Counting the cost of pothole damage. Average repairs rise to nearly £500. Could more of us be claiming compensation from the council . I Take A Look. Good morning. Temperatures today could reach 35 celsius in parts of the South East quarter of the country, making it the hottest day of this year so far but further north we have got some heavy Thundery Downpours. I will have all of the details shortly. Its monday the 12th of august. A doctor who treated Valdo Calocane three years before he fatally stabbed ian coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace Omalley Kumar in nottingham warned his Mental Illness was so severe he could end up killing someone, according to medical records seen by the bbc. In their first interview, calocane s Mother And Brother told Bbc Panorama this was one of a series of missed opportunities over three years that could have prevented the killings. Navtej johal has this report. For so long we thought that it would end in tragedy. But i thought the tragedy would be him taki
Lets start in the united states, because after months of political wrangling the us senate has passed a 1 Trillion infrastructure plan, intended to restore some of the ageing, often crumbling, Transport Systems across the us. The plan will see 110 Billion being spent on roads, bridges and other major projects. The White House currently believes 115,000 bridges across the country are considered to be in poor condition. 73 Billion will be spent on clean energy. President biden hopes the money will be spent on new Power Lines and rebuilding americas old electric grids. Lets now get more details on the plan, the bbc s Michelle Fleury filed this report from new york. President Joe Biden celebrated the passage of the infrastructure bill, describing it as a once in a Generation Investment In America. After Ears Investment In America. After years and investment In America. After years and infrastructure, investment In America. After years and infrastructure, we | years and infrastructure, we a
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Hello, and welcome to the programme. From monday, england and wales covid Border Controls will be significantly relaxed as people who have been fully vaccinated in the eu or us will not need to isolate when coming to england from an amber list country. Officials say the move will reunite friends and family who live abroad. The Uk Transport Secretary Grant shapps said the new rules will apply to all Travellers from the united states, the european union, as well as norway and switzerland. But france for now is not included, after being classed as amber plus. Passengers will need to have been fully vaccinated in america or the Eu Travellers will still need a test before setting off and another test two days after arrival. Northern Ireland has yet to decide whether to follow suit. Meanwhile the government says it will review again englands Traffic Light System for countries Around The World including france at The End of next week. Our transport correspondent, caroline davies, reports. Few
human rights groups raise concerns about the takeover. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england all rounder ben stokes is unlikely to play in the ashes in australia this winter after undergoing a second operation on an injured finger. good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. businesses and analysts are warning that the sharp rise in energy prices will lead to households paying more for bills and everyday products. the boss of supermarket iceland said price rises were now inevitable, and consultants cornwall insights warned the annual energy price cap could rise by £400 in spring. the business secretary has said uk gas supplies would be sufficient this winter, but acknowledged that more energy firms would fold in the coming months. kwasi kwarteng told energy providers that developing renewable sources will be the only way to protect against soaring gas prices long term, as our personal finance correspondent kevin peachey reports. just like the season s weather, bi