good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. results have been coming in throughout the night in this year's local elections. it's bad news for both the conservatives and labour, as voters turn away from the two main parties. there are gains for the lib dems and the greens — and it's been a good night for a number of independent candidates. lots of counting still to come throughout the day, but this morning the kvists and labour already licking their wounds and plenty are blaming brexit. elsewhere on the programme,

nearly one million people are moved from their homes as a severe cyclone heads for the east coast of india. the rising cost of filling up. petrol prices increase by more than five pence a litre in april, the third monthly rise in a row. it's london calling in the europa league, as chelsea get an away goal in germany. and arsenal have a two goal lead over valencia, raising hopes of an all london final. with fans of line of duty desperate to find out who is ‘h' — we'll interrogate actor martin compston ahead of the series finale on sunday. i have got on my bike to schools near leeds, one of the villages in the spotlight thanks to the tour of yorkshire, it is cloudy with rain and it is set to turn colder as it is for all of us, i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it's friday the 3rd of may. let's get right up to date with the latest in this year's local elections across england,

with around half of the results in so far. it's been the biggest night of local elections since 2015, with voting taking place in 248 council areas, for six elected mayors, and at local authorities across northern ireland. so far we know the conservatives and labour have both lost seats, and seen their share of the vote fall, as voters have turned their back on the two main parties. it's been a more positive night for the lib dems, and traditionally smaller parties such as the greens and a number of independent candidates have also won seats. around half of councils have already declared their results, the rest will be coming in throughout the day. with more on the story of the night so far, here's jessica parker. results coming in, some smiles, and cheers. a hold in the battle ground of swindon for the tories and north east lincolnshire. but elsewhere, far less favourable results, the conservatives losing control in

areas such as st albans, southend and peterborough. theresa may, polling card in hand, what does the picture mean for her?” polling card in hand, what does the picture mean for her? i think we need change, we can't continue like this, i have been very clear, many of my constituents have said we need change, we need a change of leadership, perhaps the time has come for thaw now. these ballot boxes brought good news for labour where they took control of trafford but the party lost control of councils in hartlepool and wirral, a sense in some areas that it wasn't quite the night they hoped for. it is not looking good. this is going to be a very difficult night nor labour. we have been out and about and the message we are getting loud and clear is about brexit and the residents are telling us they are going to make sure there is some change, because of their dissats a faction over brexit. so signs it could be some of the smaller parties like the liberal democrats and greens as well as local

independents, that are on the advance. the liberal democrats gaining north norfolk, win chester and cotswolds. feeling buoyant, we are seeing a lot of the vote coming out and the national picture that it is tough for the tories. there a way to go yet. this is a big set of local elections and the parties are watching closely. peering into what it might mean for their wider fortunes, here in the wee hours is this some cross—party collaboration, oi’ this some cross—party collaboration, or perhaps commiseration. is on it 90, or perhaps commiseration. is on it go, verdicts being delivered, one ballot box after another. ta i were certainly eager to get going here, it is democracy in energetic action. and energy is what is needed with the results of in other races yet to come. so let's make sense of these results with our politcial correspondent chris mason. what are the voters saying here?

these are about local issues but brexit has had to make an appearance. yes, morning, it is the elephant stalking every town hall, every cou nt elephant stalking every town hall, every count centre it would appear this morning, yes, there is a lot of local issues that will have played significantly but when you step back and you you look at the results so far, yes it is an emerging picture, things could change throughout the course of day, the conservatives and labour have both taken a bit of a kicking, and the reactions we are hearing there from local leaders of both parties is the whole issue of brexit has played big, and the lack of clarity from both parties, about where they stand, so for instance some labour leaders in the north saying that there is insufficient clarity in terms of being pro delivering brexit, and that that has led to them suffering in places like

ba rnsley led to them suffering in places like barnsley and sunderland, conservatives struggling in the south, with the liberal democrats making gains, perhaps in some seats where there is a greater desire to see brexit not happen at all or to have another referendum. there is is a golden rule in politics that is so often talked about round these parts here at westminster which is divided parties don't win elections and looking at the results so far, both the conservatives and labour can ta ke the conservatives and labour can take a look at that maxim and realise this morning it holds true. while you are trying to digest, we are trying to digest what these mean, we have the european elections at the end of the month. they are highly likely to happen. government didn't want them to happen, it looks pretty certain they will happen, so if you are watching our coverage this morning and thinking they are getting very excited about elections that didn't involve me, well, in all

likelihood in a couple of weeks that polling station you are used to opening up down the road will be opening up down the road will be opening up down the road will be opening up for the european election, if tonight, last night and today were all about brexit you can only begin to imagine how big an issueit only begin to imagine how big an issue it will be at the european elections but let us not get ahead of yourself, plenty more results this morning and we will keep you posted all morning. thank you. hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes as cyclone fani makes landfall in the north—east of india. it's one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in years. our correspondent rahul tandon is in eastern india for us this morning. we can see the severity of the storm thatis we can see the severity of the storm that is hitting there behind you. absolutely, one of india's poorest states is feeling the full force of nature. the meteorological department said the cyclone hit this pa rt department said the cyclone hit this

part of the country a couple of hours ago, the winds are gusting at up hours ago, the winds are gusting at up to 210 kilometres an hour and torrential rain lashing across this particular region. region. yesterday more than one million people were moved by the authorities, they used tractor, boat, car, bussing anything they could find to move them from they could find to move them from the low lying areas to temporary shelter but some said they wouldn't 90, shelter but some said they wouldn't go, they were concerned about their properties and their boats. a huge operation taking place, the government asking people to stay indoor, many people in those shelters will be worried. what will they go back to when this cyclone moves on? thank you. new research has found that people receiving effective treatment for hiv can't pass on the virus to their sexual partners. a study, published in the lancet medicaljournal, looked at nearly 1,000 gay male couples and discovered no cases of hiv transmission over eight years. the researchers say it's a "powerful message" which everyone should be aware of.

a series of ceremonies are due to begin in thailand to mark the coronation of the country's new king. the event, which will last three days, is a historic moment for the country. it follows a long period of mourning after the death of its previous king, who ruled for 70 years. 0ur south east asia correspondent, jonathan head joins us from bangkok. jonathan, good morning to you, tell us jonathan, good morning to you, tell us what is going to happen. well these rituals start this afternoon in about four hours' time. some have already begun when the king appear, they are elaborate. they take place in the old royal palace, steeped in hindu tradition and buddist traditions as well. now, the old king as you say reined for 70 year, much loved. elevated to an almost god like position. this king, we are constrained in what we can say

because of the severe law but he has a controversial personal reputation, he doesn't enjoy the same affection. the rituals don't change his legal status. he is consecrated in rituals that go back a long way, and it will remind thys that he comes from a —— thais that he comes from a long lineage of kings, that he cops from a deeply embedded royal family and carries that royal prestige, so what thais see, these are very important ritual, they embed this king as a monarch who belonging in the —— belongs in the one and two pence coins are to remain in circulation after the treasury confirmed it had gone back on plans to get rid of them. the chancellor, philip hammond, said even though technology had transformed banking, it was important to give people a choice and help those who rely entirely on cash, particularly the elderly, vulnerable and those living in rural areas.

there are no more one penny sweets. you would struggle. actor peter mayhew, who played chewbacca in the ‘star wars' films, has died at the age of 7a. the 72" actor played the wookiee warrior in the original star wars trilogy in the late 19705 and early eighties, as well as some laterfilms. paying tribute, harrison ford, who played chewbacca's companion han solo, described peter as "a kind and gentle man, possessed of great dignity and noble character". as we've been hearing, around half of councils in england have now declared their local election results. the rest will be coming in throughout the day. so what do the results so far tell us? political analyst professor sir john curticejoins us from our london newsroom.

morning john, how are you? you have been watching things unfold a bit. it is important as we start the morning this morning, saying where are we in the count? how far in are we? we are onlyjust about half way through, but i think the important point to realise is a lot of the councils that have yet to declare are in the more rural parts of england, the areas which the conservatives have to defend and where the liberal democrats and the labour party are the challengers. we have noticed that is the area where the liberal democrats do well and the liberal democrats do well and the conservatives do well, so although the the conservative loss, substantial though they are are perhaps not yet towards the high end of the scale we anticipated, certainly, the conservatives are going to come away it looks as though with quite substantially fewer councillor than they had at 6.00 yesterday evening. what do you

see so far, the big picture in the the big picture, the conservatives going backwards wasn't a surprise. the big question we asked ourself was how well would labour do. short answer, the labour didn't maybe gains, whether you look at seats won or lost or the voting figures we have been looking at in a0 councils during the course of the night. labour have gone backwards so for example, even though the seats up for grabs were, yesterday were last fought over in 2015, on the day that ed miliband lost the general election labour's vote is down somewhat, from on average from then and the labour party has fewer seat compared with then, the message is yes we knew voter were unhappy with the way the conservatives handled brexit but it looks as though they

are also unthane with labour's response to the —— unharry redknappy with the the government —— unhappy with the the government —— unhappy with the the government —— unhappy with the government's response. remember voters don't vote for divided parties and they both look divided parties and they both look divided or to put it differently, rather than simply remain voters going, we are unhappy with a labour's decision on a second referendum or the leave voters going, we are unhappy with the failure of the government to deliver brexit, it seems to be voters period, saying a plague on both your houses. and the direction of travel, then, john, towards other parties, liberal democrats, but also the greens, the independents, smaller parties. liberal democrats making significant modest gains and they vote is up by a couple of points but remember they were defending a very poor baseline, the 2015 local elections were their worst ever, so

some progress was inevitable but what they will be happy about, is that advance has been strongest in places where they were challenger, particularly challengers to the conservatives and where they were able to convert their increases votes into seats so the prospect they are regaining some of the heartland seems to be there but more striking and surprising, i mean, remarkable success of independents, we have over 100 more independent councillors than we had just a few hours ago, and in some places, ball is over, ashfield they have taken control. another indication that voters are departing from the traditional party system and they are venting their protest, using independents when they are available, but also the greens, it has to be said, perhaps helped by some of the discussion about climate change, their vote on average in double figure, they will be one of

their best performances in local elections and they have made gains of seats, that big picture stuff, rend the 2017 general election, conservative and labour got over 80% of the vote teen them. it looked as though we were back to the traditional british two party system. it has to be said, now, that no longer look like being the case and we weren't even getting the challenge from the two new kids on block, the brexit party and change uk who weren't fighting yesterday and who knows what will happen in the european elections when we have the european elections when we have the challenge from those parties to the challenge from those parties to the traditional partyings as well as the traditional partyings as well as the liberal democrats and the green, etc, that we saw last night. thank you for that, always good hearing your analysis, i know you have been watching things closely. you can keep up to date as the results come in throughout the morning, including counts in northern ireland

on the bbc news channel. and there's a special programme from midday on bbc two with huw edwards. around half the results are insofar. i was mouthing during that. ijust noticed his attire. ijust noticed his attire. arsenal are well in control of their europa league semifinal, despite going behind early on against valenica. two goals from alexandre lacazette turned this first leg around, and then pierre—emerick aubameyang, gave them a much more comfortable two goal advantage ahead of next week's second leg in spain. chelsea got a draw against eintract frankfurt in germany. after going behind early on, pedro nabbed a vital away goal ahead, of next week's second leg, at stamford bridge. caster semenya is set to run in the 800 metres at the first diamond league athletics meeting of the season in doha. but could it be her last as a profesional?

