Talking therapy services. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport withjohn watson. Thank you, everton manager at marco silva is facing the sack this afternoon after another defeat, this time in the Merseyside Derby to liverpool. Thanksjohn, and ben rich has all the weather. As the saying goes, red sky in the morning, shepherds warning, we had some beautiful red sun rises this morning but the warning is for a lot of rain in places. It is turning milder but i will have full details just before half past. Thanks, ben. Also coming up. The christmas advert getting tens of thousands of views, and it only cost a hundred pounds to make. Hello, this is afternoon live. With one week to polling day, the Political Parties are beginning theirfinal push for votes. Boris johnson is promising to pass his brexit deal and bring a tax cutting budget within 100 days, if the conservatives win the election. Labour have outlined plans to recruit almost 20,000 extra teachers in england overfive years. Mean
And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning welcome to bbc newsroom live. 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 they sagged in the heat, sparking some line side fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed meaning a significantly reduced service is in place. And theres still disruption there today as well as other stations as seen here in leicester. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency t
After the record breaking heat come the storms, halting trains and planes, and causing chaos for passengers. The lack of communication was the Biggest Issue for us, not wanting to speak to us. They also have our bags, so were off to the wedding with nothing to wear arsenal players chase off armed carjackers and escape unharmed, tweeting this morning, were fine. And could ireland inflict a shock defeat on england in their test match at lords . And coming up on bbc news, promoter eddie hearn has asked fans to wait for the facts before judging heavyweight boxer dillian whyte. Its after whyte tested positive for a banned substance. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. The Prime Minister, borisjohnson, says his plans to recruit 20,000 more Police Officers in england and wales over three years will begin within weeks. The college of policing, which trains officers, welcomed the move but said there were logistical challenges, partly due to a lack of instructors. Forces in englan
Things to look forward to. And then a big, big second hour as well. And obviously weve got the new years , new years eve the new years, new years eve tonight. I want your resolutions. What are they saving . Cash, spending more . Saving. Saving weight . Losing weight. Any new weight . Losing weight. Any new hobbies or frankly, just have the resolution not to have any more new years resolutions. Whatever it is, get in touch with us gb news gb views. Com or send us a message on the socials at gb news. But first of all, its the news of course, with tatiana sanchez. Tatiana sanchez. Richard, thank you very much and good morning. This is the latest from the gp newsroom. Latest from the gp newsroom. Look forward to 2024 with pride and optimism. Thats the message and optimism. Thats the message from the Prime Minister as britain prepares to celebrate the new year. Rishi sunak promised a Brighter Future in his new years message with tax cuts and a reduction in National Insurance s, he described
lockdown parties in downing street. people are facing huge disruption to their travel plans as the half term break gets under way. dozens of flights have been cancelled, and there have been long delays at ports and on the roads, as well as cross channel services. and there are warnings that the disruption is likely to continue for more than a week. let s take you through the latest developments. easyjet is cancelling more than 200 flights over the next 10 days from gatwick airport, insisting it needs to in order to provide reliable services over this busy period . there have been long queues at london s st pancras station for eurostar services across the channel as families head to disneyland paris and football fans try to get to the french capital ahead of the champions league final. and people are being urged to check the latest advice before travelling to the port of dover where there are huge tailbacks as hundreds of lorries queue to get through tourists however, are b