what we saw last week as the north of england will never— week as the north of england will never get we need to make devolution work, but then reform — make devolution work, but then reform parliament to make it work for the _ reform parliament to make it work for the north as well. that is my mission~ — for the north as well. that is my mission i— for the north as well. that is my mission. i am for the north as well. that is my mission. lam happier for the north as well. that is my mission. i am happier in the place where _ mission. i am happier in the place where i_ mission. i am happier in the place where i know, doing what i believe in, speaking up for the north west of england — in, speaking up for the north west of england with steve and us buitding _ of england with steve and us building an alternative to everything being done from one post catted _ everything being done from one post catted -- _ everything being done from one post called —— one" in whitehall. andy called -- one" in whitehall. andy burnham. _ called -- one" in whitehall. andy burnham, mayor— called -- one" in

england. can i pressure you very quickly — north of england. ressure you very quickly on the — north of england. can i pressure you very quickly on the manchester- north of england. can i pressure you very quickly on the manchester line | very quickly on the manchester line again. if it doesn't happen, if hs2 only goes to birmingham, doesn't reach manchester, will that be a betrayal of the north, as boris johnson put it?— betrayal of the north, as boris johnson put it? betrayal of the north, as boris johnson ut it? ., , ., johnson put it? know, provided there is other investment. _ johnson put it? know, provided there is other investment. it _ johnson put it? know, provided there is other investment. it will— is other investment. it will increase _ is other investment. it will increase capacity even if it only goes _ increase capacity even if it only goes to — increase capacity even if it only goes to birmingham, which is one of the reasons— goes to birmingham, which is one of the reasons i— goes to birmingham, which is one of the reasons i supp

anyone who lives in the north of england knows the | in the north of england knows the thing we most . as a result of this decision is how it is to be announced tomorrow any one of my age and older will never see that new line in a lifetime. you cannot create that new line if you pull the heart out of hs2 which is the infrastructure in greater manchester and that is why this is devastating for our city region and for the north of england because we desperately need modern infrastructure across the north because people put up with daily chaos on the railways and sadly that is now set to continue. hat is now set to continue. not necessarily, _ is now set to continue. not necessarily, were - is now set to continue. not necessarily, were told - is now set to continue. not necessarily, were told rishi sunak will say 36 billion, £37 billion which will be saved from not doing that high—speed line will be reinvested in regional transport links across the north and the midlands. i links across the north and the midlands. ., ., ~' links across the north and the midlands. ., ., midlands. i will

parts of north england. what have an amber warning in force. parts of north england._ parts of north england. what does that mean, an amber _ parts of north england. what does that mean, an amber warning? i parts of north england. what does | that mean, an amber warning? and amber warning _ that mean, an amber warning? fific amberwarning is the that mean, an amber warning? fific amber warning is the second highest year of warning the met office will issue. it means that there is a real threat to life, to property, but what we also have as you can see is another red warning from the met office. that is kicking in tomorrow. 0ffice. that is kicking in tomorrow. in fact it is kicking in at midnight, uk time, on the eastern side of scotland. the same area so badly affected today, commits our breadwinning really does mean significant disruption, further risk to life, further significant flooding is expected, so that situation is likely to get worse before it it begins to get better. 0n before it it begins to get better. on that, let's look ahead, when can they expect any time

it's no way to treat the north of england, is it?- the north of england, is it? 3 _ the north of england, is it? we've invested nearly £3 billion - the north of england, is it? we've invested nearly £3 billion in - the north of england, is it? we've invested nearly £3 billion in the i invested nearly £3 billion in the transport network of the north of england. it's £33 billion of investment in the transport network of the north of england. and it's notjust of the north of england. and it's not just about transportation, levelling up, it's about funding our towns and the city of manchester and other cities in the north of england which are powering at investing business investment. that is what is critical to powering up the north of england. critical to powering up the north of encland. �* , ., critical to powering up the north of encland. �*, ., .,, i. england. let's not waste your time or our viewers' _ england. let's not waste your time or our viewers' on _ england. let's not waste your time or our viewers' on speculation. - or our viewers' on speculation. let'

right across the north of england, we've been _ across the north of england, we've been doing — acrossng _ been doing things. like the a66 going ahead. we are connecting manchester victoria. the going ahead. we are connecting manchester victoria. the problem you have is ou manchester victoria. the problem you have is you have _ manchester victoria. the problem you have is you have political— manchester victoria. the problem you have is you have political leaders - have is you have political leaders appear in the north of england, not just tory mps, former tory prime minister is saying if you don't build a hs2, it's going to be up a trail. it must be pretty uncomfortable being here knowing that your department is probably going to cut it. that your department is probably going to cut it— that your department is probably going to cut it. what is important is makin: going to cut it. what is important is making the _ going to cut it. what is important is making the right _ going to cut it. what is important is making the right long-term - is making the right long—term decisions _ is making

