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tony roe, bbc east midlands today. a farmer who was impaled by a forklift truck and survived, has been reunited with the medics who saved his life. jonathan willis from wisbech was unloading straw bales when the vehicle rolled into him. he and his wife have raised more than 45 thousand pounds for the air ambulance service. helen mulroy reports... it must have pushed things out the way as it went through. this steel prong used to be part of a forklift truck. the last time he saw it, it was protruding from his abdomen after he was impaled in a freak farming accident. figs after he was impaled in a freak farming accident.— after he was impaled in a freak farming accident. as soon as the sike farming accident. as soon as the spike touch _ farming accident. as soon as the spike touch my _ farming accident. as soon as the spike touch my back, _ farming accident. as soon as the spike touch my back, i _ farming accident. as soon as the spike touch my back, ijust - farming accident. as soon as the - spike touch my back, ijus

we were promised and midlands engine. to be levelled _ promised and midlands engine. to be levelled up, but what we were given up levelled up, but what we were given up today— levelled up, but what we were given up today was a great train robbery, rubbing _ up today was a great train robbery, rubbing the — up today was a great train robbery, rubbing the north of the chance to realise _ rubbing the north of the chance to realise its — rubbing the north of the chance to realise its full potential. rubbing the next — realise its full potential. rubbing the next generation of the hope and opportunity they are now due. and rubbing _ opportunity they are now due. and rubbing the people across the north of the _ rubbing the people across the north of the investment they have been denied _ of the investment they have been denied over the last 11 years under this rotten — denied over the last 11 years under this rotten government. | denied over the last 11 years under this rotten government. ijust denied over the last 11 years under this rotten government. i 'ust wan

so midlands connect thinks this is a win for the midlands because it will take high—speed trains from birmingham to the east midlands but also allows us to progress our flagship scheme, the midlands rail hub, which will unlock 11 million seats along the rail network, allowing us to have quickerjourneys from places like hereford, worcester and other cities up and down the midlands. and opponents of hs2 are celebrating. is it good news or what? yes! _ the railway would have torn right through this village near rotherham. in parts of northern england, though, there is a feeling what could have been a golden opportunity has been diminished. katy austin, bbc news. one city that will definitely lose out is bradford. the city had hoped to be included on the proposed new leeds to manchester line with a station built for the new trains. danny savage has been there getting reaction to today's news. the north of england, a place where new trains run on old lines. there is a lot of land outside as well, and we could make this into a station by 2028. there was hope that this market in bradford wou

, west midlands, the whole of the north of the country. this was the first test of a levelling up on the government has completely failed and let down everyone in the north and you can't believe _ everyone in the north and you can't believe a _ everyone in the north and you can't believe a word the prime minister says _ where is this chinese tennis star? she disappeared after making sexual assault allegations — now there's an email saying she's safe and well, but is it genuine? a life sentence for zephaniah mcleod — the man who stabbed 8 people in birmingham in what the judge called a murderous rampage. we are happy that this dangerous and evil man has been removed from society, and while we continue to grieve forjacob, we must ask the obvious question — why was zephaniah mcleod, known to so many agencies, allowed to be out and about? the worst ever performance — again — by emergency departments in wales, with record waiting times for an ambulance and at a&e. do it yourself — apple makes spare parts available so that customers

it will offer for young - people commuting in the midlands and the north— people commuting in the midlands and the north the same type of confidence about their daily lives, their commute, as people have been used to— their commute, as people have been used to for— their commute, as people have been used to for a — their commute, as people have been used to for a century in the south. it's a _ used to for a century in the south. it's a huge — used to for a century in the south. it's a huge investment, costing £96 billion, though not all of it is new money. it includes plans to spend £360 million on introducing contactless payment systems to help commuters and there will be price caps for trains, trams and buses. there will also be a new mass transit system for leeds but labour says promises have been broken. we set says promises have been broken. - set out a compressive plan for hsz set out a compressive plan for h52 and northern powerhouse rail and we stick by that. that's the big difference between us and the government. when we set out promises we stick to them for top the gov