fans fear she may be about to retire after tweeting that "knowing when to walk away is wisdom". and canjofra archer force his way into the world cup squad? the barbados—born fast bowler will make his england debut today in their one day international against ireland. there we are. more in the papers in a moment. there is a sporting theme with the weather today. the tour de yorkshire. you look very addressed for the occasion, matt. will you get on your bike at sometime? yes, iamjust yes, i am just outside leeds and one of the stops on the tour. stage two today. they are putting up their bunting and getting ready here. the likes of chris froome and mark cavendish will be cycling through

here today. but let's talk weather. the weather has not been brilliant and we are into a has not been brilliant and we are intoa bank has not been brilliant and we are into a bank holiday weekend. last year was the hottest one of all with 29 degrees. this year we are at the opposite end of the scale. by monday most opposite end of the scale. by monday m ost pla ces opposite end of the scale. by monday most places will be struggling to get anywhere beyond 13 degrees. this weekend is turning cooler because we have got the wind is coming down from the north. it is pushing down as we head through the next few days. 0ut as we head through the next few days. out of the breeze in the sunshine it will not feel too bad at all. this morning we have got outbreaks of rain extending from northern ireland to lincolnshire. this is the dividing line between the cold north and the south. sunshine developing in the channel

islands, south—west england and wales. a few showers developing into the evening. temperatures into the mid—teens. further north and it stays cloudy in parts of northern england and northern ireland. temperatures only in single figures. eight or 9 degrees this afternoon. plenty of wintry showers in scotland, particularly to the north later on and turning to snow at lower levels. in the far north of scotla nd lower levels. in the far north of scotland we will see gale force winds. they will affect eastern counties of england tonight. sky clearing elsewhere and the further west you are there could be a touch of frost to take us into the start of frost to take us into the start of your bank holiday weekend. the good news is tomorrow there is a lot more sunshine around. but in eastern counties of england there will be rain with sleet and snow over the

hills of north east england. temperatures below where we should be at this time of the year. 12 or 13 at the very best. fewer showers around on sunday. they are most likely to be in northern parts of scotland. most places dry with a bit of sunshine at times. as we go into a bank holiday monday temperatures will still be suppressed and we will see a bit of cloud around on monday. it is going to be chilly, particularly in the cloudy spells and in the breeze. temperatures only around 7—13 at the very best. get yourself out of the breeze and into the sunshine and it should not feel too bad. there should still be a lot of dry weather around. back to you both. we are looking forward to seeing you in action later on. when do they start racing? later

this morning. that is my diplomatic answer. let's take a look at today's front pages. the i focuses on the sacking of gavin williamson as defence secretary. it says the prime minster is under pressure to allow a police investigation into claims he was linked to leaks about giving huawei a role in the uk's 5g network. the daily telegraph also leads on the huawei story saying the us secretary of state mike pompeo will warn theresa may against her reported decision to grant the chinese company access to britain's 5g networks. the picture is gavin williamson with his dogs yesterday. he said it had been a tough week but it was nice to get out with some company. the mail leads on the lawful killing verdict at the inquest into the death of burglar henry vincent. the paper says the pensioner who killed him, mr osborn—brooks,

has been condemned to a life in hiding and has been forced to relocate. the guardian reports that an end to aids could be in sight. the paper says a new study has found that men whose hiv was suppressed by antiretroviral drugs could not infect their partner. good morning, gentlemen. what have you got for us? we keep an eye on what mark carney says and it was interest rate day yesterday and they did not raise interest rates yesterday. but the times is saying that interest rates will have to rise after brexit. whatever gets resolved. mark carney is saying that at that point the bank of england will look to raise interest rates. how different is that from previous messages? everybody seems to expect interest rates to rise very slowly and gradually. he said it might end

up and gradually. he said it might end up being faster than that. he almost gave a hint that if this stuff gets resolved with brexit, that is something people should be taking into account. the end of october is a date on the horizon. i will be talking after half past seven about tipping in the workplace. people tipping in the workplace. people tipping their colleagues based on their performances. nobody has given me any money! so if you do well you get a tip. from a colleague. the company gives you money to give to your colleagues? are you angling for one now? what happened to the old—fashioned one now? what happened to the old —fashioned thank you ? what if they do very badly. mike has a very rubbish day, does he give me money? but then you put me off if i

do badly. would i ever do that. if thatis do badly. would i ever do that. if that is the case. come on, mike, what have you got for us? how can i fail with this picture. it looks like the riders took a trip to narnia yesterday. this is in howdon and it is driving rain, but it looks like snow. how they stayed on their bikes... was it 0k? there were no casualties? yes, it is ok. we are looking forward to the w series. motor racing, they practice today, there is one of five british drivers. all the cars are

identical and it is all about the tale nt identical and it is all about the talent and a chance to get into other series as well. very exciting. cani other series as well. very exciting. can i talk about telly on the telly. yesterday feedback sold out within an hour. i was queueing for ages. she is taking it to the west end? yes, it sold out completely, very frustrating. line of duty has become the most watched show over the year. are you feeling a little bit underdressed, charlie? no, but! underdressed, charlie? no, but i notice the two gentleman on the sofa have gone with the waistcoat thing. mine doesn't match. i don't know who this belongs to, i found it under the cupboard. are you

not meant to leave one button undone. the actor coming on later on to talk to us is wearing one and thatis to talk to us is wearing one and that is because his character is quite arrogant. that is because his character is quite arrogant. look at this, he has come prepared. i got two. it is nothing about mike. ifind it very i got two. it is nothing about mike. i find it very weird to be honest. digests that whilst you find out what is happening where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. it's been a bad night for the conservatives in parts of our area which have been voting

in local elections. whilst they held on to a number of seats in areas like brentwood, dartford and epping forest, they lost overall control of st albans and basildon. meanwhile, labour held on to luton which held an entire council election. a report's found unnecessary costs have been created because of how the crossrail project has been managed. the planned new railway from east to west london was due to be completed by last december. but the national audit office has highlighted a number of factors which have contributed to its delay. crossrail say they will be reviewing the recommendations carefully. london's mayor will be visiting the uk's first lgbtiq+ homeless shelter and community centre here in the capital later. the first of its kind, it recently moved in to the empty former clerkenwell fire station site which has been standing empty. government figures show between 2 and 3 per cent of the uk population identify as being lgbt,

yet leading charities estimate they make up a quarter of the homeless population. imean i mean some places where i stayed you could hear people's conversations. it is almost hatred and it is almost discussed in the way they talk about it and their jokes and the conversation, about 93v jokes and the conversation, about gay people and lesbians or whatever. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on all tube lines this morning. 0nto the roads the m25 is closed clockwise from junction 18 at rickmansworth to junction 19 at watford after a two car collision last night. at holborn, kingsway is closed southbound from high holborn to the kingsway underpass due to an accident. and at kings cross one lane is closed for roadworks on the euston road, past st pancras station towards pentonville road.

good morning, it is a cooler start to the day, but it is frost free. some bright and sunny spells in between the showers and the temperatures will start to dip, it will be feeling colder today. a lot of cloud around already this morning. the showers threatened to turn heavier as we move into the afternoon. they become more frequent as we head towards the end of the day. top temperatures between 11—13. though showers drift their way southwards through the evening and the overnight period. the skies will clear and the overnight period. the skies will clearand in the overnight period. the skies will clear and in northern counties there could be a touch of frost tomorrow morning. tomorrow will feel cold, a dip in temperature with a chilly northerly wind. it feels slightly milder on sunday and monday. it should be mostly dry.

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and naga. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. with petrol prices on the rise for a third consecutive month, sean will be looking at why, and what it could mean for you. later, former england international sue smith will be here with her predictions, ahead of tomorrow's women's fa cup final. and strictly‘s professional dancers are heading out on tour. karen, 0ti and pasha take a break from rehearsals to join us on the sofa, after nine.

television drama is on a high. emily watson will be here talking about a new drama. and we have the actor who plays it's been the biggest night of local elections since 2015, with voting taking place in 2a8 council areas in england, for six elected mayors, and at local authorities so far, we have around half of the results declared. the conservatives and labour have both lost seats, and seen their share of the vote fall. but it's been a more positive night for smaller parties. so let's make sense of these results with our politcial correspondent, chris mason. good morning, give it a go. let us go through some to results as they are right now. there are plenty more

still to come. so this picture could change throughout the course of the day. as things stand tough night for lain, and the —— labourand day. as things stand tough night for lain, and the —— labour and the conservatives. let us look at the details. conservatives for instance losing now more than a dozen councils, gaining just two. losing now more than a dozen councils, gainingjust two. losing peterborough where there will be a by—election for a parliamentary seat ina by—election for a parliamentary seat in a couple of week, losing basildon as well, taking a look at labour, a gain in trafford but losing on the wirral and hartlepool and in bomb is over. a good night for some of the —— bolsover. gaining in bath and cotswolds, north norfolk and winchester taking control of those councils and big increases for independents and the greens as well. and the reaction so far from local leaders within the conservative and

labour parties plenty blaming brexit and the state of their own parties outlook on brexit for the losses they have suffered. plenty more to come throughout breakfast this morning. we will talk to to someone from the labour party, the conservative party and the liberal democrats later this morning. let's go to south 0xfordshire, where the count is still under way. 0ur reporter bethan nimmo has been up all night waiting for the result and joins us now. what's the mood there? how is it looking? yes, it has been a long night here at the white horse leisure centre chief constable a some bleary eye, we don't expect to finish until after 8.00. counting didn't get under way until well after 2.00 and there were two counts plus some unexpected results that are being checked and double checked. that is why it is taking longer than elsewhere. although it has been a long night it has been an

interesting one, the liberal democrats and the greens seem to be sweeping the board in the veil of white horse, on the way to overturning a strong conservative majority, it seems like a similar situation in south 0xfordshire as well although we don't know if that will change hands. it seems to be following the national picture of bigger parties losing out to smaller ones. thank you. we will keep you updated with those results. we understand as we speak, 6.35, about half the results in, so so far, so the picture gradually emerging this morning. more than a million people have been evacuated from their homes, as cyclone fani makes landfall in the north—east of india. it's one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in years, with torrential rain and winds gusting up to 200 kilometres per hour.

actor peter mayhew, who played chewbacca in the "star wars" films, has died at the age of 7a. the 72" actor played the wookiee warrior in the original star wars trilogy in the late 19705 and early eighties, as well as some later films. paying tribute, harrison ford, who played chewbacca's companion han solo, described peter as "a kind and gentle man, possessed of great dignity and noble character". one and two pence coins are to remain in circulation, after the treasury confirmed it had gone back on plans to get rid of them. the chancellor, philip hammond, said even though technology had transformed banking, it was important to give people a choice and help those who rely entirely on cash, particularly the elderly, vulnerable and those living in rural areas. now for the sport. a bet ever night for the british clu bs a bet ever night for the british clubs in europe last night after the disappointment in the champions league. arsenal and chelsea flying the flag hopes of an all—london europa league final are still on after promising

semi final first leg results from arsenal and chelsea. two goals from alexandre lacazette and pierre—emerick aubameyang helped the gunners beat valencia 3—1 at the emirates, while chelsea scored a vital away goal in a 1—1 draw at eintrakt frankfurt. patrick geary rounds up the action. the europa league is often derided for lacking meaning. not at this stage, not at the emirates, after a night arsenal flipped round spectacularly. they began with more of a stagger. valencia, sixth in the spanish league, had already sensed a weakness ten minutes in. mouctar diakhaby‘s goal seemed all too familiar to the regulars, but arsenal's shakiness at the back morphs into vibrant energy further forward. alexandre lacazette knew exactly where his strike partner pierre—emerick aubameyang would be. and vice versa, equalising. lacazette would prove elusive. 25 minutes in, he was free once again. was it in? goalline technology removes any need for debate. just watch, goal. the valencian defence had done rather too much watching and it hurt them again, perhaps critically. aubameyang's goal as the clock struck 90 takes arsenal a step closer to the final.

