World cup qualifier wins, for scotland, england and northern ireland. Gordon strachans scotland side kept alive their hopes, of reaching russia 2018, with a 3 0 win in lithuania. Actor and comedian robert webb will be here to tell us how he was inspired to write about what it means to be a man in the modern world. And tomasz has the weather. The weekend is looking a little mixed. A nice bright day today. Tomorrow, one for the sunday papers. A lot of grey cloud and rain on the way, but not for everyone. More from tomasz later, thanks. Good morning. First, our main story. More heavy rain is falling in south asia where this years monsoon season has left millions of people displaced. Its now believed more than m00 people have died. Part of indias financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water. Our south asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt is in the eastern state of bihar, one of the worst affected areas. Justin, we have been speaking to you throughout the morning, and rain on and
Welcome to bbc news. Utility companies could be charged by the hour for digging up busy roads when they work on improving their infrastructure. Ministers hope the policy would force contractors in england to speed up repairs, or carry out work at night to reduce traffic delays caused by their projects. Roadworks cost the economy £4 billion a year due to due to delayed deliveries and people being unable to get to work on time. The proposals follow successful trials in london and kent, which saw severe congestion fall by more than 50 . The charges, which could be up to £2,500 an hour, aim to encourage Utility Companies to avoid busy routes and times, and to Work Together to avoid repeatedly digging up the same piece of road, richard main reports. Mile after mile, hour after hour of delays caused by roadworks. Its thought one in every three of ourjourneys is held up like this. Around 2. 5 million roadworks are carried out every year in england, costing the economy an estimated £4 billi
Welcome to bbc news. Utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads when they work on improving their infrastructure. Ministers hope the policy would force contractors in england to speed up repairs or carry out work at night to reduce traffic delays caused by their projects. Roadworks cost the economy £4 billion a year due to delayed deliveries and people being unable to get to work on time. The proposals follow successful trials in london and kent which saw severe congestion fall by more than 50 . The charges, which could be up to £2,500 an hour, aim to encourage Utility Companies to avoid busy routes and times and to Work Together to avoid repeatedly digging up the same piece of road. Richard main reports. Mile after mile, hour after hour of delays caused by roadworks. Its thought one in every three of ourjourneys is held up like this. Around 2. 5 million roadworks are carried out every year in england, costing the economy an estimated £4 billion in lost