quite grey through through the midlands, towards the south—east of england.ough towards the north—east of scotland. the highest temperature is probably where it is turning wetter later on in the day, towards the south—west of england — may be double figures here. and getting blown away by those brisk winds. quite grey through through the midlands, towards the south—east of england. some brighter skies further north. one or two showers though towards the north—east of scotland. the highest temperature is probably where it is turning wetter later on in the day, towards the south—west of england — may be double figures here. let's jump into friday. more showers, a lot of cloud around really on friday but the potential for some wetter weather to develop towards the west country, south—west of england, then heading into the west midlands and wales, so showers merging to some longer spells of rain which could be quite heavy, actually. 7—9 degrees in the north, double figures likely further south. those showers heavy for a wire merging into the south—west of england

the north of england and the midlands are the worst affected. people have been evacuated from their homes, with homes destroyed by the waters. the house is read from the bottom up. carpet, garden, everything is gone. the electric has been cut off. in edinburgh, the snp leader launches the party's election campaign — putting brexit and scottish independence at the centre. following the murder of a teenage girl in wiltshire, an 18—year—old man is been jailed for life. we hearfrom ellie gould's family. ten teenagers — including two fifteen—year—old boys — have been named among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in essex. and we meet the veteran who's collected thousands of pounds, to build a new memorial for the heroes of d—day. and at half past 11 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers james rampton, features writer for the independent — and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at cityam. stay with us for that. floods have hit large parts of the country, with some areas receivi

also tonight: around 100 people are rescued from floods in the midlands — with more flood warnings andn the way. the mother of a ten—year—old girl who died after contracting an infection in a cancer ward in glasgow claims there was a cover up over her death. sleeping on the streets, in parks, on people's sofas — a charity warns that more than 20,000 young people are at risk of homelessness this christmas. and ‘eastenders stars take on strictly for tonight's children in need. and coming—up on bbc news... more medals for great britain on the final day of the world para athletics championship in dubai as they finished third in the medal table. good evening. labour has unveiled plans to give every home across the uk free broadband in the next decade by partly nationalising bt. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, said his party's proposals were visionary and the £20 billion cost of doing it would be paid for by introducing a tax on tech giants. the prime minister called it a crackpot scheme. bt‘s share price fell after the announcement and the company's boss, philip jansen, said labour h

could cause issues tomorrow, and we could be talking about disruptive snow in wales and the midlands, but overall things are improving. thank you very much, matt taylor. the scottish national party will launch its election campaign later with a pledge to protect the nhs from trade deals with foreign nations. speaking in edinburgh, party leader nicola sturgeon is expected to say the snp will ensure the health service

quite a grey day for the midlands. towards the south—east of england, feeling chilly in the breeze.orth, but the rain is going to be in the south—west of england and south wales and this is where we are likely to find the highest temperatures, perhaps double figures. but that rain can be a little heavy at times. it will push its way overnight towards the south—east of england, further north across wales, perhaps into the midlands as well. and a few showers towards northern areas too. a lot of cloud around. rain never too far away so not too cold — temperatures typically 3—6 degrees. we've got a few showers to come really, i think, on friday. it's a messy sort of day. things could develop a bit wetter though towards the south—west. those showers heavy for a while, merging into some longer spells of rain through the south—west of england, the west midlands, into the west country and wales through the day. that is an area to watch as things get wetter but those temperatures typically nine or 10 degrees. now let's head into the weekend and it's a weekend dominated by low pressure. we ha

fog has been lingering, particularly through the midlands, east wales in the pennines.n in the forecast courtesy of this area of low pressure grazing the far southwest of the uk so that has been bringing outbreaks of rain into the isles of scilly, cornwall and towards the channel islands and devon, perhaps south wales as well, certainly more cloud across south—western and southern parts of the uk, still fog lingering through the midlands into east wales and across the pennines asi east wales and across the pennines as i mentioned, one or two showers for northern and eastern scotland. for most, it is dry with spells of sunshine. but it is cold, areas with rural fog will struggle to get above freezing. overnight, the area of rain across southwest start to pull away southwards taking the gusty wind with it, 40 to 50 mph. the fog will not be as extensive, forming across parts of east wales and the north midlands into northern england and a breezy night across the southern half of the uk so some may just about escape the frost, certainly from the midlands northwards, another

