Of the central philippines. Only today is there a sense of the damage caused. As buildings were reduced to rubble, 16,000 people were moved to shelters. Thousands more were stranded as they tried to get home for christmas. Coastal villages have been devastated. The typhoon was so powerful, large boats were overturned. The philippines is no stranger to tropical storms and typhoons, with around 20 arriving each year. The most powerful one to hit land ever in the world, typhoon haiyan, struck in 2013, leaving more than 6,000 people dead. Today, as a country rebuilds, the red cross warns it could take weeks to bring back power and running water. Not only that, many filipinos are still missing. James waterhouse, bbc news. Spanish police have named a british holiday maker and his two children who drowned in a Swimming Pool on christmas eve. Gabriel diya had been staying with his family at a resort on the costa del sol. Police say the pool appears to have been working normally at the time. Em
And coming up in half an hour. The travel show heads to osaka injapan to explore some ancient burial mounds located in the middle of a very modern city. Good evening. Differences within labour on brexit are coming to the fore at the partys conference in brighton, whereJeremy Corbyn has chosen not to join other senior figures who say they would campaign to remain in the eu in any future rerendum. The labour leader says if elected Prime Minister he would get a new deal to leave the eu and offer it to the people as well as an option to remain. Meanwhile, several new policies have been voted on by conference delegates. Our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports from brighton is this britains next Prime Minister . Jeremy corbyn says he is ready for power, but on brexit some of his own supporters arent convinced of his plan. Are you going to listen to the members . The labour leader is promising to get a new deal, then put it to a referendum against the option of staying in the eu. B
As well, some strong gusty winds especially to the English Channel and a sunshine for the north and 15 to 20 degrees. Goodbye. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines labour insists it can win a general election as arguments rumble beneath the surface over the partys brexit stance. Labour is at a crossroads now. I dont think it is sustainable for us to maintain a neutral position. Meanwhile, the Labour Party Conference has voted to integrate all private schools into the state sector, effectively abolishing them. Thomas cook is holding emergency talks as it tries to agree a rescue deal to prevent it from going bust. Now, on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im james pearce. The headlines this evening ireland show why theyre ranked first in the world, as they crush scotland in the Rugby World Cup. A bonus point win for england against tonga, but plenty of room for improvement. The perfect 6 out of 6 for liverpool. They win 2 1 at chelsea. Also coming up in th
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An extra hour in school for some pupils in wales as heads try out changes to the Academic Year. The Winter Olympics torch relay kicks off in beijing as chinas capital gears up for the games. Good morning. Quite a lot of Cloud Producing Light Rain in the north and east. Not as windy as it has been but it is still going to be mild. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, the 2nd of february. The government will today set out its long delayed Manifesto Plan to level up the lives of millions of people across the uk. The proposals include a series of pledges to improve education, Public Transport and housing in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. Labour have dismissed the project as more slogans and strategies. Our Political Correspondent Jessica Parker reports. We are a government committed to levelling up. It is absolutely what levelling up is all about. What were doing is levelling up. Level up across the whole of the uk. Ministers have talked about