in the west midlands? >> i thank my honorable friend for highlighting the silicon canal. he was delighted that the west midlands that was pulled together by the metro street -- was chosen as winning location of the open connected communities project and as my honorable friend refer today this will see development of 5g pilot across the region. it's working to develop and deliver a regional wide digital skills partnership which will bring together key sectors in the region, working on improving the digital skills of individuals, small businesses and charities and ensuring strong government engagement and support for these sectors will be critical to success of the government's industrial strategy >> the pay award for teachers recently which the prime minister would know, now the government has outlined how it would fund the award for teachers in england but not done so for whales. will the prime minister intervene to oversight and ensure that whales teachers and people are not left to foot the bill? >> can

. >> i was indeed very pleased to be in the west midlands yesterday. i made clear my determination across the uk. at the forefront of the design and manufacturing. they have the very strong industry. they continue to drive investment. 320,000 more people in and work in the west midlands. i think my right honorable friends for that answer. it's like silicon valley. and some 6,000 different companies. the second largest cluster of its time in the whole of europe. i'm sure that he was delighted. and as they referred to. with the region. with the west midlands combined authority to develop and deliver a region-wide digital skills partnership, which will bring together key sectors in the region, working on improving the digital skills of individuals, small businesses and charities. ensuring strong government engagement and support for these sectors will be critical to the success of the government's industrial strategy. >> the secretary of state for education announced a pay award for teachers recently, which, as the prime minister will know, is not yet a d

like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlandsed flooding. to the south—east, some dry weather, still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lebo diseko. our top stories: serving up a new round of tariffs. china says its plans for a world beating high—tech economy are under attack by the us, as the trade war intensifies. cheers — or geonbae as they say on the korean peninsula. the goodwill continues to flow at the leaders' summit in pyongyang. the european union's chief negotiator says he has an improved proposal to overcome one of brexit‘s biggest hurdles. and one of europe's most promising female golfers,

. >> i was indeed very pleased to be in the west midlands yesterday. i made clear my determination across the uk. at the forefront of the design and manufacturing. they have the very strong industry. they continue to drive investment. 320,000 more people in and work in the west midlands. i think my right honorable friends for that answer. it's like silicon valley. and some 6,000 different companies. the second largest cluster of its time in the whole of europe. i'm sure that he was delighted. and as they referred to. with the region. with the digital skills partnership. with the digital skills of individuals. for the sections will be critical to the success of the industrial strategy. it is not all the responsibility. they had had explained how they will do this in england. what can i say that we ensure the honorable gentlemen. mister speaker. back in july. the prime ministers questions. when i trust them on the possible complication. the prime minister. in the affects of that. with the long awaited report. minister, reinsured my right honorable friend

like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlandsse travel disruption and localised flooding. to the south—east, some dry weather, still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: a move to break the deadlock on brexit. ahead of a meeting of european leaders, the eu says it is ready to improve its offer on the irish border. £2 billion to help build more social housing. the government announces long—term plans for more affordable homes. labour says it is not enough to tackle the housing crisis. the first litter pick in space. a british satellite deploys new technology to clean up debris orbiting the earth. taking on the budget supermarkets at their own game. tesco is expected to unveil a new chain of stores to rival the likes of aldi and lidl. in sport: one in the eye for paris st

, north england, wales, west midlands, north england and eastern scotland.the front turning lighter in the afternoon and showery. north and north—west scotla nd showery. north and north—west scotland have sunny spells and northern ireland, lighter winds than the weekend so cooler but still pleasa nt the weekend so cooler but still pleasant in the sun. much cooler in eastern scotland, north—east england we re eastern scotland, north—east england were some patchy rain continues into the afternoon. compared with weekend. sunny spells developing in western counties of wales, the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england with sunny spells and you're on the one side of the weather front so temperatures here still in the low and in some spots mid—twenties. 0ur weather front monday night into tuesday, this area of cloud barely budge is. hardly any rain on it, though, underneath it temperatures are holding into double figures but in most of scotland and northern ireland, on the colder side of the front, temperatures regularly dipping down into single figures

