Goes on, its all change as it gets milder, wetter and windier. Thanks darren. Also coming up around £50 million worth ofjewellery is stolen from the home of formula one heiress Tamara Ecclestone. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. Boris johnson is preparing to address his new mps who have been arriving in westminster before they go to the house of commons tomorrow. Some of the 109 new mps are from labour strongholds which had never voted conservative before. Later this week the government will set out its plans in the queens speech. Its then expected to try to pass crucial brexit legislation on friday. Meanwhile, the fallout from labours defeat continues with Party Officials saying they are expected to meet early in the new year to agree the timetable for replacing Jeremy Corbyn as leader. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. On their way to westminster tory mps still over the moon at having turned the red seats blue. Bye thank you its the start of a new
On tackling global warming. Former emmerdale actor, Kelvin Fletcher, drafted in as a last minute replacement, wins this years striclty. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 35 this mornings reviewers are dawn foster from the guardian and asa bennett, the brexit commissioning editor for the daily telegraph. Jeremy corbyn has apologised for his part in labours worst general election defeat since the 1930s. Immediately after the vote, he faced criticism for not saying sorry to labour mps whod lost their seats. But in a letter in the sunday mirror, he says he takes responsibility and that his party came up short. Heres our Political Correspondent, iain watson. Jeremy corbyn is under pressure from some of his own mps to relinquish the Party Leadership sooner rather than later, but so far he is resisting. Reporter do you feel that you let the party down . He says he accepts his responsibility for labours heavy defeat but adds progress does not come in a simple straight line.
Before the papers the sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres holly hamilton. Good morning. Liverpools dominance of the premier league continues. They now have a ten point gap at the top after making it 16 league wins out of 17 with a 2 0 victory over watford at anfield. While second placed leicester could only draw 1 1 at home to norwich. Ben croucher reports. Catch us if you can. If liverpools bond is tighter than ever, right now, the gap between them and everybody else is growing ever wider. Theyve played 17 games this season, and when mo salah can produce finishes like this, you can see why theyve won 16 of them. Hes left footed as well. That might have been the obvious option, when the ball landed at his feet in the last minute. Commentator the cheek of it the sheer cheek of it. This magician had the trick with the flick. Theyre disappearing into the distance at the top of the table. We need each point we can get, because its a tough and long season. You ca
A chinese Firm Confirms a rescue deal for British Steel buying it for £70 million and saving 4000 jobs in scunthorpe and teesside. Its been a big concern, hasnt it . Nobody knowing whats going to be happening, whether theyve got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. Its great news. Its finally something positive, its good. More rain is forecast in areas of england already hit by flooding. Five severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, remain in place. A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales and queensland as bushfires continue to burn posing what authorities say, is a catastrophic threat. Families in england will benefit from two cannabis based medicines approved for the nhs but others say they still wont get what they need. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 8 30pm, adam fleming and the bbcs Politics Team bring you the essential guide to the 2019 uk general election with
More rain is forecast in areas of england already hit by flooding. Five severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, remain in place. A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales and queensland as bushfires continue to burn posing what authorities say, is a catastrophic threat. Families in england will benefit from two cannabis based medicines approved for the nhs but others say they still wont get what they need. Good evneing. Nigel farage has extended an election olive branch to the conservatives by announcing the brexit party will not contest seats which were won by the tories back in 2017 a total of 317 seats. But he says he will fight against other parties, to try to ensure the uk leaves the eu. Borisjohnson has welcomed the offer, but labour have called it a Trump Alliance that must be stopped. Laura kuenssberg reports on this latest move and how much of a difference it could make come election day. And a warning, her report contains flashing images. A moment in