the prize for the trophy winners, a place in the champions league. at the monochrome home of eintracht frankfurt, chelsea found the german side intent on sending a message. they are nothing if not bold. luka jovic steered them ahead and thousands of frankfurters rapidly overheated. they gradually lost steam and chelsea with their magician eden hazard on the bench found a sorcerer‘s apprentice in pedro. 0ne all before the break. a bridge head for a second half advance, david luiz did his best lionel messi — so close from so far. chelsea go into the second leg as favourites, but strangely, with frankfurt, things are rarely black—and—white. patrick gearey, bbc news. a neurologist has ruled that tottenham defenderjan vertonghen "did not suffer a concussion" during the champions league semifinal first leg against ajax on tuesday. the belgium international collided with a team—mate and, despite being cleared to continue, soon had to be substituted

in the 1—0 defeat. tottenham say vertonghen "suffered an injury to his nose" which resulted in "heavy bleeding". double olympic champion caster semenya is set to run in the 800 metres at the doha diamond league meeting later today. it's just a8 hours since the court of arbitration for sport dismissed her challenge against the iaaf‘s new rules, which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. there's speculation it could be semenya's last race as a professional after she posted that "knowing when to walk away is wisdom". england's director of cricket ashley giles has admitted that alex hales would still be part of the england world cup squad squad had details of his suspension not become public. it was initially said that hales was taking time away from the game for "personal reasons", until a newspaper reported he was serving a 21—day ban for recreational drug use. if a story hadn't broken publicly on friday he'd still be here, and again, whether anyone thinks that's right or wrong that's the way it has to be. i think we have to face when this story broke publicly, the effect of that breaking was what's led us to the point where we are now.

meanwhile, england are in action today. they face ireland in an 0d! in malahide. and fast bowlerjofra archer, will make his england debut. he's onlyjust qualified to play international cricket for england after residency rules were changed and he's attempting to win a place in the world cup squad. there's commentary with the test match special team on radio 5 live sports extra from 10.30 favourite judd trump is level with qualifier gary wilson, in the semi—finals of the world snooker championships in sheffield. it's four frames all after the first session. wilson showed his intent by knocking in a break of 1a0, to go 2—1 up. but trump, who reached the final in 2011, fought back to level it. they resume at 2.30 this afternoon. earlier david gilbert, opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins in the other semi final. gilbert trailed 3—2 at one stage, but hit back and was on course for a maximum 1a7 break in the sixth frame. he potted all fifteen reds,

but missed the last black before the colours. british cyclist jacob hennessy will wear the red king of the mountains jersey for stage two of the tour of yorkshire later today after a really impressive opening stage in some really tricky, wet conditions. hennessy won both intermediate sprints and the only climb of the day. jesper asselman of the netherlands won the final sprint to take the opening stage. the race finishes in leeds on sunday. king of the mountains sounds odd in yorkshire. you cycle round there, it will feel like a huge mountain, especially like today, the weather is not amazing. it is tough. some of the climbs are worthy of

johanna konta will play in her first ever clay—court semifinal today at the morocco 0pen. the british number one will face australia's ajla tomljanovic in rabat after she beat taiwan's hsieh su—wei yesterday. konta had to come from a set down to take the match in almost two and a quarter hours. it's her first tour semifinal since october last year. and finally baseball is one of those sports where fans can get involved if the ball is hit into the crowd, but how about this for unlucky? this la dodgers fan was watching his team take on the san francisco giants and managed to drop a whole portion of fries, while he was trying to catch a foul ball. but unbeliavably it came to him again in the same game and the same happened again. this time it was a pizza slice that fell out of his hands. he went home hungry and didn't catch either of the balls. what are the chances. there is a less sop there. he didn't get the bauer or his dinner. five second rule, would you ping the pizza up?

not there! that is not... are we going to see it again? find out. let us going to see it again? find out. let us have a look. fries first. it is a good chance, a —— catch a good attempt. that was ambitious, trying to hold the fries and going back like that. it a big portion of fries as well. then the pizza. 0h, like that. it a big portion of fries as well. then the pizza. oh, no! what he should have done was use the pizza to catch the ball. it would have been covered in cheese and tomato. it is the poor guy next to him. covered in pizza. thank you mike. see you in with up to half of the local election results declared so far, there's been clear gains for the liberal democrats and traditionally smaller parties such as the greens. let's get some reaction from lib dem mp sir ed davey, who joins us from westminster.

good morning to you. good morning. it isa good morning to you. good morning. it is a good morning morning isn't it it is it is a good morning morning isn't huha it is a good morning morning isn't it it is a fantastic morning. the liberal democrats are back in business. business. to be it in context, this is a sea change. voters have been desperate for a strong alternative to the conservatives and labour who have made a mess of everything, and now voters have it. they have chosen the liberal democrats, notjust to protest but to put their faith in us, around the country, in the north against labour, the south against the conservative, this was our best night for a generation. came from a low starting point u though, didn't you. if you look at it in context, back when labour was taking britain into an illegal war in iraq and we opposed it. we got great results that year, these are better. when john major's conservative government was in meltdown, we got good results, these will historic in terms of liberal democrat success

and victory, so on the back of this, we think it is a real clear signal to the british people, that if you wa nt to to the british people, that if you want to stop brexit, you vote liberal democrat. it was your worst ever results in 2015, let's put this into context. these are our best ever results. you are not going to depress me. we have taken seats in councils and places that we did not expect. this is the voters making it very clear they are rejecting the conservatives and labour and backing the liberal democrats. that is why we can say this is a sea change. as we can say this is a sea change. as we look forward we have got to solve the mess that our country is in and it is brexit partly, but also the cuts to the police, our schools. 0ur public services are a disaster because of the conservatives. labour have failed because of their splits

and poor leadership to show an alternative and the liberal democrats are that alternative. if you want to stop brexit and get the country back in the game, vote liberal democrat. i will make it clear i do not want to make you depressed. the other independent parties have also done well. it does seem apparent that perhaps voters are turning away from labour and conservative regardless. ijust wonder how you plan to convert this if and when a general election occurs. if you look where we have made ourgains, we occurs. if you look where we have made our gains, we made them in seats that were used to hold like cheadle in stockport, like north devon. but we have also made gains and this would produce parliamentary seats in areas like we have never held before like st albans. this would be helpful for a held before like st albans. this would be helpfulfor a general election whenever it comes, that is

why i look so chipper. 0ur teams across the country have worked so hard. it is notjust brexit, it is local democracy and people have backed the liberal democrats. 0n the backed the liberal democrats. 0n the back of that local success and local leadership, that will lead to any more parliamentary seats. people wa nt more parliamentary seats. people want stability and they want to know who they are voting for. if they are turning away from labour and the conservative party and you say the lib dems are back on board, the leader is going, vince cable is going. are you going to be the next leader and that figurehead for stability? first of all, vince has shown what a great leader he has been. we have got our best results ina been. we have got our best results in a generation and he has produced a sea change in british politics. there are quite a few people who could lead our party, but we have to fight the european elections and thatis fight the european elections and that is why you will hear liberal

democrats are talking about notjust the success of these results, but if you want to stop brexit, vote liberal democrat. that will be vince's message. are you going to replace vince cable as leader of the liberal democrats? it is not about that. who is going to lead that success ? that. who is going to lead that success? that will be decided by the liberal democrat membership will stop when you put yourself forward? a few people will put themselves forward , a few people will put themselves forward, you are not going to draw me on that. on the back of vince's success tonight i think we can see successful european elections. there isa successful european elections. there is a by—election if the petition to call the conservative mp who had problems with expenses succeeds. i can see a huge momentum behind the liberal democrats now and forget the leadership for the moment, i hope

that transforms into our call for a people's vote so the british people can have a final say on brexit and hopefully stop brexit. that has been ourcampaign, we have hopefully stop brexit. that has been our campaign, we have been consistent throughout and look at the results in the ballot box last night. thank you very much for talking to us. we will be talking to all the parties this morning. we will be talking to all the parties this morning. you can keep up to date as the results come in throughout the morning, including counts in northern ireland on the bbc news channel. and there's a special programme from midday on bbc two with huw edwards. let's go to matt for this morning's weather. he's in the village of scholes near leeds. there is a big race happening there this morning. good morning. there certainly is. this is on the route of stage two. the tour de

yorkshire came into force in 201a as pa rt yorkshire came into force in 201a as part of the tour de france. to tell us part of the tour de france. to tell usa part of the tour de france. to tell us a bit more i am joined by the tour director and peter dodd, the commercial directorfor tour director and peter dodd, the commercial director for welcome to yorkshire. what can we expect from this year's raise? two great races. yesterday was a great race with a thrilling finish and a breakaway. i am coming back to yorkshire firstly because of yorkshire and its people because of yorkshire and its people because of yorkshire and its people because of the bunting and the knitting. there is no place in the world where the riders are cheered on by the people like you in yorkshire. what does this mean to the people of yorkshire? it is massive, this is about yorkshire pride and passion and the communities and the villages come together. it is a world—class field

today. the calibre of the ride is fantastic, yorkshire is going global and people will come out in their tens of thousands to enjoy yorkshire at its very best. we have seen them getting ready. good luck for both of you today, we hope it all goes successfully in the next few days. we could do with the weather being a bit better. there were big storms yesterday, a little bit of rain today, but it will be turning colder and brighter. we are on the verge of another bank holiday weekend. the may bank holiday weekend is with us and it came into being in 1978. but last year we saw the warmest may bank holiday weekend on record when temperatures reached 29 degrees. this weekend we could see the cold est this weekend we could see the coldest one if temperatures do not get above 13 degrees. this is coming all the way from the arctic and you

can see it pushing right down across the entire of the uk. that cold air is already with us in scotland with showers turning increasingly wintry. there is a dividing line in the middle with patchy rain edging its way southwards. to the south we will see sunshine at times after some mist and fog this morning. a few heavy showers into the end of the afternoon. temperatures could hit 1a or 15. north of that band it stays a bit cloudy. we could see temperatures between seven and nine. a noticeable chill in the north part of the country this afternoon. showers will turn increasingly to sleet and snow and winds will touch the northern coasts. tonight skies

will start to clear and things will turn drier and there could be a touch of frost to take us into the bank holiday weekend. take note of that if you are camping this weekend. there will be some chilly mornings to get us under way through this bank holiday weekend. lots of sunshine around on saturday compared to today. showers most likely in the eastern counties. temperatures uk wide only around 7—12 at best. another frosty night to take us into sunday. very few showers around on sunday. very few showers around on sunday. most places will be dry. pleasa nt sunday. most places will be dry. pleasant enough in the sunshine, but out of still feeling the chill with temperatures struggling to get to double figures. as for bank holiday, many places will be largely dry with sunshine, but it will still feel a

little bit on the chilly side. iama bit little bit on the chilly side. i am a bit worried about your washing on the line there. it is not a good day for putting your things out. myjumpers have shrunk. we will leave it there. you are so bad. a p pa re ntly apparently the women's race starts at five past nine. you would never say that if he was here in the studio. if you've noticed prices going up at the pump, you're not alone. it bothers me. it bothers a lot of people. according to the rac, the price of a litre of unleaded rose by an average ofjust over 5p in april, up to about 128p.

that is the second biggest rise we have seen in 19 years. that is the second biggest rise we have seen in 19 years. it now costs motorists just over £70 on average to fill up a 55—litre tank. diesel also on the up — by 3p. the price of petrol is affected mainly by the cost of its raw material, that's crude oil. the price of crude was going down as you can see on this graph, hitting a low of around $50 a barrel in december. maybe it lulled us into a false sense of security. maybe it lulled us into a false sense of security. but since then it's been creeping back up. why? well, at the end of last year 0pec, the group of oil producing nations and its allies like russia, agreed to cut production by 1.2 million barrels a day until the end ofjune. that's reduced the amount of oil in the system. but that's not the only reason.

