passes at her when no one was watching, and described her as hot chocolate. when major sponsor started to pull their adverts, his position weakened further. and now, the parent company, 21st century fox, has confirmed that he's been fired. we are so happy that he is gone and he is no longer going to be able to spit all of his vile comments and all of the things that come out of his mouth. it's disparaging not only to women but also specifically to black women and black folks all over the world. lastjuly, the boss of fox news, roger ailes, resigned over allegations that he had sexually harassed female employees. now the acting ceo, rupert murdoch, has made an attempt to usher in a new era at the channel by issuing an internal memo also signed by his sons, saying that the staff are committed to fostering a work environment built on trust and respect. and this comes at a delicate time come with 21st—century fox trying to buy the remaining 61% of sky tv in the uk. bill o'reilly, who found that he lost his job on the same day he met the pope,

says that tremendously disheartening to leave fox due to completely unfounded claims, but all across america, he is the main talking point on exactly the kind of show he used to host. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. the warmest weather today will be gci’oss the warmest weather today will be across north—east england and eastern scotland. this was a weather watcher pictures sent in from edinburgh with lovely blue skies. look at the picture in birmingham and blue skies are more difficult to find. it's a grey picture. we could see a little sunshine but maybe one or two showers. most of the cloud is quite thin today. we've got this area of thick cloud from the west country up towards the wash reducing a few drizzly showers. most places will have a dry afternoon and evening as well. we will see more cloud across the south—west of england and south wales, running up

gci’oss england and south wales, running up across the home counties of east anglia. even under the cloud temperatures are 14—15. brightening up temperatures are 14—15. brightening up through the midlands, best of the sunshine to the east of the pennines. rather cloudy skies but in north—east england we've already seen temperatures of 18 degrees. there is a bit of rain in the north of scotla nd there is a bit of rain in the north of scotland which will move south overnight becoming more extensive overnight becoming more extensive over scotland. maybe more rain coming into northern ireland. most of england and wales will be dry. a lot of cloud around, not quite as cold as it was last night. lowest temperatures in the south—west where we will see some mist and fog patches. those will clear and it will brighten up slowly across england and wales on friday. more cloud across northern england, it could be damp over the hills. we'll see this light and patchy rain sinking southwards across southern scotla nd sinking southwards across southern scotland and northern ireland. south of that we've got warmer air. 18 as

possible towards the south—east. a big difference in scotland, turning colder in the afternoon. the weather front is in this position on saturday and it could bring light rain or drizzle towards the south—east. ahead of it we've got that warmer air. towards the south—west temperatures in the mid teens. turning coolerfurther north and east. a chilly winter the eastern scotland and north—east england. high pressure is in charge through the weekend, keeping it dry for many of us. on sunday a change coming in because an area of low pressure is approaching. but will bring wet and windy weather into scotla nd bring wet and windy weather into scotland in the north and west. further south it'll be drier, brighter and it will be a bit warmer as well. hang onto your hats because this is heading our way next week. all that warm air gets pushed away by northerly wind which will drop the temperatures and even bring some wintry showers, especially in north. it's goodbye from me

time for a sport. andy murray has not had a smooth return from injury. keep the world number one has been knocked out in just his second clutch bag after being knocked out with an elbow brawl. problem. he took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the first set by 6—2, but ramos took the second set. the world number 2a coming back to claim the biggest scalp of his career. there

will be 15 new captain eddiejones‘s scored. the england coach eddiejones was reluctant today to talk about selection, but with 16 englishmen on the trip, the squad for the tour of argentina in the summer was always going to have a fascinating look to it. there are these startling 15 uncapped players in the 31—man party, including the teenagers ben and tom currie. after his lions disappointment, hartley will again captain england, while other big names to miss out, such as james haskel and george ford are also heading to south america. asjones says, his squad has a striking blend of youth and experience. what i want these young guys to do is not wait

for the senior players to ask them to do things. i want them to come into the squad and push the envelope. i only had to watch them play once and you could see they had something about them. i want them to come in and raise the intensity of training. i want them to be the new energy in the team. the only thing the senior players should have to do with them is asked should have to do with them is ask them to tone it down. that's the only thing. jones insists those players who haven't made the squad, like christian wade, he says the door still open for them. butjones feels this is the best squad available to him to go to argentina and win the series 2—0. manchester united can secure their place in the semi—finals of the europa league this evening. they play anderlecht at old trafford looking to build on their 1—all draw from the first leg. captain wayne rooney in the green looks set to return from injury.

