A waste of time for most people. The cost of credit. Spending on credit cards is at the most expensive in 13 years, even though Interest Rates are at record lows. I will look at why. Mo farahs former coach Alberto Salazar is found guilty of doping violations and banned from athletics for four years. A court case began behind closed doors in 2017, the year farah stopped working with salazar. Good morning. Today across scotland and Northern Ireland, early rain will clear. Then mostly dry for you with just a few showers. For england and wales, rain in the north and some heavy, thundery downpours further south which could lead to some issues with localised flooding. Will have more later. It is tuesdayi of october. We are based here for much of the morning at the conservative Party Conference in manchester. Our top story proposals to avoid a hard irish border are expected to be published in the coming days as part of the governments revised brexit deal. But, with less than a month until the
high. iwill average monthly payment hit a record high. i will be looking at why and whether there is an end inside to rising housing gusts. newcastle are edging closer to the champions league with a win at goodison park. that leaves everton deep in relegation trouble. good morning. a bit of a grey and drizzly start. the weather will brighten up today and it will be warmer than recent days. all the details for today and the bank holiday weekend throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, the 28th of april. our main story. head teachers in england will be balloted for strike action, in a move which could see further disruption for schools and parents. the union last held a strike vote injanuary, which supported taking action but did not reach the required 50% turnout. ministers say the pay deal is fair and reasonable. our reporter frances read has the latest. empty hallways, empty desks, children at home, because the teachers say they aren t getting paid what they need
america s west coast. now, politicalthinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week shows how one person armed with passion, determination and a mobile phone can force politicians, companies and regulators to listen. kwajo tweneboa tweeted pictures of the terrible state of the flat in which he and his sisters lived in, and which his father died in. it was riddled with damp and mould and infested with cockroaches and mice. he enlisted his neighbours on his south london estate in his fight for decent living conditions, and due to a growing media profile is now able to help people in social housing all over the country. kwajo is just 2a years old, and he only graduated from university this week. kwajo, welcome to political thinking. thank you for having me on. and congratulations on graduating. thank you. can you take in how much your life has changed over the past couple of years? no, when i do get the opportunities to sit back and actu
to fly to beijing. a winter storm brings rain and snow to southern california, the likes of which hasn t been seen there for more than three decades. there are also flood warnings in coastal areas. you are watching bbc news. now it s political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week shows how one person armed with passion, determination and a mobile phone, can force politicians, companies and regulators to listen. kwajo tweneboa tweeted pictures of the terrible state of the flat in which he and his sisters lived in, and which his father died in. it was riddled with damp and mould and infested with cockroaches and mice. he enlisted his neighbours on his south london estate in his fight for decent living conditions, and due to a growing media profile is now able to help people in social housing all over the country. kwajo is just 2a years old, and he only graduated from university this week. kwajo, welcome to political thinking.
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