but much better news ahead for the easter bank holiday weekend, from good onwards, it will start to dryut. we could see some issues with mist and fog. some such an times and it will feel a bit warmer too. but a lot of weather to get to before we get there. quite windy today, freshening south—easterly wind, a lot of rain to come. this is the rainfall accumulation chart as we head through the next 5 days. plenty of wet weather to come. particularly wet across the far south—west of england, devon and call lawful that we could see some flooding here. a lot of rain here today from pretty much stationary cold also bringing further abuse of rain across south wales. this warm front pushes northwards across central and southern areas of scotland. bringing further heavy downpours across northern ireland. some of this rain turning to snow on the northern edges as it hits the colder air across the grampians and the cairngorms. so above about 200 to 300 metres. some outbreaks of rain later but largely dry for most, few brighter spells with a lot of cloud and temperatures are lower than they were yes

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so, for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog.e context on bbc news. the result of the voting is as follows — 14 votes in favour. zero votes against. one abstention. applause. the draught resolution has been adopted as resolution 2728. we did not agree with everything in the resolution. for that reason, we were unfortunately not able to vote yes. however, as i've said before, we fully support some of the critical objectives in this non—binding resolution. we call for this resolution to be implemented immediately. - | president, we need to focus on how| we chart the way from an immediate humanitarian pause to a lasting, sustainable peace without - a return to fighting.

this has come out on a friday, on the easter bank holiday weekend.now, critics kind of saying, "well, is it likely to get a bit less coverage?" and of course, will fewer people notice it because they are enjoying their easter weekend and eating their chocolates. the controversy particularly after mr sunak awarded one of the conservatives's largest donors with that knighthood? yeah, that's right. so most of the attention in terms of the names on this list has focused on mohamed mansour. as you said, he is a conservative party donor, a businessman. last year, he donated £5 million to the party, he is a senior treasurer at the conservative party. and you have mentioned just a moment ago, there has been a criticism from labour about this. but number ten sources are pointing to what they say is his extensive experience in terms of charity work and public work. there are also four conservative mps on the list, so they include tracey crouch, who is standing down at the next election, but she is a former sports minister. she is known for having done a lot of

as we head through the rest of the easter bank holiday weekend against more sunshine with the possibilitythe time we get to bank holiday monday drier further north. more on that in just a moment. but our area of low pressure will be pulling its way further westwards into saturday morning. so the winds will be lightning. we'll start off with perhaps a bit of patchy mist and isolated frost, small cloud across parts of east anglia in the south east of england. patchy rain in the far east maybe, but lots of dry weather around on saturday with a scattering of showers most likely in the north and the west. but it will feel warm in the best of the sunshine, highs of 11 to maybe 1a or 15 degrees celsius and locally into sunday morning. and we'll see our low continue to push away. so with lighter winds, there could be some mist and fog into sunday morning, most likely from the midlands up through the vale of york. plenty of dry weather again, any early showers should clear away, but always the risk of a few showers for west wales, the south west of england and generally cloudier cooler conditions

bank the eve of the easter bank houday the eve of the easter bank holiday weekend.lice are tonight for help tonight appealing for help in their man suspected their search for a man suspected of in london. of raping two women in london. the attacks took place four years first years apart, first in westminster 2018, followed westminster in 2018, followed by another shoreditch another incident in shoreditch in offences were in 2022. those offences were being investigated as separate crimes, but forensic work has helped to draw a link between the two. detectives say it's highly likely. the two. detectives say it's highly likely . the suspect has highly likely. the suspect has also committed other attacks. the metropolitan force has released this e—fit image you can see here. if you're watching on television and they're asking can see here. if you're watching on teleiwhor and they're asking can see here. if you're watching on teleiwhor and have�*re asking can see here. if you're watching on teleiwhor and have information can see here. if you're watching oncontact|01 and

bank houday the eve of the easter bank holiday weekend .ed with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon after a stabbing on a train on wednesday. rakeem thomas has been remanded into custody. he will appear at wimbledon magistrates court police said earlier that the alleged victim, who was in his 20s, was in a critical but stable condition in hospital. documents have revealed that the post office was aware of errors in its honzon was aware of errors in its horizon it system, despite bosses proceeding with prosecutions . more than 900 prosecutions. more than 900 subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted due to supposed losses flagged by a faulty computer system. a spokesperson for the post office says it remains fully focused on supporting the inquiry , and supporting the inquiry, and we're in for a blustery easter weekend with strong winds and even some flood warnings in place. ferry operators are warning of possible disruption, with strong winds making for a choppy journey across the channel. a yellow warning is in place across

