Nobody knowing whats going to be happening, whether theyve got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. Its great news. Its finally something positive, its good. More rain forecast in areas of england already been hit by flooding. Five severe Flood Warnings meaning a threat to life are still in place. Mystery surrounds the death of the british founder of the White Helmets Emergency Response group in syria. Last post plays. Remembering those who died in two world wars and the conflicts since exactly 100 years after the first two minute silence was held. Its 5 oclock our top story. Nigel farage has said his brexit party wont now contest conservative held seats in next months elections. In what is being seen as a boost for borisjohnson, mr farage said he doesnt want anti brexit parties to win the election. Hes standing down candidates in more than 300 consitutencies where the tories won at the last election. Instead the brexit party say theyll concentrate all their efforts on labo
A chinese Firm Confirms a rescue deal for British Steel buying it for £70 million and saving 4000 jobs in scunthorpe and teesside. Its been a big concern, hasnt it . Nobody knowing whats going to be happening, whether theyve got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. Its great news. Its finally something positive, its good. More rain is forecast in areas of england already hit by flooding. Five severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, remain in place. A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales and queensland as bushfires continue to burn posing what authorities say, is a catastrophic threat. Families in england will benefit from two cannabis based medicines approved for the nhs but others say they still wont get what they need. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 8 30pm, adam fleming and the bbcs Politics Team bring you the essential guide to the 2019 uk general election with
Hello and welcome to sportsday, im gavin ramjaun. A shock in the tennis in london. Alexander zverev defeats the world number one, rafael nadal, at the atp finals. The pressure is on for non league harrogate, theyre losing to portsmouth in the last of the first round fa cup matches. And silver for kadeena cox at the world para athletics championships, but the medal triggers a relapse of her eating disorder. Having so many people around me in so having so many people around me in so many eyes on having so many people around me in so many eyes on me, having so many people around me in so many eyes on me, kind of pushed me to do more extreme things, which is frustrating for me. Hello and welcome to sports day. Im gavin. First, to a real shock at the atp world tour finals. Alexander zverev has beaten world number one rafael nadal for the first time at londons 02 arena. Nadal looked out of sorts. Hed been struggling with injury in the run up to the event, and he was farfrom his best, as zver
husband jose. he died of a heart attack days later after a memorial for her. there are virtual meetings tomorrow to try to find what leading senate republican john cornyn calls a basic framework for gun safety proposals that could become legislation in the coming weeks, although it s still a long shot. president biden is prioritizing inflation at the white house today, laying out his three-part plan to address the glowing problem in a wall street journal op-ed and promising he won t medal with the fed ahead of a key meeting with jerome powell. the president also sits down with new zealand s prime minister who led her country to crack down on guns after the christ church mass shooting in 2019. we ll bring you news from their white house meeting as we get it. european union commission president saying this package helps to finalize a ban on nearly 90% of all russian oil imports by the end of the year. we begin this hour with uvalde, with nbc s shaq brewster and nbc justice co