woman from west yorkshire making the whole of i yorkshire making the whole of britain proud. of investors agreeing £32 million takeover of the club. there was disappointment on the pitch as they suffered their first defeat since being back in the premiership. a penalty try deep in added time help the leaders snatch victory by 13 points— 12 and maintain their 100% start to the season. much of the day is coming up next on bbc one so if you don't want to know the scores, look away now. their second—half equaliser and everton, one all draw at manchester united, both sides remain two points behind the leaders chelsea who beat southampton 3—1. there are also leads for —— wins for leeds and wolves. in scotland, hearts have continued their impressive unbeaten start. they're top of the premiership after a 2—0 win over motherwell. were wins for dundee united, saint mirren and saint johnstone. that is four wins out of four for arsenal after the women's super league leaders thrashed aston villa 4—0. 0ther super league leaders thrashed aston villa 4—0. other goals came in the second half

we've spent a week at honley high in west yorkshire.nd, restrictions have been lifted by the government. it's been absolutely amazing to have what feels much more like a normal school again. are you all right, girls? all of the children going to their lessons in their subject specialist teachers' rooms, science experiments happening. but at the same time, we're dealing with, unfortunately, a rise in the number of cases. he's tested positive for covid now... as of today, we've hit 200, with students and staff, which i think the highest number we had last year at any one time was 28 cases across the school. bell rings here, an old building makes ventilation an issue. a spike in cases means open evenings are now online, assemblies are cancelled and the wearing of masks is being encouraged. how have you been, then? i haven't felt as bad as i thought i would be. for pupils in school and at home, these are difficult times. i think the hardest thing is not seeing everyone. i've been away from my family. so what are you doing, then? i've been d

the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius.han the october average, so it was very, very warm indeed. now looking at this satellite picture, you can see those areas that had the clearest skies. we've seen some clearing skies across east anglia and south—east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because as humidity levels drop, the clouds will increasingly break up, and that's happening right now across east anglia and the south—east. meanwhile, for northern england, wales, south—west england, southern and eastern scotland, still a lot of low cloud around, a few spots of drizzle, bit of mist and fog for some. and then there's this band of rain that's really pepping up at the moment. some heavy rain for northern ireland, western scotland bringing a risk of some localised surface water flooding. now, the rain will tend to turn a little lighter and patchier through saturday, and the weather front will fi

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in honley, in west yorkshire.by tom cruise and nasa. the russian crew will spend 12 days in space, filming scenes for the challenge, as richard galpin reports. lift—off of soyuz�*s ms—19 with an actress... just before day local time, the soyuz spacecraft blasted off, heading for the international space station. nothing new here, except along with the cosmonaut piloting the flight are some unusual passengers — an actress, yulia peresild, and the film director klim shipenko. and whilst they're in outer space, they'll make a movie called the challenge, about an emergency at the international space station with cosmonauts' lives at risk. in space travel at the gagarin space centre. they've both had what's been described as a crash course in space travel at the gagarin space centre. speaking earlier, yulia peresild said there was no time left for fear. translation: we have been working really hard. - although we look all happy and smiles, we are very tired. it's been very difficult, both mentally and physically. if the

we have spent a week at honley high in west yorkshire.he government. it's been absolutely amazing to have what feels much more like a normal school again. are you all right, girls? all of the children going to their lessons in the subject specialist teachers' rooms, science experiments happening. but at the same time, we are dealing with, unfortunately, a rise in the number of cases. he's tested positive for covid now... as of today we have hit 200 students and staff, which i think the highest number we've had last year at any one time was 28 cases across the school. bell rings here an old building makes ventilation an issue. a spike in cases means open evenings are now online. assemblies are cancelled and the wearing of masks is being encouraged. how have you been, then? i haven't felt as bad as i thought i would be. for pupils in school and at home these are difficult times. i think the hardest thing is not seeing everyone. | i've been away from my family. so what are you doing, then? i've been doing teams from home. the teachers usuall