bank the eve of the easter bank houday the eve of the easter bank holiday weekend. are tonight for help tonight appealing for help in their man suspected their search for a man suspected of in london. of raping two women in london. the attacks took place four years first years apart, first in westminster 2018, followed westminster in 2018, followed by another shoreditch another incident in shoreditch in offences were in 2022. those offences were being investigated as separate crimes, but forensic work has helped to draw a link between the two. detectives say it's highly likely. the two. detectives say it's highly likely . the suspect has highly likely. the suspect has also committed other attacks. the metropolitan force has released this e—fit image you can see here. if you're watching on television and they're asking can see here. if you're watching on teleiwhor and they're asking can see here. if you're watching on teleiwhor and have�*re asking can see here. if you're watching on teleiwhor and have information can see here. if you're watching oncontact|01 and have

but it will be turning warmer as we head through the easter bank holiday weekend.asonal average. a lot of dry weather around, but do watch out for the possibility of some heavy showers, particularly in the north and the west. longer spells of rain on bank holiday monday and it's all tied in with this area of low pressure out towards the west. it's still there on good friday and there will be more showers on and off throughout the day. but watch out for some icy stretches first thing across northern ireland. mist and fog, too with the clear skies through the night, that rain will be clearing away from the western isles. sunny spells and showers across pretty much the whole of the uk. some of the showers with hail, they could be heavy and thundery in nature, but more sunshine, fewer showers than on thursday. it's feeling warmer, but it's still windy across england and wales. now, as we head through friday and into saturday, the low drifts away to the west. there's another area of low pressurejust spinning up from the near continent, and that could bring quite a bit o

so, for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog.n ukraine's eastern front. four gunmen accused of carrying out the moscow concert hall attack are charged with terrorism. two men are found guilty of murdering a 23—year—old footballer — two days after he brushed past a new bbc documentary brings home the stark reality of the bitter fighting taking place on the front line. it follows a single ukrainian infantry battalion whose troops, led by commander vovan, wore body cameras, capturing in detail their efforts to defend a railway

it has raised a few eyebrows, it has come out on the easter bank holiday weekend, critics are saying people will notice it because they are enjoying the easter weekend and eating their chocolate. so controversy after rishi sunak awarded one of the conservative party's largest donors with a knighthood. most of the attention in terms of the names on this list has focused on this conservative party donor. last year he donated £5 million to the party, he is a senior treasurer at the conservative party. there has been criticism from labour about this. downing street sources are pointing to his extensive experience in terms of charity work and public work. there are also four conservative mps on the list. a former sports minister, philip davies and his wife esther mcveigh is a cabinet minister. there are some interesting names from the tech and creative industries. christopher nolan and his wife emma thomas who are known for their work on oppenheimer. they were also given gongs in this list. tt oppenheimer. they were also given gongs in this list.— gongs in this list. it has opened up more

holiday weekend the easter bank holiday weekend not million away haven't the easter bank holiday weekend not letillion away haven't the easter bank holiday weekend not let us on away haven't the easter bank holiday weekend not let us know away haven't the easter bank holiday weekend not let us know avthoughtsl't we? let us know your thoughts this morning. at gb this morning. gb views at gb news. though, the very news. com first though, the very latest headlines latest news headlines with sophia wenzler. >> bev thank you. good morning . >> bev thank you. good morning. it's 933. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your top story the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. the prime minister has urged tory mps to stick with the plan amid speculation about a challenge to his leadership. rishi sunak told backbenchers that the economy is turning a corner and pleaded for them to hold their nerve. he was forced to speak out yesterday as rumours swirled that right wing tories were lining up. penny mordaunt to replace him. there's new relief promised for small businesses as rishi sunak announce

