lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. all the day's sport, here's karthi gnanasegaram, at the bbc sport centre. manchester city put on an excellent performance to dominate their local rivals manchester united at their home ground, old trafford, this afternoon. city won 2—0, but it was the manner of their premier league victory which will put the pressure back on united's manager, ole gunnar solskjaer. joe lynskey reports. for manchester united, he is the coach with the connection. the manager who knows the club and the city. but now ole gunnar solskjaer is underfire, and this was city. but now ole gunnar solskjaer is under fire, and this was a city. but now ole gunnar solskjaer is underfire, and this was a derby day after his darkest day. last time at old trafford, they lost 5—0 top liverpool. now manchester city were here and inside seven minutes were in front. an own goal. in front. an own coal. , , ., in front. an own coal. , , . , ., . an own goal. city started this match with 'ust an own goal. city started this match

lorna gordon _ untilthe morning. lorna, thank you very much.ith labour in the welsh senedd will change the lives of thousands of people. party members will vote on whether to endorse the three—year co—operation agreement tomorrow. for wales to be free we must first be united and that is what this cooperation agreement sets out to achieve. it launches us on a pathway to a united wales, one that sooner than perhaps we think will find it both comfortable and natural, indeed essential, tojoin the world community of normal, independent nations. the draw has been made for the play—off games for next year's men's football world cup, with teams hoping to secure one of three remaining european places in qatar. scotland and wales could meet for a place in the finals if they can beat their respective opponents ukraine and austria. and italy and portugal can't both make it to the finals — they face the prospect of meeting each other if they win their play—off matches. the games will be played early next year. now, love it or hate it, the annual shopping ex

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.lines: hospitals overwhelmed — after 100 people are killed in a fuel tanker explosion in sierra leone. many more are injured. an investigation is under way into reports that someone at a houston music festival in the us was injecting people with drugs before the crowd stampeded. president biden�*s efforts to introduce mandatory vaccines for businesses in the united states have been blocked for the time being. an appeal court raised constitutional issues over a new law requiring employees of large private companies to be vaccinated against covid—i9 — or tested weekly. many republican states have filed legal challenges, accusing the president of overstepping his authority. mr biden says it is about setting a national standard of safety at work. i've been speaking to sonia gipson rankin, a law professor at the university of new mexico. i asked her about the legal issues at the heart of the matter. so, we are at a pretty unique moment. as of friday, the united states department of labour o

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.ts from young people is that leaders have been all talk and no action when it comes to climate change. one country has decided to illustrate the impact of climate change in a different way. this is the foreign minister of tuvalu, a nation under threat because of rising sea levels. he recorded the video knee deep because of the video knee deep because of the rising ocean level. the images that have been shared on social media. this is bbc news. a reminder of our headlines: hospitals overwhelmed after 100 people are killed in a fuel tanker explosion in sierra leone many more are injured. an investigation is underway into reports that someone at a houston music festival in the us was injecting people with drugs before the crowd stampeded. president biden�*s efforts to introduce mandatory vaccines for businesses in the united states have been blocked, for the time being. an appeal court raised constitutional issues over a new law requiring employees of large private companies to be vaccina

that was lorna gordon speaking earlier. in connecticut. he was 91. daniella relph looks back on his career. # isn't it bliss? # don't you approve? # one who keeps tearing around. # one who can't move... send in the clowns from the musical a little night music. # send in the clowns. it was stephen sondheim's only hit song — remarkably, because this was the man who revolutionised the american musical. as a young man, he learned his trade from oscar hammerstein — the lyricist who wrote shows like oklahoma and the sound of music. sondheim, too, started by doing the words, notably for leonard bernstein's music in west side story. # i like to be in america! # ok by me in america! soon he was writing his own music as well. # for a small fee in america! most of the shows that followed were hits. and then, in 1970, he came up with a new idea — a musical that didn't follow an obvious plot. # phone rings, door chimes. # in comes company! company was a series of vignettes featuring a dozen central characters. no two sondheim musicals w

lorna gordon, bbc news.er she scored a hat—trick tonight, taking her to 48 goals for her country. the lionesses recorded their biggest ever win, against latvia, 20—0, and white was one of four players to score a hat—trick at the doncaster rovers' stadium. the former arsenal and liverpool footballer, ray kennedy, has died at the age of 70. commentator: what a marvelous goal! with liverpool he won three european cups and five league titles between 1974 and 1982. kennedy also made 17 appearances for england. he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in 1984. josephine baker, the american—born singer and activist, who settled in france in the 1920s has been honoured at the pantheon, the burial place of some of france's greatest heroes. president macron praised her commitment to civil rights and her role in the resistance during the second world war. josephine baker is the first black woman to be granted such an honour by the french authorities as our correspondent lucy williamson reports. idealist and idol, sing