in the north of england and the midlands. —— because of those floods.japan, backlash over some employers injapan japan, backlash over some employers in japan telling japan, backlash over some employers injapan telling female employees who wear glasses at work to remove them. the story says a number of news outlets had said some companies had banned eyewear female employees for various reasons, among them some retail chains reportedly said glasses wearing shop assistants gave a cold impression but this has sparked a huge debate on social media over dress practices women in the workplace and why this particular message is being directed at women. and moving on down to the most watched, this is more on the donald trump impeachment with our north america reporter who is breaking it down. the week so far ahead of the first public hearings in the impeachment process. that is next week. that's number one on the most watched, that's it for your morning briefing. in a moment the sport but first joanna gosling's here to tell us what's coming up in the victoria de

back now to our political correspondent, alex forsyth, in the west midlands.eats. that means for those of the seats he will not have to outbreaks at the brexit party but that means they will only hold onto the seats they have, will they gain many more? it will not do much harm in those areas but borisjohnson was asked if he had done a deal with nigel farage and this is what he said. absolutely not. but what i can say is i'm glad there is a recognition that there is only one way to get brexit done and that is to vote for us and vote for the conservatives. and we have a fantastic plan for this country, we are spending much more on health, education, investing in police, the problem is nigel farage is still standing in the midlands and north and labour held areas where boris johnson needs to make some inroads if he is to get the majority he saw once. there is still the possibility in those areas at the brexit vote is split. nigel farage consistently said he thinks his party will take more votes from labour than the conservatives but not everyone agrees. there is

the midlands and parts of wales.ers. showers for northern ireland and most of them in the dark north scotland in a brazen stop for the northern half of the uk, another widespread fro5t. it could be —9 in rural scotland and further south this frost i5 rural scotland and further south this frost is more marginal, because there's a better mcleod and mr and bob. that breeze should have left the mist and fog correctly and sunday, pressure that's clad. some back and white, but if you 5tab it in the north and north—east of scotland. more of a noticeable breeze for the southern have the uk and this is the temperatures for the first day of december. similar to what we had today, not quite as mild perhap5 what we had today, not quite as mild perhaps in the south—west, but at lea5t perhaps in the south—west, but at least there will be more 5un5hine. a5 least there will be more 5un5hine. as we head into the beginning of next week, we still have high pressure around. still cold air across many parts of a country, signs of change

a woman dies after being swept away in rising flood waters as much of northern england and the midlands is hit by a month's northern england and the midlands is hit by a months worth of rain in 24—hour is. more than 100 flood warnings and alerts are in place gci’oss warnings and alerts are in place across england. there is chaos on the roads and trains. many homes have been evacuated as rivers hit record levels. it happened in 2007 and it's happened again and... it's just ridiculous. in and around doncaster, there are six severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life. we will have the very latest. also on the programme tonight. ten teenagers, including two 15—year—old boys, are named among the 39 people from vietnam who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in essex. the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, says if there's another hung parliament after the election, she'd be willing to work withjeremy corbyn to lock the conservatives out of power. a memorial in normandy for d—day‘s fallen british soldiers. the veteran who's helped raise thousands to build it, visibly moved as he sees it for

after one month's yorkshire, derbyshire and the midlands after one months worth of rain fell midlandsne months worth of rainfell in midlands after one months worth of rain fell in one day. one woman died when she was swept away in a river near matlock. seven severe flood warnings are in place on the river don in south yorkshire, indicating a threat to life. one of the places worst hit there is the village of fischler, near doncaster. the village residents are leaving behind. the roads in fishlake are like rivers tonight, unless you have a boat the only way to travel is by tractor. at times like these, the local farmers are happy to help out. it's how emergency supplies have been reaching residents, all of them alarmed by how quickly it happened. i've never seen it like this all my life. apparently it did flood in 1933 or so. i've never seen it this bad. some people here have decided to stay, but for one woman that's not an option. the prospect of being trapped could not be more serious. we only moved in five weeks ago. i'm waiting for a transplant. 13 miles away in bentley, residents

people are rescued from floods, many stranded in cars — as river levels continue to rise in the west midlandsetails emerge about the duchess of sussex's court action against the mail and mail on sunday. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, broadcasterjohn stapleton and the telegraph's women's editor claire cohen. stay with us for that. the duke of york has answered questions for the first time about his relationship with the financierjeffrey epstein. prince andrew has been accused of having links to the billionaire — who killed himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. in an exclusive interview with bbc newsnight‘s emily maitlis prince andrew was asked about his relationship with one of epstein‘s accusers — virginia roberts, who said she was forced to have sex with the duke three times. buckingham palace has denied all the allegations against him. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports he is continuing with royal duties. last sunday he was at the cenotaph, laying a wreath with his nephews, and yet for month after m