summit where i made clear my determination to put our manufacturers in the west midlands and across er. also based in the west midlands is silicon canal. it is like silicon valley but without the sunshine. it employs some 40,000 people working in computer science and some 6000 different companies. the second largest cluster of its kind in the whole of europe. so, with the announcement last week, mr speaker, of five g being based in the west midlands as a test—bed, what more can the prime minister do to promote high—tech in i thank he was delighted the west midlands bid, pulled together by the conservative metro mayor andy street, was chosen... was chosen as the winning location of the project and as my honourable friend has referred to, we will see five g across the region. gc ms are also working closely with the west midlands combined authority to deliver a regionwide digital skills partnership. that will bring together key sectors in the region, working on improving digital skills. ensuring strong government engagement and support for these sectors will be critical to success of th

neena, labour mep representing the west midlands, thank you very much for your time. from 1,400 of its uk shops today, and replacing them with a compostable version. it‘s the latest retailer to cut down after the government laid out plans to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in britain within 25 years, as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. plastic waste — we‘re drowning in it. around a million tonnes of plastic is generated by uk supermarkets every year, and they‘ve been coming up with a host of measures to try to stem the tide. take iceland, where plastic packaging is on the way out, from fruit and veg to plastic dishes for ready meals. all its own branded products will have paper or biodegradable packaging within five years. at morrisons, you can take your own container when you buy meat and fish, and there are now paper bags, not plastic, for loose fruit and veg. black plastic is difficult to recycle, but asda has replaced it for all its fruit and veg. now the co—op has an environmentally friendly alternative for carrying shopping home. these bags

eventually we'll get our breaks of rain coming into the southern half of wales and the south west midlandsand and similar what the weather will be pushing along south east england dates are in the day. 12 to 14 degrees, your top temperatures and then into sunday's forecast. still a bit of uncertainty based on how sharp his trough and is it in the jet stream will be. therefore how far north this area of rain will get. this forecast will represent the most extreme that the ring can be, it might be that the rain ends up be, it might be that the rain ends up going across southern england, south wales, thought midlands, the southeast but we can't be sure. eventually that what weather pull away and as it does so will start to get some coffee wins, could be strong enough to bring down tree branches. bit of uncertainty still in sunday's forecast. mostly with bob heilfour north in sunday's forecast. mostly with bob heil four north that rain in sunday's forecast. mostly with bob heilfour north that rain band will get. do weather becomes more certain next week, high pressure builds in that means fine

west midlands police say the boy is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. to the independent office for police conduct. the islamist militant group al—shabaab says it was responsible for a car bomb attack in somalia, when a vehicle containing explosives was driven towards a government building in the capital mogadishu. at least three people were killed and several schoolchildren injured. the united states says it is cancelling $300 million of military aid to pakistan, accusing its government of failing to deal adequately with militant groups in the country. the us secretary of state is due to meet the new pakistani prime minister, imran khan, this week. our correspondent chris buckler is in washington and explained the timing behind the pentagon's decision. the us is very concerned about attacks by the taliban in afghanistan and it has been very explicit about lambing pakistan forgiving the militant safe haven, allowing them a place to plan, the plot and to organise, and there has been a long—running attempt by both the pentagon and the white house to try t

and interesting choice of places, in lead areas, the north—east, the midlands, the west midlands, areto your supporters and your critics, it is the very people who voted to leave that you are trying to protect? what iam that you are trying to protect? what i am saying to people is that what the chequers plan does is built —— is deliberate good deal for britain because it ensures that we have a good dealfor all of the because it ensures that we have a good deal for all of the country, because it ensures that we have a good dealfor all of the country, it protects jobs and livelihoods, good dealfor all of the country, it protectsjobs and livelihoods, but crucially it gives us the freedom to control our own laws, to control our own orders, to spend money that we would otherwise be sending to the eu on priorities like the nhs, sorry, but also it enables us to grasp the opportunity that brexit gives us in terms of trade around the rest of the world as an independent nation. you know what people say. they say as remainers and levers, half in, heart out, one foot in and out, the worst of both

