polly middlehurst. >> michael. thank you. the headunes >> michael. thank you.eadlines this hour flying debris and power cuts could disrupt last minute getaway plans. today, weather forecasts are warning of strong winds . are warning of strong winds. millions on the roads as well. today the aa saying drivers can expect lengthy jams as people travel to be with their families . the met office says wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour will hit parts of scotland and northern areas of england. rail services are going to be disrupted as well as major london stations, euston , king's london stations, euston, king's cross and paddington closed for essential engineering works and the prime minister is urging people to focus on the promise of a brighter future . in his of a brighter future. in his address to the nation this christmas eve, rishi sunak says christmas eve, rishi sunak says christmas is a time of hope, but it is important to remember those who are facing difficulties. he also thanked nhs staff, police and the armed forces for sacrificing their festivities wit

the polly middlehurst the news from polly middlehurst that. the news from polly middlehurst that .e news from polly middlehurst that. to kind. >> jacob, good evening to you . >> jacob, good evening to you. well, it's been busy in westminster tonight , but the westminster tonight, but the prime minister can now say he has secured victory with has secured a huge victory with mps backing his safety of rwanda bill with a majority of 44 votes. it was described as the toughest legislation to be introduced to parliament and seen as a critical test of rishi sunak's leadership posting on social media. the prime minister said the british people should decide who gets to come to this country, not criminal gangs or foreign courts . he says he'll foreign courts. he says he'll now work on making the bill law to get flights going to rwanda and to stop the boats. let's get some analysis on that now from our political editor , our political editor, christopher hope, who joins us from westminster. what an evening , christopher. and indeed evening, christopher. and indeed , what a victory for the pri

but first, here's the news with the lovely polly middlehurst . the lovely polly middlehurst.ow kind. >> dawn, thank you very much indeed and good morning to you. well, as people start that great christmas getaway, those travel problems persist with busy roads and cancelled trains compounded by action and high winds by strike action and high winds caused by storm pier. the rac has estimated 13.5 million car journeys will take place over the festive weekend , and there the festive weekend, and there are delays at the port of dover, where there's been industrial action with queues of over a mile long for drivers trying to cross the border for christmas. meanwhile, at london's main railway terminus, terminuses and trains are running, but services are disrupted. best to check before you travel and there are delays as well at heathrow, where more than a quarter of a million people are expected to thread through those terminals . thread through those terminals. eurostar services have resumed this morning. we can tell you, after thousands were stranded in london last night after an u

but first of all, it's the news with polly middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> richard, thankry tonight from the gp newsroom is that the government's rwanda legislation has come under fire once again , has come under fire once again, this time from a breakaway group of conservative mps who say it needs a complete rewrite . it. needs a complete rewrite. it. mark francois, chairman of the tory led european research group, says the rwanda bill provides a partial and in complete solution and therefore a total overhaul may be the only way to stop the boats. but illegal migration minister michael tomlinson says he's confident the plan can plies with the law and will work . with the law and will work. >> look, this is the toughest piece of legislation that's ever

but first, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you.ht, the foreign secretary says the uk will not tolerate attacks on shipping lanes in the red sea. britain is joining an international maritime coalition dubbed operation

with polly middlehurst .he search for the missing woman who was last seen in norwich city centre on friday. >> gaynor lord was last spotted on cctv cameras . i apologise, my on cctv cameras. i apologise, my microphone is . microphone is. >> so there's a number of lines of inquiry that we are pursuing at the moment. everything that we know is pointing to a high probability went probability that gaynor went into the water, and that that would from the cctv, from the would be from the cctv, from the very limited witnesses that we've got available to us at the moment and other lines of inquiry pursuing inquiry that we're pursuing about gaynor's behaviour in the lead to her disappearance. so lead up to her disappearance. so at the river is at the moment, the river is a really factor us now. really key factor for us now. it's to say that other it's not to say that other specialist police teams aren't working lines of working on other lines of inquiry because they are, but at the seeing that the moment you're seeing

