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Area of low pressure linked with the low pressure area of low pressure linked with the low pressure across area of low pressure linked with the low pressure across iceland, giving some exceptional weather, potentially two metres of snow and hurricane full swings. It is very wet and windy, severe gales are probably the top for us. You can see a band of rain, a cold weatherfront which will enhance the rain through the rest of the afternoon. Winds gusting widely to a0 or 50 mph, a steady gale, anot...

before. lets start this a half—hour with the latest from sudan. so many through the course of the day lets start with the british nationals getting out because the foreign office said more than 300 british nationals have embarked on flights leaving sudan at the end of the date there will be eight flights. the airstrip being used in sudan, north of khartoum, is beginning to break up. that is what the bbc has been told, sparking fears over how long that runway will last. some of that d...

fire. forthe responsible for the effects of the fire. for the first time, counsel has admitted they knew that the building was defective. the infected blood scandal of the 70s and 80s — thousands of surviving victims should receive immediate six figure compensation, rules a judge. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider�*s view of events in the uk in dateline. hello, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company this evening. re...

difficult in speaking to joint news conference emergency war cabinet members, benjamin that now describes it as israels second war for independence and they said that israel would win they said that israel would win the war and bring every effort to bring the hostages home and israel said its to bring the hostages home and israel said its latest night—time attacks hit one edge of 50 targets and killed some key figures within hamas which is designated as a tour group by the us and man...

candidate in bristol north west. it is not known when the bet was placed orfor how much money. ms saunders has been approached for comment by the bbc and has not replied. it comes as a police officer, working as part of the prime ministers close protection team, was suspended and later arrested — also over an alleged bet about when the general election would take place. our political correspondent, harry farley, reports. earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the...

Mmm. I thought wed be in paris by now. Paris can wait. Paris can wait, rated pg. Now playing at a theater near you. And now bbc world news reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. Vladimir putin directly ordered meddling in the u. S. Election favoring president says a shocking new report in the washington post. In the block destroyed by fire failed safety test. We are looking at charges such as manslaughter new a new romantic comedy is breaking down stereotypes. On public our viewers televis...

Mmm. I thought wed be in paris by now. Paris can wait. Paris can wait, rated pg. Now playing at a theater near you. And now bbc world news reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. Vladimir putin directly ordered meddling in the u. S. Election favoring president says a shocking new report in the washington post. In the block destroyed by fire failed safety test. We are looking at charges such as manslaughter new a new romantic comedy is breaking down stereotypes. On public our viewers televis...

Mmm. I thought wed be in paris by now. Paris can wait. Paris can wait, rated pg. Now playing at a theater near you. And now bbc world news reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. Vladimir putin directly ordered meddling in the u. S. Election favoring president says a shocking new report in the washington post. In the block destroyed by fire failed safety test. We are looking at charges such as manslaughter new a new romantic comedy is breaking down stereotypes. On public our viewers televis...

1 . The german dax is up about two tents of a percent and the cac 40 up. It is 90 minutes into these training sessions in the u. S. Now. Abigail doolittle has the latest. Abigail we are still looking at advertise. The dow at 5500 and nasdaq all trading higher. The s p 500 and nasdaq are on pace for record closing highs. The nasdaq is sitting at an alltime high for today. It is not onar but for a record closing high. We are watching whether or not the dow can carve out 20,000. If that happens it ...

Forces in disarray, many militia groups hold sway in tripoli and elsewhere, supposedly enlisted to prop up the government, but in most cases, mostly loyal to their own leaders and agendas. The cicely why the Prime Minister was taken may remain murky, but it is thought many militias were angered by the recent seizure by u. S. Forces of an al qaeda suspect on the streets of chirpily and accuse the government of complicity, although it denied this. What has unfolded now in tripoli raises further qu...