the forces operating the test are thames valley, hampshire and west midlands.rlier. jackie got cassie's law passed in 2013, meaning that police officers can now request an urgent revocation of a driver's licence through the dvla if they believe other road users would be at risk. jackie, thank you forjoining us. given we have this news about the immediate withdrawal and potentially in three force's areas, what are your thoughts on the potential impact? i am hoping it will get a lot more people on the roads off the roads. hopefully stop drivers that shouldn't be driving. do you think the journey to this point has been rather slow? we are here now. i think it could have happened a lot sooner, but nevertheless we are here now. but i still think we need to do more than we are doing. these drivers should be stopped before it gets to the point where the police are having to revoke their licences at the roadside. this is a crucial point. this is one measure today, but i am interested in asking you how you think this process could be opened up to be far more radical in

northern england, throughout the north—west and into the midlands, wales, the south—west, there is a straddling that part of the country which means more cloud and rain and this line of cloud, it is the dividing line between the fresh atlantic air and some of that warmth coming in from the south. tonight, slow—moving weather front. hardly any wind to move it around. keep the cool weather in the north—west. 8 degrees the overnight low stop tomorrow the weather front dies out and they do that, they move around and fizzle away, but we will have i think cloud across yorkshire, midlands, the south—west but staying bright in the north—west. temperatures are coming down, maybe 20—22 in the warmest spots. 16—17 across the north of the country and beyond that, wednesday and thursday, more cloud building. we will see weather systems coming in off the atlantic. by the time we get to the end of the week and the weekend the low pressure is over us which means brollies at the ready! that's all from the bbc news at one. good afternoon, i'm here with the sports news. alastair cook is retiring from i

but our weather front has cloud from south—west england, wales, the west midlands, northern england,tland. some patchy rain, some heavier bursts to begin the day in south—east scotland, clearing away. any rain on the front, though, turning increasingly light into the afternoon, showery in nature. north, north—west scotland here with sunny spells, and northern ireland lighter winds than the weekend. so yes, it is cooler, but still pleasant in the sun. much cooler through eastern scotland, north—east england, where some patchy rain continues into the afternoon, compared with the weekend. some sunny spells developing through western counties of wales. the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england with sunny spells, and you're on the warm side of the weather front, so temperatures here still in the low and in some spots mid—20s. now, our weather front monday night and into tuesday, it's this area of cloud, barely budges. hardly any rain on it, though. underneath it, temperatures are holding into double figures. but now most of scotland and northern ireland is on the colder side o

but our weather front has cloud from south—west england, wales, the west midlands, northern england,outh—east scotland, clearing away. any rain on the front, though, turning increasingly light in the afternoon, showery in nature. north, north—west scotland here with sunny spells, and northern ireland lighter winds than the weekend. so yes, it is cooler, but still pleasant in the sun. much cooler in eastern scotland, north—east england, where some patchy rain continues into the afternoon, compared with the weekend. some sunny spells developing through western counties of wales. the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england with sunny spells, and you're on the warm side of the weather front, so temperatures here still in the low and in some spots mid—20s. now, our weather front monday night and into tuesday, it's this area of cloud, barely budges. hardly any rain on it, though. underneath it, temperatures are holding into double figures. but now most of scotland and northern ireland is on the colder side of the front, so temperatures readily dipping down into single figures und

west england. for the midlands and through to the south—west, still predominantly cloudy.out another referendum, and today her former foreign secretary borisjohnson has savaged her brexit plans, saying they would leave the uk with "diddly squat" after the negotiations. let's discuss all of that more now with the journalist racheljohnson, and the labour mp and former chair of vote leave gisela stuart. good morning to both of you. rachel, mentioning what theresa may said over the weekend, making it clear there would not be a second vote. is this largely a waste of time?l second vote? no, the campaign for a second vote? no, the campaign for a second vote. i don't think so. if you look at how the conservatives is almost uniting in its chequers plan, which as things stand will be the main shape of the deal on the table, we have 16 million people who did not want to leave the eu at all. but the fact theresa may is even talking about a second referendum means we are closer than ever to having one. if you consider she kept on saying we wouldn't have another snap election, then she

