We pulled it off. We broke the deadlock, we ended the gridlock, we smashed the road block. The Prime Minister is now inside number 10 having pledged to earn the support of people who in his words may have lent him their vote. An awful night for labour losing 59 seats many of them in places the party has held for decades. Jeremy corbyn said the results were very disappointing. I want to also make it clear that i will not lead the party in any future general Election Campaign. I will discuss with our party, to ensure there is a process now of reflection. Borisjohnson pledges to work day and night to retain the support of labour voters who deserted Jeremy Corbyn as labour suffered its worst defeat since the dark days of michael foot. Jo liberal democrat leader jo swinson has quit after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. For millions of people in our country, these results will bring dread and dismay and people are looking for hope
At the state dinner in washington in 1985, are up for auction. The iconic dress is expected to fetch between £250,000 and £350,000. Time for a look at the weather heres stav da naos. Certainly a lovely day in margate . Absolutely, sophie, and looking good around the country. Lots of sunshine event. A glorious picture in Sutton Coldfield in the west midlands, perfect conditions for strolling in the early december sunshine. There was quite a bit around because of High Pressure dominating for the next three days before low pressure ta kes next three days before low pressure takes over to bring wet and windy but milder weatherfor a takes over to bring wet and windy but milder weather for a time. Takes over to bring wet and windy but milder weatherfor a time. Quite a bit of sunshine this afternoon across england, wales, eastern scotla nd across england, wales, eastern scotland and Northern Ireland, click a cloud for western scotland, drizzle, mist and murk, a cloud for western scotland, d
Analysis on the President Trump visit and nato meeting. Five women who allege they were abused byJeffrey Epstein urge Prince Andrew to testify in their cases. The 12 year old boy killed yesterday when a car ploughed into a group of children near a school in essex is named as Harley Watson. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with holly hamilton. Weve got a full midweek calendar of premier League Fixtures coming up over the next few days weve been hearing frmo the managers, including an under pressure Manchester United boss. More at 2. 30. Thanks holly, and stav danaos has all the weather. Thank you, there is a change on the cards, today might be settled, mostly dry, but cold, it will be turning milder later on in the week, but thats only half the story, i will have all the details in around half an hour. Also coming up our live coverage from enniskillen, annita. Thats right, bbc news continues its election tour of the uk. Today, im in enniskillen, which is in the fermanagh const
Look long and hard as i types of sentences we are using for these types of offensives. There are Big Questions that this case poses, and its really important for there to be a proper review, to see if lessons can be learned. The attack overshadowed the latest televised Election Debate last night some of Todays Campaign events have been cancelled. In other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2. 7 more for rail tickets in the new year. And coming up on dateline in half an hour, the Panel Discuss how protests in iran impact on tehran s dream for dominance in the middle east. Good morning. Youre watching bbc news. Our main story this morning, the man who carried out a stabbing attack on London Bridge yesterday was a convicted terrorist who was freed from prison on licence last year. 28 year old usman khan was shot dead by armed officers after killing two people and injuring three others. He was known to the authorities, having beenjailed in 2012 for an alqaeda inspir
Spending your money this year. Good morning from Blenheim Palace and youre listening to the oxford gospel event choir. Alice in the palace here, some wet weather but mild compared to as of late. More details later. Its monday, december 23rd. Our top story there are calls for a government inquiry into racism in football. Its after the Chelsea Player, Antonio Rudiger, complained of racist chanting during yesterdays premier league match at tottenham. The professional Footballers Association said it was disgusted by the reports, and insisted urgent action was needed. Heres our sports correspondent, andy swiss. It was a day english football was once again overshadowed by racism. Chelseas Antonio Rudiger clearly showing hed heard abuse from the crowd an hour into his teams game against tottenham. He informed his captain, who in turn told the referee, and after he spoke to both managers, for the first time in the premier league, a warning was made over the public address system, twice repeate