it will be turning warm as we had through the easter bank holiday weekend, damages clamp above the seasonalatch out for the possibility of some heavy showers particularly in the north and west, longer spells of rain on bank holiday monday. this argument is area of low pressure out towards the west. is still there on good friday and there will be more shows on and there will be more shows on and off throughout the day. watch out for icy stretches first thing, northern ireland �*s mist and fog as well. that room will be clearing away from the western isles, sunny spells and showers across pretty much the whole of the uk. some of the whole of the uk. some of the showers with hail, there could be heavy and thundery in nature, more sunshine, a few showers and on thursday, is feeling warmer but it is still windy across england and wales stop as we head through friday and into saturday the low drift away to the west, there is another area of low pressure spinning up from the near continent and that could bring quite a bit of cloud to parts of east anglia in southeast england may be as we had throu

bank holiday weekend , easter bank holiday weekend, police are appealing for help in their search forst in westminster in 2018, followed by another incident in shoreditch in 2022. those offences were being investigated as separate crimes, but forensic work has helped draw a link between the two. detectives say it's highly likely the suspect has also committed other attacks . the committed other attacks. the metropolitan force has released this e—fit. if you're watching on television and they're asking anyone who thinks they may have information to contact police or call crime stoppers . and in call crime stoppers. and in other news, police have issued an urgent appeal to help them locate a disabled boy's specially modified van that has been stolen from a family in east london. the cariaso family's 13 year old son, elijah, has a rare muscular condition and survives with the help of medical equipment. if you're watching on tv, you can see these cctv pictures of the van asit see these cctv pictures of the van as it was being stolen in hackney in the capital. it took the family nine month

so for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog.atching the context on bbc news. the result of the voting is as follows — 14 votes in favour. zero votes against. one abstention. applause. the draught resolution has been adopted as resolution 2728. we did not agree with everything in the resolution. for that reason, we were unfortunately not able to vote yes. however, as i've said before, we fully support some of the critical objectives in this non—binding resolution. we call for this resolution to be implemented immediately. - | president, we need to focus on how| we chart the way from an immediate humanitarian pause to a lasting, sustainable peace without - a return to fighting.

so for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog.onald trump will stand trial next month over hush money he's accused of paying an adult film star, the first former us president to face a criminal trial. more on that in a few minutes. but first, its time for some sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. hello from the bbc sport centre nottingham forest have lodged an appeal against their four—point deduction for breaching premier league profit and sustainability rules. they are the second top—flight team to be penalised for psr breaches after everton lost ten points in november, which was reduced to six on appeal. the deduction put forest into the relegation zone in 18th place, one point behind luton.

this has come out on a friday, on the easter bank holiday weekend.cs kind of saying, "well, is it likely to get a bit less coverage?" and of course, will fewer people notice it because they are enjoying their easter weekend and eating their chocolates? the controversy particularly after mr sunak awarded one of the conservatives�* largest donors with that knighthood? yeah, that's right. so most of the attention in terms of the names on this list has focused on mohamed mansour. as you said, he's a conservative party donor and businessman. last year, he donated £5 million to the party, he's a senior treasurer at the conservative party. and you've mentioned just a moment ago, there has been criticism from labour about this. but number 10 sources are pointing to what they say is his extensive experience in terms of charity work and public work. there are also four conservative mps on the list, so, they include tracey crouch, who's standing down at the next election, but she's a former sports minister. she's known for having done a lot of work into footbal

some very unsettled weather conditions as we head through this week towards the easter bank holiday weekendg devon, cornwall and into south wales too. it's across the far south west of england where we could see some of the highest rainfall accumulations, as we head through the next five days. some very wet weather here, maybe leading to some flooding, but as you can see, a lot more rain to come in the forecast wherever you are across the uk. and a couple of weather fronts to keep an eye on today. the cold front bringing the rain to the southwest and a warm front just pushing northwards and eastwards, bringing more heavy rain across northern ireland. also into southern and central areas of scotland, with snow on the leading edge towards the north. so we will see some more wintry weather across the grampians. the cairngorms above a50 metres. freshening southeasterly winds across irish sea coasts in particular, some rain affecting northern england, perhaps easing through the afternoon and drier further south and east. it's a little cooler than it was yesterday. temperatures between six and 12

