«a the west midlands to the rest of the world. a , . ~ the west midlands to the rest of the world. a, is the start of _ world. many thanks. well, that is the start of the _ world. many thanks. well, that is the start of the queens _ world. many thanks. well, that is the start of the queens baton - world. many thanks. well, that is i the start of the queens baton relay and into in 294 days' time it will arrive in birmingham and its arrival will signal the start of the 2022 commonwealth games.- will signal the start of the 2022 commonwealth games. thank you very much. rita chakrabarti _ commonwealth games. thank you very much. rita chakrabarti at _ commonwealth games. thank you very much. rita chakrabarti at buckingham l much. rita chakrabarti at buckingham palace. at least 20 people have been confirmed to have died after an earthquake hit pakistan in the early hours of the morning. more than 300 people were injured, with the remote mountainous district of harnai in baluchistan the worst hit. emergency teams are scrambling to reach people trapped under the rubble of collapsed homes. the

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cube precision, an engineering company in the west midlands, like other businesses around the countrybounded impressively in recent months but now the pressure is on, prices and wages are on the rise. day—to—day living for staff is getting more expensive which means they would like to earn more money and in orderfor us to do that we had to increase our prices to customers but we have to take into mind that energy prices are going up as well and also national insurance will be going up. rishi sunak will be keen to show how well the economy has rebounded in recent months, the uk is currently the fastest—growing major economy but the sharp rebound in percentage terms has in part been driven by the huge fall of last year. what happens next with and worker shortages, rising prices and interest rates, is tricky to predict. so the shape of the economy being revealed tomorrow has both its treats and its tricks. at this pumpkin patch in sussex, business is thriving, but consumer concerns are very real. the weekly budget at the moment is very tight and with the costs going up of energy. pumpkin

including the west midlands — at this cinema in digbeth in birmingham, staff think better local links good for business. it would be a great help — again, notjust for the customers, but for the staff as well, they're coming from all over, and it's an importantjob to them, and it would just make life a lot easier — a lot of the time they're just having to get taxis home or things like that, whereas a tram would be great, you know, reallyjust a simple but a bit of a cheaper solution. just over £1 billion will go towards introducing simpler fares and faster journeys on local buses, using london's services as the model. that's part of an existing £3 billion promise. we think that it's not so much of a north—south divide, but there are many areas across the whole country that feel left behind and need levelling up, so areas that have very infrequent bus services, no services in the evenings and at weekends, and these glaring gaps in current provision that need to be addressed. in the lead—up to the chancellor outlining his wider spending plans in a few days�* time, we're hearing about lots

he is the chief constable of west midlands police.— of west midlands police.phase of the police and the second phase of the review, the enquiry that the home secretary announced yesterday, is targeted at exactly that issue. do the police have the resources to support that? we do the police have the resources to support that?— do the police have the resources to su ort that? ~ ., ., ~ , , support that? we are making sure but also the recruitment _ support that? we are making sure but also the recruitment of— support that? we are making sure but also the recruitment of the _ support that? we are making sure but also the recruitment of the extra - also the recruitment of the extra 20,000 lease offices, half of which have now been recruited, that we do have now been recruited, that we do have the resources and i'm sure the home secretary will make sure this review can be swift, effective and give us the lessons we need to learn to turn things around the. i’m to turn things around the. i'm interested _ to turn things around the. i'm interested to _ to turn things a

including the west midlands — at this cinema in digbeth in birmingham, staff think better local linksin, notjust for the customers, but for the staff as well, they're coming from all over, and it's an importantjob to them, and it would just make life a lot easier — a lot of the time they're just having to get taxis home or things like that, whereas a tram would be great, you know, reallyjust a simple but a bit of a cheaper solution. just over £1 billion will go towards introducing simpler fares and fasterjourneys on local buses, using london's services as the model. that's part of an existing £3 billion promise. we think that it's not so much of a north—south divide, but there are many areas across the whole country that feel left behind and need levelling up, so areas that have very infrequent bus services, no services in the evenings and at weekends, and these glaring gaps in current provision that need to be addressed. in the lead—up to the chancellor outlining his wider spending plans in a few days�* time, we're hearing about lots of these kinds of funding promises. but rishi suna

