the governor issues a state of emergency in six counties and warns hundreds of people will lose their homes. the end of the so called wagatha christie trial rebecca vardy and colleen rooney will find out today which of them has won their high court libel case. # everybody needs good neighbours. and it s farewell to neighbours after four decades as fans here in the uk prepare for tonight s final episode. birmingham put on a spectacular show last night for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games. 30,000 people gathered at the alexander stadium, while millions more watched around the world. the show kicks off 11 days of sporting action, with more than 5000 athletes from 72 nations and territories across the commonwealth all taking part across 280 medal events. competition has already started, with lawn bowls the first sport to get under way. today will also see commonwealth games debuts for women s t20 cricket, basketball and wheelchair basketball. but it all started la
strike action today. for the last ten years or so, it has almost has been there. in 2017, only 33,000 workers went on strike. this is an unusual recurrence of supposedly union militancy. i think that most people, a survey suggests, most people, a survey suggests, most people understand why workers are going on strike. they all know that most people out there experience it themselves, they have had the condition screeds, wages have been suppressed. when it comes to an actual strike, and i think this rail strike, that inconvenience people, thatis strike, that inconvenience people, that is when the public become a little bit more divided as to whether they want to see strike. lode whether they want to see strike. we have got to end it there, we have run out of time, but many thanks for talking to us, steven fielding, professor of political history.