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the conservatives have suffered crushing defeats in two by elections overnight with labour overturning substantial majorities in both mid bedfordshire and tamworth. the result in mid bedfordshire represents the largest conservative majority overturned by labour at a by election since 1916. it was triggered following the resignation of former culture secretary nadine dorries. here s our political correspondent, helen catt. these by elections were billed as nailbiter is. close, tense. in the end they two significant victories to labour. first in tamworth. the 57th safest conservative seat in the country before last night. country before last night. edwards, sierra, country before last night. edwards, sierra. labour country before last night. edwards, sierra, labour party. country before last night. edwards, sierra, labour party. 11,719 - country before last night. edwards, sierra, labour party. 11,719 votes. | sierra, labour party. 11,719 votes. cheering the new mp was el ....
weather prospects. before we do that, we havejust had weather prospects. before we do that, we have just had an update on the last few minutes. we were talking earlier about storm babet. we are just hearing from angus council that it is telling 350 households that they must evacuate in the brechin. that news is through in the brechin. that news is through in the brechin. that news is through in the last few minutes and that gives you a sense of the scale of that situation. let s get a weather forecast wherever you live in the country. chris fawkes is here with the weather. a lot of difficult at times coming. ifeel this isjust the a lot of difficult at times coming. i feel this is just the start of it. the met office have issued a rare red warning covering angus where we have seen evacuations and also aberdeenshire, dundee, perth and kinross. it is the chelation of rain building up over the next few days that will cause problems with flooding from various parts of the co ....
southwards. why is all this happening? as you mentioned, samantha, it is all down to storm babet, and essentially, this area of low pressure brings mild air that mixes with the cold air we have in scandinavia, gritting this weather front and some very strong winds that have been pummelling eastern scotland, and that is that runs that can t move because of this blocking area of high pressure so get stuck in the same area with that torrential rain falling hour after hour after hour. flooding is the main concern, particularly across northern and eastern scotland, parts of eastern england, but we re also seeing some gusts of wind today switching 70 miles an hour, which in itself is strong enough to blow down some trees. it is likely to lead to some trees. it is likely to lead to some disruption this afternoon as well, it is a member. some disruption this afternoon as well, it is a member. chris, thank ou ve well, it is a member. chris, thank you very much well, it is a m ....
both domestically in getting china s economy on track as well as internationally as the country tries to navigate a tense geopolitical environment. we are also going to see and he is back with us here on a show business report. thank you for coming back again for us as we continue to track the story as the world leaders gather there. we are still waiting for xi jinping to speak but in your expectation and estimation what are you seeing will be a thrust of the speech there. this are you seeing will be a thrust of the speech there. of the speech there. this is a time of stock-taking - of the speech there. this is a time of stock-taking on - of the speech there. this is a time of stock-taking on both| time of stock taking on both side. china s reassessment of the initiative and countries on the initiative and countries on the receiving end are getting a little concerned about the strings that seem to come attached with it in the form of the slightly odorous terms of some ....
china s economy on track as well as internationally as a country tries to navigate a rather tense geopolitical environment. i ve been speaking to and economy of cornell university. he told me how the belt and road initiative had achieved mixed results for china. , ., china. the belt and road initiative china. the belt and road initiative was china. the belt and road initiative was china s - china. the belt and road - initiative was china s attempt to use its economic muscle in order to gain both geopolitical and economic inroads and at the same time broaden its economic breach by providing opportunities for other countries and their transport and other infrastructure nets that try to link china with other countries. some of these have not paid off very well, evenin have not paid off very well, even in times of economic terms or geopolitical terms. china is getting pushback from countries that feel they have incurred debts to china that will be very difficult to pay ....