our top story a man s 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. the met office says the bad conditions will ease off today. chi chi izundu reports. wales haven t seen floodwater like this the decades. overnight, more rain, more flood defences breached. police remain at the scene of a landslide. a man was killed here. officers are working warning against all but essential travel. wales bore the brunt of storm callum. torrential rain and wind have the homes and some without power. i have been here 26, 27 yea rs. power. i have been here 26, 27 years. i have never seen it is bad. some of the smaller cars are trying to get through, and the water is deep on the road. either how long it will take three to go down. waiting is everything to dry out and see what happens from there. i kn
following us on social media. but for now, from me and from all the travel show team, here in a foggy egypt, it s bye bye. good morning. welcome to breakfast with victoria fritz and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: a man is killed in a landslide as storm callum brings flooding and disruption to large parts of the uk. good morning. there is more rain in the forecast today, but it is moving away eastwards, so things turning dry particularly across wales and we will see spells of sunshine arriving from the west. i will have all the details in about 15 minutes. a crackdown in england on people who wrongly claim free prescriptions. but pharmacists say that the measures could harm patient trust. space industry insiders predict satellites could be launched from british soil as early as 2020. and in sport, it s lift off for wigan a fifth grand final victory after they beat warrington wolves at old trafford. and the first official photos are released from friday s royal wedding. g
briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and a new study says if we want to save the planet, we should become flexitarians eating mainly plant based foods and eating very little meat. that way we could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by more than half. would you change your diet? tell us what you think just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. hurricane michael is making steady and powerful headway across north west florida and into georgia with sustained winds of 140km/h. officials in florida confirmed one death gasden county sheriff s office say a tree, knocked down by the strong winds, fell on a house and killed a man. hundreds of thousands were urged to leave their homes and flee to higher ground many have not. our north america correspondent, chris buckler, reports. hurricane michael came crashing into the florida coastline with extraordinary strength. at the hyatt, the wind reached speed around 155 miles an hour were, easily exc
of jamal khashoggi, calling on saudi arabia to establish the truth. and after storm callum the effort to get flooded parts of wales and western britain back to normal. good evening. key issues are still to be resolved in the brexit talks according to the eu s chief negotiator, michel barnier after a day that saw the brexit secretary dominic raab make an unscheduled trip to brussels for more face to face negotiations. with three days to go before eu leaders meet tonight it is far from clear whether the two sides will reach agreement. the backstop for ensuring that in all circumstances there is no hard border in ireland remains a central issue. and here, leading brexiteers are intensifying their pressure on the prime minister. our political correspondent vicki young reports. it s crunch time for brexit talks, and time for a flying visit to brussels by the man in charge of the uk s negotiations. dominic raab spentjust over one hour with his opposite number michel barni
to batter the south east of the country. the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey admits some will be worse off under the new benefit system, universal credit, but says those that lose out can take on more work. scientists say we need to embrace plant based diets, if the world wants to limit climate change, water scarcity and pollution. and k pop fever sweeps london, as south korean boy band bts make their british stage debut it s 5 o clock. our main story is that a meeting of key cabinet ministers, is getting under way in downing street, as the prime minister briefs them on the latest brexit developments, ahead of next week s crucial eu summit. downing street says there are still major obstacles to overcome. the meeting comes amid suggestions that the uk is set to propose its own solution, to the question of the irish border, after brexit. the so called backstop arrangement is meant to prevent a hard border between ireland, which is in the eu, and northern ireland, which