They are indeed. Steady progress for england on the second day so far of that first ashes test at edgbaston. They have had a bit of luck along the way but rory burns has just passed 50, england 88 1. Thanks, hugh. And louise has all the weather a bit quieter out there. It certainly is. Im pleased to say that we have got sunny skies, and the showers are few and far between today, a much better picture in parts of derbyshire. Ill have the Bigger Picture coming up in half an hour. Thanks, louise. Also coming up is this your aircraft, sir . The plane that landed on a busy street and had the police to answer to. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live im martine croxall. Raf helicopter crews are trying to save a dam in derbyshire amid fears it could burst and engulf much of the town of Whaley Bridge. The chinooks are dropping bags of sand, gravel and stone to shore up the dam wall. Experts say the situation is critical. Around 1500 residents were moved out of their homes yesterday. The Prime
now her people are here for her. i m in westminster where people have less than one full day left to pay their respects to the queen. i ll be speaking to the tens of thousands of people who already have. in other news, millions of people in south western japan have been forced to leave their homes as a region braces itself for the biggest typhoon in decades. ukraine says more than 59 bodies have now been recovered from a mass burial site in the recently liberated city. welcome, if you are watching in the uk or around welcome, if you are watching in the uk oraround the welcome, if you are watching in the uk or around the world. king charles iii will host a reception for hundreds of world leaders at buckingham palace later today ahead of queen elizabeth s funeral on monday. tens of thousands are still queueing to file past the late queen s coffin on the final full day of lying in state. officials are deciding whether to temporarily suspend queueing and they have asked members o
And tributes to Hugh Masekela, father of South African jazz and anti apartheid campaigner, whos died in johannesburg. Good morning, its tuesday 24th january. Im annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc newsroom live. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is understood to be pushing for a multimillion pound cash injection in the nhs in england. It comes as the Health Secretary is due to update the cabinet on how the Health Service is coping with winter pressures. Its thought mrjohnson wants an extra £100 million a week to go to the nhs. Its not the first time hes proposed more money. Remember this . He proudly stood behind the vote leave battle bus during the Eu Referendum claiming that £350 million britain pays to the eu every week could instead go to the nhs. The chancellor, Philip Hammond, said he gave the nhs £6 billion in the last budget, and when asked about mrjohnsons rumoured proposals, told reporters, mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. Well, lets get more from norman smith, who is out
Prosecution against some offenders should be dropped. In the last few hours pilots working for Thomas Cook Airlines have gone on strike. Its the First Industrial action by uk pilots in a0 years. Ill be asking the airlines boss and the pilots union whats gone wrong. In sport, big ben is still striking, at lords at least. Ben stokes takes six wickets on a crazy day at lords, with both the west indies and then england suffering batting collapses, in the 3rd and deciding test. Hello from marvellous morecambe. Once the daylight arrives, you will see that the breakfast chair is here for its final hurrah after the tour around it ands coasts. We will be looking back, Peter Thomson forward, to the future of our seaside towns. And sarah has the weather. And sarah has the weather. And unsettled day today with lots of lost three showers around. I will bring you all the details of the forecast here in the uk, as well as Hurricane Irma and where it is heading next, in about 15 minutes. Good morning.