bob hockenhull, bbc news, shropshire. this programme continues on bbc one.

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images posted on social media show tracks at a station in shropshire completely submerged by rainwatere met office says northern and central parts of england and wales have been the hardest hit . and dame been the hardest hit. and dame maggie smith, known for the harry potter films and downton abbey, has died at the age of 86. her family released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital earlier this morning. they added she leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who were devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. well, those are your latest gb news headlines . your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. >> .com forward slash alerts . or go to gb news. >> .c> .c> .c> .c> .c

going on the her family after going on the run from a shropshire zoo. you are all caught up now. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. here's what's coming up: a new era beckons for everton, as an american investment group agrees to buy the premier league club. fears for rodri, with reports emerging of a potential season—ending injury for the manchester city midfielder. and we hear from the british journalist who wasn't allowed to cover the heavyweight title fight at wembley after criticising saudi arabia's involvement in the sport. you're very welcome along to the programme, wherever you're watching around the world. after one of the most turbulent years in the club's history, there is finally some good news for everton. it was just over 12 months ago that the owner farhad moshiri agreed to sell his 94% stake. but as the first takeover stalled and eventually fell through, two separate points deductions for financial breaches followed, leaving the team facing another potential relegation battle. they avoided that, but two more potential investor

world's most high—profile rodent is settling back in with her family after going on the run from a shropshirend welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. here's what's coming up: a new era beckons for everton, as an american investment group agrees to buy the premier league club. fears for rodri, with reports emerging of a potential season ending injury for the manchester city midfielder. and we hear from the british journalist who wasn't allowed to cover the heavyweight title fight at wembley after criticising saudi arabia's involvement in the sport. you're very welcome along to the programme, wherever you're watching the world. after one of the most turbulent years in the club's history, there is finally some good news for everton. it was just over 12 months ago that the owner farhad moshiri agreed to sell his 94% stake. but as the first takeover stalled and eventually fell through, two separate points deductions for financial breaches followed, leaving the team facing another potential relegation battle. they avoided that, but two more potential investors came and went over the summer, a

while in all stretton in shropshire, a care home had to be evacuated during the night after the weighten here since wednesday, making sure that as many properties as possible are protected. it's something they say we are going to have to get used to. i think each household needs to undertake a proper risk assessment of flooding, even if they think it's not likely to happen to them. actually, just do a proper assessment, look at it, be aware that there is a reality that it is going to be flooded. in truth, today's flooding has generally caused inconvenience, not catastrophe, but it's not over yet. and in the time we have been here, the water level has definitely gone down. but in the last 20 minutes or so the environment agency has said a flood warning are still in place here and in many other places. that's not because of rain expected in the coming days but of rain that has already fallen in rivers like the great ouse. they know when that water gets here these waters could rise again. studio: joe inwood, thank you. in the united states, storm helene has claimed at least 15 lives. it m

herfamily after going on road into settling back in with her family after going on the run from a shropshire. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. here's what's coming up: a new era beckons for everton, as an american investment group agrees to buy the premier league club. fears for rodri, with reports emerging of a potential season—ending injury for the manchester city midfielder. and we hear from the british journalist who wasn't allowed to cover the heavyweight title fight at wembley after criticising saudi arabia's involvement in the sport. you're very welcome along to the programme, wherever you're

images posted on social media show tracks at a train station in shropshire, completely submerged in rainwater. the met office says northern and central parts of england and wales have been hit. the hardest . and dame maggie the hardest. and dame maggie smith, known for her harry potter films and downton abbey, has died at the age of 89. her family released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning. it goes to on say she leaves two sons and five loving children who were devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. well, those are your latest gb news headlines . your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour's time. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go more than show at 10:00. now, more than 180 flood warnings are in place across england after days of heavy rain. images posted on social media show tracks at a train station in shropshire, completely submerged in rainwater. the met office says northern and central parts of england and wa

bob hockenhull, bbc news, shropshire. hopefully cinnamon will manage to get some good rest.aking over. bye for now. hello. well, friday brought some storms to southern parts of the uk. even a report of a damaging tornado. but at the same time, some parts of the country were also quite sunny and warm. in kew gardens, the temperatures reached 25 celsius. the days ahead are looking very different — it's turning unsettled, it's turning autumnal. a jet stream will send weather fronts in our direction. i think there's a fair amount of rain on the way, particularly across the southern half of the uk, and this time next week, some parts of the country could be around ten degrees cooler by day. now, in terms of the rainfall this weekend, you can see where most of it will be. this is just the potential for rainfall here, perhaps 50mm or so in some parts of england and wales. so it is a mixed bag this weekend. certainly some sunshine on the way, particularly across northern parts of the uk, but also heavy showers at times. so through the early hours, maybe some showers returning to sou