of worcester, which i'm sure a lot of listeners what i, but of one of the launch cities in our west midlands and the, at the end of the day when it's a sports team is playing is up to the manager to my home and when you've got people like my hancock, who knows nothing about healthcare in charge of the health system. essentially using it is a way to put shares into companies to make his own ami richer. and our prime minister did not attend find emergency probe meetings in the u. k. beginning of this pandemic. absolutely, everything is down to them. and when you look at the very beginning, this from them as well, and we talk about the i've heard immunity. now we're not, we're to, based on the plane. it's not right to let a sick in the old fool behind. and if not the kind of out she, the, our government entered with. we cannot be surprised at so many of dies. it just stands to reason that this is exactly what they expected and they really don't care all alice, what do you think this report is going to lead to? will the government reconsider it's measures? oh wow. how ever the government want to

including the west midlands, at the cinema in birmingham, staff think better local links would be goodstomers but the staff as well that are coming from all over and it's an important job to the mill does make life a lot easier and a lot of the time theyjust have to get taxes on the things like that, whereas a tram would be great to kind of reallyjust simple but a bit of a cheaper solution. just over £1,000,000,000 will go towards introducing simpler affairs and fasterjourneys on local buses using london services as the model. that is part of the existing £3,000,000,000 promise. it's notjust much of that, but there are many areas across the whole country that feel left behind and need levelling up. so, areas that have infrequent bus services, no services at all in the evenings and the weekends, and glaring gaps in current provisions the need to be addressed. in the lead—up to the chancellor outlining his spending plans in a few days' time, working to buy lots of these kinds of funding promises but rishi sunak has talked about monday to put the public finance unsustainable footing. we s

. £6.9 billion has been allocated to transport projects including in west yorkshire, the west midlands for those aged 23 and over, known as the national living will go up to £9 50 an hourfrom national living will go up to £9 50 an hour from april. national living will go up to £9 50 an hourfrom april. but even there plenty has already been announced but we will get from the chancellor later still really matters because it will be the detail about the state of the economy and the state of the government's finances and so, crucially, where our money will be spent and where it won't. now, then, it is over to the chancellor and his big moment at lunchtime. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: get up, stand up for the new musical that charts the life of the late reggae superstar bob marley. the late reggae superstar bob marley. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of un

— saying these measures are needed, the west midlands mayor, he is a conservativer to find out later this month what is _ bigger to find out later this month what is going to happen. in the run-up— what is going to happen. in the run-up to — what is going to happen. in the run—up to the chancellor's autumn statement — run—up to the chancellor's autumn statement on october 27. i'm told, my understanding is that in the days before _ my understanding is that in the days before that or possibly on the day itself, _ before that or possibly on the day itself, around that time, that is when _ itself, around that time, that is when we — itself, around that time, that is when we are going to find out for certain— when we are going to find out for certain what is going to happen to these _ certain what is going to happen to these big — certain what is going to happen to these big rail projects. a certain what is going to happen to these big rail projects.— certain what is going to happen to these big rail projects. these big rail pro'ects. a long way off from a these big rai

expected, for projects aimed at improving transport connections in the city regions, including the west midlandsrriages for greater manchester's metro link, battery packs for merseyrail trains and an extended cycle highway for west bradford. a group which champions northern england said investment was welcome but there was more to do. what we need to see for cities and city regions like greater manchester, for the towns that are there, is that commitment to a london style transport system with better fares and the types of integrated services that people in london already benefit from. the prime minister previously promised £3 billion to better bus services. just over a billion of that will fund london style improvements to fares and services in other places. there are many areas across the whole country that feel left behind and need levelling up. areas that have very infrequent bus services, no evening services and the weekend, and glaring cuts that need to be addressed. rishi sunak says there is no reason people in the north or the midlands should have to wait several times longer than commut

cuba precision, an engineering company in the west midlands, like other businesses around the countrypressively in recent months but now the pressure is on, prices and wages are on the rise. day-to-day livin: for wages are on the rise. day-to-day living for staff _ wages are on the rise. day-to-day living for staff is _ wages are on the rise. day-to-day living for staff is getting _ wages are on the rise. day-to-day living for staff is getting more - living for staff is getting more expensive which means they would like to earn more money and in order for us to do that we had to increase our prices to customers but we have to take into mind that energy prices are going up as well and also national insurance will be going up. rishi sunak will be keen to show national insurance will be going up. rishi sunak will be keen to show how well the economy has rebounded in recent months, the uk is currently the fastest—growing major economy but the sharp rebound in percentage terms has in part been driven by the huge fall of last year. what happens next with and worker shortages, rising prices

