And on the critical list, endangered crafts, which only a couple of people still know how to do. Its been an important part of the local economy for400 years, and id like someone to carry on. How are we doing. Welcome to another episode of inside out, West Midlands. Lets get things started, because for a lot of children across the country, it is currently half term, but lets face it, you cant be sure exactly what they are up to. Over the last few years, the number of children and young people caught trespassing on railways has almost doubled. Jonathan gibson has been finding out whats been done to keep them off the tracks. When you were a kid, did you have a train set . Idid. It wasnt as good as this, mind. And they are just as popular with kids today. And a fair few kids at heart. What is it about model railways . Perhaps a bit of escapism. But for some kids, playing with trains means dicing with death. These girls are playing chicken on the tracks. One slip or trip and they will be u
Good evening. The wife of an american diplomat has left the uk while suspected of being involved in a fatal road crash. Police say they want to interview the woman about the death of 19 year old harry dunn, in a collision in crowton in northamptonshire in august. The foreign secretary dominic raab says hes called the Us Ambassador to express his disappointment that shes left the country. Duncan kennedy reports. This is how local people have reacted to the death of harry dunn, on the country road where his accident took place. This is how local people have reacted to the death of harry dunn, harry, who was 19, had been on his motorbike when he was hit by a car. He died of multiple injuries. The 42 year old woman driver of that car, whos not been identified, left this nearby american air base before the collision took place. Shes known to be the wife of a diplomat and told police she would cooperate with them and said she had no plans to leave the country, but its now been confirmed she
A unique city made up of six towns with a proud history and a strong sense of community. For the next half an hour, youre going to get a glimpse into the lives of the people from this city. Forfive days, the bbc has been asking the people who live here to help set the news agenda and tell us the stories that matter to them. And its notjust been on television, its been online, radio and social media too. So, welcome to we are stoke on trent. Of the six towns that make up this city, this one, burslem, has always been my favourite because of its rich history. But sandwiched between manchester in the north and birmingham in the south, there can be a perception that stoke on trent is overlooked, so we asked some of the People Living here about the issues that matter to them. Welcome to the Potteries Museum and art gallery in stoke on trent. This is our third in the we are series, weve had we are middlesbrough, weve had we are bradford. And its really attempts by bbc news to get out of londo
Thomas cook dates back to 1841 its sudden demise is reverberating around the world. Well be asking what went so wrong for thomas cook and finding out what its customers here and abroad should do now. Also tonight. Stop shouting questions at people, it is quite rude. Stop shouting questions at people, it is quite rude. Under pressure as delegates at labours conference vote on whether to defy Jeremy Corbyn and demand the Party Campaigns to remain in the eu. The 16 year old Climate Change activist Greta Thunberg accuses leaders of failing the worlds young people as she addresses a un conference in new york. The duke and duchess of sussex arrive in south africa at the start of a ten day tour meghan says as a woman of colour shes calling for an end to sexual violence. And coming up on bbc news. Wales get off to a win at the Rugby World Cup after a six try demolition of georgia. Reaction on the way. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A huge operation, the biggest in peacetime,
Also on the programme. President trump has admitted he repeatedly asked his ukrainian counterpart, who was seeking military aid from america, to investigate his political opponentjoe biden. So, what are democrats going to do about it . The uk launches its biggest peacetime repatriation in history, with hundreds of thousands stranded following the collapse of travel company thomas cook. Hello and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump made an unexpected but fleeting visit to the un Climate Change summit in new york today. Its arguably the most important gathering on Climate Change since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 a deal that donald trump walked away from. The short time the president spent in the Conference Hall reflects his obvious indifference and also the scale of the challenge ahead. Had he been in the hall for the opening of the summit, he would have heard the un secretary general speak of the apocalyptic impact Climate