join me in welcoming trent.applause] so i thought we would start by talking a little bit about the electoral college and the national popular vote interstate compact, which colorado joins this year. correct me if i'm wrong on the specifics, but i believe colorado became the 12th state to join the interstate compact? is that correct? >> 16 jurisdictions. >> 16 jurisdictions. so we're even further ahead now. there were 181 electoral votes? >> 196. >> 196, so my numbers are dated. areelectoral college votes possibly joining this interstate compact that only takes effect when 270 electoral votes from the various states have agreed to this interstate compact, which essentially says that the wouldrs in those states not follow the traditional electoral college system, but would instead cast their ballots for the winner of the national popular vote. and so i thought we would start by talking about that compact and what it means. we have a couple of minutes for each debater to offer his opening remarks and in your openin

my childhood is basically stoke—on—trent. i live in stoke—on—trent.the history of this place, and why it matters to what we are going to or from our panel and all the people instilled this evening? sol from our panel and all the people instilled this evening? so i think what you have to understand is what made this place and how that shaped views here now. so beneath your feet are what made this place. it's call and it's clay. it's the pottery industry, and its mining. you, there's a traditional bottle count, which is where they used to fire the pottery, because this is all old pottery, because this is all old pottery factory sites, and that is what built stoke—on—trent. those traditional industries. but it also made it quite an insular place, because pottery wasjust stoke—on—trent. so that helps shape the character of the place. and it has lots of positive qualities. a great sense of community, people do not leave, but it also makes it quite an insular sort of play. so we start ina quite an insular sort of play. so we start in a town it like mind lik

stoke-on-trent.mazed everybody in 2016. it was a democratic vote. it was a democratic vote, but it wasn't set in stone. nobody talked about the terms. the conditions. 0r anything like that. simply did we want to come out? not on what basis we wa nted come out? not on what basis we wanted to come out of europe. nothing about that. a lot of this argument is about that, the fact there's been a referendum, i have to say, i think people know a great deal more now than they did then. i venture to say they knew very little them. itjust seemed very simple. get out of europe. lots of irony about this. we now have our parliament and judges telling us what to do and this is what we want to back, that's the great irony. thanks very much. i'm going to move on. with just over a month to go before the uk is scheduled to leave the eu what are businesses making of the continuing uncertainty? and what impact will last night's heated words in the commons have? 0ur correspondent danni hewson has been speaking to busines

this is our third art gallery at stoke—on—trent. this is ourthird in art gallery at stoke—on—trent.dford. it is an attempt for the bbc to get out of london, to properly cover regions of england as well as the nations of the united kingdom, but really it is about the audience talking to us about how we should be covering what is important to them and this will be a week of special coverage from stoke—on—trent, guided by these fabulous guests we have brought together in the potteries museum about what they think is important, how they would like to see their city, places they live, places they work, how they want thoseissues places they work, how they want those issues to be covered.” places they work, how they want those issues to be covered. i think there is a great degree of fear in this city. we are scared of our selves and our schizophrenic six towns of‘ nature. there is something you deeply crazy and mad about that is the way we work. i think it should be embraced. and as we sit here under the wonderful icons that decorate us, i do wonder sometimes, don't we realise that there i

the people of stoke—on—trent are absolutely amazing. we are stoke—on—trent.ar, comparing it to an average month, seeing how dry it has been across eastern areas and even towards the west. we have not had hundred percent as you would expect in an average month up to this point. the jet expect in an average month up to this point. thejet stream is meandering towards iceland, now we are dipping it the other way and into that kink you can fit areas of low pressure and their associated fronts. that is how many of us concluded the weekend and how we are starting the new week. a new area of low pressure, new weather front coming from the atlantic. the last of the weather pushing up from the northern isles and then an interlude of dry finite conditions but that really won't last across these western areas as the next set of weather front work the way in from the atlantic. not cold by any means, both by day and night, temperatures close to the seasonable norm. but they are moisture laden and they will force cloud, wind and rain in their way. here, at the start of tues

what should be next for stoke—on—trent? ourselves. what should be next for stoke-on-trent? world has that would allow us to have, those other bidding process that we went through a short left. eight unesco creative city has longevity. tell us what you think the main challenges are and what are the issues we should be covering. the biggest problem is pride. years gone by, people worked on the banks and me to be developed things like that peacock behind you. at the end of the day, they were proud of what they made. now they are filling supermarket shelves and there is no right in the job. can i mention politics as a mirror of the society. it is not so long ago we had nine bnp councillors, more than any other city in the country. quite recently, we are at the third or second biggest exit supporter. none of this tells us exactly what we are and who we are. it does tell us there is a immense amount of disenchantment. how would you like to see the we are stoke project, what shall we be talking about?|j what shall we be talking about?” love it, there are so much community and abun

