To whitewash the scale of its election defeat. The result has brought shame on us. We let our country down. To go into an election at any time with such a divergence between party and people is unacceptable. President trump faces a vote on removing him from office today he writes a furious a letter to top democrat nancy pelosi in which he claims shes declared open war on american democracy. And bulls eye. Fallon sherrock becomes the first woman to win against a man at a darts World Championship. Im an disbelief what id just done. Looking back on it im so proud of myself but at that moment in time ijust couldnt believe what id done, im still lost for words how i felt. And learning to play the piano, without a piano. How one man defied the odds to play at International Concert venues good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. More than 15,000 nurses have gone on strike across Northern Ireland to protest about pay and safety levels. Its the first time in its 103 year history that members
Drought and huge bushfires which Authorities Say are uncontrollable. Time for a look at the weather. This morning we had a beautiful start to the day. This was over the mountains of snowdonia. That cloud continues to spread across Western Areas bringing heavy rain and a strengthening wind but in the east it is staying dry today with some hazy sunshine. Because the likes of north east england we still have some patches of dense fog which could linger. And temperatures struggling to get much above freezing. But elsewhere temperatures around eight, i freezing. But elsewhere temperatures around eight, 11 degrees. Stone cold in scotland with some frost and temperatures struggling to get above freezing. This evening we have strong wind, as strong as 60 or 70 miles an hour across coasts and hills. It turns increasingly mild overnight and by the end of the night temperatures will have come up to around nine or 10 degrees across aberdeen and stornoway for example. So ill start to thursday but l
As a serious Political Force if it tries to whitewash the scale of its election defeat. Jailed for life Ayoub Majdouline sentenced to a minimum of 21 years for the gang murder of 14 year old jaden moodie. I know who you are, i know the rest of your story. And coming up, the rise of skywalker stars hit the red carpet on the release of the new star wars movie. Its five oclock our top story more than 15,000 nurses have gone on strike in Northern Ireland in a dispute about pay and patient safety. About two thirds of them are members of the Royal College of nursing which is taking strike action for the first time in its 103 year history. Theyre unhappy about being paid less than colleagues elsewhere in the uk. Many appointments and treatments have been cancelled because of the strike and a number of minor injury units are closed. Chris page reports. Horns toot. Support for the strikers taking part in a picket unlike any before. The Royal College of nursing has existed for 103 years, this is
Sir Michael Fallon has urged all political parties to commit to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence, saying the UK needs to "beef up" funding in the face of threats. Elsewhere, a major YouGov poll has forecast Labour would win more than 400 seats if the election were tomorrow.