Hello, and welcome to morecambe. Cheering. As thousands of Street Parties and Community Events are taking place across the country. Over the next 90 minutes, well be criss crossing the uk and dropping in on some of those celebrations. Many of the parties are being held in celebration of yesterdays coronation of King Charles Iii and Queen Camilla. Some people are taking the opportunity to spend the day getting to know their neighbours and Building Community spirit, and others are simply enjoying a get together on the Bank Holiday Weekend. Well, im here in the Lancashire Seaside Town of morecambe, which is hoping to host the longest street party for the coronation in the uk, more than 500 Picnic Tables Cascading along the seafront. And we think around 10,000 people will be taking part. Ill be hearing from many of them throughout the programme. And well also be live at parties and events across the uk. Well be with Paddle Boarders at Bude In Cornwall wholl be celebrating with the help of
Parent and staff from local Charter School speaking out what theyre planning to demand from the school, after it abruptly shut its doors. Leaving parents scrambling to find new schools, and the staff searching for jobs. Good morning everybody it is wednesday hump day january 7th, 2015. Have you gotten used to that yet, 2015 . And have you gotten your winter wardrobe in place . Were talking long underwear gloves, the whole deal. Because this week, sue it, just is going to get really cold. It reminds us of last winter at this point. Very much so. In fact, we will be re visiting one year ago january 7th, 2014, when it was the coldest day of last year. We had morning low of four. Well speaking of numbers heres five. Thats your number for the day. We will have sunshine returning today. But gusty wind, and windchills in the teens even during the daytime, so it could be better, and of course it, could be whole lot worse. Now the colds air is moving across the great lakes system from yesterday
Put something in there, too . If we were going to make a time capsule today what would you put in it . Like they put coins and stuff in the 1700s cents. And newspaper articles . Yes. Parking ticket. Couple actually i like to throw in the box. The traffic today trumps the cold weather must be big. With the temperatures being solo no melting going on, so there is ice everywhere. Here is a live look at i95 right now, northbound lane of 95 jammo from center city, all the way up to girard avenue. All lanes block so they could clear the crash quickly the traffic backing up like the pile of pancakes here, from downtown look at this guy, facing the wrong way thats his brakes lights. Not good. Not good head be westbound approaching the king of prussia interchange. So thats two examples, two of the major roadways, even though there is no ice on the travel lanes, all it takes is just maybe for little veering over to the left, or to the right. And your tires pick up the icy park maybe, on the shou
The us democrats formally choose joe biden as their president ial candidate at the partys online convention. And hands free driving could arrive on uk roads by spring next year as the government launches a consultation on the technology. Theres going to be a big expansion in free coronavirus testing to help monitor the spread of covid 19 across the uk. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fornight as part of the 0ns household survey. The health secretary, matt hancock, has said the expansion of testing in the community will give the government a better understanding of where the virus is spreading. To be more accurate, to get more localised information, to have more nuance in the information we get, we are going to expand it, essentially by almost ten times, so that we get more detailed information about where the virus is taking root, about whether thats men or women, about which parts of the country, so that we can better manage in a more targeted way the measures that w