labour fails to win its big target councils at the local elections, while the conservatives are relieved their showing, wasn't the wipe out some feared. labour won plymouth, but after a high profile campaign in london, failed to win any opposition authorities. obviously i am disappointed in any places where we lost a bit of ground. but if you look at the overall picture, labour gained all those seats across the country. we gained a lot of votes in places where we had not had those votes before. the conservatives gained control of barnet, but lost trafford council, on a mixed night for the government. we won't take anything for granted. we will continue to work hard for local people and we will build on this success for the future. the liberal democrats are celebrating victories in cambridgeshire, and richmond, but support for ukip across the country collapsed. we'll get all the reaction and ask what the key issues were that swung the vote. also on the programme: women in england who missed routine

breast cancer screenings due to a computer error make a record number of calls to helplines. the first review into the deaths of people with learning disabilities in england highlights major concerns about their treatment. and steven gerrard is to become the new manager of rangers. coming up in sportsday, late in the hour, bumpy start for chris froome in giro d'italia, he is way off the pace in the opening stage. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. labour failed to make the breakthrough it was hoping for in the local elections in england. the party won two councils

but failed to win any of the authorities it targeted in london. jeremy corbyn described the performance as "solid." a relieved theresa may, welcomed the results for the conservatives, but said the government wouldn't take anything for granted. they gained control of barnet, as well as peterborough, basildon and redditch, but lost control of trafford council. labour won plymouth and kirklees in west yorkshire but lost control of derby and nuneaton. the lib dems won richmond—upon—thames, kingston—upon—thames, three rivers in hertfordshire and south cambridgeshire, with the leader vince cable saying his party was "on the way back." on councillors, the tally a short time ago, looks like this, labour gained 59, conservatives lost 21, lib dems gained 68, the greens 5, but it was a near wipeout for ukip. now last night's results would mean in a general election, that the conservatives and labour would be neck—and—neck on 35%, the lib dems on 16%

and the rest on 14%. with her analysis of the night, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. her report contains some flashing images. there had been a lot of torino ‘s, but they held them for the most part. congratulations, counsellor. here, ina part. congratulations, counsellor. here, in a famous tory council, wandsworth, they clung on. but only just. they thought they could take control. this was one of their top targets and they threw everything at it but they failed. cheering the prime minister and her party are relieved to have held on in areas like this, rather than being overjoyed to be making progress. what do you think it says about the tories right now that labour ran it so tories right now that labour ran it so close, in such a traditional tory area? not surprising, big national issues out there which they attempted to capitalise on. issues out there which they attempted to capitalise onm issues out there which they attempted to capitalise on. it is a cliche, but the thing that made the

"brexit" was —— different was brexit. this shows they are all mouth and not a lot of trousers!m was not a victory lap at a tour of the ground they had held, the tories lost seats but only two councils, by traditional standards, for a party, that has been in powerfor eight yea rs, that has been in powerfor eight years, you can see from their faces thatis years, you can see from their faces that is better than they had hoped. is he walking towards power, though? labourdid is he walking towards power, though? labour did edge up. taking two councils, plymouth and kirklees. but losing three others. dramatic strides to number ten, not quite. we are absolutely ready for it, we have the members, we have the organisation, look at these people here, they have come out this morning having been up all night, at the count, implement, celebrating. so there is much more to come. we

have not seen peak corbyn?m so there is much more to come. we have not seen peak corbyn? it is going to get even better. legions of supporters agree. i'm excited for what plymouth can come up with and what plymouth can come up with and what labour can do for us. thrilled about the plymouth results, absolutely thrilled, it is about time! and certainly, had reasons to be cheerful round the country, wishing the tories out of power in trafford, the only patch of blue in a north—west sea of red. piling on council seats in the cities, but not enough to grab their high profile targets in london. the mayor there left before the disappointment of one of the big results. labour hopes of capturing barnett, where there is a big jewish population, crashed, partly due to anti—semitism. you put that down to the anti—semitism row? anti—semitism. you put that down to the anti-semitism row? well... looking at how the votes went in