the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius.it was very, very warm indeed. now looking at this satellite picture, you can see those areas that had the clearest skies. we've seen some clearing skies across east anglia and south east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because as humidity levels drop, the clouds will increasingly break up, and that's happening right now across east anglia and the south east. meanwhile, for northern england, wales, south west england, southern and eastern scotland, still a lot of low cloud around, a few spots of drizzle, bit of mist and fog for some. and then there's this band of rain that's really pepping up of the moment. some heavy rain for northern ireland, western scotland bringing a risk of some localised surface water flooding. now, the rain will tend to turn a little lighter and patchier through saturday, and the weather front will finally, after a couple of day

. £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

have been approved. £1 west yorkshire have been approved. it 50 _ west yorkshire have been approved.ng is something that affects our community is pretty— something that affects our community is pretty much every single year now _ is pretty much every single year now that — is pretty much every single year now. that is something we are reporting — now. that is something we are reporting on. not only that, bus travel, — reporting on. not only that, bus travel, recycling, single use of plastics. — travel, recycling, single use of plastics, these are all things that are weighing heavy on the minds of our listeners. not least because these _ our listeners. not least because these are — our listeners. not least because these are things that we are seeing where _ these are things that we are seeing where we _ these are things that we are seeing where we live, air pollution, auto pollution, — where we live, air pollution, auto pollution, flooding, our listeners in west— pollution, flooding, our listeners in west yorkshire are being affected by climate _ in west yorkshire are being affected b

the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius.t this satellite picture, you can see those areas that had the clearest skies. we've seen some clearing skies across east anglia and south—east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because as humidity levels drop, the clouds will increasingly break up, and that's happening right now across east anglia and the south—east. meanwhile, for northern england, wales, south—west england, southern and eastern scotland, still a lot of low cloud around, a few spots of drizzle, bit of mist and fog for some. and then there's this band of rain that's really pepping up at the moment. some heavy rain for northern ireland, western scotland bringing a risk of some localised surface water flooding. now, the rain will tend to turn a little lighter and patchier through saturday, and the weather front will finally, after a couple of days, start to move away into parts of the nort

the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius. than the october average, so it was very, very warm indeed. now looking at this satellite picture, you can see those areas that had the clearest skies. we've seen some clearing skies across east anglia and south—east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because as humidity levels drop, the clouds will increasingly break up, and that's happening right now across east anglia and the south—east. meanwhile, for northern england, wales, south—west england, southern and eastern scotland, still a lot of low cloud around, a few spots of drizzle, bit of mist and fog for some. and then there's this band of rain that's really pepping up at the moment. some heavy rain for northern ireland, western scotland bringing a risk of some localised surface water flooding. now, the rain will tend to turn a little lighter and patchier through saturday, and the weather front will

we have spent a week at honley high in west yorkshire.e subject specialist teachers' rooms, science experiments happening. but at the same time, we are dealing with, unfortunately, a rise in the number of cases. he's tested positive for covid now... as of today we have hit 200 students and staff, which i think the highest number we've had last year at any one time was 28 cases across the school. bell rings. here an old building makes ventilation an issue. a spike in cases means open evenings are now online. assemblies are cancelled and the wearing of masks is being encouraged. how have you been, then? i haven't felt as bad as i thought i would be. for pupils in school and at home these are difficult times. i think the hardest thing is not seeing everyone. | i've been away from my family. so what are you doing, then? i've been doing teams from home. the teachers usually put power i points on four what lessons we can do so i've just been _ going through the power points by myself upstairs. and it'sjust a bit lonely. honestly, i'm so i excit

