fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland.on the world number one jannik sinner tonight in the semifinal of the us open in new york. it's the first time a british man has reach a us semifinal since andy murray 12 years ago. laura scottjoins us from flushing meadows. well, sophie, for many within british tennis, it has long been a case of when, not if, jack draper would have a breakthrough, and after years of injury disrupting promising progress, it has all come together. excitement is building notjust here but back home, and his mum made a last—minute decision to fly out to do new york, landing in the early hours of this morning and joining them on the practice court. he has yet to drop a set, but he faces his toughest test yet against the highest ranked player in the world, jannik sinner. a friend of draper and recent doubles partner, the italian has lostjust five times this year, but he arrived here under a cloud of controversy having escaped a ban after twice testing positive for a banned substance. i just caught up with dr

northumberland's puffin population is on the up despite being hit by bird flu. jannik sinner, for a place in the us open final.

fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland.union cosmic climate monitor has said during the past three months, the globe has experienced the hottestjune and august ever recorded and the hottest day on record as well. a report from the agency said 202a saw the highest temperatures ever recorded for the northern hemisphere, beating last year's record. the report suggests the string of record temperature increases the likelihood of 202a being the hottest year on record. the meteorologist from reading university told us this was very likely to be the case. almost certainly will break the record, it would need an unprecedented amount of cooling down again over the next few months to not break the annual record so we are almost certain to break the record and there are reasons for this, obviously the climate change, global warming is obviously a factor but we've also had el nino, a big, globalsystem but we've also had el nino, a big, global system pushing sea water up anyone pacific towards the east of the pacific and it really warms

fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland.o raise funds to get a statue of terry raised. it aims to raise £120.- get a statue of terry raised. it aims to raise £120. now, you listen here! _ it aims to raise £120. now, you listen here! even _ it aims to raise £120. now, you listen here! even without - it aims to raise £120. now, you listen here! even without a - listen here! even without a statue, terry _ listen here! even without a statue, terry jones - listen here! even without a statue, terry jones is - listen here! even without a - statue, terry jones is someone statue, terryjones is someone who has created unforgettable characters. this is why people think that a permanent memorial on the day will remind people working from i on the day will remind people working from— working from i don't think he liked... he — working from i don't think he liked... he sat, _ working from i don't think he liked... he sat, there - working from i don't think he liked... he sat, there must. working from i don't think he l liked... he sat, th

as the un —— warns of human rights violations with a special report coming up on good news in northumberlanduk as they often population as the clear and stable after fears about bird flu, we will be speaking to a puffin ranger. let me turn to breaking news just as i was reading those headlines, a line coming in from kenya, from the deputy president, an update on that story with that dormitory fire in central kenya, we know 17 pupils dying but the latest and it is a disturbing update from the deputy president saying 70 children are missing after that steadily can your school fire, 70. we had expected the numbers to go up but a big, big jump in to go up buta big, bigjump in terms of to go up but a big, big jump in terms of the numbers of children missing and we know some children have already been taken to hospital, 17 pupils at least have died and he really distressing details at the scene with parents arriving there to try to make identifications but they had warned us that the numbers would rise and they certainly have, so that is the latest from the deputy president saying 70 children are

and green shoots of hope from the felled sycamore gap tree in northumberland.g up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... england are tring to force a decider against australia in their one day series, they are batting first at lords. good evening. welcome to beirut. within the past few hours, multiple blasts have reverberated through beirut. the israeli defence force says it is targeting hezbollah�*s central headquarters in dahieh. and potentially their leader. it's a built—up, densely populated area, and the images we're seeing suggest widespread destruction. in a moment we'll talk to hugo bachega in south beirut. and we'll hearfrom jeremy bowen injerusalem. but with the latest on this fast—moving story, here's orla guerin. explosions israel has struck beirut with a series of massive explosions. it's hard to imagine a bigger escalation or a starker picture of war. and here was the aftermath. the hezbollah stronghold of dahieh in the southern suburbs, now looking like gaza. many lebanese fear that's where things are headed. the israeli military says it t

