You just dont go there. Ben stokes speaking to dan walker there. Time for a look at the weather. Heres helen willetts. Some of us woke up to snowfall and some of it is still there but mostly now over the hills but the rain is coming down thick and fast. In amongst all that rain and snow, weve got some beautiful sunshine. This was edinburgh earlier. Visible on the satellite picture here but this swathe of cloud unfortunately brings rain to those areas already severely flooded and theres more to come. There are met Office Yellow warnings for rain in this part of the world and there are numerous flood warnings still. In fact, the numbers are now rising across the midlands, particularly warwickshire and oxfordshire to the could be some nasty conditions if you are travelling. The river levels are rising quickly and flowing fast. For the next few hours you can see that rain with as across the midlands, very little letup towards the southwest and northeast, pivoting further north westwards as
All new spending, with the exception of Vital Services and protecting vulnerable people, will stop immediately. The government is to relax planning permission for new onshore wind farms. The changes which come into force immediately mean communities can apply to their local authority to have turbines built. Local authority to have turbines built. Communities may also benefit from cheaper energy. The government hopes the new rules will help avoid a potential rebellion from some of its backbench peers. The Shadow Energy secretary , ed miliband, energy secretary, ed miliband, says reluctance to build more wind farms has led to Higher Energy costs. Energy costs. The government is being held to ransom by a bunch of tory backbenchers who since 2015 have stopped onshore wind being built in england and that has raised bills for families by £180 for every family in britain, were going through a cost of living crisis. Surely now those in st giles those conservative mps can see that its much bet
Proactive in dealing with the concrete crisis and has been issuing guidance since 2018. More than 100 schools in england and 33in scotland are at risk of collapse due to aerated concrete. Other public buildings have also been closed , including have also been closed, including a theatre in dartford. Both Gillian Keegan and the prime minister, rishi sunak, are under growing pressure over the issue , laughing gas will be banned and those caught in possession of the drug will face unlimited fines or up to two years in jail. New measures is expected to be introduced this year. Well tougher penalties well also see tougher penalties for the supply and production of the drug. Its been linked to antisocial behaviour with heavy use possibly leading to anaemia , nerve damage or paralysis. Its ten people have been taken to hospital after a bus collided with a car on the cleddau bridge in pembrokeshire in west wales. One of the drivers was trapped and had to be freed by firefighters and was then s
Be taking a look ahead. The kings return to royal life as he takes on around 300 new patronages, including some that were closed to his mothers heart. As prince harry prepares to return to the uk and, of course, its Bank Holiday Weekend. So were going to be talking to a retail expert about how you could bag a bargain. This may. Good morning. Its taken 22 years but ipswich are finally back in the big time as victory over huddersfield propelled them back to the premier league in the title race. Four goals for Erling Haaland helped Manchester City keep pace with arsenal as he hit back at family nemesis roy keane. More later , the mixed roy keane. More later, the mixed picture for the rest of the bank houday picture for the rest of the Bank Holiday Weekend, with sunny spells for some, but also some outbreaks of rain and also some showers. Ill have all the details coming up soon. Morning to you. Morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im Ellie Costello, and this is breakfast on. Breakfast on.
This weekend will be very mixed , this weekend will be very mixed, varying from place to place and from day to day. Ill have the full details in the forecast coming up soon. Good morning to you. Good morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im Ellie Costello and this is breakfast on. Breakfast on. Gb news. On that, i have to say, on the harry story, its across a lot of the papers this morning, and i know there will be people saying, oh, here we go again. Saying, oh, here we go again. Harry coming back to the uk, looks like his wife wont be with him. But you know what. 7 if its a father and son relationship, if they can rebuild that a little bit, thats got to be a good thing, hasnt it. 7 i mean, away from all the hoo ha around it all. If they can do that on a personal level, thats got to be good. And theres clearly still a lot of love there, especially from the king towards harry. So i think if harry can come and see his, his father, i thought it was really lovely. After the kings, cancer d