different wards, that was certainly the biggest factor. outside the cities, labour could not stop many towns from turning tory. swindon stayed blue, they took basildon, peter brooke, the conservatives scooping up the most from voters deserting ukip in their droves. but the lib dems burst out there are lethargy, taking from the tories. the only party promising a public vote on the brexit deal, turned pockets like tory richmond yellow. whether it is against labour or conservative is, in brexit or remain country, we are reasserting ourselves as a major national force, down to a lot of hard work and effort and i want to thank all of you for what you have achieved. some of that success was down to happy greens working alongside. they gained a sprinkling of seats themselves. i feel incredibly

positive, it has exceeded expectations, we have broken through to five new councils, we have defended seats that were being attacked by the bigger parties. this place has almost got used to turmoil, every time voters went to the polls, but this time around, the public has chosen something like the status quo, labour edging up a little, the tories slipping slightly. that does not mean that nothing has changed. the haves the lack of movement tells us both main parties are even more firmly stuck in their comfort zone. for labour, some disappointment, but no disaster. don't worry, we'll be here area disaster. don't worry, we'll be here are a lot more. or the tories, a sigh of relief, rather than celebration. what about a snap election? no, i think celebration. what about a snap election? no, ithink we celebration. what about a snap election? no, i think we willjust enjoy this...! election? no, i think we willjust enjoy this. . .! laughter voters perhaps not yet ready for that kind of dramatic change. as we've heard, labour held on to their strongholds

in a number of inner cities including birmingham but failed to win some key target seats, like wandsworth and swindon. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar has been out and about in wandsworth and swindon talking to voters. we know how people voted, those that bothered, the question now, why? five live, your call, we are in wandsworth, labour did not get over the line. we want to hear from you wherever you are. i didn't vote, i don't have any faith in uk politics, i don't think there is any real leaders to vote for, no point in voting at the moment. not everyone turns down all the choices on offer. i went conservative, i have lived here for the last 30 years and enjoyed one of the lowest council tax is in the country, throughout that period. you voted with your wallet? completely, and why would i wa nt wallet? completely, and why would i want to vote any other way. pete, trafford, how did you vote?

want to vote any other way. pete, trafford, how did you vote ?|j want to vote any other way. pete, trafford, how did you vote? i voted labourfor trafford, how did you vote? i voted labour for the first time, based on local issues. living here, isaw labour for the first time, based on local issues. living here, i saw the tory vote, it put me off. these were local elections, able were not choosing a government and they knew that but we are still seeing from the results we have got what a divided, polarised country this is, more so divided, polarised country this is, more so than ever after brexit. and even so, more so than ever after brexit. and even so, even more so than ever after brexit. and even so, even local people in a local election at this one have different reasons. local election, what about you ? different reasons. local election, what about you? in the end i voted lib dem, could not be bothered with the other two, i am sick of them, honestly, i wish someone in the council would bring through their own... compost bins, that is the biggest issue. yes, i don't know why the council can put in compost bins so the council can put in compost bins so that we can reduce waste, it is something other countries do. so that we can reduce waste, it is something other countries dolj something other countries do.” voted labour because i believe they are still working for the people, the working—class. are still working for the people, the working-class. jeremy corbyn is a polarising figure, this text into

the phone in, i voted conservative because of my disdain forjeremy corbyn and his cronies. is he a plus oi’ corbyn and his cronies. is he a plus ora minus? corbyn and his cronies. is he a plus or a minus? he can be a minus at times but labour is notjust one person. the messages from around the country showed strong feelings deeply split. labour was the party to stop the poor pain for the greed of the rich again, said one. a tory supporter said: he made this trip three times, but in swindon, labour only gained a single seat, hard effort gone to waste, party loyalty often an unbreakable habit. however you describe yourself. historic conservative voter, it is in my blood. i can't ever imagine voting for any other party. i don't believe in none of them, i never vote, load of rubbish. i used to vote for conservative before. but labour this time? yes. what's changed your mind?