so, midlands connect thinks this is a win for the midlands because it will take high—speed trains from birmingham to the east midlands, but also allows us to progress our flagship scheme, the midlands rail hub, which will unlock 11 million seats along the rail network, allowing us to have quickerjourneys from places like hereford, worcester and other cities up and down the midlands. and opponents of h52 are celebrating. is it good news or what? yay! the railway would've torn right through this village near rotherham. in parts of northern england, though, there's a feeling what could've been a golden opportunity has been diminished. katy austin, bbc news. let's get more on this with gareth dennis, who is a railway engineer and writer. thank you so much forjoining us. what do you make of the new plan? i5 what do you make of the new plan? is a betrayal. nothing short than a betrayal. we have seen new grand plans from the government this is the biggest expenditure this entry but what they are doing is delivering more cut silica services than in the 1960s. it's shocking. details? than in th

so, midlands connect thinks this is a win for the midlands because it will take high—speed trains from birmingham to the east midlands, but also allows us to progress our flagship scheme, the midlands rail hub, which will unlock 11 million seats along the rail network, allowing us to have quickerjourneys from places like hereford, worcester and other cities up and down the midlands. and opponents of hs2 are celebrating. is it good news or what? yay! the railway would've torn right through this village near rotherham. in parts of northern england, though, there's a feeling what could've been a golden opportunity has been diminished. katy austin, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we meet the transgender entrepreneur now living in australia who exposed the difficulties that her community experiences back in malaysia. —— the community faces. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself i

, west midlands, the whole of the north of the country. the proposals would leave — north of the country. the proposals would leave our _ north of the country. the proposals would leave our economies - north of the country. the proposals would leave our economies and - would leave our economies and residents— would leave our economies and residents and country less balanced and our— residents and country less balanced and our planet worse off. it's not living _ and our planet worse off. it's not living up. — and our planet worse off. it's not living up. it— and our planet worse off. it's not living up, it is holding us down. former cricketer former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq has apologised for anti—semitic messages he sent ten years ago — just days after giving powerful testimony to mps about the racist abuse he faced himself while a professional player. where is this chinese tennis star? she disappeared after making sexual assault allegations — now there's an email saying she's safe and well, but is it genuine? a life

so, midlands connect thinks this is a win for the midlands because it will take high—speed trains from birmingham to the east midlands, but also allows us to progress our flagship scheme, the midlands rail hub, which will unlock 11 million seats along the rail network, allowing us to have quickerjourneys from places like hereford, worcester and other cities up and down the midlands. and opponents of h52 are celebrating. is it good news or what? yay! the railway would've torn right through this village near rotherham. in parts of northern england, though, there's a feeling what could've been a golden opportunity has been diminished. katy austin, bbc news. rachael maskell is the labour mp for york central, where the eastern leg of h52 was originally supposed to terminate. so we're recording this interview tonight because you're running off to catch the nine o'clock train from london to your constituency in york, which i checked a little earlier, will take you two hours a0 minutes, so you'll get in just before midnight. what would hs2 have meant to that journey time? well, it would've mea

midlands. for high-speed links across the north in the midlands.- for high-speed links across the north in the midlands. there's been so much backlash _ north in the midlands. there's been so much backlash in _ north in the midlands. there's been so much backlash in the _ north in the midlands. there's been so much backlash in the last - north in the midlands. there's been so much backlash in the last few- so much backlash in the last few days— so much backlash in the last few days when— so much backlash in the last few days when details of the plans have been preemptively linked that the prime _ been preemptively linked that the prime minister has written to the yorkshire — prime minister has written to the yorkshire post to make the case for the changes. this is about h52 and where _ the changes. this is about h52 and where it— the changes. this is about h52 and where it will go, and will it go as far as _ where it will go, and will it go as far as they— where it will go, and will i

in the east midlands rather than reaching yorkshire. and it is expected that there will be no new trans— pennine route tween manchester, bradford and leeds. the government says that upgrades to the current lines can deliver similar improvements tojourney can deliver similar improvements to journey times and capacity years earlier and it will leave many in the north disappointed. mr; it will leave many in the north disappointed.— it will leave many in the north disappointed. my real concern is that our _ disappointed. my real concern is that our victorian _ is that our victorian infrastructure is creaking in the north of england. we really tried to upgrade the existing line between leeds and manchester and it has taken ten years have onlyjust started to see issues on the ground. i don't believe that upgrading infrastructure will be faster infrastructure will be faster in delivering results than building new lines. these were the front pages _ building new lines. these were the front pages of— building new lines. these were the fron

