Theyre beaten 2 1 by the Czech Republic, and will have to wait a little longer to qualify for euro 2020. Is a marathon possible in under two hours . Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge is attempting to break that barrier right now in vienna. These are the live pictures. Its saturday the 12th of october. Our top story. Japan is beginning to feel the force of typhoon hagibis one of the strongest storms to hit the country in decades. The massive typhoon is expected to make landfall near the capital tokyo at around 10am this morning, with winds of up to iio miles per hour. One man is already thought to have died after his car overturned and tens of thousands of homes are without power. Here one resident captured images of a tornado japans ichihara city. You get a sense of the conditions fair, extraordinary images, some houses, their roofs have been blown off by the wind. It has become to dangerous for a correspondent to broadcast but only if you send this. The skies have darkened considerably, it
Phil has the rest of the weather for the uk. A very good morning. A cold, bright day to many cup parts of the British Isles but in the nicks, snow has been falling and continues to fall in some areas. In the mix. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of homes are without power in england and wales, as overnight snowfall has brought down power lines. Western power says 14,000 properties are affected, from cornwall to sheffield. Meanwhile, parts of the mi, m5 and m42 motorways are also affected by snow. And some flights were diverted from Birmingham Airport after the runway was shut for a short time. Lets get more from our news correspondent andy moore. This really has happened in the last few hours but its causing a lot of chaos in certain areas. Overnight, an unusual combination of heavy rain turning to snow and that has caused quite a few problems. First of all, with the western Power Distribution company dealing with lots of different problems across the south west and midla
Also this morning. Paris is on high alert after record rainfall causes the river seine to burst its banks. The entire us gymnastics board resigns over its handling of the larry nassar sex abuse scandal. Relief for a thousand workers at Aerospace Firm bombardier the us authorities stop plans to impose massive tariffs on plane parts made in belfast. In sport, no cup miracle for yeovil town. Alexis sanchez made his debut as Manchester United eased to a 4 0 victory at huish park last night. But League Two Newport have the chance for an upset this evening when they host tottenham. Ican i can now reveal the strictly come dancing champions 2017 hard offjoe and katya they wowed audiences to be crowned strictly champions, joe and katya will be here before 10 as they take the show on the road. And susan has the weather. We are going to be up against the cloud this weekend. Some pretty grey skies and a windy story. All current rape and Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed
Score his first goal for his country. Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend with the annual draconid meteor shower set to light up our skies. Well find out the best ways to spot them. And sarah has the weather. Good morning. It is a fairly cloudy, breezy day today with some outbreaks of rain but some of us should see a bit more sunshine tomorrow. I will bring you will all the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First our main story. The leader of the scottish conservatives, Ruth Davidson, has become the latest senior figure to rally round the Prime Minister telling her critics to put up, or shut up. Her intervention came after cabinet members rebuked the former Party Chairman, grant shapps, after he revealed around 30 mps wanted a leadership contest. Ms davidson is viewed by some as a potential contender to lead the party in westminster. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. We can talk now tojonathan blake in oui we can talk now tojonathan blake in our london newsroom
Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend with the annual draconid meteor shower set to light up our skies. Well find out the best ways to spot them. And sarah has the weather. Good morning. Weve got a lot of cloud this morning but it will tend to break up into the evening, particularly towards the east and Higher Ground and the south, thats where you have the best chance of catching a glimpse of the meteor shower. I will bring you will all the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First our main story. The leader of the scottish conservatives, Ruth Davidson, has become the latest senior figure to rally round the Prime Minister telling her critics to put up, or shut up. Her intervention came after cabinet members rebuked the former Party Chairman, grant shapps, after he claimed around 30 mps wanted a leadership contest. Ms davidson is viewed by some as a potential contender to lead the party in westminster. 0ur Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake joins us from our london newsroom. J