Youre questions answered. Thats with plaid cymrus liz Saville Roberts. Taking you straight to Ironbridge Gorge in shropshire for the pictures of the demolition of four cooling towers the. We just got to that a couple of moments later after the charges were set. 120 metres high and they cost of £10 million. Crowds gathered to see that historic moment as the towers at the coal fired power station in Ironbridge Gorge in shropshire came down. The work of so long comes down in a matter of seconds and as you can see, a cloud of dust is all that is left. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is watching the demolition. That was quite an amazing sight. It has gone completely to plan. There was concern that some would fall into the river severn. Essentially where that dust cloud is at the moment, but everything seemed to happen quite perfectly on time. You really have to be 60 years old or older than that to remember what it was like before that. 55, 60 years ago when they started building these power
Say official figures, but it remains far below pre pandemic levels. Thousands of migrants are still being left to sleep in the open after their camp on the greek island of lesbos burned down. And coming up. This years great north run will take place this weekend but with a very different look. Hello, good afternoon. Coronavirus infections have increased in recent weeks in the uk and are rising steadily, according to new estimates. Data released by the governments Scientific Advisory group has confirmed that the reproduction number, or r value, of coronavirus transmission across the uk has risen above 1, meaning the epidemic is growing. Meanwhile, the uks largest study of Coronavirus Infections has found the number of cases is now doubling every week. Tougher lockdown restrictions are expected to be announced for birmingham shortly following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. The city currently has the second highest infection rate in england. Meanwhile, wales will follow england and sc
Says the boss of the clothing firm next. We will inevitably and have already reduced the number of people working in our shops. And i expect that to continue over the coming five or six years as the demand for retail goes down. But we are taking on people in our call centre, we are training new recruits in our call centres and warehouses. As royal finances are hit by the pandemic, new figures show harry and meghans last royal visit cost almost a quarter of a Million Pounds. And a warning from shops to stuff your christmas stockings early as more people than ever are expected to buy online. A Police Officer has been shot dead at a Custody Centre in croydon in south london by a man who was being detained. It is thought the suspect was searched at the Custody Centre, before producing a weapon and firing it at an officer. Its understood he then turned the gun on himself. The officer, who has not yet been identified, was treated at the scene but later died in hospital of gunshot wounds. The
Votes separating the two men. From today, everyone living or working in liverpool will be offered coronavirus tests, whether or not they have symptoms in the uks first Mass Testing Programme. Businesses and employees digest the extension of the uk furlough scheme to the end of march and work out what it will mean for them. If you want to get in touch with me about furlough, mass testing, the president ial election from any of oui president ial election from any of our stories today, i want to hear what you have to say. You can reach me on twitter annita mcveigh, bbcyourquestions. Students at the university of manchester pull down metal barriers on the first day of englands new lockdown as hundreds of students who said they were not warned about the measure protest. An advert for a coronavirus passport app, which has been promoted by zara and mike tindall, has been referred to the medical regulator over concerns it contradicts health guidance. Hello, a very good morning to you, and welc