to bring somebody new. what with brexit, internal struggles, to bring somebody new. what with brexit, internalstruggles, it is harder now for any party to get to the top of the pile, not much changed in these elections. but then, so many old rules of politics have ended up on the scrapheap. our political editor laura kuenssberg, is at westminster. where do you think they leave the standings of the main party leaders? the first thing is, local elections, not a national election let alone a general election so we have to think of all the caveats, it is not com pletely of all the caveats, it is not completely that easy straightforward to draw straight lines from what happened in the last 2a hours to what might happen at some time in the future. that said, if you put all of the thousands of results, all the differences around the different towns and cities around england, what the statistics that we should ta ke what the statistics that we should take with a big pinch of salt

suggest is that if there was a general election right now, the two main westminster parties would be absolutely level pegging in a com plete absolutely level pegging in a complete and artur dead heat. on that same kind of model, labour would be the biggest party by a small amount. —— in a complete and utter dead heat. but labour would have to think about working with other parties, different ways of making it work, overall, what this suggests to us is that even in these to psy—tu rvy suggests to us is that even in these topsy—turvy times of political turmoil, two main parties are locked ina turmoil, two main parties are locked in a stalemate, and the real question for both of the party leaders, that i don't think either of them have answers to right now, is, who is going to be first to break out of that trap and have either of them really thought of ways and solutions to get out of the position that they both are locked and if you want to find out

the result where you live log on to our election 2018 webpage. and put in your postcode in the box there. a 20—year—old man has pleaded not guilty at the old bailey, to planning to assassinate theresa may, during an attack on downing street. nimur rahman, on the left, is alleged to have carried out reconnaissance, and delivered a rucksack to be fitted with an improvised explosive device. he faces trial next month along with 22 year old mohammad imran from birmingham, who's accused of planning to join the islamic state group. he also pleaded not guilty. a man who set out to deliberately infect victims ii thug; ze? sass; 2-22:

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as people get in touch seeking reassurance and an explanation of what the screening errors may mean for them. some people are angry that they have missed out on some people are worried and want to make sure that they do the right thing for themselves, whether they choose to attend breast screening or not, they wa nt attend breast screening or not, they want that opportunity. those aged between 50 and 70 should be invited

every three years for breast screening but it failings and other m ista kes screening but it failings and other mistakes meant that some older women in england never got the letters. there are still questions over when the screening errors were first identified, it was injanuary 20 18th when public health england said they we re when public health england said they were first aware. but in march, 2017, local health officials flagged up 2017, local health officials flagged up concerns 2017, local health officials flagged up concerns with the it contractor. they were told there were no softwa re they were told there were no software problems. the company said it had no responsibility for the error that had led to the situation and had been engaged merely to maintain and support the system as designed. helen simply wants someone to hold their hands up.” designed. helen simply wants someone to hold their hands up. i would like to hold their hands up. i would like to see a certain amount of compensation, but people probably falling on their swords, people at the top who are responsible for all of this, need to admit to the problem and actually resignations are probably in order. the

department of health and social care and public health england said they we re and public health england said they were not available for interview. hugh pym, bbc news. if you want to contact the helpline that has been set up for women affected by this — the number is 0800169 2692 or you can find more information on the nhs choices website. our top story this evening. labour fails to win some of its main target seats in the local elections — as the conservatives do better than expected. and still to come... who's going to walk meghan down the aisle? we have more details on the royal wedding. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we will take a closer look at steven gerrard's first move into management. he says he is going to make the rangers fans happy again. these. the faces of someofthose—r

out of 103 cases, there were serious failings in one in eight with patients suffering from abuse, neglect and delays in treatment. in two thirds of cases, mistakes were found in the care of patients. 29 years lower for women 23 years lowerfor men. the report also highlighted that the life expectancy of those with learning disabilities was considerably lower than the national average in england — 29 years lowerfor women, and 23 years lower for men. our disability affairs correspondent nikki fox, has been hearing from some of the families involved. it is so devastating, really, it

