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jeremy corbyn or theresa may? a bit of a question mark, because theresa may wasn t here. before this debate, yougov carried out another poll, and it makes pretty interesting reading tonight. that s right. a yougov poll in the times tomorrow suggests the conservative lead is now down to three points, 42 the conservative, 39 to labour. there is a dramatic tightening of the polls as far as yougov is concerned. but that is not being borne out in other polls. the icm poll in the guardian yesterday gave the conservatives a 12 point lead. i spoke to one senior labour source who said to me, we are clear that there is a pattern that the polls are tightening. but as there being a dramatic tightening, well, they say they re going to be really cautious. thanks, nick. we will be talking about the polls and what s driving them a little later in the programme. well, there were strong moments for everybody on stage, and no game changing gaffes. david grossman was watching as the argume ....
today and we will find out how some of the biggest names fared over christmas. are voters willing to pay more taxes to boost spending on the nhs? a survey suggests nearly a half of them are. we ve a special report. plans for a billion pound project to use the tides in swansea bay to generate electricity are backed by a senior government advisor. in sport: southampton lead liverpool in their league cup semi final. nathan redmond gave the saints a 1 0 win in the first leg. carol has the weather. good morning. there is snow in the forecast today, wintry showers and windy conditions for the north in particular, and also parts of the west. in the south we have rain initially with hill snow but later in the day some of that will readily turn to sleet and snow even at lower levels. i ll have more details in 15 minutes. thanks, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the us director of national intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that official agencies leak ....
good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. snow across country. it has caused disruption as winds bring cold weather from the arctic. the environment agency says the first high tide along the east coast of england this morning was not as bad as feared but thousands of homes still face a danger of flooding. currently there are 11 severe warnings which mean there is a danger to life. this is the picture in skegness were snow has been lighter but flood warnings have been issued and soldiers have been deployed to assist where needed. where some might have been cursing the conditions this morning, others of course have been making the most of it here near birmingham. meanwhile, in canterbury in kent while it was knowing this morning i is now seems to be more of an issue. this is the scene coming up for you from the roof of the bbc here in london where it has recently started to snow. we we re it has recently started to snow. we were taught to our number of correspondence in ....
severe flood warnings are in place along much of england s east coast, with thousands of homes at risk, as snow and strong winds continue to hit much of the uk. the risk of high tides has led the environment agency to issue severe flood warnings meaning danger to life. this is the environment agency map and as you can see, there are dozens of locations along the east coast at risk. evacuations are under way injaywick in essex, and here in great yarmouth. 17 severe flood warnings across england and wales and 18 flood warnings 86 flood warnings where immediate action is required. there are also 56 alerts where flooding as possible and individuals should be prepared for rising water levels. my colleague ben brown is in great yarmouth. jane, good afternoon. it is filthy weather here. very windy, very rainy as well. 5000 homes in great yarmouth are being evacuated as we speak. troops and police going around those homes trying to get people to leave their homes because ....
triggering a by election in stoke on trent central. the prime minister, theresa may, has held talks with her new zealand counterpart in downing street. trade and security were top of the agenda. and britain s women s number one johanna konta wins the sydney international the final tournament before the australian open. hello, very good afternoon to you. we are in great yarmouth this afternoon, one of the areas on the east coast of england, where there are fears of flooding tonight. it is high tide this evening at 9:15pm. the environment agency are warning that there could be a storm surge, a combination of the high tide as well as gale force winds and high waves as gale force winds and high waves as well. the scene behind me is people in great yarmouth coming to this collection point to collect sandbags. the council are providing the sound and the bags. people have to bring their own spades and take them to their properties. around 5000 homes in the area of being ev ....