"stable" after rangers counted more than 50,000 breeding pairs on the site, which is off the northumberland. a national memorial is going to be placed in st james park next to the mall in honour of her majesty queen elizabeth the second. sunday is the second anniversary of her death at balmoral at the age of 96 sport — and at the paralympic games, great britain has now won 42 gold medals — surpassing their haul from tokyo 2020 with two days of competition at the paris games left to go. wheelchair fencer dimitri coutya won gold in the men's individual epee category. his achievement followed successes for cyclist dame sarah storey, who won her second gold of the games in the women's c4—5 road race. it was a record extending 19th paralympic title of her career. there was success for wheelchair tennis doubles pair alfie hewett and gordon reid. they claimed the men's wheelchair doubles gold — the only prize to have eluded them — after 21 grand slam titles. the latest record breaking day means paralympics gb remain second in the medal table on 100 — with 42 gold — 3a silver — and 2a bronze. the e

underneath the clouds still possible further towards the east quite cloudy as well for down into northumberlandhire and lincolnshire as well. that cloud and rain then across wales into central areas could still provide some heavy bursts of rain. we might see some thunderstorms developing throughout the afternoon and evening today as well, and that's certainly something to take care of. it will eventually become a bit slow moving through wales into the midlands, and another rain warning comes in force at the start of monday as well, with further heavy pulses possible as we head towards dawn. it's not going to be a cool night at all really. many of us holding up in teens 14 to 15 c with that rain still very much in place. first thing, there is some uncertainty in regards to the exact positioning of this rain, but particularly eastern wales into the midlands up towards north east england, it is certainly worth taking care during the day. some very heavy rain is possible, but do stay up to date with the forecast. some showers developing in the south, whereas it will be a little bit drier further to

, rural northumberland. school, because there's no other spaces for them available. so that's a problem. and that's been picked up by the private sector as many problems always are. but that does not mean the private sector gets off the hook when it comes to paying tax. >> all right, james, look, thank you very much for your time. as even you very much for your time. as ever. you take care. james matthewson there former labour adviser. right coming up, some of these violent thugs could be released onto your streets tomorrow . bop released onto your streets tomorrow. bop bop bop bop bop bop . bop. >> get up . >> get up. >> get up. >> it's all part of the government's plan to ease the overcrowding crisis in the uk's prisons. but could the release of 1700 violent criminals put brits in danger? also coming up tonight, different tone. thankfully. apparently some fantastic news from kensington palace. >> do you lead the way? as the summer comes to an end, i cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally compl

stephen ling, who raped and stabbed joanne tulip 60 times in a sadistic murder in northumberland 27 years, should be freed from prison . should be freed from prison. that's according to the parole board. stephen ling was jailed for life in december 1998 after admitting his horrific attack on joanne tulip, who was 29 years old. ling was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years, which was reduced to 18 years by the high court. in other news, gun salutes are marking the anniversary of the king's accession today , a 62 gun royal accession today, a 62 gun royal salute is being fired by the honourable artillery company at the tower of london and marks a two year anniversary of king charles taking to the throne. earlier, the 41 gun salute took place at hyde park in london. that gun salute fired by the king's troop, royal horse artillery. it also marks the passing of the late queen elizabeth the second. leaders of two of the biggest unions have put further pressure on the government over its plans to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. unite and pcs union have both criti

there was an outpouring of anger when the tree, which stood in a dip next to hadrian's wall in northumberland nurturing the young twigs and seeds from the site, 49 saplings are being offered. 0ur reporter harriet bradshaw has more. the iconic sycamore gap tree. it was shocking. it was devastating. it felt really brutal. but, a small team managed to salvage seeds and twigs, which they successfully sowed and grafted in a secret greenhouse. this tree has been given a second chance at life. so, chris, the last time i was here, i could hold these seedlings in my hands. what's happened to them? well, they've grown a little bit. here they are. 0h, crikey! look at that. that one's taller than me. and i'm five foot five. yeah, they've done pretty well. how many have you got? we've got roughly about 100 at the moment, but we've got a few more seedlings coming on as well. and there's about nine or so grafts and budded plants. you can't help but feel hopeful handling new life and seeing the roots here are established. but the question now is... ..where will their new homes be? the national trust wants th

fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. to nine years injailfor arson rights is thomas birley, sentenced to nine years in jail for arson at an asylum hotel in rotherham. and the hunt for asian hornets, as the uk's beekeepers battle to protect their colonies from a devastating predator. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but let's get a quick look at the weather now. here's chris. yes, and today i have been getting my abacus out and gradually totting up my abacus out and gradually totting up the rain for hour by hour and i reckon in farnborough over the last 30 hours, we have recorded 52 millimetres of rain which is not far off a whole month's worse here, the monthly average for september being 59 millimetres, and, you know, there is a bit more rain to come across southern england. another heavy pulse working in across kent and sussex at the moment. but i don't want to leave you with the impression it is all doom and gloom today because for the bulk of the uk, there is some lovely sunshine to be found and some

