, a welsh labour movement and the welsh labour party over_ labour movement and the welsh labour party five years. today— party over the last five years. today is — party over the last five years. today is the day where we look forward, — today is the day where we look forward, beyond what we have achieved — forward, beyond what we have achieved together to what we will want to _ achieved together to what we will want to do together in the future. i've been— want to do together in the future. i've been a — want to do together in the future. i've been a member of the labour family— i've been a member of the labour family more than 50 years. i first knocked — family more than 50 years. i first knocked doors for the labour party in an_ knocked doors for the labour party in an election in 1974, and here we are 50— in an election in 1974, and here we are 50 years— in an election in 1974, and here we are 50 years later. and when i think of the _ are 50 years later. and when i think of the labour party in wales, the idea of— of the labour party in wales, the idea of a — of the labour party in

but welsh labour is in the business of making the impossible possible.vement has never backed down from a challenge. our movements, from the birth of trade unions, through 100 years of labour in wales, hasjean —— has dares not only to dream but delivered, a safety net for those who are on of time through no fault of their own, nhs, who are on of time through no fault of theirown, nhs, minimum who are on of time through no fault of their own, nhs, minimum wage, rights at work, so much more. none of it imaginable before our movements called for it, organise for it, and delivered it. we did those things together. i know that we can�*t meet the challenges of today. and we can win that better, fairer future that we all deserve. we know what will be tough, but we know that we can only get there together. friends, let us get there together. friends, let us get to work. thank you all very much. that was vaughan gething there, set to become welsh first minister. some pushback from plaid cymru. more on that on bbc news website. sainsbury�*s says it will not be abl

he has issued a statement where he congratulates him, talks about the welsh labour family.so makes this point — "we must never forget this is an honour and responsibility underpinned by trust that must be continually earned." why is he talking about trust? while there were questions about vaughan gething's campaign and a donation that he accepted of £200,000 from a business whose owner had been prosecuted for illegally dumping waste in wales. it was probably the only controversial moment of this campaign. mr gething's campaign team saying everything was declared properly and nothing was done wrong. but it does give a little hint of the tensions that lie behind what was a united face and knighted presence by the welsh labour leaders on this stage there. vaughan gething will also need to speak to the other senedd members as he decides who's in his cabinet. he served as the economy minister, so they'll need a new one of those. he was previously the health minister. we expect there to be a new health minister. he didn't have the majority of those labour senedd members behind hi

vaughan gething won the welsh labour— to take on the role?he welsh labour leadership, - to take on the role? vaughan gething| won the welsh labour leadership, the result announced on saturday. we expect him to be formally voted into the role of first minister tomorrow. provided he can unify the labour ranks. labourwasn�*t provided he can unify the labour ranks. labour wasn't unify coming out of that contest, inevitably leadership races to end with people in second place and more senedd members were keen to havejeremy myles become first minister. a big question hangs over him after the leadership contest, was his acceptance of a £200,000 donation from a company whose owner had been criminally prosecuted for failing to clean up illegal waste? says that issueis clean up illegal waste? says that issue is to be reviewed but he did everything by the book. he will need to persuade people within the labour ranks and certainly voters in wales that hisjudgment is ranks and certainly voters in wales that his judgment is clear and that it is good. he doe

he has issued a statement where he congratulates him, talks about the welsh labour family.e also makes this point — "we must never forget this is an honour and responsibility underpinned by trust that must be continually earned." why is he talking about trust? while there were questions about vaughan gething's campaign and a donation that he accepted of £200,000 from a business whose owner had been prosecuted for illegally dumping waste in wales. it was probably the only controversial moment of this campaign. mr gething's campaign team saying everything was declared properly and nothing was done wrong. but it does give a little hint of the tensions that lie behind what was a united face and knighted presence by the welsh labour leaders on this stage there. vaughan gething will also need to speak to the other senedd members as he decides who's in his cabinet. he served as the economy minister, so they'll need a new one of those. he was previously the health minister. we expect there to be a new health minister. he didn't have the majority of those labour senedd members behin

vaughan gething has been elected as the next welsh labour leader and first minister of wales — the firstck leader of any european country. in his acceptance speech, he said it marked a "generational shift". now it is time for the travel show. this week, i'm in turkey, where they're gearing up for the country's 100th anniversary. rising from the remains of the ottoman empire a century ago, turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. i'm travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. from the burial grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. to the turquoise coast, where queen cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. to an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep. and the hotel frequented by the founder of the republic here in istanbul. welcome to turkey. now, this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul — down the mighty bosphorus. it's this body of water that separates the city, but also separates continents. and look at that, that silhouette with t

in his acceptance speech after being voted as the new welsh labour leader, he highlighted the historicin. today, we turn a page in the book at our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to or apologise for. devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities. it is in my blood. it is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same that a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that too often, is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in wales, it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us. in adversity, you can't match us. we will be there, fighting tooth and nail for the will be there, fighting tooth and nailfor the impossible will

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mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday and winning the welsh labour leadership. our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions, too, about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the lo5er, jeremy mile5, left pretty sharpi5h. writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at that donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day, this was a race between two disciples of drakeford, both served in his cabinet. both are responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of the uk nations. that's their record and it doesn't seem like anything will change a5 a result. the welsh nationalist plaid c

vaughan gething is elected as welsh labour leader and first minister of wales — making him the firstr putin is almost certain to win a further six years — his only serious rivals are dead, in prison or in exile. leading doctors warn against unnecessary use of blood sugar monitors for people who don't have diabetes. let's return to our top story — and vaughan gething has been announced as the winner of the welsh labour leadership election. the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week. vaughan gething, wales' economy minister

vaughan gething has been elected as the next welsh labour leader and first minister of wales — the firstck leader of any european country. in his acceptance speech, he said it marked a generational shift. a second day of voting is taking place in russia's presidential election. here are live pictures of a polling station in moscow. looking relatively quiet at the moment. vladimir putin is expected to win a further six years in power, as his opponents are either dead, in prison or in exile. the authorities have called on security officers to be vigilant, after vandalism at some polling stations on friday. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has more. russia's democracy is the best in the world — the kremlin says. and at polling station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. democracy in action, right? not quite. realistically, only one man can win this. vladimir putin! the man who has been on russia's political stage for the last quarter of a century. vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. his fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. not that this woman

vaughan gething has been elected as the next welsh labour leader and first minister of wales, the firstoyed by a fire in cairo. several buildings near al—ahram studio in the city's giza district were also evacuated as the fire spread to them. as the first ship bringing aid to gaza unloads its supplies, the us and un renew warnings about an israeli offensive in rafah, saying a ground assault would be a humanitarian catastrophe. vandalism arrests in russia as voters spoil their ballots on day two of the country's presidential elections. vladimir putin is almost certain to win a further six years — his only serious rivals are dead, in prison or in exile. now on bbc news — it's newscast. chris, one of the biggest mysteries of british politics in 2024 is getting a little bit closer to being solved. it is, and it's the question that keeps rearing its head. when will the general election be?

leader of welsh labour and the next leader of welsh labour and the next first minister of wales.brianna ghey, has met a parent of one of her daughter's killers. esther ghey met the mother of 15—year—old scarlettjenkinson who was jailed for life last month. the two women discussed the dangers of mobile phone use by children and the challenges of parenting. sally nugent has been speaking to esther ghey. i know that all of these emotions and, like, feelings like hate — it's only going to impact me. i genuinely don't feel any of those towards scarlett�*s parents, and... i actually don't feel that towards scarlett, either. esther ghey talking about one of the teenagers who murdered her daughter. 16—year—old brianna was stabbed to death last february. scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe had watched videos of violence and torture online before killing her. now, just over a year later, esther has metjenkinson's mother. you instigated that meeting, why did you want to meet her? the crime that's been committed has impacted so many other people and, obviously, what they've gone through is

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vaughan gething is elected as welsh labour leader and first minister of wales, making him the first blacky, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. india will vote in national elections from 19th april in the world's biggest democratic exercise. and i am injerusalem where there is a glimmer of progress. people in russia are going to the polls on the second day of voting in the presidential election. hello. we start in wales, where vaughan gething will become europe's first black leader, after winning the welsh labour leadership election. the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week. mr gething was born in zambia and is a former solicitor. in his acceptance speech, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history.

