Delegates at the nut Conference Vote in favour of a ballot on Strike Action in england, because of concerns about funding cuts. More throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. Coming up now its sportsday. Good evening, spurs reduce the gap with chelsea as bournemouth get thumped 4 0 at White Hart Lane. Stoke city with a win, and Valtteri Bottas claims Pole Position for the first time in his career to deny team mate Lewis Hamilton Pole Position on the grid in bahrain. And britains cyclists add to the medal tally at the World Track Cycling Championships in hong kong and defending champion mark selby makes a blistering start to this years snicko World Championship. Good evening, lots of neutral fans would like to see the race to win the Premier League title go to the final few matches. Spurs have done their bit to make sure it does. They beat bournemouth 4 0 in the days early kick off to move to just four points behind League Leaders chelsea who dont play until tomorrow. David ornste
Delegates at the nut Conference Vote in favour of a ballot on Strike Action in england, because of concerns about funding cuts. More throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. Coming up now its sportsday. Good evening, spurs reduce the gap with chelsea as bournemouth get thumped 4 0 at White Hart Lane. Stoke city with a win, and Valtteri Bottas claims Pole Position for the first time in his career to deny team mate Lewis Hamilton Pole Position on the grid in bahrain. And britains cyclists add to the medal tally at the World Track Cycling Championships in hong kong and defending champion mark selby makes a blistering start to this years snicko World Championship. Good evening, lots of neutral fans would like to see the race to win the Premier League title go to the final few matches. Spurs have done their bit to make sure it does. They beat bournemouth 4 0 in the days early kick off to move to just four points behind League Leaders chelsea who dont play until tomorrow. David ornste
There are questions about how their freedom was secured. Kelly kobiaia has more on their time in captivity and their journey home. Reporter we are still dont have details, we know the National Director jim claper held talks to get kenneth bae and matthew todd released. Bae was sentenced to 15 years hard labor and his health was failing. Matthew todd miller was in the country seven months. Its a wonderful day, obviously, we are very grateful for their safe return. And i appreciate the director doing a great job what was obviously a tough settlement. Reporter this comes after the release of another american the swedish government helped to negotiate his release. He was said to be involved in time as well but there are few questions, like why the director of National Intelligence . How long were these socalled discussions and are there any conditions tied to baes and millers release . One u. S. Official told the Associated Press that nothing was offered in exchange for the return of these
President trump pays tribute to his younger brother, robert, who has died in new york aged 71. Chloe mccardel an australian endurance swimmer finishes a record breaking crossing of the English Channel. And coming up in half an hour talking movies reports on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on cinema. Theres more uncertainty and confusion for hundreds of thousands of a level and gcse students today. The exams regulator quual withdrew its advice for those wanting to appeal within hours of making it public. The government has been under fire since thursdays a level grades were awarded with nearly 40 downgraded by quual. Gcse results are due this week having been assessed using the same algorithm as a levels. Heres our Political Correspondent peter saull. In ordinary times, theyd know what the next step would be by now. And the class of 2020 is facing more uncertainty. Three days after the results came out, here, or so we thought, was the criteria for appealing. On this page of quual
This time for his exploits on the pitch, as Marcus Rashfords hat trick fires Manchester United to a comfortable victory over rb leipzig in the Champions League. We have a band of heavy rain moving from the west towards the north east through the course of the day with gusty winds and the strongest will be in the west, especially because of the height and exposure but it will feel a bit milder. Of the height and exposure but it will feela bit milder. I of the height and exposure but it will feel a bit milder. I have the details in about ten minutes. Its thursday 29th october. Our top story. The second wave of coronavirus is at a critical stage, according to experts after a major study found that nearly 100,000 people in england are becoming infected every day. Scientists at Imperial College london are warning that action taken so far to contain the virus isnt enough. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has this report. The study tested a random sample of 85,000 people across england,