To seal a 4 0 series win. And fasten your seat belts. Mike has swapped our red sofa for one with a bit more get up and go. Hes been finding out about the world of furniture racing. Will this one do that . Yes. Do it later . Year. The weather is turning increasingly autumnal through the weekend. Ive got a bright start, some rain and strengthening winds. All the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. For the first time in seven years, Public Sector workers in england and wales could see their pay rise next year by more than the governments 1 pay cap. Teachers could be among those who benefit after pay review bodies were told they could recommend higher wage increases to professions which have skills shortages, but as andy moore reports, unions fear the money will have to be found from existing school budgets. What does a good teacher make these days . Recruiting enough teachers has become one of the most pressing problems facing schools in england. Starting sal
Mattered. His first run in the final shoot out is enough to secure pole but only because raikkonen missed out by 400th of a second. Hamilton will not get an easy ride with the ferrari alongside him, but provided his steers clear of trouble, he should keep his advantage in the title fight. Still 0 0 with sunderland. Pep guardiolas said will be without sergio aguero, who broke a rib in a car accident in amsterdam yesterday. I would like to play with sergio but we cant. We do the same we would have done with him. We will overcome the situation. There are five games in the scottish premiership. Celtic host hibernian. Aberdeen are at home to stjohnstone. In the womens superleague, man city have just kicked off against arsenal, still goalless. Chelsea travel to sunderland and bristol city host yeovil town. Finally, sunderland and bristol city host yeoviltown. Finally, ospreys Hooker Scott Baldwin should have been playing in his sides to 14 match against the cheaters yesterday but he was woun
Spanish police step up efforts to stop tomorrows referendum on independence in the northeast region of catalonia. And in madrid, thousands of protesters take to the streets in support of spanish unity. The government insists the poll is illegal. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 0n the eve of the conservative Party Conference, theresa may is facing renewed pressure over the governments approach to brexit. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has intervened again on the issue, calling for a strict time limit on any transition period. Pro brexit campaigners have published their own letter to the Prime Minister demanding she should walk away from talks if eu if negotiations on trade dont begin by christmas. Heres our political correspondent, jonathan blake. Setting the stage for the conservative partys annual gathering in manchester. Their first Conference Since the bruising election result in june. But what or who will delegates be talking about . Borisjohnson has made sure brexit
See you in australia. And sarah has the weather. An awesome feeling day today with outbreaks of rain across the country and a strengthening breeze. I will bring you the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may has announced a freeze on University Tuition fees and an extension of the help to buy scheme in a bid to win over younger voters. It comes as the conservative Party Gathers in manchester for its annual conference. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. The security sweeps are complete. This whole will soon be packed. That you do not need to look hard at outside the Conference Venue to be reminded of the topic that dominates politics. Expect a clear attempt here by senior conservatives to change the subject. So, in the next financial year, starting in april, graduates in england will only begin repaying their tuition fee debts once they earn £25,000 a year. This is an increase from the current threshold of £21,000. Conservatives say this
Hello. Are a this is bbc news. The headlines at 11. 31 one the first day of the conservative conference, theresa may says shes sorry the party didnt win a majority at the general election. Spanish riot police have clashed with voters in catalonia as they try to stop an independence referendum organised by the regional government. The Catalan Leader has condemned what he called police brutality. The low cost travel company, monarch, has been granted a 24 hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. And an air France Flight was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the atlantic. Now on bbc news, click. This week. Explosions. Big taps. And goats on the loose. The beautiful welsh countryside. Home to valleys, lakes, the odd feral goat and. Electric mountain. Hidden inside this mountain is the dinorwig pumped storage power station and it is basically a monster battery. It Stores Energy by pumping water from this lake to a lake at the top of the mou