but the ghillie wales, the west midlands and up in the north—west england. wales. northern areas very cool and all of us will see things turning cooler as we head towards the weekend. unsettled as well, with some wind and rain at times. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. tit for tat: chinas response to the trump administration's latest tariffs was swift, retailiating with tariffs of its own and escalating the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. and we hear what the chinese premier li keqiang had to say about this and other issues as he opened the world economic forum in tianjin and on the markets:

like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlandsthe south—east, some dry weather, still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. this is bbc news — the headlines: the leaders of north and south korea been have signed an agreement at the end of a second day of talks in pyongyang. speaking at a news conference in the past hour — kim jong—un said he and moonjae—in had agreed a goal of denuclearising the korean peninsula. the bitter trade row between the united states and china is escalating. beijing has hit back after the us announced the biggest round of tariffs so far against some chinese goods. now china has said it will impose new trade tariffs on sixty—billion dollars worth of american goods. the european union's chief brexit negotiator — michel barnier — says eu leaders are ready to offer britain an improved proposal on how to manage the irish border after the uk l

move into the championship top three after being held to a 1—1 draw against birmingham in the west midlandsree but they were dominant for long periods of this game. they took the lead when jota scored from close range in the first half, but the spaniard then missed the chance to put garry monk's side two up from the penalty spot. west brom punished them soon afterwards when matt phillips found the equaliser, but a point keeps the baggies three points off the league leaders. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories around today. kimi raikkonen was fastest in second practise at the singapore grand prix, leading lewis hamilton byjust over a hunderth of a second. hamilton's title rival sebastian vettel was on course to clock the fastest time until he hit the wall and finished ninth. the world anti—doping agency's compliance committee has recommended that the russian anti—doping agency should be reinstated. the country's athletics federation have been suspended since 2015, but concerted efforts from the russian authorities to comply have prompted wada to propose a possible reinstatem

like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlandsth—east, some dry weather. still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. set i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: china has anounced $60 billion of new import taxes on products from america. it comes after the us said it was introducing $200 billion of tariffs on some chinese goods. president trump has threatened $257 billion more if china retaliates. south korea's president moonjae—in has been discussing denuclearisation with the north korean leader kimjong—un at their summit in pyongyang. and this story is popular on bbc.com. the korean—ca nadian actress sandra oh may not have come home with an award from the emmys, but her mother has won over the internet. young—nam 0h accompanied her daughter to the awards night, wearing the hanbok, a traditional korean dress. thousands tweeted their approval. stay with u

like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlandsbit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and we all look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, wind and rain at times. this is bbc news. the headlines: the bitter trade row between the united states and china is escalating. beijing has hit back after the us announced the biggest round of tariffs so far against some chinese goods. now china has said it will impose new trade tariffs on $60 billion worth of american goods. the us says it hopes the third meeting between the leaders of north and south korea will pave the way for the "verifiable" denuclearisation of the peninsula. the north korean leader kimjong—un is hosting president moonjae—in for talks in pyongyang. it is the second day of the visit. and the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michael barnier, has said eu leaders are ready to offer britain an improved proposal on how to manage the irish border after the uk leaves the bloc. mr barnier said they were

for the south—west, west midlands, northern england, southern and eastern scotland, there's this weathernd patchy and showery in nature, there will be drier areas, not a washout. one sunny spells in east and south—east england ahead of the weather front. much cooler in north—east england and eastern scotland compared with the weekend as temperatures are down by as much as 10 degrees, still some patchy rain. cooler air but when you got sunshine and the winds are fairly light. this weather front will be in to england and wales through the night and into tuesday, high pressure building in behind. underneath that ridge of high pressure behind the weather front you see the blues moving in here, allowing the cooler air to cover more of scotland and all of northern ireland as tuesday begins, single figures but chilly with sunny spells following. for much of england and wales under the influence of the weather front, cloud around wales under the influence of the weatherfront, cloud around but hardly any rain left with this. temperatures are coming down but still ahead of the front in the far sou

