in manchester piccadilly, thatis scrapped. hs2 would have reached the north. reaction notjust from andy burnham. he says he feels frustrated and angry about this. is that this is no way to treat northern leaders. but it is notjust about treatment and politics, it is the economic impact. for example, a local economic partnership said losing the stretch of hs2 is going to cost this region around £2 billion. henry morrison, the chief executive of the northern powerhouse partnership, said this is the national tragic —— tragedy, economically at least. the chair of transport of the north, a former transport of the north, a former transport minister in the conservative government, his words say that this was a missed opportunity, notjust for this opportunity, not just for this region before opportunity, notjust for this region before the country as a whole. he said that we needed not just this leg of hs2, but also northern powerhouse rail in full, but no real mention of what that will be now. the prime minister is now talking about n

we'll manchester piccadilly.es as house speaker kevin mccarthy is ousted from office, marking the first time ever that representatives have voted out the speaker. we'll get the latest from washington, dc. and we'll be looking ahead to what's expected to be a scorcher of a weekend. >> temperatures scorchio parts of the uk is set to be hotter than ibiza. yes it's true, says the met office. first, the news headunes the met office. first, the news headlines with rhiannon . headlines with rhiannon. >> thank you, mark. good afternoon. it's one minute past to your top stories is from the newsroom . the prime minister has newsroom. the prime minister has confirmed the northern leg of hs2 is being scrapped. speaking after weeks of speculation, rishi sunak told the conservative party conference in manchester that he's ready to make tough decisions for the country. he's defended the move , saying the money will be better spent developing projects in the north and the midlands. hs2 will still run to euston in central london,

let's go | now to my colleague judith moritz now to my colleaguejudith moritz was at manchester piccadilly betrayal of the north. how do you feel the reaction has been towards what has been announced? weill. feel the reaction has been towards what has been announced? well, it is mixed, to what has been announced? well, it is mixed. to be — what has been announced? well, it is mixed, to be honest, _ what has been announced? well, it is mixed, to be honest, because - what has been announced? well, it is mixed, to be honest, because there l mixed, to be honest, because there are those i have spoken to here, not many because it is a quite day at piccadilly because we are in the middle of yet another train strike today. the passengers i have spoken today. the passengers i have spoken to of trains here with the degree of weary resignation having struggled across the network already and then to be met with questions about the state of hs2 and the announcement that the government has made, quite a few of them rolled their eyes and said to me simply, don't get me started talking about trains. when

about the future of the hs2 rail link. 0ur correspondent is at euston station and also at manchester piccadillyrmingham. frances, let's start with you, what questions are being asked in the capital today about the future of high speed rail? i capital today about the future of high speed rail?— capital today about the future of high speed rail? i think there are auestions high speed rail? i think there are questions even _ high speed rail? i think there are questions even here _ high speed rail? i think there are questions even here in _ high speed rail? i think there are questions even here in london, i high speed rail? i think there are - questions even here in london, where the terminus is supposed to be. reports have suggested that rishi sunak would give the go—ahead for the scheme to actually reach central london, because even that was being questioned, it was suggested the terminus could actually be six miles away in a suburb of western london, so that was in —— on old 0ak common, it was rumoured, it was in a lot of the newspapers over the last couple weeks as to whether hs2 would even rea

operator avanti west coast says it's cancelling around 20 services between london euston and manchester piccadillyd of the year. the operator had announced plans to scrap two in five of the trains on the route from early december, but the bbc understands that the reduced timetable will in fact start immediately. avanti is blaming a shortage of crew because of ongoing industrial disputes. )coastguards are searching for a man off the somerset coast, after he entered the water to try to save a woman and her dog who'd been swept in. the coastguard was called to burnham on sea at about a o'clock this afternoon. the bbc understands the woman managed to get out safely. the government is set to announce plans to reform the leasehold system in england and wales in next month's king's speech. the housing minister, rachael maclean, said the bill would restore true home ownership to millions. she was responding to a report in the sunday times that said a �*leasehold bill�* would require all new houses in england and wales to be sold as freehold properties. you're live with bbc news. our special correspondent

rail operator avanti west coast is cancelling about 20 services between london euston and manchester piccadilly the operator had announced plans to scrap two in five of the trains on that route from the 9th of december, but the bbc understands that the reduced timetable will in fact start immediately. avanti is blaming a shortage of crew because of ongoing industrial disputes, and said it's working hard to minimise cancellations. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. students here in exeterface the second highest annual rent in the uk, up 16% injust two years. i get about five hours of sleep a night because i can't. i need to balance work with uni and everything. it's quite hard. if i was to do another degree, i'd do at home university. now more than ever is a business rather than, you know, a place of education. i think that is a real, real shame. the government says it's making £276 million available this academic year, which universities can use to top up their own hardship schemes on top of increases to student lo

