phil mackie, bbc news, shropshire.kly test of knowledge between two teams of four, drawn from universities across the uk. and he's always done in his own unique way. jeremy paxman! applause. hello, welcome to a new series of university challenge, the legendary search for the uk's brightest student quiz team. it's 1994 and the new host of university challenge soon made his mark, putting the smartest students through their paces. who held the position of prime minister of the united kingdom for the... bell rings. trinity, morley. margaret thatcher. how did you know i was going to ask for the longest period of time? well, what else is it going to be? laughter. ok, let's see if you get these bonuses right. they are on french land borders, you smart arses! laughter. some pretty brutal put—downs were not uncommon. timothy dalton, orson welles, toby stephens and michael fassbender are among the actors who have played which romantic figure, the creation of charlotte bronte? imperial... inspector clouseau? laughter. i don't kno

and japa may explain why the shropshire town of telford, with its university of wolverhampton studenttelford. he is frank about his hope that being in britain as a student will make it easier for him to stay and work. did you come because you wanted to improve your education or because you wanted a new life in britain? me studying provides an opportunity to also probably work in the uk. so stay here, make your life here, potentially? it's a lot easier. yeah, make better life basically. telford is a predominantly white english town in a rural shropshire, but it�*s become significantly more diverse in the last decade, largely as a consequence of international migration. sometimes it doesn't i feel like i'm in england sometimes because, like, there's all different - cultures everywhere. they�*re just human like us, just obviously a different colour. 680,000 foreign students studied in the uk last year. 315,000 of them did a masters at a british university and would be banned from bringing their dependents under government plans. we don�*t know exactly how many masters students�* dependen

now:— for the people of shropshire. uov. tnat-e— for the people of shropshire.ight. and you're going to get tne— nation tonight. and you're going to get the weather. let's to get the weather. and let's nope— to get the weather. and let's nope-eun— to get the weather. and let's nope-eun te— to get the weather. and let's hope sun is shining in hope the sun is shining in somereet.— hope the sun is shining in. somerset._hello somerset. good night. hello tnere. — somerset. good night. hello there. welcome— somerset. good night. hello there. welcome to- somerset. good night. hello there. i i somerset. good night. hello there. i i cit there. welcome to our latest gb news weather forecast. i'm greg dewhurst. well, sunny spells over the next few days. there is the risk of some rain in the forecast. largely affecting the north and north—west of the uk at times. looking at the bigger picture, high pressure holds on keeping most weather systems at bay, but just notice they will scoot across the far north at times. this weather front perhaps sinking a little further south by

and japa may explain why the shropshire town of telford, with its university of wolverhampton studentmong those is rotimi, who's paying £15,000 for a masters engineering course in telford. he is frank about his hope that being in britain as a student will make it easier for him to stay and work. did you come because you wanted to improve your education or because you wanted a new life in britain? me studying provides an opportunity to also probably work in the uk. so stay here, make your life here, potentially? it's a lot easier. yeah, make better life basically. telford is a predominantly white english town in a rural shropshire, but it's become significantly more diverse in the last decade, largely as a consequence of international migration. sometimes it doesn't i feel like i'm in england sometimes because, like, there's all different - cultures everywhere. they're just human like us, just obviously a different colour. 680,000 foreign students studied in the uk last year. 315,000 of them did a masters at a british university and would be banned from bringing their dependants under

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in 2016 we secured over 300 million pounds for the modernization of a and these services in shropshire six years on that money has still not been spent and construction hasn't started. i have a real concern about the quality of managers and any just trust that this decision has not been taken. what am i right are both friend do to help us and ensure that the pounds are spent and andy services a modernized. there is -- a and e services modernize and there's nothing more important is sick your constituents when they go into the services. >> i pay tribute to my honorable friend for raising these issues i know that his constituents are anxious for building work to get underway soon as possible and department for health are working closely with the nhs to support the development of this scheme and the trust is due to submit plans to the department of health in the coming of months. their pace to review those plans. >> thank you, mr. speaker. leaseholders are trapped in outdated and unfair leaseholders system. secretary of state set, and i quote, the government would absolutely maintain a co

and after disappearing for years they tracked it down and brought it to be restored here in shropshire the original pieces like this classic seventies dashboard, but also had to completely remake a lot of the parts from scratch. it's been roadworthy for about 18 months, but in between shows it's been continually modified. the man who's spent most of the past three years rebuilding it is brett egger. very nice. there's only one. so what's to complain about? it's just here for its final tweaks and repairs. now they want to see if it can reach the 200 miles an hour. the designers claimed it could. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news research suggests around 10% of women leave theirjobs because of menopause symptoms. well today, for the first time, new uk guidelines have been published, which aim to help businesses support staff experiencing menopause and menstruation. the guidelines, produced by the british standards body, the bsi, include ensuring staff are given the opportunity to request support, looking at whether line managers

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lives in shropshire. — lies and tell the truth. beings and want to live a private life.- want to live a private life. when ou did want to live a private life. when you did royal — want to live a private life. when you did royal protection - want to live a private life. when you did royal protection for i want to live a private life. when you did royal protection for the | you did royal protection for the royals, did you see the paparazzi in action? ., ., ., action? no, we did not have it in those days _ action? no, we did not have it in those days it — action? no, we did not have it in those days. it was _ action? no, we did not have it in those days. it was arranged i action? no, we did not have it in those days. it was arranged with | those days. it was arranged with local— those days. it was arranged with local press but no national papers. local— local press but no national papers. local press — local press but no national papers. local press used to feed it through to the _ local press used to feed it through to the nationals.

