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iam one i am one of europe s largest lorry parks in kent this morning where they are opening brand new facilities, which they hope will encourage new driver recruits to help plug the shortfall the industry has been facing. buckle up for a thrilling finish. lewis hamilton wins a chaotic saudi arabian grand prix, sparks flying with max verstappen. it ll be a winner takes all race in abu dhabi next weekend. good morning. a band of rain crossing as today with some snow, even at lower levels for a time across northern england and scotland. that will clear up followed by blustery showers, again they will be wintry on the hills, and then tomorrow we have got storm barra. all of the details later in the programme. it s monday 6th december. our main story. the education secretary will make a statement to mps today after ordering a national review into the death of six year old arthur labinjo hughes. arthur was killed by his father and stepmother after social workers found no sa ....
we re keeping a watch on lots of different locations across the uk this afternoon, these are live pictures from shetland and storm isha has already hit ireland. these are pictures from gweedore in county donegal. for more details about the expected impact of storm isha, i spoke to chris fawkes from bbc weather. the widespread nature makes it pretty unusual, but also the strength of this storm, i think it is probably going to be one of the strongest storms we have seen in the whole of the 23/24 season, so it does mean business. let s take a look at what is coming our way, then. and really, some of the strongest winds that we are going to get from this will bring some significant damage. we are looking at the risk of disruption, not only to transport but power networks are likely to be damaged by some of these very strong winds that could reach 90 odd miles an hour in the worst affected areas. let s take a look at some of the systems we have got coming in. where is it rig ....
our correspondent danny savage reports. killed in the line of duty, pc sharon beshenivsky shot dead responding to reports of a robbery. she was murdered on her daughter s fourth birthday. this was the scene in november 2005. an attack alarm had been activated at a travel agents in bradford. pc sharon beshenivsky s patrol car pulled up opposite. she and her colleague, pc teresa milburn, crossed the road to investigate. as sharon was approaching the door, the guys inside burst out and shot her down her vest. john brambani runs a nearby furniture shop. 18 years on, he s still shaken up by what he saw. when something like that happens on your doorstep, itjust makes you wonder how safe you are. you see it on television and things in america and other places, but in your own back yard, it s a bit frightening. this memorial now stands on the spot where pc sharon beshenivsky died. although only three men were involved in the actual raid here, there were seven members of the gan ....
a deal s been signed to stage the tour s marquee event in riyadh in a long expected move, but one that is not without controversy. amid accusations that saudi arabia violates human rights and restricts women s lives and freedom of speech. tennis legends martina navratilova and chris evert said taking the finals there would be a step backward for women s tennis. the wta chief executive steve simon insists the sport is supporting significant change in the kingdom, although perhaps another clue to the move is found in the prize money, up 5 million pounds on last year, and also more than the men s atp finals in 2023. laura scott is our sports news correspondent, laura it marks another saudi foray into sport. opposition to the move but the wta was set up partly to improve the financial viability of the women s game, and this certainly does this. tennis is nowjoining a growing list of sports turning to saudi arabia for investment and for hosting major events. this is not ....
will start with that phone call between joe will start with that phone call betweenjoe biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu after last 90 minutes and also they hung up to each other. and we ll have some sense of what they talked about and something called a readout here which gives some details that conversation and the tone of the us towards israel has raised a few eyebrows. he made clear this isjoe biden, the readout goes, israel needs to announce and implement a series of measurable steps to announce civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. we haven t heard from president biden yet but we have heard from the secretary of state, antony blinken. heard from the secretary of state, antony blinken. despite important ste -s antony blinken. despite important steps israel antony blinken. despite important steps israel is antony blinken. despite important steps israel is allow antony blinken. despite important steps israel is allow as ....