the have to look to scoop up some of those midlands marginals because.n't start with a majority and second of all, they are expecting to lose some of they are expecting to lose some of the places, the more remaining constituencies without going into this election with good retail offers, we shouldn't say that, should we, some really awfuljargon and using it anyway. with a good retail offer, to use another bit of jargon, hard—working families. you got to wonder, what will they be doing? there is a question now, what year of they got left in the ma nifesto ? year of they got left in the manifesto? that thought that if they are pricing in, if there are seats they could lose, remain seats in england or some of those other ones, you got to win as well to go one forward and they've got to go quite a few forward if they are going to have a liberal majority. even though the poles are where they are, they are not thinking, the people involved in the campaign privately about where they think they are at an sure, the national polls put them ahead and it's like they

in the midlands there has been more than average rainfall leading to this flooding last week.t 5000 acre farm that has been planted.- this time of the year it is 90%. acre farm that has been planted.- this time of the year it is 9096. we have had a tricky time. the harvest was showery. there is about 30% of the autumn planting completed. realistically, probably 15% of that is damaged and rotting in the ground. this man is also affected. the company he works for hires farm machinery and says it is one of the worst autumns they have known. they this year, we have an inch of rain and it scuppers you for a week and then we just keep getting topped up with heavy showers. wind band on an insecticide for oilseed rape has exacerbated the problems farmers face, not to mention the ongoing political situation. it is the uncertainty, form morale is very low with decisions not made regarding brexit. we need to stick together and share experiences with each other and it's really important to keep people's morale up regarding all issues. it is late in the season forfarmers to all issues. it

a header that through the south—east and the midlands, thatis the south—east and the midlands, that isetres, say. you could see above 200 metres, say. you could see a covering of snow through today. some of the rain tried to reach north—west england. it stays soggy across the eastern side of northern ireland. some rain fridges into south—west scotland and showers across north and east of scotland. but many parts of scotland start the day dry and bright. but rather chilly. as we go on through the day, the band of rain in the west will work its way eastwards with some heavy burst for a time across the channel islands and then in the late morning that rain will then stall across parts of central and southern england on the south midlands, could be localised flooding here. soggy across northern ireland as well. something brighter into wales in the south—west later. braced winds here in the best of the dry weather to be found across the eastern and northern parts of the uk was just a couple of showers. it is a chilly day for most of us. as we go through this evening, rain will linger for da

further south, england, the north midlands, north wales.further south, less the way of winds, and it is and crisper. it is that regime which wins out. the high—pressure is set. it's a cold and frosty star away from the far southwest. it's a windy old do and it's a northerly down those eastern shores. despite the presence of a lot of sunshine and a lot of dry weather, there are, look at this, wednesday, wednesday is... that is how we start the weekend. cold and bright, dry and frosty until, again, in the southwestern corner, a new set of weather fronts. it is cloudy, wet and windy here. eventually across the bristol channel. elsewhere, a really decent sort of dry bright, the other phase of autumn, but it is also only 3—7d. the rain eventually slides away across the channel back into the near continent. sunday leaves a banner of cloud across the southern counties. the onshore breeze, he quite noticeable one, produces a drizzly shower or to across the east of england, east of scotla nd across the east of england, east of scotland and, again, d

midland is at the epicenter. this is a critical turning point for u.s. shale. after plans for retirement, scott sheffield came back as pioneer ceo to reconstruct the company. the last four areas alone, nearly 200 oil and gas companies in the u.s. have gone bust with over $100 billion of debt. >> the permian basin started in 1920s. so we've been producing for over 100 years, and so with the recent uncon vnkoconventional s revolution that started five or six years ago, it will allow it to lakefront another 100 years. we're probably halfway through. we thought we were on a decline until unconventional was discovered in the permian basin. probably 2011. now it's going to last another 100 years. we're at 80 billion barrels recoverable in the midland basin and probably about the same in the delaware which puts us at around 160 billion barrels of oil equivalenequivalent, close the numbers are in some of the middle eastern countries. >> how do you think you fit into the energy equation? there's much more awareness now to introduce solar and wind to the equation. and wh

parts of the east midlands have already been hit by heavy rain this afternoon and there are more than the flooding began almost a week ago with more than 800 homes affected since then. our north of england correspondent judith moritz has spent the day in south yorkshire, one of the worst—hit areas. the cavalry has arrived in fishlake bearing not arms but sandbags, the light dragoons going door—to—door shoring this village up against the threat of more flooding. these soldiers have been working flat out. and inside the old butcher's cafe, the locals have been showing their gratitude, keeping the troops fed and watered. how valuable has it been having the support of the community like this, being welcomed in and given a cup of tea? well, that's almost the most important thing in a way because the community have been fantastic and they have got a really difficult set of circumstances. it's just amazing how supportive they are being to our guys when their livelihoods and lives have been turned upside down in the last week. some streets have now been underwater for nearly a week. this hous