to manchester, which is not representative of the north of england. ester, a huge amount of money, it wasn't benefiting the north of england. now this money will benefit the north of england in real projects that people feel in their everyday lives. better services, better roads as well, whether hs2 was just about shaving off a few minutes and most of the north of england would not feel that benefit. we north of england would not feel that benefit. ~ ., ., ., benefit. we have to leave it there. ben benefit. we have to leave it there. iten houchen. _ benefit. we have to leave it there. ben houchen, thank _ benefit. we have to leave it there. ben houchen, thank you _ benefit. we have to leave it there. ben houchen, thank you for - benefit. we have to leave it there. | ben houchen, thank you for talking to us. donald trump heads to court for day three before going into court, donald trump outlined how those were never intended to be taken at face value. we are not entitled to a jury. if i had a _ we are not entitled to a jury. if i had a jury. — we are no

people here in the north of england and £8,000 a year —— people here in the north of england earn £8,000 the south—east, and that's because we have lower productivity and unreliability as well as long journey times frequency, which is a significant issue for the north's economy. the dream was that hs2 would link a much improved east—west link across the pennines. so what's the reality today? this was my experience last week. monday evening, been working in manchester or day—to—day. —— monday evening, been working in manchester all day today. we were going to get the 6.30 train across the pennines, but that was cancelled, so we got the next one, which has now broken down midway between manchester and huddersfield. so, thoughts on hs2's demise from those on the platform? it should always have gone from birmingham to manchester and then do the east—west part, manchester to leeds. the difference in travel when you come up north is so different to how it is down south. 364 quid a month to go from leeds to manchester. do you get value for money? not at all. but what's the other option? i drive

is that the biggest problem you have is getting east to west, getting from one part of the north of englandting to london, however busy those trains might be. is there an argument for saying look, if we can save £40 billion here and spend that on infrastructure in the north itself, that would improve the region more than a faster time to london. , ., , ., , ., london. this money does not straightforwardly _ london. this money does not straightforwardly go - london. this money does not straightforwardly go to - london. this money does not straightforwardly go to other| straightforwardly go to other projects. the money goes back into the treasury part so other government departments can bid for the money — government departments can bid for the money. it won't necessarily go on these _ the money. it won't necessarily go on these schemes. the government 's track record _ on these schemes. the government 's track record on delivering on existing _ track record on delivering on existing schemes is pretty poor. it has paused — existing schemes is pretty poor. it has paused the leg between euston

does this country have the will within it to actually prioritise the north of england and sort out its does this country have it within it to stop treating people in the north are second class citizens when it comes to transport and put them at the front of the queue, not at the back of the queue, when it comes to investment? these questions have not been answered by the prime minister today but we will keep working as one greater manchester to make sure we get the right investment for the people here in our city region and across the north to ensure that we do what we can to turn this place into the powerhouse that we all know it can be in the future. i will hand over to you. it can be in the future. i will hand over to yon-— it can be in the future. i will hand overto ou. . ~ , ,, ., over to you. thanks, andy. standing here as a collective _ over to you. thanks, andy. standing here as a collective group _ over to you. thanks, andy. standing here as a collective group hopefullyl here as a collective group hopefully this demonstrates that what is driving — this demonstrates that what i

from east to— across the north of england from east to west. | across the north of england fromtin. — east to west. i would like to bring in katy austin, who _ east to west. i would like to bring in katy austin, who is _ east to west. i would like to bring in katy austin, who is speaking i east to west. i would like to bring j in katy austin, who is speaking to us from birmingham. you've been tracking this decision for quite some time. what is the wider reaction where you are the transport industry? reaction where you are the transport indust ? ~ ~ , , �* ., industry? well, i think this isn't a surrise, industry? well, i think this isn't a surprise. as _ industry? well, i think this isn't a surprise, as judith _ industry? well, i think this isn't a surprise, as judith was _ industry? well, i think this isn't a surprise, as judith was saying. i surprise, asjudith was saying. there has been a lot of speculation that this could be on the cards. but i don't want to understate the significance of this moment, really. it does change the picture of hs2 and the benefits... we would get

the large parts of the north of england and midlands-_ and midlands. north is not immune to flooding, we - and midlands. the north is not immune to flooding, we have l and midlands. the north is not - immune to flooding, we have seen hebden bridge in west yorkshire, york, selby, heavily impacted in previous years, how are the flood defences holding up in and around your area? defences holding up in and around our area? ., ,, defences holding up in and around our area? ., i. ., your area? yeah, you are right, there have _ your area? yeah, you are right, there have been _ your area? yeah, you are right, there have been significant - there have been significant incidence of flooding over a number of years in the north of england, i have covered several of them, and as a result of that, flood defences have been improved. it looks like the river done, flood defences are working, but clearly they can only withstand so much rain. at the moment, i have not seen reports of significant levels of flooding affecting large areas, which is what we are talking about.

