ps, and i love this bit. i avoided using tartan wall purely for laura s benefits . so handy, we got you here this week. yes. good morning to you, laura. tartan wool. i m not a fan. i m not a fan of tartan wool either. and we will answer that question, connor. we will answer it, but you have to keep listening. and a few other things to go through today. sure. yeah. we have the various commitments made that seem to be fairly new commitments on welfare reform. and we also have the previews for the manifestos. it s going to be an exciting episode of this sunday s newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it s laura in the studio. it s faisel in studio two. it s james in glasgow. hurray! how nice to have the two of you with me here on a sunday afternoon, having been abandoned by paddy and henry and adam and everybody else. i fought my way through thickets of pollen. apparently, it s all male trees that try and mate with you. what? someone planted only male plain trees. and this is
Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Well also be speaking to clare pooley a mother of three whos casual drinking turned into a serious habit. Shes here to talk about giving up alcohol and the support shes had from other women in the same situation. So wed love to hear from you if this is something youve got experience of. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. A huge fire is blazing at Nottingham Railway station. Nottinghamshire fire and rescue say theyre dealing with a large incident with five fire engines at the scene. The station has been evacuated. East midland trains say all trains through the station are cancelled and they expect disruptions. On the line its our reporter healy compton, bring us up to date with the latest you have about this fire . Every street around nottingham train station is closed at the moment, find me there are 11 fire trucks that you can see and bearing in mind this is just th
Violence that was happening, is a chilly very, very disturbing. I have been saying for some time in the context of covid i9, that a lot of pent up feelings that people have and not being able to get out, combine that with people who are now unsure about their future, their jobs, it was almost inevitable that we would see a growth in violence. Im not saying that this is directly related to that, but nevertheless we are seeing now a group of violence amongst younger people, particularly younger males, we are saying that growing across the region. My fear is that if we dont address that and some of the underlying problems with some of the underlying problems with some urgency, then we could see that grow. Notwithstanding that, birmingham isa grow. Notwithstanding that, birmingham is a good place, a good place to be, as safe city and it is reg retta ble place to be, as safe city and it is regrettable that we have this awful incident happened last night. Im sure that will deter people from
Donor and we Stay Together and he then resents me . I dont know. Well be joined by the Health Minister, who has launched a consultation on the time limit today. The whole of the h52 rail project will go ahead, the pm is set to announce today, despite concerns about the cost and the environmental impact. Are you for it or against it . Let me know. A flight deporting a group of jamaican born offenders, has taken off this morning, despite attempts to stop it. This programme understands about half of those due to be on the plane have not been put on it. Whats it like to come out at school in the republic of ireland . Our reporter simon oleary has been home to dublin to reflect on his own very personal story. To hear you so openly and comfortably talk about your experience in school and ifelt i could relate to it in a way and i was like, this is so weird. From, like, hearing you. Like, id always think about, like, seeing you so confident and, like, confident yourself when you are in sixth y
Uk government borrowing hits a record monthly high of £55 billion in may, as the coronavirus continued to press heavily on the public finances. Theres a mountain to climb to get back into power, according to a major review of labours 2019 general election defeat, its worst since 1935. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Annita Mcveigh and you can get in touch with me on twitter about any of our stories Annita Mcveigh. Our top story today primary and secondary schools in england are to get a one billion pound boost to help children catch up on months of lessons that were missed during lockdown. The government has pledged that a third of that cash will go towards a special tutoring programme for the most disadvantaged children. The rest of the money, £650 million, will be available to schools to spend on one to one or Group Tuition for any pupils they think need it. Critics say the plans lack detail and that Early Years Providers and colleges for over 16s have been left out