Modern british history was sentenced to a whole life order at Manchester Crown court last month. Well, unions have vowed month. Well, unions have vowed to fight the government tooth and nail after half £1 billion Government Investment in tata steel has put 3000 jobs at risk. The government, though, says it will support more than 12,000 jobs in the sector overall. Tata jobs in the sector overall. Tata has been in talks with the government to switch from coal fired to electric furnaces in an effort to reduce carbon emissions. Labour says only the emissions. Labour says only the tories could spend £500 million of taxpayers money to make thousands of british workers redundant. The man killed in a dog attack in staffordshire yesterday has been named by police as ian price. The 52 year old died in hospital after being seriously injured in stonnall yesterday afternoon near walsall in staffordshire. A man has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of two dangerous dogs, both believed
Is it worth being a city of culture . Ill be chatting to businesses all morning about how things have changed for them this year. Good morning. In sport, liverpool net seven goals, making england the first country to have five teams through to the Champions League knockout stages in the same season. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Storm caroline will make its presence felt in the north of scotla nd make its presence felt in the north of scotland today. 90 Miles Per Hour gusts. Blizzards as well. A mild and a wet start to the day away from that. It will be noticeably windy. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. Good morning. First, our main story the number of patients experiencing long waits in accident and Emergency Departments in the uk has more than doubled in the last four years. Research by the bbc found that more than three Million People waited longer than the four hour target in the last year. Doctors say it shows the nhs can no longer cope. The dep
Athletics anti doping officials have launched an investigation into what iaaf president lord coe called serious allegations about World Champion sprinter Justin Gatlins coach and an agent. Weve looked at benefits of singing together. Hopefully louder than that. Now theres a chance to join in. This morning, were linking up choirs for a live uk wide sing along. Keep watching for details of how you can get involved. And matt has the weather. You need to know that details of fog around. Frost as well. Mostly a dry day. A day of massive temperature contrast. Good morning. First, our main story. The royal navys new £3 billion Aircraft Carrier, hms Queen Elizabeth, is leaking. The navys future flagship, which was commissioned by the queen earlier this month, has a problem with one of its propeller shafts. Our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports. Earlier this month, amid much fanfare, the royal navys largest, most expensive warship was being commissioned into service by the queen.
In global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you have spotted online. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Rescue workers are trying to find survivors following the devastating mudslides in southern california. 17 people are known to have died, with more than a dozen still missing. Many of those now affected are the very same people who had to flee last month from some of the biggest wildfires in the states history. The latest extreme weather hit carpinteria, Santa Barbara and montecito. From there, our correspondent james cook reports. In montecito, they are still combing the ruins, looking for survivors. But, with every hour that passes, hope fades. The surge of mud and debris wasjust hope fades. The surge of mud and debris was just too powerful. It consumed everything before it, turning homes to matchwood. Consumed everything before it, turning homes to matchwoodm consumed everything b
Over 100 empty homes forjust £1. Houses like these. I will look at whether this is one way we can solve the housing shortage and i will take you inside some of the houses. And in sport from the farm to the curling sheet. Great britains men beat switzerland in their opening match. Tea m team gb won silver four years ago, but this is a new team, all of them farmers. Theres black and then theres one of the blackest substances known to man. What can vantablack be used for . Well tell you later. And we have the dark lord himself on the weather forecast. We can bring a bit of colour to your forecast. Lots of frost and sunshine to begin with, but rain and hill snow on the way. All the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story a committee of mps has said there is a pervasive lack of trust among disabled people in how their welfare claims are assessed. The commons work and Pensions Committee said reports by private contractors were riddled with errors and quality targets had b