Clearing him of breaking any laws in ukraine and calls forjoe biden to testify. Plus, from cancel culture to climate strike which one has been crowned 2019s word of the year . Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in leeds. Michelle fleury is in washington. This may be the most divisive election for a long time, and the starkest choice. But today, for one day at least, the main parties have much in common. They have both decided to spend more on infrastructure, and to dedicate a big chunk of that to the north of england which, by the way, is where youll find many of the contested seats. Today was definitely the day for people to leave westminister and go north. Borisjohnson was visiting a tea factory in stockton, wearing a blue boiler suit and talking to workers about, well, teabags. Amongst other things. Chancellor savid javid was in manchester, and John Mcdonnell was in liverpool with labours plan. The beady eyed amongst you may have noticed that i wasnt on the programme last night.
at st james s park in newcastle. they became a symbol of a nation s grief and gratitude after the queen s death, and now hundreds of paddingtons left in london s parks will be donated to charity. good morning. early, blustery showers slowly easing on the far north of scotland. elsewhere, it s a quieter story. north of scotland. elsewhere, it s a quieterstory. more north of scotland. elsewhere, it s a quieter story. more sunshine coming through and lighter winds. i ll have all the details coming up shortly. it is sunday 16 october. our main story: the prime minister and chancellor will hold talks today our main story: the prime minister as the government tries to salvage its economic credibility following three weeks of market turmoil and policy u turns. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has said he wants growth underpinned by stability, but some conservative mps are privately discussing trying to eject liz truss from office. here is our political correspondent ben wright congr
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Ground Breaking vaccine for melanoma skin cancer is being trialled in the uk. The jab, which is personalised, uses the same technology as that in some covid vaccines. Early studies show that when used with another cancer drug it almost halved the risk of recurrence or death after three years. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and can spread to other areas of the body. The main cause of melanoma is Ultraviolet Light which comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds. Around 17,500 people are diagnosed with melanoma each year in the uk. Its the uks fifth most common cancer, but experts say 86 of these cases could be prevented by taking the right precautions. Heres our health correspondentjim reed. Could a jab like this change the way cancer is treated . Last month, steve young became the first person in the uk to be given this personalised vaccine, not to prevent the disease, but to try to stop a skin cancer returning. At l
Cheering and applause keep going steady, guys car horns bagpipes play cheering and applause this might be the seventh week of National Applause but here in port talbot it feels there is as much enthusiasm as ever. Plenty of people i have spoken to here have friends, relatives, working on the front line, but there is a special reason why people here want to applaud. A person living here for 14 years was struck very high bike run about and put into intensive care. But tonight danny egan, after eight days in a coma, has been brought back thanks to the work of the nhs and wants to show his gratitude by coming out with his wife and son this evening. Welcome to antrim in northern ireland, we are at the bus station tonight where lots of bus drivers have come out to show their appreciation. Of course lots of transport services have been scaled back at this time but still everyday a core team of transit staff had been coming out to help the public and to keep essential bus and Rail Services goi