here are the headlines: a £96 billion rail plan for the midlands and north of england, not all of it new money, and there's anger as the high—speed hs2 line from the east midlands to leeds is expected to be scrapped. those high—speed lines would have collected the east midlands and parts of northern england but there is anger and disappointment and frustration here this morning that those plans are now in doubt. if you're wathcing in nottingham, sheffield, leeds, bradford or macnehster — what do you thinnk about the likely scrapping of h52 from nottingham to leeds? and what do you think about the likely scrapping of a fast train line between leeds and macnhester which had been promised by the pm? you can contact me @vicderbyshire or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. where is one of china's top tennis starss? she hasn't been heard from since she accused a chinese official of sexually assaulting her. alec baldwin faces a new lawsuit over a fatal shooting on a film set. lawyers are calling the actor reckless. the nhs can now offer people living with hiv the first "long—acting injectable

_ london and the south—east with the midlands on the north but also focusing — midlands on the north but also focusing on the towns and villages in the _ focusing on the towns and villages in the midlands and in the north and the regional interconnectivity because _ the regional interconnectivity because we know that some of the best scope — because we know that some of the best scope for economic growth, for small— best scope for economic growth, for small businesses, medium—sized businesses to grow is predicated, conditioned on that kind of connectivity, so we are focused on delivering — connectivity, so we are focused on delivering the most in the swiftest timeframe for the businesses and communities in the midlands and the north— communities in the midlands and the north as _ communities in the midlands and the north as well as connecting the whole _ north as well as connecting the whole country.— north as well as connecting the whole country. north as well as connecting the whole count . ., �* ., , whole country. you can't tell me any details because _ whole countr

staying on a musical theme, birmingham, in the english midlands, has a proud musical heritage, and now a series of maps to celebrate it, has gone on display at 30 railway stations across the city. ben sidwell has been on a musical mystery tour. it is a journey that takes rail passengers through birmingham's musical heritage. at hall green station one of the biggest bands ever come out of birmingham, ub40, unveiled the first of 30 maps linking the railway to people and places that have helped to shape the musical history of birmingham. the idea is lovely. i think it is great to write our musical heritage. we are a musical city and have been for generations and it is great that you can see a map. i love the fact that my father's name is on there as well as us. it is brilliant. to really experience this journey you need to jump on the train. # nothing seems to satisfy. first stop for me, the birthplace of heavy metal to meet the man behind the musical route maps. this map will introduce them to the music of the area so the links to black sabbath, joan armatrading, as they are waiting for

midlands. and, you know, to sit here in manchester. — midlands. and, you know, to sit here in manchester, the _ midlands. and, you know, to sit here in manchester, the city— midlands. and, you know, to sit here in manchester, the city that - in manchester, the city that probably— in manchester, the city that probably benefit _ in manchester, the city that probably benefit most, - in manchester, the city that i probably benefit most, maybe in manchester, the city that - probably benefit most, maybe that is birmingham. — probably benefit most, maybe that is birmingham. i— probably benefit most, maybe that is birmingham, i don't _ probably benefit most, maybe that is birmingham, i don't know, _ probably benefit most, maybe that is birmingham, i don't know, you - probably benefit most, maybe that is birmingham, i don't know, you can. birmingham, i don't know, you can have _ birmingham, i don't know, you can have a _ birmingham, i don't know, you can have a competition, _ birmingham, i don't know, you can have a competition, and _ birmingham, i

staying on a musical theme — birmingham — in the english midlands — has a proud musical heritage — now a series of maps to celebrate it, has gone on display at 30 railway stations across the city. they'll showcase artists from black sabbath tojoan armatrading, as well as the venues which hosted them. ben sidwell has been on a musical mystery tour. it on a musical mystery tour. is a journey that takesj birmingham. it is a journey that takes job birmingham. at hall green station, one of the biggest bands ever to come out of birmingham, ub40, unveiled the first of 30 maps linking the railway to the people and places that have helped shaped birmingham is musical history. i think the whole idea is lovely, it's great to celebrate our musical heritage. birmingham is a music city and has been for generations and it is great, you can see a map, i love the fact my father's name is on there, as well as us. brilliant.— brilliant. but to really experience _ brilliant. but to really experience this - brilliant. but to really i experience this journey, brilliant. but to really - experience this jou

