michelle roberts, bbc news. flowers at the memorial to honour those killed 25 years ago. 31 people died and more than 400 were injured when two passenger trains collided at rush hour in west london. a wreath—laying ceremony took place in a memorial garden near the crash site. where the grey memorial stone was surrounded by bouquets of fresh flowers and lit candles, with a plush toy laid down as well. the mp for belfast south and mid down, claire hanna, is to be confirmed as the new leader of the social democratic and labour party at its annual conference today. she was the only candidate to put herself forward to succeed colum eastwood, who resigned in august. let's ta ke let's take your life to beirut, you can see smoke continuing to fill the skies there, it comes as more israeli air strikes have hit beirut after the israeli military is one people in the southern suburb to evacuate. stay with us. it was a bit of a chilly start to the day for some of us, particularly across central and eastern parts of england,

michelle roberts, bbc news.ryjustin welby has warned of a "slippery slope" ahead of an assisted dying bill being officially introduced to parliament. the law change, would give people who are terminally ill in england and wales, the right to end their life, as our religion editor aleem maqbool reports we want choice! should the terminally ill be allowed to choose when to die? it's a question that, after years of debate, is back in sharp focus. when it comes to the idea of an assisted dying bill of the kind that's about to be introduced in parliament, the archbishop of canterbury is unequivocal. i think this approach is both dangerous and sets us in a direction which is even more dangerous. and in every other place where it's been done has led to a slippery slope. and in the institution he heads, he's not alone. well, the last time the church of england voted on the subject of assisted dying, which was only a couple of years ago, only 7% of its general assembly, the synod voted in favour of a change in the law. t

michelle roberts, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.astern parts of england, with some mistiness around too. any mist is now cleared away, and for the rest of today we're looking at sunny spells pretty widely. some rain in the forecast across parts of the northwest of the uk, and that's down to the fact that we've got low pressure moving in from the west. so this frontal system here will spill some rain in. but high pressure sitting to the east is really winning out and dominating the weather for many of us. so england and wales, dry, fine, long spells of sunshine. just a bit of cloud building into the afternoon. for parts of northern ireland and scotland, especially for antrim and down, in towards the central belt, for instance, we're looking at a bit more sunshine developing into the afternoon. still a bit of rain for the northwest of scotland, in towards fermanagh and tyrone as well. top temperatures in the mid to high teens for most of us, so feeling pleasantly mild out there. through the evening hours, this area of rain will move i

here's more from our health reporter, michelle roberts. hi, rashid.aring test can be daunting. not least if you are a young person who is visually impaired and has learning difficulties. this special residential school in south london is part of a new nhs scheme getting trained teachers to do the checks themselves. problems can be spotted sooner and quickly referred to be treated. your ears are absolutely fine. i have been having hearing checks at school. lily, who is 15, is partially sighted and has been worried about her hearing as well because deafness runs in her family. i was a bit scared that when i get older that i would inherit that as well. so i really wanted my ears checked to make sure that i'm 0k. her teacher did the screening, which lily says was a far better experience than going to a clinic. i do not like going to the doctor because i find it a bit scary. but at school it is more comfortable because i know everyone here so it is much more relaxed. tell me about what it felt like having the hearing test. it felt a little funny. in the ea

michelle roberts, bbc news.here as strikes have been continuing. we have heard that israel have confirmed a strike on what they described as an hamas command centre near as an hamas command centre near a hospital. yesterday there were reports of an israeli strike near a hospital in a southern lebanon town. israel's military says they were operating inside a command centre that they say they located beside a mosque next to the hospital. hello. it was a chilly spark that it must start for most of us. that is now cleared away and the rest of the day, we are looking at sunny spells very widely. that's down to the fact that we have got low pressure moving on from the west. this front will bring rain on, but high pressure setting on the east is winning out and dominating the weatherfor most of winning out and dominating the weather for most of us. england has dry and fine, long spells of sunshine, the parts of northern ireland and scotland, down into the central belt, we are looking at more sunshine developing into th

michelle roberts, bbc news.ay at the site in pennsylvania where he survived an assassination attempt injuly. during the incident, in the city of butler, the former president's ear was grazed and another man was killed. today's event is taking place exactly a month before the us presidential election. the mp for belfast south and mid down, claire hanna, is to be confirmed as the new leader of the social democratic and labour party at its annual conference today. she was the only candidate to put herself forward to succeed colum eastwood, who resigned in august. uk banks must refund fraud victims within five days, under new rules which come in next week. currently, high street banks and payment firms voluntarily reimburse customers. the regulator hailed the changes, but critics say they're concerned that the maximum compensation has been reduced from £415,000 to £85,000. it is essentially a betrayal of confusion is in favour of small payment firms who have done very little, frankly, to stop fraud over the last few

