More than 400 runs in adelaide. And, in half an hour here on bbc news, dateline london discusses why irelands border could be a brexit barrier, come monday. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Ex labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet minister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our Political Correspondent, alex forsyth. When theresa may became Prime Minister she stood in downing street and made a promise. The government i lead will be driven, not by the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. When it comes to opportunity, we wont entrench the advantages of the fortunate few. We will do everything we c
For emergency repairs on downed overhead power lines. And, in half an hour here on bbc news, the travel show goes to the usa, to meet competitors in a unique international championship. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. Former labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet minister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres our political correspondent, alex forsyth. Your chances of getting a job, finding a good school for your children, and being able to afford somewhere decent to live, issues at the heart of social mobility. And from day one in power, tackling inequality was a personal priority for theresa may. The mis
Should add lot of snow up toward lake county, now that the clouds have collar clear. You can see the mountains, the snow, thank you to karen for that and here is the snow at the geysers. Thank you to joanna for that. Watch out. You know what ha means in once we clear out you can see most of this done i think by now. There still could be some hanging on. Still wrapping back from the low. That the low still triggering thunderstorm activity out in the valley. Maybe a bit of heavy shower activity. You can so the circulation that means snow in the searchy. Winter storm warning until four and there is a little bit of the disturbances continuing to wrap back around. Look at the temperatures. 40s. Kelseyville. 41 degrees. Only upper 40s for some including leesburg at 47. Napa at 48 degrees. Missed on the rain it wasnt a lot. The most is in around marin. Oakland, san jose, San Francisco, quarter to a third of an inch and then a half inch, we still have one more system that has to kind of clear
Homes to get in let us know your thoughts on that. And were talking about how things should be divided up in a divorce as celebrities find new ways to hang onto their fortunes. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story the Education Secretary, Justine Greening, will say today that new Grammar Schools in england would be truly open to all, including children from what shell call ordinary Working Families and notjust the privileged few. But new analysis from the government shows a majority of Selective School places go to more affluent families. Chris mason is At Westminster and is following the story for us. What exactly is being proposed . What exactly is being proposed 7m essence, the government is starting an arms race to try to make the case forgrammar an arms race to try to make the case for Grammar Schools. The Prime Minister is an advocate for Gra
Stick around. Im lena tillett. Sticky is right. Im bill leslie. A nice little break from the big heat we had last week. Today, temperatures creep back into the low 90s. This weekend, back into the mid 90s so the heat is returning but it is august. The beautiful wilson skycam as the sun rises this morning. Nice picture out this. We do have a few clouds in some locations but looking clear in wilson. Inwell stay rainfree today but headed ove North Carolina, a couple of showers will be possible this afternoon and this evening. 63 in south hill. 62 in rocky mount. 68 in fayetteville. Close to 70 by 8 this morning with temperatures in the mid 80s by lunchtime under partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. 92 for the High Temperature later on this afternoon. The dew point staying in the 60s so it wont feel too bad. That humidity will be going up lets go over to brian with an eye on roads. No that much to watch. It is pretty weight. Pretty much delay and incident free in durham right knew. One cra