first, the news headlines polly middlehurst . headlines and polly middlehurst. mark thank you. >> good evening to you. let's start this bulletin with a little bit of breaking news. we're coming we're seeing coming from scotland. crews responding scotland. fire crews responding to reports of several cars on fire at an industrial estate in west lothian . the scottish fire west lothian. the scottish fire and rescue service are on scene. we understand that blaze of those fires taking place at the red mill industrial estate in whitburn . that news just coming whitburn. that news just coming through to us and as i say, fire crews are on the scene, not clear at this stage how that fire or indeed how it fire is started or indeed how it is progressing. we will keep you up on that one. now up to date on that one. now there was growing pressure today on israel with david on israel with lord david cameron joining germany's foreign minister in foreign affairs minister in calling for a ceasefire in gaza. in a joint article for the sunday times newspaper. here, the new foreign

first, the news headlines polly middlehurst . headlines and polly middlehurst. mark thank you. >> good evening to you. let's start this bulletin with a little bit of breaking news. we're coming we're seeing coming from scotland. crews responding scotland. fire crews responding to reports of several cars on fire at an industrial estate in west lothian . the scottish fire west lothian. the scottish fire and rescue service are on scene. we understand that blaze of those fires taking place at the red mill industrial estate in whitburn . that news just coming whitburn. that news just coming through to us and as i say, fire crews are on the scene, not clear at this stage how that fire or indeed how it fire is started or indeed how it is progressing. we will keep you up on that one. now up to date on that one. now there was growing pressure today on israel with david on israel with lord david cameron joining germany's foreign minister in foreign affairs minister in calling for a ceasefire in gaza. in a joint article for the sunday times newspaper. here, the new foreign

but first, it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> richard. thank you.ht, a 28 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the stabbing of a 29 year old woman in aberfan in south wales today. the pregnant woman was subjected to a knife attack on the street this morning. chief inspector rob miles from south wales police gave an update earlier . police gave an update earlier. >> say the man is known to the victim and is currently in police custody . i appreciate police custody. i appreciate there will be a real sense of shock when the local community he with the attack having happenedin he with the attack having happened in broad daylight, local schools activated their lockdown protocols to keep people safe. neighbour officers have been in the area to ensure ensure pupils have been able to leave the school safely at their normal time. this was done as a precaution and schools will reopen tomorrow as normal . this reopen tomorrow as normal. this was a targeted attack . the woman was a targeted attack. the woman remains in hospi

polly middlehurst. >> martin, thank you . the >> martin, thank you.orthern ireland are considering voting against rishi sunaks rwanda plan, according to sources in westminster, that would swell the numbers opposed to the government's bill and mean just 21 tory mps will be needed to defeat the government. right wing conservatives will meet this evening again to make their final decision on how they'll vote on the safety of rwanda bill. the home secretary , james bill. the home secretary, james cleverly, has argued that both parliament and the british people do support the initiative . meanwhile, downing street has said migrants living on the controversial bibby stockholm barge have been assessed for emotional trauma. it follows the death of an asylum seeker on board. his body has now been removed from the vessel, which is docked in dorset . earlier, is docked in dorset. earlier, the home secretary promised the incident will be fully investigated. the first asylum seekers were brought back onto the vessel in . october and child the vessel in. october an

but first of all, of course it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> richard , thank you and good >> richard, thank you and good evening to you. well police are saying there are some indications why a woman in norwich may have left her work earlier than usual on the day she went missing . gaynor lord she went missing. gaynor lord was last spotted on cctv cameras on friday afternoon and norfolk constabulary say it is likely the 55 year old may have entered a body of water nearby . the a body of water nearby. the force is saying specialist divers are working in extraordinarily challenging environments as they search the nearby river and it will take a couple of days or longer to complete that search. >> so there's a number of lines of inquiry that we are pursuing at the moment. everything that we know is pointing to a high probability that gaynor went into the water, and that would be from cctv, the very be from the cctv, from the very limited witnesses that we've got available to us at the moment and other lines of inquiry that we're pursuing about gaynor's beh

but first, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you. good evening. well, the top story tonight, the foreign secretary says the uk will not tolerate attacks on shipping lanes in the red sea. britain is joining an international maritime coalition dubbed operation security guardian to protect ships in the area after a recent spate of attacks by houthi militants in yemen allied with the hamas terror group. the government says much of the uk's supply of uquefied says much of the uk's supply of liquefied natural gas is imported via these vital shipping routes, confirming that the royal navy destroyer hms diamond will be joining the new task force . lord cameron says task force. lord cameron says the royal navy's presence will send a strong message to those who've been targeting commercial shipping. >> there's a very clear message to the houthis in yemen who've been launching all these attacks that, you know, these attacks will not be tolerated and we will not be tolerated and we will defend ourselves against them. and it's very important that

