aptly named storm, are made of tough stuff. but not me. so we have taken shelter in a cafe to get down to chatting about the local elections. we put them into power, but they do not even ask sometimes what we can spend on. we pay council rates and taxes and everything else, but it would be nice to say what would you like to spend this £27 million on? i have lived here all my life. plymouth is a beautiful city. sometimes we do not appreciate it. all that seems to be happening is new student accommodation. i know student accommodation is important, it is a lifeline in plymouth, but there are other things as well i would put as a priority. history and social change is in the dna of this seafaring city. there is also a rich political heritage. nancy astor, the first woman to take her seat in the commons, was a plymouth mp. as was the former labour leader, michael foot. and with right honourable mentions for david owen, who went on to form the sdp, and alan clarke, whose famous diaries transcended the world of westminster.

well, plymouth has, economically and socially, in many respects, has a lot more in common with cities further north than with other industrial cities, and its pattern of politics reflects that. adrian leigh, a former head of politics at plymouth university, has analysed elections for more than a0 years here. the electoral landscape has changed significantly, or appears to have done, but still, the contest this time will be between labour and conservatives, particularly as ukip has declined significantly. but we ought to mention the fact the liberal democrats are fielding a full slate of candidates in the city for the first time for a number of years. but if a ward is deemed to be a safe seat, then margaret tells me ca nvassers are scarce. we never get anybody coming down our way. general elections, local elections, you never see anybody. in terms of the wider issues, defence is a vital industry here,

but transport links are often criticised. the city's ambition is to grow from 260,000 people to 300,000. but as the population ages, the challenge here will be to take care of the elderly while providing enough opportunity for a workforce to pay the bills. and you can find out more about the local elections in england on the bbc news website. let's catch up with the weather. hello, there, temperatures in the mid—20s at best but we have this threat of the storms developing across wales, the midlands and up with torrential rain it possible in thunderstorms. a few more possible developing in the southeast and east anglia. i threat across england and wales, by no means guaranteed. this

band of rain could beat northern ireland as: by the end of the night which could push his weight steadily east and cooler and fresher air behind it. heavy rain across western scotla nd behind it. heavy rain across western scotland and a band of showers running east across england and wales into the remaining southeast of east anglia. that could trigger some heavy and thundery showers in the afternoon. we have highs of 22 and 23 degrees. with today's fresher airand and 23 degrees. with today's fresher air and elsewhere in temperatures will be lower there. for all of us as we head into the gag, back to normal to birchers, mid—teens typically in some sunshine around but also some rain. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, has announced he's to stand down in the autumn. north korea's announcement that it's ended its testing of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles has received a largely positive response around the world. theresa may says members of the windrush generation — treated unfairly by the home office — are to be compensated

‘where appropriate‘. a three—year—old boy has drowned in a swimming pool at a leisure centre in leeds. and a royal gun salute in londons hyde park — one of many taking place to mark the queen's 92nd birthday. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello there, i'm 0llie foster, this is our headlines for this evening. it's all square in the first of the fa cup semi finals thanks to alexis sanchez. from manchester united against spurs coming up. celtic still heading for the scottish

premiership title. just not today. after they managed to lose. scarlets fell well short in the european champions cup semi final and thrashed by leinster. and also coming ofany thrashed by leinster. and also coming of any programme. contact east great britain in their fed cup tie against japan. it east great britain in their fed cup tie againstjapan. it stands at one all. hello there, we have had a football day of ups and downs. details coming up day of ups and downs. details coming upa day of ups and downs. details coming up a back—to—back delegations for sunderland, promotions for wigan, luton and macclesfield but let's bring you the very latest from wembley. the first of the fa cup semi finals. manchester united

facing tottenham made five changes from the side that made bournemouth. it was a spurs who took that deserved lead. erickson a great ball to pick out dele alli at the back post. dembele he was dispossessed by pol pot but as a and his aid wembley goal in eight appearances. so close to taking a half—time lead and he took a heavy deflection and left that absolutely stranded and flat—footed. thankfully for him the ball hit the post. let's ta ke for him the ball hit the post. let's take you live to wembley right now. the score has changed because of the last few moments manchester united have taken the lead. anders making it 2-1 to have taken the lead. anders making it 2—1 to manchester united. we will see if we can shave that goal later. that matches live on bbc one right

now. spurs trailing manchester united towards half—an—hour to play oi’ united towards half—an—hour to play or something like that at wembley. 63 minutes gone. 2—i or something like that at wembley. 63 minutes gone. 2—1 to united. they have just edged themselves in front. we'll have updates on that throughout the programme. celtic will have sealed its seventh straight scottish title. they lost 2-1. straight scottish title. they lost 2—i. celtic created chances and just could not get past the keeper. they doubled their lead after substitute headed in after the break. edward pulled one in back later on for celtic. they can win the tie for next weekend with victory against rangers. aberdeen out to second. they beat kilmarnock. ross county

