

resuming day four on 18 for 2 — needing 640 runs to win, england lost wickets at regular intervals in hamilton — bowled out for 234 — giving the home obviously disappointing to end the tour and end the year with a loss, but what we came here to achieve we managed to achieve and it's no mean feat coming to new zealand

you are england lost early wickets but brook then steadied the ship, a continuing his excellent form, away from homee pope also made 66 as england were bowled out for 280. new zealand struggled in reply, brydon carse taking two wickets as the black caps finished the day 86 for 5 trailing by 194 runs. . obviously

>> elton: it was a fantastic -- i was asleep at home and windsor in england and david phoned me, facetimedto have one of these and he held up two emmys i knew we had won and i was so excited mostly for him because he did such a great job with the life broadcast. only 19 people have egots. from america, because i came to america from england with my eyes wide open because this is the place i always wanted to come to. this is where all the great music came from, the movies, everything about it. so to become a egot meant so much to me because the american public have given me so much throughout my career. it felt great. who doesn't want to win anything? come on. [applause] >> stephen: and others documentary about your life. it's called "elton john: never too late." the first question obviously is never too late for what? i think it's never too late -- >> elton: if i answer that question, you will never be on the air again. >> stephen: never too late for what? >> elton: never too late to change your life. to make decisions that will make your life better. the documentary really documents my ri

three million people in wales and the south west of england are urged to stay at home as storm darragh hits rebel forces reach the outskirts of syria's third largest city, homs. islamist fighters have already captured aleppo and hama iam i am live outside the cathedral of notre dame where five years after a fire ravaged parts of the cathedral the opening ceremony will begin in a few hours�* time. hello. we start in south korea where an impeachment vote to remove the president, yoon suk yeol appears to be injeopardy with members of mr yoon�*s own governing party boycotting the proceedings. this is the scene at the national assembly. just three members of the ruling party are inside and they need eight members to vote for the impeachment in order for the impeachment in order for the impeachment in order for the motion to pass. technically mps have just over four more hours to vote. that is exactly 72 hours after the motion was put in. meanwhile this is the scene outside where tens of thousands of protesters have gathered. parliament swiftly overturned the decision about martial law in a