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. can play in achieving those targets our correspondent ben boulos reports from willington wetlands in derbyshire. dark and blustery but still so tranquil here as dusk falls and it feels so far removed from cop26 and the summit 300 miles north from where we are. this one of the big projects has been reintroducing beavers into the site. this track here has the hallmarks of a beaver trail. there are other elements to the project. i will speak to someone from the derbyshire wildlife trust. tell us why this project was so important to get this done here. it why this project was so important to get this done here.— get this done here. it floods on a fairly annual _ get this done here. it floods on a fairly annual basis _ get this done here. it floods on a fairly annual basis in _ get this done here. it floods on a fairly annual basis in willington l fairly annual basis in willington wetlands so we have been bringing back beavers to slow the rush of water. , , .,, ., , back beavers to slow th

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. speak to lyn adamson, who's co—chair of climate fast — a non—profit organisation dedicated to taking action on climate change. she helped organise the protest that took place in toronto on saturday. thank you so much for your time. ijust want thank you so much for your time. i just want to ask you, cop26 is going on at the moment. in terms of what canada needs, what you want to see most come out of that summit? we would really like to see canada join the beyond oil and gas alliance. qu bec did sign on to that initiative, which is an and to oil and gas development, no more, new funding to the new approvals for new projects, just to stop, because we have to stop and then we have to transition to renewables as quickly as possible. sobhy would really like to see that. i possible. sobhy would really like to see that.— like to see that. i know that ou are like to see that. i know that you are keen _ like to see that. i know that you are keen on _ like to see that. i know that you are keen o

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.prime minister, sirjohn major, accuses borisjohnson�*s government of acting in a "shameful" manner — over the owen paterson row. travis scott says he's "absolutely devastated" by the eight deaths and dozens of injuries at the texas festival where he was performing and pledges "total support" to police investigation after a crowd surge. andt least 99 people have died in an oil tanker explosion, in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. yorkshire county cricket club has launched an investigation after a second ex—player alleged he too was subjected to repeated racial abuse. it comes after an independent report, which found cricketer azeem rafiq had been the victim of harrassment and bullying. the equality and human rights commission has now asked to see a copy of the full report and is considering whether to take action. simon jones has more. a racism row that has rocked notjust yorkshire, but the cricketing world. azeem rafiq was the victim

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. councillor, olly armstrong, earlier i spoke to a birmingham labour councillor, olly armstrong, and asked him how many people had been at the climate march in his city we think may be 3,000. it is quite hard to tell when people are kind of marching en mass. definitely the biggest rally i've been part of, and a lot of people said that, there was many of us. and why did you want to march? what is the point of it? we gathered to cry out for notjust climate change but climate justice. we know the powerful and the rich can increasingly make decisions in response to climate and still put the least down and still crush the least well off and the vulnerable, so we are crying out forjustice and action that lifts up those of us who are struggling nationally and internationally. so what does climate justice mean in practical terms? well, in practical terms, it means we avoid a narrow—minded and mean—spirited borderline ego fascism and mean—spirited borderline eco fascism where we have closed bord

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. cricketers have qualified for the semi finals of the men's t20 world cup despite losing today's game against south africa by 10 runs. it's england's first defeat at the tournament but they still finish this stage as group winners and go through to the final four along with australia. joe wilson reports. as cricket in yorkshire undergoes the most serious scrutiny, an england team in sharjah, based, the captain says, on diversity and inclusivity. internationally, they're the team to beat. that was south africa's plan. rassie van der dussen hit six half—dozens in an unstoppable 94. he helped south africa to 189. when england batted, look at the man running away from the camera and stopping suddenly. the chase ended like that forjason roy. that searing pain from his leg, tough to watch. whenjos buttler mis—hit the ball, yep, really, south africa had a wicket prized above any in world cricket. ah, but there's moeen ali. 100 metres for this ball with usain bolt ease. england were in touch w

