here in labour wakefield, you can see how thinking has changed.to the labour party, but, but, iam not voting labour this time because they have not promised to come out of europe. simple as that. so you're going to vote for someone else? liberal democrats. what do you say to him? he's not going to vote labour. he's stupid, he's very stupid. we don't want silly old boris in at all! just here, you can see that ties to parties have broken down and the old loyalties to parties, whether its regional or whether it's by class, they were breaking down even before brexit came along and swept them away. enjoy your lunch. even a town like wakefield — labour since the 1930s — could change colour. and as for brexit, most people tend to tell pollsters now they'd rather remain. respect for the referendum, yes, but this nation—defining decision could in the end turn on weariness — a desire to change the subject and move on. you can see there's some slightly older boys... football teams often command more loyalty than political parties. brexit has split the countr

my name is richard lee from wakefield, commercial real estate organization internationally. i'm a neighbor. i work in the district. i frequent the galleria frequently. in fact wakefield was the managing company for many years of this project but not currently. but i am in short in support of this modification, this change in use, if you will. i will frequent it. i certainly do, in fact, today i was there for lunch, and of course there was a comment about the retailers having slinking in size, looking for foot traffic, well it's true. it's really changed. and in short, i believe this is a valid change for the time. and thank you very much. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> sue he recollects -- the prog took a lot of time with this space because it was the first open roof space they had. i have two concerns, basically i want the planning staff to go over and have one condition, lighting out exterior lighting all the time, because that's one of the things that deadens the street for pedestrians, and it should be a major priority of plan review at the planning dep

the wakefield winter wonderland in santa clarita draws krause as our traffic comes to a crawl. neighbors that live close by are becoming frustrated by all of the trash that is left behind. and i think the attraction is becoming a safety hazard. >> people jaywalk. it's really dangerous. you can't see them. they are wearing dark clothing. you know. >> woman was hit by a car and killed last week causing neighbors to urge the city to do more about regulating that area. >>> a team of volunteers on livermore are hoping to spread some holiday joy with their annual like display. check it out. begin days christmas like display has been shining brightly for the last 37 years. it blows the competition out of the water. fisher show contains over 600,000 light doesn't consider the largest display in the bay area. so popular there is even a section dubbed proposal bridge. >> we have had 72 wedding proposals over the years on that bridge. and we have had one as recently as four nights ago. that brings the total to 72 so it's supposed to be another one but maybe he chickened out. i don't know.

the wakefield winter wonderland in santa clarita drew crowds so large traffic goes to a crawl. neighbors nearby are becoming frustrated by the trash left behind and thinks the attraction is becoming a safety hazard. >> people jaywalk and it is dangerous, they are wearing dark clothing. >>> one woman was hit by a car and killed last week causing neighbors to urge the city to do more about regulating the area. >>> a team of volunteers are hoping to spread holiday dry with the annual like display. dave's christmas lights display has been shining rightly for 37 years that it blows the competition out of the water. this year's show contains over 600,000 lights. it is considered one of the largest like display in the bay area. so popular even a section dubbed proposal bridge. >> we have had 72 wedding proposals over the years on that bridge. we have had one as recently as four nights ago. which brought the total to 72. there was supposed to be another one but maybe he chickened out. >> each year the display has a different theme. this year it is poinsettia village. >>> yes a flog of

in a letter to the observer, the group — which includes former mp for wakefield mary creagh — said "cronyisms issues on the doorstep. and that issue shamed the traditional values of the labour party. as the nhs braces itself for the new year period — often its busiest time — a pioneering scheme in wales is aiming to take the pressure off hospitals and doctors surgeries. five members of the welsh ambulance service have graduated to become the uk's first advanced prescribing paramedics — and the team can be deployed across the nhs. our health editor hugh pym has been on the road with some of them. it enhances the role greatly and makes our role a lot more flexible. patients don't always phone 999 because they think they have a life—threatening emergency. i would probably see on average 19,20 patients a day and deal with them and the gp will have time for more complex patients. we can speak to them and rather than put them in the back of an ambulance and just take them, we can get one of our cars to attend. mike is one of a new breed of prescribing paramedics, one of the first five. theirjob wh

