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the bad weather has battered large parts of southern england and wales. meanwhile, plymouthgrimsby town in league 2 had to be called off after a section of roofing in the stands was damaged. scott bingham reports now on how the south west has been affected by the stormy weather. the damage to the barn park end at home park may not look too serious, but the weather conditions meant workers were unable to get onto the roof of the stand to make it safe. so, just after midday, the club said it had no alternative but to postpone the match against grimsby. we've looked to see whether or not we could repair it because, obviously, we know there are thousands of people come into the game today but, with the wind speeds that we've got, we legally cannot go up and work from those heights to fix it. so it's absolutely with a heavy heart, but we've had to take the decision to postpone today's game. across the south west, the high winds brought down dozens of trees, drivers were forced to find alternative routes in cornwall. whilst one side of brixham road remained open. heavy rainfall sa

exposed site but the isle of wight, the weather station there, 109 mph, and in plymouth, 83 mph, and across much of southern englandles and isles of scilly, it was very stormy for a time. while it remains blustery as we get into the night, it is not going to be as windy as it has been. there are some areas of wet weather still to contend with, affecting parts of england and wales and through to eastern scotland. drying up though for many of us in northern ireland, parts of south—west scotland, north—west england, north wales, could be one or two mist and fog patches to start the day tomorrow. low pressure is still with us but it is not the beast that it was on saturday. there are still some weather fronts queueing up to come in as we go from sunday into monday. the picture for sunday, though, further rain towards the northern and eastern scotland, just not the intensity we have seen as we go through the day. lots of cloud in northern england, some rain at times and dry weather through northern ireland, north wales, the midlands, east anglia and the southeast with sunny spells. further rain pushing up across south—w

exposed site but the isle of wight, the weather station there, 109 mph, and in plymouth, 83 mph, and across much of southern englandel islands and isles of scilly, it was very stormy for a time. while it remains blustery as we get into the night, it is not going to be as windy as it has been. there are some areas of wet weather still to contend with, affecting parts of england and wales and through to eastern scotland. drying up though for many of us in northern ireland, parts of south—west scotland, north—west england, north wales, could be one or two mist and fog patches to start the day tomorrow. low pressure is still with us but it is not the beast that it was on saturday. there are still some weather fronts queueing up to come in as we go from sunday into monday. the picture for sunday, though, further rain towards the northern and eastern scotland, just not the intensity we have seen as we go through the day. lots of cloud in northern england, some rain at times and dry weather through northern ireland, north wales, the midlands, east anglia and the southeast with sunny spells. further rain pushing up across

england. but most places should be dry. temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere., this weather front, just wiggles a bit further east. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and perhaps south—west scotland. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figures elsewhere, will remain fairly chilly. and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter parts of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain and heads on into the central mediterranean but another low pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well 00:12:

england. but most places should be dry. temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere. low pressure, this weather front just wriggles a bit further eastwards. so it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland, perhaps into south—west scotland too. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. it's going to be abreezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again, temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single—figure values elsewhere will remain fairly chilly and dry and bright with some sunshine. as we head into the latter part of the week into the weekend, another area of low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain, heads on into the central mediterranean, but another low—pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall acros

england. but most places should be dry. temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere.ther front, just wiggles a bit further eastwards. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland, perhaps into south—west scotland too. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again, temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figure values elsewhere will remain fairly chilly and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter part of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain, heads on into the central mediterranean, but another low—pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well, so

england. temperature is no great shakes. attending cardiff, 11 in plymouth.tures will take a nosedive. widely down to freezing ora a nosedive. widely down to freezing or a good few degrees below. quite a widespread frost. fog patches to greet us on saturday morning. for most, a decent amount of sunshine, notice out west already, a change. outbreaks of rain. some snow over the high ground, the pennines, up into scotland, another single digit day for most of us. that weather slides eastwards. another one of these pumps in the isobars, another ridge of high pressure trying to topple them. so some of this showery rain clear increasing amounts of dry right wow bar. temperatures still struggling. into monday, it could be another cold start with mist and fog around, fine weather, sunshine, likely to see a frontal system pushing in late in the day. into the middle part of next week, first glance, big weather, dips in jetstrea m, glance, big weather, dips in jetstream, troughs digging down but yesterday, you might remember a trough settling just to the south—east of t

england. temperature is no great shakes. attending cardiff, 11 in plymouth.osedive. widely down to freezing or a good few degrees below. quite a widespread frost. fog patches to greet us on saturday morning. for most, a decent amount of sunshine, notice out west already, a change. outbreaks of rain. some snow over the high ground, the pennines, up into scotland, another single digit day for most of us. that weather slides eastwards. another one of these pumps in the isobars, another ridge of

