of the al-qaeda terror attacks. rehearsals have been taking place ahead of the funeral of the duke of edinburgh on saturday. we ll find out details of who will attend later. and a major landslide sends 4,000 tonnes of rock tumbling onto a beach on dorset sjurassic coast. hello and welcome to bbc news. david cameron says he ll respond positively to any requests for him to give evidence to the lobbying inquiry into greensill. the former prime minister has faced criticism for contacting ministers in an attempt to win financial support for the firm before it collapsed. it s sparked a wider row over private companies attempts to influence government. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. the way david cameron used his contacts with ministers on behalf of the businessman who employed him, lex greensill, sparked a row about lobbying that has dominated westminster for days. yesterday, conservative mps voted against setting up a special parliamentary investigation. so the
amazon, disney and the bbc. more choice, but at what cost? good morning from swindon village near aaron dole. we are getting into the holiday mood. the weather, cloudy with rain at times but for the rest of us, dry with a cold start and some sunny spells. arundel. more in 15 minutes. it s thursday 31st october. our top story. campaigning has begun for the next general election which will be held in six weeks on december 12. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, will launch his party s election campaign this morning, promising a transformation of britain. the conservatives will blame labour for the failure to leave the eu today as planned. but some mps who are standing down have warned about a growing bitterness in politics. nick eardley has more. they are used to scenes like this. jeremy corbyn at a campaign rally last night. the first day of six weeks of campaigning to try and persuade you he is ready for power. today, he will promise to tackle what he calls a corrupt system,
Andrew Travers has been appointed interim chief executive of Southampton City Council. He will take up his new role on Monday 29 January and replaces Mike