should clear away from cumbria, northumberland as well, some sunshine extending across northern irelands parts of scotland, could be the odd rumble of thunder. 1a to 20 degrees our top temperature, with the skies remaining clear in the south right into the evening hours. 0vernight tonight, that area of cloud and rain sinks further south. most of the rain peters out. could be the odd spot of drizzle close to some southern counties of england. a milder night in the south with temperatures remaining in double figures, but with clearer skies for central and northern england, scotland and northern ireland could be a touch of grass frost in a few rural spots. so here's the high pressure that's going to be anchored across the uk on monday and for much of the week ahead. so that's bringing us a really dry, settled theme on monday. some early morning mist and fog patches possible — they could linger into the middle of the morning for the likes of the vale of york, the welsh marches, for instance, as well. but they'll clear away and then long spells of sunshine developing light winds as well, and

the tree, which stood in a dip next to hadrian's wall in northumberland, was felled with a chainsaw —. now, the national trust is offering communities the chance to re—plant the saplings rescued from the site. our reporter harriet bradshaw has more. the iconic sycamore gap tree. it was shocking. it was devastating. it felt really brutal. but, a small team managed to salvage seeds and twigs, which they successfully sowed and grafted in a secret greenhouse. this tree has been given a second chance at life. so, chris, the last time i was here, i could hold these seedlings in my hands. what's happened to them? well, they've grown a little bit. here they are. oh, crikey! look at that. that one's taller than me. and i'm five foot five. yeah, they've done pretty well. how many have you got? we've got roughly about 100 at the moment, but we've got a few more seedlings coming on as well. and there's about nine or so grafts and budded plants. you can't help but feel hopeful handling new life and seeing the roots here are established. but the question now is... ..where will their new homes be? t

and green shoots of hope from the felled sycamore gap tree in northumberland.

it should clear away from cumbria, northumberland, and some sunshine extending across northern irelandclear in the south into the evening. overnight tonight clouds and rain sinks south and the rain peters out. the odd spot of drizzle close to southern england and a milder night in the south. temperatures remaining in double figures but with clearer skies for central and northern england, scotland and northern ireland, a touch of grass frost. here is the high pressure anchored across the uk on monday. and for much of the week ahead. it's bringing a really dry, settled theme on monday. early morning mist and fog patches possible lingering into the middle of the morning into the middle of the morning in the vale of york, the welsh marches as well but then clears away and then long spells of sunshine developing. it will feel a little bit warmer. top temperature is 21 in the south. a touch cooler for parts of north—east england and scotland, the mid to high teens with a similar day on tuesday. mist and fog patches to start things off. a breeze in south—east england. scotland, a bit more clo

this is in northumberland in front of the sculpture called the couple.over the iconic stonehenge in wiltshire. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. well actually from some beautiful moon images to an image of a sunny day in the highlands. a beautiful day in the highlands. a beautiful day in the highlands. a beautiful day in the highlands i have to say. temperatures in parts of northern scotland got all the way to 25 celsius. that is a good nine or 10 celsius. that is a good nine or 10 celsius above the average for this time of year, so it didn't feel much like september. lots of other places not far behind but notice at scarborough, which spent most of the afternoon at 15 degrees on the east coast. we did have a lot of cloud. it broke up for the most part but overnight tonight watch the cloud, it returns. it rolls in across england and wales, so not necessarily a great chance of seeing the moon tonight but we do see clear skies across northern ireland, western scotland, the odd fog patch. chilly across parts of central and southern scotland,

a lot of these seats are in scotland, are in northumberland.ing and shaming and fighting for you. the great british pensioners now moving on. labour unleashed 1700 prisoners onto the streets yesterday in efforts they say, to tackle the overcrowding crisis. for some it was cause for celebration for everyone . for celebration for everyone. >> again . >> again. >> again. >> one almost everyone's been happy today, i'm sure. coming out though, isn't it? yeah. there's been a lot of happy people faces in there. yeah, yeah, yeah. so you're you're grateful to labour and you're grateful to labour and you're grateful to labour and you're grateful to the 100% labour, labour vote. labour all my life. yeah. labour's labour's one. >> that's what you call champagne socialism. popping corks and straight out of the nick to vote for the labour party. now thousands of prisoners could be placed in taxpayer funded hotels. but how does this make the public feel? seeing prisoners released in this manner ? well, joining me this manner? well, joining me now is pastor lo

