fights to prevent its collapse. ministers are drawing up contingency plans while the supplier looks to secure extra funding amid debts running into billions of pounds. celia hatton has more. the future of the uk s biggest water company is far from watertight. but the government is reassuring thames water s 15 million customers they won t lose access to water as work continues behind the scenes to try to rescue it from collapse. thames water is £14 billion in debt and in crisis mode after the surprise resignation of its ceo on tuesday. no clear reason has been given for sarah bentley s departure. ministers are considering a plan to bring the utility giant temporarily under public ownership if it can t sort out its debts. we need to make sure that thames water as an entity survives. there s a lot of work that the government is trying to do on resolving sewage. certainly, up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down, but there s a lot of infrastru
a second vigil will be held in nottingham later to remember the victims of tuesday s attack. the families of the two students killed joined thousands at the university to pay tribute to them yesterday, and urged everyone to look out for each other. police in nottingham are still questioning a 31 year old man on suspicion of murder. we re joined now by our reporter jo black, who s in nottingham. this is a city shrouded in grief. what is the mood like today ahead of the second video? trier? what is the mood like today ahead of the second video? the second video? very quiet here in nottingham the second video? very quiet here in nottingham at the second video? very quiet here in nottingham at the the second video? very quiet here in nottingham at the moment. - the second video? very quiet here in nottingham at the moment. there . the second video? very quiet here in i nottingham at the moment. there will be a second video later. but yesterday there was a video where i am
torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime minister are expected to hold talks with conservative mps. some think the government s tax cutting plans should be reversed, while others believe the help with energy bills should be more targeted. there s even talk of whether both the chancellor and
The National Centre of Cinema and Animated Image (CNC in French) reports 80% of foreign tourists say they decide to visit France after watching a TV or movie filmed in
Fort William to Glenfinnan (Season 1 Episode 19 of 25): Michael Portillo's adventure reaches the west coast of Scotland. Great Coastal Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two HD at 2:15 PM, Thursday 30 May. Michael Portillo's adventure reaches the west coast of Scotland