If youre putting yourself forward as a candidate for our parliament, youre essentially saying to the public, im a fine upstanding member of society and i will represent you asa of society and i will represent you as a constituent in an honest manner, and i dont think that he has been honest. Mr cairns resignation is one of several key moments during the first week of the general Election Campaign. Well be looking back at some of the others. The woman who sold her nans jewellery to meet the demands of a man she met on a dating app. We speak to the victims of a man who conned 19 women out of £24,000. After us rapper ti revealed he sends his 18 year old daughter for a yearly virginity test, were told exclusively that the practice goes on underground here in the uk. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about. Use victorialive. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you, and maybe want to take part in t
October. Putting this in context, this is average rainfall in october and the dark blue indicates 200 or more of the average october rainfall so more of the average october rainfall so already the rivers were high which is why we are seeing so many flood warnings on the Environment Agency including the severe warnings on the river don put it when the rain stops, the flooding gets worse before it gets better so our website will point you to the best information if you are concerned about the situation near you. Onto the forecast and there is still some rain falling the forecast and there is still some rainfalling in the forecast and there is still some rain falling in parts of yorkshire, it is showery and not the intensity or duration of yesterday but you can see it here. Other parts of Eastern England have a bit of it this afternoon and then rush out in northern scotland which have been wintering in some spots, inverness add some snow earlier. For much of the uk, dry and sunny but quit
Its soaring costs. He pledged to reinvest every penny in other Transport Projects in the north, the midlands and across the country. The speech was widely seen as an opportunity for the Prime Minister to revitalise his party ahead of a general election expected next year. Here are some of his speech. I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of the h52 project. And in its place. And in its place, we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new Transport Projects in the north and the midlands across the country. This means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. Applause ijust want to remind you exactly what hs2 actually is. Its a High Speed Railway which is what the Hs Stands For and it was touted as the uks biggest infrastructure project, aiming to transform public transport between london, the midlands and the north. The first part, between west london and birmingham, is already under cons
The closure follows a breakdown in the relationship between the crew and the charity. And a dog so brave, hes been given a medal the story of mali who fought through bullets, explosives and his own injuries to save british troops. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Four people have died following a mid air collision between a helicopter and a two seater plane in buckinghamshire. The crash happened just after midday, near the village of village of waddesdon, close to aylesbury. Police and the air Accidents Investigation branch have launched a joint investigation to establish what happened. A short time ago, the police gave this update from the scene of the crash. Today, just after midday, we had reports from members of the public regarding any accident investigation over waddesdon estate. Sadly, a light aircraft and helicopter has crashed and four fatalities have resulted. Our priorities today remain with investigating the next of kin, finding out who they are, informing them and sup
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