up into the northern midlands up into the northern midlands and northern ireland as the night wears on to clear skies, it will be quite chilly. for most of us, quite mild, and with a brisk breeze as well. there is quite breezy into the first part of tomorrow, and we will continue to see our breaks of rain moving erratically across england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. thanks to a stop to brighten up a little bit across east anglia and the south—east, and the ring will tend to peter out across the south—west and to an extent south wales. the focus will have shifted to east midlands and not england. there could be an offering to cause localised flooding, particularly given how white the ground is at the moment. the rain turning heavy and persistent in the southern haven't discussed macarthur scotland. as we head into the evening, that wet weather will move into northern scotland, and again, there could be an offering to cause some disruption. it does not return a little drierfor some disruption. it does not return a little drier for the south because of this area of

north more than london and thatis midlands north more than london and that is what borisjohnson wouldping, not whitewashing and he loves big projects. when he was london mayor. this week and say, he can grit his teeth and say this was worth it, is going to keep a close eye on costs. it's a controversial one, it divides everyone. there have been so many arguments over hsz internally and in the labor party over whether this really is cost efficient. i remember a few years ago they were talking about how it's going to cost £8 billion for a section between a induced and, different parts of london. people have been warning, is this actually worth it? in terms of cost, it escalated so the benefit to taxpayers has fallen from £2 30 for every pound spent to between £130 and £150. it is incredible. what is labour's position on hs2? and £150. it is incredible. what is labour's position on h52? as i say, labour's position on h52? as i say, labour mps labour's position on h52? as i say, labourmps are labour's position on h52? as i say, labour mps are certainly divided on the issue. ithink labour

there are places that could do without any more rain, parts of northern england and the midlands, wheregs in force, read about those on our website but the rain through today is affecting slightly different areas. this is the earlier radar picture, very wet across the east of northern ireland, rain spreading into western england and wales and through the afternoon, setting in across parts of central and southern england, there could be enough rain here to cause transport problems, perhaps some localised flooding. it stays damp through the midlands, wales and northwest england, and over the highest ground there will be sleet and snow mixing in. above 250 metres or so in wales, there could be a covering of snow. it stays wet for northern ireland, the rain could cause problems for eastern counties in northern ireland. for scotland, a lot of dry weather and some sunshine, but a speckling of showers for northern and eastern areas and these will be wintry over high ground. as we head towards the end of the afternoon, the rain continues across the southern counties of england so there could be

the west midlands, into the west country and wales through the day. of the rain across england and wales perhaps heading towards northern ireland as far north as the central belt, allowing something a bit drier and brighter to arrive across southern parts of england and wales with temperatures again typically 9—ii degrees. some rain around on saturday. and while that rain will peter out, as the low pressure tends to fill, we have another one coming in from the atlantic and this one looks a little deeper and it means the wind will be stronger. again, the position could change but at the moment it looks as if while we have residual rain to clear away from scotland, the wet and windy weather should be towards the south—west of england, spoiling the afternoon in wales and into the midlands but temperatures again better than they have been, typically 9—ii. this is bbc news — welcome if you‘re watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i‘m james reynolds. our top stories: so we followed the president does make orders. —— president‘s ord

the west midlands, into the west country and wales through the day.the weekend and the weekend is dominated by low pressure. we have one slow—moving area of low pressure over the uk which is why we see that rain develop. how far north it gets, uncertain. could see most of the rain across england and wales perhaps heading towards northern ireland as far north as the central belt, allowing something a bit drier and brighter to arrive across southern parts of england and wales with temperatures again typically 9—11 degrees. some rain around on saturday. and while that rain will peter out, as the low pressure tends to fill, we have another one coming in from the atlantic and this one looks a little deeper and it means the wind will be stronger. again, the position could change but at the moment it looks as if while we have residual rain to clear away from scotland, the wet and windy weather should be towards the south—west of england, spoiling the afternoon in wales and into the midlands but temperatures again better than they have been, typically 9—11. t

maybe into the midlands. turning showery in southern counties.midlands. an area that could see heavy rain developing. temperatures around 9— 10 degrees from many parts of the country. my wet weather to come on saturday. another area of pushing rain and north—west. mainly across england and wales but perhaps heading towards the central belt and northern ireland during the afternoon. allowing something brighter in the south the position of the rain could change over the weekend which is dominated by low pressure. the personable decay as the rain drifts northwards. the next area of low pressure come again, the position could change but it will bring wet and windy weather during the second half of the weekend. remnants of rain across scotland to start with. the waiter windy weather arriving across england and wales. temperatures 8— 11 celsius. welcome to newsday. i‘m kasia madera in london, the headlines. queen elizabeth‘s son, prince andrew, steps back from public duties — after controversy over his links to a convicted sex offender. a key witness i