it's £830,000,000 for west yorkshire, 570,000,000 for south yorkshire. sheffield is one example. it is a clear doing not clear levelling up policy in the hope that this will land nicely. i don't know what the comparison is in france, what is regional public transport like in france or does it exist? it transport like in france or does it exist? . ., , ,, exist? it certainly does exist but the ma'or exist? it certainly does exist but the major difference, _ exist? it certainly does exist but the major difference, were - exist? it certainly does exist but i the major difference, were talking about— the major difference, were talking about different cultures and france in the _ about different cultures and france in the uk _ about different cultures and france in the uk are major difference, is whatever— in the uk are major difference, is whatever you the president is, whether— whatever you the president is, whether it's conservative or socialist, _ whether it's conservative or socialist, the fact is that there is a french— socialist, the fact is that there

our education correspondent has been following the situation in west yorkshire. glad to be in school. it's much more fun now. back at home we can't do — it's much more fun now. back at home we can't do the — it's much more fun now. back at home we can't do the practical _ it's much more fun now. back at home we can't do the practical is, _ it's much more fun now. back at home we can't do the practical is, we - we can't do the practical is, we write _ we can't do the practical is, we write down— we can't do the practical is, we write down the method, now we can actually _ write down the method, now we can actually do — write down the method, now we can actually do them. we write down the method, now we can actually do them.— actually do them. we can be more interactive _ actually do them. we can be more interactive. actually _ actually do them. we can be more interactive. actually see _ actually do them. we can be more interactive. actually see the i interactive. actually see the exueriments _ interactive. actually see the experiments happen. - interactive. actual

. £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

the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius.t anglia and south east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because as humidity levels drop, the clouds will increasingly break up, and that's happening right now across east anglia and the south east. meanwhile, for northern england, wales, south west england, southern and eastern scotland, still a lot of low cloud around, a few spots of drizzle, bit of mist and fog for some. and then there's this band of rain that's really pepping up at the moment. some heavy rain for northern ireland, western scotland bringing a risk of some localised surface water flooding. now, the rain will tend to turn a little lighter and patchier through saturday, and the weather front will finally, after a couple of days, start to move away into parts of the north of england and the north of wales. midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england should be much more in the way

the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius.skies. we've seen some clearing skies across east anglia and south east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because as humidity levels drop, the clouds will increasingly break up, and that's happening right now across east anglia and the south east. meanwhile, for northern england, wales, south—west england, southern and eastern scotland, still a lot of low cloud around, a few spots of drizzle, bit of mist and fog for some. and then there's this band of rain that's really pepping up at the moment. some heavy rain for northern ireland, western scotland bringing a risk of some localised surface water flooding. now, the rain will tend to turn a little lighter and patchier through saturday, and the weather front will finally, after a couple of days, start to move away into parts of the north of england and the north of wales. midlands, east anglia, southern cou

the hs2 project is running usually have a budget so there is a risk that liverpool, manchester, west yorkshirert. the observer is — to have better transport. the observer is leading with nursing crisis sweeps wards as nhs battles to find recruits. how many nurses they should?— to find recruits. how many nurses they should? well, we are talking thousands of _ they should? well, we are talking thousands of nurses _ they should? well, we are talking thousands of nurses who - they should? well, we are talking thousands of nurses who would i thousands of nurses who would normally have been expected to come here from europe who haven't been. and we are notjust talking about this in the nhs either, i think what isn't mentioned here but it is important is the social care sector. care homes are struggling to find staff as well. so, i hate to say it but this really is one of the things that we warned about that would be a consequence of leaving the eu, and unfortunately, lots of eu people who would have come don“t unfortunately, lots of eu people who would have come don't feel that they will be welcome

the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius. east anglia and south—east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because as humidity levels drop, the clouds will increasingly break up, and that's happening right now across east anglia and the south—east. meanwhile, for northern england, wales, south—west england, southern and eastern scotland, still a lot of low cloud around, a few spots of drizzle, bit of mist and fog for some. and then there's this band of rain that's really pepping up at the moment. some heavy rain for northern ireland, western scotland bringing a risk of some localised surface water flooding. now, the rain will tend to turn a little lighter and patchier through saturday, and the weather front will finally, after a couple of days, start to move away into parts of the north of england and the north of wales. midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england should be much more in the

