Got it precisely wrong. Group might suggest are your partys weaknesses, lucy powell . Iwas knocking on doors in a marginal seat more Service Personnel are drafted in to help in parts of northern yesterday, and most people are fed england and the east midlands up yesterday, and most people are fed up of all of us, if im honest. It hit by flooding. Isa meanwhile, venice has been up of all of us, if im honest. It is a bit ofa hit by the highest tide up of all of us, if im honest. It is a bit of a plague on all your houses. They feel that we have not in more than 50 years, done what they asked us to do and flooding the streets. They are not sure what we stand for. And coming up in sport, england manager Gareth Southgate so the challenge for all of us is to says his squad are like a family following the bust up between Raheem Sterling get that across make this election and joe gomez this week. About the issues that we think the country are facing and engage people on that. You have is where
50, laura, what did you do yesterday, at the weekend . There we go, that is more fun already i went to telford. Because . Because there was the tory manifesto launch in the international centre, in telford. Paint the picture. So, it was quite dank. Quite wet and quite grey and buggy. But it was one of these weird moments where you see the comments or the poltiical world as kind of public assets for a few hours. And the even bus in the placards. They give out the placards, they are standing the placards, and then the leader arrives and the all of harar hurray and then it is transformed into this big event, and then they all disappear, placards get handed back in, people get back on the bus, the politicians go away, the activist go home. We then hang around the bad smell until we had finished our reporting. So, you know, i kind of, the news was on earlier yesterday, at half past five, it was, sort of, you know, a couple of my team and a stray dog wandering around the car park. We will ta
More rain is forecast in areas of england already hit by flooding. Five severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, remain in place. A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales and queensland as bushfires continue to burn posing what authorities say, is a catastrophic threat. Families in england will benefit from two cannabis based medicines approved for the nhs but others say they still wont get what they need. Good evneing. Nigel farage has extended an election olive branch to the conservatives by announcing the brexit party will not contest seats which were won by the tories back in 2017 a total of 317 seats. But he says he will fight against other parties, to try to ensure the uk leaves the eu. Borisjohnson has welcomed the offer, but labour have called it a Trump Alliance that must be stopped. Laura kuenssberg reports on this latest move and how much of a difference it could make come election day. And a warning, her report contains flashing images. A moment in
Well have the latest on that cobra meeting, and well be speaking to a Church Warden in fishlake, one of the worst hit communities. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The labour party says its foiled a cyberattack on its campaign, from hackers based in russia and brazil. Im in Bishop Auckland, a town that has voted for labour since 1935 but is it about to change . A warning from one teen who almost died after using e cigarettes and is now urging people not to take up vaping. And Raheem Sterling is dropped from the england team ahead of a euro 2020 qualifier after a bust up with his team mate joe gomez. Its 5pm. Our main story. The Prime Minister is chairing a meeting of the governments Cobra Emergency Committee to discuss the flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Earlier, Jeremy Corbyn accused the government of failing to act quickly enough and said the response from ministers had been woeful. About 400 homes have been flooded and 1,200 properties evacuated. Five severe flood wa
Objected in clear and strong terms, and we have done ever since. The bbc has heard that Prince William is worried for his brother harry and hopes he and meghan are all right after the couple acknowledged they we re after the couple acknowledged they were struggling, in a tv documentary. Despite unionist objections, abortion is set to be decriminalised in Northern Ireland at midnight tonight. And the dangers of heading a football. A new report on the risk of brain injury. Its been another day of Brexit Developments in parliament, and at the end of it mps are no closer to passing a brexit deal than they were this morning. The main news of the day was something which didnt happen. The speaker ruled out a vote on borisjohnsons brexit deal, saying the motion had already been brought before mps on saturday and that it would be repetitive and disorderly to debate it again. This weekend, mps nodded through an amended motion which withholds approval of the Prime Ministers deal until it has pass