In university days, he used to cook all sorts of meals. I think thats when he was trying to impress me, mary. Things like bolognese sauce and things like that. And, should the nhs pay for a woman to have children via a surrogate in the united states, because it didn t spot her Cervical Cancer . That case goes to the Supreme Court today. A london trust admits its failure led to the womans infertility. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 00am this morning. Get in touch to let me know how you voted, who you think should take over the labour party, Everything Else we are tlaking about today. First carrie has the news. Water firms in england and wales will have to cut the average annual bill by £50 within five years under plans published by the industry regulator. 0fwat is also forcing firms to invest millions of pounds, aimed at improving their performance, and wants water firms to cut water lost to leaks by 16 . The main parties in Northern Ireland are starting talks this mornin
Also on the programme. Israel kills a top islamichhad leader in gaza and braces for retaliatory rocket attacks. After nine years at sea, a message in a bottle finally receives a response. Thankfully, it wasnt an 505. Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in Bishop Auckland, and Michelle Fleury is in new york. We are just over a month from the uk general election and its in places like this County Durham where the vote could be won and lost. Bbc news will be visiting ten areas of the uk where seats will be closely contested. Today, weve travelled beyond the bubble to Bishop Auckland in the north east of england. Its a marginal labour seat which voted decisively for brexit. Well, yesterday the brexit party announced they would not run candidates in seats won by the conservatives in 2017. But they will stand in Bishop Auckland, making the seat even more marginal and more unpredictable. Last week, we were in leeds on the doorstep with the canvassers. This time, we have steered clear of th
Even my worst enemies. Firefighters continue to battle dozens of raging bushfires in eastern australia. Officials warn residents that conditions are expected to worsen today. And coming up Hillary Clinton tells the bbc that its inexplicable and shameful the uk government hasnt published a report on alleged russian interference in british politics. Im dumbfounded that this government wont released a report about russian influence because every person who votes in this country deserves to see that report before your election happens. Good morning. Its november 12th. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The labour party says there has been a sophisticated and la rge scale cyber attack on its digital platforms. The party said the attack had failed because of their robust Security Systems and that no data had been taken. In a statement, the party said. Our security procedures have slowed down some of our campaign activities, but these were restored this morning and we are back up to full speed. We
Are battling catastrophic conditions, as wildfires continue to rage on australias east coast. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougall. Hello. Both Raheem Sterling and joe gomez had trained together, despite Raheem Sterling being dropped after an altercation between the two. Sterling has admitted his emotions got the better of him. Are slight respite for the rain in the next 24 hours. We will take a closer look at what is causing a catastrophic australian wildfires. Also coming up, were out and about in Bishop Auckland. We are in the north east today, in Bishop Auckland, in a town that has voted labour in every election since 1935. Is that about to change . Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has heavily criticised the government for what he has described as a woeful response to flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Five days after the flooding began, the Prime Minister will this afternoon chair a meeting of the governments Cobra
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