but first is your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> the top storiesnservative mps who say it needs a complete rewrite . mark francois, chairman rewrite. mark francois, chairman of the tory led european research group , says in its research group, says in its current form the bill provides a partial and incomplete solution and a total overhaul may be the only way to stop the boats. but illegal migration minister michael tomlinson says it's the toughest piece of legislation been tabled before parliament and it does meet the supreme court's concerns . the prime court's concerns. the prime minister has been defending his controversial eat out to help out scheme, telling the covid inquiry it was just a micro policy within a bigger plan to reopen the uk. rishi sunak said it had been designed specifically to safely lift lockdown restrictions as he began his evidence with an apology to those who'd lost their loved ones and a major data breach within the police service of northern ireland has been described as a wake up call for forces right across the uk . fo

but first, it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> richard. thank you. good evening. well, the top story tonight, a 28 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the stabbing of a 29 year old woman in aberfan in south wales today. the pregnant woman was subjected to a knife attack on the street this morning. chief inspector rob miles from south wales police gave an update earlier . police gave an update earlier. >> say the man is known to the victim and is currently in police custody . i appreciate police custody. i appreciate there will be a real sense of shock when the local community he with the attack having happenedin he with the attack having happened in broad daylight, local schools activated their lockdown protocols to keep people safe. neighbour officers have been in the area to ensure ensure pupils have been able to leave the school safely at their normal time. this was done as a precaution and schools will reopen tomorrow as normal . this reopen tomorrow as normal. this was a targeted attack . the woman was a tar

but first of all, it's the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> thanks very much, richard. well, the top story tonight, the home secretary has been speaking about emergency legislation to process less illegal migrants in rwanda , saying it will prevent rwanda, saying it will prevent further legal challenges through the courts . speaking in the the courts. speaking in the commons within the last hour, james cleverly insisted that rwanda is a safe country to process uk migrants inside and that uk legislate works alongside other government measures to end illegal migration. ian meanwhile, some uk newspapers are reporting the immigration minister robert jenrick may have resigned. you'll have heard richard tice referring to that short time ago. that isn't confirmed. but he was noticeably absent from james cleverly statement on rwanda. we'll keep an eye on events on that one for you and bnng events on that one for you and bring up to date with exactly what happens one way or the other when it does happen. mr cleverly, though , the commons cleverly, though, in the c

but first of all, of course it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> richard , thank you and good >> richard, thank you and good evening to you. well police are saying there are some indications why a woman in norwich may have left her work earlier than usual on the day she went missing . gaynor lord she went missing. gaynor lord was last spotted on cctv cameras on friday afternoon and norfolk constabulary say it is likely the 55 year old may have entered a body of water nearby . the a body of water nearby. the force is saying specialist divers are working in extraordinarily challenging environments as they search the nearby river and it will take a couple of days or longer to complete that search. >> so there's a number of lines of inquiry that we are pursuing at the moment. everything that we know is pointing to a high probability that gaynor went into the water, and that would be from cctv, the very be from the cctv, from the very limited witnesses that we've got available to us at the moment and other lines of inquiry that we're pursuing about gaynor's beh

but first of all, it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> richard, thank you and good evening. well, the top story tonight, police are still appealing for help in finding a missing mother of three who's gone missing in norfolk . footage gone missing in norfolk. footage has been released of gaynor lord, who was last seen on cctv in norwich town centre on friday. police are hoping this video, if you're watching on television, of the 55 year old run home, may jog the memory of passers by. her coat has been discovered in the river wensum, which runs through the park, and police are saying it's likely she may have entered the water. underwater teams have been searching the area today . searching the area today. >> we are continuing the work that we have been doing since friday night here at wensum park , conducting searches both on land and in the water. today, we've been joined by a specialist dive team who are in the water now and they're supporting the search in terms of getting into those deeper parts of the river wensum, which then obviously supports all of th

it's the news with polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst.acob thank you and good evening to you. >> will the top story tonight from the newsroom is that a 28 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder today following the stabbing of a old woman aberfan a 29 year old woman in aberfan in south wales earlier on today. the pregnant woman was subjected to a knife this morning . to a knife attack this morning. chief inspector rob miles from south wales police gave this update earlier. >> the man is known to the victim and is currently in police custody . i appreciate police custody. i appreciate there will be a real sense of shock when the local community with the attack having happened in broad daylight, local schools activate their lockdown protocols to keep people safe. neighbourhood officers have been in the area to ensure ensure pupils have been able to leave the school safely at the normal time . this was done as time. this was done as a precaution and schools will reopen tomorrow as normal. this was a targeted attack .

