Brighter with a few showers and it is still going to be worn this weekend. Its wednesday the 4th of october. After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister is expected to use his leaders speech at the conservative Party Conference to confirm that hes scrapping the second leg of h52 from birmingham to manchester. Labours andy burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, accused the government of treating people in the north as Second Class Citizens, while the West Midlands mayor andy street, a conservative, was said to be distraught. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports from the conference in manchester. Pushing his way through the late night conference crowds, rishi sunak, relaxed and smiling. He has, it seems, made his mind up. Its the end of h52 to manchester. This was what the pm was saying 2a hours ago. What i want to do is make the right decision for the country. This is an enormous amount of peoples money, taxpayers money, everybody watching, billions and billions
BUSINESSES and organisations throughout Newport town centre are gearing up for a reopening in the coming weeks and welcoming customers and visitors back. Part of that preparation is to make Newport town centre as blooming colourful as possible, with Newport Business Association (NBA) teaming up with Care In The Garden to get the good vibes rolling. The Blooming Well Together In Newport initiative is to invite businesses and organisations to display a hanging basket, supplied and even fitted as needed by Care In The Garden. All baskets will be following a blue, yellow and white colour scheme. These are not only Newport FC colours, but also pay tribute to the NHS.