overturned a 11,220 conservative majority to win. our political correspondent hannah miller sent us this report. the results are in and they are pretty much packed up here in kingswood to now. until tonight, labour haven t won in this seat since 2005, and it is a seat that with one exception has tended to vote for the party that then wins the general election. of course, by elections are not the same as when people go to the polls in a general election, but the party is using tonight to claim that the result here shows that people are ready to trust in a labour government. there was a real glint in the eye of labour people here tonight, feeling that they had put in the work for this win, and that it was one set them on the right track for the months to come. this is what the labour candidate, now the labour mp, had to say immediately after his win. today we have been knocking doors today we have been knocking doors all today we have been knocking doors all day, speaking to
generated faces will not be used to replace actors. not since 1960 has a there been a strike on this scale. that dispute was led by the future us president ronald reagan seen here with his wife nancy and fellow actorjames cagney. today, saf aftra president fran drescher was out on the picket line in la. 99.9% of the people that i m fighting for right now are working class people. they are the ones that are being squeezed out. everybody that s famous and rich, that stands on these picket lines or goes and does press to talk about this, it s not as much for them, although they are very concerned about al and its invasion of their likeness, because no matter how successful you are, you are selling your likeness, your voice and your talent. and emmy award winning actor brian cox spoke to the bbc s newscast aboutjust how long he thought the strike might last. i, you know, iam a bit of a pessimist. i can see it going on until the end of the year. and that s a long time unle
republicans have called on him to resign. a day after he was found liable by a new yorkjury for sexual abuse and defamation, donald trump has faced questions in a live town hall in the us state of new hampshire. the frontrunner for the 2024 republican nomination for the presidency demeaned his accuser, ejean carroll, reiterated his position the 2020 election was rigged, and if he returned to the white house mr trump said would he pardon many of his supporters who have been jailed for taking part in the january the sixth attack on the us capitol. joining me live are hannah muldavin, who was the spokesperson for the house january 6th committee. and bryan lanza, who served as director of communications for mr trump s presidential transition team. it transition team. is great to see you both. right it is great to see you both. right off the bat i want to ask about what you thought about what you saw. about what you thought about what ou saw. . . what you saw. hannah? i was the s
widely into the mid 30s, locally as much as 37 celsius, especially across parts of southern england. that weather warning could have impact on health and infrastructure. sharp criticism for the way police forces investigate burglaries, robberies and theft most victims aren t getting justice, a major review says it s unacceptable tears in toronto, as serena williams says goodbye to fans in canada. playing for the first time since announcing her intention to leave the sport, she was beaten in straight sets at the canada open. a hero s welcome for rugby star ed slater, as he completes his 350 mile bike ride, just weeks after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. good morning. it s thursday, august 11th. our main story. talks between energy bosses and the government will take place this morning, amid fears over the soaring cost of gas and electricity. average annual bills are expected to rise to more than £3,500 in october. but ministers say no extra support will be anno