With the weather chris, parts of the uk are going to see Something Special tonight. Yes, uk are going to see Something Specialtonight. Yes, its uk are going to see Something Special tonight. Yes, its a decent night for spotting some of this. The Northern Lights, i will be telling you how they form and perhaps more importantly where the best places are for catching a glimpse of this dazzling astronomical display. Also coming up, dont try this at home. The british adventurerflying high ina home. The british adventurerflying high in a camping chair strapped to helium balloons. Hello, this is afternoon live. I am simon mccoy. The uks economy grew slightly more than predicted in the three months to september, increasing the likelihood that the bank of england will increase Interest Rates next week. According to the initial assessment by the office for National Statistics, the economy expanded by 0. 4 , with strong performances in the services and Manufacturing Industries. The construction s
And is mainly among young people. A minutes silence as the Public Inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack, which killed 22 people, gets underway. The worlds number one Novak Djokovic apologises for hitting an official with a ball and is disqualified from the us open. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Police in birmingham have arrested a 27 year old man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder, in connection with a series of stabbings in the city centre yesterday morning. The man was arrested in the selly oak area of the city at around 4am this morning. The attacks happened at four different locations across the city centre over 90 minutes early in the early hours. Phil mackie reports. Its 36 hours since the Emergency Services answered countless 999 calls from Birmingham City centre. During little more than an hour and a half, one person was killed and seven more were injured. West Midlands Police said they believed there had been a lone attacker and rel
Of globalfree trade. Wales is facing a limited Circuit Breaker lockdown which is expected to be announced in the next few days. And pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland prepare to close their doors to sit in customers as stricter restrictions come into force from six oclock tonight. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Lancashire has become the latest area in england to be put into the highest coronavirus alert level after the government came to an agreement with local leaders. It becomes the second region after liverpool to face the toughest measures with different households banned from mixing indoors or outdoors in hospitality venues or private gardens. It comes amid government criticism of the mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, who is resisting efforts to put his area in the highest level, saying he wants more Financial Support for people affected. London, essex, york and parts of surrey, derbyshire and cumbria will move into the high alert level at midnight, meaning
Make a statement in parliament. Making a splash the swimmers braving winter waters to help scientists in the battle against dementia. Good afternoon. The Welsh Government has announced is its introducing a Short National lockdown. What theyre calling a firebreak will begin at six oclock on friday evening and will run until the 9th of november. People in wales will be asked to stay at home and all nonessential retail will close. Pubs, bars and restaurants will be restricted to Takeaway Service only and households cannot mix in any location. The first minister Mark Drakeford said the objective was to break the chain of infection. Our wales correspondent tomos morgan has the details. As autumn turns to winter, theres a sense of deja vu in wales today as the prospect of another National Lockdown becomes a reality. We know that, if we do not act now, it will continue to accelerate and there is a very real risk that our nhs would be overwhelmed. Over the weekend, the cabinet of the Welsh Gov
And fears about homegrown terrorists, not only in canada burgs of course, chris, here in the United States as well. The two very much connected. Not just by a border, but by a source of concern here with these types of shooting. The confusion here, cannot be exaggerated. People didnt know what was going on. They didnt know how many shooters. But heres what were figured out. Officials say it was one shooter. And that shooter is now dead. The lockdown here is basically over. The streets behind russ still sealed off around the National War Memorial. But the man in the crosshairs is the shooter. His name, for what its worth, michael zehafbibeau, he was raised in canada, a troubled and criminal past. He converted to islam, didnt understand it and had become radicalized. He tried going to the middle east, but had his passport revoked. Thats a big point. His passport had been pulled, how closely was he being monitored . What was his ultimate plan . We will not be intimidated, canada will neve