speaker, is staffordshire day where we celebrate all the brilliant things about the county of staffordshire. with friend johnny and contribute to our brilliant police fire and crime commission then adams and occur to people of staffordshire to vote tomorrow to make sure we keep staffordshire one of the safest places to live, work and visit? >> well, i wish everyone a happy staffordshire depiction mentioned the elections at a think it's right she does because under this conservative and previous government we've cut crime by over 50%, deliver 20,000 more police officers. people with the labour please and crime commission more likely to be victims of burglary, twice as likely to be victims of robbery. and as i said last year knife crime in london went up by 20%. the facts simba speak for themselves. both conservatives are safer streets. >> that completes a prime minister's questions. we let the front bench clear. [inaudible conversations]

of staffordshire. >> so would my right hon.lliant police, fire and crime commissioner ben adams and encourage the people of staffordshire to vote for ben tomorrow to make sure we keep staffordshire one of the safest places to live , work and visit. places to live, work and visit. >> yeah, well, i wish everyone a happy staffordshire day and she mentions the pcc elections and i think it's right that she does because under this conservative and previous governments, we've cut crime by over 50, delivered 20,000 more police officers . but 20,000 more police officers. but people with a labour, police and crime commissioner are more likely to be victims of burglary twice as likely to be victims of robbery. and as i said last yean robbery. and as i said last year, knife crime in london went up year, knife crime in london went ”p by year, knife crime in london went up by 20. the facts simply speak for themselves, vote conservative for safer streets . conservative for safer streets. >> yes, that completes prime minister's questions . we'

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the director of the popular conservatives, mark littlewood and the visiting professor of staffordshirey, tom bullock, remain a alongside me. i'm very happy with mark littlewood because in that break, he's just reminded me that i am indeed owed a few quid. i did indeed get my deposits back and i forgot to go and pick it up. after all the excitement and all of the needing to sleep for about a week afterwards, i completely forgot to get my get your money, michelle, i will. i wonder if i can charge interest. >> that would be interesting. i'm not sure you win that battle, but they'll probably give you your money back. >> well, yeah. there you go. interesting look who's this. cass says it sounds to me that all the people who shout the loudest about broken britain are the ones that have done their best to break it or have voted against attempts to make it better, shirley says what absolute nonsense these two guests are saying. she means you two, she says, do you remember when dom cummings spoke about culling the civil service? he won two elections. he knows what the people want , lucia says i

that is right he was meeting workers here, and the visages staffordshire, here, and the visages staffordshireeves saying they wouldn't be further tax rises above and the ones that labour has already announced, like taking away the vat exemption for private schools, increasing the windfall tax. he she also said they wouldn't be resident tax on personal taxes like personal income tax, i think that would be something that labour would dispute. the conservatives argue that labour pots and ice must would mean a tax rise. that is the argument that rishi sunak was putting forward to work here today. i rishi sunak was putting forward to work here today.— rishi sunak was putting forward to work here today. i know we have got to let ou work here today. i know we have got to let you go. _ work here today. i know we have got to let you go. we _ work here today. i know we have got to let you go, we have _ work here today. i know we have got to let you go, we have got _ work here today. i know we have got to let you go, we have got to - work here today. i know we have got to let you go, we have got to go -

speaking at an event in staffordshire, rishi sunak said his government's plan is working.y bring uncertainty to the economy and illegal migration. >> that's what you'll get with us. let's just take the topic of illegal migration, something i know is important to all of you. something jonathan and i speak about a lot, right? it's fundamentally unfair that people jump fundamentally unfair that people jump the queue and come to our country illegally, puts pressure on local services , whether it's on local services, whether it's hotels here or elsewhere, it puts people's lives at risk . puts people's lives at risk. it's simply not right. we've got a bold plan to deal with the boats. right. and when i first announced it or announced with my predecessor and i first got this job, people said, oh, no, this job, people said, oh, no, this is not the right thing to do. do you know what? now across europe, the penny has dropped that our approach . that our approach. >> the shadow chancellor is promising to introduce new budget rules aimed at preventing the turmoil seen following liz t

