Leaders manchester city. And louise has the weather. A grey, damp and dull start for england and wales. Leigh good morning. First our main story. A relief operation is under way in the philippines where nearly 200 people are known to have died in flash flooding and mudslides. The president of the philippines will today visit communities devastated by Tropical Storm tembin. Sarah corker reports. In the raging floodwaters, rescue efforts are frantic and dangerous. Ropes are all these villagers have the pull each other to safety. Storm tembin tore through mindanao, the philippines second largest island of home to 20 Million People. Flash floods and landslides have cut off entire communities and washed away homes. And with more than 100 people missing, that death toll may rise. The remote village of dalama has been buried. 0fficial help has been slow to arrive and volunteers use their bare hands to search for bodies. Translation there used to be 103 houses here, but when the flash flood ha
A 250 Million Pound rescue package for Lower League Clubs in england to stop them from going out of business due to the pandemic. Welcome. The grim milestone was reached on the day that the first doses more than 60,000 people have now died in the uk with coronavirus. The grim milestone was reached on the day that the first doses of the newly approved Pfizer Vaccine are expected to arrive in the uk from belgium. The first phase of the roll out should begin next week. Englands deputy chief medical 0fficer, professorjonathan van tam, says 99 of covid 19 deaths could be prevented, if theres a very high uptake ofjabs in the most vulnerable groups. Heres our Health Editor, hugh pym. He was the soulmate to my grandmother, he was my best friend. He put a smile on anyones faces he met and he brought sunshine on the rainy days. 0livia remembers happier times with her grandad, gary. He died in hospital with covid. He did have Underlying Health issues but he was just 61. It was his funeral on tues
Christmas in quarantine. Good morning. The battle lines are drawn, the wait is nearly over as anthonyjoshua returns to the ring to defend his heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. Stayin alive its more than a0 years since the bee gees had seven us number one singles in just one year. Now the last surviving member barry gibb lifts the lid on life as a disco king. Good morning. It looks like today will be the better day of the weekend. It looks like we will see some sunshine around, particularly gcioss some sunshine around, particularly across Western Areas, tomorrow a low pressure system was weeping, bringing wet and windy weather to our shores but it will be gradually milder. Ill have all the details for you a bit later on. Good morning. 0ur good morning. Our main story borisjohnson has chaired a meeting to check the uk is prepared for a no deal brexit as the trade negotiations with the eu, which are currently stuck in stalemate, are expected to end tomorrow
Hello, this is breakfast with Rachel Burden and ben thompson. Its 8 31am. Heres a summary of this mornings main news. The queen will host a meeting with senior royals at her sandringham estate tomorrow, to discuss how the duke and duchess of sussex step back from their roles. The talks, which also be attended by Prince Charles and Prince William, are aimed at finding the next step in the process. A number of options are to be discussed with prince harry. Iran was in breach of International Law when it arrested the uks ambassador thats according to the foreign secretary, dominic raab. Rob macaire was detained in tehran after attending a vigil for those killed in the ukranian passenger plane that was shot down on wednesday. He was released after three hours. Many vigils in iran turned into protests, with hundreds of people condemning the government for previously denying downing the jet. President trump has expressed his support for protestors in iran, with tweets being sent from the pre
Tonight at 6 more than 60,000 people have now died in the uk with coronavirus. Yet another family left grieving 79 year old Mickey Morris died within a week of falling ill. Its going to take us as individuals, as Family Members, as a country and a whole world, a long time to recover from Something Like this. Rolling into the uk from belgium the first doses of the newly approved Pfizer Vaccine are expected today. Well have the latest on who will get it and how quickly. Also tonight. Four people have been killed after a blast at a Water Treatment site near bristol this Morning Police have declared a major incident. This is a tragic incident and our thoughts and sympathies go out to them. Those officers will continue to provide them with all the support
they need at this difficult time. A levels and gcses will go ahead in england next summer, but therell be more generous marking and advance notice of exam topics to make up for all the disruption. And the panto will go on last minute rehea