all of that after the news with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> richard, thank you. good evening to you. well, the top story from the newsroom tonight is that the home secretary as you've been hearing, says 300,000 fewer people will be able the uk every able to come to the uk every year under new plans to bring down legal migration overseas . down legal migration overseas. workers and students will also be stopped from bringing their family with them . the minimum family with them. the minimum salary required for a skilled worker will also rise . to worker will also rise. to £38,700 from next spring. james cleverly was outlining his plans in the house of commons this afternoon and said the measures are best way forward for are the best way forward for british taxpayers. >> it's about making sure that we control immigration, that we stop abuses of the system, but we also protect the economics that underpin our society and our country and also, of course, support the people who work in our health and social care sectors. it's cleverly well, the shadow environment secre

but first of all, it's the news with polly middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> richard, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story tonight from the gp newsroom is that the government's rwanda legislation has come under fire once again , has come under fire once again, this time from a breakaway group of conservative mps who say it needs a complete rewrite . it. needs a complete rewrite. it. mark francois, chairman of the tory led european research group, says the rwanda bill provides a partial and in complete solution and therefore a total overhaul may be the only way to stop the boats. but illegal migration minister michael tomlinson says he's confident the plan can plies with the law and will work . with the law and will work. >> look, this is the toughest piece of legislation that's ever been tabled before parliament. this is what we're determined to debate tomorrow. this is what we will debate tomorrow and we'll come to amendments in due course. i'm convinced course. but i'm convinced because and i'm because we've seen it and i'm convinced of the convinced beca

but first, your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> martin.of a senior civil servant offered to make a national crime agency investigation go away if she paid money to the government . it paid money to the government. it comes after she admitted she set to benefit from a contract with ppe firm medpro, which earned a £60 million profit supplying protective equipment to the nhs dunng protective equipment to the nhs during the pandemic. posting on social media a short time ago, lady mone suggested she could reveal the senior civil servants name . earlier, levelling up name. earlier, levelling up secretary michael gove said he hoped to see a criminal case brought against her. the mother of the murdered teenager, brianna jay , says her daughter's brianna jay, says her daughter's two killers haven't shown an ounce of remorse after being found guilty of murder in february, brianna was found with fatal stab wounds in a park in cheshire. the murderous pair , cheshire. the murderous pair, identified only as girl x and boy y, both now aged 16 but 15 at t

all of that after the news with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> richard, thank you.p story from the newsroom tonight is that the home secretary as you've been hearing, says 300,000 fewer people will be able the uk every able to come to the uk every year under new plans to bring down legal migration overseas . down legal migration overseas. workers and students will also be stopped from bringing their family with them . the minimum family with them. the minimum salary required for a skilled worker will also rise . to worker will also rise. to £38,700 from next spring. james cleverly was outlining his plans in the house of commons this afternoon and said the measures are best way forward for are the best way forward for british taxpayers. >> it's about making sure that we control immigration, that we stop abuses of the system, but we also protect

but now what you've all been waiting for the the day with polly the news of the day with polly middlehurstacob thank you . middlehurst. jacob thank you. >> good evening. well, the top story tonight from the gb newsroom is that the home secretary says 300,000 fewer people will be able to come to the uk each year under new plans to bring down legal migration overseas workers and students will be stopped from bringing any family members with them as dependents and the minimum salary required for a skilled worker visa will also rise to £38,700 from next spring. well, james cleverly made the announcement in the house of commons this afternoon, and he said the measures are the best way forward for british taxpayers . taxpayers. >> it's about making sure that we control immigration, that we stop abuses of the system, but we also protect the economics that underpin our society and our country and also, of course, support the people who work in our health and social care sectors. james cleverly but the shadow environment secretary hit back. >> steve reed said taxpayers have heard it all before . ha