appointment of sir robert francis, who did an excellentjob chairing the inquiry into the scandal of mid—staffordshirehis country but terrible at implementing their recommendations. i would like to make a recommendation to the minister, something that might reduce the chances of this thing happening again is to ask every permanent secretary in whitehall how many recommendations are still on the books from previous inquiries that have not been implemented. let's have not been implemented. let's have the list and have a good reason, a very good reason why they haven't been implemented. i reason, a very good reason why they haven't been implemented.- haven't been implemented. i thank him for his question, _ haven't been implemented. i thank him for his question, and _ haven't been implemented. i thank him for his question, and i - haven't been implemented. i thank him for his question, and i would i him for his question, and i would echo his tribute to sir robert francis. 0ne echo his tribute to sir robert francis. one of the reasons i was keen to secure his work was the excellent work you did in compens

but at staffordshire university earlier, mutazz was citing, oh, you can do a david beckham degree.olute codswallop that's the sort of thing somebody who writes for the telegraph would come up with. so i googled it. staffordshire university offered as part of their sociology, sports science and media studies, a module on david beckham as part of a module of from football from folklore onwards to the modern era that is. and that was then somehow dubbed down into david beckham studies . studies. >> surfing studies would be a perfect apprenticeship, right? it's a practical thing. you learn how to do it, blah blah blah. >> great place to here it is, i was saying, here it is on the cornwall college university centre surf science degree, a two year degree in surfing. yeah. you got the word science in there haven't you though? you do, you do. i'm just thinking. i'm sure there is some science to surfing, but perhaps this is something that's better as an apprenticeship than going to university and racking up all that debt. >> why not earn while you're doing it? >> but i suppose it's about lo

this was the picture in staffordshire a little bit earlier on and actually through the weekend the weather've still got spells of warm sunshine, a few showers, but we won't all see them and some mist and some fog patches, too. through this evening and tonight we'll see some of that mist and low cloud and fog around some of these north sea coasts, eastern england, eastern scotland, also quite cloudy for the western isles, perhaps parts of northern ireland, too. and further south across england, some patchy rain moving in through the night as well. but we start saturday on that mild theme, but we have got quite a bit of mist, and murk around. so we've got low pressure that's sitting across the near continent. a couple of areas of low pressure here, in fact, but it's high pressure across the atlantic that's going to be really dominating the weather, i think, for the next few days. so this is how saturday starts. then we've got that sea fog around some of these coastal areas that should burn back through the day, one or two showers. and actually across wales, perhaps south—west of england, nor

in staffordshir, the prime minister pledged pensioners would benefit if the conservatives are returnedment next month. it means that those on the state pension would not be dragged into paying tax in 2027 when under the existing policy government pensions will rise above the tax-free personal alowrns. the cost is put at $2.4 billion pounds. labor says the plan is not credible. the rolls-royce factory in dashy was telling her audience that labor is now the natural party for british business. in her hand she had a list of 121 businesses who say they are supporting labour's plan for growth. there will be no tax rises in the next parliament says labour but if they stick by their pledge not to cut public services, where is the money coming from? we'll get to that very shortly with our panel. but let's begin with that conservative pledge on pensions. reporter: first, some context. the personal allowance is the amount someone can earn before they have to pay income tax and it's been frozen by hunt and sunak around 12,500 pounds. that's an effective tax rise because as people's wages increase

the situation was described as tense as the pm arrived at south staffordshire college in cannock.op on his uk tour. college in cannock. the last stop on his uk tour . police stop on his uk tour. police officers formed a guard for mr sunak as his entry to the college was delayed and he was quickly ushered into the building as the crowd surged around him. whilst inside , around him. whilst inside, activists with banners and flags chanted free palestine ! labour chanted free palestine! labour has ruled out any deals with the snp after the election , even in snp after the election, even in the event of a hung parliament. sir keir starmer has been campaigning in the east of glasgow today. that's one of the seats he's hoping to take from john swinney's party. sir keir said the snp's only ambition is to break up the uk and there would be absolutely no deal with the scottish nationalists . gb the scottish nationalists. gb news can reveal that more than 10,000 channel migrants have crossed illegally to the uk so far this year. the milestone figure was reached today after another 154 people

john maguire, bbc news, staffordshire.n say more than 300 people are now known to have died in devastating flash floods in the north of the country. a spokesman for the interior ministry told the bbc that most of the casualties were in the province of baghlan. emergency teams have been sent to rescue those stranded by the floodwaters. on friday, a massive torrent of water swept away hundreds of houses in several villages. dozens of people are still missing. with me is our reporter sofia bettiza who has been following the story. this sounds like a desperate situation. what more can you tell us? that is right. desperate and devastating few hours for thousands of people in afghanistan put up essentially, what happened is that the northern part of the country has been hit by unusually heavy rainfall and that has caused the flooding that we are looking at. now, the bbc has been sent several videos and images from some people in the country and those show the scale of the damage and in those images we can see violent torrents of

