Addison. Addison. Thanks, dawn. One minute past thanks, dawn. One minute past midday. Heres our top story. The met office is warning of possible danger to life as storm anthony hits parts of the uk. Theyve issued an amber warning for southwestern parts of england and wales until 7 pm. This evening. Strong winds could cause flying debris , power cuts cause flying debris, power cuts and travel disruption. And travel disruption. Meanwhile, a yellow weather warning for rain is in place for Northern Ireland with flooding possible where the journalist nathan rao told us what to expect at wind speeds of this storm. Storm anthony are expected to be around 75 mile per hour gusts on the coasts and 55 mile per hour inland. Its not the strong storm that weve seen, but because of the time of year, the leaves, the trees are all in full leaf and its holiday season. The schools are off. And where its going to be hitting the this storm hitting the impact of this storm hitting today is likely to be grea
For his reaction to the by election. Well, to be frank, i m pleased that this whole sorry saga has come to an end now. It has been a very difficult and messy process. I m very pleased that we took rapid and robust action in terms of our candidate and the number one priority for us now in rochdale will be to select a strong candidate who will take the seat for labour and we will take the seat for labour and we will have a labour mp at the General Election that we can be proud of. That s Stephen Kinnock of labour. Well, let s head to the rochdale by Election Centre and our Political Correspondent is there. I mentioned an independent candidate looks to be doing well and he s with you. Yes. I m with david tully, a name you ve probably never come across in politics before. David, tell me your story, first and foremost. Why did you first decide to stand in this by election . You first decide to stand in this bitelection . You first decide to stand in this b election . ~ ,. , ~. , byelection
Respected labour mp, sir tony lloyd. On paper, it should have been relatively straightforward for labour to win. Labour has won there for the past 1a years. Azhar ali won the contest to be labours candidate and appeared as their candidate on the ballot paper. But Labour Disowned and suspended him over remarks widely alleged to be anti semitic. He said sorry for what he said. George galloway won the Bradford West By Election in 2012 another constituency with a significant Muslim Population he is standing. His critics accuse him of Stoking Division in towns he previously has had little to do with. In a campaign with a heavy focus on the plight of people in gaza, he said he offers a voice to people who otherwise wouldnt have one. He is a former labour mp and a former respect mp. His campaign was focused on the 30 of the constituency which is muslim. Simon danczuk is claiming to be a real alternative. He is the reform uk candidate, which used to be the brexit party, and he was the mp for r
Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon