is looking to write and there is some sunshine. one thing that is very high today is the pollen. a lot of us are starting to sneeze, mostly gci’oss of us are starting to sneeze, mostly across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland, the pollen is and northern ireland, the pollen is a bit lower. let's see the satellite picture. you can see where the sunny skies are across most of england and wales. this is a weather front bringing the rainfall to the north—west, but also, if it was misty orfor the north—west, but also, if it was misty or for the way you were this morning, check this out across parts of east anglia and the south—east. that fog and mist is moving away, so we are left with suntan. different story in scotland and northern ireland. weather systems coming from the atlantic. rain in the western isles. rain pushing through belfast. by isles. rain pushing through belfast. by the time we get to lipm, you can see the clouds increasing across the la ke see the clouds increasing across the lake district, west and wales, into the tip of cornwall. but for the vast majority of england and wales it is in fact a dry and sunny

afternoon. fairly fresh on some of those coasts, but inland around 15 to 17 degrees. a couple weather fronts to 17 degrees. a couple weather fro nts m ove to 17 degrees. a couple weather fronts move across the country tonight. winds pushing through the cloud and the rain. all of us today will eventually get a few spots of drizzle. the north—west of the country will be quite fresh. colder aircoming in behind country will be quite fresh. colder air coming in behind these weather fronts. across england and wales, milder. tomorrow, a different picture across the bulk of england. certainly in the morning a lot of cloud. it would be so stubborn, moving sluggishly across the south east and southern parts of the uk. if you live in wales, the north, the north—west of the country, a much better picture in the afternoon. the rest of the week, not much happens. high—pressure angering itself across the uk. the weather systems going around it a bit like a catherine wheel. we are in the centre of the high. quite a bit of cloud around. some sunshine from time to time.

temperatures will be on the low side. more now on those reports of an explosion in the russian city of st petersburg. it is understood three metro stations have been closed. let's speak to our moscow correspondent. what do we know? we are getting reports on two russian news agencies from an unconfirmed source saying that ten people have been killed in what the authorities have confirmed was an explosion on one metro carriage at a station in st petersburg. we believe it happened when the train was in the station. it was right in the centre of st petersburg. the pictures we have seen have shown people very seriously injured. so we do know that certainly there are some serious injuries caused by this explosion. there are lots of unconfirmed reports at the moment, but in terms of the facts, we know

there was an explosion on a carriage ina there was an explosion on a carriage in a metro ins —— st petersburg. a number of casualties. fire engines and ambience is rushed to the scene. it happened at 2:30pm local time. the trains would have been fairly busy. we also know that president putin was in st petersburg today. he has an official visits, official meetings with the present of belarus in his official residence. he has been informed about what has happened. as to because of it, and who was behind it, we don't yet know. thank you. that's all from the bbc news at one. so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. good afternoon, i'm hugh woozencroft with a look at the day's sport here on bbc news. the sunderland manager david moyes says he "deeply regrets" telling

a reporter she might "get a slap". moyes apologised to bbc radio 5live reporter vicki sparks, who'd asked if owner ellis short‘s presence at the their match with burnley last month had meant he was under more pressure — to which he responded "no". but after the interview he warned her to "be careful". it was in the heat of the moment. deeply regret the comments. that is certainly not the person i am. it was a mistake. i have spoken to the bbc reporter, who has accepted the apology. hopefully we move on. luke shaw has been told to "pull his finger out" to save his manchester united career by former defender phil neville. his future is in doubt after his managerjose mourinho said the england international isn't even deserving of a place on the bench, claiming he lacks commitment, focus and ambition... i cannot compare him with ashley

young, darmian, blind, the way he trains... focus. be the ambition. a long way behind. mark sampson has named his england squad for this summer's women's european championship in the netherlands, with few real surprises... the top scorer from last season is left out though... our correspondent katie gornall, is at st georges park for us. katie, there's no eni aluko — will that be a surprise? ido i do not think it is a surprise omission, she has not been playing under mark sampson for some time. but she was top scorer last season. that is going to raise some eyebrows. this was an announcement today, containing few surprises. he has gone with the majority of the

