Peter Ridge News Today

A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also trending on social media get involved in the conversation today. We would like to know, when shopping for clothes, do you think ethically, or is it all about the price tag . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The Turkish Military says it has captured the sister of abu bakr al baghdadi, leader of the Extremist Group the so called Islamic State, who died in an am...

Outbreaks of rain from the west on saturday and with that cold air in place of the highest ground, there could be a bit of snow mixing in on those temperatures in single digits. What about the weather picture . It looks like the jetstream is going to remain quite close and be, just to the south of the british isles. That means all is the potential for some cold airand means all is the potential for some cold air and always the likelihood of low pressure in charge. It may be for a of low pressure...

Palmerston North joins the e-scooter revolution with some inbuilt safety measures.