but before debate on all of those things, let's get the news with polly middlehurst judith raanan . to you. well, our top story from the gb news room is that baroness michelle mone says she has an audio recording of a senior civil servant offering to make a national crime agency investigation

polly middlehurst. and martin. >> thank you. the top stories this hour.mfortable with some of the criticism being directed at rwanda as he unveiled a new asylum treaty in kigali today. new legislation is expected to be hurried through parliament, which will declare rwanda a safe country for asylum seekers to be processed in. after arriving in the uk, it's hoped the new agreement will address the legal challenges which led to the supreme court ruling against the governments around a plan in november for junior doctors are to stage more strikes in england this month and into january. after pay talks with the government stalled . negotiations government stalled. negotiations have been ongoing for the last five weeks in an effort to find a solution to the ongoing dispute , the bma says the dispute, the bma says the government has offered a pay increase of just 3, which they say amounts to a pay cut for some doctors . the first walkouts some doctors. the first walkouts are due to start across england from 7:00 in the morning on the 20th of december. and the hi

martin polly middlehurst. martin >> thank you and good evening to you.pring budget will be set out on the 6th march next year. the 6th of march next year. reports also suggesting downing the 6th of march next year. reportcould suggesting downing the 6th of march next year. reportcould .;uggesting downing the 6th of march next year. reportcould . axe asting downing the 6th of march next year. reportcould . axe inheritance ing street could. axe inheritance tax and reduce income tax in that budget. sir keir starmer has seemingly also instructed his frontbench team to finalise their manifesto plans within weeks . the labour leader telling weeks. the labour leader telling shadow ministers to have their policy proposals ready by mid january. the shadow financial secretary to the treasury , james secretary to the treasury, james murray, saying labour is ready to make changes working people need. >> i'm sure there'll be endless speculation about the date of the election . the election. >> we're ready for it whenever it comes because i think what people across br

headlines with polly middlehurst .that he says will give the biggest ever reduction in net migration into the uk under the plans aimed at bringing down legal migration . bringing down legal migration. james cleverly said 300,000 fewer people will be able to come to the uk each year. among the measures overseas workers and students will be stopped from bringing their family and dependents with them. mr cleverly said . it's the best way cleverly said. it's the best way forward for british taxpayers . forward for british taxpayers. >> british people will always do the right thing by those in need, but it they also and they are absolutely right to want it to reduce overall immigration numbers, not only by stopping the boats and shutting down illegal routes , but by well illegal routes, but by well managed reduction in legal migration to people are understandably worried about housing, about gp appointments, about school places and access to other public services when they can see their communities growing and growing quick

all of my guests and analyse all of this , i'm to pass you to this, i'm going to pass you to polly middlehurst in the gb newsroom . newsroom. >> richard, thank you and good evening to you . it is indeed an evening to you. it is indeed an eventful evening in westminster tonight. if you've been following our programmes, the prime minister facing the biggest test, some feel of his premiership tonight , eight mps premiership tonight, eight mps are voting on the second reading of his safety in rwanda . bill of his safety in rwanda. bill safety of rwanda. this is a live shot of the house of commons. if you're watching us on television today , we're waiting to see if today, we're waiting to see if the legislation will pass its first major hurdle . rishi sunak. first major hurdle. rishi sunak. of course, working all day to avert a rebellion. we hear breakfast meetings this morning . breakfast meetings this morning. that effort to persuade mps that were wavering began with bacon rolls in. number 10 at the light first light of day. but he is , first light of day. but he is, it must be said, facing consi

but first of all, it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> richard, thank youice are still appealing for help in finding a missing mother of three who's gone missing in norfolk . footage gone missing in norfolk. footage has been released of gaynor lord, who was last seen on cctv in norwich town centre on friday. police are hoping this video, if you're watching on television, of the 55 year old run home, may jog the memory of passers by. her coat has been discovered in the river wensum, which runs through the park, and police are saying it's likely she may have entered the water. underwater teams have been searching the area today . searching the area today. >> we are

but first of all, of course, it's the news with polly middlehurst .

polly middlehurst. doll. >> thank you and good evening to you.ell we start this bulletin with the news that the daughter of jacques delors says the former president of the european commission has died . the 98 year commission has died. the 98 year old was a leading figure on the french political left in the 19805 french political left in the 1980s and became known to many in britain through his dealings with the then prime minister, margaret thatcher, and he was famous , of course, for the famous, of course, for the creation of the euro. france's president emmanuel macron, has honoured his fellow politician in the last hour, saying he'd been a tireless architect of what he called our europe . what he called our europe. jacques delors, who died today . jacques delors, who died today. now police scotland has declared a major incident, urging drivers stuck in snow on the a9 to remain in their vehicles. footage circulating on social media shows cars strand in the highlands before snow ploughs were able to start clearing away through to get them out .