. £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

. £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

elaine dunkley, bbc news in west yorkshire.no man as old as him has gone before. the 90—year—old actor, famous for playing captain kirk aboard the starship enterprise, is heading into space as part of the crew of the next blue 0rigin flight. mr shatner will be joining three other people on board the rocket, which is due to blast off next tuesday. there was a birthday party with a difference at a zoo in shanghai. this panda trio celebrated their birthdays in style. fruit cake was on the menu but bamboo seems to have been the treat of choice. people came from across china to see the fun. the pandas even received customised gifts — barbells for the boys, bamboo purses for the girls. just a touch sexist, perhaps. the punters may not have minded, though. we have been asking today for your reaction to outages across facebook, whatsapp and instagram yesterday. sara ronson on twitter says i use facebook for my business, however i welcomed the break and enjoyed an evening off. thanks to you all for sending your comments on that. joanna

using social media to highlight what is happening in rivers in wetherby, west yorkshire.ich they say will deliver progressive reductions in the harm caused by storm overflows. the trouble is 22 conservative mps say it does not go far enough. they want the government to back this amendment. it puts a legal duty on water companies to take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged. we cannot have sewage discharged into our seas, our seas being unclean and unhealthy to swim in as a result, and people�*s lives being blighted because whenever they worry about heavy rainfall, they worry about sewage coming into their households. i want to work with the government to fix this problem but, ultimately, for my constituents, who have to live with this, because we are a coastal constituency, i have to put them before what the government may be telling me what i should do. for the last few days, anger has been mounting at the government�*s position. they have been protesting on the streets in margate in kent and they have taken to the beaches in nearby whitstabl

a 52—year—old man has been arrested in halifax in west yorkshire after the deputy labour leader, angelave an impact on her, but also on her family and her staff. france has released a list of sanctions that could come into effect next week unless enough progress is made in its post—brexit fishing row with britain. france could notably step up border and sanitary checks on goods from britain, prevent british fishing boats from accessing designated french ports and beef up checks on trucks coming and going from the uk. a uk government spokesperson says france s threats are disappointing and disproportionate. the duchess of cornwall has paid tribute to those whose lives have been "brutally ended" as she called for action to prevent violence against women. she was speaking at an event in central london. she said shame has contributed to women not reporting sexual harrassment. it is, as almost all women know, a deeply disturbing experience to be sexually harassed. and yet somehow a culture of silence has grown up in which these women conceal their experiences of such offences. why? there are

they included former west yorkshire police officer tim groan. —— tim grogan.lott repeatedly apologised for his comments and said he wanted to rebuild trust. i have to say, if everyone resigns after an interview — and i accept it was a sensitive interview — nothing would ever get done in the country. and the issue really is whether i can regain trust or not, which is the fundamental question that you raised. i genuinely think can i regain trust. and if i can't regain trust, then i will do the honourable thing. in the end, the meeting unanimously passed a motion of no confidence and asked philip allott to resign. thank you, members. chair, that was a unanimous vote, as carried. _ thank you. two hours later he did. in a statement, he said... star trek�*s william shatner has just made history as the oldest man to go into orbit on board the capsule built by amazon's jeff bezos. but the duke of cambridge has told the bbc that he thinks there should be more focus on repairing this planet, rather than finding another to live on. his comments come in the run up to this

murder of another mp, labour mp, jo cox murder ofanothermp, labourmp,jo cox in her constituency in west yorkshire. now, it is about reflecting on the life of david amess sharing our thoughts and prayers with his family. as you say, the home secretary, priti patel, has tweeted saying this does raise questions about the security of our mps as they go about doing the fundamentals of theirjob, speaking to the people that elect them to represent them in parliament has an awful lot of people seeing this today as a fundamental attack on our politics in this country.— we are reflecting very much on the basis of sir david amess who was killed around lunchtime today. police were called to a church in essex, where the constituency surgery was under way. we still waiting for more details from essex police but they have arrested a 25—year—old man and say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident. while politicians from the prime minister down are reflecting that today is a day to remember sir david and to think about his family, he had five children, he leaves a wife and five child