should not have happened. if all those measures to protect them had beenin those measures to protect them had been in place, i was still have a son. the lives of people with learning disabilities are not as important as those of other people. they cannot hurt her now. a society is known by how they treat their most vulnerable people. these are just some of the faces of those with learning disabilities who died too young. nickjones learning disabilities who died too young. nick jones was learning disabilities who died too young. nickjones was one of them. he loved coming here, all this open space. he was so to "1. ts: in bristol 0ne=t0=0ne . z’ijgfijz'ffij one=to=one care . z’ejjfijzffij one=to=one care but . z’ijjfijz'ffij one=to=one care but it . to receive one—to—one care but it did not happen. nicholas was left alone in some bed, he had removed cannulas and tubes. 27 days later, he died. an inquest found that gross

failings and he died. an inquest found that gross failingsand neg!th . ,,.,7. — —————— he died. an inquest found that gross failings and neg!th by ,,.,7. — —————— he died. an inquest found that gross failings and neg!ec—! by the 77—77 — —————— 7—— hospitalward. i have performed cpr before a young three cycles of cpr before a young doctor entered the room. ijust remember, leaving the room and my knees just buckles. remember, leaving the room and my kneesjust buckles. and that was it. do you think nick would have got better medical treatment if he had not had a learning disability? yes. the trust has since apologised to his family and says it has improved its training programmes. the nhs commissioned a review today, the first of its kind following the preve nta ble first of its kind following the preventable death of this man, conor sparrowhawk. the problem has been that the project is under resourced. his mother now wants action. jeremy hunt made a big speech about trying to prevent these deaths from

happening and in actual fact, the situation is worse now than it was before. those involved in training health care professionals say that increasing specialist care is vital. what we need to see is government and nhs england making sure that learning disability nurses are in every single health trust, we are all human beings, just like anybody else and deserve the same access to health care. so far, only 896 of the 1300 reported deaths have been reviewed. nhs england says an extra £11! reviewed. nhs england says an extra {1.4 million will be spent to increase that number and that early lessons will feed into care. but for the many bereaved families, they wa nt to the many bereaved families, they want to see immediate acts —— michael action so that more people do not die prematurely, just because they have a learning disability. nicky fox, bbc news. nearly 2,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in hawaii, following a volcanic eruption. mount kilauea, erupted near a residential area on hawaii's largest island. a local state of emergency has been declared. kilauea is one of the world's

most active volcanoes. kensington palace has released more details of prince harry's wedding to meghan markle, including the roles the couple's parents will play at the ceremony. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is at buckingham palace. tell us more. two weeks to go and a few more details, focusing as you say on the role is to be played by megan mark's parents. they divorced when she was about six years old. they will be coming to this country a few days before the wedding, meeting the royal family, as you have mentioned, and then on the big day itself, both have roles. meghan's mother, doria ragland, will accompany meghan as she makes her way from her overnight accommodation by car to windsor castle and then at st george's chapel, her father, thomas markle will take her up the aisle, as the father of the bride, to give her away. he will bring her up to the high altar where harry and his best man, william, will be waiting.

they will have made their way down by foot from the private quarters at windsor castle, through the grounds of the castle, where the invited guests will have a chance to see them, as they make their way to the chapel. one other touch, harry, we learn, has been particularly keen to involve the family of his late mother, diana, princess of wales, in the service, so diana's two sisters and her brother will be in the congregation and indeed, diana's eldest sister, lady jane fellowes will be giving one of the readings. no news yet about bridesmaids and pages of honour and all that sort of thing. we will get that a few days before the service, but we have learned that meghan markle is not having a maid of honour. she has decided against back, but it's all very modern. all we need 110w it's all very modern. all we need now is whether like this. thank you for that. steven gerrard has been appointed as the new manager of rangers. the former liverpool and england captain, will take over in the summer, on a four—year deal. it's his first step into elite management, as our sports correspondent natalie pirks explains.