players who served him so well in canada. 19 surviving. four players set to appear at their first major tournament. three from city. one from chelsea. the most surprising element, sampson has selected three players coming back from long—term injury. this includes kirby, who played 60 minutes the other day. all of them spoke about real life, being included in the squad, still three and a half months away from the euros. i spoke to the captain, steph houghton, who said that knowing the tea m houghton, who said that knowing the team this only gives them the chance to gel. it is important, this gives us to gel. it is important, this gives us the chance to take that togetherness on the pitch, off the pitch, and the next step isjust to win as many games of football as we can. announcing the squad early

means we are going to be the best prepared, and we have got ten weeks to focus on the opening game, the things that we can improve on. making sure that every area is cove red. making sure that every area is covered. we mentioned, some of the players that have missed out. as well as aluko, daly has missed out. i think she could have reason to be disappointed, playing recently under sampson, can also play in defence, versatile. and also, rafferty, who featured at the world cup. but sampson said he thinks this is the squad that can win the european championships. it gets under way against scotland on july 19. championships. it gets under way against scotland on july 19. thank you. we look forward to that. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. see you then.

let's get more now on that news of an explosion — at in a metro station in the russian city of st petersburg. reports, that ten people have died. and we have got some pictures, from the metro area. people milling around. concourses smoke filled. some of the pictures had shown the condition of train carriages, appears to be mangled. and a body, a person, lying on the platform. that, russian news agencies have reported that ten people may have been killed, president putin has spoken about this, saying that he has already spoken to the head of

security services, and all causes being considered, including terrorism, the cause still to be established, it is not clear that terrorism is the cause. but clearly being considered. and he has sent his condolences to the families of those who have reported to have died. and an update, from the reuters news agency, ten people have been killed in the explosions, that hit the st petersburg station, on monday. two blasts. that is according to the emergency services. and one source has said, one of the blasts involved a device. that comes from a source speaking to reuters. more detail emerging throughout the afternoon. this coming weekend,

some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awards in manchester. there are seven winners from across great britain and the republic of ireland, one of whom is abbey booker, a 111 year old from doncaster. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with other young people in care. this is her story. hiya. signed in yet? abbey. 15. i am from doncaster. i have been here for four years. i remember it was a struggle. because i had so many different people, so many different things going on in life. i knew what i wanted, i knew what i wanted to say, i had opinions, but i was never given

a chance and i wasjust dismissed. when i had the courage to speak out, i knew that i could say this. i want to let the children have that opportunity. abbey is one in a million. she gives time. such a good advocate for young people. offering support, advice. helps shape the service. the independent visitor scheme. before care, i didn't really have a childhood. basically, i was raising my two younger brothers. i was given all the family dilemmas, all of that on my shoulders. care changed my life. i did things a normal 13—year—old should do. rather thanjust staying at home, cooking, it

was difficult but also easy. it was a massive relief. i do not think i'm ever going to stop doing what i am doing. i am going to take this further. and make sure that every child in care has a voice. and every child is loving being in care. all this week, the bbc news channel will be featuring the stories of past and present award winners. and on saturday, we'll be broadcasting the ten year anniversary ceremony live from manchester. and we can go back to the breaking news, about those explosions on the st petersburg metro system, to explosions at two stations, reported, and ten people killed. our moscow

correspondent sarah rainsford this of course, is the second city of russia, and at least one metro station at the heart of this. we understand that a number of people have been killed. one source, quoted, as many as ten. and as many as 30 casualties. we know that it happened that 2:30 this afternoon. here in russia. it would have been a busy time. we know that president putin is in st petersburg today, for official meetings, he has been informed, and has spoken about what has happened. he said that the authorities have been working to try

to establish the reasons behind these explosions, and for reasons, including terrorism, being considered. he said that russia is going to take all measures, to help victims, and sending condolences to the family of those who have died. clearly, some people killed in this explosion. any eyewitness accounts, coming from st petersburg not yet. we have seen some stills. at least one badly damaged train carriage. and some seriously injured people, on the platform to the side of that carriage. clearly, an extremely serious incident. and we have seen pictures from the smoky corridors of the st petersburg metro system. this was clearly early on. because the