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most frequent across the north west, especially for north west england, north wales, the north west midlands capacity to cope with winter. a 14—year—old boy has appeared in court, charged with murdering five—year—old logan mwangi, whose body was found in a river in south wales earlier this year. environmental groups have criticised attempts by some countries to influence a un report on global warming as documents seen by the bbc show that some nations want to play down the need to move away from fossil fuels a special service has been held to mark the centenary of the partition of ireland and formation of northern ireland, attended by borisjohnson and politicans and communities from both sides of the irish border. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police have charged a man with the murder of conservative mp sir david amess. 25—year—old ali harbi ali was arrested following the attack in leigh—on—sea last friday. he�*s also been charged with the preparation of terrorist acts. he�*s been remanded in custody after appearing at westminster magistrates�* court in the last hour. let�*s get mo

including the west midlands, at the cinema in birmingham, staff think better local links would be goodare coming from all over and it's an importantjob to the mill does make life a lot easier and a lot of the time theyjust have to get taxes on the things like that, whereas a tram would be great to kind of reallyjust simple but a bit of a cheaper solution. just kind of reallyjust simple but a bit of a cheaper solution.— of a cheaper solution. just over £1,ooo,ooo,ooo _ of a cheaper solution. just over £1,ooo,ooo,ooo will- of a cheaper solution. just over £1,ooo,ooo,ooo will go - of a cheaper solution. just over i £1,000,000,000 will go towards introducing simpler affairs and faster journeys introducing simpler affairs and fasterjourneys on local buses using london services as the model. that is part of the existing £3,000,000,000 promise. it’s is part of the existing £3,000,000,000 promise. it's not 'ust much £3,000,000,000 promise. it's not just much of— £3,000,000,000 promise. it's not just much of that, _ £3,000,000,000 promise. it's not just much of that, but _ £3,000,000,000 promis

. £6.9 billion has been allocated to transport projects, including in west yorkshire, the west midlands manchester. and the minimum pay rate for those aged 23 and over, known as the national living wage, will go up to £9.50 per hourfrom april. but even though plenty has been announced, what we will get from the chancellor later still really matters because it will be the detail about the state of the economy and the state of the government's finances, and so crucially, where our money will be spent and where it won't. now, then, it's over to the chancellor and his big moment at lunchtime. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in downing street. chris mason was mentioning the detail, there. what should we be looking out for?— detail, there. what should we be looking out for? isn't it always the wa that looking out for? isn't it always the way that the _ looking out for? isn't it always the way that the devil _ looking out for? isn't it always the way that the devil really _ looking out for? isn't it always the way that the devil really is - lo

there and across parts of northern and eastern england particularly, maybe getting as far west as the midlandss at their highest. the breeze still coming in off the mild atlantic, 16—17 the high. but a chillier day, east of scotland and the north east of england, with the wind coming in from a more northerly direction. 0nly around 10—13 degrees. will be warmer here again, though, on wednesday because through tuesday night into wednesday, atlantic winds take over, pushing our weather front eastwards. some heavy rain overnight in the far north of scotland, but most going through the day dry. but still a bit chilly in one or two spots. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko 0i. the headlines — risking their lives — we have a special report on the afghan refugees crossing iranian territory in the hope of reaching turkey. the journey is full of risk, but some afghans still feel this is their best hope. as britain stations two more warships in the asia region, the commodore of the carrier strike force tells the bbc the thinking behind the strategy. one third of the world's tra

there was a case during i the lockdown of an officer from west midlands police who assaulted a womannd he used his police persona, he acted out a reason to detain her. during that incident. he was dismissed from the force and he was given a community sentence. that shows that clearly you can have had people in all police forces and we know the figures over ten years, there have been about 190 police officers and staff in the met have faced some kind of sexual offence allegation. there is clearly something there. there is clearly something there. the police are saying, we are trying to work our way through this and we have all the professional standards in an hour vetting meets a national standard and is compliant but it is clearly not good enough for a lot of people who have lost trust in the police that is why you hear yvette cooper saying we have to have a proper national enquiry because it is only when you get to the facts about how bad a problem is that you can start moving on. in many respects this feels, is this moment very similar to the moment the metropolitan police faced ov