like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlands flooding. to the south—east, some dry weather, still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. this is newsday. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the trade war between china and the us heats up. beijing retaliates to new american import taxes with another $60 billion of tariffs. all smiles and a toast for the summit of both koreas. the leaders of north and south continue their talks in pyongyang. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: europe's amateur golf champion celia barquin arozamena is found dead on a golf course in iowa. hopes fade of finding any survivors in the philippines mudslide caused by typhoon mangkhut.

like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlandsalised flooding. to the south—east, some dry weather, still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lebo diseko. our top stories: serving up a new round of tariffs. china says its plans for a world beating high—tech economy are under attack by the us, as their trade war intensifies. walking side by side. the goodwill continues to flow between the leaders of north and south korea in pyongyang. the european union's chief negotiator says he has an improved proposal to overcome one of brexit‘s biggest hurdles. and one of europe's most promising female golfers, celia barquin arozamena, is found dead on a course in iowa.

like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlandslooding. to the south—east, some dry weather, still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top story: smiles and handshakes in pyongyang — the leaders of the two koreas sign a joint declaration promising peace. ahead of a meeting of european union leaders in austria — the eu's chief brexit negotiator puts forward new proposals. one of germany's top spy—masters is moved from his post — after comments he made about far—right extremists. tit for tat: chinas response to the trump administration's latest tariffs was swift, retailiating with tariffs of its own and escalating the trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

and again, we're going to see a mixture of sunshine and showers. the west midlands, northern irelandures, though, really struggling. 11 to 15 degrees at best. something just a bit warmer. and the skies tend to clear out. most of the showers will fade away. the breeze will ease a little bit as well. and as we get into monday, high pressure starts to work its way in. for a time. of rain at times, and it will be a little bit cooler. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at seven... "step back from the abyss" of a no—deal bexit. of a no—deal brexit. but today the focus was on equality. sexual harassment has no place whatsoever in our movement. an attack on a military parade. 29 people are killed and dozens more injured. submit their final bids to take over the broadcaster.

the rain arrives in south—west england, wales, the midlands possibly an south—west england through thenning across england and wales. this is where we will have more impact. may be another named storm, particularly with more windy weather as the rain clears. but it could be further north, into scotla nd could be further north, into scotland and northern ireland, but at the moment it's mainly england and wales. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: south korea's president wraps up his landmark trip to the north. but is peace within a year really achievable? translation: chairman kim has reaffirmed his commitment towards denuclearisation time after time again. treachery against clean athletes — the furious reaction from whistle—blowers as russia's three—year doping suspension is lifted. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: britain's brexit blueprint gets a resounding thumbs—down from european leaders. they tell theresa may her plan for an economic partnership won't work.

thursday afternoon will bring more heavy downpours across the south—west, particularly wales, the west midlandss of. northern areas very cool and all of us northern areas very cool and all of us will see things turning cooler as we head towards the weekend. u nsettled we head towards the weekend. unsettled with some wind and rain at home. this is bbc news. the headlines: the bitter trade row between the united states and china is escalating. beijing has hit back after the us announced the biggest round of tariffs so far against some chinese goods. now, china says it will impose new trade tariffs on $60 billion worth of american goods. the us says it hopes the third meeting between the leaders of north and south korea will pave the way for a "verifiable" denuclearisation of the peninsula. the north korean leader kimjong—un has been hosting president moonjae—in for talks in pyongyang. to meet past few minutes, they have signed a new agreement. —— and in the past few minutes. the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michael barnier, says eu leaders are ready to offer britain an improved propo

