percentage points. a very real possibilityjair percentage points. a very real possibility jair bolsonaro will not accept the results. he has called it accept the results. he has called it a lie and his supporters agree and say the only way this could be a real vote is if jair bolsonaro wins. a lot of tension over the vote today. let us see if he accepts the results if the polls are correct. katie watson reporting. the cost of living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report. the rural services network says people in the countryside are spending more on essentials like heating, transport and housing. joanne writtle has more. like many rural villages, welshampton, near ellesmere, doesn t have mains gas. great grandad ian fletcher relies on heating oil, and the price has shot up. we ve no other alternative. we ve got to buy the oil or we freeze, basically, and can t cook.
soaring electricity costs. joanne writtle, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. for many parts of the country it was a fine day today, plenty of sunshine around as well, but overnight it is going to get quite cold. we ve got clearer skies, lighter winds overnight. later on in western areas we could see a bit more cloud. the lowest temperatures will be further east across scotland into eastern england and also the midlands. those are the numbers in towns and cities, but if we focus on rural parts of england, perhaps into east wales, temperatures could be as low as two or three degrees. that will be the coldest night of the week ahead. we start with some sunshine across england and wales. there will be some areas of cloud moving eastwards, so the sunshine will be quite hazy. the cloud thickening up in northern ireland and scotland, the winds picking up too, gales in the north west and this is where we are going to find most of the rain arriving
what do your children and grandchildren make of it all? they think it is quite amusing! they think, poor old fella, give him something to do! derek, is this the end of your renewed enthusiasm for exams or are you going to go on to do more, do you think? no, i think that is probably my lot, i think i shall go out on a high. a levels are next, surely. if you happen to be in shropshire today and see a nine foot dragon running around don t worry. it s just dayna power training for his next marathon. he s been donning the costume for years after a tragedy in his home town inspired him to try to do something positive. joanne writtle went to meet him. puff the running dragon is a popular site in bridgnorth. what many of his fans don t know
i m driven byjust smiles on people s faces and the difference i can make. although i don t think it is a lot, people keep telling me, you are making a difference, ijust love it. joanne writtle, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with carol hello again. some of us have started the day with some sunshine whilst others have had some heavy, thundery downpours, especially across parts of south east england and east anglia, courtesy of this weather front which is working its way north and east woods. high pressure following on behind and later under the weather front coming from the west will introduce thicker cloud and some showery rain. we still have the heavy downpours to clear away from east anglia. they will do that through the course of the afternoon. residual cloud behind breaking up and for most sunny spells but the thick cloud arriving in the north west with showery rain by the end of the afternoon. after a humid
the commonwealth games are 100 days away and, although they are based in birmingham, they also use locations in coventry, warwickshire and staffordshire too. it s meant one of the greatest challenges west midlands police have faced, with security planning, using drones and dogs taking place for the last five years. joanne writtle has been taking a look at some of the work going on. this is the biggest operation west midlands police have everfaced. at points will have over 3,000 officers on the ground. police from across the country will be drafted in during the games to help coordinate this mammoth event. drones are part of the security operation, but there will be a strict ban for private operators. there is an emerging threat from drones. it has played out most recently at football grounds where drones have appeared over sporting events. that will not happen and cannot happen during the games, just because of the threat and risk