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laboun drakeford as the leader of welsh labour. he will become the next first minister of wales. a little earlier the party announced that vaughan gethin won the leadership race, beating jeremy miles following mark dreyfus resignation late last year. dreyfus resignation late last year . let's take dreyfus resignation late last year. let's take a dreyfus resignation late last year . let's take a look at what year. let's take a look at what the new first minister had to say. >> when your back's against the wall, you want welsh people by your side and we'll be there. it's no coincidence that the nhs had its roots here in wales. no coincidence. the heroism and the solidarity shown through the miners strike. no coincidence that welsh people are working around the world to build peace and heal division in times of strife, we unite, we organise , strife, we unite, we organise, we succeed . we succeed. >> so quite a moment for vaughan gethin, because , as he says, he gethin, because, as he says, he is the first black leader in any european

he narrowly won the welsh labour leadership to succeed mark drakeford.r correspondent. what exactly is going to happen in the next three minutes? ~ ., is going to happen in the next three minutes? ~ . ., , , , is going to happen in the next three minutes? ~ . ., ,, , ., ., minutes? what will happen is an old school process. _ minutes? what will happen is an old school process. usually _ minutes? what will happen is an old school process. usually it _ minutes? what will happen is an old school process. usually it is - school process. usually it is electronic. forthis, school process. usually it is electronic. for this, the first minister is voting in everyone from each party. they shout their name of their nominee. the conservatives and plaid cymru will of course what position will he give to that rival? that will be the forefront of his mind. the key areas will be who looks after because there has been this quiet with farmers in wales and the way that subsidy payment would potentially work in wales. ministers wanted all farm sizes designate 10% of land t

he is also the leader of welsh labour and we know there is a general election in the offing.ould act across the uk. if there is a change of government after the election and labour coming to power, he will need to reset the relationship between wales and westminster. and particularly maybe change the accusations often made here that it is the treasury to blame for problems, because not enough money reaches welsh government coffers. on a personal level, he said he expects to face abuse on social media because of the colour of his skin, but he spoke with pride about wales becoming the first nation in europe to have a black leader. time is running out for rishi sunak, that�*s according to the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey. at the launch of his party�*s local election campaign he accused the prime minister of having bottled a may general election and he claimed that voters were fed up with the government. here�*s our political correspondent damian grammaticas hi, everybody! a smile on his face. here�*s someone who looks happy it�*s election time again. sir ed davey and his

mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday, and winning the welsh labour leadership today.ation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions too about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the loser, jeremy miles, left pretty sharpish, writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at the donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day it was a race between two disciples of drakeford. they were both in his cabinet and are responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of uk nations. that is their record and it doesn't seem like anything will change as a result. plaid cymru are in a co—operation agreement

mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday, and winning the welsh labour leadership today.the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions too about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the loser, jeremy miles, left pretty sharpish, writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at the donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day it was a race between two disciples of drakeford. they were both in his cabinet and are responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of uk nations. that is their record and it doesn't seem like anything will change as a result. plaid cymru are in a co—operation agreement with the labour government here but they reckoned the donation stinks. on

tomorrow, a new welsh labour leader will be elected. they will replace mark drakeford. the labour party has been in power in wales for more than 20 years and interest in its record in government is ramping up ahead of the general election. 0ur political editor chris mason has been talking to the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford. we are in the very final days. i'm just beginning to get that feeling of things coming to an end. president clinton said to me, the great thing about being retired is you can say what you like — the problem is, nobody wants to listen! are you handing over two stink bombs to your successor? there is the row with farmers and 20mph, they've caused quite the ruckus. ah, well... that stink on the farm — a proposed welsh government subsidy system demanding environmental measures which could cost around one in ten farm workers theirjobs. it's very frightening and very frightening to farmers to think that that could happen to their businesses and to our rural communities. do welsh ministers, do you think, understand the countryside? there seems t

mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday, and winning the welsh labour leadership today.just because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions too about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the loser, jeremy miles, left pretty sharpish, writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at the donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day it was a race between two disciples of drakeford. they were both in his cabinet and are responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of uk nations. that is there a record and it doesn't seem like anything will change as a result. —— that is their record. plaid cymru are in a co—operation agreement with the labour government

welsh labour have an obsession with wokery., the taxpayers alliance found mark drakeford's government had spent almost £9 million on woke jobs, which it defined as those with one of these words in the title equality, diversity , inclusion, equality, diversity, inclusion, wellbeing, carbon net zero, climate, race, lgbt plus sustainability, green culture or art. they are obsessed with identity politics. the new first minister got stuck into it straight away , not just because straight away, not just because ihave straight away, not just because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country . that's the european country. that's the same vaughan gething there who was health minister during the covid pandemic. well, welsh labour introduced some of the longest and most draconian lockdown rules ever. he was found to have turned on disappearing messages on whatsapp so they were untraceable . but everyone untraceable. but everyone remembers that they barricaded shops and even declared that baby clothes wer

the guidance from bbc wales says welsh labour never shares exactly how many members it has so all weentages. those figures again to give you a sense ofjust how close their vote was between the two candidates, vaughan gething got 51% .7% of the vote versus 49.3% forjeremy miles. all reaction and news from that as and when we get it. moving to another story at the moment, the supermarket chain sainsbury�*s has reported technical issues meaning it will not be able to teach fulfil the vast majority of its grocery delivery today. the supermarket has apologised on social media to say it will proactively reschedule deliveries but added that technical issues are affecting some stores and their ability to contact customers. with more on this, straight to our reporter in the newsroom. what can you tell us about what has gone wrong and how widely this is impacting shoppers? sainsbury's a - eared impacting shoppers? sainsbury's appeared to _ impacting shoppers? sainsbury's appeared to be _ impacting shoppers? sainsbury's appeared to be as _ impacting shoppers? sainsbury's appeared to be as confu

the new welsh labour leader replacing him is vaughan gething, and he'll be the first black leader ofut that would give more power to football fans. if it passes, there would be an independent regulator, separate from politicians and football authorities, that would keep an eye on the top five divisions of men's football in england. and who's going to play the next james bond? well, the sun newspaper reported that avengers star aaron taylor—johnson has been offered the role, although the bbc asked him as well as the company that makes the bond films, and we haven't heard back. i'll leave you with ten seconds of spring celebrations. yes, over 300,000 people are dancing, shopping, feasting and enjoying family reunions as an ancient persian new year's custom. so happy spring to everyone who's celebrating. and that's you all caught up now. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. coming up on the programme. english football's new era, as the creation of the first independent regulator for the men's game is introduced by the uk government. chelsea are in compl

the new welsh labour leader replacing him is vaughan gething, and he'll be the first black leader ofng set out that would give more power to football fans. if it passes, there would be an independent regulator, separate from politicians and football authorities, that would keep an eye on the top five divisions of men's football in england. and who's going to play the next james bond? well, the sun newspaper reported that avengers star aaron taylor—johnson has been offered the role, although the bbc asked him as well as the company that makes the bond films, and we haven't heard back. i'll leave you with ten seconds of spring celebrations. yes, over 300,000 people are dancing, shopping, feasting and enjoying family reunions as an ancient persian new year's custom. so happy spring to everyone who's celebrating. and that's you all caught up now. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. coming up on the programme. english football's new era, as the creation of the first independent regulator for the men's game is introduced by the uk government. chelsea are

are you happy with the performance of welsh labour? let me know your thoughts. marco gb news.t up have we lost the art of raising children properly? i'll be asking former sun columnist and tv psychologist doctor pam spurr, who's written an anti—woke book especially for children, which aims to teach them resilience and independence. doctor pam is not pulling her punches about the state of modern parenting, and she next. well. big reaction on email to my conversation with neil hamilton about the possibility that rishi sunak could be removed from number 10. to be replaced by penny mordaunt, how about this? says kevin? hi, mark. yes. penny may prove to be a gold sovereign, albeit too late. rishi out now. okay. there you go. well, look. oh and by the way, just one final thought on the catherine photograph debate. that was the topic of my big opinion. i don't think catherine posed for that image. that's my view. i make no apologies saying that, apologies for saying that, because i think that if the palace sharing images which palace are sharing images which are fake, need to know. b