police and crime panel have their say on the police commissioner's comments, they included former west yorkshirendividual point of view, it was awful, from _ grogan. an individual point of view, it was awful, from a _ grogan. an individual point of view, it was awful, from a commissionerl it was awful, from a commissioner with the seriousness of that role, frankly they were unforgivable. as a member of this panel, i believe your position is unsustainable and as a man of honour, you must go and you must go now. mr man of honour, you must go and you must go now-— must go now. mr allott repeatedly a olouised must go now. mr allott repeatedly apologised for _ must go now. mr allott repeatedly apologised for his _ must go now. mr allott repeatedly apologised for his comments - must go now. mr allott repeatedly apologised for his comments and i must go now. mr allott repeatedly i apologised for his comments and said he wanted to build back the trust over time. i he wanted to build back the trust over time. ., ., _ ,., over time. i have to say if everyone resi . ned over time. i have to say if everyone

he joins us live from ilkley in west yorkshire.till not fixed and then today we find out that it's maybe another four weeks left to get it mended. the idea that you can access channels i think it's really surprising in this day and age wejust can't really surprising in this day and age we just can't imagine that this could happen. 50 age we just can't imagine that this could happen-— could happen. so a big practical difference to _ could happen. so a big practical difference to the _ could happen. so a big practical difference to the deaf _ could happen. so a big practical. difference to the deaf community obviously. difference to the deaf community obviousl . ~ ~ ., ., obviously. well, i think for deaf --eole i obviously. well, i think for deaf people i think _ obviously. well, i think for deaf people i think what _ obviously. well, i think for deaf people i think what it _ obviously. well, i think for deaf people i think what it feels - obviously. well, i think for deaf people i think what it feels like| obviously. well, i think

a 52—year—old man has been arrested in halifax in west yorkshire after the deputy labour leader, angelan the a 40 and london. my shower, and once again one of london's mean archery is blocked by protesters. their aim is to bring traffic to a standstill. mt; to bring traffic to a standstill. ij�*i patients to bring traffic to a standstill. m patients are to bring traffic to a standstill. m1: patients are not to bring traffic to a standstill. m1 patients are not going to to bring traffic to a standstill. m1: patients are not going to be to bring traffic to a standstill. m1 patients are not going to be happy about this because you are blocking me. people need us and you are blocking us from getting to them. but their protests have angered many ordinary people simply trying to get to work. one man's brain inc. in the faces of those who glued themselves to the floor. they have done this 15 times all over the capital. they are being spoken to by the police and they will be removed. many of them have glued themselves to the floor. why are you doing this? irate have glued themselves to the floo

the run—up to the eu referendum in 2016, the tragic murder ofjoe cox and her constituency in west yorkshirethat a similar thing has not happened here but we were off as they try and get more information on it. ., . ., , ., , it. you referenced a previous situation _ it. you referenced a previous situation where _ it. you referenced a previous situation where there - it. you referenced a previous situation where there was . it. you referenced a previous situation where there was a i it. you referenced a previous - situation where there was a stabbing in an np�*s constituency office, it has happened beforejo cox as well. backin has happened beforejo cox as well. back in 2010, a labour mp had a similar incident. at the time it raised questions about the access people need to head to their mp, but how you balance up with everyone safe. , ., , how you balance up with everyone safe. , . , ., how you balance up with everyone safe. ,. ., ., . safe. there is always a balancing act between _ safe. there is always a balancing act between access _ safe. there is always a balancing act between access to

