as part of major timetable changes on britain s railways. the search for two remaining bodies resumes, following the volcanic eruption in new zealand. and, crucial united nations climate talks in madrid are continuing, with no sign that an agreement is imminent. good morning and welcome to westminster. borisjohnson will visit the north of england today, hours after celebrating his party s biggest election win for 30 years by sweeping aside labour in its traditional heartlands. the prime minister has said he hopes the conservatives‘ victory will bring closure to the brexit debate and let the healing begin . he won a commons majority of 80, his party s largest since 1987. in contrast, labour suffered its worst election result since the 1930s. jeremy corbyn said he did everything he could to get labour into power but expects to stand down early next year when a successor has been chosen by the party. there are flashing images in this report by our political corresponden
in scotland, despite a massive surge in support will be cold enough at times to see for the snp in the general election. some of the show as fall as snow, journey times are being cut, more services and new routes added particularly in the northern heals. as part of major timetable changes more on that coming later in the on britain s railways. programme. and in sport, and christmas comes it s saturday, 1ath december. early for liverpool fans as managerjurgen klopp signs a contract extension, our top story: keeping him at the club until 202a. boris johnson will visit the north of england today after his party won a number of traditional labour heartland seats to secure a majority in parliament. some areas voted conservative for the first time in thursday s election, helping to achieve and ahead of tonight s strictly the largest conservative victory final we ll ask for more than 30 years. our very own ‘magic mike‘ bushell there are flashing images in this which couple he th
hello this is bbc news with geeta gurumurthy. the headlines. mass funerals have taken place for the victims of the bomb attacks in sri lanka, as the death toll rises to 321. it s been confirmed that president donald trump, and his wife melania, will meet the queen and the prime minister during a three day state visit to the uk injune. talks between the government and labour on ways to end the impasse caused by brexit have resumed this afternoon. change uk, the party for remainers, launches it s european election campaign. and billy mcneil, the first british man to lift the european cup has died at the age of 79. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at quarter past eight we ll be talking to an expert in northern at 8.30, we ll be finding out more about the life of the legendary former celtic captain billy mcneill with his friend and fellow footballer, gordon smith. and later at twenty to eleven and hal
rebuild. yes, we will rebuild the cathedral of notre dame and make it even better than before. i m geeta gurumurthy with the day s other main stories on bbc news. more than 120 climate change activists are arrested for blocking roads in central london amid protests aimed at shutting down the capital. welcome to paris on a cold, grey evening with the sadness and shock of yesterday has given away to huge relief and resolve here in the french capital and far beyond. a little more than 2a hours after a magnificent gothic cathedral was engulfed by a huge fire forth of hundreds of millions of euros have been placed here and around the world to rebuild the structure to its former glory. the french president emmanuel macron tonight address the people of paris and far beyond and said that notre dame would not just be beyond and said that notre dame would notjust be rebuilt, but rebuilt even better than before. and all within five years. in a moment we will hear more of what the pres
then, for sunday, much more sunny but noticeably cooler, light winds. for next week, it looks like staying chilly with overnight frost. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday 1st february. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. shattered spending records, excitment and disappointment, we look at the biggest news and moments from january transfer deadline day. they ve had no trophy since 2017 but can manchester united make the league cup final tonight? we ll be live at old trafford ahead of their game against nottingham forrest. with reports that saudi arabia s tourism authority is to be named an official sponsor of the 2023 women s world cup, the co hosts of the competition are disappointed they weren t consulted. also coming up in the programme. this time it s for good . seven time super bowl winner tom brady says he is retiring after 23 seasons in the nfl, a year on from reversing his