you can follow the bbc‘s coverage on a stoke—on—trent across the network. have all the business news, but first — the headlines on bbc news: downing street is accused by former cabinet minister amber rudd, of using aggressive language that incites violence. snp leader, nicola sturgeon, suggests the party could accept a no—deal brexit. a police watchdog says cleveland police has been putting the public at risk as it becomes first force in the uk rated as "failing2 in all areas.. an update on thmas cook: the civil aviation authority says it has now flown a total of 61,000 thomas cook customers back to the uk, taking the total to 40% of passengers. the caa says operation matterhorn will continue until 6 october with more than 1,000 flights planned in total. a policy maker at the bank of england has said the central bank may need to cut interest rates should brexit uncertainty persist. even if the uk avoids a no—deal brexit, rates may still need to be cut, michael saunders said. interest rates have been on hold at 0.75% since august 2018, when they were raised

nick 0wen there in stoke—on—trent.nson of course won, so what do grassroots tories make of his behaviour and overrall performance so far? well let's get a snapshot of opinion. hannan sarwar is a councillor for wilmslow town in cheshire, nicola lowery is chair of the telford conservative association, and sean anstee sits on trafford council, in manchester. it's good to see all of you. thanks very much indeed for being with us. i want to start with the youngest, hanan, amazing achievement being the youngest or one of the youngest counsellors in the country. you backed borisjohnson from the beginning, is he living up to the promise that you hoped? high there clive, thank you very much for making boris johnson is clive, thank you very much for making borisjohnson is exactly what we needed under the conservative party. he stood by his promise to the members, that he will work his utmost best to deliver the referendum result. you are not concerned about some of the language she is using, betrayal, surrender and so on? no, i

welcome to stoke—on—trent.estminster bubble is so far removed from what is actually happening in the real world, and especially as far as business is concerned, they have day—to—day concerns about keeping their businesses afloat, preparing for what happens next, and trying to get some answers to their many questions that they have got about what business will look like when we leave the european union. 692a% of people here voted to leave. but is there a fear that the brexit date is drifting further and further away? perhaps it may not even happen at all. stoke—on—trent made its name from ceramics, and from coal mining, but what does business think now? what is the key industry in stoke—on—trent? they have been taking a look at what is really important to people living here. stoke—on—trent, a city of six towns and historically two big industries. pets and pots. the pits at one time employed 20,000 men here. but the last one closed in 199a. the pots and pottery city as it became known, date back to the 17th centu

. >> that's boilermaker spirit right there. >> reporter: trent who battled bone cancer sadly passingrlasting impact on his community and the nation. he never let a terminal illness dampen his spirit. the tyler trent student gate now standing where he did for so many weeks inspiring others, now serving as a reminder for how tyler lived his life. >> for our players, what they were struck by, was his courage in the face of adversity. >> no one here and no one who lived through the events of the last 12 months will ever forget tyler trent. >> reporter: his parents, the first to walk through the gate entering the stadium. josh seals was tyler's life-long friend. >> what he taught me is this life is a gift, but you have to receive that gift. >> reporter: shawn english is the first recipient of the tyler trent courage and resilience award, a memorial scholarship presented to a purdue student confronting serious adversity. >> i looked up to tyler trent and his family. >> reporter: shawn was hit by a car and left with life-altering injuries losing his foot. his parents deeply touched by his i

it has all contributed to make stoke—on—trent one of the hotspots for personal insolvency.nd it backed i spent yesterday at a food bank, one of 16 set up across the city here. the people coming in are obviously quite desperate and certainly one of the ladies, it was her first visit to a food bank. she has got three children. she used to work but lost herjob because she has to look after those children and when she came in, there is an independent data adviser, a specialist, they are as part of the food bank operation. she was able to offer this lady all sorts of help and advice that the lady did not actually know was out there. you can get help. you can get short—term brea ks get help. you can get short—term breaks on your council tax payments, help with your energy bills, with your water rates. very much the advice to people if they are struggling as talk to someone. if you can get specialist help. there is help and advice that can help you turn things around. the government has talked about trying to invest in communities which are struggling. what is the government or lo

