againstjudicial reforms despite the government s decision to pause the legislation. authorities in the united states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 26 people are now known to have died as the storms ripped through the south and the midwest leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed when a theatre roof collapsed in chicago. our reporter shelley phelps has more. two tornadoes left a trail of destruction in arkansas. this was the small town of wynne where at least four people were killed. homes and businesses lie flattened. the local high school torn apart, devastated teachers and students came to see the extent of the damage for themselves. yeah, i taught here for 25 years. this is my classroom and when i walked out yesterday i didn t realise that would be the last time i would be teaching in this classroom. it s just. god protected this town, and he
time for a look at the weather prospects with helen willetts. ferocious was the word to describe the winds last night in the south, but i want to look at october s rainfall because although it has been average, we are heading in the right direction, if you like. it has actually been well above average in northern ireland and the rainfall figures for last night and yesterday are still being collated. changeable describes our weather for the next few days, another area of deep pressure barrels and tomorrow. that rain hangs around in the south. more low pressure on thursday before finally, a drier day on friday, but it doesn t last, with more rain waiting in the wings. heading in the right direction, as i say. this chart shows the accumulation of rainfall over the coming few days. the blues get deeper as that rainfall the total up, perhaps as much as 50 millimetres in many places by the end of the week, particularly higher ground, but a good 20 or 30 at lower levels. the showers
gets under way today, with england hoping to end australia and new zealand s dominance of the competition by lifting the trophy. hollywood history under the hammer. we ll get to see the movie memorabilia expected to fetch millions. good morning. the heavy overnight rain pushes northwards and eastwards, already heavy showers following behind into the south west. and the strong winds in the south will continue as we go through the day. details coming up. good morning. it s tuesday, the 1st of november. our main story. the chief inspector of prisons has told breakfast the government must get a grip on a migrant processing centre in kent. a report published today, says back injuly the facility at manston was working reasonably well, but it says since then it has deteriorated significantly, with conditions being described as wretched. meanwhile, opposition mps have condemned the home secretary, suella braverman, for describing the arrival of migrants into britain as an invasion.