. £6.9 billion has been allocated to transport projects, including in west yorkshire, the west midlandsreater manchester. and the minimum pay rate for those aged 23 and over, known as the national living wage, will go up to £9.50 per hourfrom april. but even though plenty has been announced, what we will get from the chancellor later still really matters because it will be the detail about the state of the economy and the state of the government's finances. and so crucially, where our money will be spent and where it won't. now, then, it's over to the chancellor and his big moment at lunchtime. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. let's join our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, who's at downing street. we know quite a lot of the details of what is going to happen in the budget but the cabinet will be gathering in downing street later to discuss the details. away from the headlines we already know, i guess it is the detail, what else will be hidden in the pages.— it is the detail, what else will be hidden in the pages. morning, yeah, there have been _ hidden in the pages. mo

west midlands, that has majority west midlands, that was important to me, and to the development ofnt of the city. cinema has| taken a hit because of the pandemic. do you think this is the way that film creators like yourself have to go? film creators like yourself have to i o? , , ., film creators like yourself have to io? , , ., ., , , film creators like yourself have to go? yes. there is an opportunity. an opportunity — go? yes. there is an opportunity. an opportunity as _ go? yes. there is an opportunity. an opportunity as theatre. _ go? yes. there is an opportunity. an opportunity as theatre. breaking i opportunity as theatre. breaking that barrier so that we can collaborate for the good of the industry, the good of the arts. that can go right the way across art. that's what i am about. when will we see seaview? the that's what i am about. when will we see seaview?— that's what i am about. when will we see seaview? the red carpet premiere is november — see seaview? the red carpet premiere is november the _ see seaview? the red carpet premiere is november the 10th. _ see seaview

— may have been given incorrect covid test results, after they were processed by a lab in the west midlandscurity agency says testing at the immensa health clinic in wolverhampton has been suspended, after reports of people receiving negative pcr test results following a positive lateral flow test. it's thought those affected were tested between 8th september and 12th october. i've been speaking to our health editor, hugh pym. we had heard about this for the last couple of weeks anecdotally from gps who reported that they had patients getting in touch saying that they were unwell, they had all the symptoms come and they tested positive on a lateral flow then gone to get the confirmatory pcr and it was negative. and gps were rather suspicious of this. it seems to be largely around the south—west of england, then late yesterday, west berkshire council came out and said that at one of their testing sites, anyone who had been there since early october up until the 12th should go and get another test because there had been problems with processing pcrs. to be clear, it is the laboratory in quest

. £6.9 billion has been allocated to transport projects, including in west yorkshire, the west midlandsester. and the minimum pay rate for those aged 23 and over, known as the national living wage, will go up to £9.50 per hourfrom april. but even though plenty has been announced, what we will get from the chancellor later still really matters because it will be the detail about the state of the economy and the state of the government's finances, and so crucially, where our money will be spent and where it won't. now, then, it's over to the chancellor and his big moment at lunchtime. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is in downing street. good morning. so many announcements in advance. i wanted to ask whether you were expecting any surprises, any rabbits to perhaps come out of the hat? there is talk this morning about perhaps a change to universal credit. , ., , ., ., ., credit. yes, it would be a tradition for the chancellor _ credit. yes, it would be a tradition for the chancellor to _ credit. yes, it would be a tradition for the chan

expected, for projects aimed at improving transport connections in city regions, including the west midlandsy regions like _ do. what we need to see in cities and city regions like greater- and city regions like greater manchester, for the towns that are there, is that commitment to a london style public transport system, with better fares and types of integrated services that people in london already benefit from. the rime in london already benefit from. the prime minister previously promised £3 billion towards better bus services, just over £1 billion of that will fund what are built as london style improvements in fares and services in other places. iterate and services in other places. we think it is _ and services in other places. e think it is not so much there but many areas of the country feel left behind a need levelling up. so in areas that have very infrequent bus services, no service in the evenings and at the weekends, and these glaring gaps in current provision that need to be addressed. rishi sunak says _ that need to be addressed. rishi sunak says there _ that need to be addr