pulling the plug on a new life of the north and the next 20 years with in mind, that's with the north of englandhe north of england. in our view that can only be done by a new line. if he makes the announcement that we're hearing is going to make he will be pulling the plug on that new lines of the north of england. that will affect communities in every part of the north, notjust in manchester. every part of the north, not 'ust in manchester.— every part of the north, not 'ust in manchester. . , �* . . , manchester. andy burnham angry as are many of— manchester. andy burnham angry as are many of those _ manchester. andy burnham angry as are many of those invested - manchester. andy burnham angry as are many of those invested in - manchester. andy burnham angry as are many of those invested in the i are many of those invested in the northern powerhouse. adam, as a northerner who travelled on northern rail for so long northerner who travelled on northern railfor so long i can pick up a decision that would board reinforce the fact that there are better things in the south than there are in the nort

the prime minister will ultimately — north of england? he _ north of england? the prime minister will ultimately make the decision... . will ultimately make the decision... that is— will ultimately make the decision... that is a _ will ultimately make the decision... that is a matter for the prime minister _ that is a matter for the prime minister. as he cut this week? that is a matter— minister. as he cut this week? that is a matter for the prime minister. i is a matter for the prime minister. i know— is a matter for the prime minister. i know you — is a matter for the prime minister. i know you want to keep people saying — i know you want to keep people saying the same answer. but i know you want to keep people saying the same answer. but you know wh we are saying the same answer. but you know why we are asking _ saying the same answer. but you know why we are asking because _ saying the same answer. but you know why we are asking because a _ saying the same answer. but you know why we are asking because a lot - saying the same answer. b

0ur north of england correspondent, danny savage, has more from leeds. ing to change after today? the hope of a boost from the hs2 has been lost. now what has been called for action, soon. today has to be the start of a new deal with the north of england based on genuine commitment shown through actual investment, notjust lines on maps, because lines on maps that don't get built. the dream was that hs2 would link into a much improved east—west link it needs to get better. this was my experience last week. monday evening, been working in manchester all day today. was due to get the 6.30 train across the pennines, but that was cancelled, so we got the next one — this is it behind me. it has now broken down midway between manchester and huddersfield. so, thoughts on hs2�*s demise from those on the platform? i think it should always have gone from birmingham to manchester and then do the east—west part, manchester to leeds. the difference in travel when you come up north is so different to how it is down south. 364 quid a month to go from leeds to manchester.

perhaps we'll see some wet weather into the far north of england . much of far north of england.n single figures for down into single figures for much of the rest of the uk, temperatures holding up in double we start thursday double digits. we start thursday then with quite a lot of cloud, certainly wales, certainly for north wales, north—west england, there'll be some rain and some outbreaks of rain and drizzle ireland to drizzle for northern ireland to going into pretty soggy going turn into a pretty soggy morning. quickly. the morning. fairly quickly. the rain in here and then rain moving in here and then pushing western scotland as pushing into western scotland as well. winds will start to well. the winds will start to increase. so turning wet and windy north wales as well windy across north wales as well as england . northern as north—west england. northern ireland actually a bit ireland actually turning a bit drier the afternoon, drier through the afternoon, southern and eastern parts of england, and bright, southern and eastern parts of elbitind, and bright, southern and e

the so—called benefits for the north of england _ so—called benefits for the north of england have beenriginal business case for hsz was always a work of fiction. i think you touched on that earlier, nick, when _ you touched on that earlier, nick, when you — you touched on that earlier, nick, when you said they were just figures are plucked out of the ether. they are, are plucked out of the ether. they are. they — are plucked out of the ether. they are, they are not genuine facts, they— are, they are not genuine facts, they are — are, they are not genuine facts, they are just hyperbole. i think that rishi — they are just hyperbole. i think that rishi sunak should be congratulated on taking what is effectively a very bold decision, and this— effectively a very bold decision, and this is— effectively a very bold decision, and this is a decision which should have _ and this is a decision which should have beeri— and this is a decision which should have been made by borisjohnson in february. _ have been made by borisjohnson in february, february the 11th, 2020, when _ february, february the

i north of england, money for roads, trams and buses.— north of england, money for roads, trams and buseslling the rest of the hs _ trams and buses. i am cancelling the rest of the hs to _ trams and buses. i am cancelling the rest of the hs to project _ trams and buses. i am cancelling the rest of the hs to project and - trams and buses. i am cancelling the rest of the hs to project and in - trams and buses. i am cancelling the rest of the hs to project and in its i rest of the hs to project and in its place we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new transport projects in the north and the midlands across the country. this means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. applause on health, rishi sunak says he wants to address smoking, the biggest course, he said, preventable illness and death across the country. i propose that in future, we raise the smoking age by one year, every year. applause that means a 14—year—old today will never legally be sold a cigarette and that they, and their generation, can grow up

the rain is ensconced across northern england as we go through the course of the afternoon. to the north of sunshine and showers into the south across england and wales, the south across england and wales, the rest of england and wales, we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers and some heavy infantry and showers and some heavy infantry and then later the next batch of rain comes in from the south—west. it will be a breezy day, particularly along the coasts. this evening and overnight, heavy rain moving across the southern half of england and also wales getting into east anglia and kent. again, rumbles of thunder in that and at the same time cloud and showery rain coming in across scotland and north—east england. to the west, clearer skies, cooler. tomorrow, rain pulls away and the next batch will come our way. this rain in the south—east will be slow to clear, leaving cloud. we will have more clout and showery outbreaks of rain in scotland and also north—east england being driven in by strong winds but by the end of the day, once again, more rain coming into the south—west. in