we have police in merseyside and west yorkshire telling us that they are looking into cases of allegeden charged with spiking with needles especially in the country. we have police in livable, and merseyside, looking into it after lots of social media reports but haven't found any illegal activity. reports but haven't found any illegalactivity. ? police in liverpool. police in nottingham have seen an increase in reports on this. still a comparatively small number of cases across the country. the context is _ of cases across the country. the context is important. thanks very much. we'll have sport and the headlines coming up for you in a moment, but now, time for the weather. hello again, with a mixture of sunshine and heavy downpours today, not quite as mild as it was yesterday forced up still some decent temperatures late afternoon and early evening towards the south—east, your showers by the stage, but that rain in scotland will move southwards overnight and we have the storm developing and running through the english channel, windy conditions, rain before that clears later. and behi

elaine dunkley, bbc news in west yorkshire. we went. series. they took off the mantle and off we went-— off we went. they are fearless, aren't they? — off we went. they are fearless, aren't they? that's _ off we went. they are fearless, aren't they? that's one - off we went. they are fearless, aren't they? that's one of - off we went. they are fearless, aren't they? that's one of the i aren't they? that's one of the lovely things about watching the programme, we see a childhood that perhaps certainly most children don't have anything like it, they have this resilience, they don't seem to moan too much. i think we could all learn a little bit from them. ~ . , could all learn a little bit from them. ~ ., , ., ., ., them. we are very fortunate and rivilered them. we are very fortunate and privileged to _ them. we are very fortunate and privileged to live _ them. we are very fortunate and privileged to live where - them. we are very fortunate and privileged to live where we - them. we are very fortunate and privileged to live where

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in honley, in west yorkshire.hildren, stock division, and we can our democracy. the company's leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer, but will not make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people. congressional action is needed. they will not solve this crisis without your help. yesterday, we saw facebook get taken off the internet. i don't know why it went down, but i know that for more than five hours, facebook was not used to deepen divides, destabilise democracies, and make young girls and women feel bad about their bodies. it also means that millions of small businesses were not able to reach potential customers, and countless photos of new babies were notjoyously countless photos of new babies were not joyously celebrated countless photos of new babies were notjoyously celebrated by countless photos of new babies were not joyously celebrated by family and friends around the world. i believe in the potential of facebook. we can have social media we e

projects aimed at improving transport connections in the city regions, including the west midlands, south yorkshireer 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 commuters in the capita

the women from west yorkshire making the whole of britain proud. nestor mcgregor, bbc news.city and liverpool prepare to go head to head at anfield this afternoon. rangers and celtic both in action in the scottish premiership this afternoon. they will be hoping to chase the new league leaders hearts. that's after they beat motherwell two nil at home. goals from liam boyce and stephen kingsley wrapped up the points. dundee united moved four points clear of celtic in 5th place with a 1—0 win against ross county. elsewhere, there were wins for stjohnstone and st mirren. in the women's super league arsenal moved to top of the table after a 4 nil thumping of aston villa. captain kim little scored twice, her first goal marking her 150th for the club, before three goals in the last ten minutes... this brilliant chip from katie mccabe the pick of the bunch. meanwhile, champions chelsea continued their fine start to the season with victory over brighton. substitute bethany england wrapped up the win with ten minutes to go, smashing the ball in from close range to give the blues a 3—1

using social media to highlight what is happening in rivers in wetherby, west yorkshire.rry about sewage coming into their households. i want to work with the government to fix this problem but, ultimately, for my constituents, who have to live with this, because we are a coastal constituency, i have to put them before what the government may be telling me what i should do. for the last few days, anger has been mounting at the government's position. they have been protesting on the streets in margate in kent and they have taken to the beaches in nearby whitstable. what everyone agrees on is that britain's victorian water system needs rescuing, but it will cost billions and billions to do so. zoe conway, bbc news. we'rejoined now by hugo tagholm, chief executive surfers against sewage. what was your reaction when mps rejected placing what was your reaction when mps rejected placing legal what was your reaction when mps rejected placing legal duties what was your reaction when mps rejected placing legal duties on water companies to reduce sewage going into our waters? goad