and motherwell drew 0—0. liverpool threw away a 2—0 lead at west brom. the baggies distillate points off of safety. to be relegated tomorrow if swa nsea safety. to be relegated tomorrow if swansea pull off a shock. here is conor mcnamara. the good news for louisville is that they came through this game unscathed in terms of injuries. no knocks picked up by any of their players at a very huge champions league semi final. first coming up on tuesday against roma. the bad news is to bite finishing this game and putting all the stars the second half they can try to throw away a two goal lead. selah is the favourite to be named player of the year tomorrow. seemingly indispensable jurgen klopp retained him against next weeks game. danny was his first goal in

over two years. it took over an hour for the second courtesy of the man who just keeps on scoring. selah chalked up his 31st goal of the season chalked up his 31st goal of the season drawing him level with deliverable record. suddenly jake livermore and pulled a goal back. now it was all west brom. the game slipping away from liverpool and salomon made it to all. the baggies had bounced back. but is it too little too late? another fine result from the ca reta ker. another fine result from the caretaker. having been manchester united at the last time. he started this game with the same 11 players as the previous two matches. consistency was the key in his role. it was interesting to hearjurgen

klopp talk with the state of the pitch. it ended in floods of rain but at kick—off it was blazing sunshine and west throughout most of the match. jurgen klopp felt that they have watered the page much much more. here is jurgen they have watered the page much much more. here isjurgen klopp on how he felt they should have used this break was. felt they should have used this football so if you need ,,,j ,-,,';l:,t; iiiézasfiizfil—rjsssss, l. ,. 7, pagel gets and good for not then good for the football playing side. it should've been wandered a bit more? i'm not sure it should. its club can decide like they want. if west brom has to do and make the game more i'm pretty sure they have, it will be watered. we we re really sure they have, it will be watered. we were really delighted with the players and everybody at the foot ball players and everybody at the football club. and certainly today we have earned that result is a club because everybody, the support from the players, the staff and everybody has come together. unbelievable

atmosphere that we have come out of it with a positive result. a 2-2 draw it was here. danny delighted to get his first premier league goal in almost three years. a very long recovery from injury for him. for selah, another premier league goal. he is now five added harry kane in the race for the golden boot. —— ahead of. no goals between wofford and crystal palace. eight bookings in the match. it pushes pellets up to 15. six clear of the relegation zone with three games to play. watford remain 12. i see the effort in my players and i'm very proud of them. the first half i think was one of the best first halves we have played this

season. we created many chances and in that moment we did not score, ended the second they had more chances and we tried, we did not do it. i'm happy with the point especially after our first high—performance and we had the aggression and determination of the watford side. the pace at which they played, the desire to pressurise the ball and get in front of their person that they were marking if they had a chance to do so. we came in at half—time 0—0 and hanging on and by the lucky to be coming in there. after securing their promotion the wanderers have sealed these chippy chip title. they thrashed bolton. gwen takes them 13

points clear. a crucial 15 clear of cardiff at third and a couple games in hand. but now they cannot catch wolves. at the bottom they've suffered a second straight relegation after losing at home and so they go down to league i. they will be replaced by wickham athletic. luton on the up, they have secured promotion to league i. a draw against carlisle means they willjoin draw against carlisle means they will join stamm draw against carlisle means they willjoin stamm in going up. macclesfield town had been promoted to the football league the first time in six years. made this after just three minutes and wrapped up in the second half. it means they cannot be caught by second place and they return to the english football

league after being relegated from it backin league after being relegated from it back in 2012. manchester city's women played the first leg of their champions league semi final. they're up champions league semi final. they're up against the winners from last year. joe looks ahead to book matches. the business ends of the women's football season is upon us. they find themselves just one away from the champions league. standing ina way from the champions league. standing in a way of the defending champion and arguably best team in the world. the city whose the french club here on sunday and the semi finals results waiting at the mets have not been kind to city. they have now only one two of their past league matches and it knows it will be a difficult day on sunday. we all know nobody always wins and so at some point they will taste defeat and we

know we are the underdogs and it's almost free for us because they don't expect us to be this team because they're such a successful team. wejust because they're such a successful team. we just try and be the best that we can be. manchester city are not the only team trying to reach the women's champions league final. they take on german side that matches at five past six. the play here at one o'clock on sunday. go watch book matches on the bbc red button or on sports extra. that was joe curry, thanks that wasjoe curry, thanks to her. they wait for a welsh winner of the european champions cup continues after the pro 1a champion scarlets we re after the pro 1a champion scarlets were simply outclassed. 38 — 16 by lei nster were simply outclassed. 38 — 16 by leinster in their semi final. despite the drag on their shirts they were underdogs against leinster. the irish have won this