venezuela had some of the largest oil reserves in the world and the turmoil there has meant it has put u pwa rd turmoil there has meant it has put upward pressure on the price of oil. that is reflected at the pumps for drivers, so what they see whenever there is turmoil in some of the big oil producing countries, or when production remains flat, that u nfortu nately production remains flat, that unfortunately puts the price up in terms of oil and consequently it puts the price up at the pumps as well. puts the price up at the pumps as well. according to the rac shop around to get about 2p lower than whatever the average price is. the supermarkets with their huge buying power are often cheaper. also petrol prices are also set very locally, so if you've got lots of forecourts close by, they may compete with each other a bit more. then how you drive on your bank holiday getaway — smooth acceleration, smooth braking, and lighten that load if you want to use less fuel. all of that helps. if you are

driving along the motorway and you wa nt to driving along the motorway and you want to fillup, driving along the motorway and you want to fill up, should you head off toa want to fill up, should you head off to a cheap motorway or are you better off driving further then you need to? it depends how much you need to? it depends how much you need to? it depends how much you need to put into the tank and how many miles away it is. i remember my dad driving around for miles to get the cheapest petrol, but he had already used it. sounds like my kind of guy. sounds like my kind of guy. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks it's been a tough night for the conservatives in parts of our area which have been voting in local elections. they lost overall control of st albans and basildon. although the party did hold on to a number of seats in brentwood, dartford and epping forest.

meanwhile, labour managed to retain harlow, stevenage, reading, and slough and also luton following an entire council election. and if you'd like to see the full set of results please head to the bbc news website. a report's found unnecessary costs have been created because of how the crossrail project has been managed. the planned new railway from east to west london was due to be completed by last december. but the national audit office has highlighted a number of factors which have contributed to its delay. crossrail say they will be reviewing the recommendations carefully. london's mayor will be visiting the uk's first lgbtiq+ homeless shelter and community centre, here in the capital later. the first of its kind, it recently moved in to the empty former clerkenwell fire station site which has been standing empty. government figures show between 2 and 3 per cent of the uk population identify as being lgbt, yet leading charities estimate they make up a quarter of the homeless population.

i mean some places where i stayed you could hear people's conversations. it is almost hatred and it is almost disgusting in the way they talk about it and theirjokes and the conversation about gay people and lesbians or whatever. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube lines this morning. 0n the roads — the m25 is closed clockwise from junction 18 to junction 19 after a two car collision last night. at holborn, kingsway is closed southbound from high holborn to the kingsway underpass. and in kings cross, one lane is closed on the euston road. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. it's a cooler start to the day compared to yesterday, but it is frost free. showers on and off and heavy and thundery and bright and sunny spells in between. quite a lot of cloud and the temperatures start

to dip. it will be feeling colder today. a lot of cloud around already this morning. the showers turn heavier as we head into the afternoon. rumbles of thunder and showers become more frequent as we head towards the end of the day. top temperatures between 11—13. though showers drift southwards through the evening and overnight the skies will clear in northern home counties and sheltered spots there could be a touch of frost tomorrow morning. tomorrow will feel cold. a dip in temperature with chili wind. feeling slightly milder on sunday and monday and it should be mostly dry with sunny spells. and it should be mostly dry with sunny spells. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. good morning, welcome

to breakfast with charlie stayt naga munchetty. results have been coming in throughout the night in this year's local elections — the situation so far. there are gains for the lib dems and the greens — and it's been a good night for a number of independent candidates it has been a rough night for conservative and the labour and plenty are blaming brexit. elsewhere on the programme — nearly one—million people are moved from their homes, as a severe cyclone heads for the east coast of india. tipping your colleagues. more companies are asking co—workers to rate each other and give them a bonus if they do a good job. it's london calling in the europa league, as chelsea get an away goal in germany

and arsenal have a 2 goal lead over valencia, raising hopes of an all london final. with fans of line of duty desperate to find out who ‘h' is — we'll interrogate actor martin compston ahead of the series finale on sunday. and i have got on my bike to scholes, one of the villages in the spotlight as the tour of yorkshire rattles through. it is turning colder as we all will through the bank holiday weekend. i will have a full forecast on brexit breakfast. it's friday the 3rd of may. let's get right up to date with the latest in this year's local elections across england, with approaching half of the results in so far. it's been the biggest night of local elections since 2015, with voting taking place in 2a8 council areas, for six elected mayors, and at local authorities across northern ireland. so far we know the conservatives and labour have both lost seats, while it's been a more positive night for the lib dems and the greens. a number of independent candidates

have also won seats — results coming in, some smiles, and cheers. a hold in the battle ground of swindon for the tories and a gain in north east lincolnshire. but elsewhere less favourable result, the conservatives losing control in areas like st albans, southend, broxtowe a nd areas like st albans, southend, broxtowe and peterborough. theresa may polling card in happened, but what does the picture so far mean for her? i think she needs to take a look at how many councillors we have lost overnight. wa ke councillors we have lost overnight. wake up in the morning and think about how she thinks the conservative party needs to put its best foot forward. these ballot boxes brought good news for labour, where they took control of trafford, but the party lost control of hartlepool and bolsover. a sense in some area that it wasn't quite the night they hoped for. it is not looking good. this is going to be a difficult night for labour. we have

been out and about across the borough and the message we are getting loud and clear is all about brexit. and the residents are telling us they are going to make sure there is some change because of their dissatisfaction over brexit. so signs that it could be some of the smaller parties, like the liberal democrat, and green, as well as local independents that are on the advance. the liberal democrats gaining areas like north norfolk and winchester. feeling pretty buoyant. we are seeing a lot the vote coming out and the national picture is that it is tough for the tories. there there a way to go yet. this is a big set of local elections. and the parties are watching closely. peering in to watching closely. peering in to watch it might mean for their wider fortu nes watch it might mean for their wider fortunes here in the wee hours is this some cross—party collaboration or perhaps commiseration? so on it 90, or perhaps commiseration? so on it go, verdicts being delivered one ballot box after another. they were

certainly eager to get going here, it is democracy in energetic action. and energy may well be needed, the results for plenty of other races are yet to come. jessica parker, bbc news. so let's make sense of these results with our politcial correspondent chris mason. we like a big thought, what is your big thought. there is a challenge. the big thought is that the two big parties here at westminster, the conservatives and labour have taken a kicking, that is the overall conclusion so far, now, obviously, in individual local areas there will bea in individual local areas there will be a lot of reasons as to why results have gone in a particular direction, but when you step back it is hard to avoid the b word, brexit, and then that sense of general disillusion, that the political classes if you like were set a task, which was to deliver our with drault from the european union, and that hasn't happened and either you cheer

that hasn't happened or you are frustrated it hasn't but it boils down to politicians not managing to keep to the promises they set out a few years ago and that is clearly it would seem reflected in these results so far, with the conservatives and labour going backwards, at the expense of smaller parties the likes of the liberal democrat, who have done very well, we heard sir ed davey a few minutes ago talk in glowing terms about their performance and decent performances from independent candidates and from greens as well as voters look elsewhere, for a place to lend their vote this time. just a matter of weeks of course more elections, the european elections this time. can we read much from this, to that? who knows is the honest truth but what we can read is that if, if there is a brexit effect taking place in these elections which ild would look like

there is, then i think we can imaginea there is, then i think we can imagine a magnified version of the same thing, playing out in a couple of weeks in the european parliament elections because remember these elections because remember these elections at the tail end of this month were simply not meant to happen. we were weren't to be outside now, so in that sense they are huge symbols of failure from the government's superb speck tef and the european issue —— perspective. but i guess we shouldn't get ahead of course you, still plenty more results from these elections to come in the coming hours and more coverage throughout breakfast this morning. thank you hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, as cyclone fani makes landfall in the north—east of india. it's one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in years, as ramzan karmali reports.

cyclone fani hits land. battering the east coast of india. this is the town that has of a temple that has been standing here for over 850 yea rs. 0fficials may have been braced as fani headed up the bay of bengal. but with winds reaching 220 kilometres and hour precautions were taken. many in the most exposed areas sought safety. around a million have been evacuated from low lying regions. hundreds of emergency shelters have been set up and schools and universities closed: they are more prone to danger so we are trying to lesson the human casualties. forecasters tracked fani's progress as the eye of the cyclone approached. efficients have

been using these forecasts to help them plan operation, thousands of are them plan operation, thousands of a re eleaf them plan operation, thousands of are eleaf workers have been deployed and a relief and rescue fun has been set up in anticipation. but those officials are warning that many homes and infrastructure caught in the cyclone's path have likely to be com pletely new research has found that people receiving effective treatment for hiv can't pass on the virus to their sexual partners. a study, published in the lancet medicaljournal, looked at nearly 1,000 gay male couples, and discovered no cases of hiv transmission over eight years. the researchers say it's a "powerful message", which everyone should be aware of. actor peter mayhew, who played chewbacca in the ‘star wars' films, has died at the age of 7a. the 72" actor played the wookiee warrior in the original star wars trilogy in the late 19705 and early eighties, as well as some laterfilm5. paying tribute, harrison ford, who played chewbacca's companion han solo, described peter a5 "a kind

and gentle man, possessed of great dignity and noble character". one and two pence coin5 are to remain in circulation, after the treasury confirmed it had gone back on plans to get rid of them. the chancellor, philip hammond, said even though technology had transformed banking, it was important to give people a choice and help those who rely entirely on cash, particularly the elderly, vulnerable and those living in rural areas. for the first time, a drone has been used to transport a human organ ready for transplant. researchers in the united states spent three years developing the aircraft, and fitting it with specialist equipment to help keep the organ healthy. leigh milner reports. it's clear for launch, let's make some history. launch. this drone is about to make an important delivery. inside the box a kidney, for transplant patient trina, who is waiting five kilometres

away in hospital. the university of maryland medical centre spent three years developing the drone, which is fitted with specialist equipment to monitor the organ. we have eight motors to override redundancy in case we have failure, also a parachute recovery system, in case the entire aircraft fails. we can still get it down safely and the organ will be safe. 0rgans deteriorate by the minute, so delays to flights can make them unsafe and costly. after ten minutes, the drone successfully touches down at its destination. for these surgeons, the drone has saved time and money. but for trina, it's saved her life. leigh milner, bbc news. we've got up to half of the results from local elections in england. so far, there have been big losses for both the conservatives and labour. let's get some reaction

from labour's shadow communities and local government secretary, andrew gwynne, who joins us now. how has it gone? these have been a tough set of election, they were a lwa ys tough set of election, they were always going to be, given the national backdrop, and also, given that these seats were last fought in 2015, when of course it was held on the same day as the general election so turn out was much higher, they are all predominantly in shire districts, in areas that tend to favour the tory party rather than the labour party, but having said that, and there have been some disappointing results in parts of the country, there have also been some progresses for the labour party, and i wouldn't want people to get the impression that it is all been doom and gloom. we have picked up been doom and gloom. we have picked up seats in places like southend, and in stevenage, and in basildon,

we have the largest labour group on medway council for over 20 years, we have made progress in places like plymouth, and in peterborough. we have picked up in wards, in what will the parliamentary blec when as will, so we are —— by—election, as well, have we done well enough? we have fallen back. if! may, we have allowed you the spin answer where you have given us, a bit of good and bit of bad. that is not spin, that is the truth. you can look at it that way but if you are more realistic you might think, this should be a time when labour is capitalising on what everyone sayses isa capitalising on what everyone sayses is a pretty disastrous government situation, where so many people are thinking what is going on? you would be expecting this is your time and it is not. as i say, there have been a difficult set of elections for the the labour party. why is it not your

time? are people not turning to you? what i said was that there has been an overshadowing of a number of issues, firstly i think there has been a kind of view of politics generally, a plague on all your houses and so they have, the electorate have looked in some areas, for some of the smaller parties independents, there have been local issues at play. no plague on the liberal democrats? the thing about the liberal democrats and this is why i say, the baseline of 2015 is why i say, the baseline of 2015 is really important, because of course they were decimated in a lot of their seats, in 2015, when these seats were last up for election. they are natural tory liberal democrat battle grounds, and those seats have reverted to form. yes... they have picked up seats in area where previously they have liberal democrat councillors. there why don't you accept that labour isn't doing something right let me quote jess philip, she was tweeting, she