in the north of england it feels a bit— morning. no. ill remain and that will have a huge impact on lots of people, many of whom never use a train. this is not about trains, it is about the idea that the cities of the north are essential to making us more prosperous and this government seems more interested in patting us on the head and spending a few sweeties in a few towns where they want to hold onto parliamentary seats and that is just not what public money is for, it really isn't. ., , . ., ., isn't. so if the northern section of hs2 isn't. so if the northern section of h52 is isn't. so if the northern section of hs2 is gone. _ isn't. so if the northern section of hs2 is gone. if— isn't. so if the northern section of h52 is gone, if that _ isn't. so if the northern section of h52 is gone, if that decision - isn't. so if the northern section of h52 is gone, if that decision is - hs2 is gone, if that decision is made, what is the alternative, what would you hope for? so made, what is the alternative, what would you hope for?— would yo

england and wales this evening. some rumbles of thunder in that. showery rain coming into the northlearer skies. tomorrow, back end of that rain clears away in the next batch moves in. this rain in the south east will be slow to clear leaving some cloud and some cloud and showers left in scotland and the north—east of england and by the end of the day, more rain coming into the south—west. in between, dry weather and some sunshine. as we head towards the latter part of the week, our systems move northward taking the rain with them. by the time we get to thursday and friday another weather front comes our way, bringing further spells of rain. quite a messy picture on thursday. weather front moving swiftly eastwards taking its rain with it, either side of it will be sunshine and some showers. it'll be quite a blustery day. hive i6 and some showers. it'll be quite a blustery day. hive 16 in the channel islands. the weather does remain unsettled from there. heading into the weekend, a mixture of showers or rain in between patches of sunshine. highs of rain in between patches of sunshine

feeding into north—west england and north and west wales. feeding into north—west england andt wales . and and north and west wales. and it's been a very windy night in northern still very northern scotland, still very blustery and showers blustery here. and the showers here over the here falling as snow over the hills. plenty of sunshine, though, eastern parts of though, across eastern parts of england, scotland and england, southern scotland and in the far south as well . the in the far south as well. the small of a shower here. small chance of a shower here. but places stay dry. but many places will stay dry. it is feeling chilly out there, however. temperatures struggling to into the teens in the to get into the teens in the south, single figures further north feeling even colder north and feeling even colder here that will here with the wind. that will continue ease through this continue to ease through this evening. if you're heading evening. but if you're heading out and be out tonight and again, be prepared for chill as prepared for a chill as temperatures pretty tempe

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england overnight. elsewhere dry with clear skies through western scotland, wales, north—west england. mist and fog patch and chili in glasgow, three degrees. mid week, wednesday, quieter in many areas with overnight rain in the south—east that should clear away. an improving picture but certainly a wet start. much like this morning, the rain will clear. brighter skies through the midlands, into wales in the south—west. more cloudy in parts of scotland with rain pushing from the north sea into the central belt. temperatures of 10—15 north to south. looking to the end of the week, that broad area of low pressure i showed you at the start is still with us, weather fronts, showers and rain coming our way. some wet weather particularly persistent and potentially problematic. here we have thursday, outbreaks of rain almost anywhere but some of the wet weather becoming aligned with the flow of the wind so certainly through parts of north—east england and north—east scotland we could see heavy and problematic rainfall. elsewhere, showery outbreaks of rain, some brighter skies with temperature

. _ particularly in the north of england, then— particularly in the north of england, then hsznt us, l has a question that she's sent us, and says, "has his government waste of taxpayers money on hs2 to the detriment of maintaining public services?" let me askjeremy, perhaps a thought on that, but also if you and up, if this is cancelled, with a line from not quite central london to birmingham, your assessment of the value of that project, in terms of the billions that have been spent? i project, in terms of the billions that have been spent?- project, in terms of the billions that have been spent? i think the ke thin that have been spent? i think the key thing to _ that have been spent? i think the key thing to consider _ that have been spent? i think the key thing to consider here - that have been spent? i think the key thing to consider here is - that have been spent? i think the key thing to consider here is the l key thing to consider here is the vision _ key thing to consider here is the vision behind hsz key thing to consider here is the vision behind h52 and the value t

persistent rain, though, to the north and east of scotland, again piling into those areas really badly hit by floods so far. in between though, parts of northern ireland, northern englande or two will stay dry throughout the day with some sunshine for all. temperatures will be around where we should be for this stage in october. now, if you're looking for some dry weather, it will come from most on sunday. even across scotland, a few showers will remain into sunday, but overall, a lot more in the way of dry weather. the best of the sunshine, northern ireland, england and wales. but do not drop your guard even then, because next week will see further bouts of rain. take care. live from london. this is bbc news. an impassioned plea from the un secretary—general — to let aid trucks into gaza. they remain stuck at the border crossing point. these are notjust trucks, they are a lifeline, they are the difference between life and death for so many people in gaza. aid agencies say gaza has become a �*hellhole' — with time running out to get help to civilians. the anger grows — more pro—palestinian protests — in yemen, in egypt, and in the west bank — we'll bring you the latest