it looks like that'll be scaled back and ended at the east midlands, and it looks like there'll be no new line across the pen lines between leeds and manchester for people, people hoping a new powerhouse northern route, or hs three, it would be built. this plan says it won't focus on building new routes, but instead upgrade existing routes. it's been described as the biggest ever public investment in the rail network, £96 billion, but i think it will disappoint some people who were hoping they would see that investment turn into actual roots but this plan delivers journey times which are same as, similar to, or faster than the h52 proposals, while doubling or troubling capacities that consumers benefit — to point out building new roots would take a long time, you may not have seen those trains actually carry passengers until way into the 20 405. they say pa55enger5 until way into the 20 405. they say this plan can be delivered more quickly and ten years sooner. i delivered more quickly and ten years sooner. . , , ~ . delivered more quickly and ten years sooner. ., , , . ., , delive

to sit_ for the north and for the midlands. to sit here — for the north and for the midlands. to sit here in manchester, the city thabs— to sit here in manchester, the city that's probably benefits most, or maybe _ that's probably benefits most, or maybe that's birmingham and talk about— maybe that's birmingham and talk about this — maybe that's birmingham and talk about this not delivering for you is bizarre _ about this not delivering for you is bizarre we — about this not delivering for you is bizarre. we are delivering one hour and a _ bizarre. we are delivering one hour and a quarterjourneys from london to where _ and a quarterjourneys from london to where we — and a quarterjourneys from london to where we are set right now in manchester. to where we are set right now in manchester-— to where we are set right now in manchester. . , ., �* , manchester. that is the government's - itch. manchester. that is the government's nitch. it manchester. that is the government's itch. it is manchester. that is the government's pitch. it is interesting _ manchester. that

midlands and the north, and putting up rail fares?— up rail fares? what we are doing is investin: up rail fares? what we are doing is investing massively _ up rail fares? what we are doing is investing massively in _ up rail fares? what we are doing is investing massively in the - up rail fares? what we are doing is investing massively in the rails. . investing massively in the rails. she objects to domestic air travel but the vision that she should support is the idea of moving away from using tonnes of kerosene to put planes into the air. you can do it with other approaches and that is what we should be focusing on. i welcome the prime minister's leadership around the world in getting their biggest polluters to reduce their carbon footprint. my constituents are keen to move forward and your transition to a d carbon lifestyle and i believe that information to them is key to this. there are many times where all of us will purchase things from china that may well be available here in the uk but we don't understand that carbon footprint in that item. w

cold air, snow moving out of north west england, parts of the midland, we could see some into the hills of wales. further wintry showers along this north sea coast, the average wind speeds at the moment, down on where they have been, blustery towards east anglia and the south—east, a wind chill out there. clearly a cold day, hard frost settling into night, sleet and snow clearing from central and southern england, showers along the north sea coast. they will ease. clear weather overnight, temperatures down to —5 or —6 in places, icy patches where it has been wet, cold start in the morning. with a front moving in from the north—west, cloud and outbreaks of rain, some sleet and snow in scotland, windy conditions across northern scotland, we see most of the rain here, light and patchy elsewhere, sunshine towards east anglia and the south—east once the cloud clears. look at these temperatures. 10 in belfast and glasgow. cold day in the east, the milder air that will wind out for tuesday, but very briefly! hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... the uk government p

west midlands police released a statement appealing for information after the shooting. 0ur west midlands correspondent phil mackie has the latest. this is the hockley circus area in birmingham, a flyover, and the boy was shot in the underpass underneath that and there is a walkway through the at around seven o�*clock last night according to west midlands police, and they say he was shot in the back and he is in a critical condition in hospital and he has suffered life changing injuries. we also heard from west midlands ambulance service who explained what they did. they responded to the 999 call and send what they call a merit team, and the acronym effectively stands for a team that has a trauma doctor, and an experienced paramedic who are scenting in scenarios where people are in very sick and in life—threatening situations. we haven�*t had an update on the boy since this morning, but we are expecting something later on. very sadly, this is an area where there has been a lot of incidents like this over the last couple of years and in a city where we have seen a lot of teenagers in