matt in liverpool, james in shropshire.t. with my own _ likewise, thank you. righteous text in first. with my own family, - likewise, thank you. righteous text in first. with my own family, i - likewise, thank you. righteous text in first. with my own family, i have| in first. with my own family, i have to twins, seven months old, i had a three—year—old daughter —— two twins. when i'm going shopping these day, i'm doubling down on the basic quality of what i am buying, i feel i'm spending double the price of what i used to but everything is all own brand, i think i bought all branded stuff about a year ago and it probably would have been half the price of what i am paying now. so the quality is terrible. doubling down on fresh produce, can't afford to go to waste so lots of things will be frozen these days and i'm probably not shopping as frequently as i did so i am sticking to a tight budget when i go there and the next time i go shopping as when we literally have nothing, orjust nipping out to get purely the essentials. i

won them in north shropshire and in tiverton and honiton, — shropshire and in tiverton and honiton, of course they _ seats. you would accept that local election, of course they are - election, of course they are different to national and general election, it is true the liberal democrats tend to outperform their national poll ratings, in local elections and when it comes to a national election people don't always vote the same way. i would ho -e we always vote the same way. i would hope we can _ always vote the same way. i would hope we can build _ always vote the same way. i would hope we can build on _ always vote the same way. i would hope we can build on the - always vote the same way. i would hope we can build on the excellent results we were getting last night and today and there is more to come, and today and there is more to come, and you know, it will demonstrate to people that in certain parts of the country, you know, the best way, the best way if you want to get the tories out in your area, you need to vote liberal democrat, and that we are the party who are taking the f

but if i was in shropshire, be coming to shropshire, i'd be coming to yew.— shropshire, i'd be comingter— legal migration, something which the prime minister doesn't teetty— the prime minister doesn't teetty eee— the prime minister doesn't really seem to— the prime minister doesn't really seem to have got a hold on really seem to have got a hold em et— really seem to have got a hold em et ett— really seem to have got a hold em et ett ee— really seem to have got a hold on at all. so last— really seem to have got a hold on at all. so last year, in 2022,— on at all. so last year, in 2022, met— on at all. so last year, in 2022, net legal- on at all. so last year, in 2022, net legal migration was at too— 2022, net legal migration was at .00 504,000,— 2022, net legal migration was at 400 504,000, which was by far the— 400 504,000, which was by far the memet— 400 504,000, which was by far the highest massive record tweetme— the highest massive record breaking number of legal mtetemte— breaking number of legal migrants coming over this year. we— migrants coming over this year. the ttewtee— mi

in i 2016 we secured over £300 million for the modernisation of a&e services in shropshire.ust to support the developer and of the skin, and the trust _ developer and of the skin, and the trust is _ developer and of the skin, and the trust is due — developer and of the skin, and the trust is due to submit plans to the department for help in the coming months _ department for help in the coming months and the department will work at pace _ months and the department will work at pace to— months and the department will work at pace to review those plans. thank ou, mr at pace to review those plans. thank you. mr speaker- — at pace to review those plans. thank you, mr speaker. leaseholders - at pace to review those plans. thank you, mr speaker. leaseholders in i you, mr speaker. leaseholders in battersea are trapped in an outdated and unfair leasehold system. the secretary of state said, and i quote, the government would absolutely maintain a commitment to abolish the leasehold system and would bring forward legislation shortly. but we now know that this is no longer the case. so

over £300 million for the modernisation of a&e services in shropshire . six services in shropshire.in broken another promise to leaseholders to scrap its plans to end the outdated leasehold system ? well i'd like to system? well i'd like to reassure the honourable lady members of this house that the government is committed to reforming the leaseholder system to give homeowners greater control and give cheaper access to leasehold renewal , all to leasehold renewal, all including a 990 year extent opfion including a 990 year extent option with zero financial ground rent. and we will set out hhehe— ground rent. and we will set out here rer— ground rent. and we will set out plans for further— giiv. “: ”vi“ and we will set out plans for further reforms later in plans for further reforms later he the— plans for further reforms later in this parliament. ” h: in this parliament. sir desmond swayne , what would be a reason swayne, what would be a reason for extending the general election franchise is to settle the eu citizens, a population of voters equal to the number in wales. well voters e

on the other side of telford, shropshire's dog warden brings many strays to hillbrae kennels.s them? and i don't think it's very practical. i think it's a good idea, especially if you've got a valuable cat. with the law not coming into effect untiljune next year, cat owners still have plenty of time to get their beloved pets chipped. ben sidwell, bbc news. big ginger. he wouldn't mess with him! i wonder where they got the name from. i can't imagine. that's what it says on the can of cat food. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. beautiful sunshine in central london, good morning. beautiful sunshine in central london, aood morninu. ., london, good morning. good morning, both, aood london, good morning. good morning, both, good morning _ london, good morning. good morning, both, good morning to _ london, good morning. good morning, both, good morning to you. _ london, good morning. good morning, both, good morning to you. isn't - london, good morning. good morning, both, good morning to you. isn't it - both, good morning to you. isn't it glorious? the temperature