staffordshire county council apologised to the family for the delays.s for education, health and needs assessments had been made worse by a shortage of educational psychologists and it had now recruited more. unfortunately sarah and freddie's situation is not unique. right across the country there are heartbreaking tales of how children are struggling because they can't access vital education. data obtained from local education authorities across england suggest that between april and december last year at least 12 councils managed to finalise ehcps within 20 weeks in fewer than 10% of cases. in essex and portsmouth, fewer than 1% of plans were issued on time. the average across england isjust under 50%. both essex and portsmouth councils said there had been a huge rise in requests for ehcps as well as a shortage of educational psychologists. they said they were working to tackle delays. i showed my findings to robin walker, chair of the education select committee, a group of mps who scrutinise the government's work. it's your government, isn't it, the

the situation was described as tense as the pm arrived at south staffordshire college in cannock. last stop on his uk tour, cannock. the last stop on his uk tour , police officers formed tour, police officers formed a guard for mr sunak as his entry to the college was delayed and he was quickly ushered into the building as the crowd surged around him. whilst inside , around him. whilst inside, activists with banners and flags chanted free palestine ! labour chanted free palestine! labour has ruled out any deals with the snp after the election, even in the event of a hung parliament. sir keir starmer has been campaigning in the east of glasgow today, which is one of the seats he's hoping to take from john swinney's party. sir keir said the snp's only ambition is to break up the uk and there would be absolutely no deal with the scottish nationalists . deal with the scottish nationalists. gb news can deal with the scottish nationalists . gb news can reveal nationalists. gb news can reveal that more than 10,000 channel migrants have crossed illegally to the uk, so far this year. the m

this was the picture in staffordshire a little bit earlier on and actually through the weekend the weathere them and some mist and some fog patches, too, through this evening and tonight we'll see some of that mist and low cloud and fog around some of these north sea coasts, eastern england, eastern scotland, also quite cloudy for the western isles, perhaps parts of northern ireland, too. and further south across england, some patchy rain moving in through the night as well. but we start saturday on that mild theme, but we have got quite a bit of mist, and murk around. so we've got low pressure that's sitting across the near continent. a couple of areas of low pressure here, in fact, but it's high pressure across the atlantic that's going to be really dominating the weather, i think, for the next few days. so this is how saturday starts. then we've got that sea fog around some of these coastal areas that should burn back through the day, one or two showers. and actually across wales, perhaps south west of england, north—west england, south west scotland, they could be heavy and thundery at

confirmation of that here in staffordshire with some localised flooding. 0vernight, the rain we still certainly a lot of lunch at the start in england and wales apart from northern ringwood where it will stay quite cloudy. scotland and northern ireland have some fine spells of sunshine and although there will be a few showers popping up there will be a few showers popping up across the uk in the afternoon, not so many around so a good chance of dodging the downpours and for many it will feel warm in the sunshine with temperatures pushing into the 20s. 0n sunshine with temperatures pushing into the 20s. on saturday, the chance of a bit of rain in south—east england as we head through the day. again, it could be quite cloudy there but for north, plenty of sunshine coming through in the morning and the afternoon, again, a scattering of showers but the majority in england and wales. scotland and northern ireland are more likely to keep the dry weather but wherever you are, pleasantly warm with high teen is too low to mid 20s in the warmest spots. for the second part of the weekend, more c

john maguire, bbc news, staffordshire.ocial media companies — aimed at protecting children from harmful content online. over 40 measures have been set out, including making firms change their algorithms and perform more rigorous age checks. around the world, governments are considering — or have already passed — similar legislation. our analysis editor, ros atkins looks at what other countries are doing to try and protect children online. in many countries we're seeing a new approach to protecting children online. governments are saying this is no longer a mystery to us. governments are now saying, 0k, we feel like we know what the levers of control are and we're willing to pull them. in the uk, new rules are being proposed. at the moment, teenagers, younger children up and down the country can experience harmful content on their social media feeds again and again. and this has become normalised, and that has to change. to do that, over 40 steps for tech firms have been set out, including robust age checks and changing the