most start dry, a few showers in the north—west, the north—west midlands, north—west, the north—west n. cloudy and damp into the far north of scotland but for most, a dry day and bright. sunny spells and southern counties of england, this represents a big improvement on yesterday afternoon. much of southern england, wales and the midlands will be dry, sunny spells and the chance of a shower in the endless channel but a small chance. temperatures down a bit after the fresh start, the high teens. largely cloudy for northern england, with sunny spells, the rain easing off in the north—east. most will be dry and in scotland, skies brightening in eastern areas. can't promise huge amounts of sunshine and the best of the bright skies will be in the west. cloudy and damp in the far north. the same tonight. any showers in eastern areas will fade, clear skies in the morning in the east but in the west, the cloud piles in, more rain and a strengthening breeze. you can see the yellows, an indication of where the yellows, an indication of where the temperatures will rise into the night and into th

the forces operating the test are thames valley, hampshire and west midlands.d. i help is crucial to good driver safety and that's why we are calling for mandatory eye testing. just to be clear, motorists who need to wear glasses are allowed to wear their glasses are allowed to wear their glasses when doing the eye test. yes, you're allowed to wear glasses. does this go far enough? we're talking about 3000 casualties a year because of this particular issue, is more action called for?” because of this particular issue, is more action called for? i think the pilot is a start. we want to get some good data because at the moment there's a of underreporting and how much driver eyesight causes crashes that happen. it's often unreported because sometimes they are unable to do an eye test. i think it's more of an issue than it appears to be. we did a survey recently and 1.5 million drivers have never had them official eye test. they are on the roads and could have had underlying eyesight problems. it's all about safety, we want to get these people who can't see off the

west midlands police say the boy is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.ent, which has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. the islamist militant group al shabab says it was responsible for a car bomb attack in somalia, when a vehicle containing explosives was driven towards a government building in the capital mogadishu. at least three people were killed and several schoolchildren injured. the united states says it is cancelling $300 million of military aid to pakistan. it says the government there is failing to deal adequately with militant groups in the country. the us secretary of state is due to meet the new pakistani prime minister, imran khan, this week. the headlines on bbc news: the former prime minister, gordon brown, says the "soul" of the labour party is at stake in the dispute over anti—semitism. theresa may dismisses calls for a second eu referendum, and insists she won't make compromises on her brexit chequers plan that aren't in the national interest. hundreds of prison staff are caught smuggling drugs, weapons and ot

but our weather front has cloud from south—west england, wales, the west midlands, northern england,avier bursts to begin the day in south—east scotland, clearing away. any rain on the front, though, turning increasingly light into the afternoon, showery in nature. north, north—west scotland here with sunny spells, and northern ireland lighter winds than the weekend. so yes, it is cooler, but still pleasant in the sun. much cooler through eastern scotland, north—east england, where some patchy rain continues into the afternoon, compared with the weekend. some sunny spells developing through western counties of wales. the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england with sunny spells, and you're on the warm side of the weather front, so temperatures here still in the low and in some spots mid—20s. now, our weather front monday night and into tuesday, it's this area of cloud, barely budges. hardly any rain on it, though. underneath it, temperatures are holding into double figures. but now most of scotland and northern ireland is on the colder side of the front, so temperatures rea

. >> that's what the west midland police department is hoping for. that's why they released this video and asking for any help that people may be able to provide. >> the story behind this next video is what has folks talking. we're in cape town, south africa. you have women and children in the bakery. >> am i scared? >> you should be. they're not just customers, they pretend to be but then one jumps over the counter and that's when the other two expose themselves. this is a four man hit job. they attempt to rob the store. >> the mom on the crowd. they tried to leave. you see the other guy with a weapon saying, no, you stay right here. >> that's sad. >> a bakery? >> that's what got everybody talking, the way this woman used her body to shield these children. the owner ran out the door. and then the robbers took off. so she stayed there and she made sure that they were safe. and luckily everybody in the situation was safe. fortunately, the robbers didn't get away with any cash or goods. >>> family reunions are fun. you got to make sure you get the big