there is flash photography from the start. steven gerrard is well used to the spotlight but never before as number one. in the end, it was the butterflies that got him. it was a no—brainerfor me. butterflies that got him. it was a no—brainer for me. there were a lot of things to think about, but from that phone call i got a special feeling and i knew rangers was for me. rangers to say his ability and character outweighs the inexperience. he certainly had ability in spades. his playing career brought him nine major trophies and 114 caps for his country. since retirement in 2016, he has been coaching the youth team at liverpool but despite of massive first step into the glare of

management, fans at ibrox believe they have the right man. a wonderful aura, rangers need a leader and we have been lacking a leader. he is a winnerand have been lacking a leader. he is a winner and rangers deserve to have winners. i look forward to him being pa rt of winners. i look forward to him being part of our establishment and team and hopefully the future will be bright. there are a lot of impatient fans who want success straightaway, but you have to give steven gerrard time. we need to stop celtic, we need to stop celtic now. and there is his biggest task, restoring rangers to their heyday, in liquidationjust six rangers to their heyday, in liquidation just six years ago, the clu b liquidation just six years ago, the club has promised to back him with the cash he needs to break celtic‘s stranglehold on the scottish premiership. his former liverpool manager brendan rodgers led celtic to the club's seven successive title last weekend. when i welcome new managers into the job, last weekend. when i welcome new managers into thejob, it is last weekend. when i welcome new managers into the job, it is welcome to the land of no sleep, it is a totally different experience, but you only get that through doing it

andi you only get that through doing it and i am sure he will really enjoy it. of course, he will want to do well with this team, and that is the only thing i cannot wish him the very best web. ijust only thing i cannot wish him the very best web. i just want to win foot ball very best web. i just want to win football matches, that is what i love doing and that is my buzz and thatis love doing and that is my buzz and that is what i want to do here and that is what i want to do here and thatis that is what i want to do here and that is what i want to do here and that is what they demand here and i am ready for it. he will need to translate that passion into points and soon. natalie perks, bbc news. how time for a look at the weather... here's chris fawkes..... did this week, it was really cold and temperatures in parts of south—east england only reached 5 degrees. every fast forward to bank holiday monday, temperatures are going to be over 20 degrees warmer, plenty of sunshine and we have seen some reasonable sunshine today. the best of it in the east, this was the scene earlier in braintree. relatively clear skies here. further west, thicker cloud at times today,

one or two showers in the north—west of scotland, they will continue for a time overnight. the cloud will tend to thicken on the western clothes, could turn murky, mist patches rolling up through the hills, maybe a spot of drizzle but for most of us, a dry and my night and that takes us into bank holiday weekend and it looks like it is going to be a beautiful weekend, sunny spells warming up and the weather stained ripe for most of us. the reason is that high pressure building in the north of europe as we go through the weekend, we will bring in some of that warm air and temperatures come bank holiday monday should be pushing up to 27 degrees which should make it the warmest early may bank holiday on record. the early may bank holiday has been around for 40 years. we start of michael with cloud on saturday, it will break up for most of us, feeling pleasant the sunshine, but the north—west of scotla nd sunshine, but the north—west of scotland having thicker cloud, quite breezy and cool, highs of 12 degrees

in stornoway. more rain here as we head into sunday but for most of us, we start to drag in some of that drier and warmer air, more sunshine to go around and that temperatures we re to go around and that temperatures were left, highs of 18 in aberdeen, 18 in belfast and 23 degrees towards london. the really warm air should arrive on bank holiday monday where we are looking at highs reaching 27 degrees in parts of south—east england, pretty good weather for the next few days, the fine spell is going to stay with us the fine spell is going to stay with us until the middle of next week. some fine weather coming our way, it will get warmer with potentially the warmest may bank holiday on record. that's it. so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: labour and the conservatives are both claiming success in the local elections in england, although few authorities have changed hands.

jeremy corbyn says labour has achieved "solid" results in the elections, despite not making big gains.