That specially constructed carriages are used to enable passengers to stay upright. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 30 five this mornings reviewers are katy balls, Political Correspondent for the spectator and journalist and broadcaster shyama perera. West Midlands Ambulance service says six people have died in a serious crash on one of birminghams main roads. A seventh was critically injured. Several vehicles are believed to have been involved. Officers have described the scene as very difficult and upsetting. The road, belgrave middleway, is expected to be closed throughout the day between islington row and bristol street. Our reporter ian palmer is here to tell us more. We know the crash happened around ten minutes past one this morning at the entrance to the underpass at the middle way. Underpass at the middle waym underpass at the middle way. In the first car, a man and a woman, the vehicle suffering extensive damage but astonishingly the pair managed to get
And the series. Euro 2017 strictly come dancing finalists. A Record Number of people tuned in to watch the strictly final last night well discuss who waltzed away with the glitterball. And all the weekend weather. Quite the next day, some areas called with some fog. Further west, the next day, some areas called with some fog. Furtherwest, rain the next day, some areas called with some fog. Further west, rain moving in. Some areas are cool. Good morning. First, our main story. Every worker aged 18 or over will begin saving into a workplace pension unless they opt out. Thats under government plans being unveiled today. At the moment, employers must enrol staff aged 22 and over into a pension plan if they earn more than £10,000 a year. Ministers say they want to reduce the minimum age to 18 a move that could affect around 900,000 young people. But the changes wont kick in until the mid 2020s, as our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports. Olly browning is 21 and, like many young people
Already with more than a day to bat to save the series. Also in the next hour. Hailed as a triumph of modern design engineering, the worlds steepest Funicular Railway opens in switzerland, climbing an incline so steep that specially constructed carriages are used to enable passengers to stay upright. And in half an hour, dateline london reflects on the movement in brexit talks, and asks whether the election of a democrat in alabama really is a blow to donald trump. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Six people have died after a multi vehicle crash on one of birminghams main roads the Lee Bank Middleway at the junction of bristol road. A seventh person is critically injured. Officers have described the scene as very difficult and upsetting. The midlands today reporter Bob Hockenhall in birmingham gave us the latest. Clearly a very difficult scenes are oui clearly a very difficult scenes are our staff to deal with, to have so many casualties. Clearly the first job is to find out who i
People having to be seen in rapid time, including the firstjob finding out who is most seriously injured, that was established very quickly. Four men in one of the cars we re quickly. Four men in one of the cars were all thrown out of the vehicle. Three of them died at the scene, the fourth man is in a Critical Condition in hospital. A man and a woman travelling in a third car which was badly damaged survived with relatively minor injuries. This photo shows the aftermath as those first to arrive tried to save lives. A devastating scene with debris strewn all over the road. The crash happened on a section of the belgrave middleway, a busy road in the heart of birmingham. The vehicles collided before the entrance to the underpass at the junction of bristol road. Police say the dual carriageway will probably stay closed for the rest of today. Three other cars were also involved in what ambulance crews called an extremely distressing and complex crash scene. Tragedy on one of birminghams m
Labour leader is selling snake oil. Vader this hour we find out about all time all star cast in finding herfeet all time all star cast in finding her feet hit the mark in the film review. Finding your feet. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Four people are in a Critical Condition in hospital after an explosion and fire which destroyed a shopin explosion and fire which destroyed a shop in leicester. Police declared a Major Incident following the blast on the hinckley road just after seven oclock this evening that say there is no indication of terrorism. This report is from tom burch. The chaotic scene after locals heard and felt a large explosion, which destroyed a building near Leicester City centre. John alexander is a bbc journalist who lives nearby. City centre. John alexander is a bbc journalist who lives nearbylj city centre. John alexander is a bbc journalist who lives nearby. I was sitting in my back room. Ifelt a huge shock to the head which felt like the roof was coming in