tit—for—tat, freezing assets, freezing bank accounts, boycotting the world cup? the world cup is the next thing. but for theresa may, it has been her best couple of weeks in terms of how she has dealt with it. and to get the international coalition behind the british line. that is a huge achievement, and that was what she said at the start, steady as she goes, a steady woman, and she has done a fairjob. given her a spirit as the home secretary, this is a good area for her. yes, this is a good area for her. yes, this is a good area for her. yes, this is where she excels, and i for her on her brexit road trip, and she did not look very comfortable, but when she does foreign affairs, home secretary related stuff, she's in her element. 63 violent criminals paroled likejohn worboys, this is in the daily telegraph. this is a big story and this will alarm the

public, 63 bail and criminals including murderers and rapists who have been released —— violent criminals for them if you are in a category a prison you can be released before you go to the rehabilitation, and people will be surprised to know that this is a system that exists, you can go from category a back onto the streets, so it is right they will look at these cases. the victims ofjohn worboys have shown huge bravery. cases. the victims ofjohn worboys have shown huge braverym cases. the victims ofjohn worboys have shown huge bravery. it makes a mockery of the prison system that they are not going to the system, being readied for life back on the streets, and what is interesting, this is spilling over into a briefing war, unfortunately for the government. david gauke, the justice secretary, they are calling him under pressure, is under pressure?

sacking him will achieve nothing, he's the eighth justice sacking him will achieve nothing, he's the eighthjustice secretary in eight years, he was a safe pair of hands in the treasury and he has been badly advised in this and he was not in the role long before this crisis erupted. they should keep him there. there are questions for his predecessors and whether this goes back even further. what about the cricket scandal? this is the back page of the daily telegraph, crying shame. a good headline, the shame of australian cricket, and the main participants, the three cricketers involved, all very tearful and doing tea rful involved, all very tearful and doing tearful news conferences and involved, all very tearful and doing tearful new some erences and involved, all very tearful and doing tearful new some erences oni involved, all very tearful and doing tearful new some erences on social interviews. some people on social media were saying, where these genuine? —— were these for the i watched these yesterday liverpool and they looked *‘ , men, they

mer what tlfl have - and to people i at people at 9:5 f" people at 91; f" of people at 91; f" ‘ much is on the question is, can individual. the question is, can they come back question not sponsors have been deserting them in droves. they were unequivocal in their remorse but you have to say, how did they think they were going to get away with it with cameras everywhere in the current environment? and they did not tell the truth. not immediately. they did not save the

thing about it being sandpaper and that compound of the crime. —— they did not say. yes, by covering it up, it looked worse, and i wonder if they can come back from this. steve smith is a great batsman. he still has time to come back. i think he is banned for a year, so there is time. in the current environment it is pretty unforgiving. almost a sense that australia was too keen to win at any costs, theyjust had to win and if there was a bit of cheating along the way, so be it. it is hard to imagine, when cameras are going to imagine, when cameras are going to be ona to imagine, when cameras are going to be on a pitch like that from various different angles, that you would think that you could get away with it. 30 cameras. it shows the huge pressure cooker they must have been under, you must win, and to go to those lengths. i was very surprised. i don't know much about

cricket, but to think that sandpaper is being used, that is a shock to me. this page is one of those images from sport that people will remember. and now the times. ministers wasting tens of millions of pounds on consultations, we often hear about these. this says many of these consultations cost a lot of money and they never come to anything. they are a central part of policy— making, you bring anything. they are a central part of policy—making, you bring coalition support when you do these things, but it highlights a wider point, brexit is taking up all the time of the government. there is no distinct domestic agenda emerging. consultations are essential but there is no outcome here and that was the problem. theresa may needs to carve out a distinct domestic agenda if they are going to get back oi'i agenda if they are going to get back on the front foot. jeremy corbyn is promising milk and honey, but this

is the big challenge for the conservatives. as a principle you have got to have them, but there has got to be an outcome.” have got to have them, but there has got to be an outcome. i was surprised there is a sense of outrage over the cost of these, but you have got to do these things. i was a little bit surprised that it got as much attention. they can cost £40,000, a got as much attention. they can cost £a0,000, a consultation, which doesn't seem that much. one thing picked up in this story, sajid javid, the then business secretary, he had a consultation on whether restau ra nts he had a consultation on whether restaurants should take waiters tips, but that is a working, issue of working practice, so i thought, they have got to consult on that. it makes sense. this is also in the times. extraordinary story. the pope rather doubting that hell exists. a p pa re ntly rather doubting that hell exists. apparently it doesn't exist. that is

good news for everyone. i'm pleased to hear about this! instead our souls disappear, we don't have this horrendous terrible time with fire and damnation. these are controversial remarks. it is easter weekend coming up, the catholic author and journalist here, he says the pope is preaching heresy by saying this, so this will be a very divisive issue within the catholic church. do you believe in hell? what a question. i don't think that is one i can answer a question. i don't think that is one i can answer in a question. i don't think that is one i can answer in my 30 seconds. yes, little bit brief. laughter this pope does seem to go out on a limb more than previous ones, he is prepared to take a stand on different issues. i can't think of anything more outrageous to say at this point in time, but that is the