england. but most places should be dry. temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere. front, just wiggles a bit further east. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and perhaps south—west scotland. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figures elsewhere, will remain fairly chilly. and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter parts of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain and heads on into the central mediterranean but another low pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well so turning a bit mor

england. but most places should be dry. temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere. east. it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and perhaps south—west scotland. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single figures elsewhere, will remain fairly chilly. and dry and bright with sunshine. as we head into the latter parts of the week and into the weekend, low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain and heads on into the central mediterranean but another low pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well so turning a bit more unsettled into the weekend. i'm

england. but most places should be dry. temperatures reaching 10 degrees, belfast, plymouth, but still single values elsewhere.ggles a bit further eastwards. so it could introduce outbreaks of rain through thursday to western parts of england, wales, northern ireland, perhaps into south—west scotland too. could see just one or two showers moving up the east coast affecting the north—east of scotland. these will be wintry on the high ground. a breezy day with the wind blowing up from the south—east. again, temperatures reaching double figures across the south, maybe 11 or 12 in plymouth. single—figure values elsewhere will remain fairly chilly and dry and bright with some sunshine. as we head into the latter part of the week into the weekend, another area of low pressure skirts by southern parts of britain, heads on into the central mediterranean, but another low—pressure system will push into western parts of the country through the weekend, perhaps into the start of next week, bringing very mild air to our shores but also could push some rainfall across more central and eastern parts of the country as well, s

particularly into southern england, the hours of silly, and to the channel islands as well, some stormy seas. we saw some high wind gusts. 0n the isle of wight, 109 mph, 83 mph at plymouthday was. still low pressure and control. some brisk winds around the coast of south—west england and northern scotland were saturday was quite windy. there is a bit of wet weather to be had. we start the day with a few fog patches where the winds are light through northern ireland and parts of north—west england, wales and the midlands where you had clear spells overnight but outbreaks of rain the show is running through parts of eastern england beginning with lots of cloud in northern england with lots of us seeing rain for a time, and further outbreaks of rain. the intensity, easing across parts of northern and eastern scotland. another spell of rain running up to south—west england towards south wales. the wins will start to strengthen again with this moving in. some gusts of around a0 mph, similar gusts to the far north of scotland. temperatures topping out at around 10—1adc and there will be some dry areas, some sunshine to be had in places, but as we go through sunday night, low

england and south wales through saturday. elsewhere it stays fine but it will remain distinct chilly, with temperatures at six or seven degrees, whereas we're looking at 11 in plymouth some widespread fine weather all parts of the uk to enter the weekend. come the start of the new week, though, some frontal systems potentially toppling into scotland, bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rain, but perhaps some just slightly milder air aswell. but certainly to start our new week, we are looking at fine weather, but a colder outlook than we have been used to. a very warm welcome to bbc news. my name is mike embley. our top stories: defying beijing — president trump signs legislation backing protesters in hong kong. the islands government says it opposes and regrets his decision. more protests in malta, as an investigation into the murder of a prominentjournalist is putting the government under intense pressure. from makeup advice to human rights watch — we speak to the tiktok star who claims china tried to censor her free speech. and clive james — one of australia's most celebrated broadcasters and writers — has died at the age of 80.

england and south wales through saturday. elsewhere it stays fine but it will remain distinct chilly, with temperatures at six or seven degrees, whereas we're looking at 11 in plymouthg south, and we should see some widespread fine weather all parts of the uk to enter the weekend. come the start of the new week, though, some frontal systems potentially toppling into scotland, bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rain, but perhaps some just slightly milder air as well. but certainly to start our new week, we are looking at fine weather, but a colder outlook than we have been used to as well. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: exactly two weeks until polling day, labour sets out a new plan to target leave—voting constituencies. boris johnson's key advisor dominic cummings warns that the election is tighter than it looks, as he tells brexiteers not to be complacent. campaigners call for a 70p charge for supermarket bags for life, after a huge rise in the number being taken home by shoppers. frustration for both english teams in the champions league last night. chelsea and liverpool could have qualified,