all this week, the bbc is in stoke on trent. correspondent beccy wood, who is live in stoke—on—trent for us this morning. stories from stoke—on—trent trending and doing really well on the bbc most red and most watched. yes, it isa most red and most watched. yes, it is a fantastic city, a city i grew up is a fantastic city, a city i grew up in and welcome to stoke—on—trent this morning. this is right in the city centre and it is a massive bbc project aimed at putting the city in the spotlight. we are asking members of the community to tell us which stories they would like to see making the national news was that this is the day in the heart of the shopping centre. we are asking people to come along and tell us about stories that matter to them. yesterday we spoke to a young 16—year—old gentleman from the british asian community, he said he is the first person he believed he had been selected to play squash for his country, so we will be following up his country, so we will be following up on that. just down the road from here is

let's speak to our correspondent ben thompson who is live in stoke—0n—trent for us. from outside the westminster bubble. yes, you are absolutely right. let me explain about where we are. a beautiful morning in stoke—on—trent, started out a little wet, but let me show you around because this is the scene this morning in stoke—on—trent and you will see one of the 4000 or so that were here, just 47 remain, but stoke made its name from potteries. but business and industries have changed here and it's about start—ups and education and logistics. all the events of the last 24 hours have been in the westminster bubble, so we've been asking what it means for people who are living here and what they make of events there. let me introduce you to sam and valentino. you are both students in the city, so talk me through what we've heard in the last 24 hours, because quite simply it's been a bit fraught on both sides. sam, what did you make of what you heard? i disagreed with the judicial decision, but i agree with boris, you have to respect because they are the highest court in t

stoke—on—trent.ited kingdom. but really it is about the audience talking to us about how we should be covering what is important to them. this will be a week of special coverage from stoke—on—trent. guided by these fabulous guests we have put together in the potteries museum. about what they think is important, how they would like to see their city, the places they lead and work, how they want those issues to be covered. there is a degree of fear in the city. we are scared of ourselves and our schizophrenic six towns nature. there is something beautifully crazy and mad about the fa ct beautifully crazy and mad about the fact that is the way we work. i think it should be embraced. and as we sit here, under the wonderful icons that decorate us, i do wonder sometimes, do we not realise there is something about the juice and the actual soil of this area which has allowed us to be one of the most creative places on earth. we are a place where we have taken the ground itself and made it into something whic

all this week, the bbc‘s we are stoke—on—trent series is focusing on stories from there, hearing whate reported across television and radio and on digital. 0ur correspondent becky wood is there. becky. welcome to stoke—on—trent city centre, this is handling and this is where the bbc is facing it for the next five days. there's loads going on, this is a huge bbc project, we are stoke—on—trent and we want to hear the stories that matter to this community at a time when brexit is dominating the headlines. it is fair to say that some parts of the community feel they don't often get the story is told they would like to hear across the national news and local news. i've grown up in this city and there is often a perception that sandwiched between manchester in the north and birmingham in the south, we don't quite get the representation we deserve. we are quite often in the headlines for stories like brexit, as i mentioned, poverty and the drug, monkey dust which is hitting the headlines more and more. we spoke to some people about that and how they feel that as representing them but behind

talked about antonio brown, but trent brown may be a very good acquisition. >> louis: 'sosomeone toatchlast game he played, left tackle for the patriots in the super bowl. here jacobs again. gets a couple. that will bring up third down. bradley chubb, his first tackle of the game. get used to that. looking at the denver defense, this is not the issue for the broncos. they're stacked on defense. >> louis: it begins and ends with chubb and miller. this is really where they make their money here. the obvious passing downs. >> steve: and we get a look at hunter renfrow. went to college at clemson, the national champions. he's in the game on third and four.out and able to complete tn grant. they're going to give him a forward progress for the first down, gain of five. >> brian: niced down of the gam. third and five, you get the protection orchestrated. nice job by o guys to keep an eye on, williams, brought over from the chargers, and darren waller, number 83, both haveo step up in the absence of antonio brown. >> steve: two tight ends in for oakland. waller and moreau, the rookie out of lsu

who entered insolvency last year. thousand people in stoke—on—trent who entered insolvency last yeahmrt why other numbers higher than other part of the country? well, there's a table and stoke is at the top of it. portsmouth, torbay, scarborough are all close to the top and i think because people are hard up here and thejobs don't pay because people are hard up here and the jobs don't pay well. the potteries obviously are here, 35,000 jobs they used to having the potteries and now it is 7000, so people get badly paid, some people can't work, and so, because they don't have much money, they do get in debt paying their rent. i believe buildings are being split into houses for multiple occupation so the rents are high and at a difficult place to live if you don't have much money and i think low incomes is the cause of it. what can people do? when they declared insolvency and made their way out of it, what would you suggest? yes, i think that the big thing is that people want to avoid it. according to one report we are looking at on the programme later, 93,000 people in stoke—on—trent hav