applause in the end, the new leader of welsh labour was elected byjust under 52% of the vote.ghan gething, congratulations. applause after being responsible for health and the economy, vaughan gething will now take a big step up to become the first black first minister of wales. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial hasjumped, too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that too often is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in his campaign video, vaughan gething tackled the issue of race head on. he's spoken about facing taunts as a teenager and struggling against stereotypes as he entered student politics. tuition fees are a detriment to access. they do damage access. they do put people off. since entering the senedd, he has ruffled a few feathers and

he mentioned his discussion on devolution and how it has frustrated welsh labour as they have been ini think also he did speak of hope and i think he was hinting towards the potential uk election happening sometime this year and the fact based on opinion polls uk labour, interesting thoughts also about his own identity and how it had been questioned over the years and he was looking forward to this challenge as first black leader of any european country really. he got any european country really. he got a lot in that one must remember the role of the first minister is essentially the same as the prime minister of the uk. the main aspects are devolved to wales when it comes to education, the nhs amongst many things, agriculture and went public sector funds are so tight at the moment it will be interesting to see how vaughan gething tackles those issues going forward. i was how vaughan gething tackles those issues going forward.— how vaughan gething tackles those issues going forward. i was taken by the fact he wanted _ issues going forward. i was taken by the fact he wanted to _ issues

the new welsh labour leader replacing him is vaughan gething and he'll be the first black leader of anyore power to football fans. if it passes, there would be an independent regulator separate from politicians and football authorities, that would keep an eye on the top five divisions of men's football in england. and who's going to play the next james bond? well, the sun newspaper reported that avengers star aaron taylor—johnson has been offered the role, although the bbc asked him as well as the company that makes the bond films and we haven't heard back. i will leave you with ten seconds of spring celebrations. yes, over 300,000 people are dancing, shopping, feasting and enjoying family reunions as an ancient persian new year's custom. so happy spring to everyone who's celebrating. and that's your call up now. have a good night. hello there and welcome along to sports day. i'm gavin ramsay. and coming up on the programme, english football's new era as the creation of the first independent regulator for the men's game is introduced by the uk government's. chelsea are in complete contr

and he'll of the welsh labour. and he'll become the next first minister of the welsh labour.les, whicht first minister of the welsh labour. and he'll bewales, whicht f quite inister of wales, which is quite impressive . finally, closest impressive. finally, closest answer wins. was wales answer wins. what was the wales versus italy score in the six nations? lizzie cundy i didn't watch the game. >> italy won 2022 to 3, 22 to 3 matthew laza 18 to 4. >> it's going to be complicated. ihope >> it's going to be complicated. i hope one of you at least got it right. 21 to 24, i think i was nervous, i don't know to what do. i can't work that out, i think. lizzie. lizzie. >> lizzie, i was nervous, so i didn't watch the game, so i won because i know i don't know, i was near it anyway. >> lizzie, you can't win because he's anyway. so he's got three points anyway. so this that wales have this means, yes, that wales have finished of the for finished bottom of the table for the in years. yes, the first time in 21 years. yes, right. is it? on today's right. what is it? on today's show? been

a new welsh labour leader will be elected today, to replace mark drakeford. over as first minister next week. the labour party has been in power in wales for more than 20 years. the result is expected just after 10:00 and we'll have special coverage for viewers in the uk. the woman who made accusations about christian horner�*s behaviour is to appeal against the red bull formula one team's decision to dismiss her complaint. the woman, who was suspended from her position by red bull last week, accused the team principal christian horner of inappropriate and controlling behaviour. he's denied all accusations. sir lenny henry has finished his final stint as the host of comic relief after co—founding the charity 39 years ago. the televised charity fundraising event raised over 38 million this year. sir lenny gave a heartfelt goodbye and said it had been an honour and a joy. iam i am moved and really finding it difficult to hold it together. so thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. the united nations is warning of life—threatening malnutrition in haiti's cap