competition three times since the welsh last reached the semi final. dealing men in red with a winners medalfrom his time dealing men in red with a winners medal from his time was cool and composed. the defence was not. the pressure from the blue shirts reaching the dam with james ryan squeezing through and it was unrelenting. wave after wave swamping the scarlets until they could resist no more. a knockout blow delivered by mcfadden against half—time. but to himself and the opposition. provided the only respite as leinster picked up with a left off of. they met the match‘s try almost a cakewalk. and then he put the cherry on top by adding to his flawless kicking. scarlets would have been left red—faced but for the consolation. and arresting play monster. there will be an all british final and

european challenge cup. the second tier of european. cardiff blues 16-10. tier of european. cardiff blues 16—10. daily try of the match. they have booked a ticket to that final. be against gloucester in bilbao. two games in the fifth round of the by games in the fifth round of the rugby league challenge cup this afternoon. in witness annihilated. 90-0. the afternoon. in witness annihilated. 90—0. the wolves braked bradford bulls one—sided as well. 511—6. the fed cup tie with japan is finally poised. 0ne all after the first day. the first was helen watson against the japanese ranked 55 places and took the set 6—2. the second set 6-3. the took the set 6—2. the second set 6—3. the hosts took an early lead. these are playoffs to get into the world group two. they have not

played at that level for 25 years, the british team. join to conduct pulled them back .it . it would take place early tomorrow morning. you can follow that should you choose on the bbc sport website. i think throughout the whole masher did an incredible job i think throughout the whole masher did an incrediblejob of rising to the occasion and deftly use the energy of the crowd in the crowd have been great and so i think she did a really good job of using that as she made it very hard for me out there and i knew it was acquitted beneath the match and i was going to have to earn my way to get an opportunity to come through as the winner today. rafael nadal showed again why he's the king of clay. the beat dimitrov insets to reach his 12th final. he is now taking 3a straight sets on the surface. he

needs to beat kei nishikori enough final tomorrow. he needs to remain number one. was pretty dramatic last week, there was also dramatic finish in the scottish grand national race 33 to one shot took the victory. went with voters finish written by adam wedge. but a little mistake coming off the last but he held off a very strong ballet optic to give them the first win the waves. —— race. he is chasing a fourth title in five yea rs he is chasing a fourth title in five years and lost the first four frames againstjoe parry who had to come through three qualifying matches just to reach the first round of the crucible. he leads 5—2 and will resume in the next 50 minutes or so. it's the first to ten in these

matches. five—time champion 0'sullivan had a very poor start. he also lost the first four frames in his match against stephen maguire despite a fight back and he has got a 6—3 lead. going into the conclusion of that game tomorrow. masters finalist wilson has a co mforta ble masters finalist wilson has a comfortable 7—2 lead of the two—time world runner—up matt stevens. 126 clea ra nce world runner—up matt stevens. 126 clearance of the night frame. he is 6-3 clearance of the night frame. he is 6—3 down. the manager has powers to fight her a shot at a world title. at belfast windsor park if he comes through his bout in the city tonight. frampton is up against former world champ against the wbo

featherweight title. this vydra for the northern irish irishmen wish her a dream fight at the national stadium. he says he has no doubt that he will win tonight. i'm so confident about winning this fight that nothing i've ever been fully cover the wedding apart —— fight. with all these doubts there's no doubts. i've had the best training camp i've ever had and i will do whatever it takes to win this fight. they zeroed out in my mind that i'm going become victorious. it also fighting tonight has the canadian fill in liverpool. his first fight in nearly two years. not since he was knocked out by alvarez in may 20 16. at a pre—fight promotional event he threw water over his opponent after making opponents —— comments about his personal life. he says

he's just looking forward to getting his gloves back on. it's been a long time since i fought back in the uk. five years. can't wait to put on a great performance from my fans out here. obviously the last fight i had was two years ago and that of visa did not go the right way but that's boxing for you. i worked very hard for this because i know this could bea for this because i know this could be a lot of people putting me down and saying you have not got anything left. i'm 31, i honestly feel better at 31 that i was when i was 28. the london marathon expected to be the hottest on record the temperature is projected to reach 22 celsius. organizers have added extra water supplies and oxygen depicted run—through showers to cool runners. four—time olympic champion finished eighth in the 2014 race but he has now turned to road running full—time after a glittering track career.