the situation was described as tense as the pm arrived at south staffordshire college in cannock. last stop on his uk tour , police stop on his uk tour, police officers formed a guard for mr sunak as his entry to the college was delayed and he was quickly ushered into the building as the crowd surged around him whilst inside, activists with banners and flags chanted free palestine in labour has ruled out any deals with the snp after the election, even in the event of a hung parliament. sir keir starmer has been campaigning in the east of glasgow today, which is one of the seats that he's hoping to take from john swinney's party. sir keir said the snp's only ambition is to break up the uk and there would be absolutely no deal with the scottish nationalists . well, gb news can nationalists. well, gb news can reveal that more than 10,000 channel migrants have crossed illegally to the uk so far this yeah illegally to the uk so far this year. the milestone figure was reached today after another 154 people arrived in dover, having crossed in three small boats this morning. it's a blow t

recruit and train and retain midwives and i saw that myself, when i gave birth to my daughter in staffordshireand there clearly was not enough staff to deal with that, so staffing is part of it but i do think we need to have a wider conversation about challenges within the nhs. some of the stories that we receive is about language and culture and compassion is free, and i received that myself, and this is what opened my eyes to theissues and this is what opened my eyes to the issues in our hospitals. i had a traumatic birth and spent nearly 40 hours in labourand traumatic birth and spent nearly 40 hours in labour and i ended up bleeding very heavily after delivery and being rushed into the emergency room, and it is very traumatic i was separated from my daughter as well, when i came out and i was hooked up to a drip and a catheter and i could not move, my daughter was screaming next to me, and when i pressed the emergency button for help, the health care professional came and said not my baby, not my problem, and walked out, me there, and my experience was not unique and i have read other exam

when the prime minister was in staffordshire this afternoon he encountered some protesters, protestinggeneral election campaign that this kind of stuff goes on. and some teasing publicly and privately from the prime minister's colleagues about his choice of venue when he was in belfast, he went to the titanic quarter, insert the inevitable cheap 9395 quarter, insert the inevitable cheap gags about sinking ships. these are elements of colour, you get this in every campaign and every leader will have those kind of moments and this is very, very early days, clive. we will have the manifestos and promises to come in the weeks ahead and the tv debates and plenty more besides. we are onlyjust getting going. besides. we are only 'ust getting anoin. , ., ~ going. indeed, chris mason, thank ou, at going. indeed, chris mason, thank you, at westminster. _ sir keir starmer has been campaigning in scotland, where he said children were "paying the cost" of snp failures there, and conservative failures at westminster. scotland is seen as a key battleground, with 57 seats up for grabs. that's two less

staffordshire county council apologises _ support.dshire county council apologises to the - support. staffordshire county i council apologises to the family support. staffordshire county - council apologises to the family for the delays. it has had a significant increase for requests for the assessments which have been made worse by a short of educational psychologists and it had now recruited more. unfortunately, sarah and freddie's situation is not unique. right across the country there are heartbreaking tales of how children are struggling because they cannot access vital education. data obtained from local education authorities across england suggest that between april and december last year at least 12 councils managed to finalised the documentation within 20 weeks in fewer than 10% of cases. in essex and portsmouth, fewer than 1% of plans were issued on time. the average across england isjust 1% of plans were issued on time. the average across england is just 50%. both essex and portsmouth council said there had been a huge rise

staffordshire county council apologised to the family for the delays. recruited more. well, unfortunately, sarah and freddie's situation is not unique. right across the country, there are heartbreaking tales of how children are struggling because they can't access vital education. data obtained from local education authorities across england suggests that between april and december last year, at least 12 councils managed to finalise ehcps within 20 weeks in fewer than 10% of cases. in essex and portsmouth, fewer than 1% of plans were issued on time. the average across england isjust under 50%. i showed my findings to robin walker, chair of the education select committee, a group of mps who scrutinise the government's work. your government, isn't it the conservative government that's overseen this issue getting worse over the past five years? i don't deny that there are challenges, but i think it is important to recognise that the government has increased funding both for mental health in the health service and for schools to deliver high needs. there ha

