the world s first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. and england chase victory over india at edgbaston to win the fifth test. borisjohnson s decision to appoint chris pincher as deputy chief whip is facing further scrutiny as a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald writes to the parliamentary standards commissioner this morning, saying that borisjohnson was briefed in person about an investigation into chris pincher s conduct as a foreign office minister. downing street had previously claimed that the prime minister wasn t aware of any specific allegations against mr pincher when he was appointed in february. but the bbc learned last night that boris johnson and the foreign secretary at the time, dominic raab, both knew about the issue. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last thursday and was suspended as a conservative party mp after being accused of groping two
good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
games. it does sound justifiable, yes, we cannot possibly be spending that much money on an event that at the moment not everyone is in love with. so what is it going to do for us? but when you go into the inquiry thatis us? but when you go into the inquiry that is ongoing around the cancellation of the games, and also how much money we are now paying not to host them, you cannotjust pull out of hosting the commonwealth games and do not have repercussions. already it is $380 million bill in terms of compensation, that australia now has to pay, that the victorian government now has to pay. the uk government says it agrees with a review on women s football led by former england international karen carney which has called for full professionalisation of women s football. and equal access to sport in schools for girls. england won the european championships last year, and were runners up in this year s world cup but the review found huge discrepincies in pay, facilities, and st
The eu single market. And, hundreds of people turn out to cheer prince harry and Meghan Markle on their First Official public visit since announcing their engagement. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, the second ashes test starts tomorrow. Moeen ali may not be fit to bowl while Craig Overton joins the squad. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A former Scotland Yard detective claims he was shocked by the amount of pornography on a parliamentary computer seized from the office of the now first secretary of state, damian green. Neil lewis says he examined the device during an inquiry into government leaks in 2008, when mr green was an opposition spokesman. Damien green, in effect theresa mays deputy, has again this morning strongly denied looking at pornography on his computer. Scotland yard says its examining allegations that the former detective had disclosed confidential information. Our Home Affairs Correspondent danny shaw reports. Hes theresa mays oldest and mo
Tracking what this same system is bringing us. Lets get right to eileen. Unseasonably cold today through the weekend rain snow chances increasing tonight tomorrow highest impacts to southern md around 2 of snow possible cold blustery sunday today cloudy cold. Few showers over southern md. Highs 4042 winds n to s 5 mph tonight cloudy cold. Rain snow mix over southern md. Lows 2934 winds s 5 mph saturday am rain snow mix. Any accumulation over southern md. Clearing west to east. Highs 3539 winds ne breaking right now in gaithersburg into an apartemnt on teachers way. The victim says he heard a knock and opened the door. Thats when three men flashed their guns and got inside. Stealing a laptop, wallet, cell phone and two guns. Police say they took off in a 2004 or 2005 white Crown Victoria with tinted windows and maryland tags. And in Howard County a fire overnight at a super 8 motel in jessup. This is on washington boulevard. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke on the second floor. The fla