for new sd scanners. in sport, taking control in the title race as liverpool sweep aside bournemouth to move five points clear in the premier league what yer starin at? ain t yer never seen a toff? and consider yourself entertained we head to the theatre with fundraisers and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie, as hughie lands his dream role in oliver the musical. it s monday, the 22nd of january. our main story. storm isha has caused disruption across the uk overnight, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing extensive travel problems for the morning rush hour. trains have been suspended and flights cancelled. flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, and wind speeds of up to 99 miles per hour have been recorded in northumberland. sellafield nuclear power station also suspended operations overnight as a precautionary measure. aru na iyengar reports. storm isha has hit hard. wales saw winds reaching 90 miles per hour. this was th
President trump has defended his handling of the coroanvirus pandemic, telling fox news that the us has the lowest mortality rate in the world. Police and Public Health officials are investigating a mosque in blackburn, after 250 people attended a funeral there on monday. Its since emerged that the imam has tested positive for coronavirus. The United Arab Emirates prepares to launch a mission to mars making it the first arab nation to do so. Half time at wembley and its 1 0 to chelsea as they compete with Manchester United for a place in the fa cup final. Welcome to bbc news. Amid growing tensions between beijing and london, china has threatend repercussions, over british criticism of its handling of hong kong. The foreign secretary dominic raab will set out in full tomorrow, number tens response to beijings tough new security law for the territory, amid calls from some senior conservatives to suspend the uks extradition treaty with china. Theres also criticism of the reatment of the m
To continue with leading new zealands recovery. A Police Officer, poisoned in the salisbury novichok attack, quits saying he can no longer do thejob. And when bury fc collapsed last august, a group of fans made it their mission to bring football back to their town. You can see the full story here on bbc news in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres further confusion in Greater Manchester tonight as local leaders deny downing streets claim that talks have been arranged to resolve a row over covid restrictions. It comes as more than 28 Million People in england have spent their first day under tighter measures. And in northern ireland, its been 2a hours since a 4 week so called Circuit Breaker lockdown was introduced, meaning all hospitality venues are now closed, except to provide take aways. Well have more on the developing story in Greater Manchester, but first, Daniela Relph on the impact felt by everyone facing tightened restrictions across the uk. London now un
The salisbury novichok attack quits, saying he can no longer do thejob. And coming up in half an hour, sportsday will bring you a round up of all the days sport, including exeters thrilling win to become champions of europe for the first time in the clubs history. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. There is further confusion in Greater Manchester tonight as local leaders deny downing streets claim that talks have been arranged to resolve a row over covid measures. It comes as more than 28 Million People in england have spent their first day under tighter restrictions. And in Northern Ireland, its been 2a hours since a four week so called Circuit Breaker lockdown was introduced, meaning all hospitality venues are now closed, except to provide take aways. Well have more on the developing story in Greater Manchester, but first Daniela Relph on the impact felt by everyone facing tightened restrictions across the uk. This is one of prestons oldest pubs. London now under tier 2 restrictio
Lockdown restrictions in wales that could last for up to three weeks. An announcement could be made in the next 2a hours. Vigils and rallies are held across france after a teacher was beheaded in an islamist attack close to his school in a paris suburb on friday. Calls from the new archbishop of york for the church of england to change, as he tells the bbc of his deep sorrow at the churchs failings around child abuse. And in half an hour here on bbc news, the travel show drops in on rome as it prepares to mark 150 years since becoming italys capital city. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Im martine croxall. The labour mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, has continued to clash with the government over lockdown restrictions for the region. Mr burnham wants greater Financial Support if the strictest measures are imposed and he accused borisjohnson of exaggerating the severity of coronavirus in the area. His words were echoed by the senior conservative mp sir graham brady, whose c