winning the europa league would guarantee united a place in next season's champions league — even if they finish outside the premier league's top four. when you are getting to this level, i think the motivation has to be very high. and we must equalise at least, and under that motivation and that dream, i think we showed in brussels that we are a stronger team. we showed in brussels the liverpool manager has ruled out trying to sign joe the liverpool manager has ruled out trying to signjoe hart. but he insists he is happy with his car goalkeeper. he says it's not for us at the moment nor in the future. the british cyclist simon yates will race in this summer's tour de france.

he returns after being banned for last year's event, for failing a drugs test. his team, orica—scott, maintained it was the result of an administrative error, over the use of an asthma inhaler, and yates had done nothing wrong. that's all sport for now. more now on our top story — labour leaderjeremy corbyn has said a conservative victory on 8thjune is not a "foregone conclusion", in his first big general election campaign speech. mr corbyn vowed to change the direction of the election by "putting the interests of the majority first". let's hear an extract from that speech. the dividing lines in this election could not be clearer from the outset. it's the conservatives, the party of privilege and the richest, for working people to improve the lives of everyone.

it is the establishment versus the people. it is our historic duty to make sure the people prevail. applause and as ian explained, and duty from applause and as ian explained, a duty from all of us here today, the duty of every labour mp, a duty of our half a million members, including, and i welcome them, the 2500 to have joined in the last 2a hours. applause much of the media and the establishment are saying this election is a foregone conclusion. they think there are rules

in politics, which if you don't follow, by doffing your cap to the powerful people, accepting that things can't really change, then you can't win. but of course, they do not want us to win, because when we win, it is the people, not the powerful who win. the nurse, the teacher, the small trader, the carer, the builder, the office worker, we all win. it is the establishment that complains i don't play by the rules, by which they mean, their rules. we cannot win, they say, when we do not play their game. we do not fit in the cosy club. we are not obsessed with the tittle tattle of

westminster or brussels. we don't accept that it is natural for britain to be governed by a ruling elite, the city and the tax dodgers. we don't accept that the british people... applause we don't accept that the british people just have to take what they are given and that they don't deserve better. and in a sense, the establishment and the camp followers in the media are quite right, i don't play by their rules. and if a labour government is elected on the 8th of june, we won't play by their rules either. theresa may has been holding talks with the president of the european parliament in downing street this morning. a short while ago — antonio tajani held a news

conference at europe house in central london — he said his meeting with the prime minister was a positive one over the issue of protection of european citizens rights. for the european parliament, this is the most important thing, to strongly defend the citizens, the european citizens‘ right, those living in the uk. and to have a clear framework in the next month. this is very important for us. and also theresa may is in favour. plus, it's important, the text of communication, to defend the same rights for the uk citizens in the european union. this is a good start in my opinion.

on this in principle, we have the same position. also for mrs may, the citizens‘ rights are a priority. venezuela's opposition are promising another day of massive protests today — upping the ante in their bid to oust president maduro. what was dubbed the mother of all marches on wednesday ended with three people dead. a teenager died in caracas, while a soldier was killed south of the capital and a woman died in san cristobal, near the colombian border. hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demand new presidential elections and the release ofjailed opposition politicians. this from our americas editor, leonardo rocha. the demonstrators arrived in their

thousands for what they cold the mother of all protests. it cold for a new elections and the release of opposition politicians. the opposition politicians. the opposition blames president to one and his predecessor for the country's serious economic crisis. many venezuela ns say country's serious economic crisis. many venezuelans say the country is on the verge of collapse. many venezuelans say the country is on the verge of collapselj many venezuelans say the country is on the verge of collapse. i think we will reach victory with this protest. this is the second independence of venezuela. this is the day we have been waiting for, lobbying for. the confrontation quickly chooses conflict with security forces. in caracas, they fired at protesters. the violence wasn't restricted to the capital. this was the scene in san cristobal in the west of the country, where protesters also clashed with riot