so james cleverly, as michelle was just saying, has shot into the lead on 39 votes, which is quite a big proportion of the remaining conservative party. while robertd kemi badenoch just one behind at 30 votes. and this comes as new polling released by more in common today shows that labour are now only one point ahead of the tories. so, michelle, we've said that the votes for the tories are not perhaps surprising after the conservative conference last week, where cleverly did very well. are you surprised by this polling that despite everything that's going on, labour are only one point ahead? >> yeah, i mean, i think we shouldn't get too carried away. it's one poll, so let's not count our chickens yet. and there's a long way to the next general election. so now is not the time to get complacent and think that the next election is in any way in the bag. now is the time to really knuckle down as a party and to win back those votes and to deserve to be in power again. so to earn back the trust of the electorate. and we're only going to do that if we're only going to do that if we're united, if we're not navel gazing, if we're focused on core conserva

dodgers manager dave roberts yesterday was optimistic about ohtani's able to play and said a final decision will be made later today. >>> time for weather. michelles it looking out there? >> depends where you are. all different weather across the country in the east a chilly start to the day. middle of the country is soaring in the 80s and 90s and summer-like heat today and tomorrow and to the end of the week. the west is talking about mountain snow and we are talking about heavy snow into the rocks tomorrow due to a powerful system that is moving onshore. let's talk about the the chilly frigid morning in the northeast and mid-atlantic. 23 million americans under freeze alerts whether it's a frost advisory in the lighter pink for roanoke. freeze warning in the hot pink color, philadelphia, d.c., richmond and middleton, also. temperatures just above the freezing mark in spots and baltimore above the freezing mark. williamsport, 33. tons of 30s in to the ohio valley. also parts of the great lakes as well. here is the big difference. we are looking at that summer-like heat into the south and central states once again. the jet stream is so high to th

michelle. robert jenrick first live on seven at 7:00 pm here on gb news. so there we have it. robert jenrick will go first. please take to the floor. mr jenrick thanks, chris. >> well good evening everyone. >> well good evening everyone. >> like most of you, i've been a conservative all my life in the good times and the bad. i've always believed that this party is our country's best hope. so we've got to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves down. we've got to end the drama, end the excuses and just deliver for our country by growing our economy, by fixing our nhs, by strengthening our armed forces. but friends , if we want to do but friends, if we want to do any of those things, if we want to get our party back in business, we've got to begin by delivering on immigration. and let me tell you why. in towns across our country right now, like the ones that i grew up in, in wolverhampton and the town i represent in nottinghamshire, there are hotels which should be full of tourists, but instead are full of illegal migrants. and this is just the tip of the iceberg. when i was for min

michelle. robert jenrick first live on seven at 7:00 pm here on gb news. so there we have it. robert jenrick will go first. please take to the floor. mr jenrick thanks, chris. >> well good evening everyone. >> well good evening everyone. >> like most of you, i've been a conservative all my life in the good times and the bad. i've always believed that this party is our country's best hope. so we've got to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves down. we've got to end the drama, end the excuses and just deliver for our country by growing our economy, by fixing our nhs, by strengthening our armed forces. but friends , if we want to do but friends, if we want to do any of those things, if we want to get our party back in business, we've got to begin by delivering on immigration. and let me tell you why. in towns across our country right now, like the ones that i grew up in, in wolverhampton and the town i represent in nottinghamshire, there are hotels which should be full of tourists, but instead are full of illegal migrants. and this is just the tip of the iceberg. when i was for min

michelle. robert jenrick first live on seven at 7 pm.ere on gb news , decision time, the race gb news, decision time, the race to lead will hopefully or maybe shape the future of who leads this party. >> fascinating stuff. i'll be gnpped >> fascinating stuff. i'll be gripped to that as i know my audience will be too. but for now, i'll let you crack on. get yourself ready, do your warm ups, yourself ready, do your warm ups, your star jumps, your press ups. however, it is that those guys will be warming themselves up for that event. kelvin mackenzie just heard. then robert jenrick will be going first. what's your thoughts on this whole leadership race? >> well, frankly, with five years still to go ,

michelle. robert jenrick first live on seven at 7 pm.ere on gb news , decision time, the race gb news, decision time, the race to lead will hopefully or maybe shape the future of who leads this party. >> fascinating stuff. i'll be gnpped >> fascinating stuff. i'll be gripped to that as i know my audience will be too. but for now, i'll let you crack on. get yourself ready, do your warm ups, yourself ready, do your warm ups, your star jumps, your press ups. however, it is that those guys will be warming themselves up for that event. kelvin mackenzie just heard. then robert jenrick will be going first. what's your thoughts on this whole leadership race? >> well, frankly, with five years still to go , i'm not sure years still to go, i'm not sure how much it matters very much . how much it matters very much. obviously, the tories need a leader. probably the strongest political leader of our time at the moment is nigel farage, who i see actually is now less unpopular than starmer, which must be. i mean, when you think only three and a half mon

know, the interesting thing that struck me , michel, i think, was struck me, michel, i think, was you heard a lot from robertk about, i'm going to leave the echr going to leave the european convention on human rights. and i was sort of sat there wo