this week bbc news has been reporting from stoke—on—trent.al correspondent alex forsyth has been getting views from there, and from altrincham, which voted remain. bbc radio stoke. it seems there is a prevalent view, leave or remain, people are simply fed up with how brexit has been handled. people are simply fed up with how brexit has been handledlj people are simply fed up with how brexit has been handled. ijust don't know anymore, i've just lost the will to live. i can hardly bother anymore. in stoke, frustration is right as well as confusion about what happens now, there is just as confusion about what happens now, there isjust as much confusion about what happens now, there is just as much anger at westminster at boris johnson's actions. if the court says it is unlawful, it's unlawful, but the question now is where do we go from here? i think the guy has got the country apart, trying to get as they deal and what we voted for. that is the new number ten is counting on, their strategies to win support in areas that voted leave. these are a

simon jack, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. died. seen by many as france's famous leader, during his presidency strongly opposed the us led invasion of iraq and took france into the single currency, but his later years we re single currency, but his later years were blighted by corruption scandals. england have resoundingly beaten the united states by 45 points to 7 at the rugby world cup in japan, meaning after two matches england remain at the top of their group. andy swiss reports from kobe. for england's travelling army, the latest stop on their world cup adventure. kobe, where they were joined by their growing japanese fan club. england clearly winning the popularity contest but what about the sporting one? facing the usa was like facing 15 donald trumps, according to england's coach, eddiejones, but it was his team that were soon the men in charge. george ford scampering over, as on a sweltering night england seemed suitably fired up. billy vunipola adding a second... england out of sight by the break. after it, they crui

alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. this is the briefing on bbc news.preme court ruled its suspension, by borisjohnson, was unlawful. us democrats have launched a formal impeachment inquiry against donald trump over claims he pressured the president of ukraine to investigate his political rival, joe biden. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the times, which leads on the supreme court ruling that uk prime minister boris johnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks was unlawful. so much more detail we will discuss ina so much more detail we will discuss in a moment. and on its front page, the daily express asks: ‘what‘s lawful about denying 17.4 million brexit?‘ the telegraph also reports on the ruling. quoting mrjohnson‘s reaction to the news. he was speaking alongside donald trump at the un general assembly in new york. in the meantime, the new york times has the latest on the formal impeachment inquiry into the us president. the launch of the inquiry marking an end

alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke—on—trent.gs across england, with more areas told to prepare for possible problems. in london, heavy rainfall affected hundreds of roads with flooding reported on roads in southampton, birmingham and liverpool. as always, full weather reports on our website. you can get in touch with me and other members of the team on social media. that's it from me. i'll be on outside source later today. mike embley will be here at 2am. but now, time for sport today with marc edwards. hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: newly—promoted brescia take a shock lead against the mighty juventus, but the old lady fights back. successful start for samoa as they see off russia in their rugby world cup opener. we'll meet the three scandinavian siblings competing at the world athletics championships in doha. hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today. we start with football, and the italian championsjuventus maintained their unbeaten start to the

, so people are happens in stoke—on—trent, so people a re really happens in stoke—on—trent, so peopletion that i heard about 15 years ago, through friends of mine who were working on it, and to see the success it has had, when they were working on it in about 2007 and i remember in that year, they had managed to get to the taliban to partake in a day of peace, in 24 hours of peace, they put down their weapons to the point where 1.4 million children were able to get vaccinated throughout that year because of the change where doctors and nurses were able to come in during this time, so it wasn‘tjust an idea of peace, it was actually being put into action and that was something that i was very inspired by and i‘m very honoured to be taking part tomorrow in the 20th anniversary. why do you think the taliban responded to this organisation in that way? where talks at government level have failed successively over the years. this isn‘t about... this is about a day. it is easier to grasp and it is not about trying to change a complete mentality or a complete culture, it is a day where you jus

what do you make of stoke—on—trent? was almost kind of creepy when i got here because it was almost exactly like where i come from, just with a different accent and oat cakes. chris, what do you think of this city? i'm from leicester so the dialect is very similar so it is easy to catch on. i'm involved with the local music scene and it is a community and a fun vibe to be around. everyone is happy to support each other and be one big family. community is something we are hearing about already this morning, what other stories do you think the bbc needs to be reporting from here? lam bbc needs to be reporting from here? i am involved in generally more university communities but ijumped straight in last year and joined a tonne of societies and made loads of circles of friends from that so i have interlocking friendship groups now and that is really cool because now and that is really cool because no matter where you are going on campus you will be like, oh is anyone going up to the potteries today and they will be like, su

rebecca wood, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. city. from japan, our sports correspondent katie gornall, sent this report, which contains some flashing images. in japan, the railways are an institution. in wales, rugby is like a religion, and these fans making their pilgrimage to the world cup were letting the train take the strain. they arrived here, as they seem to do at every tournament, brimming with confidence and national pride. with a record—equalling 129 caps, alun wynjones is well versed in harnessing the passion of an occasion like this, and after two minutes, the welsh fans were singing again — jonathan davies allowed to saunter over the line. dan biggar usually finishes these in his sleep, but he would have plenty of chances to make amends, as wales scored four tries in a blistering first half. georgia's strength is in their pack, but only in the second half did they show it. wales, though, were able to wrestle back control and finished with a george north flurry, with their sixth try. warren gatland's side are up and