the rain will sink down into the midlands. it will tend to peter out.uth—east of that, one or two fog patches, one or two showers. quite a chilly night, chilly and northern ireland and scotland and some of the showers in northern scotla nd some of the showers in northern scotland are likely to be wintering over high ground. into tomorrow, yes, there will still be some showery rain affecting eastern parts of england, still the odd shower into the north. those could be wintry over the hills but generally speaking it's a quieter day, a drier, brighter day, even though not an awful lot warmer, 7—11d at best. and through friday night watch the blue colours are spreading across this chart. a widespread frost. it's going to be a cold night, some freezing fog patches potentially as well. but out west things will be turning a little milder by the end of the night because here comes our next weather front. that frontal system will bring rain but it will be edging into the cold air. this will be our next headache over high ground of wales assay above 300 metres, t

more than 100 people that had to be rescued midlands because of flooding.d warnings in place and parts of england and. our midlands correspondence shaun ley and reports from evesham in was tissue, where the river has burst its banks. yeah, so the river has burst its banks. yeah, so would you like us to bring you out of the property because of the water? you would like to be evacuated? rescue boats have been launched throughout the day in evesham, as water levels on the avon continue to rise. it's been quite a protracted incident for us. there's been a number of incidents across the county, and this is just one of many that our crews are dealing with currently. the river has reached its highest level since 2007, with only one road through evesham left open. this is one of the main routes through evesham, but half a mile is currently submerged beneath the floodwater. it's meant that many people haven't been able to get through to their appointments at the community hospital today, and it's had to restrict its services. the hereford and worcester fire and resc

in fact, the numbers are now rising across the midlands, particularly warwickshire and oxfordshire tohe could be some nasty conditions if you are travelling. the river levels are rising quickly and flowing fast. for the next few hours you can see that rain with as across the midlands, very little letup towards the southwest and northeast, pivoting further north—westwards as we go through the day, another 20 to 30 millimetres forecast. either side would cut sunshine and showers, wintry over the hills in the north, this wintry over the hills as well. whenever you are, it's cold because of the strong wind particularly in the north. that wind will prevent temperatures following quite as low as last night but still low enough across scotland, enough for icy patches. that rain band will hopefully start to fragment so the rain turns more patchy and hopefully lighter by tomorrow. hopefully some improvement. however, there will still be showers around, showery rain, lots of cloud, the best of the brightness and sunshine across the northwest of scotland to dig a northern ireland but they will b

there are places that could do without any more rain, parts of northern england and the midlands, whereeen significant flooding. there are still flood warnings in force, read about those on our website but the rain through today is affecting slightly different areas. this is the early radar picture, very wet across the east of northern ireland, rain spreading into western england and wales and through the afternoon, setting in across parts of central and southern england, there could be enough rain here to cause transport problems, perhaps some localised flooding. it stays damp through the midlands, wales and northwest england, and over the highest ground there will be sleet and snow mixing in. above 250 metres or so in wales, there could be a covering of snow. it stays wet for northern ireland, the rain could cause problems for eastern counties in northern ireland. for scotland, a lot of dry weather and some sunshine, but a speckling of showers for northern and eastern areas and these will be wintry over high ground. as we head towards the end of the afternoon, the rain continues acros

that is not great news because across the midlands we have problems ongoing with flooding at the momentnews, i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: prince andrew denies having sex with a 17—year—old girl. in an exclusive bbc interview, the duke of york speaks publicly for the first time about the allegations against him. can absolutely, categt you i can absolutely, categorically tell you it's never happened. do you re call you it's never happened. do you recall any kind of sexual contact with virginia roberts? then or any other time? none whatsoever. prince andrew also says he doesn't regret being friends withjeffrey epstein, even though he was a convicted sex offender. we'll be assessing where tonight's interview leaves him. also in the programme: angry crowds take to the streets in iran as petrol pricesjump by 50% and fuel is rationed. paris sees the worst clashes in months between protesters

the north of england and the midlands were the worst affected.ter being swept away by the rising water in rowsley, in derbyshire. the environment agency has warned people to stay away from swollen rivers. six severe warnings — meaning a danger to life — are in place along the river don in south yorkshire, and there are more than 60 other flood warnings in place. my colleague clive myrie is in doncaster tonight. yes, huw, on ourway into on our way into the city today we saw some streets, submerged cars, com pletely saw some streets, submerged cars, completely un—possible, then the river don, a full five metres higher thanit river don, a full five metres higher than it should be this time of year. in areas it has ever they might burst its banks and you can see what it has done to this area behind me, this road completely un—passable. my correspondent danny savage spent some time today with the rescuers and the residents trying to deal with all of this mess. as floodwaters rose rapidly across the east midlands, derbyshire and yorkshire, a woman died