ormiston academies trust says it's started phasing out access to smartphones for some parents in shropshireies posed with huge mobile phones. but no—one was glued to screens. in fact, their phones didn't even have screens, they were purely for making calls. imagine that! fast forward to today and ten—year—old twins imogen and toby and their pals are going retro. they have feature phones which are basically a smaller version of the old brick phone with no access to the internet. we can call and text loads and it's really good. there are games and you can call and you can text, but there isn't any internet. at first, ijust generally didn't want one because i thought everyone was going to make fun of me. everyone is going to think i'm just weird for having one. at first, i was a bit, like, - really angry at mum but now i really like it as now basically all my- friends have one. when i found out that my friends got one, that made me happy because i knew i could... i said to my mum, "oh, can i have one?" and she was like, "sure." so, instead of scrolling through social media, they spend more tim

that's what we are hearing from the zoo in shropshire. found apparently in a pond.see you next time. goodbye. hello. we've had a real mixture of weather across the uk friday. some low cloud and mist across the north—east of the uk, heavy thundery showers in the south, and we've seen some pleasant spells of sunshine elsewhere, notably across parts of the northwest of the uk, where we've also had light winds. now, looking at the weather overnight tonight, it's going to keep a lot of low cloud across some of these north sea coasts. cloud becomes a bit more extensive across england and wales. a few more showers and thunderstorms possible in the south, and probably clouding over in northern ireland as well. temperatures for the most part overnight around 11—14 degrees, so a relatively mild start to the day on saturday, but another cloudy start as well. now, as we go through the morning, most areas will see some sunshine breaking through, but the cloud could again linger across eastern coasts of scotland, where it will be misty and rather cool. temperatures probably aroun

the local mayor said the water levels were totally unprecedented, while in all stretton in shropshireescue teams are still on the ground. they've been here since wednesday, making sure that as many properties as possible are protected. it's something they say we're going to have to get used to. i think each household needs to undertake a proper risk assessment of flooding. even if they think it's not likely to happen to them, actually, just do a proper assessment. look at it, be aware of the reality that it is going to be flooded. in truth, today's flooding has generally caused inconvenience, not catastrophe. but it's not over yet. joe inwood, bbc news, in bedfordshire. and if you want to continue watching the bbc news at ten, please turn over to bbc one or you can watch on iplayer. next, it's newsnight.

a capybara missing from a shropshire zoo has been spotted, but remains on the run in the wild.has now been spotted in a nearby field, using a thermal imaging drone. however, one of her keepers says locating her and catching her are "two very different things". she seems to like the long grass under wild blackberry so she is living her best life. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. plenty of sunshine across the uk, even where you are seeing lots of low cloud today but there will be changes through there will be changes through the rest of their week. friday into weekend, low pressure moves up from iberia and that is set to bring rate. rainfall amounts from friday through to sunday, it pinpoints part of wales, central and southern england, a months worth of rain in some places but river height highly variable but further north and west it stays dry as it does today for many. we have had plenty of sunshine across western areas, more developing more widely through the afternoon. sim card will take awhile to shift, lingering through part of wales in the midland

bob hockenhull, bbc news, shropshire.ammes, has died aged 99. he was well known in the late 60s as the voice of parker generations of people grew up listening to david graham's voice. he was parker and then in thunderbirds. tt voice. he was parker and then in thunderbirds.— in thunderbirds. it turned out that he had — in thunderbirds. it turned out that he had been _ in thunderbirds. it turned out that he had been a _ in thunderbirds. it turned out that he had been a retired - that he had been a retired member of the royal household. i think he worked for the duke of windsor and we asked him what we thought and he said "he is a real (audio cuts out), you know, they don't make them like that anymore." and then we just avoided him. he that anymore." and then we 'ust avoided him.�* avoided him. he also voiced the daleks in early _ avoided him. he also voiced the daleks in early dr _ avoided him. he also voiced the daleks in early dr who - daleks in early dr who alongside his friend peter hawkins. last year, at the age of 98,

