scottish democracy. the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. more rail strikes train drivers will walk out on the 1st and 3rd of february, after union bosses rejected a pay offerfrom rail companies. a double decker bus overturns in icy conditions in somerset. 56 people are injured. and after 31 years presenting his weekday mid morning show, broadcaster ken bruce announces he is leaving bbc radio 2. hello, good afternoon. for the first time, the uk government has announced it is blocking a law passed by the scottish parliament. the scotland secretary alisterjack told the commons he was blocking introducing reforms that would have made it easier for people to legally change gender. he said transgender people deserved respect and understanding, but he believed the bill would interfere with uk equalities law. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says her government will take legal action against the decision,
Tamsin mark, thank you and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 12 01. Alder hey, Childrens Hospital in liverpool has declared a Major Incident after school bus overturned on after a school bus overturned on the m50 three. One person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. 50 others are being assessed at the scene. The bus was carrying pupils to Calday Grange Grammar School and west kirby Grammar School. Its west kirby Grammar School. Its collided with a car and struck a central reservation. According to police, eyewitnesses say they saw children climbing out of the back window. The incident happened at around 830 this morning between huyton and bebington and parts of the motonnay in both directions are closed. University birmingham closed. University Birmingham Hospitals has been named as the trust where a 19 year old woman died after a legal battle with the nhs. Sadiq ramales wanted to travel to north america for a potential Clinical Trial to treat a rare disorder. But
Delmore is in new york. Happy friday. Here we go again happy friday. Here we go again. How likely is this . Are the markets worryjust likely is this . Are the markets worry just yet, likely is this . Are the markets worryjust yet, given this is not the first time weve been here. You are riaht, the first time weve been here. You are right. This the first time weve been here. You are right, this is the first time weve been here. 7m. Are right, this is not the first time weve been here, and lawmakers on capitol hill have little time to stave off a Government Shutdown. We are down to 48 hours and a Government Shutdown would have effects all across washington and the country. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers out of work, without pay, the slowing or stopping of government services, everything from your museum and park being closed to nutrition benefits and inspections for Drinking Water plants and trials for new medications. All of these things could be impacted. The other thing is p
Declared a major incident. It said its treating several people. About 50 others were assessed at the scene. Police were called to the m53 motorway in the wirral near liverpool just after eight oclock, when the incident happened. The road has been closed ever since. Chief superintendent Graeme Robson confirmed that a girl and the driver were killed. Emergency services were called to report of an overturned bus on the m53 atjust after 8 00 this morning. We can confirm that the bus was a school bus taking pupils to west kirby and calder Grammar Schools on the will. We understand there were 5a people, including the driver on the bus and sadly i can confirm that the driver and a 14 year old Schoolgirl Have died. Two children were taken from the scene to alder hey Childrens Hospital. 50 of the children were taken to an Emergency Training centre where they were medically assessed. And eight of those children have been taken to the Countess Of Chester and arrowe park hospitals. Our thoughts an
Inside the arena described a stampede as panic spread. We have been treating this as a Terrorist Incident and we believe at this stage the attack last night was conducted by one man. Right now the Prime Minister is chairing a meeting of the governments Emergency Committee, cobrament her Home Secretary, amber rudd described it as a barbaric attack. Screaming, shouting, just people mad, chaotic rush to the nearest exit. Suddenly something really hot just flew over us and landed behind me and my mum and my sister and then we all like dropped to the floor. This morning we are live In Manchester and we will be talking to people who were at that concert. Those young people, those teenagers, who were targeted by a Suicide Bomber. A lone man at this stage, as far as the police know, who exploded a device in the foyer of the Manchester Arena just after Ariana Grande finished her concert. Well get reaction from the police and from local politicians and from people who live and work In Manchester