, across like here at burton upon trent, a cross m ost like here at burton upon trent, across most partsust one or across most parts of the uk today with just one or two exceptions. in the shetland islands it has been a rather grey affair, but even here hopefully that weather front will move away for tomorrow. for most under the starry skies it will be cool yet again tonight, the lengthening nights allowing mist and fog to form. last night northern ireland, possibly southern scotland, northern and eastern england with temperatures dipping into single figures for most of us. a notably chilly morning, with fog which takes until nine or tend to clear away but onceit until nine or tend to clear away but once it does plenty of sunshine is once it does plenty of sunshine is on the cards. temperatures are the talking point. given the strengthening south easterly breeze, the north—east of scotland may reach 24 the north—east of scotland may reach 2a tomorrow. with the increasing breeze along the south and east coast, it will probably feel cooler. we keep the high pressure for saturday but look w

simon jack, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. the former president jacques chirac has died. he was 86.more than a decade, between 1995 and 2007. lucy williamson looks back on his life. the bulldozer, the weathervane, the super liar. political nicknames in political satire that could never dampen france's affection forjacques chirac. his long road to the presidency included two stints as prime minister, and almost two decades as paris mayor. his down—to—earth charm and talent for connection unleashed on everyone, from children to chancellors. bringing the country together proved harder. he wanted to heal france's social divisions, but his plans for reform were shelved after 2 million people came out in protest. he created new international divisions, too, refusing tojoin the us and britain in the 2003 invasion of iraq, a position that won him strong support at home. translation: my position is that france will vote against in any circumstances, because tonight there is no case to wage war to disarm iraq. he also won widespread support for being the first french leader to publicly recogn

i love stoke—on—trent. well, i do!n—trent. brilliant to spend a day with him. we have a couple of guests here at the university, nick gratton and terry alden. you have been running a community project here, looking at the hardship in stoke—on—trent. let me ask you about the perception of the city. do you share his frustration?” the perception of the city. do you share his frustration? i appreciate why people are frustrated with the perception of stoke as being left behind, absolutely, yes. does that feel like something, when you walk around the town, the people generally feel? that people have got stoke wrong? i think so, yeah. you know, i'm not denying their issues. i think we have to be realistic about it, as our hardship researchers found out. but let's move together in the right direction. so we are not sugarcoating this. what are the main findings of the report? so, we found from our research that we realised some of the causes of hardship and poverty, particularly around unemployment and break down of families. w

the culture secretary nicky morgan is standing on one such street now, in stoke—on—trent.strictly speaking, likea high it does not look, strictly speaking, like a high street directly behind you. give us a sense of what a place like stoke—on—trent could gain from what you are presenting? well, good morning, we are announcing today, it is the largest ever government investment in the built heritage and a place like stoke—on—trent would get several pounds, in their case, about £2 million, bring back into use vacant units and particularly developing residential accommodation above those units because it isn't just enough to revitalise the buildings, actually bringing people back into town and city centres is very important too so 69 places across england are receiving the funding so it has been decided by historic england. can you talk us through some of the practicalities? a shop is vacant, there is generally a reason. not enough customers on the high street, the rent is too high, business rent is too high. i don't understand the practicalities of it. do you just pay for it

trent, thanknorse you very much indeed. memorial for the late jacques chirac is taking place, led by the archbishop. somebody was talking about just was that shocks rock admitted france's role in t.e holocaust and how significant a moment in his legacy is that, do you think? >> from my stamina, it is the most important legacy in terms domestic politics that he has left behind. his absolutely uncompromising fight against anti-semitism. this came across s in the speech in 1995, which he gave shortly after having been elected president. this was clearly something that he viewed as essential. top of the list, if i can put it that way. france and theed french people to come to terms, to grips with their own past. it is quite important for the future. in the wake of 9/11, we had some serious anti-semitic incidents and attacks. in the months preceding the 2002,ential election of he was left, right and center in stating clearly that this was not acceptable. actually have helped convince people, many people to go out and vote in the

