The parents of six children who murdered two of them and plotted to kill the other four, have been jailed for life. And after this face off on the pitch and an altercation off it, Raheem Sterling is dropped from englands euro 2020 qualifier on thursday. And at half past 8, electioncast will be talking to newsnights, emily maitlis, about Hillary Clintons interview with the bbc as well as bringing you all and brings you all the latest on the campaign. In the last hour the government has announced further support for people and businesses in the north of england where there is still severe flooding. In the north of england where there the situation reached the top of the political agenda today with opposition parties calling for the government to declare a national emergency. Earlier labour had described the governments response as woeful and the liberal democrats said the situation wasnt being taken seriously enough. Following a months worth of rain in 2a hours last week rivers burst the
Could be critical in deciding who wins the title. After the rain and flooding of the last few days and even some snow for some of us yesterday, this remembrance sunday gives us a chance to draw a breath. Mostly dry was sunshine, full details on the way. Its sunday the 10th of november. Our top story. Thousands of people are facing a third day of damaged homes, disrupted businesses and difficult travel as floods continue to affect parts of Northern England. Seven severe Flood Warnings are in place in the river don in yorkshire meaning theres a danger to life. This morning theres also concern water levels are rising on sections of the river trent. Andy moore reports. The village of fish lake on the lower reaches of the river don were almost the entire community, hundreds of people, have been forced to leave their homes. The water here is showing little signs of receding and the levels could remain high for some time to come. Elsewhere, on other rivers such as the lower reaches of the tre
Well have the latest on that cobra meeting, and well be speaking to a Church Warden in fishlake, one of the worst hit communities. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The labour party says its foiled a cyberattack on its campaign, from hackers based in russia and brazil. Im in Bishop Auckland, a town that has voted for labour since 1935 but is it about to change . A warning from one teen who almost died after using e cigarettes and is now urging people not to take up vaping. And Raheem Sterling is dropped from the england team ahead of a euro 2020 qualifier after a bust up with his team mate joe gomez. Its 5pm. Our main story. The Prime Minister is chairing a meeting of the governments Cobra Emergency Committee to discuss the flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Earlier, Jeremy Corbyn accused the government of failing to act quickly enough and said the response from ministers had been woeful. About 400 homes have been flooded and 1,200 properties evacuated. Five severe flood wa
A very good morning from inside the palace of westminster, where the queen will arrive in a short while to open a new session of parliament. But this is no routine event yes, well be able to enjoy all the usual colour and pagea ntry of the state opening, but it takes place at a time of great political and constitutional uncertainty where even the role of the crown in our National Affairs is being questioned. We were last here two years ago when theresa may was Prime Minister since when the Political Landscape has been turned upside down by the turbulent Brexit Process. Its Boris Johnsons first queens speech as Prime Minister he has no majority in the house of commons so there will inevitably be questions about his ability to deliver the pledges in the queens speech. We could indeed be back again before christmas. But lets deal with todays events first im joined by our Political Editor, Laura Kuenssberg. Good money, laura. Good morning, hew. It would be an understatement to say despite
In only their third ever test match. And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterdays extreme heat. But with speed restrictions in place, that didnt happen. What did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when the cables sagged in the heat, causing some fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing throughout the night but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed, meaning a significantly reduced service. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency timetable in place. Thameslink services which