, rebecca cheptegei, who died in hospital following an attack by her partner and good news in northumberland

north wales as well should clear away from cumbria, northumberland as well.ers pushing their way gradually east across parts of scotland could be the odd rumble of thunder, 11; to 20 degrees our top temperature, with the skies remaining clear in the south right into the evening hours. overnight tonight, that area of cloud and rain sinks further south. most of the rain peters out. could be the odd spot of drizzle close to some southern counties of england. a milder night in the south with temperatures remaining in double figures, but with clearer skies for central and northern england. scotland and northern ireland could be a touch of grass frost in a few rural spots. so here's the high pressure that's going to be anchored across the uk on monday and for much of the week ahead. so that's bringing us a really dry settle theme on monday. some early morning mist and fog patches possible they could linger into the middle of the morning for the likes of the vale of york, the welsh marches, for instance, as well. but they'll clear away. and then long spells of sunsh

, rebecca cheptegei, who died in hospital following an attack by her partner and good news in northumberland in the uk — as a puffin population is declared "stable" after fears about bird flu — we'll be speaking to a puffin ranger. to china now and the country has announced that it's ending the practise of allowing children to be adopted overseas. at least 150,000 chinese children have been adopted abroad in the last three decades, with more having gone to the united states than anywhere else. officials are currently worried there aren't enough babies being born to sustain the population. let's speak tojoshua zhong, co—founder and president of cherish children adoption international. thank international. you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme. you are an international agency and this decision will clearly impact you, what is your reaction? i am very shocked and sad to hear of the closing of china programme which has been running for over 32 years with over 130,000 or 140,000 children adopted. it's very devastating news especially for her families who have deva

and good news in northumberland in the uk — as a puffin population is declared "stable" despite fears

underneath the clouds still possible further towards the east quite cloudy as well for down into northumberlande as well. that cloud and rain then across wales into central areas could still provide some heavy bursts of rain. we might see some thunderstorms developing throughout the afternoon and evening today as well, and that's certainly something to take care of. it will eventually become a bit slow moving through wales into the midlands, and another rain warning comes in force at the start of monday as well, with further heavy pulses possible as we head towards dawn. it's not going to be a cool night at all really. many of us holding up in the teens 14 to 15 c with that rain still very much in place. first thing, there is some uncertainty in regards to the exact positioning of this rain, but particularly eastern wales into the midlands up towards north east england, it is certainly worth taking care during the day. some very heavy rain is possible, but do stay up to date with the forecast. some showers developing in the south, whereas it will be a little bit drier further towards the north,

other news, stephen ling, who raped and stabbed joanne tulip 60 times in a sadistic murder in northumberland7 years ago, should be freed from prison . should be freed from prison. that's according to the parole board. stephen ling was jailed for life in december 1998 after admitting his horrific attack on joanne, who was 29 years old. ling was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years, which was reduced to 18 years by the high court. transport secretary louise haigh said her thoughts are with joanne's family first and foremost. >> all my thoughts are with joanne tulip's family and everyone who loved her. this is an appalling situation for them to have lived through and now be worrying about. i know the justice secretary is considering whether that decision can be appealed and whether it can be reconsidered , whether she can reconsidered, whether she can request for the parole board to reconsider it. but it is an independent parole board now. >> downing street says sir keir starmer's cabinet is united behind plans to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. it comes after

was fined for taking a term—time holiday in march, but because they run a family pub and b&b in northumberlands coming in now, and that's probably prompted me to think, "oh, gosh, am i going to have to homeschool?", because i'm made to feel, or going to be, prosecuted? despite the government's clampdown, she's planning another holiday in a few weeks. i won't stop doing holidays because that's what family's about. we work hard. if you're not going to go on holidays, to me, then, don't run the business. but for others who are unafraid of steeper fines, it might be the prospect of prosecutions and a criminal record that makes some parents change their holiday plans. colletta smith, bbc news. now, he's been called the next andy murray, and he's certainly living up to expectations, after clinching his first spot in a grand slam semifinal. jack draper will face world number one jannik sinner at the us open tomorrow. it's been a breakout year for draper, but as rhia chohan now reports, tennis has been in his blood from a very young age. a big win in the big apple. jack dra er a big win in the big app