originally across scotland will push its way southwards into northern england, eventually into the midlands and northern wales. some of that could just be northern ireland. a fairly cloudy day here. further wintry showers feeding down these eastern coast where again the winds will be quite gusty, particularly through the morning. but overall, the winds much lighter compared to saturday. but it's still cold. temperatures for some will struggle to get much above 3 or 4 c, could see 7 or 8 for some western coast. but it's cold, frosty night as we head into monday. they'll be some rain around for scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, a cloudy, overcast day and turning wetter and windier again on tuesday. this is bbc news, i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the new 0micron strain of coronavirus is detected across europe — with cases confirmed in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk, prompting new measures. we will require all contacts for those who test positive with a suspected case of 0micron to self isolate for ten da

the government is set to scrap the high—speed rail link between the east midlands and leeds. the department for transport is expected to announce plans later this week, which will see the existing line between east midlands parkway and leeds upgraded, rather than replaced. our political correspondent nick eardley explained how significant it was. the integrated rail plan is a big deal for many people around england, who want to know what it will mean for theirjourney times, but also for the government, as it seeks to try and persuade voters that it means business when it talks about levelling up opportunity outside london. this is going to be a big package, around £96 billion will be spent over the coming decades. £40 billion of the plan we expect to see on thursday will be new money that we haven't heard about before. but there are going to be some significant changes to the plans that we were expecting. so hs2 will still go to nottingham, but it won't now go to leeds. the northern powerhouse rail line, that was expected to run as a high speed line between leeds and manche

the lowest temperatures further south through the midlands, because wales and southern england by the skies remain clear and we see values down to around —2. fog patches likely through parts of east wales and into the midlands, some fog slow to clear through tomorrow. generally speaking, southern areas, puzzling midlands, wales, south of england which was the best of this through the day, although some showers are still in parts of essex, kent and the channel islands put up further north, more cloud, odd spot of light rain or drizzle here and the air. temperatures if anything just a notch up from where they have been today, 9 or 10 degrees. into wednesday, band of rain are starting to push southward and eastward and this band of rain is associated with a cold front. behind it, the air will be turning colder. brightening through the afternoon for scotland and northern ireland but with a strengthening wind, some showers and an increasingly cold feel. as we move at a wednesday and thursday, that cold front continues to journey south eastwards, behind it follow the isobars all the way u

a few fog patches in east wales and the midlands. we could see showers for parts of east anglia and the south—east. generally the east will have more sunshine, the further north will have more clout with the odd rain or drizzle, but the temperatures are up by a degree or so. that will not last long. on wednesday southern areas will start off clout and murky and this band of rain will work its way southwards and eastwards. behind it, brighter skies, but blustery winds and showers and a colder feel returning from the north and that sets us up for the end of the week. that band of rain is associated with a cold front pushing its way south—east. behind that it turns colder and the wins come down from the north and that will always bring something of a chill. notice the blue colours here. but a return to something quite bright. lots of sunshine on thursday. some showers, especially around the coast, wintry over high ground and possibly in lower levels in the far north of scotland. but look at those maximum temperatures. it is a cold i

there's been damage across scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales, leading to road closures and severe train delays. at one point, more than 100,000 homes were without power. here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage. there have been some near misses, road and rail travel has been badly affected and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village of low row, but it's also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86. she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power�*s been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. now, i've got some... somebody brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees. and i've got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90mph battered the north—east coast of scotland and trains were cancelled across the uk. it's a fluid situation. we're going to try and keep people moving wherever we can. but in many parts of the country we are encouraging people not to travel at all and certainly to check on th

staying on a musical theme, birmingham — in the english midlands — has a proud musical heritage — now a series of maps to celebrate it, has gone on display at 30 railway stations across the city. ben sidwell has been on a musical mystery tour. it isa it is a journey that takes rail passengers through birmingham's musical heritage. at hall green one of the band's biggest —— biggest bands ever come out of birmingham, ub40, unveiled the first of 30 maps linking the railway to people in places that have helped to shape the musical history of birmingham. the idea is lovely. i think it is great to ride our musical heritage. we are a musical city and have been for generations and have been for generations and it is great that you can see a map. i love the fact that my father's name is on there as well as us. it is brilliant. to really experience this journey you need tojump on really experience this journey you need to jump on the train. # nothing seems to satisfy. first — # nothing seems to satisfy. first stop for me, the birthplace of heavy metal to meet the man behind the musical ro