still fairly cloudy through the parts of the north of england into much of scotland, with showery rainer skies and certainly through parts of wales too, those earlier mist and fog areas could well return though as we head overnight tonight. you can see as we head towards midnight and through the early hours of tomorrow, another band of rain working its way eastwards through wales in towards the midlands and southern counties of england. showers following behind. those could be quite sharp. further north, it�*s cloudy, not quite as cool as last night. temperatures here in towns and cities around about 7 to 12 celsius north to south. looking to thursday now. and once again, we have low pressure situated to our west, sending weatherfronts and rain our way and some brisk winds at times, too. so to start the day on thursday, we�*ve got the overnight band of rain working its way further north and eastwards becoming confined to some northeastern coast and across parts of eastern scotland as well. elsewhere, it�*s a case of some sunshine, some bright skies, but also some sharp showers. same to

around, but do watch out for some showers that will blow through northern ireland, perhaps north—west englandshowers could even turn out to be a bit wintry over the high ground, perhaps, at times. still strong winds for the northern isles, for aberdeenshire. elsewhere, a brisk nort—westerly and temperatures peaking between nine and 13 degrees celsius. so quite a drop there. on saturday night, again, plenty of clear skies. the winds will lighten a little and many of us could see a touch of ground frost as we head into sunday morning. so the coldest night of the autumn so far. on sunday, there'll still be a lot of sunshine. some showers across the far north of scotland. the winds will be lighter, so it won't feel quite so chilly. but temperatures lower, ten or 11 degrees. bye— bye. you saying the cma did not quite understand the sector? live from london, this is bbc news. the united nations warns an israeli order for more than a million palestinians to leave northern gaza is impossible. the world health organization says the demand will lead to unimaginable suffering. the israeli military has d

around, but do watch out for some showers that will blow through northern ireland, perhaps north—west englandsome of the showers could even turn out to be a bit wintry over the high ground, perhaps, at times. still strong winds for the northern isles, for aberdeenshire. elsewhere, a brisk nort—westerly and temperatures peaking between nine and 13 degrees celsius. so quite a drop there. on saturday night, again, plenty of clear skies. the winds will lighten a little and many of us could see a touch a ground frost as we head into sunday morning. so the coldest night of the autumn so far. on sunday, there'll still be a lot of sunshine. some showers across the far north of scotland. the winds will be lighter, so it won't feel quite so chilly. but temperatures lower, ten or 11 degrees. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. us secretary of defence meets with the israeli defence minister in tel aviv vowing that us support for israel is iron we stand together and we stand strong. the israel is iron we stand together and we stand strong.— we stand strong. the united states has israel's — we st

it is not going to the north of england. you must be disappointed in that? it is north of england. in the - more capacity. i represent a constituency in the south, . more capacity. i represent a . constituency in the south, just outside — constituency in the south, just outside london. _ constituency in the south, just outside london. we _ constituency in the south, just outside london. we needed i constituency in the south, just i outside london. we needed more capacity— outside london. we needed more capacity on— outside london. we needed more capacity on the _ outside london. we needed more capacity on the rail _ outside london. we needed more capacity on the rail network - outside london. we needed more capacity on the rail network to i capacity on the rail network to enable — capacity on the rail network to enable the _ capacity on the rail network to enable the stuff _ capacity on the rail network to enable the stuff that - capacity on the rail network to enable the stuff that comes i capacity on the rail network to - enable the stuff that comes through the ports— enable the

well as north—west england.ugh the turning a bit drier through the afternoon, southern and eastern parts mostly dry and parts of england, mostly dry and bright, a bit of sunshine could poke and that'll see poke through and that'll see temperatures up degrees temperatures up to 19 degrees elsewhere . we're in the elsewhere. we're in the mid—teens at best. weather fronts continue to bring further rain across north—west scotland. that some issues by that could cause some issues by the time get the weekend. the time we get to the weekend. but further look at this, but further south, look at this, temperatures high temperatures on the rise, high pressure moving in. a lot of fine weather as we head into the weekend england wales. weekend for england and wales. and temperatures this weekend weekend for england and wales. and t(be)eratures this weekend weekend for england and wales. and t(be)erithe as this weekend weekend for england and wales. and t( be yerithe as th 20s eekend >>s4 >> s 4 pm. is patrick christys is gb