staffordshire we are in now and we have — already. qualify for the euros. there is the fact that his smoking ban, that generational promise as he put it for anyone born after 2009 to be banned from smoking, has not gone through parliament in time, it has fallen through parliament because parliament shuts up today. and then we were just in northern parliament shuts up today. and then we werejust in northern ireland where someone from the local media noticed that he had taken himself to the titanic quarter, and asked him if he was part of a sinking ship. but despite all that, we have just come over on the plane with the prime ministerfrom northern ireland and he did what we call a huddle where he sits around and chat to everybody, it is on the record but off camera. i�*ve got to say he was pretty sprightly. he was telling us he thinks is going to win the general election. i asked he thinks is going to win the general election. iasked him he thinks is going to win the general election. i asked him that specific question, are you going to

a staffordshire terrier. my favorite breed. she is getting ready to go in.y gorgeous girl. we have so many dogs. big dogs, working dogs tonight. sporting dogs, retrievers. so a lot to see. we're coming up at 7:00. >> this is a brussels griffin. your -- >> we come to a dog show. most dressed up for a show. full length dresses, earrings, hair, makeup. >> make sure it doesn't stain. >> when a shop that's a real thing. you have to have material that doesn't stain. you will see i touch every dog that wins. >> you have to tune in fox sports. all day long. fox nation as well. 148, baby. >> let's do it. >> let's do it. >> best in show tonight. >> we have totally gone to the dogs. >> they're so cute and so funny. >> steve: have fun. >> ainsley: have the best time. thank you. >> steve: brian will be traveling back home but you have a busy day. >> brian: right after speaker johnson gets done in court and gives me a tour of the capitol and what's going on in the world and stay within themselves and i'll be doing the radio. >> ainsley: and get dressed. have a great radio

this was the picture in staffordshire a little bit earlier on and actually through the weekend the weather of that mist and low cloud and fog around some of these north sea coasts, eastern england, eastern scotland, also quite cloudy for the western isles, perhaps parts of northern ireland, too. and further south across england, some patchy rain moving in through the night as well. but we start saturday on that mild theme, but we have got quite a bit of mist, an app murk around. and murk around. so we've got low pressure that's sitting across the near continent. a couple of areas of low pressure here, in fact, but it's high pressure across the atlantic that's going to be really dominating the weather, i think, for the next few days. so this is how saturday starts. then we've got that sea fog around some of these coastal areas that should burn back through the day, one or two showers. and actually across wales, perhaps south west of england, north—west england, south west scotland, they could be heavy and thundery at times, but then we hit miss so we won't all see them. and top temperatures

in staffordshire the prime minister pledged that pensioners would benefit from triple lock plus, if the conservatives are returned to government next month. in essense it means that those on the state pension would not be dragged into paying tax in 2027, when under the existing government policy pensions will rise above the tax free personal allowance. the cost is put at £2.1i billion. labour says the plan is not credible. at the rolls royce factor in derby shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, was telling her audience that labour is now the "natural party for british business". in her hand she had a list of 121 businesses who say are supporting labour's plan for growth. there will be no tax rises in the next parliament, said labour, but if they stick by their pledge not to cuts to public services, then where is the money coming from? we will get to that shortly but lets begin with that conservative�*s pledge on pensions. ben chu has been taking a look at the details. first the context, a personal allowance is what someone can earn before having to pay income tax. it's been frozen around 12

. >> meanwhile, in staffordshire, the prime minister, rishi sunak, who has refused nigel's offer to debateave the case for him and the conservatives to deal with illegal immigration. >> we're the ones that have got a clear plan and that's how we'll deliver a secure future that particular topic of illegal migration is a case in point. we've got a bold plan, the rwanda scheme, to ensure that if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay and you will not be able to stay and you will be returned. that's how you create a deterrent. the penny is dropping across europe that that is the right approach. >> we're going to be speaking to political editor chris hope in just a moment. but before that, i'd like to know what you think about immigration. is it going to affect your vote, this immigration emergency that nigel has spoken about in dover this morning? there's an argument, isn't there, that actually the electorate's more concerned about the economy than immigration, that some people are a bit ambivalent about whether the rwanda plan can stop the boats? i'd like to know what you think

