So the big cities do well, smaller communities are bound to lose out. Well be reporting live from the village of fishlake near doncaster, one of the worst affected areas. Also tonight life sentences for the parents of six children, who murdered two teenage sons, a day after trying to poison them. In hong kong, police warn that the rule of law is on the brink of total collapse, after months of pro democracy protests. And the spats between Raheem Sterling and joe gomez are just like a family disagreement, according to the england manager. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Well bring you the latest as wales, Northern Ireland and england women are all in action this evening. Good evening. The Prime Minister, whos facing criticism for his response to the severe flooding in parts of northern england, has announced more support for the communities affected. Boris johnson was speaking after chairing a meeting of cobra, the cabinets emergency committee. He said the situation was an absolu
That the rule of law is on the brink of total collapse after months of pro democracy protests. And the spats between Raheem Sterling and joe gomez are just like a family disagreement, according to the england manager. And at 11 30, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers henry zeffman, Political Correspondent for the times, and kezia dugdale, the former scottish labour leader. Stay with us for that. Good evening. The Prime Minister, whos facing criticism for his response to the severe flooding in parts of northern england, has announced more support for the communities affected. Boris johnson was speaking after chairing a meeting of cobra, the cabinets Emergency Committee. He said the situation was an absolute tragedy but labour and the liberal democrats have again said that a National Emergency should be declared. Following a months worth of rain in just 2a hours last week, rivers burst their banks, flooding parts of South Yorkshire, nottinghamshire, derbyshir
Find out how fast the uk economy is growing, finding out what that means for Interest Rates and what it means for Interest Rates and what it means for the chancellor in the budget. In sport, Crystal Palace continue to crumble. Bristol city humiliate them in the league cup. No such problems from Manchester United. They are through to the quarterfinals. And carol has the weather. Good morning from the Botanic Gardens, we re morning from the Botanic Gardens, were behind bilate run this evening will be a lot of beautiful lights in the pavilion. This will mark the end of the valley. It has been whetted in the north overnight. As the weather front sinks south, it will weaken. For most today it will be a sunny day with temperatures higher than we expected in october. More in 15 minutes. An enquiry into e cigarettes has been announced by mps amid concerns there are significant gaps in what we actually know about them. Everything from their impact on human health to how their consumption affect
Behind some of cinemas most iconic movies including blade runner, the italian job and the deer hunter about his career, the latest blade runner film and the culture in hollywood. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, an inquiry into e cigarettes has been announced by mps, amid concerns there are significant gaps in what is known about them. Everything from their impact on human health to how their consumption affects the nhs and economy will be examined. Our health correspondent, nick triggle, reports. The popularity of e cigarettes has soared in recent years. Nearly 3 Million People in the uk now use them, according to the office for National Statistics a fourfold increase since 2012. This year they were even used in the annual Stoptober Campaign for the first time. Despite this, they are not officially prescribed by the nhs. Advisory body n
The foreign secretary borisjohnson has agreed to a meeting with the husband of a british woman whos in prison in iran accused of spying. The family of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe fear her sentence could be extended following recent comments by borisjohnson that shed been teaching journalism in iran rather than there on holiday, as she maintains. Heres our Political Correspondent eleanor garnier. Injail in iran. Separated from her daughter and husband. Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe is british and iranian and facing a five year sentence for allegedly plotting to topple the government in tehran. Its now understood the foreign secretary borisjohnson has agreed to meet her husband. I think its important now that he tries to meet with us as soon as possible, next week, so that its clear from a political point of view that the uk government is standing alongside nazanin and her family. This week, the foreign secretary had to apologise after he mistakenly told mps he thought mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe ha