a capybara which escaped from a zoo in shropshire has been caught.afe and well in a pond this afternoon and is now back in her enclosure at hoo zoo near telford. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz. iamso i am so pleased that cinnamon is safe and sound. i adore capybaras. they adore rain, and we will have a lot of that over the next few days. we had 25 at kew gardens in london today. i don't think we will see temperatures like that for a long time now. here is thejet stream and the weather systems sweeping across the atlantic on our way. the jet stream is taking a southerly drag, meaning most of the rain the state of the south, so that is where we will see the wettest weather. 0ver will see the wettest weather. over the weekend, you can see from the rainfall accumulation, the weekend, you can see from the rainfallaccumulation, it the weekend, you can see from the rainfall accumulation, it is across parts of wales, the south west, the midlands, 50—70 millimetres of rain. we had storms already in the south—west, going to swindon, gloucester,

this is cinnamon, she's a capybara and she is on the run after escaping from a zoo in shropshire. one hasn't been seen since saturday night.. navtej johal has joined those searching today. meet cinnamon, the capybara. she's meant to be living here at hoo zoo and dinosaur world, near telford, with her mum, dad and twin brother. but on friday, the nearly one—year—old engineered a dramatic escape. when we were coming in to mow her paddock, she was actually hidden in the long grass next to the gate and the keeper didn't notice. when he opened the gate, she very quickly slipped round the side of the tractor and got out. at the moment, the area that we're pretty sure that she's living in is basically a capybara dream. it's got waterways, marshland, loads of food. so she's going to be living her best life over there. with the zoo's permission, we approached cinnamon's family for a comment. would you like to see cinnamon back? are you worried about her? hopefully, if she's a bit further away, we'll draw her back into the area. we set out with the zoo staff to the woodland where they suspe

a capybara missing from a shropshire zoo has been spotted but remains on the run in the wild.a nearby field. however, one of her keepers says locating her and catching her are "two very different things". so, she remains on the run. let me close the programme where we started. a major store in lebanon. i showed you the pictures live from beirut as the foreign office advises foreign nationals to leave lebanon while commercial lights are still operational as tension remains incredibly heightened across the middle east. thanks for watching. i will see you tomorrow. bye—bye. hello there. good afternoon. well, it's still warm and dry today, with plenty more blue sky and sunshine to come, despite that rather murky start. now, yesterday, temperatures reached 26 celsius in the far north of scotland. here today it's slightly cooler, but still the sunshine continues, particularly out towards the west. and for the rest of the week, well, temperatures remain above the seasonal average. it's going to be cooler and cloudier always for eastern—facing coasts. expect some wet weather across th

and on the run in shropshire, the capybara called cinammon — the world's biggest rodent.xford street will be pedestrianised with the backing of the government. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. at least eight people have been killed and almost 3,000 have been injured, according to the health ministry in lebanon, after hand—held pagers simultaneously exploded across the country. the pagers are used by the armed group hezbollah to communicate with each other. a ten—year—old child is among the dead after her father's pager exploded. hezbollah fighters, medics and iran's envoy to beirut are also among the injured. security officials say the devices were hacked by israel, who have not yet commented.

a capybara which escaped from a zoo in shropshire has finally been caught. world near telford. a spokesperson from the zoo said they're "delighted" cinnamon has been captured and will be checked over by their veterinary team before returning to her paddock and her parents. pop star kylie minogue has announced her biggest world tour in more than a decade, and a sequel to her comeback album tension. the singer says tension two will be released on the 18th of october — followed by a global tour which will kick off in her home country australia in february, before passing through asia and the uk. we have a super fan entropy duct with us, she's been telling us how she's been gearing up for the big tourist ifeel this isjust gearing up for the big tourist i feel this is just amazing. this is what we've all been waiting for as bands and certainly for which will kick off in her home country australia in february, before passing through asia and the uk. we have a super fan entropy duct with us, she's been telling us how she's been gearing up for the big tourist ifeel

well a photographer from shropshire could probably give us a few pointers. went to meet him. when it comes to the perfect backdrop, there are few places more photogenic than the shop hills. forthis more photogenic than the shop hills. for this photographer, he is a finalist of the wildlife photography awards. i5 wildlife photography awards. is a real honour. i've worked so hard and i have worked in areas like dragonflies, that a photographed for ten years, so sometimes it feels like the hard work pays off. andrew does not have just _ hard work pays off. andrew does not have just one _ hard work pays off. andrew does not have just one photo, - hard work pays off. andrew does not have just one photo, he - hard work pays off. andrew does not have just one photo, he has| not have just one photo, he has six photos in the final and says it is in part to the location, two of them taken right is. is location, two of them taken riaht is. , , location, two of them taken riht is. , , ., ., , right is. is my favourite place in the uk, — right is. is my favourite place i