said our position on brexit has failed. bravery is needed. barry gardiner, the shadow international development secretary says it's the party struggle because you can't please both remain and leave voters but there are two competing principles, we are trying to hold them. the party is speaking with two voice, it is difficult to communicate the policy. your are not offering a clear alterntive to to a very desperate government at the moment, desperately trying to push through brexit and deeply unpopular. you are not offering a clear alternative. i don't think it is a bad thing for a party that's a pyres to govern the nation, to want to bring it together. we have become a very polarised, a very divided country since the 2016 referendum, and to want to bring communities that voted for perfectly sound reasons to leave the european in 2016, and communities that for sound reasons voted to remain in the

european union, in 2016, together in local elections was not a bad objective. i think what barry gardiner is trying to say, if a party is seen to be speaking with two voices it is difficult to communicate the policy, there is no clear message coming from the labour party. and it is difficult to communicate the message that we want to bring the country together, we wa nt to to bring the country together, we want to reunite those communities that voted live in some parts of the country and voted remain in other parts of the country. in those areas where brexit has predominated on the doorsteps it has been difficult to get our message through. we want to tackle some of the key issues on how we reinvest in our public services. can we establish, as i understand 80% of

your membership wants to remain in the eu, but your stated policy is you want to leave. might that have something to do with the fact your are disappearing? there has to be a connection between those two things, doesn't there? brexit is far more complicated than that. can you address that issue? that is not that complicated. 80% of the people who wa nt to complicated. 80% of the people who want to support your party want to do one thing but you are going to do something else. can you understand? let me spell it out for you, brexit is incredibly more complicated than that. yes, the labour membership is a pro—eu group, we campaigned to remain and voted disproportionately for remain compared with the nation asa for remain compared with the nation as a whole. but in many of the areas that we have seen results come in

for voted to leave the european union and what the labour party has sought to do is to reconcile the desire of those that wanted to remain and those that wanted to leave and that is why we have said we would put forward an alternative brexit plan. we entered into good faith with the government into the talks to try and secure a brexit plan. it is incredibly difficult. is labour a plan. it is incredibly difficult. is laboura remain or plan. it is incredibly difficult. is labour a remain or leave party, which is it? one or the other? we voted and campaigned to remain in the european union but we had a referendum and we said in the 2017 general election that we accept the result of the referendum and that we would seek to negotiate an alternative brexit plan based on the tests that labour set out. the customs union, strong single market alignment. you have not answered the question, is it remain or leave? we

campaigned to remain in the european union but we accept the result of the referendum. democracy is important. if you ask a question and getan important. if you ask a question and get an answer, it might not be the a nswer get an answer, it might not be the answer you like, but that is democracy and that is why we have sought to reconcile those communities, many of them have labour mp5 representing them and they voted to leave even though the labour party campaign to remain. we appreciate you coming on. it has been a long day. you have been up 24 hours. get some sleep. thank you. thank you. you can keep up to date as the results come in throughout the morning, including counts in northern ireland on the bbc news channel. and there's a special programme from midday on bbc two with huw edwards. let's go to matt for this morning's weather. he's in the village of scholes near leeds. what's happening there, matt?

he is on his trike. you are so cheeky, you two. i am on my bike, well not really. let me get off. it is part of getting into the spirit of things here just to the west of leeds. the second stage of the tour de yorkshire takes place today. the route goes all the way from barnsley right the way through to bedale. the women's race gets under way this morning and the men's race this afternoon. this village really embraces it. the weather will not be quite as bad as yesterday. it will be brighter for the men's race and it will turn colder. may bank holiday weekend and

a big contrast to what happened this time last year when we saw the warmest may bank holiday on record. temperatures hit 29 degrees. this weekend it will be a struggle for anywhere to get to 13 celsius. you can see the blue colours working their way southwards. but a lot of dry weather and in the sunshine it will feel quite pleasant. a lot of cloud around, outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and northern england to east anglia. that zone separates the cold air in the north and the warmerair separates the cold air in the north and the warmer air in the south. 15 celsius this afternoon in southern counties. head further north and it is cloudy. rain in northern england and it will brighten up a little bit. into scotland and northern ireland some sunshine developing.

but the showers in scotland will turn wintry. add on the wind chill with winds touching gale force at times and that cold air will push through to everyone tonight. there is outbreaks of rain will clear through and the skies will clear. if you are out camping this weekend or gardening, take note because there will be a widespread frost to take us will be a widespread frost to take us into tomorrow morning. tomorrow a lot more sunshine around for many people. showers most likely in northern and eastern scotland and eastern counties of england. there will be sleet and snow even at lower levels in scotland. we are well below what we would expect this time of year. another frosty night to ta ke of year. another frosty night to take us into sunday. 0n of year. another frosty night to take us into sunday. on sunday most places will be dry with sunshine. some cloud bubbling up, a few showers in northern scotland, but

out of the breeze and in the sunshine it should feel quite pleasant. another frosty night to ta ke pleasant. another frosty night to take us into monday. expect a bit more cloud on the bank holiday monday. some of you will stay dry throughout this bank holiday weekend, but it will stay quite chilly. back to you both. back to you both. a bbc breakfast investigation has found that an increasing number of councils across the uk have decided to ban, phase out or limit the use of a controversial weedkiller, called glyphosate. 0ne manufacturer, monsanto, faces more than 11,000 lawsuits in the united states, over claims its use contributed to cancer diagnosis. the company denies the allegations and says its products have been used safely in more than 160 countries around the world. jayne mccubbin reports. this is the product which is under the spotlight around the world. so, stuart, glyphosate. glyphosate.

you just refuse to use it now? i do, yes. i feel it's unsafe. stewart has been a groundsman in inverclyde for 30 years and for those 30 years every spring and summer until now he handled glyphosate weed killer virtually every day. it was the news reports from america that first put this on the radar. it was, yes, and it got me concerned. there are about 800 academic studies that say academic studies that say you are wrong, there isn't a risk. there are also studies out there saying that there is a risk. they used to say smoking was safe, they used to say asbestos was safe, we all know it's not safe. this is the level of mistrust manufacturer monsanto faces along with owner bayer. company accounts show today in the states they are facing over 11,000 lawsuits, but what is the extent of use by local authorities here? bbc breakfast sent a freedom of information request to all uk councils to find out.

of the councils which responded to this f0|, 73% use glyphosate, but only 12% use it in schools and less than 6% in children's playgrounds. there were councils that told us they were trying to move away from this product. in fact, over a0 local authorities have told us they have banned, limited or are attempting to phase out the use of glyphosate, including this council in trafford. they use an alternative. the vote to try and phase this out was unanimous. it was. why, why the concern? they are concerned about glyphosate and the potential impact on health and the potential impact on biodiversity. there is a lot of scientific basis for those concerns. it is appropriate that we look at alternatives. what about the science? monsanto told us there is no evidence councils which choose to move away from glyphosate

are enhancing safety. with more than 800 studies agree it is safe when used as directed. but this paper by the world health organization concluded it was probably carcinogenic to humans. but even here in trafford finding an alternative won't be easy. this is moss park allotments where they are facing an enemy intruder. japanese knotweed i believe is a problem for you just over there. it's not a problem while it's out there, but it will be a problem if it ever gets onto the allotment. this is strong enough to crack through concrete and it spreads fast. it really is unstoppable apart from using glyphosate. but there are countries like france and belgium that want to ban it and there have been studies that do say it's carcinogenic. politicians have to make political decisions. the study which was quoted very widely was a hazard assessment, so potentially everything is a hazard. glyphosate was in the same category as hot drinks and red meat. it is how you use them. monsanto say the critics are wrong, they remain confident in the science and regulatory record of their products, confidence is not shared by all.

time now to get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks it's been a tough night for the conservatives in parts of our area which have been voting in local elections. they lost overall control of st albans and basildon. although the party did hold on to a number of seats in brentwood, dartford and epping forest. meanwhile, labour managed to retain harlow, stevenage, reading, and slough and also luton following an entire council election. and if you'd like to see the full set of results please head to the bbc news website. a report's found unnecessary costs have been created because of how the crossrail

project has been managed. the planned new railway from east to west london was due to be completed by last december. but the national audit office has highlighted a number of factors which have contributed to its delay. crossrail say they will be reviewing the recommendations london's mayor will be visiting the uk's first lgbtiq+ -- the uk's first lgbtiq+ homeless shelter and community centre, here in the capital later. the first of its kind, it recently moved in to the empty former clerkenwell fire station site — which has been standing empty. government figures show between 2 and 3 per cent of the uk population identify as being lgbt — yet leading charities estimate they make up a quarter of the homeless population. some places where i stayed you could hear it in people's conversation. it is almost like hatred and disgust and the way they talk about it in their conversation about gay people or lesbian people or whatever.

let's take a look at the travel situation now... there's a good service on the tube lines this morning. 0n the trains there's disruption for southern, thameslink and the gatwick express services between gatwick airport and east croydon due to a signalling fault. 0n the roads — the m25 is closed clockwise from junction 18 tojunction 19. there will be more wet weather around today in the form of showers with bright spells in between. you will notice the temperatures start to dip, so it will be feeling colder today. lots of cloud and rain already this morning and the showers turn heavier as we head into the afternoon and there could be a rumble of thunder but brighter spells in between. the showers become more frequent as we head towards the end of the day. quite a chilly northerly wind blowing.

though showers drift southwards through the evening and overnight. the skies will clear and in northern home counties they could even be a touch of frost tomorrow morning. tomorrow will feel cold with a dip in temperature and a chilly wind. showers in the afternoon, feeling slightly milder on sunday and monday. i am slightly milder on sunday and monday. iam back slightly milder on sunday and monday. i am back in half an hour. plenty more on our website. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. it's been the biggest night of local elections since 2015, with voting taking place in 2a8 council areas in england, for six elected mayors, and at local authorities so far, we have up to half of the results declared. the conservatives and labour have both lost seats, and seen their share of the vote fall. but it's been a more positive night

for smaller parties. let's get some reaction from the green party co—leader sian berry, who joins us from our london newsroom. can you give us your thoughts on what you are seeing so far? we are round about half way through in terms of the total number of results. we have had a very, very good night so far, we have gained a lot of new seats and importantly on a lot of new councils where people have never elected greens before, and these are right across the country, in places you wouldn't expect, like south tyneside, sunderland, places like colchester, folkestone, the cotswold, all these different places where greens have never won before but we have broken through to become that new voice, holding the councils to account. we have done that through hard work, our local teams working hard for all the years since 2015 when we last contested these seats and what we

haven't reached yet is our defence, the councils, councillors we already had, when we were on quite a high, we had had a green surge up to that year, we had our best ever general election results that year, we are defending those seats but given the results we have had so far it looks like we will do well there too. i can confidently say we will have a record number of greens on a record number of councils at the end of day. some people contrary to what you were saying will say that is only because people are looking for an alternative place to put their vote, because they have disillusioned and that is one of the pictures that is coming through with the two main party, and they are just looking for somewhere else to put their vote. i think that explains some the margins by which we have been winning, but remember these elections are held under first past the post. this is very tough for us, so we can't win seats without that year round hard work

and focussing on winning a seat and working hard in a local area, and the results we have got are testa m e nt to the results we have got are testament to the parties working hard. 0ur vote share is going up. there is a huge new concern about climate change which is one of our co re climate change which is one of our core issues, it is the reason many of usjoined the core issues, it is the reason many of us joined the green party. we have been one of the clearest voices on brexit, we a strong pro—eu party in the european parliament for the uk, we have greens elected there in three regions, the liberal democrats only have one, and we are in a strong position going into these european elections too, which of course, proportional representation and every vote counts. we were speaking to ed dave i have from the liberal democrats and that i too are enjoying some degree of change of fortune, success, he was saying a clear signal there is a seed change in british politics, but if you want to stop brexit, you vote liberal democrat, it is straightforward. to stop brexit, you vote liberal

democrat, it is straightforwardm would be odd if they didn't increase. in 2015 they were on a low having come out of that disastrous coalition, having betrayed young people so they had a low number of councillors, they almost had to make gains this time. they have made gain, credit to them for winning a few new seat, but i think it is the greens who nobody was expecting to do well, and we have won right across the country in areas that voted brexit, areas that voted remain as well. the number of people agreeing with us on all three of those core issues where we have proved ourselves right over the year, where we have been consistent and principled, that is what will make people vote for us in the european elections and i am looking forward to you can identify the politician party from the smile,

more than a million people have been evacuated from their homes, as cyclone fani makes landfall in the north—east of india. it's one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in years, with torrential rain and winds gusting up to 200 kilometres per hour. actor peter mayhew, who played chewbacca in the ‘star wars' films, has died at the age of 7a. the 7—foot—2 actor played the wookiee warrior in the original star wars trilogy in the late 19705 and early eighties, as well as some later films. paying tribute, mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, said he was "the gentlest of giants" and a "big man with an even bigger heart." teem to talk sport.