this is happening in the southern hemisphere to the sky over staffordshire in england, turning green.nd in the, the northern lights were seen as far south as here in georgia painting the sky pink, the space, weather prediction center says we haven't seen a solar storm this intense in more than 20 years, and it should continue for the next few days. by the way, the storm could affect the power grid as well as satellite and radio communications were watching this story closely, we will keep you updated in the hours ahead. meanwhile, thanks for spending part of your day with me. i'm michael holmes. you can follow me on x and in the gram at-home cnn stick around. i'll be back with more about coverage after a quick break sunday on the whole story playing on a boy's team would be live. >> i would have to deny my truth to make other people feel comfortable. >> the debate over transgender athletes, we can't neglect fairness and popes to be inclusive female fifth three matters and fair competition matters. >> what it means for students. >> i believed i needed to sacrifice being trans, in order

and meanwhile, the prime minister has been in staffordshire, where he defended his economic record andnment would soon run out of money. >> inflation is down from 11% when i got this job, down to 2% back to normal now wages have been rising faster than prices for almost a year. the economy at the start of this year grew faster than france. germany italy, even america. so we really have turned a corner. and ihope really have turned a corner. and i hope you can see that the plan is working and that we've restored economic stability, because that's what you get with me. that's what you get with the conservatives. we restored economic stability. we always will prioritise that. and the question now, the question for all of you, the question for the country is who do you trust to build on that foundation and secure a future for you, your family and our country? and that's the choice at this election. do we build on that progress that we've all collectively made and go forward , or do we go back to square one with no plan and no certainty? now, the only certainty you're going to get with the

after giving as many years of service as sir bill cash, he won his staffordshire seat in a by—electionn serving his constituents and holding governments to account for 40 years since then. he was knighted after being recognised in the queen's birthday honours list in 2014. he was seen as a driving force behind brexit and indeed many other things. i'm delighted to say that sir bill cash joins me now to discuss his remarkable career. good evening. thank you very, very much. well, did you step down with a heavy heart? >> well, it's a bit of a wrench. i mean, after 40 years, you get pretty used to it all. but i must say that, you know, i've had an incredibly interesting time. but more than that, i've really loved being in the houses of parliament, we have a very , of parliament, we have a very, very great parliament. it's real democracy. and thank heavens we've now got it back, our sovereignty back again, for which i've fought for the past. well, 35, 40 years. and it really does matter because it gives back to people the right to govern themselves and, leaving the european union was absolu

. >> meanwhile, in staffordshire, the prime minister, rishi sunak, who has refused nigel's offer to debate gave the case for him and the conservatives to deal with illegal immigration. >> we're the ones that have got a clear plan and that's how we'll deliver a secure future that particular topic of illegal migration is a case in point. we've got a bold plan, the rwanda scheme, to ensure that if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay and you will not be able to stay and you will be returned. that's how you create a deterrent. the penny is dropping across europe that that is the right approach. >> we're going to be speaking to political editor chris hope in just a moment. but before that, i'd like to know what you think about immigration. is it going to affect your vote, this immigration emergency that nigel has spoken about in dover this morning? there's an argument, isn't there, that actually the electorate's more concerned about the economy than immigration, that some people are a bit ambivalent about whether the rwanda plan can stop the boats? i'd like to know what you thi

the situation was described as tense as the prime minister arrived at south staffordshire college innock , the last stop on his uk tour. police officers formed a guard for mr sunak as his entry to the college was delayed and he was quickly ushered into the building as the crowd surged around him. whilst inside, activists and with banners and flags chanted free, free palestine . when theresa may has palestine. when theresa may has urged tory mps to fight to re—elect a conservative government. in her farewell speech in parliament, the mp for maidenhead, who served as prime minister between 2016 and 2019, said it would be a great wrench to leave the commons after 27 years. the departure comes as 76 tory mps step down, which is more than the number of those who left when labour swept to power back in 1997. labour has ruled out any deals with the snp after the election, even in the event of a hung parliament. sir keir starmer has been campaigning in the east of glasgow today, which is one of the seats he's hoping to take from john swinney's party in july's election. sir keir said the snp'

her, that determination is this former soldier's most valuable weapon. john maguire, bbc news, staffordshireeen injured after torrents of water swept through several villages. meanwhile in brazil. the country's sports minister has asked the football confederation to temporarily suspend all national football competitions because of the floods that have devastated the state of rio grande do sul. at least 126 people have died and more than 400,000 have been forced to leave their homes. this week, the uk's media regulator, 0fcom, set out new rules for social media companies — aimed at protecting children from harmful content online. over 40 measures have been set out — including making firms change their algorithms and perform more rigorous age checks. around the world, governments are considering — or have already passed — similar legislation. analysis editor ros atkins looks at what other countries are doing to try and protect children online. in many countries we're seeing a new approach to protecting children online. governments are saying this is no longer a mystery to us. governments are n

