an extra hour in school for some pupils in wales as heads try out changes to the academic year. the winter olympics torch relay kicks off in beijing as china s capital gears up for the games. good morning. quite a lot of cloud producing light rain in the north and east. not as windy as it has been but it is still going to be mild. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, the 2nd of february. the government will today set out its long delayed manifesto plan to level up the lives of millions of people across the uk. the proposals include a series of pledges to improve education, public transport and housing in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. labour have dismissed the project as more slogans and strategies . our political correspondent jessica parker reports. we are a government committed to levelling up. it is absolutely what levelling up is all about. what we re doing is levelling up. level up across the whole of the uk. ministers hav
dozens of people have been hit with legal bills of thousands of pounds after this sheffield law company collapsed, despite signing up on a no win no fee basis. i ll have the details. a new national stadium in the north. that s the vision of this man the new manchester united co owner, sirjim ratcliffe, who ideally wants to knock old trafford down and regenerate the whole area. could this revolving restaurant make a comeback? one of london s most famous landmarks bt tower is being turned into a hotel. good morning. heavy and persistent rain accompanied by gael falls wins meeting across england and wales. for scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells and heavy showers. gale force winds. all of the details later on in the programme. it s thursday, the 22nd of february. the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, is expected to hold talks with party leaders after last night s debate on a call for a ceasefire in gaza descended into chaos. more than 30 mps have signed a moti
snow remain in force across northern england and north east wales. an intriguing weather story. i will have all the details. an emotional call from the father of elle edwards, who was shot at a pub on christmas eve. he tells us how he wants the people of liverpool to take a stand agianst violent crime. justjoin us, come as one and we will get through it and we will win. delays to the h52 high speed rail line. the government says it will help save money, but not everyone is happy. i ll have the details. after humiliation comes some redemption for manchester united, who bounced back from their historic thrashing at anfield by beating real betis in the europa league, and put one foot in the quarter finals. it s friday the 10th of march. our main story a shooting in the german city of hamburg has left at least six people dead and several others injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah s witnesses. the gunman is believed to be dead, but police still have no
that she would have survived. history is made in the gymnastics in liverpool, asjessica gadirova, wins britain s first ever women s individual all around medal, at a world championships. and join me live exactly 100 years after a team of british and egyptian archaeologists discovered at the entrance to the tomb of tutankhamun. plus, it is a frosty start to friday for a sum and for many it is going to be a dry and sunny day. details coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 11th of november. our main story. plans for a new nuclear power plant in sizewell in suffolk are under review, as the government looks to try and cut spending. a high speed rail line promised for the north of england could also be scaled back. a treasury spokesperson has insisted infrastructure projects remain a priority. here s our business editor, simonjack. major energy infrastructure and transport projects, including a new nuclear plant in suffolk, and a new rail line in the north of england, are under