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.one of the organisers of toronto's climate march today. thank you for your time, lovely to see you. you live in an indigenous community in canada. i wonder, are you seeing the effects of climate change, and if so, how? you you seeing the effects of climate change, and if so, how? you see the effects of climate _ change, and if so, how? you see the effects of climate change, _ change, and if so, how? you see the effects of climate change, you - change, and if so, how? you see the effects of climate change, you see i effects of climate change, you see the effects because of the difference in the types of wildlife and animals that we are seeing, different types of animals are moving further north in ontario and in canada. things we used to see. we never had a red fox in northern canada, now we are seeing the red fox. unfortunately the thing about red foxes is that they seem to like to prey on the much smaller arctic fox and that has become part of their diet. we see different things like

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.inister mustafa al—kadhimi is unhurt following what the military say was an assassination attempt. it's reported that rockets from a drone hit his home in the high security green zone in the capital baghdad in the early hours of sunday. since the attack, al kadhimi has tweeted to say he is fine and called for calm and restraint. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: hospitals overwhelmed, after 100 people are killed in a fuel tanker explosion in sierra leone — many more are injured. an investigation is underway into reports that someone at a houston music festival in the us was injecting people with drugs before the crowd stampeded. an appeals court in the us has temporarily stopped president biden's vaccine mandate for businesses. the law would require workers at companies with more than 100 employees, to be fully vaccinated or get weekly tests. but many republican states have filed legal challenges, accusing the president of overstepping his authority. mr biden says it is about s

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.or, has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn the suspension of a tory mp — who'd beenjudged to have broken lobbying rules — was both "shameful and wrong". he said the government's actions were "unworthy of this or any government" and fitted a pattern of behaviour that he believed was "un—conservative". here's our political correspondent, chris mason. very few are granted the privilege of living here, and so the verdict of those that have on the man who now does, matter. particularly when they are in the same party. and even more so when a former tory prime minister brands the current tory prime minister's government as perhaps politically corrupt. it seems to me, as a lifelong conservative, that much of what they are doing is very un—conservative in its behaviour. there are many strands to this that go way beyond the standards committee imbroglio of the last few days. there is a general whiff of, "we are the masters now" about their behaviour. he

here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon.hat began with the world leaders gathering in glasgow, today brings the biggest protest yet. today brings the biggest protest et. ~ ., ., today brings the biggest protest et. ~ . ., . today brings the biggest protest yet— climatel yet. what do we want? climate “ustice, yet. what do we want? climate justice. peace. _ yet. what do we want? climate justice, peace, love, _ yet. what do we want? climate i justice, peace, love, everywhere! thousands— justice, peace, love, everywhere! thousands gathered, determined their voices would be heard. greta thunberg, who inspired the climate strike movement, surrounded by supporters and the media here taking part. this march is taking place just minutes from where earlier world leaders and now their national delegations have been meeting to discuss the climate. some here, though, so there has been a clear divide, that they feel they have been excluded from the talks, their concerns not listened to, and by taking to the streets they hope that will cha

lorna gordon, bbc news. warning from the world health organization that europe is once again at the epicentre of the pandemic. the who says europe could face another half a million deaths before the end of winter if the outbreak isn't brought under control. the continent has recorded a 55% rise in cases over the past four weeks, despite the availability of vaccines. courtney bembridge has this report. romania's hospitals are at breaking point as the country struggles to deal with a fourth wave of coronavirus infections. more than 3000 romanians have died with covid—i9 over the past week. most of them unvaccinated. the country has the second lowest vaccination rate in the european union, just over one third of the adult population has had two doses. the rate of vaccination has slowed across the continent in recent months. the world health organization says people have become complacent. european countries have the capacity, they have the vaccine access, they have the money, they have the systems in place that