there will be a few brighter breaks in eastern scotland, north—east england, parts of the midlands, generally anywhere to the east of high ground temperatures are edging upwards, it's turning a touch milder and for bonfire night tomorrow night a lot of dry weather around but again across western part you may encounter a little light rain or drizzle. there is a more vigorous weather system heading in for the weekend and that will bring rain, weakening as it moves south. sunday is the drier day but it's turning very windy across northern scotland this weekend. there is a weather warning. scotland this weekend. there is a weatherwarning. look scotland this weekend. there is a weather warning. look at that online along with the northern lights pictures. clive. nick miller there. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, time for the new where you are. have a very good afternoon. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... at the t20 mens world cup, australia are up to second in group i after a comfortable victory over bangladesh this morning. looking to bounce back afte

storm arwen caused damage across scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales, leading to road closures and severe train delays. at one point, more than 100 thousand homes were without power. at one point, more than 100,000 homes were without power. here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage. there have been some near misses, road and rail travel has been badly affected and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village of low row, but it's also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86. she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power�*s been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. now, i've got some... somebody brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees. and i've got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90 miles an hour battered the north—east coast of scotland and trains were cancelled across the uk. it's a fluid situation. we're going to try and keep people moving wherever we can. but in many parts of the

hello, it's another cold, frosty, icy night on the way and some sleet and snow in parts of the midlands and across southern england to clear away before we get into the night. further wintry showers along the north sea coast, they're going to be easing for many. as we go through the evening and night, it is clear that frost is sitting in. icy patches where we have seen some wet weather around and temperatures down to —5, —6 in places. things are going to change on monday. after a cold, frosty, largely sunny start, cloud into northern ireland and scotland, bringing some outbreaks of rain. a little sleet and snow to the higher ground ahead of that in scotland. most of the rain here towards the north and north—west. but patchy rain heading towards northern england, wales and the south—west. much of east anglia and the south—east with sunny spells after any early cloud clears away. the wind picking up again, particularly in north—west scotland, but the big thing about monday is the range of temperatures. a cold day in the east, turning milder in the west, milder for all on tuesd

down trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes across scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales. here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage. there have been some near misses, road and rail travel has been badly affected and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village of low row, but it's also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86. she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power�*s been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. now, i've got some... somebody brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees. and i've got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90 miles an hour battered the north—east coast of scotland and trains were cancelled across the uk. it's a fluid situation. we're going to try and keep people moving wherever we can. but in many parts of the country we are encouraging people not to travel at all and certainly to check on the websites, on the apps, and for live information before they

there's been damage across scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales, with winds of nearly a hundred miles an hour, leaving more than a hundred thousand homes without power. there are more weather warnings across the uk, for this evening. here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage. there have been some near misses, road and rail travel has been badly affected, and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to this north yorkshire village, but it is also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86, she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power has been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. somebody has brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees, and i have got twojumpers on. winds of more than 90 mph battered the north—east coast of scotland, and trains were cancelled across the uk. it is a fluid situation. we will try to keep people moving wherever we can, but in many parts of the country we are encouraging people not to travel at

the government is set to scrap the high speed rail link between the east midlands and leeds. the department for transport is expected to announce plans later this week — which will see the existing line between east midlands parkway and leeds upgraded rather than replaced. well what is hs2? it is a new high—speed railway line and the plan was to connect london with the city centres of birmingham, manchester and leeds. it's aim is to cutjourney times and increase capacity on the rail network. however the government now look set to scrap the eastern leg of hs2 between the midlands and leeds the transport department will instead announce a new rail plan on thursday, involving £96 billion of funding for new routes in the north and midlands.0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. this west yorkshire businesswoman often finds that driving is the only option. she would rather get about by train so is disappointed by reports that major rail projects are set to be scaled back. i would have the ability to get to more places by public transport, and not having to drive and

there's been damage across scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales, leading to road closures and severe train delays. at one point, more than 100,000 homes were without power. here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage. there have been some near misses, road and rail travel has been badly affected and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village of low row, but it's also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86. she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power�*s been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. now, i've got some... somebody brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees. and i've got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90 miles an hour battered the north—east coast of scotland and trains were cancelled across the uk. it's a fluid situation. we're going to try and keep people moving wherever we can. but in many parts of the country we are encouraging people not to travel at all and certainly to

