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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, another to bring down some trees and affect high sided vehicles. Those gusty winds along the weather fro...

before. let's start this a half—hour with the latest from sudan. so many through the course of the day let's 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 detail has come from the most senior british commander in charge of that operation in sudan, brigad...

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. rebekah vardy has lost her libel case at the high court. in what had become known as the wagatha chris...

difficult in speaking to joint news conference emergency war cabinet members, benjamin that now describes it as israel's 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 it's 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 many other western nations. it first comments since the war began, hamas in the gaza strip is offered...

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 minister's 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 dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election o...