How his cricketing fathers suicide has affected his game. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The met office has warned of potential danger to life as the remnants of hurricane ophelia hit the Irish Republic and head towards Northern Ireland. Troops have been deployed in coastal areas in the republic, in whats expected to be the most severe storm to hit ireland in half a century. Already more than 3,000 people are without power in cork and kerry this morning and many planes, trains and buses have been cancelled. Storm 0phelia hit the south west coast of ireland a short time ago with gusts of 92mph. It moves on to Northern Ireland and parts of west wales this lunchtime with wind speeds expected of up to 80mph. The storm is then forecast to head north to central and southern scotland tomorrow, sparing eastern parts of the uk. Well, schools north and south of the irish border have been closed for the day. Sarah corker looks at the preparations for the arrival of storm 0phelia. Wit
For a global deal to tackle overfishing ahead of the launch of the bbc two programme blue planet. And a lucky escape as a british dive instructor was followed by a four metre tiger shark for 15 minutes in australia good morning. Its monday 23rd october. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. , where welcome to bbc newsroom live. Where eu Leaders Summit last week where eu leaders had decided to Start Talking amongst themselves about trade and a transition deal. They step sufficient progress had not been made to start formal negotiations with the uk on those issues. The government says there is real and tangible progress in the talks, but theresa may comes back to the uk this morning with pressure on businesses as well as the difficulties she is facing in brussels and in westminster from opposition parties and from some in her own backbench party as well. This morning boris johnson, her own backbench party as well. This morning borisjohnson, the foreign secretary, has been givin
On fake news during the Election Campaign, saying itll do all it can to tackle the problem. In sport, theres hope yet for arsenals season. They beat Manchester United and are still in the chase for the Champions League places. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For some of us, the good morning. For some of us, the good weather will last. A bit more cloud in the north and east and still cool down in the north sea coastline. I will have more details in about ten minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Frances newly elected president , Emmanuel Macron, has promised to heal the countrys divisions following his resounding victory over the far right leader, Marine Le Pen, in yesterdays election. The pro eu candidate secured 66 of the vote and atjust 39 years old, he will become the countrys youngest ever leader. Speaking at a Victory Rally outside the louvre in paris, he said the task ahead was immense and made a plea for unity. Heres our europe correspondent, Damian Grammaticas.
Has hope. Well tell you what his victory means for us in the uk. And these are some of the 82 freed Chibok Schoogirls whove been hello. Welcome to the programme, this morning let us know youre experience of giving birth in a Maternity Unit and also your experience if you work in one. Our Excluisve Investigation on errors recorded in Maternity Units at quarter past 9. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Frances new president elect, Emmanuel Macron, has promised to heal the countrys divisions, following his resounding victory over the far right leader, Marine Le Pen. The pro european candidate secured 66 percent of the vote in yesterdays election and atjust 39, he will become the countrys youngest ever president. Addressing thousands of supporters in paris last night, he said he respected those who backed ms le pen, and would reach out to them. Our europe correspondent, Damian Grammaticas was at the macron
Ive been trying out wpter polo ahead of the british championships. And philip has the weather. Good morning to you. For some, the weekend is starting looking like this, but at the same time, others are looking at this. Ill tell you who gets what, where and why in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. In the last few moments, President Trump has landed in saudi arabia on his first officialforeign trip since taking office. But he leaves behind more controversy in washington. We can see some of the live images right now, coming from saudi arabia. Can you see the flags of the official preparations, as the plane landed; three or four minutes ago. Theyve been rolling out the red carpet, the steps are prepared. Were expecting donald trump to emerge any minute for what is a very important trip for him. They werent quite ready with the aircraft steps because Air Force One touched down a tiny bit early, ten minutes earlier than expected. The us media is reporting that he told senio