, - the west midlands and across the whole north of the country. i guess the crux of this, laura, whether it's rail and the announcement today or anything else at the moment, at this stage in a parliament, between general elections, this is where a government at any time to start turning its rhetoric, its grand promises, into reality, and the point where voters will then come to a judgement. that's right. this government has been very conscious of that in the last few months, i think increasingly conscious of that, because of course the pandemic basically slammed the brakes on anything else that they wanted to do, of course, quite understandably. but it meant pretty much the first two years of the administration, and we are almost at that two—year anniversary, whether you want to celebrate it or commiserate over it, of course, that's up to you, newscasters, but we are almost two years in now, and it is absolutely at the moment, especially when it comes to big projects, if it's not happening now, it's not going to be done before the next general e

england, parts of east wales and the midlands could see some dense fog tomorrow morning, as well. the best of the sunshine, though, tomorrow will be found across the south of the uk with more cloud further north, the odd spot of rain or drizzle — but arguably a slightly less cold feel with highs of 9—10 celsius. that won't last though, it will turn colder again from midweek onwards. and for friday, very unsettled with some strong winds, showers of rain, sleet and snow. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... tensions and covid cases are rising in europe. as countries reimpose restrictions, there's anger over the handling of the pandemic. authorities in wisconsin will bring homicide charges against a man accused of driving his car through a holiday parade, killing five people. police say the man acted alone, and it wasn't a terrorist attack. britain's parliament votes through controversial plans for the future funding of social care in england. and we hear from the malaysian rapper whose music has been banned in mainland china.

the government is set to scrap part of the route of hs2 from the east midlands to leeds. work on the controversial new high—speed line has already begun in the south from london to birmingham. but rather than continuing hs2's eastern leg, instead the department for transport is expected to announce that the line will be upgraded rather than replaced. local labour and tory mps are accusing the government of reneging on its promises. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. this west yorkshire businesswoman often finds that driving is the only option. she would rather get about by train so is disappointed by reports that major rail projects are set to be scaled back. i would have the ability to get to more places by public transport, and not having to drive and find parking, which is very expensive, and also the added benefit that on a train, or public transport, i can do work. the london to birmingham phase of hs2, the new high—speed railway, is already being built, but what comes next? the government is due to release a plan later this week setting out how it

, . the west midlands and across the whole north of the country. i guess the crux of this, laura, whether it's rail and the announcement today or anything else at the moment, at this stage in a parliament, between general elections, this is where a government at any time to start turning its rhetoric, its grand promises, into reality, and the point where voters will then come to a judgement. that's right. this government has been very conscious of that in the last few months, i think increasingly conscious of that, because of course the pandemic basically slammed the brakes on anything else that they wanted to do, of course, quite understandably. but it meant pretty much the first two years of the administration, and we are almost at that two—year anniversary, whether you want to celebrate it or commiserate over it, of course, that's up to you, newscasters, but we are almost two years in now, and it is absolutely at the moment, especially when it comes to big projects, if it's not happening now, it's not going to be done before the next general e

across scotland and just clipping northern ireland, will move into the north of england and into the midlands and wales by the end of the afternoon. on either side of this there will be some good spells of sunshine but further wintry showers just clipping the east coast and more cloud pushing into northern ireland, but we will see some late afternoon sunshine here. by comparison to saturday, the winds will be much lighter but still fairly gusty down these eastern coasts for a large part of the day and in that way and it is going to continue to feel cold. temperatures for some struggling to get much above two or 3 c and we could see seven or 8 c for some western coast. the area of rain, sleet and snow starting to move its way south through sunday evening, clear skies behind it, another cold and frosty night and more cloud and outbreaks of rain, a little bit of higher levels no pushing into north—west scotland and maybe northern ireland. temperatures across northern ireland staying above freezing, elsewhere another cold and frosty night. this is how we start monday, with this system moving in

there will be mostly track upgrades between the west midlands and leeds, instead of a new fast route. although there is set to be a new high—speed section from birmingham to near nottingham. the plan is also expected to reveal the leeds to manchester route under the proposed northern powerhouse rail scheme won't get a whole new line via bradford. but there will be some new track — not high—speed — and some upgrades to the existing infrastructure. bradford is counting on better rail connections for regeneration and some see the idea of dialling plans back as unthinkable. i just can't believe they would do that. itjust doesn't make any economic sense. we know that bradford is a young workforce. 537,000 people here, nearly 25% of the population under the age of 16. we are the workforce of the future. in 2019, the prime minister said this... i want to be the prime minister who does with northern powerhouse rail, what we did for crossrail in london. campaigners now feel this promise could be derailed, and, with it, the idea of truly levelling up the country. one conservative nottin

