And ask again for the woman involved in the crash that killed their son to return to the uk. Doctors in italy who are caring for a seriously brain damaged girl from london say they hope that eventually she will be able to return home and be cared for by her family. The government takes the First Step Towards potentially stripping the north of englands main train operator of its franchise. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with sarah mulkerins. I will have more on at the events from bulgaria on monday night were buggy and police have arrested six fa ns buggy and police have arrested six fans following up that racist abuse of english players. Thanks, sarah. Chris fawkes has all the weather. Still no sign of any prolonged dry weather. Showers are the key word over the next few days, plenty of those. I will bring you the feel update later on. This thanks, chris. Also coming up the camera chain jessops plans to call in administrators. Good aftermoon and welcome to bbc news, live fro
Liverpool kick off the premier League Season in style, as last years runners up thrash newly promoted norwich 4 1 at anfield. A number of Outdoor Events have already been cancelled because of bad weather well be on the Isle Of Wight where the annual sailing regatta has been suspended. Add strong wind will be the main weather story, particularly across england and wales, 50 six mrs powell wind, some disruption. Thundery downpours elsewhere, join me for the full forecast later. Its saturday the 10th of august. Our top story the Energy Watchdog has demanded an urgent report from the National Grid, after yesterdays massive power cut which affected nearly a Million People in england and wales. Ofgem has warned it could take enforcement action following the blackouts, which caused huge disruption to the rail network and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes. Some rail passengers were stuck on trains until the early hours of the morning, as andy moore reports. Darkness at clapham
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So. So. To be joined by competitive panel this evening, the journalist and broadcaster Michael Craig and the director of the Free Speech Union, toby young. As always, you know, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me, mail at gb news dot com. Now its time for the com. But now its time for the news of the day with Aaron Armstrong. Armstrong. Very good evening to you. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. Birmingham city council has effectively declared itself bankrupt. Europes largest local authorities admitted its unable to meet an equal pay claims dispute of £760 million. The council has already paid £i. I million. The council has already paid £1. 1 billion to settle historical claims. All new spending with the exception of protect Vulnerable People and statutory services, will stop immediately. More onshore wind immediately. More onshore wind farms are expected to be built as a result of new rules announced by the government. Projects supported by l
A team at Harper Adams University In Shropshire Attempt A World First by using solely robots and drones to grow and harvest a field of barley. Good morning. Its thursday 4th of may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The past hour Buckingham Palace has announced that the Duke Of Edinburgh has decided to stop carrying out public engagements from the autumn. Prince philip who is 95, is said to have the full support of the queen in taking his decision, she will continue with all her duties. The duke is the longest Serving Consort in British History. Our royal correspondent Sarah Campbell is at Buckingham Palace. Sarah, he is 95,96 sarah, he is 95, 96 next month. Nonetheless it seems strange that the Duke Of Edinburgh would be pulling back from these sort of duty, we are so used to seeing him out and about. That is right. And i have to say that the worlds media, i have Australian Television next to me, there is new zealand, american networks, the crowds outside Buckingham Pal