west midlands police say the boy is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. the united states says it is cancelling 300 million dollars of military aid to pakistan. it says the government there is failing to deal adequately with militant groups in the country. the us secretary of state is due to meet the new pakistani prime minister, imran khan, this week. video games which allow players to buy extra items or features while they're playing — so called in—game purchases — will have to carry a warning on their packaging from christmas. it follows concerns about children racking up debts while playing — as angus crawford explains. gaming and spending. matthew, who doesn't want to be identified, used to play 12 hours a day and paid out thousands of pounds. he worries about the effect on children. a lot of game companies will tell you this game is to be enjoyed but actually behind it is a very stringent business that's there to make lots of money so they will target people young, get them into a game

the forces operating the test are thames valley, hampshire and west midlands. when you do your practical test and you have that test that is the only point in your driving career were on a statutory basis you have to effectively read the license place and have that eye test. so it is being trialled in some areas, thames valley, hampshire and west midlands that they are going to be stopping drivers and testing them. and they will lose their licence immediately if they fail that test? its rule 92 of the highway code, police do have the powers to be able to put an urgent request into the dv out a for the revocation of the driver's license, based on the fact that they have actually failed the eyesight test. what this should be is a wake—up call to drivers that it is their responsibility to make sure that their eyesight is to the legal standard. so why all forces not doing this? a good question. we'd like to see this rolled out more widely. we think it's right that drivers are keeping on top of their eyesight and we think it is right that from a road safety point of

police in the west midlands have charged a man with the murder of two women in a street in solihull last—year—old janbaz tarin is accused of killing raneem 0udeh and her mother khaola saleem. 0ur midlands correspondent, seema kotecha, has been talking exclusively to some of their relatives. khaola saleem and raneem 0udeh, mother and daughter stabbed to death in the early hours of monday morning. as seen in this cctv footage, the prime suspect was arrested in the spark hill area of birmingham last night. janbaz tarin used to be married to raneem and had been on the run since the killings. today, the family of the two women pay tribute to them. she was my soulmate. we used to... life is just fun around her. that is all i can say. if you are sad, she will make you happy. and if you are happy, she will make you more happy. you can imagine it is not... unless you know her, then you understand what i'm talking about. people who knew her, they have a lot to say about her, more than me. raneem is the flower of our house. the flower of our life. a very, very pretty girl. she had a lot to give to

but our weather front has cloud from south—west england, wales, the west midlands, northern england, to begin the day in south—east scotland, clearing away. any rain on the front, though, turning increasingly light into the afternoon, showery in nature. north, north—west scotland here with sunny spells, and northern ireland lighter winds than the weekend. so yes, it is cooler, but still pleasant in the sun. much cooler through eastern scotland, north—east england, where some patchy rain continues into the afternoon, compared with the weekend. some sunny spells developing through western counties of wales. the east midlands, east anglia and south—east england with sunny spells, and you're on the warm side of the weather front, so temperatures here still in the low and in some spots mid—20s. now, our weather front monday night and into tuesday, it's this area of cloud, barely budges. hardly any rain on it, though. underneath it, temperatures are holding into double figures. but now most of scotland and northern ireland is on the colder side of the front, so temperatures readily dipping

you know, if you're a car worker somewhere, you know, in sunderland or the west midlands, it mattersre in the uk. but at this summit, the boss ofjaguar land rover has a brutal message for her — time is running out. brexit is due to happen on 29th march next year. currently, i do not even know if any of our manufacturing facilities in the uk will be able to function on the 30th. thursday morning in downing street, and the cabinet are about to meet. amongst them, the chancellor, philip hammond — a brexit sceptic. and there are some true believers. you're one of the faces of leave. why are you in here making chequers work when out there are all the people who you campaigned with who thought it was a terrible idea? not at all. of course, there are some people who don't necessarily agree with every aspect of our negotiation. my view is... they think it's a sell—out, you're over here selling out brexit and all the people that voted for leave. no—one's ever used that language to me. of course, we need to make sure that we get the best possible deal. and of course, any deal, any negotiation,