leaders at the un climate saw there and in dc, trent the president a the public affairs, first timers for joining me. >> glad to be here. >> we saw this going on across the country, we saw this happening here this protest today, they were blocking streets, getting the message across. as we see this climate strike going on, what's your take away 20 all this? >> well, look, mean, it makese, people want a cleanwa environment, we to take care of o planet all that's common sense. but i think all americans, especiallyrt 20 the land, i not sure that these protesters really have solutions that, numberone, would help. and thatthey've considered how much some of the things pro hurt middle amera, would hurt the developing world. so i think most americans are asking the question, you know, where's the balance? where's the common sense in ellout, tak off school, shut down traffic, you know, get on the news, but what are we actually doing to really make ourte world ar place. >> is the issue of climate urgent, inething as your estimation, do you believe it's as urgent as some protesters and many, m

but i do expect. >> and i agree with trent it is not as big of a deal as people are making it out toe. that just means we'll have better vetting within the state convention as who they are pickingti ki. keep in mind that language of the constitution says to the legislature shalle appoint they fppoint in terms of adopting those have allowed them to do this election. another interesting fact is prior to the last election the last presidential elections there were 22000, 991 electoral votes cast of those 22991 thereth were 17 this is a problem that people make out to be much bigger than it really is. >> next question. >> this is an interesting debate but we have to go a little further. it deals more with voters. voter id is that proof of citizenship or residency and last but not least, proof of life ff. [applause] >> actually as i am very troubled by the republican states and voter suppression tactics that are happening. [booting] >>, but that is a difference with the constitutional amendment national popular vote by compact but it would require you create a federal election process und

we are in one of the former kilns in stoke—on—trent. it is now about much more than that. it is all about tech, innovation, now about much more than that. it is allabout tech, innovation, new start—ups. let me introduce you to mow. this is good english weather. let's talk about the implications of what we have heard over the past 2a hours. it was brought in the commons. talk to me about what it means for people running businesses ina means for people running businesses in a place like this. it is unnerving. we need stability and confidence. and reinvesting growth. you have a number of businesses and industries, how do you prepare for so industries, how do you prepare for so many potential outcomes from different industries? a big question and difficult and challenging. let's ta ke and difficult and challenging. let's take my stoke business water world, a water park. it does not stop me investing and transforming the business but we have concerns and tell the political situation is sorted out it is unnerving to plan and grow. you put mon

stoke—on—trent is well known for being the potteries.nts stu d e nts all of the things to do parents students are only thinking about one thing. i think every student has money on their mind. of money is always going to be a problem. money on their mind. of money is always going to be a problemm money on their mind. of money is always going to be a problem. it has been difficult. i have to say for everything. with tuition fees, living costs students need about £17,500 a year before they can even start lectures. i had no qualifications, ended up getting kicked out, and after that, i became homeless. ben is not your typical student. i know it is going to be a struggle with everything. i know i‘m going to have to work. more than a quarter of the students are from deprived areas. according from the latest figures, 38 first—year stu d e nts latest figures, 38 first—year students dropped out entirely in the 2016 two 2017 academic year citing money problems. that basically means that one in 25 students had to stop setting because they could not

yes, stoke—on—trent was the city with the la rg es stoke—on—trent was the city with the la rges leavee would change his mind and vote remain if he had a chance again. a lot of people asking where we go from here. i'm joined by a cross—section of the local community. ryan, your grandfather go to remain, he said that he thinks everybody knew the law was being broken. you voted leave, what do you think of today's ruling? i agree with borisjohnson, we should stop parliament, sought this brexit out, and we should leave. much of the ruling has found he has broken the law, what do you think of that? people should just get on with it. just leave it. what do you make of today's ruling? it is unlawful, raises issues. can we trust boris in the long run? i think obviously brexit has been going on forfar too long and it needs sorting out. obviously, this isn't the way to go in general. did you vote leave or remain? i was not old enough, i think now i would vote remain.” mean, there is a split, a divide here in the group, chris, did you vote leave or remain?” here in the group, chris, did you vote

steve: your brother trent.f the party. this is my baby brother. i was five 1/2 when he was born. one of the best days of my life. steve: when he was born? ainsley: who was happier all of us, you know who it is, dad. he finally got a son. brian: trent, she does not want to celebrate her birthday. make sure she celebrates her birthday. make it a birthday weekend. can you make that happen. >> happy birthday. we love you so much. you're such an inspiration to our family. it is a blessing to have a smart, fun, loving sister like you. ainsley: thank you. >> ainsley, you're truly one-of-a-kind. on the special day, you deserve all the happiness love in the world. i hope all your wishes and dreams come true. ainsley: they already have. >> to have years of happiness. brian: does he have a teleprompter. ainsley: where is my precious nephew? >> hang on. steve: you can't leave. brian: geraldo would never leave. >> this is great television. ainsley: they had twins. steve: who made the sign? who made the sign. >> here they co