welsh labour leader .succeed mark drakeford as the first minister of wales. he beat his only rival, the education minister, jeremy miles, with just over 51% of the vote. he also becomes the first black leader in any european country. mr gething won't take over as first minister until wednesday , first minister until wednesday, when a vote will be held in the senate . tory mps have reportedly senate. tory mps have reportedly held secret talks to oust the prime minister and install penny mordaunt as the leader of the conservatives, according to the telegraph. a meeting has taken place between a group of right wing tories and mps who supported mr mordaunt in the previous two leadership elections. this comes after a week that saw former tory deputy chairman lee anderson join the reform uk party and rishi sunak rule out a general election in early may. thousands of shoppers won't get their online groceries delivered today. sainsbury's have announced that they can't fulfil most of their online orders because the

mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday, and winning the welsh labour leadership today.s history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions too about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the loser, jeremy miles, left pretty sharpish, writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at the donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day it was a race between two disciples of drakeford. they were both in his cabinet and are responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of uk nations. that is their record and it doesn't seem like anything will change as a result. plaid cymru are in a co—operation agreement with

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labour party.eader when he takes over as the first minister of wales next week, suceeding current leader mark drakeford. mr gething was born in zambia and is a former solicitor. niger's military government has revoked its defence accord with the united states, with immediate effect. the decade—long agreement allowed american troops stationed at a base in the desert to operate drones targeting islamist militant groups across the west african sahel region. but last year, niger's civilian president was ousted by the military, and washington cut off financial aid. a us delegation arrived in niger earlier this week hoping to resume a dialogue but instead inadvertently sparked a diplomatic row. india has announced the date of its national elections. voting will take place for several weeks, from the 19th of april. the current hindu—nationalist prime minister narendra modi is expected to win a third term. as the bbc�*s samira hussain reports, close to a billion people will have the chance to vote. india i

he narrowly won the welsh labour leadership to succeed mark drakeford, who has stepped down from thelitician from an ethnic minority background in the role and the only black leader of a national government in europe. after the vote, he set out his vision for wales. i believe the wales of today, and the future, will be owned by all those decent people who recognise that our parliament and our government should look like our country, people who recognise that our hope and ambition for the future relies on unleashing the talent of all of us, a wales that recognises that we can celebrate our differences and take pride in all those things that draw us together and make us who we are. that is the wales that i want to lead, a wales full of hope, ambition and unity. the crown is leading the way in this year's nominations for the bafta television awards which have just been released. let's get more with lizo mzimba. many critics might not have loved the final series of the crown, but it leads the way at the baftas with eight nominations. i don't want to go scouring and searching through the

labour party.e takes over as the first minister of wales next week, suceeding current leader mark drakeford. mr gething was born in zambia and is a former solicitor. before we go, i want to bring you some incredible live pictures from iceland. a volcano in iceland has erupted for the fourth time since december, spewing lava into the air and sending fountains of molten rock soaring from fissures in the ground. police declared a state of emergency for the area, which is just south of the capital, reykjavik. the nearby fishing town of grindavik, where some residents had returned following earlier eruptions is being evacuated once again. you are watching bbc news. i am helena humphrey in washington. thanks for your company. more news at the top of the hour. join me there. hello there. at last some beautiful spring sunshine for much of the uk on saturday including here in cumbria. it wasn't long before we saw the cloud thicken from the west before outbreaks of rain moving northwards and eastwards. this

tomorrow, a new welsh labour leader will be elected.e over as first minister next week. the labour party has been in power in wales for more than 20 years, and interest in its record in government is ramping up ahead of the general election. 0ur political editor, chris mason, has been talking to the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford. we are in the very final days. i'm just beginning to get that feeling of things coming to an end. president clinton said to me, the great thing about being retired is you can say what you like — the problem is, nobody wants to listen! are you handing over two stink bombs to your successor? there is the tow with farmers and 20mph, they've caused quite the ruckus. ah, well... that stink on the farm — a proposed welsh government subsidy system demanding environmental measures which could cost around one in ten farm workers theirjobs. it's very frightening and very frightening to farmers to think that that could happen to their businesses and to our rural communities. do welsh ministers, do you think, und