plymouth. those winds are continuing to ease, so still very blustery out there this evening towards the coast of southeast england eastern scotla nd raining through parts of eastern scotland into tomorrow morning. overnight temperatures at around 5-9dc. overnight temperatures at around 5—9dc. low pressure still in control but part two of the weekend is just not as nasty as it was during saturday. some rain still to be had tomorrow through eastern scotland and northern england. a few showers elsewhere with the spell of rain going up to the northeast of england. when starting to freshen up a bit again, could see gusts of up to 40 a bit again, could see gusts of up to a0 mph, maybe a0 mph on the coast of scotla nd to a0 mph, maybe a0 mph on the coast of scotland as well. still largely drive through the day and they get to see a bit of sunshine. so a somewhat quieter picture for sunday, but low pressure in the weather fronts are still with us as we go into monday as well, so this will bring some further wet weather in places. part of scotland, northern ireland, northern england have some spells of rain. these are a f

parts of southern england have been battered by heavy rain and high winds, as gusts of more than 83 miles an hour were recorded in plymouthrnwall. police say a woman in her 60s has been killed by a falling tree in dorset. plymouth argyle's home game against grimsby town in league two had to be called off after a section of roofing in the stands was damaged. scott bingham reports now on how the south west has been affected. the damage to the barn park and at home park may not look too serious, but the weather conditions meant workers were unable to get onto the roof of the stand to make it stay. of the stand to make it safe. sojust after midday, the club said it had no alternative but to postpone the match against grimsby. we've looked to see whether or not we could repair it, because obviously, we know there are thousands of people come into the game today, but with the wind speeds that we've got, we legally cannot go up and work from those heights to fix it. so it's absolutely with a heavy heart, but we've had to take the decision to postpone today's game. across the southwest, the high winds brought down dozens of trees

shall remain may be quite slow to clear away from eastern parts of england and temperature still not in great shape, 6—9d and 11 in plymouthst and fog patches to greet us on saturday morning. but for most, will have a decent amount of sunshine and notice out west already a change of outbreaks of rain bumping into the court as there could be some snow over the high ground of the pen lines up into scotland, as temperatures are concerned, that weather system slates its way eastwards as we had the sunday with another one of these bumps at another one of these bumps at another ridge of high pressure trying to topple in. so again, the shower re—rain can be slow to clear but it should see increasing amounts of brett weatherspoon writing in —— bright weather spreading in. nine or 10 degrees. into monday it could be another cold start again there could be dismissed and fog around, some fine weather and sunshine are likely to see a frontal system pushing it late in the day on the northwest, 6-9d. late in the day on the northwest, 6—9d. into the middle part of next week, the big weather pattern on first glance is about the same, dips

england, south wales, the isles of scilly, the channel islands. in terms of wind gusts, very exposed weather station on the isle of wight, 109 mph. plymouth others, but we are not looking at stormy conditions. quite brisk winds with this low pressure towards the coast of south—west england and indeed northern scotland was quite windy. this is how we start the day. the wind is light across northern ireland, north—west wales, the midlands where we have had clear spells of the night. but outbreaks of rain the show is running through parts of eastern england, and a lot of cloud in northern england with sum of seeing a bit of rain for a time, and further outbreaks of rain, the intensity easing across parts of northern and eastern scotland. another spell of rain running up through south—west england towards south wales later. these are average wind speeds. the winds were strengthened with this moving in with gusts of around a0 mph, similar to the far north of scotland. temperatures topping out at around io-ia temperatures topping out at around 10—1a celsius but there will be some dry areas, some sunshine to be had in places. as we go on through

plymouth and 61 at guernsey. still blustery in the day ahead but nowhere near as stormy as saturday. low pressure in control, so brisk winds around the coast of south—west england well. wet weather to be had. this is how we start the day, a few fog patches and the winds are light to northern ireland, north—west england, wales and the midlands, where we have had clear spells overnight. 0utbrea ks and the midlands, where we have had clear spells overnight. outbreaks of rain showers. cloud in northern england with some seeing rain for a time and further outbreaks of rain, but the intensity easing across northern and eastern scotland. rain towards south wales later on. winds will strengthen again with this moving on because around a0 mph or so, similargot into moving on because around a0 mph or so, similar got into the far north of scotland. as for those temperatures, a0 celsius and there will be some drier areas, some sunshine to be had in places. —— 1a celsius. low pressure makes another push at us with this next spell of low pressure which i was reaching into northern ireland and the risk of seeing heavier downpours. rain pushing on across eastern parts of scotl