. news with polly middlehurst. >> richard. thank you. good evening to you. well the great clean up began today in greater manchester after trees were brought down, roofs were ripped from houses and residents were forced to leave their homes. it's thought around 100 properties were after properties were damaged after a localised tornado ripped through stalybridge on tameside . no stalybridge on tameside. no injuries were reported but resident gareth moody said one of his children had a very lucky escape. >> the youngest son in the front bedroom, he was sat under his cabin bed when the ceiling came through so the better saved his life and my, uh , my other son at life and my, uh, my other son at the back, he was on a computer at the chimney stack from the neighbour's house has come through our bathroom. decimated that the scottish highlands 3000 homes without power, homes are still without power, and 1500 are expected to be cut off overnight after strong winds and heavy snow damage . and heavy snow damage. >> the electricity wor

but first, your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> martin thank you.n extraordinary update from lancashire. we now know that reports of a fire at blackpool tower were a false alarm in the last few minutes. lancashire police have confirmed that what was seen at the top of the tower was seen at the top of the tower was orange netting. the top of blackpool tower is currently closed for renovation and difficult to access, but a police helicopter we understand, flew over the iconic landmark and police have now confirmed this was indeed a suspected fire that wasn't a fire, it was orange netting. one man has been arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace and is being transported into custody . transported into custody. another headline for you rishi sunakis another headline for you rishi sunak is being urged to convene an emergency cobra meeting to deal with the aftermath of storm garrett. the liberal democrats say hundreds of people in greater manchester have been thrown following thrown into chaos following a suspected tornado, which damaged around 100 p

but first of all, it's the news with polly middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> richard, thankm the gp newsroom is that the government's rwanda legislation has come under fire once again , has come under fire once again, this time from a breakaway group of conservative mps who say it needs a complete rewrite . it. needs a complete rewrite. it. mark francois, chairman of the tory led european research group, says the rwanda bill provides a partial and in complete solution and therefore a total overhaul may be the only way to stop the boats. but illegal migration minister michael tomlinson says he's confident the plan can plies with the law and will work . with the law and will work. >> look, this is the toughest piece of legislation that's ever been tabled before parliament. this is what we're determined to debate tomorrow. this is what we will debate tomorrow and we'll come to amendments in due course. i'm convinced course. but i'm convinced because and i'm because we've seen it and i'm convinced of the convinced because of the government's position that government's legal posi

but first, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you.secretary says the uk will not tolerate attacks on shipping lanes in the red sea. britain is joining an international maritime coalition dubbed operation security guardian to protect ships in the area after a recent spate of attacks by houthi militants in yemen allied with the hamas terror group. the government says much of the uk's supply of uquefied says much of the uk's supply of liquefied natural gas is imported via these vital shipping routes, confirming that the royal navy destroyer hms diamond will be joining the new task force . lord cameron says task force. lord cameron says the royal navy's presence will send a strong message to those who've been targeting commercial shipping. >> there's a very clear message to the houthis in yemen who've been launching all these attacks that, you know, these attacks will not be tolerated and we will not be tolerated and we will defend ourselves against them. and it's very important that shipping keeps moving . that shipping keeps moving. >> l

but first of all, of course it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> richardd evening to you. well police are saying there are some indications why a woman in norwich may have left her work earlier than usual on the day she went missing . gaynor lord she went missing. gaynor lord was last spotted on cctv cameras on friday afternoon and norfolk constabulary say it is likely the 55 year old may have entered a body of water nearby . the a body of water nearby. the force is saying specialist divers are working in extraordinarily challenging environments as they search the nearby river and it will take a couple of days or longer to complete that search. >> so there's a number of lines of inquiry that we are pursuing at the moment. everything that we know is pointing to a high probability that gaynor went into the water, and that would be from cctv, the very be from the cctv, from the very limited witnesses that we've got available to us