and it's easter bank holiday weekend.els like christianity has losing identity has been losing its identity in recent but i'll share a recent years. but i'll share a special easter message very . special easter message very. shortly that will hopefully lift your spirits elsewhere tonight . your spirits elsewhere tonight. britain is in the thick of a devastating knife crime epidemic . how on earth did we get into this situation? how do we escape from it? and remember this legend? because this de—man legend? because this is de—man this night one's this long night and no one's gonna you from the beast gonna save you from the beast about to strike, you know? >> there like. >> is there like. >> is there like. >> yes, that's right. the hotly anticipated mj, the musical celebrating the legacy of michael hero . by the michael jackson, my hero. by the way. it premiered in london's west end last night. but some party poopers reckon the king of pop should be cancelled over his child abuse allegations. is this celebration of jacko's

so, for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog.t cheap imports and expensive over the past couple of years, net migration to the uk has hit record levels — despite a pledge by the government to reduce the numbers of people arriving, in the wake of the brexit referendum. now, months after leaving her post, the former home secretary suella braverman has accused rishi sunak of not taking the issue seriously enough. here's our analysis editor ros atkins.

so, for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog. as israeli strikes continue, and with over 32,000 palestinians dead, the us shifts its position and does not block the resolution. this time the united states did not use its un veto, allowing the resolution to go through and further signalling its frustration with the way malawi is prosecuting the war in gaza. —— the way that israel is prosecuting the war in gaza. two men are found guilty of murdering cody fisher, stabbed to death on a dance floor over a petty incident in 2022. could the price of gas and electricity you use vary depending on the time of day? this is all about election interference. this

so, for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog.ed visit to the white house. suspects in the moscow concert hall attack are in court. president putin says radical islamists are to blame, but that ukraine is behind them. cody fisher — stabbed to death over a petty incident in 2022 — two men are found guilty of his murder. this is all about election interference. this is all biden run. donald trump on his criminal trial — a date is set for april 15 — on charges relating to alleged hush money paid to a porn star and the mission to find out whether so—called ghost particles really exist.

some very unsettled weather conditions as we head through this week towards the easter bank holiday weekendthe far south west of england where we could see some of the highest rainfall accumulations, as we head through the next five days. some very wet weather here, maybe leading to some flooding, but as you can see, a lot more rain to come in the forecast wherever you are across the uk. and a couple of weather fronts to keep an eye on today. the cold front bringing the rain to the southwest and a warm front just pushing northwards and eastwards, bringing more heavy rain across northern ireland. also into southern and central areas of scotland, with snow on the leading edge towards the north. so we will see some more wintry weather across the grampians. the cairngorms above 450 metres. freshening southeasterly winds across irish sea coasts in particular, some rain affecting northern england, perhaps easing through the afternoon and drierfurther south and east. it's a little cooler than it was yesterday. temperatures between six and 12 degrees celsius. now, as we head through this evening an

so, for the easter bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather around, maybe some mist and fog.wo individuals and a company linked to the chinese state. the cyber threat posed by china—affiliated actors is real, and it is serious. donald trump will stand trial next month over hush—money he's accused of paying an adult film star — the first former us president to face a criminal trial. two men are found guilty of murdering a 23—year—old footballer — two days after he brushed past one of them in a nightclub. why these farmers have taken their tractors into the heart of london, to protest against cheap imports and expensive environmental regulations.

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it's a very unsettled weather conditions as we head through to easter bank holiday.ther fronts to keep an eye on today. a cold front bringing rain to the south—west and a warm front pushing northwards and eastwards bringing more heavy rain across northern ireland. also into southern and central areas of scotland with snow towards the north. so we will see some wintry weather across the grampians. freshening south—easterly wind. some rain affecting northern england perhaps easing through the afternoon and try a further south and east. cooler than it was yesterday. temperatures between six and i2 yesterday. temperatures between six and 12 degrees. as we head through this evening and overnight that warm front will push out into the north sea taking that heavy rain with it. still some intranets over the hills of scotland. the cold front will still bring some outbreaks of rain towards the south—west and into western wales as well. it's pushing further eastwards. it's a largely frost free starting tomorrow morning but watch out for some icy stretches where we have seen the

some very unsettled weather conditions as we head through this week towards the easter bank holiday weekendr here maybe leading to some flooding, but as you can see, a lot more rain to come in the forecast wherever you are across the uk. and a couple of weather fronts to keep an eye on today. the cold front bringing the rain to the southwest and a warm front just pushing northwards and eastwards bringing more heavy rain across northern ireland, also into southern and central areas of scotland with snow on the leading edge towards the north. so we will see some more wintry weather across the grampians. the cairngorms above a50 metres freshening southeasterly winds across irish sea coast in particular, some rain affecting northern england, perhaps easing through the afternoon and drierfurther south and east. it's a little cooler than it was yesterday. temperatures between six and 12 degrees celsius. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, while our warm front will continue to push out into the north sea, taking that heavy rain with it, still some wistfulness over the hills of scot