in a letter to the observer, the group — which includes former mp for wakefield mary creagh — said "cronyismrstep. and that issue shamed the traditional values of the labour party. here in the uk, it's been more than two years since big ben's famous bongs were paused to allow for essential maintenance work to be carried out. but new year's eve just wouldn't feel right without those iconic chimes. so, for one night only, they will return to ring in the new decade in london. tim muffett reports. it's one of the world's most familiar and regularly misnamed buildings. but for two years, the elizabeth tower, which houses the giant bell, big ben, has been surrounded by scaffolding. repairs that have left big ben itself largely silent. here it is, big ben. here it is, big ben, yes, indeed, all 13 tonnes of it. it's been quiet largely for the last few years. feels a bit odd? it does feel very odd. it's been way too quiet for my liking. this is, well, the biggest refurbishment project that's ever ta ken place since it was first built. so, the clock mechanics are taking apart every single small piece

in a letter to the observer, the group, which includes former mp for wakefield mary creagh, said "cronyismwillingness" to stand up to anti—semitism were repeatedly raised as issues on the doorstep, and that issue shamed the traditional values the scottish author and artist following a short illness. a graduate of the glasgow school of art, his murals feature in many public buildings in glasgow, while his debut book, lanark, has been described as one of the masterpieces of 20th century fiction. first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon paid tribute to him as one of scotland's literary giants. denmark will start using live video to help people who call the emergency services in and around the capital, copenhagen. anyone with a camera phone will be able to stream video direct from the scene to call handlers without installing an app. there's been a year—long trial, which the authorities say was successful. karl riley reports. denmark's main emergency call centre where dispatchers give critical advice to callers as ambulances make their way to the scene. from the start of 2020, callers here m

in a letter to the observer, the group — which includes former mp for wakefield mary creagh — said "cronyism repeatedly raised as issues on the doorstep — and that issue shamed the traditional values of the labour party. at least five people have been killed by an explosion at a military graduation parade in yemen. authorities say the blast happened in the southern town of al—dhalea. no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. for more on this, i've been speaking to our world service middle east analyst, alan johnston. this attack coming in a town north of the port city of aden, al—dhalea. this is territory where a powerful military organisation called the security belt forces likes to recruit young men into its ranks, and this attack happened during a parade that was celebrating the passing out of the latest batch of recruits to the security belt forces. images we have coming from the scene showing a crater and the blast having gone off near a stand where guests would have been watching the parade as it unfolded, although we understand the parade had finished just moments before t

they have been very bullish about the prospects of picking up seats, not least seats for example at wakefield winning with a very small labour majority and unapologetically remainer labour mp there. how far is that... how well has their ground game gone so far, until today's difficulties? so it has been going quite well. you know, if you look at polling and things like that, it does look like the tories are going to win a lot of seats in yorkshire, and this is the place that this election is being won and lost. you look at places like don valley, or you know, you had sajid javid, the chancellor, in hell. so they are really putting a lot of resource into trying to win the seats, and they are really hoping that it is these areas that voted leave which will vote along the exit lines. now, up until now, i don't think there's been a massive stumbling block that might stop that. but i think today we saw a potential turning point in the election, and if it doesn't change... it might not change things, but i think it will put a dent in the votes that they get up here. and we will find out how this st

there is an account here from mary creagh from wakefield, having confronted corbyn over the campaignthat corbyn should take responsibility for which he broadly has said that he will. he is leaving. and i think now obviously the party has some questions to think about in terms of why this campaign was lost. if you look at the polling in terms of why voters are switched from labour to the conservatives in 2017 and 2019, there seems to be a big focus on leadership and corbyn mac not being able to provide that solid, assertive leadership that johnson did over the course of this campaign, it is not his style. and also brexit was a huge issue in terms of the places we lost. but there was a question on whether or not there was any route out of the brexit morass for labour. the membership was pro— remain actually. but the seats were not. the membership was split by about two—thirds, one third in favour of remain but if you look at the seats that later had and wanted to hold onto, a lot of them were leave seats. —— labour wanted to hold onto. the conservative party managed to absorb almost th

i was in whitefield on thursday night, which counted wakefield, pontefract. ..t she felt there was a growing gap for lay—by between the cities, but it still seems to be racking up big bouts, in west london, plenty of mps returning with increased majorities. but in the towns, labour? grapes seem to have really slipped, places like bolton, peter's buddha, bishop auckland, places where he would have thought labour would have a strong showing yet was kind of liked out on thursday. some of these places are astonishing because there are so—called traditional labour, not all, but most are traditional labour treasuries. some of them mining villages. perhaps industry has not come back. speaking to some people involved in the labour party, they felt they were suffering for incumbency, rather than the government getting the blame, people said that they were the establishment. picked it up a little bit ina establishment. picked it up a little bit in a john mcdonnell‘s statements as well, saying that there was a0 yea rs of as well, saying that there was a0 years of neglect.