been grown from twigs and seeds recovered from the tree, which stood next to hadrian's wall in northumberlandso much to people was hacked down, it felt like the end of the sycamore gap tree. but months later, careful crafting and sowing of young twigs and seeds has led to this, a little forest of saplings. so, chris, the last time i was here, i could hold these seedlings in my hands. what's happened to them? well, they've grown a little bit. here they are. oh, crikey! look at that. that one“s taller than me. you can't help but feel hopeful handling new life and seeing the roots here are established. but the question now is, where will their new homes be? the national trust wants these saplings to be symbols of hope and healing. each tree will go to a very special place. one of the first will be planted here in memory of 12—year—old fergus. everybody, it“s fergus from yardy“s cricket channel. and today we're going to be looking at the sweep shot. let's go. we're going to start on one knee. fergus was an absolute delight. um, it was a joy and a real privilege to be his mum. fergus was planning

a new yellow weather warning has been issued for thursday, stretching from nottinghamshire to northumberland, with 100mm of rain expected in some areas. the environment agency has also issued a number of flood warnings. that's the highest alert level, with strong winds expected across the pennines and the north york moors . and the north york moors. and finally, take a look at this. a skydiver has pulled off a world first stunt combining skydiving and surfing in abu dhabi. sebastian alvarez jumped from the helicopter with a surfboard strapped to his feet , landing strapped to his feet, landing directly on the water. video you can see here shows that incredible feat with alfred alvarez releasing his parachute mid—air and then riding the waves. the adrenaline junkies called the achievement a lifelong dream, blending his love of both skydiving and surfing . those are the latest surfing. those are the latest headunes surfing. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you just after half past 12 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scann

the comparison to northumberland street is exactly right. it's a much a much smaller street.ave to leave it there? because we come to the end of the show, but we'll speak again on this, i'm sure if the plans do go ahead. howard cox fairfueluk and also an anti ulez campaigner. >> well my goodness me, what a packed show. >> it's been covered a lot. >> it's been covered a lot. >> thank you so much for sticking with us throughout it. we've covered everything from the middle to east ed davey's new singing, but a fly—past of course don't go anywhere because martin daubney is up next. stick with us here on gb news. much, much more to come throughout the afternoon . afternoon. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news >> hi there , staying dry >> hi there, staying dry virtually everywhere for the next 24 hours with widespread sunny skies , although some sunny skies, although some clouds will arrive overnight and that will stick around for some time through tomorrow . high time through tomorrow. high pressure though firmly in charge of the weather at the mom

and they are when this of this scale, they have to work and talk to other partners like northumberland first time. and things take a while to come to fruition. but that's right. sir keir starmer is right now having a business breakfast with people like macquarie. big investors, as we do know from this conference speech we heard this week from the prime minister, he thinks that growth is of paramount importance and it's all about getting this economy growing. there's due to be a big investment summit , growing. there's due to be a big investment summit, summit coming up, hosted by rachel reeves, the chancellor. and so that's the whole context of why they're doing these meetings. but aside from that, there's all sorts of diplomacy happening here away from the trump possible meeting. ursula von der leyen and the european union president xi met yesterday with keir starmer, and that's ahead of a meeting next week, which is really important. so while we're watching the four candidates for the tory leadership battle it out in their party conference, don't ignore brussels because right there,

, you've over in northumberland, you've done nothing other than express a contrary political opinionwould likely do is slap them around the chops and say they are the ones asking the questions and slam the door in the face because they're out. they're out hunting for nazis . they're out hunting for nazis. i'll give them one, i'll give them one. i might even throw in them one. i might even throw in the odd goose step as well, because the only way to deal with this is to treat them with utter, utter contempt. this is not policing as we recognise it. this is not policing as robert peel imagined it. and this is not a policing that we, the public, consent to. so we have to ridicule it and simply refuse to ridicule it and simply refuse to comply. >> harry miller superb stuff as even >> harry miller superb stuff as ever, ridiculous yet serious. but don't go slapping anyone around the chops, mate, because you probably will end up getting frogmarched away. and we don't want that harry miller , founder want that harry miller, founder of fair cop. always an absolute pleasure my son. have a good

