the governor issues a state of emergency in six counties and warns hundreds of people will lose their homes. the end of the so called wagatha christie trial rebecca vardy and colleen rooney will find out today which of them has won their high court libel case. # everybody needs good neighbours. and it s farewell to neighbours after four decades as fans here in the uk prepare for tonight s final episode. birmingham put on a spectacular show last night for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games. 30,000 people gathered at the alexander stadium, while millions more watched around the world. the show kicks off 11 days of sporting action, with more than 5000 athletes from 72 nations and territories across the commonwealth all taking part across 280 medal events. competition has already started, with lawn bowls the first sport to get under way. today will also see commonwealth games debuts for women s t20 cricket, basketball and wheelchair basketball. but it all started la
will receive the £400 to help with rising energy bills in six monthly installments from october. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours #. tears on ramsey street as the last episode of the soap opera neighbours airs in the uk later today. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england have won the first gold of the commonwealth games. olympic silver medallist alex yee took the title in the triathlon. good afternoon and welcomes to the bbc news at one. rebekah vardy has lost her libel case, which had become known as the wagatha christie trial, at the high court. vardy had sued coleen rooney after the latter accused her of leaking private information about her to the tabloid press. both women have huge social media followings and business interests, having leveraged their exposure as the wives of famous football players. our correspondent, colin paterson, has been following the trial and is at the high court this lunchtime. this court this lunchtime. has been a disast