being used to support low income workers with the scrappage and travel credit scheme, smes in the west midlands for - clean air zone, thank you for joining us. the budget might not be till wednesday but we're already starting to find out a lot of the details already. our business presenter alice baxter is with us. what more do we know, alice? absolutely right. on wednesday the chancellor will stand up and deliver his budget and lay out the government's spending plans for each department over the next three years. even an advance of wednesday there are some things we already know. for example last month the biggest changes to the tax system for decades was announced and that will come into force of in april of next year. we also know about the rising national insurance and the creation of the new health and care levy. today we learn where that extra 12 billion p for that level will start to go for the health and care service. nearly £6 billion will be spent to try to clear the backlog of tests and appointments. there will be 100 new community diagnostic centres to do things like ct scans, ultras

people may have been given incorrect covid test results, after they were processed by a lab in the west midlandshealth clinic in wolverhampton has been suspended following reports of people receiving negative pcr test results following a positive lateral flow test. it's thought those affected were tested between 8th september and 12th october. hugh pym joins me. what more do we know about this, this is quite alarming. we what more do we know about this, this is quite alarming.— what more do we know about this, this is quite alarming. we had heard about this for— this is quite alarming. we had heard about this for the _ this is quite alarming. we had heard about this for the last _ this is quite alarming. we had heard about this for the last couple - this is quite alarming. we had heard about this for the last couple of - about this for the last couple of weeks anecdotally from gps who reported they had patients getting in touch saying that they were unwelcome that they had all the symptoms, they tested positive on a lateral flow, symptoms, they tested positive on a lateralflow, then had gone to

north west england, around cheshire, merseyside, greater manchester, north wales and the north west midlandspicking up. so, it will start to turn a bit milder across western areas through the night, but that is likely to leave some mist and fog patches falling around our coasts and hills. so, might be quite a murky start to saturday across some of the western and southern coasts and hills in particular. through saturday, though, this milder air is going to be pushing its way in. it's also going to be bringing some rain to northern ireland — there's a weather front moving in here — and the rain getting into western scotland as well. otherwise, a murky start with mist and fog patches. could keep some of those over the high ground even into the afternoon, but for central and eastern areas, should brighten up with some sunny spells poking through the cloud. temperatures are rising. we're looking at highs between 13—15 degrees celsius. these temperatures across northern areas are again pushing back above average for the time of year. on into sunday's forecast, generally it's a showery kind of day

more sunshine for northern ireland, scotland, northern england, wales, the midlands, south west, eventuallyer grey complexion for some. this help support. emma raducanu loses herfirst match, beaten in straight sets by the world number 100. beaten in straight sets by the world number100. environmentalist beaten in straight sets by the world number 100. environmentalist chris packham joins activists at buckingham palace, urging the royal family to return their land to its

showers will be widespread across the north and west and particularly across north—west england, the north midlandsind patterns. eventually, we will start to see south—westerly wind spreading in and they will be bringing milder air. this cool spell is only relatively short. saturday, a bit of cloud, mist and fog patches to start the day, and in the west heavy rain in northern ireland, west scotland. 1a to 15 degrees. sunday, a day of sunshine and showers. showers heaviest and most frequent across the north—west but the wind is coming from eight south—westerly direction. temperatures reaching highs of up to 15 celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines: police have charged a 25—year—old man with the murder of conservative mp sir david amess. ali harbi ali is also facing charges of preparing acts of terrorism. a large team of detectives have been working around the clock to find out as much as we can about what happened and why. doctors warn the government is being �*wilfully negligent�* in not imposing more restrictions as cases of coronavirus rise. but ministers say it�*s not necessary yet. we don�*t

even further southwards, a few patches of rain across the south of wales in south—west england as well, across the midlandst to the day on sunday. 11 to 30 degrees widely, a legacy of cool and clinging on across the parts of northern scotland, but otherwise extensive cloud to start the day on sunday, the rain initially heavyy in scotland, but later and patchy quickly to the morning but across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, these areas will be prone to spots of rain even in the afternoon so for some it will stay on the damp side but at the same time we should start to see some gaps in the cloud opening out in the south with a few sunny spells in southern england, southern wales and the south midlands. for monday, we will start to see some stronger south—westerly winds moving in, so monday will be a windier kind of day, particularly across western areas with layers of crowd and outbreaks of rain spilling in, but if we do see some sunshine, it is likely to be very hazy, and a lot of high cloud in the sky, so bright rather than sunny in those drier moments. temperatures will be mild, 15—18 de