england and south wales through saturday. elsewhere it stays fine but it will remain distinct chilly, with temperatures at six or seven degrees, whereas we're looking at 11 in plymouthto enter the weekend. come the start of the new week, though, some frontal systems potentially toppling into scotland, bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rain, but perhaps some just slightly milder air aswell. but certainly to start our new week, we are looking at fine weather, but a colder outlook than we have been used to. this is bbc news. welcome if you are watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: china says it will take firm countermeasures as president trump signs legislation giving american backing to protesters in hong kong. from makeup advice to human rights watch, we speak to the tiktok star who claims china tried to censor her free speech. rescuers save a little boy after tueday‘s deadly earthquake in albania. powerful aftershocks continue to rock the area. more protests in malta, as an investigation into the murder of a prominentjournalist puts the government under intense pressure. and clive james, one of a

england and south wales through saturday. elsewhere it stays fine but it will remain distinct chilly, with temperatures at six or seven degrees, whereas we're looking at 11 in plymouths of the uk to enter the weekend. come the start of the new week, though, some frontal systems potentially toppling into scotland, bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rain, but perhaps some just slightly milder air as well. but certainly to start our new week, we are looking at fine weather, but a colder outlook than we have been used to as well. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: china says it will take "firm counter measures" after president donald trump signs legislation backing protesters in hong kong. from make—up advice to human rights campaigner. we meet the tiktok star who's rejected the social media firm's apology and insists that china has tried to censor her free speech. rescuers save a little boy after an earthquake in albania claims at least 30 lives. in business, crypto crime wave. theft and fraud losses from digital currencies are soaring — as the market continues to boom

england and south wales through saturday. elsewhere it stays fine but it will remain distinct chilly, with temperatures at six or seven degrees, whereas we're looking at 11 in plymouthl parts of the uk to enter the weekend. come the start of the new week, though, some frontal systems potentially toppling into scotland, bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rain, but perhaps some just slightly milder air as well. but certainly to start our new week, we are looking at fine weather, but a colder outlook than we have been used to. this is bbc news. the headlines: china says it will take firm countermeasures after president donald trump signed legislation backing protesters in hong kong. the legislation requires the state department to certify that hong kong retains enough autonomy to justify favorable us trading terms. the islands government says it opposes and regrets donald trump's decision. the maltese government is under intense pressure as protests continue over the murder of a prominentjournalist. daphne caruana galizia was killed two years ago by a car bomb. she was investigating corruption on the island. malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, is facing calls to r

england and south wales through saturday. elsewhere it stays fine but it will remain distinct chilly, with temperatures at six or seven degrees, whereas we're looking at 11 in plymouthread fine weather all parts of the uk to enter the weekend. come the start of the new week, some frontal systems potentially toppling into scotland, bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rain, and perhaps somejust slightly milder air aswell. but certainly to start the new week, we are looking at fine weather, but a colder outlook than we have been used to. you are watching bbc world news. 0ur breaking story this hour: president trump has signed into law congressional legislation backing protesters in hong kong, despite objections from beijing. the new legislation requires the state department to certify that hong kong retains enough autonomy to justify favourable us trading terms. the islands government says it opposes and regrets his decision. malta's government is in crisis. an investigation into the murder of a prominentjournalist has led to protests outside parliament and a string of resignations. and this video is trending on bbc.com. cows at a farm in russia are reportedly being g

plymouth, 61 and guernsey. quite a blustery day i had but nowhere near as stormy as saturday was. still low pressure and control. some brisk winds around the coast of south—west englandather to be had. this is how wet weather to be had. this is how we start the day. some fog patches. the winds light through northern ireland, north—west england, wales and the midlands with some clear spells overnight but outbreaks of rain the showers running through parts of eastern england, lots of cloud in northern england seems something for a time and further outbreaks of rain with the intensity easing past —— across northern and eastern scotland. rain running up through south—western england after wales later. the start to strengthen again with this moving on, with gusts of up to a0 mph mph or so. some strong gusts to the far north of scotland. temperatures between ten and 1a celsius with some dry areas, some sunshine to be had in places, but as we go on through sunday, that the pressure makes another push at us with this rain coming in through england and wales and northern ireland and we could see some heavier downpours, with further rain pushing on across eastern scotland. som

england but generally speaking friday is quieter, dry and bright with sunshine. still feeling chilly with a top temperature six degrees in glasgow, 11 cardiff and in plymouth.ndow of clear sky moving group. could be some freezing fog patches as temperatures dip away. a widespread false detriment frost into saturday morning. these are the minimum temperatures. out west, things turn little milder by the end of the night because he comes out next change, a frontal system that will bring outbreaks of rain, yes, more rain although it should not hang around for quite as long as the wet weather we have seen over the last 24 weather we have seen over the last 2a hours. this is the forecast for saturday, the rain pushing in from the west that there is an added complication, it bumps into cold air so because the high ground of wales, above 300 metres we could see some snow and could cause problems on the roads. there are roads at that level already and we may see something wintry getting into the midlands, depending on the shape this weather system depending on the shape this weather syste m ta kes depending on the shape this weather system takes as it starts to put