west midlands police have launched a murder inquiry and an arrested man remains in custody.of a 68—year—old woman is the victim's son. celia levitt was found dead at a property in bromley in south—east london on friday. her 36—year—old son will appear in court on monday. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may insists she won't make compromises on her brexit chequers plan that aren't in the national interest. the former prime minister gordon brown says the labour party should adopt an internationally agreed definition of anti—semitism. hundreds of prison staff have been caught smuggling drugs, weapons and mobile phones into prisons. let's stay on that story because we have more on it now. there's been a big rise in the number of staff being caught smuggling banned items into prisons. figures obtained by the observer newspaper show an increase of more than 50% over the past six years. but the prison service says this still represents a tiny proportion of staff. earlier i spoke to andrew neilson, director of campaigns at the howard league for penal reform. i asked him how serio

west midlands police have launched a murder inquiry and an arrested man remains in custody.s the victim's son. celia levitt was found dead at a property in bromley in south—east london on friday. her 36—year—old son will appear in court on monday. a 16—year—old boy who was injured in a shooting in south—west london is now in a stable condition. the teenager suffered gunshot wounds in the incident which took place in the early hours of this morning on york road in wandsworth. police initially said the boy was in a critical condition but have since confirmed that he is stable. no arrests have been made. video games which allow players to make in—game purchases will have a warning icon on their packaging from christmas. a picture of a hand holding a credit card will appear on boxes. the aim is to warn parents and help them regulate how much money their children can spend. our news correspondent angus crawford has more. once out of the shop, the gaming can start. but so too can the spending. many games allow players to buy things like better guns, new characters or extra feature

the care quality commission have issued a warning to another west midlands trust today, the dudley grouphave been raised over the number of deaths at that trust. again, they‘ll say —— they say they are working hard to improve conditions. thank you. many of president trump‘s closest aides have publicly denied being the author of an anonymous article — apparently written by an insider — which describes how staff are secretly ignoring mr trump‘s orders. the author says members of the administration are trying to counter the president‘s ‘recklessness‘ and protect the country from his ‘worst inclinations‘. our north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports. this american stately home is now the scene of a dramatic washington whodunnit. which administration official was in the new york times with an article stabbing the president in the back? the anonymous editorial claims some trump appointees are working diligently to frustrate parts of his agenda, that he is impetuous, adversarial, petty, ineffective, anti—democratic, that his presidency is defined by amorality. god bless you and thank y

west midlands police say the boy is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. the independent office for police conduct. the irish rock band u2 was forced to abandon a concert in berlin after the lead singer bono suddenly lost his voice on stage. cheering. so sorry. clears throat. in a statement, the band apologized for cancelling last night's show. it went on to say that after a few songs, bono suffered a complete loss of voice. it's unclear why — but he's seeking medical advice. the band says that those in the audience last night will be able to return for another u2 concert at a future date. you might think that one lorry is as bad as the next when it comes to pollution but refrigerated trucks area pollution but refrigerated trucks are a particular problem. many have are a particular problem. many have a second diesel engine to power the fridges and that is often working harder than the one moving the vehicle. now a british inventor has come up with an environmentally friendly idea that is being trialled by several multinational food companies. we sent someo

maternity services and the seat you see it should be added have also taken action against another west midlands hospital trust who have allegedly also failed patients. the trust there sevilla are working hard to improve their care. 11 million people could save around £75 a year after the regulator announced plans to cap some energy bills. ofgem's proposals will affect customers on a standard variable tariff as our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. pick any crowd of people... this is st albans market in hertfordshire and it's likely that nearly half of them are on the most expensive gas and electricity rates their suppliers have on offer. les, who ca res suppliers have on offer. les, who cares for three special needs children, is on the costly standard variable paris now been capped and she's just had variable paris now been capped and she'sjust had a variable paris now been capped and she's just had a £30 a month increase. things like energy are just going up and up and up. what do you think about capping energy prices? i think it is a brilliant idea if they set it up a rea