, with 100mm of northumberland, with 100mm of rain expected in some areas. the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. now it's back to martin for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , or go to scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you sophia. now if you're at home shouting at the tv, why not shout at me instead? let me know what you think about sir keir starmer's speech. go to gbnews.com. forward slash yourself. i'll read out the best of your messages a little later in the show. back to my welcome back. your time is 340 on martin daubney on gb news. now let's cross live now back to liverpool where gb news presenter tom harwood joins me of course from the labour party conference. so what's the latest from the ground zero there? people still talking about the sausage gaffe? have they moved on? >> well it's interesting , some >> well it's interesting, some people seem to have not

underneath the clouds still possible further towards the east quite cloudy as well for down into northumberlandire as well. that cloud and rain then across wales into central areas could still provide some heavy bursts of rain. we might see some thunderstorms developing throughout the afternoon and evening today as well, and that's certainly something to take care of. it will eventually become a bit slow moving through wales into the midlands , and wales into the midlands, and another rain warning comes in force at the start of monday as well, with further heavy pulses possible as we head towards dawn. it's not going to be a cool night at all really, many of us holding up in teens 14 to 15 c with that rain still very much in place. first thing, there is some uncertainty in regards to the exact positioning of this rain, but particularly eastern wales into the midlands up towards north east england, it is certainly worth taking care during the day. some very heavy rain is possible, but do stay up to date with the forecast. some showers developing in the south, whereas it will be a little bit drie

fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland. we're joined now by gwen potter from the national trust.aw a puffin. it was not i too long ago. just sticking my hand down a burrow. the first time i got a sense there was a puffin there was when it was nipping my fingers. where are you? i am on the farne islands and looking to count the birds so i am getting close to them with others. i am sticking my hand in the burrow. you have a glove? in the burrow. you have a clove? , in the burrow. you havea clove? , ., , you have a glove? sometimes gloves, articularl you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when _ you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when we _ you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when we have _ you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when we have disease i you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when we have disease in i particularly when we have disease in the area and have to have gloves on. how far down do they go? up to two arm length so you struggle at times. how slowly do you put the amen? you do not want to hurt it.- you do no

baz in northumberland, "i am a 70—year—old 0ap.y when the prime minister, in his first big interview in charge in number 10, told us he is going to have to be unpopular to change the country in the way he wants in the longer term. that's not, of course, a position any politiican wants for long, but along with managing expectations, there are plenty of obstacles obvious ahead, let alone those fabled events which can knock governments off course. we'll be here every sunday as the new government beds in and the other parties adjust to their new realities too. i'll be reunited with paddy o'connell — there he is — give us a wave! hejust about he just about did it, not very enthusiastically. 0n bbc sounds on newscast a bit later. you can catch up with anything on iplayer or sign up to our newsletter, of course, too. in the meantime, i'll look forward to seeing you next sunday, of course. same time, same place. live from london. this is bbc news. the prime minister says that his new government is the prime minister says that his going to

there was an outpouring of anger when the tree, which stood in a dip next to hadrian's wall in northumberlandocking. it was devastating. it felt really brutal. but, a small team managed to salvage seeds and twigs, which they successfully sowed and grafted in a secret greenhouse. this tree has been given a second chance at life. so, chris, the last time i was here, i could hold these seedlings in my hands. what's happened to them? well, they've grown a little bit. here they are. oh, crikey! look at that. that one's taller than me. and i'm five foot five. yeah, they've done pretty well. how many have you got? we've got roughly about 100 at the moment, but we've got a few more seedlings coming on as well. and there's about nine or so grafts and budded plants. you can't help but feel hopeful handling new life and seeing the roots here are established. but the question now is... ..where will their new homes be? the national trust wants these saplings to be symbols of hope and healing. each tree will go to a very special place. one of the first will be planted here in memory of 12—year—old fergus.

more low cloud holding on for northumberland and yorkshire. and parts of wales. temperatures still on the warm side from 16 to 23. into sunday, there showers and thunderstorms in the south become more expensive. turning a little cooler, ilt more expensive. turning a little cooler, m to more expensive. turning a little cooler, 14to19. more expensive. turning a little cooler, 14 to 19.— more expensive. turning a little cooler, 14 to 19. thank you so much. we will see — cooler, 14 to 19. thank you so much. we will see you _ cooler, 14 to 19. thank you so much. we will see you later. _ thousands of volunteers are heading to their local beaches today armed with litter pickers — it's all part of the annual great british beach clean. jayne is at west kirby beach helping out this morning. good helping out this morning. morning to you. looks to there. good morning to you. looks lovely there. what is going on? good morning- _ there. what is going on? good morning- it — there. what is going on? good morning. it is _ there. what is going on? good morning.