british engineering company rolls—royce says it thinks problems with its trent 1000 engines will takeber of grounded aircraft delayed until the second quarter of 2020. the company has faced problems with the trent 1000 engines, causing airlines to ground boeing 787s while repairs are carried out. the uk‘s brexit secretary stephen barclay is holding talks in brussels later with the eu‘s chief negotiator michel barnier — amid some renewed optimism a deal can be done. late on thursday the pound surged following comments from european commission president jean claude juncker that a new brexit deal is possible. sterling hit its highest in two months against the us dollar when the comments were broadcast around 6pm uk time. so what are the chances of a deal being done? let‘s talk to victoria hewson, she‘s a lawyer for the free market thinktank institute for economic affairs victoria, very good to talk to, following those comments from the european commission president jean—claude juncker that the backstop could be scrapped, the pound receiving a bit of a boost, in reality, how much weight c

join us next week on the bbc news channel for we are stoke—on—trent. hello.'ll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines: the biggest repatriation in peace—time is under way after travel giant thomas cook collapsed, leaving hundreds of thousands stranded, and trips ruined. we looked forward to this for a long time, had the wedding injuly, so it has been another couple of months waiting for this, absolutely just totally gutted. after a brexit showdown at the labour party conference, jeremy corbyn‘s policy on staying neutral triumphs over those who wanted to back remain. teenage climate campaigner greta thunberg delivers an angry address at the un climate summit in new york. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, journalist and author yasmin alibhai—brown, and the comment and features editor at, rachel cunliffe, welcome back to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the great british takeoff, on the front of the m

alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke—on—trent.adler who's in brussels. what does the eu make of what's happened in court and what impact could it have on brexit? the ruling today raises all sorts of questions for the eu. will boris johnson, their brexit negotiating partner stay in hisjob johnson, their brexit negotiating partner stay in his job and when might there be a general election, but what i've seen mainly today is the eu trying to put its hands over its ears and block out the noise. why is that? it sees today's ruling on what happens next in the uk as a domestic political matter. that's why the european commission did not wa nt to why the european commission did not want to comment on it today. the eu prefers to concentrate on where it does have a role to play, and that is in negotiations. today's ruling doesn't change very much. under eu law the eu negotiating partner is her majesties government, and boris johnson is still the head of that. eu leaders still want a brexit deal and would love it signed, sealed and delivered

chris is in stoke—on—trent today. 0ur reality check correspondent is in stoke—on—trent.ow. how will brexit affect first time workers coming out of university? 0k, chris, idon't 0k, chris, i don't know if that cou nts 0k, chris, i don't know if that counts as one of the more complicated or less complicated question that you have received on brexit over the last three years. question that you have received on brexit over the last three yearsm isa brexit over the last three yearsm is a big question. everyone wants to know how it will affect them. it partly co m es know how it will affect them. it partly comes down to this huge sense of uncertainty for business. they do not know the terms on which they will be trading with europe in a few months‘ time. brexit or no brexit, the economy is not going to ground toa the economy is not going to ground to a halt and i think the best you can say is that some areas of the economy may struggle as a result of brexit, other areas of the economy may find they have got new opportunities. i think if you have got a decent university degree

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as part of the bbc‘s we are stoke—on—trent series, 0ur reporter sophie calvert is in stoke—on—trent. stop we have been hearing things about community projects going on, bus services, and student poverty, as well. we have been to staffordshi re as well. we have been to staffordshire university, the concealment has finding out. welcome to the first week of the rest of your life. yet despite all the clubs to join, society to sign up for, and all the new friends we made at freshers week — students are only thinking about one thing. i think every student has money and finance on the mind. money is really always going to be a problem because i get the lowest amount of maintenance. i mean, it's been difficult. yeah, so i'm going to save up and everything. with tuition fees, accommodation and living costs, students in stoke need to find an average of about £17,500 a year before they can even start lectures. i left school with no qualifications, ended up getting kicked out. and then after that, i got made homeless. ben is not your typical student. i know it's going to be a struggle with stude