commentary was talking about a fire. people looked calm. panic hadn't set in. but the emergency services are there. fire engines, ambulances. it isa there. fire engines, ambulances. it is a major incident and everybody has responded. president putin said they have not excluded the possibility of this being a terrorist attack. and reuters has been reporting that all the st petersburg metro stations are closed. this is clearly been taken extremely seriously. it is some time since russia has experienced any major terrorist attack. should that be proved to be the case. it is. an

attack here in the past in moscow, on the metro system. and security was increased. we have got metal detectors, on the entrance to every station. but it has been some time. since that last attack, russia has sent troops to syria, fighting on the side of assad, and it has said that it has been doing that, to fight against terrorism, its own insurgents here, who had been going to syria to fight. it is an islamist insurgency, here in russia, and some attacks have been blamed on those groups. but that the moment, we do not know who could be behind this, evenif not know who could be behind this, even if it is a terrorist attack. but clearly a serious incident. it is one thing that the security forces are investigating. we will leave it there. no doubt we will be

coming back to shortly. and we will keep you up to date. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news: a number of people have reportedly been killed after an explosion at a metro station in st petersberg. at least ten people have died. five people have been charged in connection with an attack on an asylum seeker in south london. borisjohnson says there can be no change in the sovereignty of gibraltar without the express consent of its people. concerns have been raised following an eu proposal that after brexit spain may have a veto over the rock's trade links with eu states. in the business news... there could be more relief on the way people stuck in a debt spiral. credit card interest ‘could be

waived' for people who have been in the red for years. it's just one of the recommendations laid out in new proposals from the financial conduct authority — aimed at helping the millions of people across the uk struggling to find their way out of money trouble. the chips are down! shares in uk chip designer imagination technologies have plunged almost 70% after apple said it would end a deal to use its products in about "15 months to two years time". the move by apple, imagination's largest customer, means the loss of lucrative royalty payments. shrinking to grow! lloyds bank has announced plans to shrink hundreds of its branches in size, in some cases boarding up the old counter sections. the new "micro branches" will be staffed byjust two people — helping customers use self—service machines like pay—in devices. the cabling system gathers oil and

gas, mainly on the central north sea, and makes landfall, and goes underground, through 400 landowners, to grangemouth. it is then transferred, to the forth bridge, and tankers take that away. it is a vital asset, with more than a quarter of oil and gas production coming through this network. bp has operated that for years. it has decided to focus on offshore production, and reckons that ineos, at 250 million, can operate the system at 250 million, can operate the syste m m o re at 250 million, can operate the system more efficiently. that has caused some concern for the union, 300 people work for the system, and the union has had some previous problems working with ineos. concerned about job problems working with ineos. concerned aboutjob security. no redundancies have been planned, but

questions about if it is correct for such an important asset to be in the hands of one company, controlled by one man. a quick look at some other business stories we're following today. burberry — best known for its distinctive check pattern and trenchcoats — is licensing its beauty business to us group coty. the deal will bring in about £180m, plus there will be royalty payments in the future. electric car firm tesla has just announced a record quarter delivering 25,000 cars in the first three months of the year. that's up 70% on the same periodin 2016. tesla is about a launch a new slightly cheaper car — the model 3 — costing £28,000 — their current models are both priced at more than £56k. and consumer giant reckitt benckeiser could be getting rid of some of its food brands. it's carrying out a strategic review which could result in brands like french's mustard being sold off — saying they're ‘non—core'. reckitt also makes cleaner cillit

bang and the pain killer neurofen. final look at markets — and it's been a choppy day so far for britain's top share index, the blue chip ftse 100. it's currently in positive territory, luxury firm burberry is the top riser, its share price lifting after saying that it would transfer its beauty business to us group coty. there's also been a a rally in oil stocks with bp and royal dutch shell on the up — that's thanks to crude oil edging higher. but among the losers — financial stocks are the biggest drag on the index. and outside of the blue chips, imagination technologies has fallen plunged more than 60%, on track for its biggest one—day loss on record after, as i explained a little earlier apple said it would end a deal to use its products. that's all the business news. some sick and disabled people who are claiming the out—of—work benefit employment and support allowance will now receive nearly £30 a week less. the government says bringing