they include seats like dudley north halifax wakefield bolton northeast in don valley. according to the exit poll they are all conservative gains from the labour party and one more on the screen here britain and southwell for another top tory target. looks as if they have been successful there tonight at the exit poll is correct that but i want to show a little bit of detail. just explain what you're seeing here is the results last time around in 2017 because we are still waiting for tonight's results. we can show you what we think is going to happen and what the forecast is going to happen based on the exit poll. with this the vote share the conservatives with 50% of the vote and thereby than labor at 37%. this is really interesting again based on exit poll data conservatives up 12 points and labour down 10. one more thing i want to show you we will expect to swing from labour to the conservatives of 11-point if that exit poll is correct and the other seats by showed you just a moment ago are all suggesting swings of nine or 10% based on that exit poll. >> read at than

if we go to wakefield, shaun ley is there, my colleague.y least, huw, if the bricks aren't going to be smashed in this part of the labour ward tonight, which stretches to constituencies like colne valley to the west of me, whitefield, where i am, hemsworth and pontefract to the east, at the very least a lot of repointing will have to be done by whoever succeeds jeremy corbyn as labour leader and what makes this seat interesting, whitefield, labour held on in 2016 with a much reduced majority compared to what it racked up in the brown/ lair days, nonetheless 2000 votes, but it is what you might call a double islington effect. 0n the one hand, has jeremy a double islington effect. 0n the one hand, hasjeremy corbyn been a damaging factor to labour support here? what about mary creagh, she is the local labour mp, she used to be the local labour mp, she used to be the leader ofjeremy corbyn's council. they don't hold it against her that she is from london, from down south, but she is an unashamed remainer ina down south, but she is an unashamed

the wakefield winter wonderland in santa clarita draws cal so large that traffic slows to a crawl. some people living there and becoming frustrated by the trash that is left behind and they think the attraction is even becoming a safety hazard. >> people jaywalk. it's really dangerous but you cannot see them pick their winter clothing. you know? >> one woman was hit by a car and killed last week are causing neighbors to urge the city to do more. >>> some bay area seniors are getting the christmas wishes granted thanks to the generosity of strangers. >> it is called the be accepted to a senior program. kpix 5's jackie ward shows us what it's all about. >> reporter: this is how everyone should deal on christmas morning. childlike with joy and thankful for those who care about them. this is what they strive for. and they teamed up with cvs to help seniors in need who they can't restate today. >> this year diane evans is one senior who is feeling extra love. >> i was sleeping in the car and -- >> reporter: diane says she left new orleans after hurricane katrina hit. then she ended up h

richard lee from crushman wakefield. i am a stakeholder in union square. i am a member of the union square b.i.d. whom you heard from ms. flood. mr. steffen has a strong point and talks about upper floor vacancies and retail users. i actually oversee the property on post street where the former gump's is and i am the owner and gump's december 31, 2018 after filing bankruptcy. after 150 years on post street. that is a long time. so regardless, they vacated and left a large hole in the middle of post street. and that happens to be right next door to the new britex store, so if it were not for the top two floors of being an office building, that building would be completely dark. there is only lights on two floors. thankfully for the upper floor tenants. now, if you are walking down post street, you will understand what i mean. it's not that robust. so mr. steffen brings up a good point. i ament a member of the international council of shopping centers and if i can post this up somehow, i will do that. it is a monthly magazine and it talks about retail. i rec

i'm medal winning tumbling teams. here in wakefield. up i'm here in wakefield.more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday the 18th of december. our top story... hundreds of thousands of people are facing a wait of months to have their faulty and potentially dangerous washing machines replaced. whirlpool recalled half a million appliances yesterday because of a fire risk, but customers are struggling to get information because of problems with its website. the company was already dealing with problems with its dryers, as dan johnson reports. more than 500,000 of these washers are at risk of sparking a fire if a part in the door lock overheats. it's happened to 79 indesit and hotpoint machines already. that prompted a clear warning to customers. it's a serious situation, and we're encouraging them to make as soon as they make contact with us and as soon as we get them registered, all our employees will work flat out to get these issues taken care of, remove the product from the home free of charge or provide a full repair. all 2500 of our team provide a full repair. all 25