the sky over a staffordshire england turned green here in the the northern lights were seen as far south as here in georgia painting the sky pink, the space weather prediction center says we haven't seen a solar storm this intense in more than 20 years, and it should continue for the next few days. the storm could affect the power grid as well as satellite and radio communications and we of course are watching this story closely. we'll keep you updated in the hours ahead. but for now that wraps this hour of cnn newsroom. i'm kimberly hoover for years in north america, seen in this morning is next for the rest of the world is african voices changemakers he was trump's former lawyer and fixer. >> now, michael cohen is expected to testify against his old boss. will we hear any new bombshells from this key player witness testimony in the trump hush money trial monday at nine eastern on cnn you're calling some people find there's at an early age. >> others later in life no matter when you find it so to yourself, lucky because it becomes your everything, are calling was to build trucks. >> and

now, giving people in many places across the globe a review of the northern lights, the sky over staffordshire, england turned green and here in the united states than all the lights were seen as fast as georgia painting the sky pink, the space weather prediction center says we haven't seen a solar storm. this intense in more than 20 years and the good news is it should continue for the next few days. there's don could affect the power grids though, as well as potentially satellite and radio communications. we are watching this story closely and we'll keep you updated in the hours ahead that does it for this. our scene and newsroom. i'm the ducking kd. good to have you with me. i'll be back with much more cnn newsroom in just a moment let's try this again. >> what do you see my first shell? >> bishop in easton, second championship charles not winning a championship getty was trying to stay positive. or positive. he didn't win a ring millions of people have lost weight with personalized plans from noon, like britney, who lost 20 pounds, i felt so supported by new it became an anchor for me noem

and they're bored senseless of seeing and seeing stoke on trent and staffordshire officers staffordshire to london having to come down to to london man these streets when we've got crimes on our streets that need solving. our police are being dragged to deal with the liberal elites like tarquin, and that who want to make their point. would you protest outside his house? >>i house? >> i don't know where his house is. i've got no particular interest in doing that. i've got no i've got other things to be doing, to be honest. >> but mps in general, you'd happily because the other argument to it is that it silences them. so, you know, i've been at events before where i've been at events before where i've seen politicians like jacob rees—mogg or someone like that who i appreciate just still have a platform right here. but other mps or people with a voice if you're trying to silence them. oh look, come on, is that not an issue? >> i don't think anyone i mean, do you really think that mps in this country are having their freedom of speech limited ? they freedom of speech limited? they can say an

john maguire, bbc news, staffordshire.bsence, a breeding colony of greys has been discovered. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, has more. the island of anglesey is the last stronghold of red squirrels in wales, thanks to this man. dr craig shuttleworth has been trapping and killing grey squirrels since 1997. we're using live traps. in fact, we've got one in here. i can here it growling away. we take boxes like these we put them up on the trees. his aim was to clear the island so these guys could flourish. and it worked! craig and his colleagues caught the last grey in 2013, the a0 reds that were left have multiplied to 800. but a couple of weeks ago and islander sent craig this — a photo of a mature male grey squirrels. and he isn't alone! camera traps caught images of these guys too. we've had animals on the island before, but this was different. when i saw the images i thought "this is a breeding colony." why is it so urgent? the urgency is because they breed, they compete with the red squirrel but also they can carry

south staffordshire council served an enforcement order on the owners ate farms ltd, as well as its directorrch. the council said the planning inspectorate had accepted a request by the owners to postpone the inquiry. i do hope that, you know, myself and my family can come back and revisit the pub wherever it's built. hopefully it's back here and to actually see the building back in its former glory, because it was a great iconic pub for the local area. joanne writtle, bbc news. now, he's best known as the frontman of the legendary us group the four seasons. well, frankie valli has marked his 90th birthday by being honoured with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. the band — founded in newjersey in 1960 — had a string of global hits including big girls don't cry, can't take my eyes off of you and walk like a man, with their career later being immortalised in the musicaljersey boys. at a ceremony in los angeles on friday, the singer described the star as a highlight of his life. you know, it's hard to believe that this whole thing started when i was about 1a or 15 years old, and i did my ve