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To clip almost anyones wings. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, downing street. tonight in his resignation letter, mrjavid pointedly urged the prime minister to ensure the treasury retained "as much credibility as possible". and he said it was important that leaders had people around them who could give "clear and candid advice." our economics editor faisal islam looks now at the tensions between the prime minister and the former challencellor, and the challenges that await his successor. its only two...

Angeragain, flooding. there is a real sense of anger again, but these people are left in a real state, with their homes and belongings in skips and having to start again with goodness knows how many weeks of drying the homes out, getting them back into habitable state so they can eventually try to move back in. there are some people here at this time ona there are some people here at this time on a monday evening, but many are trying to find temporary accommodation or staying with friends and fa...

Past, it is floating on the water, nobody there to wave it down, i think that is what they call a request stop! outside the local church, cars have been submerged by the flood waters. in whalley, in lancashire, the high street was turned into a torrent. possibly a broken water pipe causing that. possibly a broken water pipe causing that. sandbags have been piled up outside local shops to try to stop waterfrom coming in, while local residents have already started the clear—up operation. and in ...

Effect of these winds, so they may be weaker, but that doesnt mean they wont cause structural damage. thus tomorrow of around 60 mph, so a bit of a feature going on across the southern part of england tomorrow —— gusts. so wet and windy weather there. which is why some of the ferry companies across the channel, particularly the western channel, as far ahead as tuesday, they are talking about re—routing services and some cancellations as well. i should just stress as we speak of the wind, y...

Yorkshire and lancashire are among the areas hardest hit by todays torrential rain. this was the scene a little earlier today in the calder valley in west yorkshire — a trailer being swept along in the deluge — not down a river but along a street and past a bus stop. nearby, a petrol station has flooded. outside the local church, cars have been submerged by the flood in whalley in lancashire, the high street was turned into a raging torrent. sandbags have been piled up outside local shops to...

Nearby, a petrol station has flooded. outside the local church, cars have been submerged by the flood waters. in whalley, in lancashire, the high street was turned into a raging torrent. sandbags have been piled up outside local shops to try to stop waterfrom coming in, while local residents have already started the clear—up operation. in the yorkshire dales, firemen had been helping residents in a number of flooded villages. and it will be a long day ahead for many of the emergency services. ...

Balance in the leadership of british business. francesca welcomes the latest boardroom target being hit, but she worries getting enough women at the top table remains a long way off. the australian state of new south wales is braced for more severe wet weather this weekend as downpours ease the bushfire crisis in the region. australias bureau of meteorology warned of "dangerous conditions" on saturday and sunday. there has already been flooding in sydney and other areas along the coast. 0livia c...

Because we are on a construction site, for what is going to be a 30 story high office block. it will be the tallest outside of london here in the uk. we are here to mark national apprenticeship week, a chance to celebrate the reach and diversity opportunities open to apprentices right across the country huge swathe of industries. construction is an industry reliant on apprentices. i am joined by three people who are apprentices on this scheme. i am joined people who are apprentices on this schem...

At this stage, no extra worry is needed. we wouldnt want you to have any we wouldnt want you to have a ny extra we wouldnt want you to have any extra worries from this. but what we are going to try to do is encourage the government, policymakers and industry to try and continue their effort to make the air quality better. and what are air quality ratings saying right now? how do they reflect the bushfires in australia? luckily, since last night, we had good rainfall in sydney, so the air is very...

The title for the time being. shamima begum the bethnal green schoolgirl who ran off to join the group calling itself islamic state is lost the first stage of her appeal against having her british citizenship stripped. the special immigration appeals commission which hears national security cases said the 20—year—old could be stripped of her nationality because she had not been left stateless. the organisation said she could turn instead to bangladesh for citizenship. its claimed many people...