west coast will be cancelling nearly 20 services every saturday between london euston and manchester piccadillyad announced plans to scrap some trains on that route from december, but the bbc understands the reduced timetable will start immediately. avanti said it is working hard to minimise disruption. the motoring body the rac says petrol prices should be cut by 5 pence a litre by the biggest fuel retailers to reflect their lower wholesale costs. the price of oil spiked after russia invaded ukraine last year which lead to higher prices at the pumps for drivers. wholesale oil prices are now lower. and coming up, the timber tower blocks helping cut the carbon footprint of building new homes. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voiceover: bbc news, bringing you different i stories from across the uk. students here in exeter face the second highest annual rent in the uk — up 16% in just two years. i get up five hours of sleep a night because i can't — i need to balance work with uni and everything. it's quite hard. if i was to do another degree, i'd do it at home. university now

judith is at manchester piccadilly. nsation for the loss of the hs2 leg —— prime minister? loss of the h52 leg -- prime minister?— loss of the h52 leg -- prime minister? ~ ., ., ., ., minister? we will have to wait and see. we minister? we will have to wait and see- we don't _ minister? we will have to wait and see. we don't yet _ minister? we will have to wait and see. we don't yet know _ minister? we will have to wait and see. we don't yet know the - minister? we will have to wait and see. we don't yet know the detail| minister? we will have to wait and i see. we don't yet know the detail of what is going to be offered as an alternative. let's see. certainly, the people that i have spoken to here have said that that is going to be really important when they come to assess the fallout from this. the noise we are hearing at the moment from business leaders, illicitly, and from leaders as well, —— politically —— is on the whole negative. andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester said this will leave the community as s

but here at manchester piccadilly , it's manchester piccadilly, it's a very eerily quiet morning .are transport wales , back of transport for wales, back of course wales. so maybe for course into wales. so maybe for those welsh conservatives trying to conference today, to leave the conference today, they able make their they might be able to make their way home on the railways. way back home on the railways. but course everyone else but of course for everyone else it's be by and of it's going to be by car and of course will cause some course that will cause some disruption the roads later disruption on the roads later today once the conference officially finishes. but you officially finishes. but as you heard from catherine, heard there from from catherine, that sides talking that both all sides are talking tough, none of them are tough, but none of them are talking together. of course , we talking together. of course, we know there's been no know that there's been no meetings months between meetings for months between the train driving unions and the department for transport of co

decisions and the announcements actually don't solve our really big problems, which is capacity in manchester piccadillyots of pledges were made today, but this is a very long game. it could be a decade or more before anyone sees the benefits. danny savage, bbc news, leeds. in a moment we'll talk to chris in manchester, but first our economics editor, faisal islam, is here. rishi sunak says he's going to spend the same amount of money on network north that he planned to spend on hs2, do the numbers add up? it north that he planned to spend on h52, do the numbers add up? it isn't 'ust about h52, do the numbers add up? it isn't just about a — h52, do the numbers add up? it isn't just about a rail— h52, do the numbers add up? it isn't just about a rail line, _ h52, do the numbers add up? it isn't just about a rail line, this _ h52, do the numbers add up? it isn't just about a rail line, this is - just about a rail line, this is about a change of strategy as the prime minister admits after 15 years of cross—party consensus that britain has regional inequalities, underperforming cities outside of london, and

first let's go to our reporter peter ruddick, at manchester piccadilly station. t's talk about passengers first. what are passengers saying about hs2 to manchester potentially being lost? ~ , ., to manchester potentially being lost? ~ g ., ., ., , ~' , lost? well, jon, from train strikes, dela s lost? well, jon, from train strikes, delays and — lost? well, jon, from train strikes, delays and cancellations, - lost? well, jon, from train strikes, l delays and cancellations, passengers are used to uncertainties that there is a bean and lack of surprise in recent days around these reports. —— there has been a certain lack of surprise. there are people who would welcome the scrapping of hs2, there are concerns about cost, delays, about the reported benefits of the scheme. it seems increasingly likely that the final destination of hs2 manchester piccadilly when now not happen. there are plenty of people who would welcome that happening. peter, thanks very much indeed. let's turn now to our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. downing street saying no official po

and leeds station — manchester piccadilly and leeds station and it doesn't solve north andnd south, doesn't solve east west, and crucially these new initiatives, which _ and crucially these new initiatives, which is _ and crucially these new initiatives, which is a — and crucially these new initiatives, which is a bit like santa's wish list. _ which is a bit like santa's wish list. these _ which is a bit like santa's wish list, these new initiatives consign the north— list, these new initiatives consign the north to a decade of rail replacement buses. it also feels quite _ replacement buses. it also feels quite frustrating that when the prime — quite frustrating that when the prime minister was on the platform, he was _ prime minister was on the platform, he was saying, i know what the north needs _ he was saying, i know what the north needs he _ he was saying, i know what the north needs. he hasn't spoken to any northem— needs. he hasn't spoken to any northern leaders and we could have been _ northern leaders and we could have been helpful in trying to work out what _ been