for projects aimed at improving transport connections in city regions, including the west midlands, south yorkshiredo. 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 addressed. rishi suna

settlements, in greater manchester, the liverpool city region, tees valley, south yorkshire, west yorkshiret is a cash increase 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 deput

yorkshire and lincolnshire, and it will push back in later in the day. we are looking at a wet afternoon for eastern scotland, rain into the south—west and across northernnd. elsewhere, aside from a few showers, there should be bright and sunny spells, but this rain, as you can see, still lingering across eastern scotland, northern england, the midlands and east anglia into the small hours of wednesday. quite strong and gusty winds here too. much clearer skies to the west, and there is a brief ridge of high pressure, a rose between two thorns, if you like, here is the next feature knocking on the door for northern ireland tomorrow afternoon. but for much of the uk, a dry story with some sunshine, wednesday much improved in the afternoon for scotland and northern england. but there will be rain into the north—west of the uk later in week, and there will be very warm southerly winds ahead of it, bringing them from a long way south in the atlantic. it snakes around the north west, and doesn't really go anywhere, keeping that air stream flowing. we can follow it all the way down to the tropics, so we will basically be sitting on tropical air through thursda

breaks, it's very mild across the board, but given any sunny spells in yorkshire, a few spots may reach towards 22 c. quite breezy to the westhough northern scotland turning dryer. much of england and wales will be dry, some clearer spells around, some fog around parts of east anglia and southeast england, and overnight temperatures closer to where they should be by day at this time of year. tomorrow brings more rain to northern ireland and scotland, pushing back towards northern scotland. much of england and wales will be dry — overall a much brighter day with sunny spells here, though parts of east anglia and southeast england staying rather cloudy after early mist and fog clears. this bbc is news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines... more countries are removed from the uk government's red list, which requires travellers to stay in a quarantine hotel when they get back to the uk. a saudi led takeover of newcastle united football club has been approved. more on that in a moment in the sports bulletin. energy bills could go up by hundreds of pounds next year because of a big rise in wholesale prices, and it is causing more

yorkshire fire and crime panel. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of an 18—year—old on a playing field in south—westspital but died an hour later. the birth rate in england and wales has fallen for the fifth year in a row, according to official data. there were nearly 614,000 live births in 2020 —— the lowest number since 2002. and almost 30 % of the mothers were born outside the uk — many originally from pakistan or romania. if you put it this way, there were 320 fewer births every day last year than there where the daily rate back in 2012. so yes, a big drop. the 0ns suggests women are having babies later, improved to contraception and declining child mortality in encouraging people to have smaller families. and it has pushed down the fertility rate in england and wales. the current rate is 1.58, and that would have been even lower still without the impact of the foreign—born mothers whose fertility rate is closer to two. data for scotland published in the summer shows an even bigger reduction in live births with a fertility rate of just 1.29. the falls will be welcome by those who argue the globa

a spokesman for rafiq has called on the yorkshire board to resign. the westy cruised to a seven—wicket victory. australia have won their first two games, as have england. rugby union's autumn internationals start this weekend. wales have named their team to face new zealand in saturday. new zealand on saturday. 21—year—old flanker taine basham gets his first start. gareth anscombe will play against the country of his birth and captain alun wynjones will get his 1a9th cap, surpassing the previous record set by all blacks legend richie mccaw. wales' selection has been hampered by a number of injuries and — because the game is outside world rugby�*s international window — many players are unavailable. it's about what is the combination that we think can get the job done out of the players that are available. so...yeah, it's been a tricky time, i've got to say. you know, it's been sort of nine or ten days now together as a group, with this group just focusing on one game of rugby. so that's how we've pitched it. we'll have reinforcements come into the squad next