Weinstein. A sharp rise in young people struggling with debt. We speak to one young woman about the risks of easy credit. Ijust i just used to ijust used to ignore the letters. I would rip them up as soon as i got them and the letters kept coming and them and the letters kept coming and the phone calls and i knew i was way in over my head. And from one storm to another. Its exactly 30 years since the uk was battered by the great storm of 1987. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news england are on the up but they wont be one of the top seeds at the world cup good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. One person has died in ireland as a result of storm ophelia. Gusts of over 100mph are reported off the coast of ireland. Troops have been deployed to coastal areas in the republic in whats expected to be the most severe storm to hit ireland in half a century. More than 20,000 homes and businesses are without power in the irish republic. An amber warning for Norther
Of england today. But, i think perhaps one thing above all is note worthy, which is that nature is all around us here and has this remarkable power of recovery. Reeta. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. Nature might need all her powers of recovery. Ophelia is taking centre stage today. It was a major category three hurricane and weakened to a category one. Today, here is ex ophelia no longer a hurricane but a very powerful area of weather. Look how tightly packed the isobars are. In the last hour, we have had a peak wind gust across the south of ireland of 97mph. In the isles of scilly, 67mph. But generally so far, the worst of the weather is in west wales. Amber warning in force for Northern Ireland with wind gusts potentially reaching 80mph. It will blow down trees. It could cause destruction to power and transport. Away from Northern Ireland, further west a bit of rain in scotland. The winds picking up across western wales and western parts of england with gales. Ac
But now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday imjohn watson. Coming up. Newcastle united up for sale. Donning the red jersey of wales a change in International Selection which could affect one of their biggest stars. And we here from england cricketerJonny Bairstow on how the suicide of his father shaped his career. In some ways you remember everything that has gone on, but at the same time theres bits of it you choose not to remember. We start this evening with news of Newcastle United which has been put up Newcastle United which has been put upfor Newcastle United which has been put up for sale by owner mike ashley. The club won promotion back to the premier League Last Season but the owner has been a divisive figure since he took over the club ten yea rs since he took over the club ten years ago. David has been following events today. Why has mike ashley decided now is the right time to put the club up for sale . It is a bit of a surprise on the one hand because n
And on the day storm 0rphelia hits the uk, 30 years ago the country was reeling from the impact of the great storm of 1987. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Three people have died as the worst storm for 50 years hits ireland, parts of the uk are affected too. Storm 0phelia has brought gusts of nearly a hundred miles an hour, damage to buildings and there are flood warnings in place along much of the west coastline of britain. The centre of the storm hit the south coast of ireland late this morning and moved up the country with the west coast bearing the brunt. Its now over the north coast heading to scotland where it will gradually weaken before finally passing the uk tomorrow afternoon. 360,000 homes and businesses have lost power. In ireland, around 170 flights have been cancelled with flights and ferries also called off in parts of scotland. From the atlantic 0phelia arrived in force. No longer a hurricane, but a storm still determined to show her power. That was seen on irelan
Northern ireland could have a very tough play off draw tomorrow. And all eyes are on todays weather. Ican hear and all eyes are on todays weather. I can hear in kent. This area was devastated during the storm is 30 yea rs devastated during the storm is 30 years ago. I will be talking about the weather today and also looking back at what happened 30 years ago. More details throughout the afternoon. More details throughout the afternoon. Thanks. Coming up on afternoon live we stay with that theme. If youre being affected by 0phelia, then tweet us your stories and pictures. And lets also have your memories of the great storm 30 years ago. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. Ireland has been battered by storm 0phelia. One woman has died, thousands of people are without power, and hundreds of schools have been forced to close. Whats described as a violent and destructive storm with winds of 100 miles an hour is now heading for Northern Ireland, parts of scotland, and west wales. In the