england. and as we approach midnight and the early hours of thursday morning, that wet weather pushing in towards the midlands, the northnot as cold in scotland compared with last night, and mild in the south—west at around 11 celsius. into thursday, a low pressure situated to our west once again bringing weather fronts, showery outbreaks of rain and some brisk winds around the south—west coast and the north and north—east coast of scotland. through the day, we've got the overnight rain continuing to track its way northwards towards the north—east of england and further showery outbreaks of rain through scotland as well. some of this wet weather could well become fairly stagnant across eastern areas through the end of the week. elsewhere on thursday, we've got some sunshine, but also a number of sharp showers and temperatures around 11—15 celsius. on friday once again, low pressure situated to the west, sending weather fronts, showery outbreaks of rain our way. there will be some brighter skies in the mix at times, too. you can see, though, certainly across parts of scotland, outbreaks of rain consistently pushing in fr

the rain is an sconce across northern england as we go through the course of the afternoon. to the north the south of it across england and wales, the west of england and wales, where they can get a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of those heavy and thundery and then, later, the next batch of rain comes in from the south—west. it is going to be a breezy day, particularly along the coasts and to do this evening and overnight to can see heavy rain moving across the southern half of england and also wales, getting into east anglia and kent and again, that could be rumbles of thunder in that and at the same time we have got cloud and showery rain coming across eastern scotland and north—east england. to the west, though, some clearer skies, so cool they're here. tomorrow, see the back edge of that rain pull away and later in the next batch is going to be coming our way. so this rain in the south—east will be slow to clear, leaving a lack of cloud that i will still have more cloud that i will still have more cloud and showery outbreaks of rain in scotland and also north—east england bei

won't be pop—up stores and they will be followed by two locations in the south east of england and one in the north, some single level shops, some multilevel shops, potentially on out—of—town retail park on the cards as well. some of the new sites could even include former wilko stores. industry experts had expected that cgs would go on to sell wilko home products, garden products across the range. but the reinstatement of those stand—alone shops under the wilko brand specifically was far from certain. and there is certainly a lot of affection for the wilko brand in the uk and it seemed like that was a huge part in the decision—making by cts. we head its chief executive say today that the public reaction to the loss of the wilko stores was undeniable —— we heard. ibig wilko stores was undeniable -- we heard. �* , ., _, , , ., heard. big news for consumers, what does this mean _ heard. big news for consumers, what does this mean for _ heard. big news for consumers, what does this mean for former _ heard. big news for consumers, what does this mean for former wilko - does this mean for former wilko s

we've got excess of 50 ml of rain in north wales and north—west england. orking up towards and across wales in the middle of the day and then moving toward the north. it is sinking southwards. really we've got a lot of cloud through the night. misty and murky conditions, it has been quite murky around the coast and hills, southern and western areas. you can see why it will be another humid night. the weather front is weakening as we go through the night. temperatures are well above 0ctober averages. on monday it will still be here. another pulse of rain will be there. showers to the north and west, but at least some sunshine across some of wales, misty and foggy in their areas, that is to watch out for any morning rush is well over the hills. that weather invigorating as we go through the day, further pulses of rain with it, and to the south further heavy thunder redone pause, hit and miss, slow moving with the light winds, but one in between and subtly feeling pleasant in between the showers further east and across north—east england, eastern scotland and

what do you make of this and is this the solution to improving links across the north of england? ced today that at first glance do look like they are welcome solutions. but ultimately the north and the regions of the uk, like the midlands as well, shouldn't be forced to choose between having good local public transport and regional links and being connected to the rest of the country. i think when we look internationally and i'm sure international observers are looking at the uk in bewilderment at the inability to build a high speed rail line when many other countries are getting on with it and developing local transport networks to the north should not be in this position of having to choose between the two. and we know that both of those things, national and local links, are fundamental to strong, resilient local economies that deliver prosperity. and that is what the government have said they want to do for all regions. and i don't think the announcements today are set to deliver that, not least because so many of them are things we've already heard. in the us, republicans in t

this evening and tonight, we keep cloud and outbreaks of rain for north east england and eastern scotlandas, but heavy thundery showers across parts of southern england through these irish sea coast, wales, northern ireland. it is not going to be cold and frosty, but it could be quite a murky start your saturday morning. mist and fog clear array from central parts of the uk and we have more cloud and rain for southern and eastern scotland, north east england. a few showers elsewhere, but more persistent heavy rain moves in from the south late in the day. some thunderstorms and the potential some of this heavy rain could cause some of this heavy rain could cause some localised flooding across parts of southern england saturday night. so don't forget the clocks go back by one hour through the early hours of sunday morning. so 2am becomes 1am again. through sunday, this area of low pressure drifts northwards, but we have got the tail end of this front which will again just sit across eastern scotland where we really could do without even more rainfall accumulating. so we could see further fl

he is expected to set out a range of alternative projects in the north of england as well as in walesthese projects will be better value for money, and can be delivered more quickly. it comes after weeks of speculation about the future of the line. tiktok is testing a new monthly subscription, which would get rid of adverts on the video sharing site. the bbc at the moment understands that the chinese firm is trying out the service in an english—speaking market outside the us, but it has also declined to comment on exactly where that is. the subscription is being tested at $4.99. tiktok currently displays personalised adverts for all users over the age of 18. us treasury secretary janet yellen says america has become overly dependent on china for critical supply chains, particularly in technology clean energy products. ms yellen has repeated her long—standing view that the us does not want to decouple economically from china. however, she says the us would face national security concerns without a robust semiconductor sector much more on the bbc news website. thanks very much for watch