champions league is the higher competition, europa league is slightly below that but it is a chance for the winners of get into the champions league nec season. two pretty big teams. and a pretty big prize. they will be favourite to go through. they will be favourite to go through. hopes of an all—london europa league final are still on after promising semi final first leg results from arsenal and chelsea, in the europa league. patrick geary rounds up the action. the europa league is often derided for lacking meaning. not at this stage, not at the emirates, after a night arsenal flipped round spectacularly. they began with more of a stagger. valencia, sixth in the spanish league, had already sensed a weekness ten minutes in. mouctar diakhaby‘s goal seemed all too familiar to the regulars, but arsenal's shakiness at the back morphs into vibrant energy further forward. alexandre lacazette knew exactly where his strike partner pierre—emerick aubameyang would be. and vice versa, equalising. lacazette would prove elusive. 25 minutes in, he was free once again. was it in?

goalline technology removes any need for debate. just watch, goal. the valencian defence had done rather too much watching and it hurt them again, perhaps critically. aubameyang's goal as the clock struck 90 takes arsenal a step closer to the final. the prize for the trophy winners, a place in the champions league. at the monochrome home of eintracht frankfurt, chelsea found the german side intent on sending a message. they are nothing if not bold. luka jovic steered them ahead and thousands of frankfurters rapidly overheated. they gradually lost steam and chelsea with their magician eden hazard on the bench found a sorcerer‘s apprentice in pedro. 0ne all before the break. a bridge head for a second half advance, david luiz did his best lionel messi — so close from so far. chelsea go into the second leg as favourites, but strangely, with frankfurt, things

are rarely black—and—white. patrick gearey, bbc news. caster semenya is set to run in the 800 metres, in the diamond league meeting, in doha, later today, just a8 hours since the court of arbitration for sport dismissed her challenge against the iaaf‘s new rules, which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. there's speculation it could be semenya's last race as a professional after she posted that "knowing when to walk away is wisdom". england's director of cricket ashley giles, has admitted that alex hales would still be part of the england world cup squad, had details of his suspension not become public. it was initially said that hales was taking time away from the game for "personal reasons", until a newspaper reported, he was serving a 21—day ban, for recreational drug use. if a story hadn't broken publicly on friday he'd still be here, and again, whether anyone thinks that's right or wrong that's the way it has to be. i think we have to face when this

story broke publicly, the effect of that breaking was what's led us to the point where we are now. meanwhile, england are in action today. they face ireland in an 0d! in malahide. and fast bowlerjofra archer, will make his england debut. he's onlyjust qualified to play international cricket for england after residency rules were changed, and he's attempting to win a place in the world cup squad. there's commentary with the test match special team on radio 5 live sports extra from 10.30 favourite judd trump is level with qualifier gary wilson, in the semi—finals of the world snooker championships in sheffield. it's a frames all after the first session. wilson showed his intent by knocking in a break of 1a0, to go 2—1 up. but trump — who reached the final in 2011 — fought back to level it.. fought back to level it. they resume at 2.30 this afternoon. earlier david gilbert, opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins in the other semi final. gilbert trailed 3—2 at one stage, but hit back and was on course for a maximum 1a7 break

in the sixth frame. he potted all fifteen reds, but missed the last black before the colours. in super league wigan warriors, came from behind to beat london broncos by 18 points to 8 last night. despite the broncos going into the break ahead, fullback morgan escare, scored wigan's third try, which was enough to consign bottom side london to a seventh straight defeat in the league. johanna konta will play in her first ever clay—court semi—final today at the morocco 0pen. the british number one will face australia's ajla tomljanovic, in rabat after she beat taiwan's hsieh su—wei yesterday. konta had to come from a set down to take the match in almost two and a quarter hours. it's her first tour semi—final since october last year. and finally baseball is one of those sports, where fans can get involved if the ball is hit into the crowd, but how about this for unlucky.

this la dodgers fan was watching his team take on the san francisco giants and managed to drop a whole portion of fries, while he was trying to catch a foul ball. but unbeliavably. .. it came to him again... in the same game... and the same happened again!! this time it was a pizza slice that fell out of his hands... he went home hungry and didn't catch either of the balls. you could do it! if i lean backwards. ready? ooh! almost. i wasn't going to do that. it was the look he gave. i didn't know that was going to happen. i wanted to scare you i was going to tip it. i am ashamed i have eaten a bit of the prop. to prove it is real.|j ashamed i have eaten a bit of the prop. to prove it is real. i have nothing against pizza being eaten first thing in the morning.

nothing against pizza being eaten first thing in the morninglj nothing against pizza being eaten first thing in the morning. i didn't drop it. i think next time can we have some fries. that might be a bit hard. carol managed to get a pizza which was impressive. i. iwill try not the we are keeping you up—to—date with all things local elections an we will keep you up—to—date on the results. still coming in, we are about half way through. more on that later. there's to be a fresh inquest into the death of a nine—year—old girl from london after her family says new evidence suggests she died because of illegal levels of air pollution. ella kissi—debrah died after suffering an asthma attack in 2013. she'd been admitted to hospital 27 times since 2010. our environment correspondent, claire marshall reports.

and another bear... ella was cheeky and bright says her mother. here she is playing with her phone in the car, this little cough, a sign of how ill she was. a few months later she had a severe asthma attack and died. her home was just 25 metres from london's busy ring road. she was breathing air so polluted that it broke legal limits. pollution wasn't put as a cause of ella's death. but her mother has always believed it was linked and now she is one step closer to finding out. the government says it is taking concerted action to improve air quality. ella's family will have to wait a yearfor the inquest, but it could prove without doubt that illegal air pollution can kill. claire marshall, bbc news. ella's mum, rosamund kissi—debrah, joins us now, alongside professor chris griffiths who is co—director of the asthma uk centre

for applied research and also a gp. good morning to you. please let me start with you rosamund. tell us what happened yesterday, and what this means to you, this result yesterday, because it came right at the end didn't it. it did. i was hanging on to the judge's every word, and it went down to the last two lines, and he said that the original inquest had been quashed and she can have a new one. it meant everything. the relief, i think i broke down crying because i didn't know which way it was going to go. to relief for my and her siblings. 0ne to relief for my and her siblings. one can only imagine how it must have felt for you, what is the next step though, because as we said, if it goes the way you want it to go, ella would have been the first person in the uk whose death would be directly linked to air pollution,

how close are you to that?|j be directly linked to air pollution, how close are you to that? i have been told by my legal team there will be a few hearings and the coroner will decide who he wants to be part of a fresh inquest, so, we obviously have to write to the coroner, and a date has to be set, and there will be hearings before the inquest itself. there is still a long way to go in this matter. professor griffith, good morning to you. this is significant moment isn't it. certainly it is. if the inquest finds that air pollution was a cause of ella's death, then it has big legal implications for the government and it would open the way for a large government and it would open the way fora large numberof government and it would open the way for a large number of other deaths to be attributed to air pollution. but we know that air pollution kills people, that has been known for decades since the smogs of the '505,

it is no surprise, big studies from the states show the higher the air pollution in cities, the faster people die. so this has been known for a long time. take us through a little bit of what these conditions can do for people. asthma or pollution levels? pollution levels. the harm that pollution causes, that starts when the baby is still in the womb and the air that the mother breeds. this can affect the chances and the risk of ill health in the baby's live as they grow into adults. risk of ill health in the baby's live as they grow into adultsm can live as they grow into adultsm ca n affect live as they grow into adultsm can affect us everyday. you are walking along a busy street and you are breathing in pollution and what happening physically? the pollution that somebody with asthma breeds in will trigger inflammation in the

lungs and it can set off an asthma attack, as was the case with ella. there is a lot of data that shows asthma is caused by pollution and air pollution triggers asthma attacks. the risk of an asthma attacks. the risk of an asthma attack goes up. if you are at a high level area and there are spikes and you see level area and there are spikes and you see a level area and there are spikes and you see a higher level of people attending a&e. we talk on this programme a lot about pollution and it is one of those conversations growing generally. given how this has personally affected you and your family, what are your hopes of how this might work out in the long term? listening to the doctor he has literally described almost word for word what happened to my daughter. my word what happened to my daughter. my hope is that whatever action the government take they show that in future these asthma attacks and the onset of asthma will not happen.

science has shown that air pollution is linked to so many things and it affects so many people, so my hope is that they will clean up the air and the health of the nation will be and the health of the nation will be a lot better than it is now. are you in touch with other families who have suffered similar tragedies? no, iam not have suffered similar tragedies? no, i am not i'm afraid. i can only imagine there will be parents watching who are so worried who have children with asthma and they live in busy cities. i would not want people to worry so much. i must state here, ella's asthma was incredibly severe and very rare as well. i would not want people with mild or moderate asthma to be panicking. as long as they follow the instructions the medics give them, they should be ok. she had one of the worst types of asthma in the

uk and! of the worst types of asthma in the uk and i must stress this as i know a lot of parents will be worrying this morning. do you want to pick up on that? air pollution inflames the lungs so the treatments are really important, the inhalers, because they settle down that inflammation. make sure if you have a child with asthma that they are taking their inhaler properly every day and twice a day is critical. thank you very much for your time. thank you for joining us as well. thank you forjoining us as well. let's go to matt for this morning's weather. he's in the village of scholes near leeds. there is a big event taking place there today. good morning. yes, there certainly is. it is one of the villages in the tour de

france and the tour de yorkshire. they have already put up the bunting. if you are lining the route today, takes up warm and waterproof. things will brighten up later even though temperatures will drop. that is the story for all of us as we head into the bank holiday weekend. what a bank holiday weekend it will be compared to the same one last year. the bank holiday came in in 1978 and last year it was the warmest one on record. this year it will be the coldest one. that return to colder air will take place today. it pushes across the entire uk as we head into the weekend. but the sun is getting stronger and out of the breeze in the sun it may not feel too bad. 0utbrea ks breeze in the sun it may not feel too bad. outbreaks of rain here and there as well, particularly from

northern ireland through to east anglia. this is the dividing line between the colder north and the milder south. some sunshine this afternoon in southern counties, temperatures around 1a—15. showers through from the home counties through from the home counties through to north wales. things brighten up for the tour de yorkshire later this afternoon. some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, but the showers in scotland will turn to sleet and snow. in the far north—east winds will be touching gale force. as we go through tonight the clear skies will gradually work down to all of us. showers in northern and eastern areas and are keen breeze. away from that there is a touch of frost to ta ke that there is a touch of frost to take us into the start of the bank holiday weekend. not good news for

those camping or gardening. tomorrow more sunshine around and dry weather to get your bank holiday weekend under way. in scotland still a scattering of showers. temperatures around 6—13. frost to take us overnight into sunday which should be largely dry. some good sunny spells. a bit of cloud bubbling up here and there. temperatures for many in single figures. as we go into bank holiday monday a bit more cloud more generally and a chance of showers returning. a lot of dry weather around even though temperatures are still only in single figures. if you are going out today, bring something warm. the crowds here are already out. give them away. they are already and waiting.

