The governments decision to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport is ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. Green campaigners have celebrated the ruling but Business Leaders say the runway is essential for the uks future success. Well, its a fantastic result for friends of the earth and plan b and for the climate. I mean, this is a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. Whats needed now is for the Prime Minister and the secretary of state to show a little bit of leadership and say, we want to get on and build it. Heathrow airport will appeal, but the government says it will not contest the ruling. Well bring you all the latest. Also this lunchtime the uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu, if theres no progress byjune. Two more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in england. Both are being treated at specialist centres. And ten more days of difficult conditions are predicted by police for parts of the midlands hit by flooding. And co
From post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. Ten more days of difficult conditions are predicted for parts of yorkshire and the West Midlands hit by flooding. And this weekend, inter miami will take to the pitch for the first time. Well hear from co owner David Beckham. Its 5pm, our top story environmental campaigners are celebrating a notable victory after the court of appeal ruled unlawful the governments decision to give the go ahead to a third runway at Heathrow Airport. Thejudges said that ministers had not taken into account their International Climate change commitments. The government will not appeal, but Heathrow Airport has said it will challenge the judgment. Green campaigners have called on the government to cancel the project outright. But supporters of the runway say expansion is vital for britain to compete on the international stage. Our correspondent Roger Harrabin reports. Cheering. In the sleet and cold they massed outside the appeal court,
All the sport with austin. The organisers of the six nations say theyre monitoring the spread of coronavirus carefully, after it forced irelands games against italy to be postponed yesterday. England are due to travel to rome on the final weekend. Thanks, austin. And Sarah Keith Lucas has all the weather. We had some snow around this morning. But the main emphasis is on more rain over the next few days and strong winds. The next named storm is on the way, storm jorge, so i will bring you all the details and about half an hour. Also coming up and with more wet Weather Forecast, well be on the ground assessing how measures to keep back the floodwaters are faring. Hello, everyone. Legally fatal with those words, the appeal court may have killed off plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The court ruled the proposed expansion didnt take account of the Uks International commitments on Climate Change, made in the Paris Agreement. Campaigners against the third runway have hailed the ru
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