Civil war brewing . Our deputy Political Editor, tom hannood there for us. An audacious proposal here in manchester. Might the Prime Minister be taking the largest spender decision of his tenure in office, potentially tens of billions of pounds of Rail Infrastructure to hang in the balance, although at least one conservative mayor andy street, is not happy. Ill have the is not happy. Ill have the latest. Latest. The home secretary will also be taking to the podium today with everything from policing to migration on the agenda. And well be speaking to the justice secretary later this hour. Secretary later this hour. Weather forecast courtesy of alex deakin this morning. Alex deakin this morning. A bit of a wet start in places this morning, but most of us will have a bright and breezy day. Therell be some sunshine. There will also be a fair few showers. Join me later for a full forecast and sport courtesy of paul coyte. How about this , chelsea have how about this, chelsea have won a gam
The cost of going private. Var had its first real controversy in english football last night, as chelseas willian was booked for diving against norwich in the penalty area. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Strong winds and snow have been causing travel disruption this morning in many parts of the country. Winds gusting at more than 80 miles an hour have left more than 60,000 homes without power. Police in lincolnshire have appealed to the public to help clear trees which are blocking major roads. Fallen trees have also blocked Railway Lines and roads. Commuters in scotland and the north of england have been warned about treacherous driving conditions. The amber warning has been lifted, gales affecting other areas. Many of these pictures have been coming to us, travelling conditions are hazardous in many places. We mentioned the delays caused by trees down on Railway Lines. This isjust one example. These shots in, over the last while. A lot of people trying to clear the problem. Affecting
Of the complainant cuddling the defendant in bed. Hello. It is thursday already. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. Were also talking about Breast Cancer screening this morning after researchers in london suggested all women should be tested for the so called Angelina Jolie gene mutations to the bcra gene. For all women over the age of 30. If you carry of the faulty gene, or youve been tested for it, wed love to hear from you this morning. Irrespective of your age. What kind of information did you get from the screening . How has it impacted on your behaviour . What have you done about it . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, britain is to increase its contribution towards border controls in france by 44 and a half Million Pounds, and commit to taking more migrants. The money will be spent on fencing, security camer
The biggest economic downturn for 300 years. The bleak predictions on the impact of coronavirus on our finances, and the hopes of bouncing back. Frustrated Newcastle United fans will be pleased to hear that mike ashley is on the brink of selling the club. The controversial owner has reportedly agreed a £300 million deal. He set out to raise £1,000 for the nhs, now hes on £4 million war vet captain tom earns praise from around the world for his fund raising efforts. Good morning, patrick mist and fog and a pocket of frost but for most of us try and find. Patchy. More cloud, windier with some spots of rain. More details later. Its wednesday, the 15th of april. Our top story all care home residents and staff in england who show symptoms of coronavirus are to be offered a test by the government. It comes after outbreaks were confirmed in more than 2,000 care homes. Providers say more testing is vital to control the spread of the virus and to enable staff who are self isolating to return