the lowest temperatures to be found further south through the midlands and parts of wales in southern england where the skies remain clear and we will see values to around minus two celsius. but some fog patches are likely through parts of wales and into the midlands, some of that fog quite slow to clear during tomorrow. generally speaking, it southern areas, parts of the midlands, wales, southern england and will see the best of the sunshine through the day. although some showers will still graze into parts of essex, kent and the channel islands. further north more in the way of cloud with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle here and there. temperatures, will if anything, just a notch up from where they have been today, up to nine or ten degrees. into wednesday we see a band of rain starting to push its way southwards and eastward. this band of rain is associated with a cold front. so behind it the air will be turning colder. brightening up to the afternoon for scotland and northern ireland but with a strengthening wind, some showers and in increasingly cold feel. as we move out of

polishing metal in the midlands. this west bromwich manufacturer can see the growth in the economy since the depths of the pandemic lockdown. but some of the shine is now coming off. we've seen month—on—month growth. we did see in august and the early part of september that it dropped slightly, but a lot of that was because our customers physically couldn't get hold of the material. it was stuck at ports, it couldn't come into the uk to be processed. now that has all since come in, causing bottlenecks in production. and that is exactly what is seen in the big economic numbers, too. the pandemic rebound beginning to fade with normal service not quite resuming. we are on the right path, but of course there are global challenges ahead, and that's why the budget set out a plan to build a stronger economy with support for working families at its heart. but the net result of that, say the bank of england, is two years of declining living standards after inflation and after tax. that includes all the measures you have m

there's been damage across scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales, with winds of nearly 100mph, leaving more than 100,000 homes without power. there are more weather warnings across the uk for this evening. here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage. there have been some near misses, road and rail travel has been badly affected and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village of low row, but it's also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86. she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power�*s been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. now, i've got some... somebody brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees. and i've got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90 miles an hour battered the north—east coast of scotland and trains were cancelled across the uk. it's a fluid situation. we're going to try and keep people moving wherever we can. but in many parts of the country we are encouraging people not to tr

the bbc is told the government will scrap plans for a high speed train line between the east midlands and leeds. a big expansion to the covid booster programme — all over 40s in the uk will be offered one and 16— and 17—year—olds will be eligible for a second dose. avoidable deaths, sub—standard care and examples of racism — a report criticises how some sickle cell patients in england are treated. and adele tells oprah she had "terrifying anxiety attacks" after her divorce and she was "embarrassed" her eight—year marriage broke down. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... more on the yorkshire cricket racism scandal, as england bowler adil rashid becomes the third player to support allegations against michael vaughan. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. that explosion in a taxi outside liverpool women's hospital yesterday has been declared a terrorist incident, though police say they don't yet have a clear idea of a motive for the attack. four people have now been arrested under the terrorism act in connection with the explosion. a male passenger i

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, the west midlands, the whole of the north of the country. former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq has apologised for anti—semitic messages he sent ten years ago. it comes just days after he gave powerful testimony to mps about the racist abuse he faced himself while a professional player.

a mosaic has been discovered in a muddy farmer's field in rutland, in the east midlands. it depicts a scene from homer's epic poem, the iliad, and although a handful like it have been unearthed in other parts of europe, it's the first of its kind ever discovered in the uk. our midlands correspondent, phil mackie, has been to meet the man who stumbled upon a piece of history. hidden for more than a millennium—and—a—half — a mosaic so rare, nothing like it's ever been found in the uk before, and it's part of a much bigger roman villa complex from the third or fourth centuries. excavations were carried out this summer in a farmer's field in rutland, but the discovery was made in 2020 by the farmer's son, jim irvine. it was amazing, really. i mean, the level of preservation. he found some pottery fragments, then checked satellite imagery and noticed the outline of what looked like ancient buildings. and this is the the mosaics in this section, all of this... so the family came back on a sunny day with some spades and started digging. you can only tell so much from a m

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