bank houday the eve of the easter bank holiday weekend, we asked people in hull what they think of the of anything, 1 or 2 of them most probably try. but to me majority of mps are like bananas bunch together, they're all yellow. there's not a straight one among them, but it's self—serving, isn't it ? it's self—serving, isn't it? >> i mean, these people reward themselves for. for what? i don't quite understand . i don't don't quite understand. i don't get it. >> it's just a con, really. you know , it's just, they give the know, it's just, they give the concepts of the labour party money for they want favours in return. so this is this is the problem . problem. >> documents have revealed that the post office was aware of errors in its horizon it system, despite bosses proceeding with prosecutions . more than 900 prosecutions. more than 900 subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted due to supposed losses flagged by a faulty computer system . a draft report computer system. a draft report carried out by deloitte was commissioned by the post office in 2016. it shows that top managers knew that

now let me know what you're up to this easter bank holiday weekend.tting up to anything special tonight? maybe some farm days with kids? i did last with the kids? i did last weekend it was very, weekend and it was very, very good. working actually good. i'm working actually today. monday. but today. obviously monday. but tomorrow i've got a special easter breakfast, i'm easter breakfast, which i'm looking forward to anyway. let me you're up to. now. me know what you're up to. now. let's our top story let's move on to our top story of the day. it's the country's oldest sporting tradition. the oxford race. oxford and cambridge boat race. and underway just and it's getting underway just before today the before 3:00 pm today when the river thames at high tide. river thames is at high tide. speaking thames, though, speaking of the thames, though, the well, they've the labour party, well, they've been their war as been sticking their war in as well . thames water been sticking their war in as well. thames water is threatening to up by threatening to rack up

some very unsettled weather conditions as we head through this week towards the easter bank holiday weekendging from that court appearance. let's listen in. we will try and bring you those comments in the next while. it is worth repeating what we learned in the last half an hour and that was that the new york appeals court allowed donald trump to post a smaller bond of £175 million —— dollars within ten days of guaranteeing civil fraud judgment. so that development coming as donald trump they are in court in new york, and appearance links to the hush money case he is also facing. so a dual legal threat for the former president but certainly success of sorts from the appeal court, lowering that bond to $175 million from $451; million. he needs to post that within ten days to guarantee the civil fraud judgment. we will have more on those developments from new york including those comments over the last little while here injust a moment. live from london, this is bbc news. for the first time, the un security council votes for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the voting is as follows — 1a votes

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bank holiday weekend , police are bank holiday weekend, police are appealing for help in their searchor a man suspected of raping two women in london. the attacks took place four years apart, first in westminster in 2018, followed by another incident in shoreditch in 2022. those offences were being investigated as separate crimes, but forensic work has helped to draw a link between the two. detectives say that it's highly likely the suspect has also committed other attacks. the metropolitan force has released this e—fit image you can see there if you're watching on television and they're asking anyone who thinks they may have information to contact police or call crime stoppers . and in call crime stoppers. and in other news, police have issued an urgent appeal to help them locate a disabled boy's specially modified van that was stolen from a family in east london. the cariaso family's 13 london. the cariasofamily's13 year london. the cariaso family's 13 year old son, elijah, has a rare muscular condition and survives with the help of medical equipment. if you're watching on televisio

on a bank holiday easter weekend when politics was supposed to be on pause, sirjeffrey donaldson�*s partyt. jennifer 0'leary, bbc news. our correspondent dan johnson has more. politicians here in northern ireland are saying business as usual. this is a shock, but they will try to carry on. they are determined that things won't be destabilised here because they've been so determined, they've been working so hard. they've put things in place to get northern ireland's government operating again in the last two months, after two years of political instability, disruption when things weren't working, so so much effort is being put on. people are saying they're determined that this won't wreck that, but there are serious risks. no doubt. no doubt, this is a huge blow. i mean, you mentioned there the power sharing only back on track in the last couple of months, which illustrates the the instability, the fragility of politics in northern ireland. there must be huge concern about what happens now. yes, it may look like a solid, stable building, but the politics within it are very delicate, are fr