images posted on social media showed tracks at a train station in shropshire completely submerged, andoucestershire. it comes as an amber rain warning issued by the met office for areas of the midlands and the south of the country, and a separate yellow rain warning for large parts of england and wales both ended today. several flood warnings are in place, though, due to rising river levels after days of heavy rain across the country . and almost 3600 seals country. and almost 3600 seals have been counted in the thames estuary, showing that the habitat is still healthy. the zoological society of london teamed up with military helicopter pilots based at raf shawbury. this year for its annual grey and harbour seals survey across the greater thames estuary and the team counted the number of mammals laying out on sandbanks and estimated how many may be in the water. concluding a total of 599 harbour seals and 2988 grey seals, well, hannah mccormick, who led the survey, says this seal population shows us there's a good habitat available to the species that call the thames home. and those ar

bob hockenhull, bbc news, shropshire. amazing, glad that she's back.were also quite sunny and warm. in kew gardens, the temperatures reached 25 celsius. the days ahead are looking very different — it's turning unsettled, it's turning autumnal. a jet stream will send weather fronts in our direction. i think there's a fair amount of rain on the way, particularly ithink there's that amount of rain on the way, particularly i think there's that she's int i think there's that she's back. now time for the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. well, friday brought some storms to southern parts of the uk. even a report of a damaging tornado. but at the same time, some parts of the country were also quite sunny and warm. in kew gardens, the temperatures reached 25 celsius. the days ahead are looking very different — it's turning unsettled, it's turning autumnal. a jet stream will send weather fronts in our direction. i think there's a fair amount of rain on the way, particularly across the southern half of the uk, and this time next week, some parts of the co

a zoo in shropshire has appealed for help to find a lost capybara which has escaped from its enclosure. look at her there. time for the weather, not to come on bbc news. this area of high pressure in charge, it is going to say largely drive with some sunshine. these areas of cloud just filtering in across east anglia and the south east mayjust produce the odd light shower, the odd spot of drizzle across the northern isles, where it could be quite murky at times. but the north of mainland scotland, up to 23 degrees and elsewhere generally high teens, low 20s, feeling very pleasant for mid september. tonight we will see more cloud filtering in across east anglia into parts of the midlands, the south of england. patchy fog is possible across parts of northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland and where we do keep clear skies and light winds, it will be another rather chilly night, milder up towards the northwest of scotland and also towards the southeast of england, with more of a breeze, more cloud as well. across parts of england and wales, at least for a time tomorrow, so

images posted on social media also show tracks at a station in shropshire completely submerged.est hit . and dame maggie the hardest hit. and dame maggie smith , known for the harry smith, known for the harry potter films and downton abbey, has died at the age of 89. her family released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital earlier this morning. she leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who were devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. well, those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you very much, lewis. now hundreds of you have been getting in touch about the sentence doled out to those 212 year old killers. earlier on today, the youngest killers, of course, in the united kingdom since the killers of james bulger. and it's fair to say you are absolutely furious about this. you know, these kids will be out of j

bob hockenhull, bbc news, shropshire. the great escape. you have to love that!nds. not everyone will see those heavy downpours. there will be some sunny spells, particularly towards central and eastern areas, and there will also be some sunshine this afternoon across north—west england, ireland, and through much of scotland as well. the central and eastern scotland, i will remain fairly cloudy, with a bit of cloud hanging on round the far north—east of england as well. temperatures around those north sea gusts about 15 or16 those north sea gusts about 15 or 16 celsius. further south and east, i will still feel pleasantly warm, like a late summer's day in london. 24 celsius the expected high here. through tonight, we will continue with thundery downpours, many affecting parts of north wales before another batch of storm start to move in through the early hours of sunday morning. you might get woken up by the odd rumble of thunder across southern and south—western areas tonight. temperatures stay up, quite a mild if not one night, 16 celsius nine in london, ten to

images posted on social media also show tracks at a station in shropshire completely submerged.et office says northern parts of central england and wales have been hit the hardest . and some sad news the hardest. and some sad news for you now. dame maggie smith , for you now. dame maggie smith, known for harry potter films and downton abbey , has died at the downton abbey, has died at the age of 89. her family released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning. she leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. well, those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> welcome to dewbs& co with me tom harwood. joining me until 7:00 is my panel firefighter and trade unionist paul embery and the former advis

