Continuing our Team Coverage lets check in with how voting is going on the peninsula. 10 on your sides liz palka is live in newport news. Liz, we have been on the lookout for reports of polling problems throughout the area. So far no reports of any major issues. Is voting going smoothly where you are . It is, nicole. We are here at Saunders Elementary School in newport news. Thats off of harpersville road. The precinct chief tells me they havent had any problems. I just poked my head in the door. There were told me this is one of the busier precincts in the city. This is what the saunders polling location looked like about two hours ago. Definitely fewers voters before the work day ended. Precinct chief ken mallory said there has day, though. Not once have they had an empty gym. He has given me some updated numbers. They now have 840850 who have checked in and voted. Which is abut 21 of registered voters. They were expecting 25 . And it looks like theyre going to surpass that. Heres mo
Top temperature of 36 around the london area. But some of us are going to see some rain. Good morning. Capping the cost for millions. Therell be a new, lower limit on how much firms can charge for gas and electricity, and it could save households nearly £100 a year. But i will explain why you still might be better off by switching. Good morning. The London Marathon will have a very different feel this year as thousands of runners are told it will be race for elite athletes only. Good morning. Its friday, the seventh of august. Our top story. Today is expected to be one of the hottest days on record with large parts of the uk experiencing a heatwave this weekend. The met office is warning people not to underestimate the temperatures, while Public Health england has stressed the importance of looking after elderly relatives and neighbours. There are also concerns over social distancing at beaches and beauty spots. Charlotte gallagher has more. Bournemouth beach last friday, the hottest
Good morning. Are we all going on a Summer Holiday . Its been a terrible year for travel, but businesses have told breakfast bookings are being boosted by the vaccine. What do you need to consider before you spend your money . Good morning. Weve got three zones of weather. In the east, cloud and rain. Behind that, a drier and brighter slot with sunshine. In the west, more rain later. Full Weather Forecast in ten minutes. Good morning. Its wednesday, 9th of december. Our top story. Borisjohnson will fly to brussels this afternoon for face to face talks with the head of the European Commission, in whats being seen as a last ditch attempt to make a breakthrough in trade negotiations. The two sides have until the end of the month to agree on a new relationship between the uk and the eu after brexit. Our Political Correspondent, jessica parker, has more. Borisjohnson is going to brussels, that as negotiations have stalled, and phone calls with the European Commission president ursula von de
To hs2 limited last month, saying it could complete the project faster and more cheaply than current plans. Mr shapps was speaking on the Andrew Marr Show earlier i think what has happened is they have had a letter sent to hs2 limited. There has been no conversation to me as minister or secretary of state. I have to say by the way i want to get this thing built faster if it is possible. If you have a conversation, but i think the idea is when you look at what is required and what needs to be late and so on and so forth, it is an enormous project. You were not billed in five years. You will not build it in five years. Sir eltonjohn has been forced to cut short a concert in new zealand,
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This is bbc news, im martine croxall. The headlines at 4 South Wales Police declare flooding caused by storm dennis a Major Incident. A man has been found dead after falling into a river in south wales. Today will be a day devoted to getting on top of it, providing an emergency response. By tomorrow, we hope the Weather Forecast says, we will be into the phase where we will be recovering from it and seeing what needs to be done to help. Heavy rain has caused landslides and there are hundreds of flood alerts in place across the uk, including a number of red warnings, meaning theres a danger to life. After love island presenter Caroline Flack took her own life, her successor on the programme, Laura Whitmore made an emotional tribute on her radio show. At age 40, Caroline Flack made
the decision to take her own life and i want to talk about it. Im going to talk about her and give her the respect that she deserves, and that she didnt always get. The evacuation of american citizens quaranti