but first, let's cross live to polly middlehurst for tonight's latest news headunes. headlines. >> michelle, thank you. and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the co—chair of a group of conservative mps have said they cannot vote for the government's new rwanda bill. on its second reading tonight. that's after eight mps representing the dup in northern ireland earlier said they're considering voting against rishi sunak plan . it would swell the sunak plan. it would swell the numbers opposed to the safety of rwanda bill and mean even fewer tory mps will be needed to defeat the government . well, the defeat the government. well, the home secretary, james cleverly, has argued that both parliament and the british people support the initiative . the initiative. >> this government is stopping the boats arrivals are down by a third this year as illegal entry fees are on the rise elsewhere in europe . well the shadow home in europe. well the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, told the house of commons in the same session that the rwanda asylum scheme is

. news with polly middlehurst. >> richard.up began today in greater manchester after trees were brought down, roofs were ripped from houses and residents were forced to leave their homes. it's thought around 100 properties were after properties were damaged after a localised tornado ripped through stalybridge on tameside . no stalybridge on tameside. no injuries were reported but resident gareth moody said one of his children had a very lucky escape. >> the youngest son in the front bedroom, he was sat under his cabin bed when the ceiling came through so the better saved his life and my, uh , my other son at life and my, uh, my other son at the back, he was on a computer at the chimney stack from the neighbour's house has come through our bathroom. decimated that the scottish highlands 3000 homes without power, homes are still without power, and 1500 are expected to be cut off overnight

but first of all, it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> richard, thank youmissing mother of three who's gone missing in norfolk . footage gone missing in norfolk. footage has been released of gaynor lord, who was last seen on cctv in norwich town centre on friday. police are hoping this video, if you're watching on television, of the 55 year old run home, may jog the memory of passers by. her coat has been discovered in the river wensum, which runs through the park, and police are saying it's likely she may have entered the water. underwater teams have been searching the area today . searching the area today. >> we are continuing the work that we have been doing since friday night here at wensum park , conducting searches both on land and in the water. today, we've been joined by a specialist dive team who are in the water now and they're supporting the search in terms of getting into those deeper parts of the river wensum, which then obviously supports all of then obviously supports all of the search work that we've already done here at the river politics n

but first is your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst .r top story from the gp newsroom is that russia's federal security service , the fsb, has hacked service, the fsb, has hacked high profile mps in what the government is describing as a sustained effort to interfere in british politics. the deputy prime minister says peers civil servants, journalists and ngos have also been targeted and it's understood politicians had their personal email accounts hacked . personal email accounts hacked. oliver dowden says the cyber attack is a clear pattern of behaviour by russia and those responsible will be held to account . account. >> i can tell you that a unit within the russian federal security service s known as centre 18, has been behind sustained hostile cyber operations , is aimed at operations, is aimed at interfere ing in parts of the uk's democratic processes . this uk's democratic processes. this has included targeting members of parliament. civil servants think tanks, journalists and ngos . ngos. >> oliver dowden meanwhile , the >> olive

but first here's the news with polly middlehurst . dawn. with polly middlehurst.om the gb newsroom today is that weather forecasters are warning of strong winds with flying debris perhaps, and even power cuts potentially disrupting last minute christmas getaways for families. the met office says wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour have hit parts of scotland already today. north england is affected and the midlands as well, and rail services have been delayed. london stations today closed euston, king's cross, paddington all closed for essential engineering works and as millions are on the road today, the aa is saying drivers can expect lengthy traffic jams as people travel to be with their families and with that extra traffic on the roads. police are urging caution as well. in northumbria , they're appealing northumbria, they're appealing for witnesses after two teenagers lost their lives in cramlington in a collision last night . and in lancashire there night. and in lancashire there has been an arrest after a woman and a teenager died and a child was seriously

but first, there's your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst .are appealing for help to find a missing mother of three in norfolk. cctv has been released of gaynor lord, who was last seen in norwich on friday. police are hoping video of the 55 year old leaves work will help jog somebody's memory. her belongings were found in wensum park nearby just a few hours after this footage , if you're after this footage, if you're watching on tv, was recorded . watching on tv, was recorded. police are saying her disappearance is completely out of character . of character. >> we are continuing the work that we have been doing since friday night here at wensum park , conducting searches both on land and in the water. today we've been joined by a specialist dive team who are in the water now, and they're supporting the search in terms of getting into those deeper parts of the river wensum, which then obviously supports all of then obviously supports all of the search work that we've already done here at the river. >> politics now and the unity of the conservat