all this week, the bbc is focusing on stoke—on—trent to find out more about the city where people voted european union. robert hall is there for us this evening. we are at a place which celebrates this potteries historic past on a day when people are looking with uncertainty at the immediate future. it is fairto uncertainty at the immediate future. it is fair to say there was a collective sigh of resignation here when the news broke. but let's take the temperature with my guest. sophie calvert, give me a sense of what people have been saying? strong feelings on both sides, some still believe boris johnson did feelings on both sides, some still believe borisjohnson did the right thing, others say borisjohnson should resign and if not, he should be forced out. the main thing i have been hearing the whole time is that people just want something done. they're fed up of hearing about it and they want something done. 69% of people voted to leave from stoke on trent in the referendum and that is what they want to see happen. they feel it has been frustrating. local businessman, you voted remai

rebecca wood, bbc news, stoke—on—trent.side cape town. here's nicholas witchell. they both know that this trip has to work well after recent missteps, so harry and meghan dispensed with a red—carpet welcome and came straight to a township. the exuberance of the welcome masks the fact that nyanga township has the highest murder rate in south africa. the couple had come to show their solidarity at a refuge for women and children and amid all the hugs and the handholding was the serious message. violence against women is a huge problem here. meghan marked out her resolve to be heard. while i'm here with my husband as a member of the royal family i want you to know that for me i am here with you as a mother, as a wife, as a woman, as a woman of colour, and as your sister. and that of course was very much meghan, articulate, passionate and about a subject about which she cares very deeply. it confirms that there is a certain defiance in the sussexes' part to do things their way. they have ten days in southern africa to show whet

liverpool took the lead thanks to a fantastic trent alexander—arnold free—kick, chelsea then had a goalde by var. minutes later roberto firmino doubled the lead on the half hour mark. but chelsea battled hard and got a deserved goal through n'golo kante which set up a nervy finish. we should have played them, to control the game more, we gave the ball easier way. yes, we can defend the situation. it will be tight until the end. we deserved three points. when we did, it always felt brilliant. that is how we leave it. aaron creswell was one of the goal scorers as west ham beat manchester united by two goals to nil at the london stadium. the defeat leaves united ten points behind liverpool and still looking for their first away win in the league since february. you are always disappointed when you lose games. today is a game that we clearly one and it is, of course, travelling, going home tonight. we go through the game again. at the moment, we reflect everyone. pierre—emerick aubameyang's stunning free—kick helped 10—man arsenal come from behind to beat aston villa 3—2. that win lifts una

rebecca wood, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. town, with meghan telling crowds she was with them both as a woman of colour, and as their sister. we‘re joined now from cape town by vanity fair royal editor katie nichol. it isa it is a more low—key affair than normal, no state dinners, no tiaras, or very low key. you are quite right, no state dinners or tiaras, in fact, we did not even get what we are relatively used to when it comes to royal tours, which is the traditional welcome, the red carpet rolled out at the airport. you know, i think with the fact they are travelling with archie, i think you are seeing that reflected in the itinerary, they did not want to do the official welcome ceremony at the airport. they got straight to work. they literally got off the plane and went to freshen up at the official residence where they are staying and within two hours of landing, they we re within two hours of landing, they were at the nyanga township. this is one of the most dangerous townships in south africa. the couple were welcomed w

meanwhile ratings agency moody's just trent its forecast for south africa down to north point 7 percent in 2019 citing fiscal risks and political constraints to economic reform and the risks are huge south african state and energy provider s come alone is drowning in debt and needs state money to keep the lights on it's only one of many public enterprises relying on government bailouts to stay afloat. dark times at its cons headquarters. wire. tests or. in the midst of a suppose a turnaround south africa's national power utility needs another government bailout . with national debt to g.d.p. of over 55 percent this threatens the country's future and we have severe fiscal constraints. so this idea that you can just pick up a phone and see only that 100000000000 of the 20000000001 fail out or 200000000 the bailout. that you know needs to disappear faster then then we have gotten to be doing ok i think we're in for the shock pretty soon we're in for a shock because there isn't going to be government money supplying 95 percent of not only the country but entire southern african regions ener

trent istherine noris covering the election.he has more on whether the vote might mark the end of the netanyahu era. >> it is difficult to see how the numbers stack for benjamin netanyahu. it does not seem the prime minister has a rululing majorit. he h has no clear path to winnig a fifth term as these results come in. some allies he hoped to see return to him have not managed electoralhe threshold. it looks incredibly close between his party and benny alliance,ue-and-white when it comes to the numbercrunching, benjamin netanyahu is in a tight spot. there is talk of him joining a national unity government. the only problem is his main rival, benny gantz, has said he will not serve if netanyahu remains prime minister. he will be under pressure to stand down. we know he does not want to do that. if benjamin netanyahu cannot pass some immunity law with his allies in parliament, he is facing charges on three cocorruption trials and could ed up behind bars. liebermanlooks like could be the kingmaker here. israeli politics is about th