in mid—bedfordshire, and rutherglen and hamilton west, next month. 0ur political correspondent leila nathooe tests for all the parties, lei . ., �*, three tests for all the parties, lei . . �*, ., , three tests for all the parties, lei . . �* , ., , ., leila that's right, and 'ust had three in three fi leila that's right, and 'ust had three in three in _ leila that's right, and 'ust had three in three in july _ leila that's right, and just had three in three in july in - leila that's right, and just had three in three in july in which | leila that's right, and just had i three in three in july in which the three in three injuly in which the tories lost two and only narrowly clung on to the other. these latest by—elections have all been triggered by—elections have all been triggered by mps leaving the commons under a cloud but each contest will have its own tale to tell. we had the resignation of the mp chris pincher, his deep in staffordshire, majority of 10,000, his deep in staffordshire, majority of10,000, but his deep in staffordshire, majority of 10,000, but labour will be hoping to do w

leila nathoo has been to stevenage in hertfordshire to get reaction to the changes. as the top priority. and there's no gas in the building at all? no gas... kieron, who's been working on the project, is disappointed to hear the prime minister is now watering down green targets. the government needs to set the initiatives and enforce industry to follow along and if they don't, it doesn't happen. particularly if they flip—flop and aren't consistent all the way through would concern me. it's places like stevenage that are going to be the key battlegrounds come the next general election. rishi sunak�*s gamble is that changing tack on green policies will prove to be a vote winner. it would definitely influence the way i vote. at the moment, i'm not sure the government is doing enough. it is difficult at the moment. i think with the cost of living crisis... but someone of my age, i think you just have to accept it. what they're doing with the ulez stuff, doing more harm to the working class than anyone else. i think it's good that they're - giving us more time now but thi

leila nathoo, thank you.ousands of people who died in libya's catastrophic floods could have been saved, if early warning systems had worked properly, according to the united nations. the head of the un's world meteorological 0rganisation said people could have been moved to safety if emergency management systems had been in place. there are fears that the death toll could reach 20,000, after a tsunami—sized flash flood hit the east of the country at the weekend. joe inwood has the latest. derna is a city overwhelmed. first overwhelmed by the water that brought such terrible damage. then overwhelmed by the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe the flooding has caused. and finally, overwhelmed by grief at the loss of life. "god give me patience. my heart is with you," this man cries as he sees the body of his young son. it's now becoming clearer that this was a natural disaster, but enabled by human actions. the wadi derna river had two dams — both failed. the upper one, ten kilometres from the town, had a cap

.— organised system of building maintenance. ., ~ , ., ., ., 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoome. is this shaping up to be very costly for government? i is this shaping up to be very costly for government?— for government? i think the government _ for government? i think the government is _ for government? i think the government is certainly - for government? i think the l government is certainly under pressure on this, the opposition parties, labourand lib pressure on this, the opposition parties, labour and lib dems are accusing ministers of dragging their feet on this issue, not taking it seriously, and not having a full handle on the scale of the problem. labour say their shadow education secretary has raised the safety of school buildings more than 150 times in parliament they claim so it's been a long—running issue. they are calling for the government to publish this list of the skills that have been issued with this new guidance, and ministers say they won't do that yet await for parents to informed and for the remedial work to be repaired. but we do understand there wer