Thereve been a Record Number of arrests across the uk this week after a crackdown on so called county lines gangs thats organised criminals who supply drugs. More than 700 people have been arrested, and police have seized more than 400 thousand pounds worth of drugs, and over 150 weapons, including guns. The gangs sell drugs from cities to towns often miles away, and often use children to deliver them. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symondsjoined police in birmingham and worcester. Aston, birmingham. Police have flooded the area looking for the signs of county lines dealing drugs, money. Looking for cars previously identified as involved. There is intelligence on the vehicle linking to drug dealing in the local area. Suddenly, up ahead, a pursuit begins. When they find the suspects car, its crashed into a gas main. Turn around, go the other way. We can hear it. The gas escaping. They have to clear the street, but what about the suspect . Hes run out of the vehicle into that premise
Separatist leaders. Its a huge weekend for the home nations at the Rugby World Cup. England face their arch rivals australia in the First Quarter final this morning before ireland take on the defending champions the all blacks. Wales play france tomorrow. Another changeable day on the way today, worth taking your umbrella. Still some showers in the forecast but gradually through the weekend, we will see fewer and fewer showers. Its saturday the 19th october. Our top story. Its a momentous day at westminster, as mps vote on borisjohnsons new brexit deal. Parliament is sitting on a saturday for the First Time Since the invasion of the falklands in 1982. Lets take you through what will happen today. The Prime Minister will present his agreement to mps at 0930, theyll debate the details annd then will start voting on it this afternoon. The result is too close to call between now and then, borisjohnson still has persuade enough mps to back him in order to take the uk out of the eu, with a d
Amazon, disney and the bbc. More choice, but at what cost . Good morning from Swindon Village near aaron dole. We are getting into the holiday mood. The weather, cloudy with rain at times but for the rest of us, dry with a cold start and some sunny spells. Arundel. More in 15 minutes. Its thursday 31st october. Our top story. Campaigning has begun for the next general election which will be held in six weeks on december 12. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will launch his partys Election Campaign this morning, promising a transformation of britain. The conservatives will blame labour for the failure to leave the eu today as planned. But some mps who are standing down have warned about a growing bitterness in politics. Nick eardley has more. They are used to scenes like this. Jeremy corbyn at a Campaign Rally last night. The first day of six weeks of campaigning to try and persuade you he is ready for power. Today, he will promise to tackle what he calls a corrupt system, pledging to g
Stands alone is in relation to the fa ct stands alone is in relation to the fact that he has had several meetings over the last few days with his parliament. What happened was that he did not mention it, he did not mention that he was giving support to the catalonian separatists, succession lists, so eve ryo ne separatists, succession lists, so everyone is surprised. I think this isa everyone is surprised. I think this is a really interesting story because it is speaking to how movements and protest are growing the similarities between barcelona and hong kong or even what we are experiencing here in london is actually uncanny. It is interesting, you reference hong kong there, because what we saw there was a targeting of the airport and there are now talks that the protesters wanting Catalan Independence may ta ke wanting Catalan Independence may take on some of those techniques and apply them there. Definitely, there are fundamentally different differences between the Hong Kong Movemen
The leader of plaid cymru says he expects a referendum on welsh independence within a decade and he sees the nations future as a member of the eu. Adam price told his partys annual conference in swansea that they need to look beyond brexit, and he offered disillusioned voters a new political home. Wales will live and thrive as a european nation, or it will die as a british backwater. That is the choice we face and on that choice oui choice we face and on that choice our feet choice we face and on that choice ourfeet depends. Choice we face and on that choice our feet depends. Choice we face and on that choice ourfeet depends. Ourfate. Meanwhile, the green party have gathered in newport with their co leader Jonathan Bartley opening the party conference. In his speech, mr bartley stated the green party would abolish the home office and replace it with a ministry for sanctuary, before setting out the partys position on another brexit referendum. We may disagree with those on the other sid