it s sunday 14th october. our top story. a man has died in a landslide in south west wales, following torrential rain and heavy winds across large parts of the uk. storm callum left thousands of homes and businesses without power. flooding and fallen trees left roads and rail lines blocked but the met office says weather conditions will improve today. chi chi izundu reports. wales hasn t seen floodwater like this for decades. overnight, more rain, more flood defences breached. in carmarthenshire, police remain at the scene of a landslide. one man was killed here. officers are warning against all but essential travel. wales bore the brunt of storm callum. torrential rain and wind has flooded homes and left some without power. i ve been here 26, 27 years. i was born here and i ve never seen it this bad. it s quite bad. some of the smaller cars are trying to get through, and then, well, they re going through, but at the other end, they re just breaking down because the water s
that he says is flawed. the heart of it is what happens when we don t get a deal and the irish border. the idea that the uk as a whole could stay in the customs union for a while longer to make sure there is no hard border, no tricks of the border there. staying at a customs union would mean that the uk could not go off and make its own trade deals and that, david davis says, is not acceptable. is indicating that he thinks there are some figures within the cabinet who might be tempted to follow his advice? that is the big question. what he is saying is reflective of what some in cabinet of what some cabinet members, are thinking, like andrea leadsom, her name has been mentioned. this is reflective of what others are thinking. arlene foster is being reported as having had some thoughts, the leader of the dup. had some thoughts, the leader of the dup. .. one had some thoughts, the leader of the dup. one source report leaked government e mails which suggests that arlene foster i
one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. hello, good morning, welcome to bbc news. the former brexit secretary, david davis, has called on the cabinet to unite against theresa may s plan for the uk s withdrawal from the eu. writing in the sunday times, he says there s an atmosphere of panic in downing street just days before a crucial summit of eu leaders in brussels. he also says mrs may s plan is completely unacceptable and has urged cabinet ministers to exert their collective authority . let s talk to our political correspondent helen catt. more first of all about what mr davies has said? as he said his sunday times article is effectively calling upon the cabinet to rebel. he is calling upon them to exert their collective authority and stop theresa may ‘s proposals which he says are flawed. how do you assert your authority in cabinet, through the set of resigning? david davis is not in the cabinet himself, his resignation earlier this year did not get m
cabinet ministers have been urged to rebel against theresa may s approach to brexit by the man who formerly led the uk s negotiations. david davis writes in the sunday times that the prime minister is pushing ahead with a flawed plan that was created in a sense of panic. mrs may will meet eu leaders in brussels on wednesday to discuss the state of the talks. our political correspondent, helen catt, told me what mr davis is hoping to achieve with this intervention. what he s doing here is sort of trying to encourage a bit of a cabinet rebellion, to stop theresa may pushing forward with proposals that he sees as flawed. this is mainly over his concern at the idea that the uk as a whole could stay in a customs union with the eu for the foreseeable future, to avoid border checks in ireland if no deal is agreed. now, when you talk about asserting executive authority in the cabinet, well what does that mean? well, possibly that means the threat of resignations. david davis, of co
airline pilots have welcomed the move. a british grandfather s won £2 million by finishing fourth in the world s most prestigious poker tournament. in golf, the third round of the open is under way. world number three jordan speith begins with a two shot lead. and at 2.30pm, george alagiah speaks to pulitzer prize winning author elizabeth strout in talking books. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. boots has apologised for dismissing calls to cut the cost of its contraceptive morning after pills. the pharmacy had refused to drop the price of the medicines, because it claimed that doing so would incentivise inappropriate use . today, the firm apologised for what it described as its poor choice of words and said it would look for cheaper brands. campaigners have welcomed the move but say it should have come sooner. our only disappointment is that it s taken this long, and really the threat of a boycott by its customers for boots, to reach this position. this was a positio