rain across wales and the midlands. across high ground, sleet mixing in. side of northern ireland. that could cause localised disruption. for the north—east and scotland, some of these could be wintry. many parts of scotla nd these could be wintry. many parts of scotland starting the date dry with sunny spells of sunshine. as we head through the day, this rain band pushing in from the west will make further progress eastwards. it does get stranded across parts of the midlands, central and southern england, where they could be enough rain to cause localised problems. damn through wales and north western england. snow across high ground. still wet for those eastern counties of northern ireland. it will be breezy here. best of the dry weather for eastern england, there will still be one or two showers. quite a lot going on. we stick with an u nsettled lot going on. we stick with an unsettled outlook for the southern half of the uk tonight. tending to pull away southwards. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, some showers with clear spells. bec

borisjohnson's best hopes of winning the general election centre on the north and midlands of englandh this is that voters in the area have a historical aversion to the tories that harks back to the economic policies of margaret thatcher. and that's where the brexit party is hoping to perhaps capatalise. it's not just brexit—supporting conservative voters that they are hoping to win over. it's labour ones, too. and hoping to apply an equal but opposite squeeze on labour voters but remain—voting ones this time is the liberal democrats. here with me now are kamran hussein, the liberal democrat candidate for leeds north west and sarah wass, the brexit party candidate for leeds east. we were not with us night sarah but i know you are standing in a seat where there is not much of a chance that you will come through but you may have a chance. i think we have every chance especially when so many people have lost trust and confidence in labour. what's the policy you are taking to the doorstep? to think you can turn it —— change such a sizeable majority in leeds east? absolutely. therapist tir

been following a mass fight involving over 100 people at the biggest cinema complex in the west midlands. police say some of their officers were assaulted outside starcity in birmingham. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, evening standard home affairs correspondent, martin bentham, and broadcaster, lynne faulds—wood. stay with us for that. good evening. jeremy corbyn has defended his decision to adopt a neutral stance in the event of a future brexit referendum — calling it a sign of strength and maturity. he told last night's bbc question time leaders‘ special he would not campaign for leave or remain if his party wins power — in order to allow him to credibly carry out what voters decide. his opponents have questioned his position as our political correspondent nick eardley reports. applause whatever your priority at this election, brexit is one of the biggest issues facing the country. for months, labour has walked a political tightrope, trying to keep everyone — leave and remain — happy. ifjeremy corbyn wins power, he's promising a new deal and anot

we are going to take a little work now and what is happening in the west midlands.arty james cleverley is warming up the faithful as that conservative party gets ready to launch their election campaign at that rally in the west midlands. we will go back as soon as we see borisjohnson and right now we're going to get around to some other news. the green party have launched their election campaign this morning. it's pledging a major increase in spending on climate measures, in order to end the use of carbon in the uk by 2030. our reality check correspondent sophie hutchinson has been looking into the promises. the green party insisted today that some things were bigger than brexit and that this election must be about the climate, and they launched this ambitious plan. today i'm proud to announce that the green party will invest £100 billion a year into climate action over the next decade. so let us look at this. in total that is around a trillion pounds in ten years. it's certainly a very large number. to put it in context, the annual cost would be similar to the whol

now, more than 100 people have had to be rescued by emergency services as parts of the midlands wereit by more flooding and drivers were caught out by rapidly rising water. there are more than 100 flood warnings currently in place in parts of england and wales. 0ur midlands correspondence reports where the river avon burst its banks. so would you like us to bring you out of the property, because of the water? you would like to be evacuated? rescue boats have been launched throughout the day in evesham, as water levels on the avon continue to rise. it's been quite a protracted incident for us. there's been a number of incidents across the county, and this is just one of many that our crews are dealing with currently. the river has reached its highest level since 2007, with only one road through evesham left open. this is one of the main routes through evesham, but half a mile is currently submerged beneath the floodwater. it's meant that many people haven't been able to get through to their appointments at the community hospital today, and it's had to restrict its services. the herefo

the government comes under attack for its response to the flooding in yorkshire and the east midlands. labour and the liberal democrats call on the prime minister to declare a national emergency. volunteers ask why more wasn't done earlier. the whole of the village of fishlake flooded overnight and they are only now, five days on, four days on, five days, just starting to do something. the prime minister calls an emergency response cobra meeting as more heavy rain is forecast. we're live from the village of fishlake near doncaster, which is braced for yet more flooding. also tonight: a couple are jailed for life after murdering two of their children and plotting to murder the otherfour. how safe is vaping? the 16—year—old who nearly died after suffering catastrophic lung failure. and after this face—off on the pitch and an altercation off it, raheem sterling is dropped from england's euro 2020 qualifier on thursday. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: roger federer keeps himself in contention at the end of season tourfinals in london. good evening and welcome to