on a bank holiday easter weekend, when politics was supposed to be on pause, sirjeffrey donaldson�*s jennifer 0'leary, bbc news. here, the former immigration minister robertjenrick has proposed that details of nationality, immigration and visa status should be recorded whenever a criminal is convicted. there is growing pressure on prime minister rishi sunak to cut net migration figures. mrjenrick, who resigned last year in protest at the prime minister's rwanda deportation plan, told bbc radio 4's today programme that the data would help to inform deportation and visa policies. well, i think the first thing is that the public should be aware of the trade—off with migration, and there is a prevailing orthodoxy that it is an unadulterated good. i don't think that is always the case. the fiscal, the economic, the social and cultural benefits are far less clear, and crime is one of those areas. and we would want to interrogate that and then make policy choices. 0ne policy choice, for example, would be around visas. and i think that it is important that we increase the checks that we make

on a bank holiday easter weekend, when politics was supposed to be on pause, sirjeffrey donaldson�*sr 0'leary, bbc news. here, the former immigration minister robertjenrick has proposed that details of nationality, immigration and visa status should be recorded whenever a criminal is convicted. there is growing pressure on prime minister rishi sunak to cut net migration figures. mrjenrick, who resigned last year in protest at the prime minister's rwanda deportation plan, told bbc radio 4's today programme that the data would help to inform deportation and visa policies. well, i think the first thing is that the public should be aware of the trade—off with migration, and there is a prevailing orthodoxy that it is an unadulterated good. i don't think that is always the case. the fiscal, the economic, the social and cultural benefits are far less clear, and crime is one of those areas. and we would want to interrogate that and then make policy choices. 0ne policy choice, for example, would be around visas. and i think that it is important that we increase the checks that we make on visa

on a bank holiday easter weekend, when politics was supposed to be on pause, sirjeffrey donaldson�*s jennifer 0'leary, bbc news. our correspondent dan johnson has more. politicians here in northern ireland are saying business as usual. this is a shock, but they will try to carry on. they are determined that things won't be destabilised here because they've been so determined, they've been working so hard. they've put things in place to get northern ireland's government operating again in the last two months, after two years of political instability, disruption when things weren't working, so so much effort is being put on. people are saying they're determined that this won't wreck that, no doubt, this is a huge blow. i mean, you mentioned there the power sharing only back on track in the last couple of months, which illustrates the instability, the fragility of politics in northern ireland. there must be huge concern about what happens now. yes, it may look like a solid, stable building, but the politics within it are very delicate, are fragile, have to be carefully nurtured. sirjeff

the fact it has come out at the easter bank holiday has raised eyebrows.sports minister who has done a lot of work around football governance and also philip davies, who is married to esther mcvey, cabinet minister, and he used to be a presenter for gb minister, and he used to be a presenterfor gb news. in terms of the reaction, the labour party is saying that this is an act of self entitlement or somebody who is not expecting to be in office much longer, while the liberal democrats are saying this is a sign that rishi sunak is out of touch. but i think it is worth remembering that whenever one of these lists comes out, there is always controversy. thanks for that, shelley phelps, our westminster correspondent. dog attacks cost farmers in the uk more than £2.4 million last year, in lost livestock and vets bills, according to data from the insurer, nfu mutual. that's an increase of 30% on 2022. the south west was the worst—affected area in england. the uk will almost double the amount of aid it gives to sudan — delivering a package worth £89 million in the

it goes into a longer easter bank holiday.same. neitherside strike. at the moment ian passes the same. neither side shifting. the impact of the patients continues. patients are being told they can call 111 and emergency services continue as normal. appointments have been cancelled. service is not likely to resume back to normal until a week tomorrow. thank you. waiters and waitresses in paris certainly had a lot on their plates, as a century—old tradition returned to the streets for the first time since 2011. the waiters' race saw 200 hopefuls compete over a course stretching more than a mile through the city, whilst balancing a coffee, croissant and glass of water on a tray. they weren't allowed to run, and instead had to briskly walk, with judges checking to see how much liquid had been spilled at the end. i assume whether the croissant is still on the tray as well. that is brain running! you went. you said it. if you ran at the end, i am not sure that is allowed. i wonder if you will change hands. i would definitely spill e