police. but the president remained defiant, speaking at a rally of his supporters, he accused the opposition of plotting a coup and the protesters of attacking the police and looting shops. translation: we have captured people, violent terrorists. we have caught more than 30 today, firmly identified. venezuela, an oil-rich country, seems to be locked in a political stalemate, while its economy collapses and violence flares up again. a hoard of gold coins found in a piano has been declared as treasure — by a shrewsbury coroner. the british museum say it's the largest gold sovereign hoard ever found, consisting of 913 gold sovereigns and half sovereigns dating from 18117 to 1915. sima kotecha takes up the story. the treasure was found inside this

john broadwood & sons pianojust before christmas. the piano had been given in for some repairs and retuning, and the tuner was looking underneath the keys when he discovered several bags containing more than 900 coins. the oldest coin is from the mid—19th century. in terms of how much this treasure is worth, we should know more later this afternoon, but experts say it could be up to £250,000. any reward will be shared between the tuner and the college where this piano is having those repairs. a major incident has been declared following a fire on an industrial estate near worcester. residents near the blackpole trading estate have been advised to keep windows closed as police and fire services attend the scene, evacuating buildings and closing roads. our reporter, sarah bishop, is in worcester. it is quite difficult to imagine that this burnt out warehouse behind

me wasjust a that this burnt out warehouse behind me was just a few hours ago, a flaming inferno with claims of over 100 feet. this contained allsorts of household furniture, beds, mattresses, furniture, all of that one up in smoke. the smoke could be seen one up in smoke. the smoke could be seen from 20 or 30 or a0 miles away. fire crews of had a job on their hands. yes, the crews arrived at 830 this morning and they were faced with a very significant fire. you've drafted in just about everyone, shropshire. yes, shropshire and collea g u es shropshire. yes, shropshire and colleagues from the police and ambulance. i believe there was as best as in the warehouse. what reassu ra nces best as in the warehouse. what reassurances can you best as in the warehouse. what reassurances can you give best as in the warehouse. what reassurances can you give to people. we have asbestos teams dealing with that. be advised anyone living nearby is to keep your windows doors closed. the fire was first run to

your attention by one of the staff, who tried to tackle it with a fire extinguisher. i'm with the ceo of the company now. when was that first identified? this morning, a colleague tried to extinguisher and then made the correct decision to evacuate the site. it accounted for all our colleagues and everyone is safe and well. that's good to hear. but what about you stop? we have well rehearsed crisis management plans in place and we will resume normal operations early next week. how many sites you have across the uk? 21 locations across the uk. it has been declared a major incident by the police. the fire crew will be on site for up to a couple of days. the cause of this fire is now under investigation. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour but first — the headlines on bbc news: jeremy corbyn insists the result

of the general election isn't a ‘foregone conclusion‘ and vows to put wealth back in the hands of the people. former ukip mp douglas carswell says he won‘t stand for re—election in clacton and will back the tories. the president of the european parliament welcomes theresa may‘s decision to call an election, saying it will provide stability to the brexit negotiations. in the business news... department store chain debenhams says its turnaround strategy could involve the closure of ten stores and regional distribution centres. the firm is trying to boost sales and improve its online service amid fierce competition on the high street and newer, online rivals. the news comes as the firm announced half—year pre—tax profits down by 6.a% to £88m. marks and spencer has named six stores which will close as part the company said 380 staff would be affected but they would be guaranteed redeployment

at a nearby store. m&s will also open 36 new stores over the next six months, creating more than 1,a00 jobs. talktalk and bt have received the worst customer satisfaction scores in a survey of 12 broadband providers. they were closely followed by sky and ee in the which? survey of nearly 2,000 people. frequent price rises, connections that fail, unreliable speeds and "woeful" customer service were all blamed for the poor rating. broadcaster sky has announced a 250 million us dollar partnership with american production company hbo — they‘re the makers of game of thrones and boardwalk empire. they want it to be a global drama powerhouse, producing at least two joint projects a year. gill hinds is a tv analyst at enders analysis.