do not pull the plug on the north of england.eat people here as second—class citizens when it comes to transport. when you do those things, people here will never forget. those things, people here will neverforget. aha, those things, people here will never forget.— never forget. a last-ditch attempt _ never forget. a last-ditch attempt that _ never forget. a last-ditch attempt that does - never forget. a last-ditch attempt that does not. never forget. a last-ditch i attempt that does not seem likely to change the prime minister �*s mind. the prime minister is making his speech addressing the conservative party conference today in which these details are expected to be announced. here at bbc news, we will be life with that speech when it is delivered. later in our business coverage in about 25 minutes, will be looking at the business case for and against the extension or scrapping of h52. all that to the extension or scrapping of hs2. all that to come a little later. officials say at least 21 people have died after a bus crashed o

there is a counter argument we have heard from some conservative mps from the north of england, by thennection, it would be easier to move from one side of the north to the other side of the north. that is the other side of the north. that is the priority. and i suspect that if rishi sunak does sign this off in the next day or so, that will be what he does, he announces more infrastructure from east to west in the north of england. but politically, this feels like a bit of a slow motion car crash for the government to me, it has been days of speculation know where we have all been talking, will they or won't they come out when will they announce their decision on hs2? lots of speculation it would happen last week, it didn't happen. it is now a big talking point at this conference in manchester that the government might can at the hs2 line to manchester, while they are in the city itself. it is now possible that rishi sunak makes an official announcement and decision on this at this conference. and i think it will seem a really strange juxtaposition to a lot of people that he has waited

england already badly hit by flooding after storm babet. at least seven people are now believed to have died as a result of the storm. our northre and south yorkshire, it was raining again today. itjust added to the misery of trying to clear up places which had been underwater. we're up above neck high, above nose high... in chesterfield, lorna squires lives in just one of hundreds of homes which are now uninhabitable. we're just trying to clean up for the builders to come in, and get rid of some of the mud, because we'rejust inundated with mud. i've never seen so much mud. two doors away, her neighbour died in the floods. maureen gilbert was in her 80s. her son eventually broke in and found her body. some people that were still here literally said it took no more than 30 seconds for the water to get into the houses and get to nearly three foot high. so the water came in that fast that she was just overcome. she would have probably been pushed over and fallen in the water. a few hours later, the same river overwhelmed homes in catcliffe, 15 miles away. just to give you an idea of how deep the water was here, this car was almos

that is probably going to be spent elsewhere, like on better infrastructure dedicated for the north of englandds around birmingham. but we don't know for sure because the government won't discuss it. rishi sunak has been stonewalling questions about it saying he will not be rushed into a decision. the thing is, if you speak to most around here, they think the decision has been made it'sjust the twos are being cross but there is this situation where we are in manchester, the place where hs2 is supposed to end its probably not going to happen but nobody is quite managing to lance the boil in terms of government communications to say this is what we are doing, let's move on. it's been constantly hanging over things. we move on. it's been constantly hanging over things.- move on. it's been constantly hanging over things. we have rishi sunak sneaking _ hanging over things. we have rishi sunak speaking to _ hanging over things. we have rishi sunak speaking to the _ hanging over things. we have rishi sunak speaking to the bbc - hanging over things. we have rishi sunak speaking to the bbc this - sunak

england. and as we approach midnight and the early hours of thursday morning, that wet weather pushing in towards the midlands, the northur degrees in norwich. not as cold in scotland compared with last night, and mild in the south—west at around 11 celsius. into thursday, a low pressure situated to our west once again bringing weather fronts, showery outbreaks of rain and some brisk winds around the south—west coast and the north and north—east coast of scotland. through the day, we've got the overnight rain continuing to track its way northwards towards the north—east of england and further showery outbreaks of rain through scotland as well. some of this wet weather could well become fairly stagnant across eastern areas through the end of the week. elsewhere on thursday, we've got some sunshine, but also a number of sharp showers and temperatures around 11—15 celsius. on friday once again, low pressure situated to the west, sending weather fronts, showery outbreaks of rain our way. there will be some brighter skies in the mix at times, too. you can see, though, certainly across parts of scotland, outbreaks of rain con

what will this say about the about our commitment to the north england ? north of england?who really >> but people who really understand, understand levelling up even andy burnham, up and even andy burnham, who i know well has appeared in know well and has appeared in several my hs2 documentary as several of my hs2 documentary as andy i mean, he'll speak for himself . obviously he doesn't himself. obviously he doesn't want hs2 birmingham to manchester be cancelled , but manchester to be cancelled, but he you that far he will tell you that the far better return is by linking up the great northern cities, widening that trans—pennine route. liverpool all the way across the hull, manchester, middlesbrough and newcastle . and middlesbrough and newcastle. and that may be indeed certainly when grant shapps appeared on the radio this morning, he dropped very, very strong hint dropped a very, very strong hint that would that that would be the prioritisation hs3. it prioritisation of hs3. it doesn't high speed as doesn't need to be high speed as you know, back in the 70s trains were