that's adrian in shropshire . that's adrian in shropshire. very reasonable man isn't he.well listen, lots of you have been getting in touch with your thoughts , we're talking we've thoughts, we're talking we've been talking about angela rayner and keir starmer as well. they've all been accepting gifts, this one from andy. he's asking proud to have voted labour question mark. yeah me. well are you. >> yeah. yeah. without a question. yeah all right. >> well, sylvia says this. luckily, i'm a bit i'm very fit, nearly 70 years old. i'm on no meds and haven't seen a gp in years. i recently went to my opticians for new specs and was referred for cataract surgery on the nhs. i got referred to a place within a week and had both my eyes done separately. within six weeks. a fabulous service. i can't believe the difference it made to my life. so lots of people saying quite a few people saying that, let's see this one here, joel says rayner now wants to go ahead with irreversible changes to devolution in the north. this is very worrying and potentially giving away more power to those

images posted on social media show tracks at a station in shropshire completely submerged by rainwatere met office says northern and central parts of england and wales have been the hardest hit . and dame been the hardest hit. and dame maggie smith, known for the harry potter films and downton abbey, has died at the age of 86. her family released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital earlier this morning. they added she leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who were devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. well, those are your latest gb news headlines . your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. >> .com forward slash alerts . >> .com forward slash alerts. >> .com forward slash alerts. >> nice job lewis. a star is born. so here's a question have you ever met a keir starmer fan? like an actual fan? well, i'm not sure that he earned too many this week in liverpool at labour party co

images posted on social media also show tracks at a station in shropshire being completely submergedrainwater. the met office says northern and central parts of england and wales have been the hardest hit . and dame maggie hardest hit. and dame maggie smith, known for the harry potter films and downton abbey, has died at the age of 89. her family released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital earlier this morning. she leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren , who are grandchildren, who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. well, those are your latest dup news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> welcome to lee anderson's real world. i'm lee anderson. the reform uk member of parliament for ashfield. and joining me today we've got the former leader of ukip , henry former leader of ukip, henry bolton. thanks for joi

i've been to shifnal, a small market town in shropshire, to find out more.t come along. but these days, these part—time minnows from the ninth tier are making new headline, hot off the press at the club's own renting works. they've already won fa cup matches this season is, to reach the second official qualifying round for the first time in a1 years. singing all the way back from northamptonshire after their latest conquest. for teams like _ after their latest conquest. for teams like us, _ after their latest conquest. for teams like us, if— after their latest conquest. fr?" teams like us, if you can have five or six rounds, it is like winning the cup. and if you can get the first round proper and have a big draw, that is dreamtime, isn't it? although it may only be mid—september, the magic of the fa cup is already alive and kicking. because shifnal are already playing in their fourth game of the competition this season and it enables us to discover gems of clubs like this, where the top score of all time is running the bar, and the fans and players are all

images posted on social media show tracks at a train station in shropshire completely submerged in rainwater. the met office says northern and central parts of england and wales have been hit. the hardest, and dame maggie smith, known for the harry potter films and downton abbey , has died at the age of abbey, has died at the age of 89. her family released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning. she leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who were devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. well, those are your latest gb news headlines . your latest gb news headlines. >> i've been lewis mckenzie for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone . sign up to to your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> thank you lewis. hello and welcome to headliners. it's your first look at saturday's top news stories with three comedians and one of them, leo carson. tonight i'm joined by josh howie and bruce devlin. how the devlin are you.7 >> t

bob hockenhull, bbc news, shropshire. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.ere's a fair amount of rain on the way, particularly across the southern half of the uk, and this time next week, some parts of the country could be around ten degrees cooler by day. now, in terms of the rainfall this weekend, you can see where most of it will be. this is just the potential for rainfall here, perhaps 50mm or so in some parts of england and wales. so it is a mixed bag this weekend. certainly some sunshine on the way, particularly across northern parts of the uk, but also heavy showers at times. so through the early hours, maybe some showers returning to southern parts of the uk, some cracks of thunder. it's not a cold morning by any means. temperatures of around 1a in london, typically around 12 or 13 whether you're north or south. so further showers on the way on saturday, particularly across england and wales. later in the day, they could become heavy and move a little bit further north, but at the same time a lot of sunshine in the forecast around the irish sea for n

