Finances were in a dire state. Hang on. There was this 22 Billion black hole. We spend 1200 Billion billion black hole. We spend i200 billion pounds every year in this 22 Billion so called black hole, a mere accounting device. In this whole debate, what the Labour Government are trying to do was to make the political point that the Conservative Party ran the country into the ground and therefore weve got to punish therefore weve got to punish the pensioners. It is absolute and complete rubbish. And what those we represent cant understand, these people who worked hard all their lives, have done their bit for the country, their total package is perhaps 13 or 14,000 a year. What they cant understand is that this so called saving of public money is actually going to go to Train Drivers who own 70,000 a year. Theyjust dont understand it. So for god sake, lets have a serious debate. Lets try to unite on this issue and lets not keep taking away benefits from people just above the Pension Cred
i am here in dorset where the school of your 150 million year old sea monster is going on public display. new tax rules mean leading online platforms will have to hand over details of people who make money from so called side hustles on top of their regular income. i ll explain who s affected and how. in sport, ready, set, and taking aim 16 year old luke littler becomes the youngest ever player to reach the semi finals of the world darts championship, and has his sights set on a spot in the final later. and we have a drier week this week. for the time being today we could see more disruptive rain and strong winds across the country. good morning. it s tuesday, the 2nd of january. routine school inspections won t take place for the next couple of weeks, while more training is given to 0fsted assessors to protect the wellbeing of school staff in england. in his first interview, sir martyn 0liver told the bbc that the organisation could also be far more empathetic, following t
can see lots of isobars on the charts driving the showers in. some of the heaviest ones we can expect affecting more southern counties of england, towards the south west and wales and some running of the receipt to north west england. some of the showers will push northwards and eastwards forming bands, some of them heavy and rumbles of thunder. in between, good spells of sunshine and the wind is still a feature. temperature 12 to 15, 16 degrees which is very mild for the time of year. this evening and overnight, showers rattle through on a fairly brisk south westerly as the night wears on the winds will ease down somewhat and the shower activity eases through central and eastern areas. still going across the south on the west and some of them could be quite heavy. temperatures four to 11 degrees. nowhere particularly cold because of the strength of the breeze. on wednesday, probably fewer showers around for much of the country with the low pressure system sitting to the west
of the us midterm elections. nine months into the war in ukraine, with winterfast nine months into the war in ukraine, with winter fast approaching, we are with winter fast approaching, we are with a community in norfolk that once again is preparing to send vitally needed supplies into the war zone. is it change at the top for liverpool? after a period of sustained success, are the club s american owners looking to sell the club? have you got your christmas decorations are up, or is it way too early? good morning and welcome to this winter wonderland near warrington, where i ll be looking at the cost of living crisis and how it could affect christmas for many people. good morning. some sunshine today, but plenty of thunderstorms and heavy downpours. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, the 8th of november. our main story. headteachers in england are warning they re facing a crisis, and many schools may have to cut teachers or reduce their hours to save