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vaughan gething has been sworn in as first minister this evening. new welsh labour evening. drakeford, who resigned after who resigned yesterday after holding the position since 2018. mr gething was elected as welsh government leader by members of the senate earlier on. today he's expected to form a cabinet in the next few days and earlier on he told them he wants to lead a wales of ambition and a wales of hope, ambition and unity . junior doctors in england

labour leadership campaign. he is in the running, voting closes on thursday and if there are they were members who have not made up their mind that there is a possibility that the perception of a good or a bad performance could have a bearing on that leadership race. and what are that wales was not as prepared as it should have been. other parts of the united kingdom, the preparation very however, if we had had that advice, for example, the middle of april, that actually really should do this, and our advice is definitely do it. at that staff so some people suggested this was not having access to tears and thatis was not having access to tears and that is why we didn't do it and actually the point i'm making is, well, actually, we are being advised to do that anyway. and we do not have test for the first point was, the advice but if we had had the advice and the test then we saying this is what we should do and earlier in mid april then we she divvied at the time it was a question of resource management? it was

vaughan gething is elected as welsh labour leader and first minister of wales — making him the first of the oldest and most prestigious film studios in the arab world has been destroyed by a fire in cairo. hello, richard preston. welcome to programme. we start with some breaking news. princess diana's brother, charles spencer, has told the bbc that press attention suffered by his sister was "more dangerous" than the attention online surrounding the current princess of wales. but speaking in an interview to be broadcast on the bbc's sunday with laura kuenssberg tomorrow, he said,

welsh labour we'll labour government?sh to the leader of the welsh conservatives his take in conservatives for his take in just a minute. is the welsh pub under threat? stay with. us. >> good afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom ? stories from the gb newsroom? i'm the nhs could be facing real time funding cuts of £2 billion as the chancellor comes under pressure ahead of tomorrow's budget analysis by the institute for fiscal studies suggests the health service could suffer a 1.2% cut in day to day spending across england, which would be the largest reduction since the 1970s. it could mean the health service is forced to cut staffing or pay despite rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists. the warning comes after the king held an in—person pre—budget audience with jeremy hunt this morning at buckingham palace . the rwanda bill suffered palace. the rwanda bill suffered another series of defeats in the house of lords last night. in many cases by unusually large margins of more than 100 votes. peers back

when coronavirus reached wales, it was up to the welsh labour government to respond, to protect the nhscontrol over daily life. mark drakeford says his government hadn't expected to have so much responsibility until days before the first lockdown. but he insists ministers had done what they could. for what we actually faced, we were not as well prepared as we needed to be. the enemy we faced was not the enemy we were expecting. for months, businesses shut down, families locked down for longer in wales, and the relations with the uk government clearly broke down. mr drakeford says he repeatedly called to meet borisjohnson but had no response. the inquiry�*s heard there was a feeling in downing street the welsh government was making decisions just to be different. i had no motivation of any sort to make decisions for the sake of being different. and i think my effort through the whole pandemic is to try and find better ways of coming together, to make better informed decisions. and i don't think the prime minister or the secretary of state could offer you a single specific instance to jus

welsh labour and conservatives, you have a little bit more _ conservatives, you have a little bit more more of a — conservatives, you have a little bit more of a realistic idea about the riqht— more of a realistic idea about the right approach going forward, be it for the _ right approach going forward, be it for the nhs. right approach going forward, be it forthe nhs. i can't right approach going forward, be it for the nhs. i can't speak about the teaching. _ for the nhs. i can't speak about the teaching, but definitely the water, but you _ teaching, but definitely the water, but you will not get anywhere if you keep bickering and don't focus on the actual— keep bickering and don't focus on the actual things that people are on the actual things that people are on the coalface dealing with day—to—day. it is definitely something that needs to be done. it is the _ something that needs to be done. it is the environment. we something that needs to be done. it is the environment.— something that needs to be done. it is the environment. we hear a lot of --eole is the environment. we hear a l