with more, here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon.eep them away. this the biggest protest march through glasgow during cop. the city's streets full, some had travelled just a short distance to get here, others from the sharp end of the changing climate. i come from the philippines and i am an indigenous person from the mountains, and this is personally important to me, because climate change is killing my people. it is killing indigenous peoples round the world. we are at the front line of the impacts of climate change, but we have the least carbon footprint. if the climate summit has so far focused on the decisions made by world leaders and teams gathered here in glasgow, today is about the people, the thousands gathered calling for change. discussions inside cop today focusing on nature. tough topics including the timetable for reviewing emissions cuts, raising finance for the poorest countries and the rules for checking that countries and companies keep their promises still lie ahead. this afternoon was mostly peaceful. but there w

lorna gordon, ifeel for her! it looks pretty rough.ill change the lives of thousands of people across wales. in a speech played at a virtual conference, mr price says that plans in the deal to give all primary schoolchildren free school meals show the party is making a difference. let's have a listen. we will help to shape a new and reformed maryam new and reformed senedd which will enshrine the right to equal representation of women for the first time ever. may's election was an absolute rejection of those wanting to do away with the senedd and it's an embodiment of the overwhelming support for radical self—government. so the senedd must also be strengthened with new powers over welfare, also be strengthened with new powers overwelfare, communications, over welfare, communications, broadcasting, and justice. overwelfare, communications, broadcasting, and justice. ialso believe that made's election confirmed wales's status as an independence curious nation, which will give birth, sooner than many think, to an independent wales. the cro

lorna gordon, bbc news, aberdeenshire. there we are. emerging pies.quick fix. i've got residents in the area i am aware of that are taking water from the river or stream is near their properties to actually wash. i have to ask the question why may be the emergency services and local authority haven't declared a major incident by now. authority haven't declared a ma'or incident by nomfi incident by now. that's because hundreds of— incident by now. that's because hundreds of people _ incident by now. that's because hundreds of people like - incident by now. that's because hundreds of people like james i incident by now. that's because i hundreds of people like james and lucy still need support. when was the last time you had a shower? thursday. the day before the storm. since _ thursday. the day before the storm. since then _ thursday. the day before the storm. since then it — thursday. the day before the storm. since then it has been wet wipes, hot flannel— since then it has been wet wipes, hot flannel washes. now since then it has been wet wipes, hot f

our correspondent lorna gordon is in stonehaven on the north east coast of scotland.eep of the east coast is being battered by this storm with this red warning for wind, which means there's a potential dangerfor life in place, from north of aberdeen to middlesbrough, in the north—east of england. and the conditions really are brutal — there's driving rain, dropping temperatures, and winds are forecast to potentially gust up to 90 mph. 25,000 homes, primarily in aberdeenshire, have been left without power tonight, the conditions on the roads are described as treacherous, police are warning people not to travel. and there's significant disruption on the rail network, as well. many services are cancelled. and there are reports of people stuck on trains because fallen trees blocking the lines. network rail says they're sending stuff to help, but that it could take some time. of course, because the worst of this storm is hitting overnight, we won't know the full extent of any damage caused until the morning. the england and wales cricket board has published a 12—point, gam

_ 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon's been on the streets of glasgow.ons there as well. here is colette, i heard some of the speeches earlier including one from greta thunberg you yourself are speaking, what was your message when you are speaking earlier? my when you are speaking earlier? ij�*i messages that when you are speaking earlier? ii messages that we when you are speaking earlier? m1 messages that we do when you are speaking earlier? ii1 messages that we do not when you are speaking earlier? i’i1: messages that we do not want to when you are speaking earlier? ii1 messages that we do not want to have the same conferences every single day, we do not want to have global leaders coming from their countries and just coming to congratulate themselves of what they have done. fossil fuel industry, they come here to say... to keepjust fossil fuel industry, they come here to say... to keep just saying to keep brainwashers say we are doing better. but every year it's always the same and it's always this fancy. we are we need things that we are not invited

with more, here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon.t march through glasgow during cop. the streets full, some had travelled just a short distance to get here, others from the sharp end of the changing climate. i come from the philippines and i am

