a rise in the number of dog attacks in england and wales. this postal worker lost a finger after being bitten. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. we ll have all the goals from tonights champions league ties including at tottenham hotspur stadium as spurs take on ac milan with a quarter final place at stake good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bbc presenter gary lineker has said he will continue to try and speak up for those who have no voice after being criticised by downing street and some conservative mps for making negative comments about the government s new illegal migration bill. yesterday he said the government s language regarding its asylum plans was not disimilar to that used by germany in the 1930s. the bbc has impartiality guidelines that requires bbc staff and presenters to keep personal views private. this includes making public comments, including on social media, that could compromise perceptions of bbc impartiality. today the
much colder further north. through thursday night north wales, northern england, the pennines, southern scotland and northern ireland will get heavy snow, a widespread yellow snow warning, two to ten centimetres at lower levels, up to 15 on the hills but the amber warning across the pennines is most concerning, the peak district northwards, up to a0 centimetres expected by friday morning so plenty of disruption. heading into friday, it looks like it will clear slowly with increasing sunshine but staying cold. and that s bbc news at ten on wednesday the 8th of march. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting underway on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. that is not victoria derbyshire, i hope she willjoin us soon! but from the ten team, it s goodnight. hello, i m mark edwards with your support. tottenham hotspur are out of this s
is among several injured in a stabbing in italy which left one person dead. and in sweden, resesarchers say they re close to completing the first crash test dummy based on an average woman. and in sport, england s progress at the men s t20 world cup match looks precarious as rain delays their match against australia in melbourne. the world s richest man, elon musk, has completed his long running £38 billion takeover of the social media company, twitter. the entrepreuner tweeted the bird is freed, in an apparent reference to the deal closing. mr musk also posted a longer statement on twitter, saying he didn t buy the firm to make more money. i did it to try to help humanity, whom i love . there are reports that a number of senior executives have been sacked and escorted out of the company s san francisco headquarters by security. elon musk has previously been critical of twitter s moderation policy. twitter has not yet confirmed the takeover, but an early investor in
use all the means russia has, and that his words are not a bluff translation: | repeat, | we are talking of a partial mobilisation only. only people in the military reserve will be drafted. the priority will be on people who served in the armed forces, who have military specialisation and experience. and ongoing crisis in maternity care. the royal college of midwives were in warns that new research shows that many units in england do not meet safety standards. the bbc obtains new material relating to the death of footballer emiliano sala, with the pilot of the plane which crashed calling it dodgy before it took off. welcome to bbc news. businesses could have their energy bills cut by a third under new government plans. we re expecting more details this morning, but the measures are believed to include a cap on wholesale energy costs for businesses which currently don t have an energy price cap. it is thought the limit will be 21.1p per kilo watt hour for electricity, compa
a bbc investigation exposes a culture of humiliation, verbal abuse and bullying at one of the uk s largest mental health hospitals. the us rapper coolio dies at the age of 59. could earlier kick off times keep football clubs in business? a meeting will be held today to come up with a plan to help clubs deal with rising energy costs. rain to clear south west england this morning and then sunny spells and showers. with winds, not feeling as cool as it has in recent days. details later in the programme. it s thursday, 29th september. the treasury has rejected calls to overturn its mini budget plans despite ongoing economic turmoil. it s after the bank of england had to step in to buy £65 billion of government debt when some types of pension funds were at risk of collapse. hannah has been looking at some of the details for us this morning. it is quite complicated, but what the bank of england has said it has done is necessary. yes, hard to overstate the extent of the fallout f