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Thank you very much, nana. Thank you very much, nana. Im rory smith in the gb newsroom. Newsroom. The met office is warning of possible danger to life as storm anthony batters parts of the uk. An amber warning is in place for southwestern parts of england and wales until 7 00 this evening. Strong winds could cause flying debris , power cuts cause flying debris, power cuts and travel disruption. And travel disruption. Meanwhile, a yellow weather warning for rain is in place for Northern Ireland w...

Interview later in the programme. Swords, axes and air guns, just some of the weapons seized from children in schools across the country. Police chiefs are warning that there has been a worrying rise in the number of young people carrying knives. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Caitlynjenner is with us this morning. Is there anything youd like to ask her about her life, her family, her relationships . Get in touch. We are also talking about the rise in the number of childr...

Trail, and understandably, the focus has been on preventing future terrorist attacks, after the grim events of saturday night. Jeremy corbyns been campaigning in the north east, saying hed back calls for the Prime Minister to stand down. That she was responsible as Home Secretary, for cuts in Police Numbers. But he clarified his comments in an interview with our alex forsyth. Im not backing away from anything. What im saying is there is an election on now, theres a choice before everybody. Im ar...

Some more historical facts about the historical myths that have grown up around the war of 1812. Ralph conducted an inventory of war of 1812 resources in maryland, the National Park Services National battlefield served as a consultant to the starspangled Banner National historic trail. Published five books, including the war of 1812 and the chesapeake, a reference inde to Historic Sites virginia, maryland, and the District Of Columbia tikka and has appeared in six acumen to on the war of 1812. D...

Then part of the land making up the district of columbia. This was a very wealthy port on the potomac. And they also could pose a threat to other targets in washington that hadnt been taken by the british army. Though they dont know this at this point. Georgetown had been left alone by the british and theres an important foundry that makes weapons for the u. S. Navy that is still sitting untouched. In any event, they were proceeding up river when theyre hit by the huge storm. The remarkable stor...

And u. S. Capitol building. Historians recently discussed the battle in bladensburg, maryland. They are introduce d by Rushern Baker. I want to welcome everyone to this roundtable discussion on the war of 1812. Were certainly happy to have you in bladensburg, maryland, in the county of Prince Georges County. You know, i am the county executive of Prince Georges County Rushern Baker and i get the pleasure of doing something i love to do and thats talking about history and the role the state and c...

Theres the most recent book by peter snow which is when britain burned the white house. All of these books are great but the question or maybe the point that im trying to make is that to the average person when they read a title like that, its going to give them an impression that is not necessarily what really happened in washington, d. C. And i find it ironic that we have three books that talk about the white house, a very important public building, no question about it, where the president li...

Hes been quite fearful that georgetown will be attacked. A a few days later, it is from this home that he would launch the mission to try to gain 8p maryland who had been taken prisoner by the british, a and this would ultimately lead to his eyewitnessing of the bombardment of ft. Mchenry and ultimately to thev f writing e national antent them. A big rainstorm hit the city that night after the n÷ britisd gone back to their camp, and extinguishes some of the flames including at the treasury. An...

A big rainstorm hit the city that night after the n÷ britisd gone back to their camp, and extinguishes some of the flames including at the treasury. And coburn, the next morning, he rides up to the white house pretty much for the ae satisfn of seeing the burnt building and he also wanted to make sure that some of the parts of the building that hadt not been extinguished by the rain, and one party sent up to the navy yard, and coburn remarks that he is glad that the americansrn e÷d him the trou...

Saved by several businessmen from new york who came by4pqon secured a wagon and took it away in maryland for safekeeping. Now, dolly rides into georgetown adison friends, and she is etown waiting more word from madison. President madison arrives at the white house around 4 00 in the afternoon. Dolly is left, and he takes sort of the last look around the place, and she is accompanied by a couple of aides. He is obviously exhausted and a 60yearold man who had been riding out on a horseback out to ...