however it s unlikely they will earn an outright majority. there are calls for the uk s home secretary suella braverman to be investigated following claims she requesterd a private speed awareness course, to avoid points on her driving licence, after she was caught speeding last summer. sinn fein s vice president has called on the british and irish governments to restore a power sharing government at stormont. it s after the party delivered a stunning victory in the council elections. now on bbc news, it s sportsday with chetan. celebrations at the etihad stadium as manchester city are crowned champions of england again. fantastic! but we are getting used to it now. it is just one of those things. closing in on a fourth successive league title chelsea could be women s super league champions tonight. late drama at ibrox as glasgow city dramatically snatch the swpl title from celtic in the dying seconds. justin rose and rory mcilroy are among the chasing pack trying to ca
could be 5 degrees in scotland, but in england and wales nine and ten, starting cloudy in most places in the morning. more sunshine tomorrow in scotland and northern ireland. this rain will peter out but we will see some showers developing all the way from the west country, south wales, west midlands and towards yorkshire. temperatures on the whole should be similar to what we have seen today but with more sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, it may be warmer here. set the scene for the weekend, the area of low pressure bringing the rain into italy, star menino, but in the uk we are influenced more by high pressure. england and wales on saturday seeing a good deal of sunshine. here it s going to be warmest. temperatures peaking at 20, or 21 celsius, but 17 for scotland and northern ireland. a similar story for the second half of the weekend. sunshine for england and wales, won here in the sunshine, but just a little bit cooler around some of wales, won here in the sunsh
Told the bbc that senior ministers are hoping for more of a say in how the country is governed. A warning this report from our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake contains flashing images. Stepping out of number ten but staying in the spotlight until the last possible moment. Dominic cummings left downing street for the final time last night at the end of a torrid week. After a meeting yesterday afternoon at which the Prime Minister, were told, wanted to clear the air and move on, mr cummings, already due out by christmas, was gone for good by the end the day. With that, say many, comes a chance for change. It does give the government the chance to reset all sorts of things. Its relationship with parliament, the way it deals with the press, im told its relationship with cabinet. So that in one respect is an advantage for the Prime Minister, but i do hope in doing it he doesnt forget the things where mrcummings was right, which is many of the failures of the last nine months have not
A ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the uk is expected to be brought foward to 2030, a decade earlier than originally planned. And diwali with a difference the festival of lights is celebrated in a socially distanced way by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Good afternoon. The Prime Minister is being urged by conservative mps to use the departure of his chief adviser Dominic Cummings to reset government. Mr cummings left downing street for the final time last night after internal battles about his role. Former brexit secretary david davis told the bbc that senior ministers are hoping for more of a say in how the country is governed. A warning this report from our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake contains flashing images. Stepping out of number 10, but staying in the spotlight until the last possible moment. Dominic cummings left downing street for the final time last night at the end of a torrid week. After a meeting yesterday afternoon at which the
This is bbc news with the latest headlines conservative mps urge the Prime Minister to reset his government after the departure of his top adviser, Dominic Cummings. Several states in the us bring in new restrictions to try to curb the surge in covid 19. The us president elect, joe biden, strongly criticises Donald Trumps handling of the crisis. President trump has insisted he wont put the us into lockdown, and comes close to admitting he could leave the white house next year. I will not go. This administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully the. Whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. Ethiopias government warns that fighting with local forces in the Tigray Region appears to be spreading into neighbouring areas. A ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the uk is expected to be brought foward to 2030, a decade earlier than originally planned. And diwali with a difference the festival of lights is celebrated