front page of the times, mary creagh, 1a years the mp for wakefield, there she is clearing out her deskf the commons, wasjeremy corbyn taking selfies. there will be many people asking why is he still in office? i havejust many people asking why is he still in office? i have just come from that meeting and it didn't seem like there was lots of shouting, in the first half certainly. jeremy corbyn has said he is sorry, he has apologised. he said he takes responsibility and that is what people criticised him for. it seems like he wasn't taking full responsibility for that result. he said he would oppose borisjohnson‘s brexit deal on friday and lead his mps to do that, so he is trying to show some leadership. what worries some people in some parts of the party, he is more about the club and is of the labour party than he ever was about becoming prime minister. ultimately, he is going, maybe not as quickly as a lot of labour mps would like him too, some of them wa nt would like him too, some of them want him to leave immediately. but there are some new labour mps, we just gained one seat but

in a letter to the 0bserver, the group — which includes former mp for wakefield mary creagh — said "cronyismepeatedly raised as issues on the doorstep. and that issue shamed the traditional values of the labour party. cctv footage which appears to show a missing firefighter on the night he disappeared has been released by police. 33—year old anthony knott went missing during a work night out in lewes in east sussex, on the 20th of december. sussex police are hoping the footage — showing his distinctive walk — may help them to track his movements before he disappeared. it's been more than two years since big ben's famous bongs were paused to allow for essential maintenance work to be carried out. but on new year's eve they will return to ring in the new decade in london. tim muffett reports. it's one of the world's most familiar and regularly misnamed buildings. but, for two years, the elizabeth tower, which houses the giant bell, big ben, has been surrounded by scaffolding. repairs that have left big ben itself largely silent. here it is, big ben. here it is, big ben, yes, indeed, all 13 ton

. >> legend has it that ruth wakefield made the first chocolate chip cookie by accident in the 1930s.t? >> size of a frisbee. >> i was going to say that too. >> well, eat it. >> it was the size of a quarter. thank goodness they've gotten much bhappy national cookie day everybody. >> my favorite holiday. >>> this morning on "world news now," the impeachment showdown entering a new phase. >> today the judiciary committee's first hearing will get under way just a day after the draft impeachment report was released stating president trump abused his power. hear how trump is fighting back from across the pond. >>> also this morning new developments in that shakeup in the 2020 race for the white house. california senator kamala harris suspending her campaign. >>> we're also tracking back-to-back winter storms as people in the northeast dig out of what's still left behind, a new storm system in the west is taking shape threatening millions of americans. >>> how's this for a toy story? it has happened yet again, a child stuck in a toy machine.s this wednesday, december 4th. >>> i hope it ends

the 62—year—old was ordered by the judge to come to the old bailey today from wakefield prison for sentencingve come forward. becky believes worboys drugged her in bournemouth. she has waived her right to anonymity. he was pretty premeditated from the get go. and i was a woman on my own. very quickly, he produces a story about how it has been a quiet night, he went to the casino, won the money from the casino and then produces a bottle of champagne and he is feeling really bad because he has got to drive the cab so he cannot celebrate his winnings. and he is highly manipulative and relentless. i am not particularly interested in talking to him or impressed, but he goes on and on and on to the point when it becomes easier to just accept a drink to shut him up. after his first trial a decade ago, worboys was told that he would only be released when he was no longer deemed a danger to the public. but last year, there was public outrage when the parole board recommended him for early release. that decision was overturned after an appeal at the high court by some of his victims. in becky's case, t

they have moved into these labour strongholds, like wakefield, another labour seat that had been in labournow blue. and take a look at scotland. almost completely snp yellow and that has taken some casualties with it, like the leader of the liberal democrats, jo swinson. but when you look back across our map, with all the constituencies at the same size, you see just how dramatically it has changed. sophie ralph with with the national picture. —— sophie raworth with the national picture. it was a good night for the snp, taking 48 of the 59 seats in scotland, with labour and the tories suffering defeats. the country's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said she now has a fresh mandate for another referendum on scottish independence. alexandra mackenzie has more details. her report contains some flash photography. yes! cheering for the snp, it is a win beyond their own expectation. in glasgow, nicola sturgeon saw a clean sweep, with her party winning all seven seats. scotland's first minister was delighted the snp took the east dunbartonshire seat from the liberal democrat leaderjo swinson. i

then in wakefield, good morning.tput, we haven't been talking about co2 absorption, i've been banging on for six months about tree planting, and thrilled to see everybody else is talking about it but i believe with our position as head of the commonwealth, our relationship with the usa, a relatively senior position in the united nations, we should lead a global initiative to plant hundreds of millions of trees. he wanted to get an area the size of devon and coral being removed from the amazon every year, real issue. let's remind people should they wish to know it and i am sure many will, you want to stop hs2, president trump says climate change is a chinese hoax, conspiracy. clearly, at the beginning you said you understood the issue. you were talking about global consequences and implications to it for the poor in our country andi to it for the poor in our country and i mentioned across the world it would be catastrophic but have you said to mrtrump, would be catastrophic but have you said to mr trump, look, you kno

