construction show. we are here to talk about housing off the back of the news that the prime minister wa nts the news that the prime minister wants us to build more social housing. in sport: who do you need on your side when you are heading out of the world cup? lionel messi scores a hat trick, to rescue argentina and send buenos aires wild. it was the tennis match that redefined the image of women in sport. now, 44 years on, billiejean king gives us her verdict on the new film based on the so called battle of the sexes. and matt has the weather. good morning. a soaker of a start for some parts of the country, but conditions will improve. i have all the details in your full forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story: the spanish prime minister will hold an emergency cabinet meeting this morning to discuss the catalan president s declaration of independence. last night, carles puigdemont said catalonia had won the right to be an independent republic. but he suspen
do you need heroin more than your children? yeah, ido. that full extended report shortly. and a senior official at kensington and chelsea borough council has admitted the system for getting survivors of the grenfell tower fire into new homes has probably not been successful. we ll get reaction. hello and welcome to the programme, we re live until iiam. throughout the programme the latest breaking news and developing stories and as always keen to hear from you. a little later in the programme we ll be speaking to drew povey who you may know as the inspirational head in the current series of channel 4 s educating greater manchester. he ll tell us how he s turned round a failing school. if you want to talk to him, do get in touch, use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the former us president barack obama and his wife michelle have said they are disgusted by the allegations against the hollywood
preparing children properly for the future? the head of ofsted warns that in england they are focusing on preparing pupils for exams at the expense of giving them what they call a rich and full knowledge. the battle of the sexes, the story of the 1973 tennis match between billiejean of the 1973 tennis match between billie jean king of the 1973 tennis match between billiejean king and bobby riggs now made into a movie. good morning. it s wednesday 11th october. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, has suggested that it s too early to commit large sums of money in preparation for leaving the european union without a deal. he said it was his duty to be realistic about the near term challenges. writing in the times, ahead of next month s budget, mr hammond said: i also need to ensure that we are prepared for all outcomes, including a no deal scenario . he goes on to say that the government and the treasury are planning for every outcome
for the topjob in more than 30. in sport, who is next for the top job in scotland? more than 30. in sport, who is next for the topjob in scotland? the early favourites to replace gordon strachan include david moyes and even sam alla rdyce. iamat i am at hyde park where it s a cloudy start of the day. we are expecting rain in northern and western spuds. warmer in the south east. western parts. more details on about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. england s chief medical officer has urged global leaders to address the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. professor dame sally davies has warned that in future routine operations could become incredibly risky and transplant medicine would be a thing of the past . 0ur correspondent adina campbell has this report. with infectious diseases becoming increasingly difficult to treat, the fight against bacteria is essential. for decades, we ve relied on antibiotics to prevent and treat infection. a bedrock of mo
us. come on kick the tyres, challenge us. we re ready to have this discussion with you, but let s behave like grown ups. now for a fishy tale the one that didn t get away; we hear from the angler who nearly choked on a dover sole that jumped down his throat. who is missing? sylvia. find out at 5.45 in the film review. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at five. our main story tonight is the mounting accusations against the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein. police in america and here are beginning investigations into his behaviour. mr weinstein has denied the most serious allegations. meanwhile, hillary clinton has told the bbc that she s disgusted by the allegations. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has the latest. actress rose mcgowan has now said that she too was raped by the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein in a scandal that is now affecting one of the world s biggest companies, amazon. in a series of tweets, mcgowan has said publicly to