Heavy rain, very strong winds, but equally along the south coast of the country. But today part two of the weekend is looking much better. We will see later winds, some sunshine, but light winds and the forecast. I will have all the details later on. Good morning. Its sunday, november 3. Our top story as the general Election Campaign gets into full swing, labour and the conservatives are making big spending pledges. Borisjohnson has promised to end the benefits freeze in place since 2016, whileJeremy Corbyn is proposing to insulate almost every home in the uk, which labour say will create hundreds of thousands ofjobs. Heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. Over the next few weeks we are going to hear a lot from our politicians about what they would do with power and big spending pledges are starting already. Today the government is saying it will end the benefits freeze in april next year. Its been in place since 2016 and has meant things like universal credit and allowance h
The world of motorsport pays tribute to formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert, killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix circuit. Tributes are expected to be paid at the f1 race later today. It is the first of september. As far as meteorologists are concerned, the first day of autumn. And it will feel like it as well. A cool day for all of us, a mix of sunshine and showers. Details coming up. Its sunday the 1st of september. Our top story English Schools rated as outstanding by ofsted will no longer be exempt from inspections, under new government plans. The department for education says that, as of last summer, almost 300 schools hadnt been assessed for more than a decade. It said the changes would give parents up to date information about their childs education and ensure standards remain high. Alexandra mackenzie reports. Its the beginning of a new school year. Time for the education secretary to unveil what he calls a raft of new measures for schools in england. High performing school
Police conduct beatings cannot keep my hands off. You have in a subway system vandalised by protestors. Well be asking, are there any steps now that could bring to ask for permission. I could bring my dog in it would probably be chaos. It is an idea. Thats it for the papers tonight. Dont forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. Its all there for you 7 days a week. And if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. Thank you, nicola, and benedicte. Always lovely to have you here. Do i a paper tomorrow, wont you. Next on bbc news, its the film review. Hello, and a very warm this welcome to the film review. This week we have james king with me. Good to see you, james. What have you been watching . Well, its been enjoyably intense week at the cinema. Im going to be talking about Taylor Johnsons epic, a million little pieces. And markjenkins wonderfully minimal bait. Plus, joanna ponders wonderfully addictive drama, the s
Good morning. It is the last day of august and some of us are clinging onto a bit of warmth and sunshine but foremost, we will see some rain pushing eastwards and it turns much cooler, just in time for tomorrow, the first of september. Full details here on breakfast. Good morning, thank you forjoining us. Its saturday 31st august. Our top story the chancellor sajid javid has had a row with the Prime Minister after one of his special advisers was sacked. Whitehall sources say sonia khan was questioned about government leaks by borisjohnsons senior adviser, Dominic Cummings. She was then dismissed from downing street, despite no evidence that she was behind the disclosure. Our political reporterjohn owen is in our london newsroom. Another twist in the drama of politics at the moment. A row right at the heart of Boris Johnsons government after more details of the dramatic sacking of sonia khan, an advisor to sajid javid, emerged last night. She was escorted out of downing street on thursd
League. Tens of thousands of pro democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets in hong kong in defiance of a police ban. Petrol bombs were thrown at officers, who responded to the protesters by firing tear gas and water cannons. The event was called to mark five years since beijing ruled out fully democratic elections in the territory. Our correspondent Stephen Mcdonnell gave this update from hong kong. I am beside a couple of officers here. You can see water cannon is being deployed. People here are ducking down beneath the parapet to also avoid tear gas which is being fired. You can see from above. To the right here, you can see the protesters coming in and they are moving forward towards the government headquarters, where they may be able to throw molotov cocktails at closer proximity to the police at times. There goes one now, catching fire on the barricades. This is the violent showdown people predicted when permission was denied to have this march today and also follows the a