how do you feel about giving your co—workers a little bonus if they do a good job? i reckon matt would get something because he cleans up the office! hr organisations are telling us more companies are now using so—called micro—bonus schemes. the idea is all employees get an amount of money each month which they then use to give mini tips or bonuses to their colleagues. this is how it works for one magazine publisher in london. there is an allocation each month of points or bonuses and we use that to give out how you see fit to individuals that you want to, to recognise their working together, etc. at the end of the month it translates into rewards that you can cash in at a variety of outlets. you can also choose to donate your

money to good causes. people enjoy the recognition of being sort of put up on the wall if you like. it helps the company culture in terms of the way the teams work together. let's get into this withjulie wacker, a business psychologist from the firm robertson cooper. good morning. what does it need to be in place in a business? what culture needs to be in place for this kind of thing to work? ok, the system we are talking about here has got some really good intentions. it is trying to solve some clear problems in terms of people want insta nt problems in terms of people want instant feedback in the workplace. they want to devolve the power that the manager has to be able to reward employees. but what is clear is it is not as simple as it appears at first glance. you need to have a

culture in places where there are some clear values and what people are going to assess others on. what is good in an organisation needs to be clear before we say to people you can give people that credit. the culture needs to have very clear values in place. if they were in place, would it be a good thing if somebody made you a cup of tea in the morning would it be good for you to tip them £1 worth of bonuses? why not? at surface level this is really interesting. we are creating a rapport between employees. somebody like charlie who might not make a cup of tea for everybody it is not a bad thing. it is not your role in the office. but you might feel like iam the office. but you might feel like i am never getting any tips. then you start to uncover any issues around this and we have to be clear about reward. charlie might not be

bothered necessarily that he does not make any tea and people notice that, but this is a public thing and people will see other people's ratings. we have to understand the impact that has on people's well—being in terms of everybody can see what is going on around them in terms of the score and how people are performing and it is quite a significant impact on people's psychological well—being. significant impact on people's psychological well— beingm significant impact on people's psychological well-being. if you are going to do it, you have to think about it. thank you very much. look forward to that cup of tea. we are being quite mean to him. he doesn't share his raisins for porridge. i feel like i have porridge. ifeel like i have to porridge. i feel like i have to write a reply. people can draw their own conclusions. it's already one of the big tv successes of the year, with more than nine million viewers

tuning in, and things are certainly hotting up ahead of the line of duty final this sunday. the actor martin compston, who plays ds steve arnottjoins us later this morning. steve and di kate fleming seem to love a secret balcony chat — so we decided to have a go ourselves. the gaffer can't authorise an undercover and be the uci at the same time. there is no independent decision—making. he is even trained in undercover. i will have to report this. kate, wait. steve, we don't get to decide which ones we like and which ones we don't. the gaffer knows that. when i was undercover he backed me. i know he is going through a lot. i will talk to him. i

will come with you. no. the initial conclusion of that you stick to the dayjob. if you are not familiar with the drama and you are thinking what on earth? they do a lot of those scenes where they chitchat. we will be meeting martin later on and he will tell us. let's find out what is happening where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. it's been a tough night for the conservatives in parts of our area which have been voting in local elections. they lost overall control of st albans and basildon. although the party did hold on to a number of seats in brentwood, dartford and epping forest. meanwhile, labour managed to retain harlow, stevenage, reading, and slough and also luton following an entire council election. and if you'd like to see the full

set of results please head to the bbc news website. a report's found unnecessary costs have been created because of how the crossrail project has been managed. the planned new railway from east to west london was due to be completed by last december. but the national audit office has highlighted a number of factors which have contributed to its delay. crossrail say they will be reviewing the recommendations carefully. london's mayor will be visiting the uk's first lgbtiq+, homeless shelter and community centre, here in the capital later. the first of its kind, it recently moved in to the empty former clerkenwell fire station site which has been standing empty. government figures show between two and three % of the uk population identify as being lgbt yet leading charities estimate they make up a quarter of the homeless population. i mean some places where i stayed you could hear

people's conversations. it is almost hatred and it is almost disgusting in the way they talk about it and theirjokes and the conversation about gay people and lesbians or whatever. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube lines this morning. 0n the trains there's disruption for southern, thameslink and the gatwick express services between gatwick airport and east croydon. 0n the roads — there are the usual queues on blackwall lane towardrs the blackwall tunnel. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. there will be more wet weather around today in the form of showers with bright spells in between. you will notice the temperatures start to dip, so it will be feeling colder today. lots of cloud and rain already this

morning and the showers turn heavier as we head into the afternoon and there could be a rumble of thunder but brighter spells in between. the showers become more frequent as we head towards the end of the day. quite a chilly northerly wind blowing. those showers drift southwards through the evening and overnight. the skies will clear and in northern home counties there could even be a touch of frost tomorrow morning. tomorrow will feel cold with a dip in temperature and a chilly wind. showers in the afternoon, feeling slightly milder on sunday and monday. i am back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. results have been coming

in throughout the night in this year's local elections. the situation so far. it's bad news for both the conservatives and labour as voters turn away from the two main parties. there are gains for the lib dems and the greens and it's been a good night for a number of independent candidates. plenty more counting to come throughout the day, but so far, a bruising night for both labour and the conservatives, and plenty of blaming the impasse over brexit. elsewhere on the programme. nearly one million people are moved from their homes, as a severe cyclone heads for the east coast of india. the rising cost of filling up. petrol prices increase by more than five pence in april, the second biggest rise in nearly two decades. it's london calling in the europa league as chelsea get an away goal in germany and arsenal have a two goal lead over valencia, raising hopes of an all london final. with fans of line of duty desperate

to find out who ‘h' is, we'll interrogate actor martin compston ahead of the series finale on sunday. and it's weather for the warmer jumpers this weekend. heading into the bank holiday weekend, i have come to leeds ahead of the second stage of the tour de yorkshire. join me for all the details here and the full weekend forecast here on brea kfast. it's friday the 3rd of may. let's get right up to date with the latest in this year's local elections across england, with approaching half of the results in so far. this is the main picture this morning, in the biggest night of local elections since 2015. the conservatives and labour have both lost seats, while it's been a more positive night for the lib dems and the greens. and a number of independent candidates have also won seats. with more on the story of the night so far, here's jessica parker. results coming in, some

smiles, and cheers. a hold in the battle ground of swindon for the tories and a gain in north east lincolnshire. but elsewhere, far less favourable results, the conservatives losing control in areas such as st albans, southend, broxtowe and peterborough. theresa may, polling card in hand, what does the picture mean for her? i think she needs to take a look at how many councillors we've lost overnight, wake up in the morning and think about how she thinks the conservative party needs to put its best foot forward. these ballot boxes brought good news for labour, where they took control of trafford, but the party lost control of councils in hartlepool and bolsover. a sense in some areas that it wasn't quite the night they'd hoped for. it is not looking good. this is going to be a very difficult night for labour. we have been out and about and the message we are getting loud and clear is all about brexit, and the residents are telling us

they are going to make sure there is some change, because of their dissatisfaction over brexit. so signs it could be some of the smaller parties like the liberal democrats and greens, as well as local independents, that are on the advance. the liberal democrats gaining areas like north norfolk, winchester and cotswolds district council. feeling buoyant, we are seeing a lot of the vote coming out, and the national picture is really tough for the tories. however, there is a way to go yet. this is a big set of local elections and the parties are watching closely. peering into what it might mean for their wider fortunes. here in the wee hours, though, is this some cross—party collaboration, or perhaps commiseration? so on it goes, verdicts being delivered, one ballot box after another. they were certainly eager to get going here, it is democracy in energetic action.

and energy may well be what is needed. the results for plenty of other races yet to come. jessica parker, bbc news. so let's make sense of these results with our politcial correspondent chris mason. good morning. as ever with local elections, a smorgasbord of inclinations in terms of how people might have voted in different areas with local concerns. take a big step back and the big word exit lingers as it ever does, and a frustration —— the big word, brexit, lingers as it ever does, and a frustration with the two main parties. depending on where you look, it goes in different directions, frustration for some that conservatives have failed to deliver brexit by the time it was meant to have happened, frustration for others amid labour, either that they our two for the remain side or

not for it enough, depending on the site. gains for some of the smaller parties, the liberal democrats making significant gains, wearing the biggest smile this morning, gains toa the biggest smile this morning, gains to a smaller local level for the greens and the independent mac as well. it isjust a couple of weeks, european elections around the corner, what can we take of this?m you are watching this coverage of a carnival of democracy and thinking, it wasn't much of a carnival where i was, there are elections and a couple of weeks which will involve the whole of the uk. no local elections in scotland or wales and patches in england where there were none either, but in a couple of weeks' time there will be at polling stations at the end of every street because the government has not

delivered on its promise of delivering brexit so there is a european parliament elections will in all likelihood take place. if the local elections have featured brexit pretty prominently, you can only begin to imagine how significant the brexit question will be in those european parliament elections. with the full range of perspectives being reflected in the different political parties are standing, not least the likes of the brexit party and chains uk, not prominent players in the local elections, —— and change uk, not prominent players locally but will be more prominent in the european elections. the results are still coming in, full coverage on the bbc news channel. more than a million people have been evacuated from their homes, as cyclone fani makes landfall in the north—east of india. it's one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in years.

earlier we spoke to our correspondent rahul tandon who's in the area. 0ne one of india's poorest state is currently feeling the full force of nature. india's meteorological department said the cyclone fani hit the country a couple of hours ago. the winds are gusting at 210 kilometres per hour and torrential rain lashing across this particular region. yesterday more than 1 million people were moved by the authorities, they used tractors, boats, cars, buses, anything they could find to move them from the low lying areas of to temporary shelters but some would not go, they refused to go because they were concerned about their property and boats. a huge operation taking place, now the government people to stay indoors. many people in shelters will be worried, what will they go back to when they cyclone moved on? new research has found that people receiving effective treatment for hiv can't pass on the virus to their sexual partners. a study, published in the lancet medicaljournal, looked at nearly