holiday and what is the start of the easter break for many schoolchildren.ope by eurostar for the easter break, passengers travelling to europe by eurostarfor the easter break, and on top of that you have got passengers who would normally be using euston station, that is one of the uk's busiest stations, using replacement services here, that is because that station is largely closed through until easter monday. in dover, the port is busy, too, it is taking around two hours to process vehicles and get them onto ferries, some people on social media saying it is taking much longer. and on the roads as well, problems, too, especially for drivers coming to cornwall and devon, the rac has described conditions for them as pretty horrendous.— pretty horrendous. helena, thank ou. the former wales rugby star louis rees—zammit has signed for the super bowl champions, the kansas city chiefs. the 23—year—old stunned the world of rugby injanuary when he quit the sport on the eve of this year's six nations tournament to pursue a career in american football. 0ur sports corr

bank holiday.ey feel it's actually less disruptive to do this crucial engineering work. disruptive to do this crucial engineering work . over the engineering work. over the easter break. london euston easter break. and london euston of course, one of the major railways in britain , closed only railways in britain, closed only to overground trains there. so . to overground trains there. so. check before you travel and it's not going to end for here the train disruption. the fifth, sixth and 8th of april aslef are on strike, so check before you travel then as well. >> okay. and thank you very much indeed. quite like that indeed. oh, i quite like that lady though, saying if i had to travel any further i'd be knocked off. >> yeah, i've heard that for years. it's a great word, isn't it? really sums up what you're feeling. nafed off. >> yeah , but. go on. i've been >> yeah, but. go on. i've been off for have an easter egg . off for have an easter egg. >> well, you're about to have one. go on. >> yeah, we

on a bank holiday easter weekend when politics was supposed to be on pause, sirjeffrey donaldson's partyent there dan johnson. it's hard to overstate the shock felt in northern ireland over this news? , :, , felt in northern ireland over this news? , ., ., , news? this was a bolt from the blue that took everyone _ news? this was a bolt from the blue that took everyone by _ news? this was a bolt from the blue that took everyone by total - that took everyone by total surprise. no one was expecting sir jeffrey donaldson such as sudden and shocking political downfall. people are still trying to process what has happened to him, the serious nature of the charges he faces, even though he says he will strenuously contest those charges. the court process will not have to play out. he has stepped down as party leader should people are considering what that means for the future of the democratic unionist party, what impact it could have on the delicate power—sharing arrangements here. politicians here in northern ireland are same business as usual. they are determined that things will be destabili

the bank holiday weekend coincides with the easter holidays, so some 14 million journeys are expected much of the congestion will start this evening, so people are being advised to travel outside peak times and a personal message from the king has been broadcast to worcester cathedral, marking the royal maundy service. the queen was in attendance as his majesty told the service britain's blessed by services that exist for our welfare. he paid tribute to those organisations and their selfless staff and said we all benefit greatly from those who offer us friendship . updates available friendship. updates available for you at gb news alerts. you can get them by scanning the qr code on your screen or our website has more details. now it's back to tom and . emily. it's back to tom and. emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:08 and a 19 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed on a train between beckenham junction and shortlands railway station in south london on wednesday . south london on wednesday. >> yes, well, let's cross to gb news. rep

on a bank holiday easter weekend when politics was supposed to be on ports, the party political days four geoffrey donaldson. it is three minutes past six. we know there is been a lot of conversations and diplomatic interventions about aid getting to gaza and, roger, this is something you are looking at because the conversation, the international conversations have been going on and there has been a lot of disputes but, finally, we are getting information back as to how much of dropped. in information back as to how much of dro ed. .,, information back as to how much of droued. ., ,., dropped. in those conversations are still auoin dropped. in those conversations are still going on- _ dropped. in those conversations are still going on. supplies _ dropped. in those conversations are still going on. supplies and - still going on. supplies and humanitarian aid has been getting through to gaza. more than twenty tons of essential aid has been air dropped over gaza this week by the royal air force, according to the ministry of defence. the parcels consist of rice, flour, oil, baby food, ti

