Solidarity with my sisters tonight in black. A sea of black at the baftas, as stars line up to show solidarity against sexism and harassment in the film industry. Employers are in the dark ages when it comes to attitudes to pregnant workers and those planning to have children. Thats according to Research Published this morning by the uks Human Rights Commission. It isa it is a busy day that the brits at the Winter Olympics. And matt has the weather. The ice to be found here today. It isa the ice to be found here today. It is a cost free start to your working week. Its cloudy and expect some damp weather. A full forecast coming up damp weather. A full forecast coming up inis minutes. First our main story. The Prime Minister will admit today that students and their families have serious concerns about the cost of university. Theresa may will launch an independent review into Higher Education finance in england, saying many courses are notjudged to give value for money. Universities are f
Hurricane ophelia is approaching the uk and may bring heavy rain and gusts of up to 80mph. And. The accountants who disappeared leaving thousands of lorry drivers owing money to the taxman. Thats in inside out in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A canadian man, kidnapped and held for five years in afghanistan, along with his pregnant wife, says she was raped and her baby daughter murdered. They were freed earlier this week along with three children born in cap tiffity. He revealed captivity. Afghanistan, parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. Canadianjoshua boyle and his wife caitlin coleman, came here, he says, to carry out aid work. But instead the couple were kidnapped by members of a Haqqani Network linked to the taliban. Over five years their captors released a series of videos. One of them showed their children born in captivity. On wednesday, the family were finally freed by pakistani forces. They arrived in toronto l
Thousands of homes in Northern Ireland and wales are left without power as storm ophelia sweeps across the British Isles commuters in scotland are being warned of difficult travelling conditions this morning. To not just scotland to notjust scotland but parts of north east england does well but it is in scotland and north east scotla nd is in scotland and north east scotland have gusts of 60 or 70 mph will that could possibly lead to trouble disruption. The win will ease over the day and there is rain and the forecast but i will have more later. Of the wind will ease. In sport, what a night there is in store for tottenham. They take on the 12 time winners real madrid in the Champions League their manager says its so special to be playing at the bernabeu. And some are calling it red october the extreme weather conditions left many of us with some amazing views. Well have more of the pictures youve been sending us throughout the morning. And that was one of salford here. It is so spooky.
And says it wants to remove criminals from the government thats as the fight to succeed ailing president Robert Mugabe intensifies well get the very latest from our correspondent on the ground. Plus a big day for same sex couples in australia that country says yes to same sex marriage in a postal poll two thirds of participants backed the change now the government wants to make it law by christmas. And nigerias drowned daughter says italian investigators work to a dent of five twenty six women dumped in the mediterranean we traveled to nigeria to meet anxious families who believe their children were victims of people traffickers. Im brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show a night of unrest in zimbabwe with military vehicles out on the streets and explosions reported in the capital harare but the army says it is not a coup theyre calling it a tie. Argot assault on criminals around president Robert Mugabe promising hell be safe now the army has taken over the state broadcaster and r
The bad blood between the superstar and the former radio deejay she accuses of assault. The suit and countersuit and why this tmz photo is considered key evidence in the case. And the giant jackpots. Lottery fever spreading fast. This is it. No big winners overnight. That means another chance for a double dose of riches. This amount of money will make anybody new. The powerball and Mega Millions prizes swelling in size. The fortunes that could be yours. Good morning everyone. Thanks for joining us on this sunday morning. The latest on the jackpots in a moment. Do you have powerball fever. A mild form. Im counting on you. For the updates on the odds. I know you like all the numbers. We want to get to the severe the radar, storms bringing more than 6 inches of rain and violent winds over 75 miles an hour. We want you to check out the images from kansas city, missouri. Flash flooding creating Rushing Waters. Stranded drivers. Officials are carrying out water rescues. There is more Severe