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thank you, lorna gordon, are scotland - you, lorna gordon, are scotland corresponded.cheme. fears of a jump in redundancies have not materialised according to the latest figures, which show a surge of 160,000 people in payrolled employment between september and october, to a total of 29.3 million. butjob vacanices also hit a record high, raising some concerns about a shortage of workers, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. more work to do, divided between fewer people to do it. in this reopened economy businesses like this family hotel group in sutton coldfield in the west midlands are now being held back because they can't recruit the staff they need to meet the demand from customers. this business it is around 20 staff members sought in an industry where vacancies are up by 80% compared with pre—pandemic levels. we have had a challenge with having enough hands to operate, so we are having to shut the restaurant at times. we are having to cut down on the size of the menu. because we don't have enough skills in the kitchen or enough hands in the kitchen

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more.e uists are on the front line of climate change. and some of those who call this home are already adapting to their shifting landscape. as you can see, it's disappearing into the dune, it's getting built up. so, you're having to move yourfence further and further inland? yes. basically. donald mcphee's croft has been in his family for generations. we seem to be getting a lot more rain. very unpredictable, whereas back in my father's day you could guarantee that he would have plenty of dry weather in august—september. but now it's very unpredictable. and that's not the only challenge facing these islands, which are so exposed to wet and stormy weather. climate change has the potential to have profound impact on uist. a lot of the land actually lies below the level of the sea for much of the tidal cycle. secondly, you have rising sea levels. thirdly, you have rising rainfall in winter, and you have the difficulty, in a very low lying environment, of getting rid of that water. the airport

to bring down power lines and give severe disruption to transport. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordonthe red warning for — explain what it is like. the red warning for wind _ explain what it is like. the red warning for wind came - explain what it is like. the red warning for wind came into i explain what it is like. the red i warning for wind came into force in the middle of the afternoon on the worst of the weather so far hitting aberdeen, aberdeenshire, places right down the east coast of scotland and as far south as middlesbrough in the north—east of england. pretty wild conditions out on the roads tonight and people are being advised not to travel and of course there is this rare, red wind warning which has been issued and that means that there is a potential threat to life from flying debris, for instance, and in addition to that, you move further inland and there is a warning for snow and in there is a warning for snow and in the cairngorms they expect a big dump of snow, potentially hurricane force gusting winds on the top of the mountains, so very difficult conditions out on

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. reversing its plans to overhaul the standards system for mp5. the guardian says the conservatives have been "plunged into crisis" after what it describes as a "humiliating u—turn". the i newspaper describes it as a "day of chaos in downing street". mps have told the paper the prime minister is in danger of a "real loss of credibility on the backbenches". the daily mail says it was a "day of farce" after mp owen paterson resigned following the government's decision to withdraw support for the amendment. and the bbc news website offers an in—depth view of the life and career of entertainer lionel blair who has died aged 92. we will speak to some of his friends and colleagues from over the years and colleagues from over the years and find out a little bit more about his life. it was a very rich life. it was, he was a brilliant entertainer, we will celebrate his life today. this story made me think of one of our colleagues who i won't name and shame on this programme! is your car kept imm

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.his capacity as chief ambassador of world scouting. you have been lucky enough to travel around the world to the most remote places, over the last 15 years, is this something you have been passionate about since those days? yes, it is. when i started out doing all of this i was more of a climate sceptic in some ways. i used to think the world was pretty resilient, we would be ok. i have totally changed. over the last ten years after seeing the devastating effect of climate change close up many times, notjust in terms of wildlife and environment and to rein and extremity of weathers and flash floods and wildfires, but also in terms of the effect it has on vulnerable coastal communities. i think this is the thing about climate change, ultimately it affects humanity. that is why this day at cop26 is a powerful one, representing 57 million people around the world, young scouts, they want to change, to do the right thing for the environment. but we do need the world leaders to lead and to d

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more.a lot more rain. very unpredictable. whereas back in my father's day, you could guarantee that you could have plenty of dry weather in august or september, but now it's very unpredictable. and that's not the only challenge facing these islands. they are so exposed to wet and stormy weather. climate change has the potential to have a profound impact on uist. a lot of the [and actually stands below the level of the sea from the chief tidal cycle. secondly, you have rising sea levels. thirdly, you have rising rainfall in winter. and you have the difficulty of a very low lying environment of getting rid of that water. the airport here provides a lifeline service to ireland is, service to islanders, £1 million has been spent on the latest work to protect the runway which ends just metres from the shore. the problem out here was, over the years, we are losing up to five metres at a time during a strong event of the dunes. so the solution we had was, the designers came up with a system called