that is the message gets roomy and lots of other midlands, north, south west, welsh mps, midlands, northon your agenda for the rest of today? this is the first one i have ever done _ this is the first one i have ever done as— this is the first one i have ever done as an _ this is the first one i have ever done as an mp. i keep on bumping into my— done as an mp. i keep on bumping into my pals, where we normally sit and have _ into my pals, where we normally sit and have a — into my pals, where we normally sit and have a beerand into my pals, where we normally sit and have a beer and a laugh, into my pals, where we normally sit and have a beerand a laugh, you make— and have a beerand a laugh, you make friends in this game, it has been _ make friends in this game, it has been fun — make friends in this game, it has been fun. but it has been work work. i been fun. but it has been work work. i have _ been fun. but it has been work work. i have been— been fun. but it has been work work. i have been talking about what we can do _ i have been talking about what we can do to — i have been talking

even further southwards, a few patches of rain across the south of wales in south—west england as well, across the midlandsrs. a mild start to the day on sunday. 11 to 30 degrees widely, a legacy of cool and clinging on across the parts of northern scotland, but otherwise extensive cloud to start the day on sunday, the rain initially heavyy in scotland, but later and patchy quickly to the morning but across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, these areas will be prone to spots of rain even in the afternoon so for some it will stay on the damp side but at the same time we should start to see some gaps in the cloud opening out in the south with a few sunny spells in southern england, southern wales and the south midlands. for monday, we will start to see some stronger south—westerly winds moving in, so monday will be a windier kind of day, particularly across western areas with layers of crowd and outbreaks of rain spilling in, but if we do see some sunshine, it is likely to be very hazy, and a lot of high cloud in the sky, so bright rather than sunny in those drier moments. temperatures will be

infection control methods and if we had done the same and targeted the hotspots of london and the west midlandsountry apart from war, and public health people said repeatedly that the test, trace and ice —like programme was overcentralised, privatised, not linked with the nhs ? isolate a gun. that was consistently ignored, even until now, they did delay it later knock—downs, and constantly we heard the refrain, scientists advise and they don�*t decide and then the politicians would say, we are following the science, so they both had a get out ofjail clause. it wasn�*t clear really who was in charge. it wasn't clear really who was in char: e. , wasn't clear really who was in charae. , . , wasn't clear really who was in charae. , ., _ ., ., ,, charge. it is easy to talk as if this is over _ charge. it is easy to talk as if this is over but _ charge. it is easy to talk as if this is over but we _ charge. it is easy to talk as if this is over but we have i charge. it is easy to talk as if this is over but we have just | this is over but we have just reported another 181 deaths and another 38,000 ca

the commonwealth games will be very important for the uk but particularly for birmingham in the west midlandsthen taken around all 72 commonwealth nations and territories. it will take 294 days for that to happen, the baton will travel 94,000 miles before it returns to birmingham and, then, the message inside the baton will be read by the queen or her representative and that will be the opening of the commonwealth games. here to discuss with me the significance of the games and the commonwealth more generally, i am happy to say i am joined by the chair of the royal commonwealth society. good morning, linda, i know you will be part of the ceremony today, you must be very excited. absolutely, this is, especially after— absolutely, this is, especially after the _ absolutely, this is, especially after the pandemic, what an occasion to see _ after the pandemic, what an occasion to see athletes come together, competitors, the people to people links that — competitors, the people to people links that characterise the commonwealth, just get enshrined in the games _ commonwealth, just get enshrined in

is not going to improve the police force in greater manchester, it is not going to help in the west midlandsup honestly, a five—year—old could come up with it. just honestly, a five-year-old could come u- with it. , , honestly, a five-year-old could come uwithit. , v honestly, a five-year-old could come uwithit. , �*, ., up with it. just feel it's good to talk to you- _ up with it. just feel it's good to talk to you. labour _ up with it. just feel it's good to talk to you. labour mp - up with it. just feel it's good to talk to you. labour mp for - talk to you. labour mp for birmingham yardley and shadow ministerfor birmingham yardley and shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding. now, more than 15 million households across england, scotland and wales are to face higher energy bills, as the increased price cap comes into effect from today. a typical bill for those on a default tariff will rise by around £140 pounds a year, with those on prepayment meters expected to pay even more. our personal finance correspondent kevin peachey reports as the temperature dips, so our energy bill