is this a case of bigger meaning better? is this one of the ways to do it? is one of the ways to do it. sky have been investing in drama for yea rs sky have been investing in drama for years and it is a golden age of television, with increased consumption and output of high quality drama. hbo is probably the best company doing it, if you think about its hit shows, starting with sopranos, then boardwalk empire, the aim of thrones. sky atlantic when it launched carries a lot of hbo programming. in the uk, sky is the home of all hbo content and that relationship has been extended further in europe. this is a further extension of that. the idea is sky

and hbo bulk will produce two serious a year, starting from next year. the idea is to bring the best of both sky and hbo. what intrigued me was one of the statements that members of each board will sit on a committee to decide which kind of projects to go forward with. that gave me this feeling that perhaps hbo, coming from its roots with the sopranos, has got away from that kind of original, fast—moving, creative background. perhaps that has disappeared with these huge great gales on projects. has disappeared with these huge great gales on projectslj has disappeared with these huge great gales on projects. i don't think that‘s the case. for example in game of thrones, there have been committee is working to pull together. if you would at sky‘s recent output, it brought out the young pope as a co—production across italy and the uk. that‘s incredibly

creative. i don‘t think having more companies involved blows the level of creativity. how important is drama for sky? we‘ve seen a falloff in its profits today as a result of how much is paying for premiership football. what role does drama play in the bigger scheme? it's paid inning —— it has played an increasing role. the drama as a lot to the brand appeal of sky and adds a lot of subscriptions. it also means they have another avenue rather than just sport. in terms of the competition they are facing. this area of creative, long format tv dramas is very competitive. how faring? very well. the biggest show

at the moment is game of thrones will stop it is almost raising the barand will stop it is almost raising the bar and increasing quality output. thanks very much indeed. in other business stories we‘ve been following, premier league clubs posted record revenues of £3.6bn in the 2015—16 season, but still struggled to make a profit. the 20 top—flight english teams made a pre—tax loss of £110m, after two consecutive seasons in the black, according to figures from deloitte. a payment card featuring a fingerprint sensor has been unveiled by credit card provider mastercard. the roll—out follows two successful trials in south africa. the technology works in the same way as it does with mobile phone payments: users must have their finger over the sensor when making a purchase. is it foolproof? not completely, according to to security experts, but they say

it‘s a "sensible" use of biometric technology. and celebrities in the us have been warned to clearly identify when they are promoting products on instagram in return for payment. the consumer regulator sent letters to more than 90 individuals and marketing firms, though it has not revealed who was put on notice. it is the first time the regulator has intervened on the issue which critics call the "wild west of disguised advertising". a quick look at the markets. it‘s not a hugely active market at the moment. we have seen the oil price falling back a little, the oil companies falling back a little bit. if you look at how the ftse has

performed since the beginning of the year, for the first time, is down a little bit. that‘s all the business news. time for a look at the weather. the weather today is warmest across the north—east of scotland. 18 degrees already and it could get even warmer. in edinburgh, we have lovely blue skies. a different story as we head down into the midlands, although it‘s trying to brighten up. this was the scene in birmingham. we could see some showers developing. vic acquired running all the way from the wash to the west country. the amounts are small, but we do have a good deal of cloud generally across the south east of england.

the sunshine in kent should be fading. even with the cloud, 13 or 14, fading. even with the cloud, 13 or 1a, maybe 15 degrees. sunshine across north east england. cloudier skies from northern ireland and western scotland. maybe some rain and the far north of scotland. that will sink its way southwards overnight. most of england and wales will be dry. we have got a lot of cloud, the winds will be like, so it shouldn‘t be as chilly as was last night. tomorrow, we will see skies brightening up across many parts of england and wales, a little sunshine beginning to develop. always more acquired in the north—west of england. the over the hills. to the south of that weather front, we have warm airand sunshine south of that weather front, we have warm air and sunshine in the south—east. 18 or 19 possible. after

that weather front in scotland, it turns very much colder. the same weather front is here on saturday, it may bring drizzly rain. ahead of that weather front, you it may bring drizzly rain. ahead of that weatherfront, you have it may bring drizzly rain. ahead of that weather front, you have warmer air, in the south—west this time. it will feel cold in the north east of scotland, quite a change from today. high pressure essentially in charge this weekend. a lot of dry weather around, but some changes arriving in the north on sunday. that will bring rain in the north and west. closer to the high—pressure, it will be drier, warmer and will be sunshine. it all changes early next week, because that warmth gets pushed away. a strengthening northerly wind brings with it he cold her ear and maybe even some wintry showers, in the north. —— the wind brings with

it colder air and maybe even some wind tree showers in the north.