the fog will reform this evening and overnight, particularly across east wales, the midlands and northernngland. cloud and rain in the south—west will begin to slide south, taking gusty winds with it. a breeze blowing gci’oss winds with it. a breeze blowing across the southern half of the uk, so across the southern half of the uk, so the fog not quite so extensive, the frost not as sharp. elsewhere, clear skies, a few showers clipping northern and eastern scotland, ten two on eastern coast, and in parts of northern ireland. it is a dry and cold night for many, lowest temperatures across northern england, northern ireland and into scotland. tomorrow, high pressure building from the west, low—pressure sliding south. quite a breeze, will continue to feed showers in. for many, a dry and bright day with good spells of sunshine, the fog not lingering quite so long. still a cold day. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: tributes are paid to the first victim to be named in the london bridge attack. cambridge graduate jack merritt, was running a prisoner rehabilitiation conferenc

quite a grey day for the midlands. towards the south—east of england, feeling chilly in the breeze.south wales and this is where we are likely to find the highest temperatures, perhaps double figures. but that rain can be a little heavy at times. it will push its way overnight towards the south—east of england, further north across wales, perhaps into the midlands as well. and a few showers towards northern areas too. a lot of cloud around. rain never too far away so not too cold — temperatures typically 3—6 degrees. we've got a few showers to come really, i think, on friday. it's a messy sort of day. things could develop a bit wetter though towards the south—west. those showers heavy for a while, merging into some longer spells of rain through the south—west of england. of rain through the south—west of england, the west midlands, into the west country and wales through the day. that is an area to watch as things get wetter but those temperatures typically nine or 10 degrees. now let's head into the weekend and it's a weekend dominated by low pressure. we have got one slow—moving a

south midlands towards the south east a touch of frost. but bright to start sunday. sunshine continuing in the midlands, a east anglia and the south, although channel showers through parts of wales and south west england and northern england, staying cloudy and some of the showers could be heavier in north—east england. temperatures in single figures. the showers fade away on sunday night. this is your window of dry weather. high pressure on monday. some frost and fog around. maybe a few showers with the breeze in the eastern districts of england. particularly close to the coast. for most it is a dry and sunny day and that will be the case for many on tuesday. again after a frosty and foggy start. the second half of the week sees rain head our way, but temperatures start to raise. this is bbc news. i'm a shaun ley. the headlines at 11am... prince andrew speaks publicly for the first time, about his friendship with the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. in an exclusive interview with bbc newsnight, the duke says it was wrong to stay at epstein‘s house — and admi

just imagine if this had happened in surrey instead of yorkshire and the east midlands. i think there'd have been a very, very different story. it is wrong that it seems to be just down to the local communities, important though this work is, this is clearly a national emergency and the government should be declaring it as such. this afternoon the prime minister will chair a meeting of the cobra emergency committee to discuss its response to the floods — five days after communities were first inundated. also on the programme. a man goes on trial at the old bailey accused of a string of sex attacks on women and children over a three day period earlier this year. three thousand fire fighters are battling ‘catastrophic‘ conditions as wildfires continue to rage in australia seventy fires burning in new south wales as the flames close in on sydney — shrouding the city in smoke and raheem sterling is dropped from the england team ahead of a euro 2020 qualifier after an altercation with teammatejoe gomez coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, captain andy roberts

there are more than 50 lower level warnings across yorkshire and the midlands, where a woman was killed river near matlock in derbyshire. weather reports today suggest many of the worst affected places will avoid further downpours this weekend, but as the clean—up operation is underway today, many people and businesses will be counting the cost — our news reporter luxmy gopal sent us this, from matlock in derbyshire. the floodwaters may have receded but the damage caused by the flooding is still very plain to see. as some of the businesses here. i am in the basement of florists and this is used as a store room for all of their christmas stock. there are some ornamental pine cones there, as you can see, all of the stock is scattered about and damaged due to the flooding. if i bring you round to this side here, just to show you, up against the wall, quite how high the water levels got to. so the dark mark here, compared to the lighter brickwork up there, that is how far the floodwaters rose to here in the basement and as you can see, that is at least five foot high and the owner told me t

