Because of the intensity of the blazes. Emergency teams say more than 100 areas are on fire, with around 20 of those blazes dangerous and uncontained. The fires are spread along a roughly 1000 kilometre stretch of seaboard, leaving the Emergency Services struggling to cope. Strong winds and soaring temperatures are compounding the fire threat in the state. A woman has died, after being swept away by flood water, as parts of england are hit with a months worth of rain in one day. The snp launch their election campaign, saying they would try to form an alliance with other parties, to lock the conservatives out of power. An 18 year old boy is jailed for minimum of 12 and half years, for the murder of his former girlfriend. Now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6. 30 tonight. Coming up on bbc news, there is expected to be a record crowd at wembley as england hold germany. Phil neville is more interested in a victory than numbers after winning just one game in their last six. We wil
The greta effect again. How dare you 7 you have the greta effect again. How dare you . You have stolen my dreams, my childhood. We are always told that youths are engaged in politics. In the last election, it is thought that young people turned out to vote in their biggest numbers in 25 yea rs. In their biggest numbers in 25 years. So it makes sense that the parties are making big green promises chase them. Its the brexit bit now, isnt it . Right, i know we got this far without mentioning the b word. But. While we are still a member of the eu, we have to abide by eu laws and regulations on things like carbon emissions. But after we leave, it will throw this whole Climate Conversation up in the air, good or bad. So Climate Conversation up in the air, good or bad. 50 more Unanswered Questions around brexit just what we all needed. After all that, is this the first climate election . Hard to say, but this is definitely the most prominent its ever been as an issue. Until next time. See you
To take on germany. Good morning. It has been the cold est good morning. It has been the coldest night of autumn so far temperatures and parts of scotland close to minus seven degrees. After a frosty start some will see rain today, hopefully not too much for those areas that have had such major flooding. I will have all the details later here on breakfast. Its saturday the 9th of november. Our top story. A clean up operation is underway in parts of Northern England afterflooding caused by a months worth of rain which fell injust one day. In derbyshire, one woman has died after being swept away by floodwater. There are currently seven severe flood warnings in place along the river don near doncaster. The River Derwent peaked at record levels last night, causing fears it would break its banks and flood the city of derby but levels have since dropped. Jane Frances Kelly reports. Normal life has been put on hold here in matlock which was hit hard by the torrential rain. Dirty brown water f
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