england, but generally speaking, friday is a quieter day. drier, brighter with some sunshine, still feeling rather chilly with the top temperatures of 6 degrees in glasgow, 11 in cardiff and plymoutheast anglia in the southeast for a time but essentially, you see a window of clear skies moving through and some freezing fog patches as temperatures dip away. quite a widespread frost to take saturday morning with the temperatures in the towns and cities. notice out west that things start to turn a little milder by the end of the night that is because here comes our next change from the frontal system that will bring outbreaks of rain. yes, more rain, although this should not hang around quite as long for the next 24 hours or so. so this forecast, the ring pushing from the west, but there is an added complication that springing some cold air across the high ground and wales, above 300 metres that could be some snow, could cause some problems and some of the roads, there are roads that are at that kind of level and we could see something when treating into the midlands depending on exactly the shape this weather system takes as it starts to push her way southwards. so some rain and per

england, meaning milder conditions and a prolonged belt of rain, strong winds as well. a bit of uncertainty as to how far north that rain reaches and how far east. 11 in a wet plymouth, chillythe continent and the high studs to build in again. it really orientates towards next week and we could see more cloud and patchy rain at times but warmer airfitting in. chilly for all of us starting next week. hello, everyone, and welcome. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: malta's government in crisis. an investigation into the murder of a prominentjournalist leads to protests and a string of resignations. heavy snow and hurricane—force winds cause havoc on both coasts of the us, as the country gears up for the thanksgiving holiday. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: search and recovery in east africa. the un says landslides and floodwaters have claimed more than 120 lives in kenya. clive james — one of australia's most celebrated broadcasters and writers, admired around the world for his wit and humour —

plymouth at 10 degrees. as we head through the evening and overnight a band of rain moves steadily northwards, moving into northern englandl see clear skies by night and that is where we could see pockets of frost in the morning. we have the remnants of the rain moving out of northern england into scotla nd out of northern england into scotland and northern ireland and it will be more persistent pulling in through the rest of the uk, but a little bit milder. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: lawyers representing the victims of the sex offenderjeffrey epstein say prince andrew should put himself forward to be interviewed by us authorities, after his statement saying he would step down from royal duties. he should volunteer to cooperate with law enforcement without any condition, and without any more delay. labour will launch their election manifesto this morning promising the biggest council house building programme in decades. 0ur our plan is to build 100,000 council houses by year five, every year, making sure we have the houses that we need for the people and families struggling at the moment. the number of people

england forfirst time buyers has failed to build any. the spending watchdog says more than £170 million was spent over two years buying land in places like plymouthneral housing, only some of which was affordable. the "starter homes" plan was announced in 2014, aiming to provide homes ata discount to those under 40. registrations of new cars fell 6.7% in october compared with a year ago. that's according to the industry body, the society of motor manufacturers and traders. it said 10,000 fewer cars were registered last month. the number of diesel cars fell most sharply down 28%. but sales of hybrid electric cars increased by a similar percentage. battery electric vehicles sales rose more than 150%. the uk services sector which includes retail and food and drink stagnated in october. a survey of activity found that it neither grew nor shrank. that's actually an improvement on the previous month when activity dropped slightly in september. this is according to an index known as the pmi. services which also covers banking, leisure, accountancy and finance make up about 80% of the uk economy. i would like to show you a couple of logos and see if you

england by the afternoon. those temperatures, really no great shakes. most of us in single digits, maybe 10 degrees in london and 11 in plymouth.for me. bye for now. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the conservative cabinet minister alun cairns is accused of a cover up after denying that he knew about the role of one of his staff in the collapse of a rape trial the liberal democrats launch their election campaign, with their leaderjo swinson saying the party's message is clear — stop brexit and offer the country new leadership. when i look at borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn, i am absolutely certain i can do a betterjob than either of them. jeremy corbyn says labour would get brexit sorted next year —— and then put a new deal to a referendum. cabinet ministerjacob rees—mogg apologises after he's accused of insulting the grenfell tower victims. he'd said that families should have ignored the fire brigade and left the building. and coming up at quarter to nine — are language exams too difficult? the exams regulator decides to make it easier to pass gcse french and german less harshly. thousands of scientists across the globe