As Fallon Sherrock becomes the first woman to beat a man at the pdc World Championship at ally pally. Why dennis the Shetland Pony is in the front line in the battle against loneliness this christmas. Good morning. We have some dense fog and icy patches to watch out for this morning. Generally speaking, eastern areas will be drier and brighter in the west, it will be wet and increasingly windy stop i will have more details in 15 minutes. Its wednesday 18 december. Hundreds of thousands of people are facing a wait of months to have their faulty and potentially dangerous washing machines replaced. Whirlpool recalled 500,000 appliances yesterday because of a fire risk, but customers are struggling to get information because of problems with its website. The company was already dealing with problems with its dryers as dan johnson reports. More than half a million of these washers are at risk of sparking a fire if a part in the door lock overheats. It has happened to 79 machines already. Th
Most of them while. Iam innocent, and i will defend my position vigorously. A tidal wave of flames. Almost 200 bushfires now raging in australia with a code red warning in the state of victoria. Chris martin, here we are here in jordan. Why have you taken us here . And coldplay tell us they wont be touring because its bad for the planet and coming up on bbc news. An unbeaten 67 for ben stokes, as he holds england to a comfortable 241 4 on day one of their first test against new zealand. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Labour has launched its election manifesto promising a radical agenda with a hugely expanded role for the state which they say will transform lives. The manifesto includes plans to build 100,000 Council Homes a year by the end of the new parliament. Labour also says thered be a windfall tax on oil companies. And the party promises to create a million greenjobs, although its watered down a Party Conference pledge to make the uk produce net zero carbon by
Minister of scotland. Two metal detectorists found guilty of stealing and concealing a viking hoard of coins and jewellry worth millions of pounds much of which is still missing. And, regrets . Hes had a few butJose Mourinho says he wont make the same mistakes at spurs as he did at his previous clubs. Its five oclock. Our top story labour has launched its election manifesto promising a radical agenda with a hugely expanded role for the state which it says will transform lives. The manifesto includes plans to build 100,000 Council Homes a year by the end of the new parliament. Labour also says thered be a windfall tax on oil companies. And the party promises to create a million greenjobs, although its watered down a Party Conference pledge to make the uk produce net zero Carbon Emissions by 2030. 0ur Political Correspondent, iain watson, reports. They say it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. Labour are lagging in the polls butJeremy Corbyn believed it was a radical manifesto
Activist Quinn Nystrom shares the good news with fellow u. S. Diabetics a drug that they need to survive is available at the local Walmart Store for less than a 10th of what they pay in the United States their caravan crossed 3 u. S. States to make a purchase i decided to bring this today because this kind of shows what my everyday life the diabetes looks sight this is kind of basically one or 2 months like survival for me also along for the ride nicole smith told who doesnt have the disease but shes here for a very special and personal reason i am part of this caravan in memory of my son alex smith who passed away on june 27th of 2017 from diabetic ketoacidosis as a result of rationing isnt fun because he cannot afford it. The group came to canada to buy cheaper insulin but mostly this is a gesture aimed at u. S. Political leaders in the pharmaceutical industry insulin prices are so high that one in 4 diabetics in the u. S. Has to ration the insulin they can afford putting their lives
A deal which has now been approved by a court in johannesburg up 2100000 miners or their dependents could benefit many of them suffered from lung disease and other illnesses as a result of their work which is poor as human rights lawyer whos been working on the case for many years he says the courts decision sets a landmark in the history of miners rights in south africa. Before this there was no such rot in south africa and there was no civil accountability on the part of employers towards workman who suffered from occupational diseases so that was the big bright 3 treaty 11 but the last 78 years of being spent litigating against the Mining Companies and the last several years in parallel with at a geisha in process. Sit of negotiations that culminated in the settlement that was approved today we had a migrant labor system for many many decades the majority of the most living in deep religious in south africa and in neighboring countries like mozambique pursued to in swaziland where t