amazon is about learning, understanding and the longer i do it the more races i do and more confident to get him or believe you get. i think that's what will take. i have gone straight into the deep end and i'm wearing 27 in that marathon going into it. i'm probably one of the slowest guys that does not mean anything. to me it's like it's just numbers. if i not mean anything. to me it's like it'sjust numbers. if i go in knowing what i've done and believe what i have going into and respect the guys that have gone into it we will see what happens. athletes returning from the commonwealth games have been given a heroes welcome back in birmingham. hundreds turned out to salute team england this afternoon. as the city prepares to host the next games in 2022. the sound of english success at the

commonwealth games and four years from now they will be hoping it rings out across birmingham to celebrate even more joyous rings out across birmingham to celebrate even morejoyous moments. the aussie crowds of nicole because rhyme believable. every time an athlete came i was unbelievable but i know that birmingham can do it better. i really, really want to see supporting get behind it and love and enjoy the sport. it was all about welcoming home the champions they gave us so many memories to treasure on the gold coast. speaking to some a people that have been back and hearing the word of it being spread was incredible and surprised when his gold medal and i'm really, really happy. team england 145 gold medals at the games and they're hoping to do even better here in birmingham. with these athletes want to do is inspire all of these people to do is inspire all of these people to ta ke to do is inspire all of these people to take up sport. they're my best inspiration i hope one day to be

there with them. she enjoyed the gold coast games. she can now see them in birmingham so i look forward to that. you see with these kids have done and the support that they have done and the support that they have had and the next infrastructure being built for them, have had and the next infrastructure being built forthem, there's have had and the next infrastructure being built for them, there's the roster. 2022 will be special for the brownies defending their commonwealth titles like the boxer and gymnast dominick cunningham. seeing everyone like this today unites everyone and as with the games is going to do. they will unite everyone and make the experience better for everyone. everything will get better around here they feel like it's going to be incredible. we have for years and am looking forward to it. as hundreds gathered in the city centre for the party today tomorrow the hard work begins. as birmingham prepares itself for stage one of the biggest sporting events in its history. a quick update on the first of the

fa cup semi finals, but to show you the goal that gave manchester united the goal that gave manchester united the lead at wembley from anders they are against tottenham. they lead 2-1. are against tottenham. they lead 2—1. live pictures twin lakes you can see there into the last ten minutes both teams that made a couple of substitutions. spurs really going for it with lucas on the pitch. it's man united. that match over on bbc one and i will have an update on the match at 7:30pm. from all us now, goodbye. good evening, a bit of a disturbed night for some of you in england and wales and that's after what has been another lovely day in many parts. the sunshine boosting the temperatures and the high teens. as restocked with a clear sky is a this

cloud build across parts of a good and wales and it has produced showers around. it's not developing to the english channel in north wales which we are keeping a close eye on. showing lightning across parts of the english channel and most especially towards the eastern parts of devon m. we will see some very now they will use away north overnight and everyone will see them. stand get a complete drive up by the end of the night they will turn their attention towards the west as we see rains towards the island. conductors ranging from 47 degrees to 30 or working in the south. there are changes on the way for tomorrow. the storms that swept out of the way and a cold front will work its way from west to east in i will introduce a cold front will work its way from west to east and i will introduce fresh air from the west and put us back and do something more typical for the time of year as we go into next week.

there's that weather front behaviour in the west of scotland and northern ireland. rain to the west of england and wales. warm sunshine east anglia in the southeast button which is left between 20 and 23 degrees. we could see heavy potentially thundershowers. sunshine only one or two showers that notes in dip in temperatures. they want is contained toward the southeast. not great news if you're running a marathon but lay in the afternoon we could see heavy showers come your way. as i said the fresh air does work its way into for the days is somebody out as next week we're back to normal spring weather. it is going to be a sunny start at least two monday for the vast majority. cloud increasing in the west throughout the day and brea ks the west throughout the day and breaks a rent on the island and west of scotla nd breaks a rent on the island and west of scotland in northwest england as well. the turn of the island and west of scotland in northwest england as well. to turn a big grey and drizzly towards the coast of wales later. and then wonder to isolate areas temperatures still not

bad. 11 to 17 degrees. as a go through to the rest of the week we could see cloudy across the southern areas but sunshine and showers become more dominant and a few rumbles of thunder. this is bbc news. i'm carol walker. the headlines at 7pm. carwynjones says he will stand down as wales first minister in the autumn two weeks after the suspected chemical attack in syria, international experts conduct an inspection in the town of douma. north korea suspends all missile tests and announces its to shut down a nuclear test site. a three—year—old boy has drowned in a swimming pool at a leisure centre in leeds. iam here i am here at the albert hall where a concert for the queen's birthday is

about to get under way. there'll be music from across the decades and the commonwealth. and prince harry be giving a speech. and manchester united lead tottenham 2—1 in their fa cup semifinal