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1096 quite comfortably. I eventually . Eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. I think eventually . Eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. I think was i 10 quite comfortably. I think was about 14 or so. They were looking for 1,000 registered voters here in the constituency to sign that petition, and in the end, they surpassed that in a straightforward manner. What it means is that there will be a by election for the people here in rather glenn and nearby hamilton glass rotherg...

Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 1...

World tour have agreed to a shock merger with the saudi backed liv golf. This comes despite the pending litigation between pga and liv. That will now be halted as they move forward as part of the same enterprise. Over the past year liv golf caused huge disruption in the mens game, with top players such as rory mcllroy and tiger woods boldly criticising it. But other players such as Brooks Koepka joined liv golf for large sums with the backing of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment fund. The bbc�...

films to its viewers. what is behind these bump numbers? i north america business correspondent is in new york for us. is this all about that password sharing crackdown we heard about or something else happening? there are different things going on with netflix that led to these bumper numbers. it is worth pointing out these numbers beat wall streets estimates and even netflixs own estimates. we are looking at some different changes, one of them is the crackdown on password sharing. an...

e jean carroll while he was president. he had rubbished her claim that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. mr trump, who walked out of court during the hearing, later dismissed the verdict as ridiculous and politically motivated, and said he plans to appeal. our new york correspondent nada tawfik has the story. ejean e jean carroll ejean carroll has now taken on donald trump twice in court. both times emerging victorious. last may, he was found liable for sexual abuse and informati...

funerals are being held for the 2a soldiers killed in israels deadliest day since the war began in gaza. there has been intense fighting around khan younis, israel says it has surrounded the southern gaza city. could i hostage deal close, though? reports that israel has proposed a two—month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with himars. the us and uk carry out joint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. —— hamas. and oppenheimer leads the o...

they told the international court ofjustice in the hague, that the three months of bombardment violated the genocide convention of 191i8. south africa also alleges, that israel had a genocidal intent against palestinians in gaza, nurtured at the highest level of state. israel has dismissed the case as atrocious and baseless. its lawyers will begin their response on friday. south africa is calling for an immediate halt to the israeli military operation. in court, lawyers outlined the ca...

be a thing of the past. and good morning. the frost and ice is not so widespread that but it will be another chilly, cloudy day. mostly dry. i will bring you all the details throughout the programme. good morning. its friday, 12th january. our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the royal air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red ...

up even the price of oil has gone up a little. so what is going on? well, investors are looking ahead to the latest us inflation data which is out later today. the consumer price index figures will be closely watched by the us federal reserve as it begins its twoday meeting to decide on its next move on interest rates. consumers in america feeling more confident inflation is on its way down, according to the latest by the federal near—term inflation expectations and for two years. th...

who lost loved ones to the illness, or suffered with it themselves. the inquiry began last year, but today is the first public hearing, with evidence expected to be heard for at least three years. covid has been included on the death certificates of more than 225,000 people in the uk. with more details, heres our health correspondent catherine burns. headlines for you at six oclock this morning. nine dead and more than 400 infected with a mystery new virus in china. for many, this feel...