a zoo in shropshire has appealed for help to find a lost a capybara that has escaped from its enclosureelford, four days ago. her owners have appealed for help finding her, but said "she's probably living her best life". the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, is expected to tell his party conference today that the conservatives left the nhs in a broken state. but he'll also criticise the new labour government for too much doom and gloom. chief political correspondent henry zeffman is at the party conference in brighton. henry, the health service and social care at the top ed davey�*s agenda? absolutely. this is a massively upbeat liberal democrat conference. the question at their conferences each year is can the party ever recover from each year is can the party ever recoverfrom its each year is can the party ever recover from its role each year is can the party ever recoverfrom its role in the coalition government? this year the question is what on earth are their 72 mp5 question is what on earth are their 72 mps going to do? they are going to focus on health and social care as the

images posted on social media also showed tracks at a station in shropshire completely submerged.parts of england and wales have been hit the hardest, and now a weather warning for strong winds has been issued for sunday, which may cause disruption across the southwest of england and wales. disruption across the southwest of england and wales . and those of england and wales. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> well good afternoon britain. it is now 1:10. now, as we've heard, 213 year old boys have been sentenced to life with a minimum term of eight years and six months after being found guilty of the murder of 19 year old sean seesahai in wolverhampton last year. >> well, the pair are the youngest convicted murderers in the united kingdom since jamie bulger's killers robert thompson and jon venables back in 1993. let's cross to will hollis outside

bob hockenhull, bbc news, shropshire. this programme continues on bbc one. consumer confidence has slumped. is the doom and gloom labour is selling sapping all enthusiasm for the british economy? the government's critics say, it is time for a new message? reform say they will transform the party to put nigel farage in number 10. it's a big pledge for a party with five mps. how are they going to do it? good evening and welcome to newsnight — the home of insight and inteviews. on our panel tonight, the prominent labour donor and champion of green energy dale vince, the former brexit party mep, now talk presenter, alex phillips. and the uk director of more in common — luke tryl. for weeks now the government has been telling us the country's finances are in a right old mess. prepare yourself for some pain, said the prime minister. well, it seems the country has taken him at his word. consumer sentiment, which powers the economy, has dropped like a stone in september. we are less willing to spend, which means small and medium sized businesses are not investing ei

a capybara missing from a shropshire zoo has been spotted, but remains on the run in the wild.saturday, but has now been spotted in a nearby field, using a thermal—imaging drone. is that it? yes. however, one of her keepers says locating her and catching her are "two very different things". these searches still aren't. they are putting things like the begging of her mates down in an effort to try to get her there and then sweet things like apples and pears to attract her. it is like a guinea pig the size of a labrador. an odd thing. we do some inside pages? have we got time? ijust thing. we do some inside pages? have we got time? i just want to scramble your head. have you ever heard of plasma jets blasting out a black hole? i plasma 'ets blasting out a black hole? ~' ,., plasma 'ets blasting out a black hole? ~ ., �* ~ ., . hole? i think so. i don't know much about them- _ hole? i think so. i don't know much about them. they _ hole? i think so. i don't know much about them. they had _ hole? i think so. i don't know much about them. they had been - hole? i think so. i don't kno

they make shropshire blue and stilton blue at— make shropshire blue and stilton blue at this dairy inairies registered to make it but times are tough. costs are up, sales— but times are tough. costs are up, sales of— but times are tough. costs are up, sales of stilton are down, so much so that— sales of stilton are down, so much so that one — sales of stilton are down, so much so that one of the six dairies looks like it— so that one of the six dairies looks like it might soon close. so is there — like it might soon close. so is there trouble fermenting, as it were? — there trouble fermenting, as it were? we've been out around manchester finding out whether the people _ manchester finding out whether the people are still keen on the festive cheeseboard favourite. mmm. 0k. i mean, at first it's like, kind of like salty, and then it's quite rich. oh, the salt hits you. mm. 0k. mid. i think with the right food and with the right, like, entrees by the side, it would taste nice. i don't know if i'd eat it by itself. i think it's absolutely gorgeous. it tastes quite sour. so it might not be

them have mentioned the issues that matter most to certainly the people who i speak to in north shropshireing. they haven't talked about some of the environmental challenges, sewage in our rivers, and they don't seem to be focused on the priorities of the country at the moment. and so i think liberal democrats really are providing the best opposition. >> that same piece in the times did some maths that calculated at the next general election. it would only take 25 more seats for the lib dems to overtake the tories and become the official opposition. is that something that you're aiming for? and i know you've got your conference this weekend in brighton. you know what? you know, for anyone that doesn't know about the lib dems, you know, perhaps you've come back from oblivion, haven't you? after that disastrous coalition government, you know, what's the sort of what do you stand for? you know, you've got to come out and really sell yourselves, haven't you, if that's ever going to happen. >> well, i think we did that in the general election campaign, actually. we fought a really positive camp