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weather warning has also been issued for thursday this week, stretching from nottinghamshire to northumberlandted in some areas. the environment agency has also issued a number of flood warnings. that's the second highest alert level, with strong winds and further travel chaos expected , especially across the expected, especially across the pennines and the north. york moors. those are the latest headunes moors. those are the latest headlines for now. your next round up in about half an hour for the very latest . gb news for the very latest. gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> welcome back to britain's newsroom live. across the uk, i am in london. andrew is of course at the labour party conference in liverpool. andrew back to you . back to you. >> thanks. with me in the studio, here is the is emma lewell—buck. she is the mp for south shields. big moment for you. first labour conference in government since 2009. you came in. when did you come in? emma 2013. >> believe it or not, in

campaign team resigned, announcing that yesterday, three days after the republican candidate for northumberlanddenied making years old siliceous posts on pornographic websites. it was the senior advisor to the campaign, the campaign manager, the finance director, and the deputy campaign manager who all stepped down in the wake of that scandal. robinson bowing on thursday night to exit the race, remaining defiant. politico quotes his statement. this is allen in arkansas. good morning. you are next. caller: hi, good morning, john. i want to compliment you the way so many others do about your helpfulness and apparent bipartisan help. i have called on the subject a few times before, and you helped in particular by looking up this website while the call was in progress and i was hoping you would do it one more time, looking up ana from ukraine, the phd college professor and now youtube spokesperson from ukraine. maybe the most preeminent spokesperson from ukraine. and i was calling to try to make a proposal for president trump. i am a conservative independent. i am not a political party kind of a pe

breaking news that stephen ling, who raped and stabbed joanne tulip 60 times in a sadistic murder in northumberlandparole board in the last few moments. stephen ling was jailed for life in december 1998 after admitting his horrific attack on joanne tulip, who was 29 years old. ling was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years, which was then reduced to 18 years by the high court. more on this as we get it. gun salutes are marking the anniversary of the king's accession today. a 62 gun royal salute has been fired by the honourable artillery company at the tower of london, and marks the two year anniversary of king charles taking to the throne. earlier, the 41 gun salute took place at hyde park in london. that gun salute fired by the king's troop, royal horse artillery. it also marked the passing of the late queen elizabeth the second. leaders of two of the biggest unions have put further pressure on the government over its plan to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners in england and wales. unite and the pcs union have both criticised the plan, while paul novak , head the plan,

it will clear in cumbria to northumberland, some sunshine and northern ireland, but for scotland, a rashuth, mid to high teens further north. not much change in the weather as we head into tuesday. a bit more cloud in the far north—west of scotland. he breezed through the english channel. top temperatures into the low 205 for some of us in the south, mid to high teens further north. not much change in the weather as we head into tuesday. yvette mcleod, the odd shower, and the western isles, breezy and east anglia and the far south—east. very pleasant conditions across the map. lots of sunshine developing and we will see those temperatures reaching 20 or 21 degrees. a warmer day for scotland and northern ireland by tuesday. the high pressure stays with us, most further east, a breeze is coming from the east, weather fronts kept at bay through wednesday into thursday as well. the outlook is a dry settled one through much of the week ahead, the temperatures are on the rise, peking on wednesday or thursday at 23 degrees towards the south, perhaps a little bit cooler in the north with more of

two northumberland first of all.t there at the moment, and also, whilst we will see some rain, there is some sunshine, so a fairly mixed today whatever you are across the uk. that weather front pushing across, chillair, uk. that weather front pushing across, chill air, frequent showers, strongest winds. to be south of it, lots of cloud around at the moment. driest weather in parts of the midlands and east anglia, but even here will see some rain into the afternoon as the band of rain gradually moves south. showers following an affair were persistent in orkney and shetland, and it is the where winds just 60 mph. but we have winds touching gale force across many northern and western areas, winds picking up across the south through the day. here temperatures are 19 celsius compares to 11 celsius with a nautical wind chill in the northern parts of scotland. focusing on the south, not that cold here through today. this is the area that ought bring the change, those across the london area, down into southern counties throu