the benefit in line with jobseekers allowance will "incentivise people to get back into work". our disability correspondent nikki fox has more. belinda wants to work. but like many others with learning difficulties, she finds it difficult to get a job. she's getting by financially because she receives employment and support allowance, an out of work benefit for people whose ill health or disability limits their ability to work. ah, lovely. employment and support allowance is important to me because it helps for me to pay my essentials, my bills, my gas, my electric and basicallyjust get my food in and it helps me to get out and about. those eligible for the benefit are placed in one of two groups. claimants in the support group arejudged as being unable to work or look for work. others, like belinda, are placed in the work—related

activity group because they've been deemed as being able to work at some point in the future. from today, all new claimants in this group will receive £73 a week instead of £102. existing recipients and those in the support group aren't affected by the changes, so belinda won't see a reduction in the amount she receives. but like many disability charities, and mps, she concerned the cuts will be counter—productive and has campaigned against them. the theory is if you reduce benefits more people get into work, but the truth is disabled people face lots of barriers to getting into work. someone on an ordinary jobseekers allowance may back in work typically in six months, for a disabled person typically it takes at least two years. try living for two years on that really low level benefit, it's really tough. the government says new claimants placed in the affected group will receive a personal support package with practical help to re—enter the workforce when they are ready. we can get you up to date with the

story that has been breaking, the explosion, possibly explosions, on the metro system in st petersburg. this happened in the last hour or so. this happened in the last hour or so. it has been reported by the news agency interfacts, 50 people injured, ten have died. it remains unclear, whether there were blasts in one station, or more than one. president putin, who is actually in st petersburg, said that the government was considering all possible causes for these blasts, including terrorism. he said he had spoken to the head of the special services, russian special services, working to as opting the cause. but

terrorism was a possible cause. you can see the pictures of people coming out of the underground system, emergency services there at the scene. and that is the scene inside the affected station, one of the affected stations, a lot of smoke, we were told. and one report suggesting that they had seen a mangled train carriage. people, clearly making their way out through the smoke. and obviously we can see some of the wreckage. ten dead in this st petersburg metro blast. 50 injured. that has been reported. because of the blast, yet to be verified. but president putin has said that there are going to be keeping an open mind what has

happened. much more on all of that, throughout the afternoon. but we can ta ke throughout the afternoon. but we can take a look at the weather. thank you. a lot of sunshine across the united kingdom, after a pretty misty morning. but we have also cloud and rain, crossing northwestern. central scotland, and northern ireland, largely sunny conditions across england and wales, then we have got the mist and fog, add some clouds bubbling. this is the scene, at three, four, across scotland, and most of the rain, at this stage will have gone through belfast. but across many areas of eastern and central england, a lot of sunshine and some scattered clouds. skies,

cloudier and cloudier across wales. a little rain at least. especially for the second half of the afternoon. this weather front is good to push through most parts, and i think spots of rain for many of us. i think spots of rain for many of us. some band if you are unlucky, heavier. the northwest, clear, colder, temperatures getting down to five, six to greece. tomorrow is going to be disappointing, particularly the start. it could stay gloomy, light rain on and off. across central england, east anglia, but much better for liverpool, manchester, belfast. the rest of the week, high—pressure developing, anchors across the uk, settled

weather, light winds. but it could be cloudy, variable amounts, with temperatures about 12, 15. we can enjoy the sunshine, if you have got that today, because maureen later. —— more rain. this is bbc news. the headlines at two. at least 10 people have reportedly been killed after a least one explosion at a metro station in st petersburg. five people are charged after an attack in south london on an asylum seeker — which left him with a fractured skull. we'll solve the north korea nuclear threat alone, with or without china, says donald trump. madrid expresses surprise at britain over the gibraltar row — and tells it to calm down. credit card firms should do more to help customers in persistent debt, according to the financial watchdog.

and the health warning over a lack of exercise from more than 20 million of us.