whole point. the daily express. the easter getaway is already under way probably. this is about how to steer clear of back pain in the daily express. i'm sure millions of drivers suffer from this potentially. either from drivers suffer from this potentially. eitherfrom sitting in long traffic jams or going potentially. eitherfrom sitting in long trafficjams or going on long drives. it says 6 million motorists are suffering from back and neck pain by sitting in the wrong position according to advice, and it says you need to make sure quite simply that your seat and your mirrors are adjusted at the right height before setting off. what is the right height? there is a cheat sheet there, so you can see without fully twisting, apparently, and it also says take regular breaks.|j

have a little cushion behind my back. like when you go flying. exactly. the evening standard has done a exactly. the evening standard has donea campaign exactly. the evening standard has done a campaign on the opioid crisis in britain and the matter people relying on painkillers, and this shows there are tips and advice, things you can do in terms of adjusting your posture before you go down the painkillers wrote which can have much more dire consequences —— painkiller route. that is all good advice. top tips for drivers in the daily express. finally we have the daily express. finally we have the daily telegraph again, it says good friday will become the new black friday will become the new black friday in terms of shops cutting their prices vary substantially? —— very. i don't like stories like this. you get so few holidays in the year, to have it changed by going

shopping. .. year, to have it changed by going shopping... but a year, to have it changed by going shopping... buta parody year, to have it changed by going shopping... but a parody prices this weekend will be slashed by up to 70% as people have this long four—day weekend —— but apparently prices this weekend. i have seen it already, this is a ploy to get people into the shops and it works. i thought this was happening already with the internet, the high street is having this crisis about how it remains relevant. that is the wider context. they are using this to get people in, but this is an ongoing trend. shops are closing left right and centre in quite affluent areas, as well. is that a cause for sadness oi’ as well. is that a cause for sadness orjust as well. is that a cause for sadness or just inevitable? as well. is that a cause for sadness orjust inevitable? it is a cause for sadness because high streets are the heartbeat of communities and we need independent shops so it is sad, yes. but is it inevitable question at the bigger the internet becomes -- is it at the bigger the internet becomes —— is it inevitable? at the bigger the internet becomes -- is it inevitable? it doesn't have to be that way, the fact that prices are being dropped in the shops will

encourage people to get in there and you will have the footfall rather than just you will have the footfall rather thanjust being you will have the footfall rather than just being on the internet all the time. but like you said, it is the time. but like you said, it is the easter weekend, the idea that people will spend four days shopping to get these bargain prices is really sad. you won't be in the shops question up no, i will be asleep, hopefully. what you do in question up i will be in london. —— what are you doing for easter?|j will what are you doing for easter?” will be in london. i will be looking some bargain deals, no doubt. thanks for joining some bargain deals, no doubt. thanks forjoining us. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — 7 days a week. and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thanks for watching.

for some time we have been talking of east of being on the cool side and pretty unsettled and that is looking the case. there will be spells of rain at times, but it will remain core macro for most of us. also some sunshine —— cool. the band of rain which has brought rain to england and wales will migrate north to northern ireland and southern scotla nd to northern ireland and southern scotland and the far north of england, with snow on the high ground. further showers. but england, with snow on the high ground. furthershowers. but further south it will be a dry night with clear spells. good friday, south it will be a dry night with clearspells. good friday, it south it will be a dry night with clear spells. good friday, it will start on a cold know, for england and wales but bright with sunshine, the weather front tending to weaken leaving a legacy of cloud over

northern ireland and much of scotland. wet weather pushing into the south of england, this is the next weather front which will move north and it will peak around saturday, so it looks like england and wales could have a wet day with outbreaks of persistent rain and snow to the high ground. further wintry showers in scotland. again, it will be on the cool side, temperatures in single figures. easter sunday, the best day of the weekend, we are in between weather systems, very few isobars around and it looks like it will be a cold start, but bright with lots of sunshine and the cloud will build so it will be a bright and dry afternoon. later in the day, the next weather front moves into the fasan next weather front moves into the fasa n west next weather front moves into the fasan west and this will bring heavy rain. -- fasan west and this will bring heavy rain. —— the far south west. the next weather front will be quite active, as it moves into the cold airwe are likely active, as it moves into the cold air we are likely to see some heavy rain turning to snow, and we are

thinking mainly over the higher ground but it could even fall down at lower levels as well as continues to move north on easter monday said the potential of travel disruption, accumulations of snow on the high ground and maybe disruption at lower levels but further south it will be turning back to rain as milder air begins to push in. scotland and northern ireland with the best of the weather on easter monday. watch out if you are on the move on easter monday, because there could be some disruption. keep watching the forecasts. the headlines at 11pm: russia is to expel 60 us diplomats — the same number as america's sent hom in response to the salisbury nerve agent attack. meanwhile the condition of yulia skripal — poisoned in the russian chemical attack — has rapidly improved, although her father sergei is still critically ill. theresa may visits all nations of the uk, one year ahead of brexit day, raising the prospect of more money for schools and the nhs. gkn, one of britain's oldest engineering firms, is bought in a hostile take—over, raising concerns about thousands ofjobs in the uk.

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