Pretty much up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news, electioncast. We are in this election because of brexit. We want to be getting out and buying our christmas presents. If anyone comes up to you and say they know what is going to happen, smile politely and turn your back. Its adam at westminster. Its chris at westminster. And laura at westminster. Its nice to be altogether. Yeah. And were going to celebrate this momentous moment by looking back at some of the manifestos that have been published that we havent covered in previous episodes, for various logistical reasons. Very good. 0h i made it sound so boring oh, well, never mind. Right. We are going to be poring over the competing, compelling visions for the nation. Is that better . Yeah, let us make it more fun. So, laura, what did you do yesterday, at the weekend . There we go, that is more fun already i went to telford. Because . Because there was the tory manifesto launch in the International Centre in telford. Paint the pi
50, laura, what did you do yesterday, at the weekend . There we go, that is more fun already i went to telford. Because . Because there was the tory manifesto launch in the international centre, in telford. Paint the picture. So, it was quite dank. Quite wet and quite grey and buggy. But it was one of these weird moments where you see the comments or the poltiical world as kind of public assets for a few hours. And the even bus in the placards. They give out the placards, they are standing the placards, and then the leader arrives and the all of harar hurray and then it is transformed into this big event, and then they all disappear, placards get handed back in, people get back on the bus, the politicians go away, the activist go home. We then hang around the bad smell until we had finished our reporting. So, you know, i kind of, the news was on earlier yesterday, at half past five, it was, sort of, you know, a couple of my team and a stray dog wandering around the car park. We will ta
Lewis hamilton will start the us formula one grand prix in fifth on the grid, but is still poised to win the world drivers championship. And click checks out what made in taiwan means in the 21st century. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont stand as a candidate in next months general election. Speaking on the andrew marr show, he said that instead he will be campaigning across the country against the prime ministers proposed brexit deal. Ive thought very hard about this how do i serve the cause of brexit best . Thats why im doing this, not for a career. I dont want to be in politics for the rest of my life. Do ifighta politics for the rest of my life. Do i fight a seat or do i serve the cause better traversing the length and breadth of the United Kingdom supporting 600 candidates because mike andi supporting 600 candidates because mike and i decided the latter course is the right one. So you wont stand yourself .
You are live with bbc news. I am anna foster in bethlehem. Some Breaking News this hour. Five people have been killed in an explosion at a Warehouse Run by the United Nations Relief Agency in rafah. It appears to have happened on the eastern side of the building. These are the latest pictures just in. We can see blood from the attack and aid the boxes that are damaged. Ambulances are there. As yet there is no statement or response from israel or the Israel Defence forces but we will bring that to you if it comes. Breaking news to begin this hour, five people have been killed in an explosion at a Un Aid Warehouse In Rafah in the Southern Gaza strip. For the first time in this conflict a new road route has been taken to actually deliver much needed food aid to Northern Gaza at the opposite end of the strip. This is something that has been particularly difficult to do, to actually get aid to the 300,000 people in the north of gaza who desperately need it. The un has said its the first tim
Anywhere thats seen a cloudier and gloomier start the and gloomier start to the day, well start slowly but well start to get slowly but surely brighter. This occluded front coast, front across eastern coast, though, that cloud though, has brought that cloud some rain as well to some drizzly rain as well to some drizzly rain as well to some eastern coasts, as well as some eastern coasts, as well as some through the next some early fog through the next few hours. That should slowly continue and clear, continue to lift and clear, though it will probably stay quite across eastern quite gloomy across eastern coasts of scotland through much of day. But some sunny of the day. But some sunny spells particularly spells to come, particularly across through across Western Areas through the rest day its been rest of the day where its been a very sunny start to the day and in the sunshine it will feel fairly highs at fairly pleasant. Highs of at 1112, possibly 13 degrees, but in where weve got an i