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it may be a wet and windy start to the weekend for many, but as we go into the afternoon across many western areas we should see a bit more sunshine at times. it s saturday, the 8th of january. our top story: up to 500,000 flat owners across the uk will no longer be liable for the cost of replacing dangerous cladding on their properties, under new government proposals. the plans, set to be announced by the housing secretary michael gove, would instead see developers forced to pay up to an additional $4 billion to help resolve the crisis, which has left many unable to sell their homes. our policy editor lewis goodall has more. it s estimated that more than half a million people are caught up in britain s fire safety crisis. and we can exclusively reveal the government s latest plans to deal with it. up up until now, the government s approach breakdown as follows. dangerous cutting removal would be paid for by the building safety front only for buildings of 18.5 metres in ....
£500,000 after winning the pdc darts championship. good morning. it is a cold start to the day, frosty for some of us, the risk of ice in the northern half of the country, and some snow showers in the west but heavier snow with the potential for drifting and blizzards in the higher rate in northern scotland. it s tuesday the 4th of january. prince andrew s legal team will today try to convince a new yorkjudge to throw out a civil case brought by a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. the duke has consistently denied the claims. it follows the release of a document that shows virginia giuffre was paid $500,000 in exchange for committing not to sue anyone connected to the sex offenderjeffrey epstein. here s our legal correspondent dominic casciani. a woman making the gravest of allegations. the unprecedented defendant, a prince of the realm. and now, a day of critical court hearings for both virginia giuffre and the duke of york. she says she ....
has still not been able to contact, and now the united nations says it wants proof of the player s whereabouts. # baby, you will never be lost on me. ed sheeranjoins a host of stars and performers in this year s children in need. nearly £40 million was raised on the night. good morning. a mild start to the day today and most places should see quite a bit of dry weather but things are turning much colder through the weekend. we will see a chilly northerly wind developing tomorrow. i will have all of the details here on bbc breakfast. good morning. it s saturday the 20th of november. police in the dutch city of rotterdam have fired warning shots and used water cannon during clashes with anti lockdown protestors. the netherlands and austria have imposed strict lockdowns following a steep rise in coronavirus infections across the continent. tim muffett has the latest. protesters in rotterdam responding to the partial lockdown imposed in the netherlands. police used water c ....
should be respected. i stand by what the jury has concluded. the jury system works and we have to abide by it. the women s tennis association threatens to pull out of china, as pressure grows over missing tennis star peng shuai. a ban on single use plastics, like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes, moves a step closer england with the start of a public consultation on the change. and nearly £40 million raised for bbc children in need, with a host of stars and performers including ed sheeranjoining pudsey bear for the annual fundraiser. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the mayor of the dutch city of rotterdam has condemned what he s called an orgy of violence after protestors took to the streets to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions. the netherlands is one of a number of places in europe to re impose a lockdown because of a surge in cases. meanwhile, austria has become the first country in europe to make vaccinations ....
by tomorrow we are all in the blue colours. this weather front produces some light rain for parts of southern scotland and northern ireland, pushing into northern england and north wales too. a bit of sunshine ahead of that and the return of sunshine and showers to the north too. once the cloud kero years in the south coast, we are in the colder weather tomorrow morning. it s going to be quite a chilly frosty start. more sunshine around tomorrow but plenty of shows in the north and east, erasing to feel chilly particularly when you add on hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. anger in the netherlands over new covid restrictions. dutch police have shot and wounded at least two people during rioting as coronavirus infection rates rise across europe. on several occasions the police officers had to draw their weapons to defend themselves. some eight shots were fired and people got hurt as a result. meanwhile, in australia, rallies and protests against lockdowns and vaccin ....