A crushing defeat for england in new zealand, as the black caps wrap up an impressive innings and 65 run victory in the first test at bay oval. Good morning. Today we are looking ata good morning. Today we are looking at a fairly cloudy day. A misty one as well, and weve got rain pushing northwards. The driest conditions gcioss northwards. The driest conditions across the far north of scotland. I will have more in 15 minutes. It is monday 25 november. Our top story over a Million Students face disruption from today when University Lecturers and support staff begin an eight day strike over pay, pensions and working conditions. Lectures will be cancelled at 60 universities. That is almost half of the uks institutions. Here is our education correspondent lisa hampele. They are taking to the picket lines again. Last year, more than 40,000 University Staff went on strike because of changes to their pension fund. Now, they say there has been a lack of progress in that dispute and they are an
More than 70 passengers are killed as their train catches fire in pakistan. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster. There is only one story, really. Weve got team news out of japan ahead of the Rugby World Cup final. No surprises at all england are going with the same 15 that beat the all blacks. England are going with the same 15 thanks, olly. England are going with the same 15 and stav is looking at the weather for us. Iam indeed. Well i am indeed. Well have a quick look at the halloween forecast for this evening at the end of the week into the weekend, well also touch on the california wildfires, which have been ravaging some parts of the states this week. See you later. Thanks, stav. Also coming up. Hes the oldest ever winner of britains got talent. Ill be chatting to chelsea pensioner Colin Thackery as he helps to try to raise £1 million in a single day for the Royal British legion during london poppy day. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im simon mcc
Also in the next hour. The extent of homelessness in england is described as a National Crisis by a group of mps. The number of rough sleepers more than doubles in six years. 9000 people are thought to be living on the streets. And the super agers, cheer leading in their seventies and eighties, so whats the secret to a long and healthy life . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Britains Biggest Police force, the metropolitan police, is reviewing all its current sex offence investigations after the collapse of two rape cases in the space of a week. Both prosecutions were halted because the police had failed to disclose key evidence which might have helped the defence. Several legal experts are now warning that this may reflect a wider issue across england, wales and Northern Ireland. We will bring you more on that later but first i want to take you to these pictures in washington. In a few moments, in fact im told he is making his way through the crowd and the president of the United
Between living near major traffic and getting dementia. Lets spend a few minutes looking at the relationship between donald trump and the Intelligence Community in washington, dc, brought into focus by a Senate Hearing, in which we heard from the director of National Intelligence and others. We have an update on this story. We now know that the current director, james clapper, we knew that he would be leaving and was going to be replaced, this is also interesting, theresa may, we understand, from the Prime Ministers Office, will be visiting donald trump in the spring. That is a story separate from the intelligence but it has come up and is worth passing to you, the Prime Ministers Office says that the uk Prime Minister will visit donald trump in the spring, we will keep you posted when we get more dates on that. Mentioning james clapper, his briefing on alleged russian hacking, he will meet donald trump tomorrow. Here is one exchange during todays Senate Hearing for you. The bottom lin
Between living near major traffic and getting dementia. Lets spend a few minutes looking at the relationship between donald trump and the Intelligence Community in washington, dc, brought into focus by a Senate Hearing, in which we heard from the director of National Intelligence and others. We have an update on this story. We now know that the current director, james clapper, we knew that he would be leaving and was going to be replaced, this is also interesting, theresa may, we understand, from the Prime Ministers Office, will be visiting donald trump in the spring. That is a story separate from the intelligence but it has come up and is worth passing to you, the Prime Ministers Office says that the uk Prime Minister will visit donald trump in the spring, we will keep you posted when we get more dates on that. Mentioning james clapper, his briefing on alleged russian hacking, he will meet donald trump tomorrow. Here is one exchange during todays Senate Hearing for you. The bottom lin