Gusts of wind, maybe 50 or 60 miles an hour, could cause disruption gcioss an hour, could cause disruption across england and wales. With lively and thundery downpours elsewhere, you will want to join lively and thundery downpours elsewhere, you will want tojoin me for the full cup full forecast here on breakfast. Its saturday, the 10th of august. Our top story the Energy Watchdog has demanded an urgent report from National Grid, after yesterdays massive power cut which affected nearly a Million People in england and wales. 0fgem has warned it could take enforcement action following the blackouts, which caused huge disruption to the rail network and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes. Some rail passengers were stuck on trains until the early hours of the morning, as andy moore reports. Darkness at clapham station. The lights went out, the display boards died, even the ticket machines were com pletely died, even the ticket machines were completely dead. After four hours o
Our headlines today what went wrong with the National Grid after a huge power blackout in england and wales . Millions were left without elelctricity, and hundreds of travellers were stuck on trains into the early hours. The mother of a teenager who went missing on holiday in malaysia has thanked the Emergency Services and has made a fresh appeal for information. Liverpool kick off the premier League Season in style, as last years runners up thrash newly promoted norwich 4 1 at anfield. A number of Outdoor Events have already been cancelled because of bad weather well be on the Isle Of Wight where the annual sailing regatta has been suspended. Strong winds will be the main weather story today, particularly gcioss weather story today, particularly across england and wales, thus of 60 mph causing disruption, thundery downpours elsewhere, join me for the full forecast here on breakfast. Its saturday the 10th of august. Our top story the Energy Watchdog has demanded an urgent report from t
dangerous situation in sudan. it is deeply sad. we are seeing great human suffering. the temporary ceasefire is due to end tomorrow. more than 20,000 new police recruits in england and wales the government says it has fulfilled its election pledge labour says they re just playing catch up. we entrust our ancestral home to you. battling it out for the future of gaming surprise as microsoft s 55 billion pound bid to buy the company behind world of warcraft and call of duty is suddenly blocked. and the king and queen consort set foot on liverpool s eurovision stage as it s revealed for the first time. 0n bbc london, countdown to the coronation. with just ten days to go, will the celebrations bring a good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the first plane bringing british nationals back from sudan has landed in the uk with around 100 people on board. they began their long journey from an airbase about 20 miles outside the sudanese capital khartoum but they had
we continue the programme in the capital of khartoum where there s messed with him and amongst the prisoners is a former sudanese logician wanted for alleged crimes against humanity. he was being held in the capital and is facing charges by the international criminal court. he was a key player in the sudanese government brutal response to two long running and unresolved wars. he was serving a sentence alongside former others year, students former president who is no being reportedly held at the military hospital. the former un were negative for sedan told me he is not surprised about what is happening in the country. the signals have been there for some time and quite honestly they have been there all the time since the genocide in darfurfor 20 years ago, and yes i know these characters and i recall about this time the sharing the star between the two in the presidential palace in 2003 when i was a un coordinator and as security minister he not only masterminded that incident
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