1,000 gay male couples and discovered no cases of hiv transmission over eight years. the researchers say it's a "powerful message", which everyone should be aware of. actor peter mayhew, who played chewbacca in the star wars films, has died at the age of 7a. the 7—foot—2 actor played the wookiee warrior in the original star wars trilogy in the late 19705 and early eighties, as well as some later films. some of peter's co—stars have been paying tribute to him. his spirit and his kindness and his ge ntle ness his spirit and his kindness and his gentleness was so close to what a wiki is. —— what a wookie is. he radiated happiness and warmth. he was always up for a laugh and we just hit it off immediately. and stayed friends for over a0 years. star wars creator george lucas said of peter mayhew, "he was the closest any human being could be to a wookiee: big heart, gentle nature — and i learned

to always let him win". "he was a good friend, and i'm saddened by his passing". harrison ford, who played chewbacca's companion, han solo, said mayhew was the gentlest of giants, a big man with an even bigger heart. those are the main stories, the weather and the sport coming up a little later on. we've got up to half of the results from local elections in england. so far, there have been big losses for both the conservatives and labour. let's get some reaction from the conservative party deputy chair, helen whately who joins us now from westminster. thank you for talking to us this morning. the conservative party has been given a bit of a bloody nose, hasn't it? it has been a tough night for us, clearly there will be more results coming into day and we will have some difficult results. we a lwa ys have some difficult results. we always knew this would be a tough election for us, there would be some

prediction we would lose over 1000 seats. there are some positives we can draw from it, we thought we would lose at swindon council which has gone to no overall control, and north east lincolnshire, we have gained. againstan north east lincolnshire, we have gained. against an expectation of it being really bad, there are some positives we can find. 0verall being really bad, there are some positives we can find. overall a strong message to both conservatives and labour that people are really frustrated about where we are with brexit. that's certainly what i had on the doorstep, i wanted us to leave, i voted to leave and we have not left yet and that has really affected the results. so what happens next with the conservative party, how do you regroup, what is the plan, what are you told? to me, thatis the plan, what are you told? to me, that is a very strong reminder for mp5 in westminster, the importance is getting on and coming together and leaving the european union. i really hope that that means labour will take seriously the discussions

the prime minister and the government... can i ask you to focus on what the conservative party should do, this is about the conservative party losing votes through the local elections, not about what other parties are going to do to help you with brexit. it's certainly when i heard out campaigning, i hearthat certainly when i heard out campaigning, i hear that from others as well, one of the things that has affected the result is people overall saying, we voted to leave but we haven't left yet. it's overall and anger at parliament. as a governing party, clearly that hits as hardest, people will say it's down to the government. but it's up to parliament as a whole to come together and deliver brexit, particularly because we are operating as a minority government so we need other parties to work with us. we cannot have labour mp5 continuing to block brexit. if they had supported us in the last few weeks, we would not be where we find ourselves and we would have left the european union. how much influence

for will be conservative party have on local issues when it has been significantly rejected by those who have voted ? significantly rejected by those who have voted? what you will see in local areas is a conservative councillors and activists continuing to work hard on local issues, and that's one thing that has been reflected in these results, people don't want to vote for the main parties, they have really turned and looked locally for an alternative. it's a reminder of that happening. i do think the whole election has been coloured by the national picture and the fact that we have this overarching issue is a country, which is brexit. i will go back to my earlier question, what happens next for the conservative party, what will you be told now from your leader and the cabinet about strategy happening now? what i know is that the prime minister's absolute priority is to try and find absolute priority is to try and find a brexit and reach a point with brexit where there is a majority in

parliament. that is absolutely the priority, the number one issue. that's the thing that's getting in the way of us doing the other things we wa nt the way of us doing the other things we want to do, my background is in health care, i particularly want us to be talking about the nhs. but we have to move forward with brexit and deliver the referendum result and then we can move on. the problem is, i wonder if you will agree with this, the conservative party doesn't look stable in that sense. so you say, it's not a majority in the government, it's relying on help from other parties. this week we have seen kevin williamson be sacked having lost the confidence of the prime minister. —— gavin williamson. the conservative party is not in the best light, is that fair? it's a difficult time for us and labour, there is a huge amount of division in the labour party as well. it's a reflection of the situation in the party where we have this great division over brexit and people have a very strong views either side, and also the prime minister is leading a

minority government, that will a lwa ys minority government, that will always be difficult. this is playing across our politics. to me, the strongest possible message from voters today is that we need to come together and get on with it and do it and work across party as well, otherwise people will be continually disillusioned with politics. they wa nt to disillusioned with politics. they want to see politicians listening and doing what they voted for. how quickly can you fix the broken reputation of the conservative party? | reputation of the conservative party? i think we can leave the european union, do what people voted for in the referendum, then things will move on. that to me feels like the biggest barrier to how people are perceiving politicians at the moment. thank you very much for talking to us this morning. you can keep up to date as the results come in throughout the morning, including counts in northern ireland on the bbc news channel. and there's a special programme from midday

on bbc two with huw edwards. let's go to matt for this morning's weather. he's in the village of scholes near leeds. what's happening there, matt? he is riding around on his bicycle at some point good morning. it is all about the cycles today, tour of yorkshire started yesterday between doncaster, and stage two is today, we are at one of 150 towns, cities and villages involved in this, and we have come to scholes just outside leeds. we have seen amazing build up here, the bunting is out, the flags are out. three wonderful ladies who have been heavily involved in that from the village, karen, angela and janet. have i got that right? yes! quickly tell us what it has taken to get all this bunting up and get the

village involved. all of the community has been involved, we decided to enter the best dressed village for the tour of yorkshire, everybody has been sewing, knitting, janet has made a fabulous sculpture. and it has just gone off on a spiral from there, we have had local people painting, the signs are handmade. we have had people recycling as much as we can, old curtains and bed learning made into bunting. so it's not just about the cycling, it learning made into bunting. so it's notjust about the cycling, it is about pitching yourself against other villages as well, and it has brought the community together? yes, we organised a sewing bee in the methodist school room and we all got together and got stuck in and made lots of bunting. some of it is here. yes, it's decorated. do you think you have a good chance? yes, no problem. it was fun joining you have a good chance? yes, no problem. it was funjoining in, part of the entertainment for ourselves as much as anything. you just joined

m, as much as anything. you just joined in, and other people joined. wonderful, best of luck with it, it looks stunning. really building the excitement here, enjoy the rest of your day as well. the excitement is building here at the moment and it will continue across the rest of the uk, —— the rest of the day, across of yorkshire. the weather can do better, patchy rain at the moment and it will turn more chilly but thatis and it will turn more chilly but that is the story for all of us into the may bank holiday weekend, a much colder feel than this time last year. the may bank holiday came into being in 1978, the warmest on record last year, this year we will struggle to get to 13 degrees. colder air coming down from the north on wind from the arctic at the moment, they will gradually push to all parts throughout the coming weekend. cold air across the northern half of the uk at the moment, reasonable in southern parts, in parts of northern ireland,

northern wales, and east anglia, thatis northern wales, and east anglia, that is where the weather front is at the moment, working south. to the south, such an at times. the home counties and the midlands will see some heavy showers later on. by the end of the afternoon, 1a or 15 possible across the south this afternoon. with some sunshine around. but further north come into the cloud and a greater chance of outbreaks of rain. northern england a bit drier and brighter this afternoon. temperatures only in single figures. scotland and northern ireland vastly chillier, sunshine around but the showers will turn to sleet and snow in the northern parts of scotland. strong winds will make it feel even colder than five or six celsius would suggest. tonight, the cold winds push to all parts of the country, clearing away some of the showers, keeping going across northern and eastern areas but with clear skies, a touch of frost into tomorrow

morning, and that will feature by night this weekend, take note if you are out camping or if you are a keen gardener who has been planting recently. into the weekend, a lot of dry weather this weekend, with sunshine across western areas in particular. showers and eastern england, northern and eastern scotland, winter across scotland and temperatures for single figures for many. another frost into sunday, most many. another frost into sunday, m ost pla ces many. another frost into sunday, most places will be dry on sunday with sunny spells, cloud building up later on, shower is limited to the northern half of scotland. and again single figure temperatures. after a chilly night, into bank holiday monday, still some sunshine around but a bit more cloud developing here and there. and a greater chance of some showers spreading southwards across the country. on bank holiday monday, a lot of places will remain dry. that is how your weather looks. the atmosphere is building here in school through this morning. i have

got to get the yorkshire look, stand back, back to win the studio. i was going to do the accent but i will not, it is dangerous territory. it does completely transform you, that hat. it does, doesn't it? good fun, thank you very much. let's have the business news now. should we be getting ready for a rise in interest rates? we got a bit of an update from the bank of england governor yesterday. mark carney confirmed the bank had decided to leave interest rates unchanged for the moment. however he confirmed they would have to go up when brexit happens and he hinted there could be more rises, more frequently, than many are currently predicting. as always, be prepared for a rate rise, whenever it might be, get your

ducks in order. one thing that is going up right now is the price of petrol. according to the rac, last month saw the second biggest rise in the cost of filling up in 19 years. a litre of unleaded went up by more than 5p. the advice is to shop around, some of the supermarkets offer the best prices. finally, we've talked about the value of vegan products lots on breakfast. yesterday one of the biggest makers of plant—based burgers started selling shares in new york. always controversial when you call them burgers! the value of beyond meat more than doubled on the first day people could buy shares in it. they make burgers out of peas, fava beans and soy. lots of people betting big on us going meat—free or eating less of it. we know it has become big business, yesterday was just another example. ididn't yesterday was just another example. i didn't know there was an issue

calling them plant based. i didn't know there was an issue calling them plant basedm i didn't know there was an issue calling them plant based. it is plant —based burgers, when you bring in berger, people treat me, butchers say, a burger is meat. what about a veggie burger? that would be in the same bracket. we have had them for yea rs. same bracket. we have had them for years. it's always been controversial! thanks! a bbc breakfast investigation has found that an increasing number of councils across the uk, have decided to ban, phase out or limit the use of a controversial weedkiller, called glyphosate. 0ne manufacturer, monsanto, faces more than 11,000 lawsuits in the united states, over claims its use contributed to cancer. the company denies the allegations and says its products have been used safely in more than 160 countries around the world. jayne mccubbin reports. this is the product which is under the spotlight around the world. so, stuart, glyphosate. glyphosate. glyphosate, you just refuse to use it now? i do, yes, ifeel it's unsafe.

stuart has been a groundsman in inverclyde for 30 years, and for those 30 years, every spring and summer until now, he handled glyphosate weedkiller virtually every day. it was the news reports from america that first put this on your radar? it was, yes, and it got me concerned. there's about 800 academic studies that say you're wrong, there isn't a risk. there are also studies out there that say there is a risk. they used to say smoking was safe, they used to say asbestos was safe. that's not safe, they don't know what's not safe. this is the level of mistrust ma nufa ctu res monsa nto face along with owners bayer. company accounts show in the states today, they are facing over 11,000 lawsuits. but what is the extent of use by local authorities here? bbc breakfast sent a freedom of information act request to all uk councils to find out. of the councils which responded to this f0|, 73% told us they use glyphosate but only 12% use it in schools, and less than 6% in child ren's playgrounds.

and there were councils who told us they were trying to move away from this product. in fact, over a0 local authorities have told us they have banned, limited or are attempting to phase out the use of glyphosate, including this council in trafford. today using an alternative. the vote to try and phase this out was unanimous. it was. why, why such concern? we were concerned about glyphosate and the potential impact on health and the potential impact on biodiversity. there's a lot of scientific basis for those concerns. and it's appropriate that we look at alternatives. so what about the science? monsanto told us there is no evidence councils which choose to move away from glyphosate are enhancing safety, with more than 800 studies agreeing it safe when used as directed. but this paper by the world health organization concluding it was probably carcinogenic to humans. but even here in trafford, they say finding an

alternative won't be easy. this is moss park allotments, where they're facing an enemy intruder. japanese knotweed, i believe, is a problem for you. yes, very much so. just out there. it's not a problem while it's out there, but it will be a problem if it ever gets onto the allotment. this is strong enough to crack through concrete and it spreads fast. it really is unstoppable, apart from using glyphosate. but there are countries like france and belgium that want to ban it and there have been studies that do say it's carcinogenic. politicians have to make political decisions. the study which is quoted very widely was a the hazards assessment, so potentially everything is a hazard. glyphosate was in the same category as hot drinks and red meat. it's how you use them. monsanto say the critics are wrong. they remain confident in the science and regulatory record of their products. confidence not shared by all. jayne mccubbin, bbc news.

find out what is happening where you are. have got plans, take note because it will turn compared to recent days, certainly much colder than last year's early may bank holiday. we have got a cold front moving southwards, introducing arctic air right across the uk as we go into the weekend. showery rain across central areas, drifting further south but it will stay quite cloudy for many of us but you can see those temperatures across northern parts, 7—11. further south, holding onto milder conditions with a bit of sunshine in the far south—west. we continue with showers through the night but they were

mostly clear away. further wintry showers into north—east scotland and north—east england but look at the blue, a frost across northern parts tonight. some clear skies to take us into saturday morning and a bright start to the day. some showers and eastern areas but look at those temperatures, 10—13. goodbye.

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