, thank ou for interpretation. jim connolly, thank you for that _ interpretation. jim connolly, thankm connolly, thank you for that update from _ interpretation. jim connolly, thank you for that update from leeds. i around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. - this is flag football, the american football version of touch rugby. and these kids at lings primary school in northampton are the best in the uk. they started playing two years ago thanks to their teacher, tom, an nfl addict. he took a coaching course and soon had 70 children here wanting to play. it's become the school's most popular sport. last summer, lings won the national title at the tottenham hotspur stadium. their prize, a trip to orlando, florida to face schools from around the world. it was crazy. it didn't feel real at first, but i think when we get on that plane it's going to finally hit, be like, yeah, this is real. ever since i got into it, ijust loved it and can't wait for training and games. two years ago these kids had never heard of flag f

jim connolly, bbc news, redcar.their convictions overturned. today, a post office investigator who handled two of those cases has been giving evidence to the public inquiry. the widow of one of the victims, peter holmes said she wanted to know why her husband s concerns about the horizon system weren't properly followed up. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. bill quarm and peter holmes, two sub—postmasters who died before seeing their convictions quashed. i swear by almighty god... robert daily was the post office investigator in both their cases. do you accept any personal responsibility for what happened to mr holmes? no, i was only doing myjob. and then questions about how he did it with peter's widow, marion, sitting feet away. was it normal to go into people's homes, go into their bedrooms and their drawers and take out statements from banks before a postmaster or an assistant had even been interviewed, mr daily? if you're asking me if i was comfortable doing that, no, i wasn't comfortable, but it

jim connolly, bbc news. that's it for me, my colleague kristin is over there, can you hear them?just a few days. storm jocelyn follows hot on the heels of storm isha, hampering the clear—up. we've seen heavy downpours of rain move eastwards today along with strengthening winds. and here goes that deep area of low pressure just passing to the north of scotland, following the same track as isha. perhaps the wind gusts not as severe for most, but with the trees, the structures having been weakened from the previous storm and the ground pretty saturated, there will still be some strong impacts. much of the north and the west of scotland, towards exposed coasts in particular, underneath a met office amber weather warning until 8am tomorrow morning for gusts of wind of up to 75—80 mph. gusts towards irish sea coasts of up to 65 mph. widely, 40—50 mph gusts, even to low levels and away from the coast. so a very windy night all in all, but it will be mild. dry towards the south, blustery showers, torrential downpours at times further north across scotland. so still a very windy start to

jim connolly has the story: the fearsome face of the ban. it was put down soon after we filmed it. i an all—too—familiar news story in recent years. the government says it decided to ban xl bullies after 23 people were killed in three years in dog attacks. good boy. that's meant a lot of worry for xl owners like ellie. it doesn't matter what other people think of him. iknow him. i know he won't hurt anybody and i know he's the softest thing. his best friends a little dachshund dog. really? he wouldn't hurt anybody. she clearly adores frankie and is sad people see him as a threat, but there's a reason people are worried when they come across dogs like him. elaine's pet rox was mauled by five dogs, including two xls. he had punctured lungs, he had broken ribs. and he had a lot of cuts, a whole lot of cuts. in all fairness, the guy was trying to get his dogs off rox, but there was no way. his dogs actually bit chunks out of him. i was screaming at them, "your dogs are killing my dog!" i was petrified of them dogs. it's the worst thing i've ever

jim connolly, bbc news, featherstone.take a look at today's papers. eating once a day could lower your risk of developing alzheimer's reports the times. the paper cites a cambridge university study, which found regular periods of fasting could reduce levels of harmful inflammation, associated with diseases like diabetes and parkinson's. there is loads in the papers about fasting this week after it emerged rishi sunak doesn't eat 36 hours, sunday afternoon till tuesday morning. i would sunday afternoon till tuesday morning. iwould make sunday afternoon till tuesday morning. i would make me very hungry! let's not do that. the guardian leads with comments from health experts warning the state of the nhs is "so dire" it should be declared a "national emergency." it comes as figures show record numbers of patients are waiting more than three months for cancer treatment. the government said cutting waiting lists is one of its top priorities. michelle mone's husband, doug barrowman, features on the front of the daily mirror. he

jim connolly, bbc news, redcar. it isa it is a national problem.a problem on the road where they live? ., ., , live? one of the main things individuals _ live? one of the main things individuals need _ live? one of the main things individuals need to - live? one of the main things individuals need to do, - live? one of the main things| individuals need to do, those experiencing this type of behaviour, is to report, report, report. it is very important that people feel safe to gather as much evidence of how many people are involved, what they are wearing, what bikes they might be using. it is difficult, often they cover their faces, they have balaclavas on and there is that lack of evidence by the police to then take action and identify those individuals. it is really important to talk about the harm this is causing individuals. there is the local authority, the housing providers, victim support to get individual support, providers, victim support to get individualsupport, environmental protection teams. the screeching and the noise of the bikes can