but first, here's your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . martin. middlehurst. has said the uk will not tolerate attacks on ships in the red sea. britain is joining an international match wartime coalition to protect commercial shipping in the area, after a recent spate of attacks. huti militants in yemen, believed to be allied with the hamas terror group, are said to be responsible and they're stepping up their assaults on vessels as they pass through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. lord cameron has said the royal navy's presence there will send a message to those who've a strong message to those who've been commercial been targeting commercial shipping . also in the news shipping. also in the news today, the scottish government has announced new tax bracket has announced a new tax bracket for highest earners . it for the highest earners. it means those getting more than £100,000 will pay £3,000 more than those in the rest of the uk a year. it's among a package of measures set out by the deputy first minister, shona robison , first minister, shona ro

but first of all, it's the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> thanks veryen speaking about emergency legislation to process less illegal migrants in rwanda , saying it will prevent rwanda, saying it will prevent further legal challenges through the courts . speaking in the the courts. speaking in the commons within the last hour, james cleverly insisted that rwanda is a safe country to process uk migrants inside and that uk legislate works alongside other government measures to end illegal migration. ian meanwhile, some uk newspapers are reporting the immigration minister robert jenrick may have resigned. you'll have heard richard tice referring to that short time ago. that isn't confirmed. but he was noticeably absent from james cleverly statement on rwanda. we'll keep an eye on events on that one for you and bnng events on that one for you and bring up to date with exactly what happens one way or the other when it does happen. mr cleverly, though , the commons

first up though, it's the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> darragh, thanks veryu up to date with the latest news from the gp newsroom and our top stories travellers stories that travellers are being delays being warned of long delays today and of course, congestion as festive seasons transport as the festive seasons transport problems up . the aa problems ramp up. the aa expecting it to be the busiest day of the pre—christmas period , day of the pre—christmas period, with an expected 16.5 million extra cars almost on the road . extra cars almost on the road. drivers at the port of dover are are currently experiencing waiting times of around 90 minutes. those are at border control checks, euros star has been operating two extra services a day between london and paris. that's up to and including christmas eve, which is tomorrow now london paddington is closed for four days from tomorrow , christmas days from tomorrow, christmas eve as well. travel expert simon calder told us earlier. rail passengers must to plan carefully , so let's start at carefully, so let's sta

i'm going to throw now to polly middlehurst to give us this result of the second vote. >> indeed .s on >> indeed. all eyes on westminster tonight. richard as mps vote on prime minister rishi sunak's crucial rwanda plan on asylum seekers. let's hear the vote . the nos to the left . 269. vote. the nos to the left. 269. >> yes . is vote. the nos to the left. 269. >> yes. is there vote. the nos to the left. 269. >> yes . is there cheering >> yes. is there cheering a majority of 1870 in order to order the eyes to the right? >> 313. the noes to the left. 269 so the ayes have it. the ayes have it unlocked ? yes we ayes have it unlocked? yes we now come to the program motion to be moved formally . the to be moved formally. the question is, as on the order papen question is, as on the order paper, as many as are of that opinion say i country no division fear the loving so there we have it in the house of commons. >> the ayes have it. 313 to 269. let's take you to westminster for analysis of that historic vote in the house of commons. just now. our political editor christopher hope is standi

the news with polly middlehurst. >> thanks very much, richard. well, the top story tonight, the home secretary has been speaking about emergency legislation to process less illegal migrants in rwanda , saying it will prevent rwanda, saying it will prevent further legal challenges through the courts . speaking in the the courts. speaking in the commons within the last hour, james cleverly insisted that rwanda is a safe country to process uk migrants inside and that uk legislate works alongside other government measures to end illegal migration. ian meanwhile, some uk newspapers are reporting the immigration minister robert jenrick may have resigned. you'll have heard richard tice referring to that short time ago. that isn't confirmed. but he was noticeably absent from james cleverly statement on rwanda. we'll keep an eye on events on that one for you and bnng events on that one for you and bring up to date with exactly what happens one way or the other when it does happen. mr cleverly, though , the commons cleverly, though, in the commons today sa