even further southwards, a few patches of rain across the south of wales in south—west england as well, across the midlands to 30 degrees widely, a legacy of cool and clinging on across the parts of northern scotland, but otherwise extensive cloud to start the day on sunday, the rain initially heavyy in scotland, but later and patchy quickly to the morning but across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, these areas will have spots to spots of rain even in the afternoon so for some it will stay on the damp side but at the same time we should start to see some gaps in the cloud opening out in the south with a few sunny spells in southern england, southern wales and the south midlands. for monday, we will start to see some stronger south—westerly winds moving in, so monday will be a windier kind of day, particularly across western areas with layers of crowd and outbreaks of rain spilling in, but if we do see some sunshine, it is likely to be very hazy, and a lot of high cloud in the sky, so bright rather than sunny in those drier moments. temperatures will be mild, 15—18 degrees and it gets even t

cornwall, devon, much of the west country and into the midlands very pleasant afternoon here but furtherill still get up to 16. here is the night and you can see a lot of cloud across the northern half of the uk. in the south will be clear spells. the temperatures and elsewhere do will be a very mild night. i had started tomorrow as well. we've got another weather front approaching and a lot of cloud out towards the west approaching as an reigning across western areas. the less pay to see the rain tomorrow late in the day will be norwich and here even evidence and turnaround. i7 day will be norwich and here even evidence and turnaround. 17 in belfast and that is despite the cloud and rain and the cloud and the rain will continue to tomorrow evening with the main parties in a little bit but a lot of cloud around. the reason is low pressure. no pressure is over as but what is unusual, not unheard—of is this plume of warm air coming in from the is yours which will temporarily bump up is yours which will temporarily bump up the temperatures to 20 or 21 on tuesday despite all of this. these a

the next few hours a few patches of rain across the south of wales and south—west england as well, leaving across the midlands should be a bright start. but otherwise, extensive cloud to start the day on sunday, the rain initially heavy in scotland, but later and patchy quickly to the morning. but i think across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, these areas will be prone to spots of rain even into the afternoon, so for some it will stay on the damp side. but at the same time, we should start to see some gaps in the cloud opening out in the south with a few sunny spells in southern england, southern wales and the south midlands. for monday, we�*ll start to see some stronger south—westerly winds moving in. so monday will be a windier kind of day, particularly across western areas, with layers of crowd and outbreaks of rain spilling in. not so much across eastern areas, but if you do see some sunshine, it�*s likely to be very hazy. there�*s going to be a lot of high cloud in the sky, so bright rather than sunny in those drier moments. temperatures will be mild, 15—18 degrees pretty widely, and it

the next few hours a few patches of rain across the south of wales and south—west england as well, leaving across the midlandsay. 11 to 30 degrees widely, a legacy of cool and clinging on across the parts of northern scotland, where it should be a bright start. but otherwise, extensive cloud to start the day on sunday, the rain initially heavy in scotland, but turning lighter and and patchier quickly to the morning. but i think across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, these areas will be prone to spots of rain even into the afternoon, so for some it will stay on the damp side. but at the same time, we should start to see some gaps in the cloud opening out in the south, with a few sunny spells in southern england, southern wales and the south midlands. for monday, we're going to start to get some stronger south—westerly winds moving in. so monday will be a windier kind of day, particularly across western areas, with layers of crowd and outbreaks of rain spilling in. not so much in the way of rain across eastern areas, but if you do see some sunshine, it's likely to be very hazy. there's going to

even further southwards, a few patches of rain across the south of wales in south—west england as well, across the midlandsnorth of scotland for the next few hours. a mild start to the day on sunday. ii to 30 degrees widely, a legacy of cool and clinging on across the parts of northern scotland, but otherwise extensive cloud to start the day on sunday, the rain initially heavyy in scotland, but later and patchy quickly to the morning but across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, these areas will be prone to spots of rain even in the afternoon so for some it will stay on the damp side but at the same time we should start to see some gaps in the cloud opening out in the south with a few sunny spells in southern england, southern wales and the south midlands. for monday, we will start to see some stronger south—westerly winds moving in, so monday will be a windier kind of day, particularly across western areas with layers of crowd and outbreaks of rain spilling in, but if we do see some sunshine, it is likely to be very hazy, and a lot of high cloud in the sky, so bright rather than sunny in tho