we've got excess of 50 mm of rain in north wales and north—west england. ard the north. it is sinking southwards. late afternoon brightness. really, we've got a lot of cloud through the night. misty and murky conditions, it has been quite murky around the coast and hills, southern and western areas. you can see why it will be another humid night. drizzly rain around even though the weather front is weakening as we go through the night. temperatures are well above october averages. on monday it will still be here. another pulse of rain will be there. showers to the north and west, but at least some sunshine across england and wales, misty and foggy in those areas, that is something to watch out for any morning rush is well over the hills. that weather invigorating as we go through the day, further pulses of rain with it, and to the south further heavy thundery downpours, hit and miss, slow moving with the light winds, but warm in between and feeling pleasant in between the showers further east and across north—east england, eastern scotland and north—east ir

for bridge in bradford. years, commuters across the north for years, commuters across the north of england poor connectivity of strip today, transport secretary mark harper was here in bradford punishing to be in pounds for new track, a new station for the city. that's part of plans to improve the rail network across the north. improved connectivity for bradford is something that's long been called for, a city literally at the end of the railway line. under the plans, journey times to manchester would be halved and connectivity to the west of west yorkshire significantly improved. there have been proposals for a new station for bradford before only for them to come to nothing and the plans for well short of what metro mayors have been calling for. there is no confirmation of where new station would be, when work might start when it might open. bradford improved connectivity but nobly knows where or when that might arise. the scrapping of the northern leg which also means the cancellation of the east midlands spur, a bit of a high—speed line that was supposed to connect birmingham to its wo

dividing the weather we have this band of rain, heavy rain falling in parts of west wales, into north—west englandto the north of that, some beautiful sunny skies, scattering of showers in the north—west of scotland. windy in the far north no. the south of the rain band any brighter spells will lift temperatures to 22, maybe 23, further north we have seen that 12 for aberdeen, same goes for glasgow, 13 in belfast and the dividing line between the cool air in the north, the warm and muggy air in the south is this weather front and this is going to move a bit further southwards as we go through tonight. really stalling across southern england, parts of south wales and the midland, so more rain to come. temperatures in the south—west overnight, 16 degrees, compare that with, well, just one in the scottish highlands, cold across parts of northern england, northern ireland as well. some place also see a grass frost but sunshine to start tomorrow, whereas down towards the south we keep hold of the left overs of the weather front, more cloud in the way of rain, still some residual warmth to the south. 2

comes into place at lunchtime down the eastern side of the pennines, peak district, parts of north—west england totals will continue to tot up. flooding has been reported in west midlands and north wales because of the relentless rain which will ease through the day. pretty wet in northern ireland. the brighter colours, they set in across parts of eastern england from north—east midlands, lincolnshire, north, south—east scotland. northern parts of scotland drier and brighter but still windy. much, by comparison in southern counties. heavy showers. the winds in the north, 50—60 mph. temperatures, big split from north to south. respite later today in the north of scotland, but the rain will move north and will sit there for much of saturday. the worst may yet be taken. �* , , much of saturday. the worst may yet be taken. �* _ , . ., much of saturday. the worst may yet be taken. �* _ . . ., much of saturday. the worst may yet betaken. �* _ . . ., be taken. busy day ahead for you. matt taylor _ be taken. busy day ahead for you. matt taylor in _ be taken. busy day ahead for you. matt taylor in the _

it's part of plans to improve the rail network across the north of england. city that's literally at the end of the railway line. under the plans, journey times for manchester will be halved and connectivity to the rest of west yorkshire will be significantly improved. there've been proposals for a new station for bradford before, only for them to come to nothing and the plans announced fall well short of what labour's metro mayors across the north of england have been calling for. there's no confirmation of where a new station would be, when work on it might start or when it might open. bradford's promised improved connectivity and a new station, but no one knows where or when that might arrive. the scrapping of the northern leg of hs2 also means the cancellation of the east midlands spur. that's the bit of the high—speed line that was supposed to connect birmingham to east midlands parkway station, just up the road from where i am here. instead, a list of smaller projects has been announced. perhaps the biggest of them is the midlands rail hub, a series of

england. that wet weather, though, becoming confined towards the north—east of england and across central and h. it's a similar picture on friday. you can see the swirl of the cloud and rain associated with that area of low pressure, so it remains unsettled. a keen east wind through scotland, and some of that rain becoming confined and slow—moving through eastern parts of scotland as well. elsewhere, some sunshine and some showers or longer spells of rain. temperatures once again around 9—15 celsius. and as we approach the last weekend of october, it remains unsettled. indeed, it remains unsettled into next week, too. that's the forecast for now. there hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks by shebab...? shebab. yeah, shebab people. if we do not get more fuel| into gaza, we, as unrwa, the largest aid agency in gaza, i will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. even war has rules. we must demand that top parties uphold and respect their obligations under international humanitarian law. mr secretary