nicola gilroy, east midlands today, birmingham.ith darren bett. i think most people in the midlands in particular will be hoping you have got not to bad news for them because the is still absolutely sodden. well, it's not too bad news for the midlands because we have a lot of cloud around today and right away through this weekend, but the midlands missing the worst of the rhine, it has been wetter towards the south—west of england and wales. and over the coming few hours into this evening at the first part the night the heaviest rain will be further north, north—east england and eastern scotland. this is what has happened so far today. not a great deal of rain through the middle. a bit more rain coming back towards the south—east of england that will head its way northwards. drying off a little bit for the south—west of england and wales to stop temperature is about nine or ten. it stays wet for eastern scotland. nasty sting and for a while. it dries from the south—east. for many parts of england and wales and northern ireland and

for a while, merging into some longer spells of rain into the south—west of england in the west midlands watch as things get wetter. those temperatures, 9— 10 degrees. let's set into the weekend. it's a weekend dominated by low pressure. we got one slow—moving area of low pressure which is why we are seeing that rain developing. how far north the rain gets, a little bit uncertain. most of the rain across england and wales, perhaps heading towards northern ireland, as far north as the central belt, allowing something drier and brighter to arrive across parts of the window and wales and temperatures again typically 9— 11 degrees. some rain around on saturday. was that rain will peter out, as the bills, we got one coming in from the atlantic. this one looks a bit deeper. again, the position could change but at the moment, it looks like gloucester got some residual rain to clear away from scotland, the weather, windy weather should be arriving towards the south—west of england and into the midlands and again, temperatures better than they have been, typically 9—11. of pounds worth of damage.

the headlines: around 100 flood warnings are in place across northern england and the midlands after torrential rain causes flooding, mudslides and serious disruption to roads and rail services. residents in rotherham have been urged not to leave their homes. in sheffield, a major incident has been declared. dozens of people spent the night stranded in a shopping centre. i went to leave at 4:40pm, out into the staff car park, it took me and a half and i came back into meadowhall. my concern is the children, walking around in pyjamas, because they have come to the concert and not been able to get home. the snp launches its election campaign, promising to bring forward

in the north of england and the midlands. —— because of those floods.s of flood warnings still in place. and second, interesting story from japan, backlash over some employers injapan japan, backlash over some employers in japan telling japan, backlash over some employers injapan telling female employees who wear glasses at work to remove them. the story says a number of news outlets had said some companies had banned eyewear female employees for various reasons, among them some retail chains reportedly said glasses wearing shop assistants gave a cold impression but this has sparked a huge debate on social media over dress practices women in the workplace and why this particular message is being directed

midlands. i think they would have been a very different storym midlands. jane. england manager gareth southgate has said his priority is the welfare of all of his players. it comes after he dropped raheem sterling following an altercation with joe gomez which reportedly left their liverpool player with a scratch under his eye. thanks jane and we‘ll be joining you for a full update just after half—past. matt taylor has all the weather. cold and frosty tonight but there could be more wet weather back, especially in the flood affected areas. i will have the details in half an arrow. thanks matt. and coming up — as part of election 2019 we‘re out and about in bishop auckland. yes, we are in the north—east of england today in a time which has voted labour in every election since 1935 but could they be about to choose a different path this time hello, everyone — this is afternoon live . the prime—minister is chairing a meeting of the government‘s emergency committee to discuss its response to the severe flooding in south yorkshire and the midlands. labour leader

taken fire crews from across the area to come and support south yorkshire fire and rescue, west midlands, greater manchester services involved in just this area here in terms of helping ferried people back and forth. and south yorkshire fire and rescue say they have also deployed other resources from elsewhere as well, including high—volume pumps to help pump water away, because the flooding in this area is really severe, but it is also other parts of south yorkshire. you heard about sheffield in a report earlier, and doncaster is an area of concern at the moment, because the environment agency has issued five severe flood warnings in the past hour or so for that area around a part of doncaster just slightly north of doncaster. and even though the rain has held off so far today, it is nothing like what we saw all throughout yesterday and last night, the torrential downpours, but there is still concern about the rising river levels. the river don is at a level

that rain's been moving northwards, so the warnings come into force as well through the midlands and, eventually parts of scotland, too. so given that we've already had well in excess of what we'd normally see through the autumn rain—wise, there is a concern that there will be some further flooding because we could see another half a month's worth of rain in some parts of england, wales, and later up into scotland as well. it looks pretty wet for northern ireland as well. all this rain is meandering around an area of low pressure sat towards the south—west. so even once the main rain clears, there'll be showers around — some quite hefty ones. may dry up for a time, but we'll have a legacy of drizzly and rather cloudy weather, low clouds and some hill fog around as well. you can see the day looks quite wet through the midlands, northern england and through the afternoon as well. that rain's creeping up into eastern parts of scotland. so the north—west, after a chilly start, might see the best of the sunshine. the northern isles as well doing quite well in terms of dry and bright weath