. >> it's two hours, seven minutes from euston to manchester, piccadilly, right into the heart of districtbusiness district is not the issue . longer platforms, the issue. longer platforms, more capacity . yes. but the real more capacity. yes. but the real problem in the north i drove once from blackpool to hull . once from blackpool to hull. it's almost impossible. and there was no train option. getting east west across the pennines, yorkshire to lancashire. that's where i put a family member on the train to on the northern line to leeds yesterday. >> and it's an old, it's an old diesel. it wasn't what you expect in the south of england. i've got to be honest with you. it's not fair for a fraction of the a fraction of the the money, for a fraction of the money up big money you could link up big cities in the north of england. >> sense to >> that makes far more sense to me. make. me. yeah, we make. >> we might see something >> so we. we might see something tomorrow. think stuck tomorrow. i think they are stuck by problem. they've got to by this problem. they've got to deal obr. they are de

hs2 trains will still run to manchester, still come into manchester piccadilly, still run to leeds, theyountry, right around the country, that include many in the north. this government is absolutely committed to the whole of the country and it is right the prime minister makes it difficult decisions to decide how to spend that money. i think that is refreshing and welcome. but spend that money. i think that is refreshing and welcome. but this was called high-speed _ refreshing and welcome. but this was called high-speed 2, _ refreshing and welcome. but this was called high-speed 2, not _ refreshing and welcome. but this was called high-speed 2, not a _ refreshing and welcome. but this was called high-speed 2, not a little i called high—speed 2, not a little bit faster in 2. this was supposed to get people from london to birmingham and on to manchester quickly. if you can do this so much more effectively and efficiently and give people all these great new routes instead, why didn't you just do that in the first place? routes instead, why didn't you 'ust do that in the first place?�* do t

it originally was going to connect with paris and go into manchester, piccadilly and birmingham, newport minister , labour transport minister, totally redesigned it and redesigned it in such a way that it doesn't connect with any of those main stations and really is a bit of a white elephant. >> okay , now, michael, let's >> okay, now, michael, let's zoom out a little bit . zoom out a little bit. >> hs2, i'll be honest , i've zoom out a little bit. >> hs2, i'll be honest, i've had enough of it. okay, so there were some other issues. there were some other issues. there were some other issues. there were some other issues that took place at conservative party conference, which are going to be addressing later on the conference, which are going to be a one ssing later on the conference, which are going to be a one for|g later on the conference, which are going to be aone for me, later on the conference, which are going to be aone for me, we'veer on the conference, which are going to be aone for me, we've gotn the conference, which are going to be a one for me, we've got to he first one

see started at piccadilly in manchester. of course, voice one on air. yeah. um . on air. yeah. um. >> we're going to take you live to the labour party conference kicking off in liverpool. deputy leader angela rayner is speaking and let's have a little listen in. >> campaign you and michael ran years of hard work led to the people of rutherglen put in their faith in labour. this week a watershed moment now conference. it's no offence , but conference. it's no offence, but ihope conference. it's no offence, but i hope this is the last speech you'll hear from me on this podium before a general election . because just like you , i am . because just like you, i am sick of being in opposition when you elected me three and a half years ago, it was the honour of my life. but you didn't elect me to be deputy leader of the opposition when you elected me to be deputy prime minister of a labour government . labour government. a labour government that will transform people's lives like the last labour government changed my own . now we have a changed my own. now we have a great week in store, b

manchester, injuring 11 other people. almena amica, aged 77, died in hospital after the bus struck the ta bubble tea cafe in the piccadillyn has been questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving — and was later bailed. you're live with bbc news. well, a big concern is the prospect of escalation in this war. so what of the situation in northern israel where tensions are rising? the israeli army says it's killed four militants trying to cross from lebanon. on tuesday the israeli air force carried out more air strikes inside lebanon on targets, linked to the iranian—backed group hexbollah, proscribed as a terror organisation by the uk government and other countries. the concern is that the israel—hamas war, could spill over to other parts of the middle east. here's more from the bbc�*s anna foster, who is on the israeli side, of the border with lebanon. when this sergeant saw men crossing the border, he knew what to do. translation: i was on my shift and recognised a group - of terrorists on the screens. i understood that something was wrong. i won't lie, it was very scary to stand here by the border. the ob

manchester united was run by a butcher and now they're all run by multi billionaires. so for like radio has changed considerably over the years. but eventually we got going and i started at piccadillysuch a fabulous station because i loved being in manchester. it's a superb place, but we had fun up there. and philip birch , fun up there. and philip birch, who ran it, also ran the offshore station radio london, big l so it was like a pirate onshore, really. and we were very naughty boys because we're in manchester. there was no internet in those days. so the in london had no idea what we were doing, but it was a media revolution because of course most of us until that point had been weaned on the bbc, which, you to me as a youth felt you know, to me as a youth felt quite starchy. >> felt quite controlled , >> it felt quite controlled, felt a bit dull, to be honest. so radio along so commercial radio came along and made it fresh, zingy and just made it fresh, zingy and just made it fresh, zingy and a bit wacky, a little and a little bit wacky, a little bit anarchic. you know bit anarchic. you didn't know what going to get. and what you're going to get. and that was half the fun. >> o