Stages of the Champions League. That is despite losing to Bayern Munich in theirfinal group game. Good morning. Weve got cloud and rain spilling in from the south west. Its moving north and eastward through the course of the day, possibly leaving some snow on the hills. Its going to be a blustery day, but the wind will strengthen from the south west later. I will have more in 15. Silent night. Christmas comes early for terrence, the age uk volunteer who wont be home alone for the first time in 20 years. It is thursday 12 december. Our top story after six weeks of campaigning, polls are about to open across the country for voting in the general election. It is the third ballot in less than five years, and the first to be held in december in nearly a century. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake is in westminster for us this morning. Jonathan, talk us through the day ahead. Good morning, yes, decision day has arrived. The time for politicians to do the talking is over and it is tim
Well be exploring the role the uk played, and how this observatory in cheshire captured the moment when the eagle space Capsule First landed on the moon. Dry and warm 50 years ago but today heavy rain spreading to the south west. Heavy rain spreading to the southwest. A full forecast into the weekend. The big Summer Getaway airports prepare for their busiest day of the year, but road congestion and train delays are also expected. Ill have the details and some top tips for your Holiday Travel a mclroy meltdown at the open for rory. The home favourite, says he felt the nerves after shooting an opening round of 8 over par, at port rush, and now faces a fight to make the cut. Its friday the 19th ofjuly. Our top story Public Sector workers are reportedly set to get a £2 billion pay rise. The times reports that several groups of employees, mostly in england, are in line for above inflation pay rises. But in almost all cases the money will have to come from current budgets. Bens here to tell
i don t really see anything more meaningful coming into the market. we have reached now the halfway point of 2023. how would you describe the health of the global economy? that s a really intriguing question. i think throughout this year, central banks and lawmakers and policy makers have been focused on containing inflation, bringing inflation under control, and a lot of these banks have failed to bring the inflation to the target level, which is still running quite high, so especially in the uk, the cost of living crisis is a huge issue, and inflation data last week has already shown that there is no easiness or ease off in the data for the time being. but, having said all those pessimistic things and pointed to those factors, i think i am a bit more optimistic going into h2 of this year because i think inflation is going to come closer to the central bank s target, whether we are talking about the federal reserve, whether we re talking the ecb, and, of course, inflation is
the front runner in the contest for the conservative party leadership liz truss says she will act on energy bills within a week if she becomes prime minister. her rival rishi sunak says he cannot rule out blackouts this winter if he becomes pm. the uk is facing a genuine emergency on energy, he said. the winner will be announced tomorrow and take office on tuesday. our political correspondent tony bonsignore reports. whoever wins the leadership race and becomes the next prime minister will be walking straight into an economic storm. they face one urgent question before all others what to do about soaring energy bills? rishi sunak has long promised some financial support for everyone, with more on top for especially the most vulnerable. today, liz truss promised that if she wins, help is on the way. i understand that people are struggling with eye watering energy bills, and there are predictions of even worse down the track. and i understand that. and i can say, laura, that
pope francis has beatified one of his predecessors popejohn paul i in a ceremony at the vatican. police investigating the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool have arrested two men. olivia pratt korbel was shot in her own home in the city last month. detectives are questioning a 34 year old man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and a 41 year old has been arrested for allegedly assisting an offender. our correspondent laura trant is with me. what more are merseyside police saying in their latest statement? the latest development is that two men were arrested this morning in the runcorn area, south east of liverpool, in relation to the death of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. the police force said a 34 year old man from liverpool was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. he remains in police custody and is being questioned by detectives. a 41 year old man from knowsley was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and h