U. S. Georgias republican secretary of state confirms a narrow win for joe biden. But donald trump snow is vowing to continue contesting the election results. Thank you very much for joining us. The United Nations has called on ethiopias warring sides to stop fighting immediately. So aid can come in and refugee safe zones can be set up. The government launched an offensive 2 weeks ago targeting the grace People Liberation front which governs a to greater region in the past. Our ethiopian troops say they have taken the towns of ottawa about 100 kilometers away from the regional capital to grave. Both sides of accuse each other of killing civilians in as strikes and indiscriminate attacks. The uns Refugee Agency says its preparing for as many as 200000. 00 people to seek refuge inside don. So far more than 30000 have fled their humanitarian workers, say millions of children and refugees are in serious danger of an outbreak of disease. Or morgan is at a refugee camp in sudan, near the eth
For the reform party. The labour leader, sir keir starmer, called the result seismic. The result seismic. The counting is also underway as london decides its next mayor, will sadiq khan , make mayor, will sadiq khan, make a third term . Eyes also on key red wall areas in the West Midlands and the tees valley in eight regional battles , with lawless regional battles, with lawless britain dominating the headlines , 38 police and Crime Commissioners are also being elected across england and wales. Currently, the conservatives and labour have one each in the declared results so far , all declared results so far, all results across all elections as we get them throughout the day on gb news today, with quite a bit of wet weather across the country, but the far south should be brighter than yesterday and again, north west scotland doing okay for spring sunshine. The weathers staying pretty mixed as we go into the Long Bank Holiday weekend. Join me later for a full forecast. Also coming up for
For your kids, only worse. Its the film that helped define the 19905 now train spotting returns for a new generation. Foggy start for parts of the uk. Carol has the weather. Good morning. Yes, we have dense fog, particularly across southern england. It is freezing fog thomas some will be slow to clear. For many, it will be dry with sunshine but i will have more details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Prime minister, theresa may will today introduce the governments vision for a more interventionist, Industrial Strategy for britain. The proposals will be unveiled at her first regional Cabinet Meeting, taking place in north west england. Our industry correspondent john moylan has more. How can the government ensured that the economy is fit for the future. But the business secretary greg clark, places like this are part of the answer. It is a new automotive centre, backed by government and industry money, designed to keep our carmakers are firing on all cylinders. The
Working day in office. He said today will see the start of great deals for america. Also, how dangerous is burnt toast . A warning from the Food Standards Agency that overcooked foods could increase the risk of cancer. And Milton Keynes, One Of The Best known 20th century new towns, built to ease Housing Swap Shortages in london is celebrating its 50th birthday. Housing shortages. Good morning. Its the 23rd of january. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Ministers are at a Cabinet Meeting, which is being held in the North West Of England for the first time, to unveil a new vision for British Industry. Its designed to give the economy a boost as the country prepares to leave the European Union. Theresa may says the government will take a new, active role focusing on science, technology and infrastructure, but labour is describing the plans as too little, too late. Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier is covering the Cabinet Meeting in daresbury in cheshire. What is This New Industrial
She retires from Amateur Boxing to pursue other Career Opportunities. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. An investigation into the death of a prisoner has found a catalogue of failures contributed to his suicide and he should have been in hospital not prison. 25 year old Dean Saunders electrocuted himself at chelmsford prison in essex in january last year. The Prison Ombudsman said that staff ignored significant risk factors when they cut back observation of him injail. It comes as figures due out later this week are expected to show the number of suicides in prisons in england and wales last year was at record levels. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan Dean Saunders had no previous history of Mental Illness but in December 2015 the young father suddenly became paranoid and delusional, convinced he had to kill himself. On a daytoday basis, trying to understand he was ill in the first place. His family was plunged into despair. Within hours he had a