the next few hours a few patches of rain across the south of wales and south—west england as well, leaving across the midlandser for the north of scotland over the next few hours. a mild start to the day on sunday. 11 to 30 degrees widely, a legacy of cool and clinging on across the parts of northern scotland, where it should be a bright start. but otherwise, extensive cloud to start the day on sunday, the rain initially heavy in scotland, but turning lighter and and patchier pretty quickly through the morning. but i think across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, these areas will be prone to some spots of rain even into the afternoon, so for some it will stay on the damp side. but at the same time, we should start to see some gaps in the cloud opening out in the south, with a few sunny spells in southern england, southern wales and the south midlands. for monday, we're going to start to get some stronger south—westerly winds moving in. so monday will be a windier kind of day, particularly across western areas, with layers of crowd and outbreaks of rain spilling in. not so much in the way of rai

here is that weather front, a zone of cloud across parts of northern england, the midlands, towards wales and the south—westfor a time, clearing away towards the south—east as we go into the morning. temperatures underneath it, as you can see by the orange colours, in double figures, but either side of it we'll be down into single figures to start the day and it's here where we can see some mist and fog patches around for sunday morning. 0verall, sunday is not looking a bad day, very pleasant for most. many places will be dry, there will be cloud in the south. here is the big picture, we've got high pressure building in and there is weather front pushing across the south—east corner as we start tomorrow morning. the weather front will be lying somewhere between the wash and cornwall as we start the day. still some light rain or drizzle on it, either side where we've got mist and fog patches, they will be clearing quite readily, and we'll see some good, long sunny spells. sunshine eventually reaching the far south—east as we go into the end of sunday afternoon. there will be some showers pushing across the n

here is that weather front, a zone of cloud that has passed northern england, the midlands, towards wales in the south—westowards the south—east as we go into the morning. temperatures underneath it, as you can see by the orange colours, in double figures, but either side of it will be down into single figures. it is here where we can see some mist and fog patches around for sunday morning. 0verall, sunday is not looking a bad day, very pleasant for most, many places will be dry. there will be cloud in the south. here is the big picture, we've got high pressure building in and there is that by the front pushing across the south—east corner as we start tomorrow morning. the weather front will be lying somewhere between the wash and cornwall as we start the day. still some light rain or drizzle on it, either side where we got some mist and fog patches, they will clear quite readily, and we'll see some good, long sunny spells. sunshine eventually reaching the far south—east as we go into the end of sunday afternoon. there will be some showers pushing through the northern half of scotland throughout the day, q

greater manchester, the liverpool city region, tees valley, south yorkshire, west yorkshire, the west midlandse of 50%, the fastest increase ever. i can confirm to the house that this £20 billion is in addition to the cost of our r&d tax reliefs. combined with those tax reliefs, total public investment in r&d is increasing from 0.7% of gdp in 2018, to 1.1% of gdp by the end of the parliament. how does 1.1% compare internationally? well, the latest available data shows an oecd average ofjust 0.7%. germany investing .9%. france 1%, and the united states just 0.7%. this unprecedented funding will increase core science funding will increase core science funding to £5.9 billion a year by 24-25, a funding to £5.9 billion a year by 24—25, a cash increase of 37%. it will meet the full cost of associating with horizon europe, establish the new advanced research and intervention agency with £800 million by 25—26, and strengthen our focus on late stage innovation, increasing innovate uk's annual core budget to £1 billion, double what it was at the start of this parliament. madame deputy speaker, there is

northern england, maybe fringing north wales and the north midlands, it's turning breezier across the uk. plenty of cloud in the north and west spells. central and eastern areas, here of england, will stay dry for much of the week ahead. but again, that weather front will continue to bring some outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales before clearing away on friday as it moves in towards central and eastern parts of england. whether you see the rain, though, or stay dry for much of the week, it's mild or very mild. this is bbc news the headlines at six. labour is urging ministers to bring in plan b measures to tackle covid in england, including advice to work from home and compulsory masks. warning that the vaccine roll—out is losing traction. warning that the vaccine roll—out is losing traction. we need to do more to get on top of this virus, protector national service and stop more stringent measures of being having to be introduced further down the line. the chancellor promises a budget that invests in �*infrastructure, innovation and skills�* as the economy recovers from the