with schools breaking up for easter and the bank holiday weekend fast approaching, you might be thinking— which don't come cheap when you add everything up, do they? some cute friends, and entertaining. and it doesn't have to be expensive, does it? good morning. it and it doesn't have to be expensive, does it? good morning.— does it? good morning. it doesn't. you might— does it? good morning. it doesn't. you might have — does it? good morning. it doesn't. you might have some _ does it? good morning. it doesn't. you might have some noisy, - does it? good morning. it doesn't. - you might have some noisy, demanding little ones like this one who you will be trying to keep entertained over the easter weekend and this is one option, lakeland farm in cumbria, plenty to see and do here and we have the little lambs who are and we have the little lambs who are a big draw for the visitors and then over here, come and have a look. for more quiet, we have the goats quietly enjoying their breakfast, who wouldn't be at this time in the morning and if you want serenity, look at this lot, the alpacas. go

the great bank holiday getaway — and it's been slow progress for many by road, rail and ferry.e been thrown into turmoil with the news that the leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, has resigned after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he was arrested yesterday along with a 57—year—old woman who has

it's the bank holiday coinciding with the easter holiday, so some 14 million journeys are expected.of the congestion will start this evening, so you if you're planning to travel, are being advised to travel outside peak times and a personal message from the king has been broadcast to worcester cathedral, marking the royal maundy service. the queen was in attendance as his majesty told the service britain's blessed by services that exist for our welfare. he paid tribute to those organising and their selfless staff, saying we all benefit greatly from those who offer us friendship. he also renewed his pledge to continue to serve and not be served . get to serve and not be served. get the latest on all of our stories by scanning the qr code for gb news alerts. information is also available on the website. now it's to . it's back to. martin. >> thank you very much, aaron. now we'll have the latest on those incidents in london very shortly. but with our shortly. but we start with our brand new interview with sir keir starmer and the labour leader's told gb news. the protests outside of sc

it's a bank holiday. weekend. it's a bank holiday. jokes you've got to let us do jokes like that. vets have been warning pet owners to avoid feeding during feeding them chocolate during easter, as chocolate poisonings are soaring, so would you think that this was not clearly obvious? let's bring in our pundits. comedian sevilla kirsch , dancer and performer wayne sleep, and political commentator joseph david. and have you got pets? first of all, let's go to my sister has, i think, nine cats and a dog. >> oh, right. i can speak with some, with with some authority. no, but it just goes to show that a dog is for not christmas. it's for life. and if you do keep it past christmas , don't keep it past christmas, don't kill with an easter egg. but kill it with an easter egg. but thankfully, too thankfully, they're too expensive now, so no one's buying them and the animals are safe. yes >> good point. >> good point. >> and also >> yeah, well. and also chocolate expensive . chocolate eggs are expensive. dogs are expensive. never the twain. thi

the rac has warned that journeys on popular routes could take twice as long as the bank holiday weekendincides with the beginning of the easter holidays. it's predicted around 14 million journeys are expected to be made , with many this to be made, with many this afternoon seeing some of the worst congestion . well, you can worst congestion. well, you can get the latest on all of our stories by scanning the qr code, which you can find on our later programs. and indeed, you can get the details on our website gb news .com/ alerts. now it's back to ben and . bev. back to ben and. bev. >> good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom on gb news this morning with me, bev turner and ben leo in for andrew pierce. now a manhunt is underway after a man armed with a zombie blade attacked another man a train broad daylight man on a train in broad daylight in other passengers . if in front of other passengers. if you're watching on the a you're watching on the tv, a warning that the images we're about distressing. about to show are distressing. we've modify them we've chosen to modify them a little b

holiday.ne of last summer's big blockbuster movies and it swept the board during the awards season, but up until now, people injapan haven't been able to see the film oppenheimer, but that has changed as it opened in cinemas today. the film tells the story of the scientist] robert oppenheimer. he created the first atomic bomb, which was later used against japan during world war ii, killing more than 200,000 people. it was seen as too controversial and sensitive a topic for the people of japan. our tokyo correspondent, shaimaa khalil, reports from hiroshima. no location, no place is eerily really more relevant to the oppenheimer story than here in hiroshima. the first atomic bomb fell nearly directly above the building behind me, known as the hiroshima peace memorial or the a—bomb dome, and for years it has been meticulously preserved to be in the state it was in during that bombing, and over here is the motoyasu river, this is where thousands of people whose skin was burning at the time, jumpe