a labour leader who understands that good politics are rooted in the communities of sedgefield, wakefieldeated to represent. we have to turn the page. this is a failed experiment. we also need a leader who doesn't buy into a right—wing and nationalistic narrative, which thi5 and nationalistic narrative, which this government will push and many people on this country are really concerned about. because of a certain 5ection concerned about. because of a certain section of the electorate ha5 certain section of the electorate has now decided to vote conservative, former labour voter5, that we throw other5 under the bus. there are still million5 that we throw other5 under the bus. there are still millions of people in this country who will still be very upset we are now leaving the european union. 0ne very upset we are now leaving the european union. one of the things we can't actually expre55 european union. one of the things we can't actually express and what could happen, if we had shifted to a more leave position, we would have overlooked the other flank where the vast majority of the vote

i'm joined by the professor of european politics at king college and you're from wakefield and understand from you come from that pa rt of affiliation, from you come from that part of the world it is a shock. it speaks to the fact that the political map of the uk is being withdrawn and the basis of support for the support for the parties is being redefined. some of the places like wrexham, these are all leave voting seats, it is the brexit vote? yes, but we have got to trace it back further. in yorkshire what you see from the end of the blair/brown period is disengagement, then they started to vote ukip and thn you get the referendum, that pushes them to try voting tory. a lot did in 2017. not enough for theresa may to win. but she laid the ground work to push the tories over that 50% or the majority they needed to finally turn these areas blue and they have been red for so long. it is quite stark how the red wall has been, well not breached, but huge cracks in it, this result will mean that brexit probably will happen and happen fast? with is in prime minister even with a majority of one

the 62—year—old was ordered by the judge to come to the old bailey from wakefield prison for sentencing from the casino. and then he produces a bottle of champagne. he is feeling really bad, because he's got to drive the car, he can't celebrate his winnings. and he can't celebrate his winnings. and he is highly manipulative, and relentless. i am not particularly interested in talking to him or in particularly impressed, but he goes on and on. to the point when it becomes easier tojust on and on. to the point when it becomes easier to just accept a drink to shut him up. after his first trial a decade ago, john worboys was told he would only be released when he was no longer deemed a danger to the public. but last year, there was public outrage when the parole board recommended him for early release. that decision was overturned after an appeal at the high court by some of his victims. in becky's case, the cps decided not to prosecute. victims. in becky's case, the cps decided not to prosecutem victims. in becky's case, the cps decided not to prosecute. it doesn't make you feel safe in th

like wakefield, which had been in labour hands since 1932. now it is conservative.d. it is almost all snp yellow. taking with it casualties like the liberal democrat leader, jo swinson. but our map gives you such a good idea now of what has happened overnight. and labour's red wall is completely surrounded now by that sea of blue. i'm joined again by our political editor, laura kuenssberg. when you see that swathe of yellow up when you see that swathe of yellow up against this wave of blue, you wonder what it means for the future of our union. it isn't uneven scatter of jigsaw pieces of our union. it isn't uneven scatter ofjigsaw pieces with little dots of red and blue and yellow will love the place, more like a dramatic patchwork, isn't it, with the country clearly in different chunks. we have seen it today, nicola sturgeon straight out of the blocks pushing number ten to give her another vote on independence which she so desires, and i think the union is going to be under a lot of pressure in this parliamentary term. the picture in northern ireland is so the pictu

wakefield was held since 1932 and was taken by the conservatives.e leader of the liberal democrats, who lost her dumbartonshire east seat, disastrous for her. dennis skinner, bolsover, he had been a labour mp there since 1970. his seat conservative. further down the seat of beaconsfield, the former attorney general dominic grieve, who led the backbench rebellion against brexit, was kicked out of the conservative party, he stood as an independent but has lost his seat which stayed to the conservatives. zac goldsmith has lost his seat to the liberal democrats. our map showing very clearly, particularly across northern england, that labour wall that was so solid last night, all of these cracks, and it has been shrunk so dramatically as the conservatives eat into the labour heartlands. you have been there for hours. i am wondering as you have seen the patterns changing what for you was the significant point of the evening when you saw the pattern? wasn't the red wall showing those cracks? what was the moment when you thought we we re was the moment when