the world gets its first glimpse of the new royal baby. in a photocell at windsor castle, the duke and duchess of sussex said their baby is very calm and has the sweetest temperament and spoke of their excitement and joy. it's magic. it's pretty amazing. i have the two best guys in the world, so i'm really happy. we are just so thrilled to have our own little bundle ofjoy. and be able to spend some precious times with him as he slowly starts to grow up. the baby's name has still not been announced. the couple have now taken their son to meet the queen — her eighth grandchild — we'll be live at windsor. also this lunchtime. too few gps — the first sustained fall in the number of family doctors for half a century.

a falklands war veteran who had his medal taken off him because he was bisexual is planning to sue the ministry of defence. the miracle of anfield — liverpool celebrate after one of the greatest comebacks in the history of european football. and will it be an all—english final? tottenham face ajax in amsterdam tonight. coming up on bbc news — prince william and a host of famous faces are drafted in to help announce the england women's squad ahead of this summer's world cup.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the duke and duchess of sussex have been showing the world their baby for the first time. they said he's very calm with the ‘sweetest temperament.‘ prince harry and meghan held a photocall with their son in windsor castle — two days after he was born. the duchess said the experience of motherhood had been ‘magic‘ and ‘amazing', and that ‘she has the best two guys in the world.‘ the couple have now taken their baby, who still has no name, to meet the queen — he‘s her eighth grandchild. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. inside windsor castle a proud mum and dad with their two—day—old son, presented him at the first of many protocols. his names have still to be publicly disclosed so for the moment we can say that the infant is known as they beat sussex and

remained happily unaware of all the interest in him, fast asleep in his father‘s arms. first some photographs. and then a few impressions about what it is like to be parents. it is magic, it is pretty amazing. i have two best guys in the world i'm really happy. tell us in the world i'm really happy. tell usa in the world i'm really happy. tell us a bit about your son. is he sleeping well? good baby? he has the sweetest temperament. he is really calm. i wonder who he gets back from! he isjust a dream and it has beena from! he isjust a dream and it has been a special couple of days. who does he take after? we're still trying to think of everyone says babies change so much over a couple of weeks so we are monitoring the changing process over this next month. his looks are changing every

day. baby sussex was heavily wrapped up day. baby sussex was heavily wrapped up and rather hard to see. not unreasonably the photographers wa nted unreasonably the photographers wanted a clearer view of his face but this was the best that was possible. he already has a bit of facial hair as well! wonderful! thank you all so much. thank you and thank you everyone for all the well wishes and kindness. it means so much. and that was it, baby sussex had an appointment with his great grandmother, a chance for the queen to see her aides great—grandchild who brings both an anglo—american and multiracial heritage into the heart of the british royal family. annita mcveigh is in windsor. we have waited a while to see the new royal baby but the royal couple full of the joys of parenthood? absolutely, the salted is the word that i would use and baby sussex

behaved impeccably for his first encounter with the media. slipping through that introduction. it was a very low— key through that introduction. it was a very low—key introduction in the sense of one stills photographer and three news cameras including one from the united states in a break with tradition and one reporter for the quite a contrast to when the duke and duchess of cambridge introduced their new arrivals to the bank of the world media outside the hospital in central london where the duchess gave birth to their three children. so a contrast in that sense and low—key in that sense of the setting at st george‘s hall in windsor castle was very grand. perhaps not the most intimate setting for this but those images in the grandeur of that war will certainly play well with the people around the world who want to see these pictures and particularly in these pictures and particularly in the united states of course. that was why one of those cameras was

from the news organisation, the american news organisation cbs. we are still waiting on the name. there is some suggestion that perhaps the name will be released once the new arrival has met his great—grandparents, arrival has met his great—grandpa rents, the arrival has met his great—grandparents, the queen and duke of edinburgh. we understand that meeting is happening right in windsor castle. the duchessjoking that when they were on their way to this protocol they bumped into the dukein this protocol they bumped into the duke in the castle, as you do but perhaps once that meeting has taken place we will find out at last what this baby is going to be called. the nhs is seeing its first sustained fall in the number of family doctors in half a century. research for the bbc shows the number of gps entering the profession isn‘t keeping up with the number leaving. five years ago there were 65 doctors per 100,000 people in the uk — that‘s now fallen to 60. another study says many gps believe they are seeing far more patients

than they think is safe. our health correspondent dominic hughes is at a doctors surgery in wigan. good afternoon. what we‘re seeing i think area good afternoon. what we‘re seeing i think are a couple of factors coming together, a growing and ageing population, many people with chronic long—term conditions that need to be closely monitored by doctors and at the same time the number of doctors leaving the profession either through retirement or burn—out are not being replaced new recruits coming in at the bottom. all this adding to pressure on gp services. it‘s eight o‘clock in the morning and doctor carmel irvine hasjust arrived at her practice in plymouth. i‘m looking to a busy day with complex consultations. no time to reflect. high demand. with more than 8000 patients in the books, her time is precious. so most patients are consulted over the phone. how can i help today?

i'm just feeling quite faint. feeling a bit sick. basically last tuesday i got run over by a car. only the most pressing cases get seen face—to—face. people like janet, who struggles with high blood pressure. it's been off and on probably for quite a while. a growing number of people like janet with long—term conditions need to be seen. but gps can‘t keep up. retirements, burn—out, and a lack of fresh recruits are hitting numbers. you can't get an appointment. you can't. not routinely. not unless it is weeks in advance and who knows when you are going to be ill a few weeks in advance? i‘ve got one appointment left, two weeks today. there is a crisis in general practice. it's very real. it's the worst crisis since 1948. the future is injeopardy, there is no doubt about that. so at the ashton medical centre in wigan, they are trying new ways of working.

nurse practitioner trudy law now treats patients that once were seen by a doctor. minor illness, minor ailments and looking at management of chronic illness as well. we work alongside the gps and it also absolutely looks at hospital avoidance. extra money has been promised for general practice. and there are efforts to encourage more doctors to make a career as a gp. and using the skills of staff like trudy is seen as part of the solution. that doesn‘t mean we are not committed to making sure that we have the right number of gps in this country to look after our patients as they change over the years. but we are also bringing in additional health care professionals to support those gps and nurses as well. it comes up with what you should do as a result of what your findings are. at the ashton practice, an advice session for new mums is all about prevention, helping them look after their own health and those who depend on them. the face of general practice is changing and the way care is offered to these young patients

as they grow up is likely to be very different. dominic hughes, bbc news, wigan. the report today covers the whole of the uk but it is in england where the uk but it is in england where the biggest fall in gdp numbers has been seen and that is why nhs managers in england want to recruit an extra 20,000 staff but the nurse that was sought here at the ashton medical centre to help to ease some of the pressures facing gps. you can see more on this story on panorama, ‘gp‘s: why i can‘t get an appointment‘ tonight at 7.30 on bbc one. and it‘ll be available afterwards on the iplayer. theresa may‘s future as prime minister will be discussed by backbench tory mps later this afternoon, amid reports many want to rewrite the party‘s rules on changing their leader. it comes as talks with labour continue to try and break the brexit deadlock. 0ur assistant political editor

norman smith is at westminster. the 1922 committee meeting, yet more pressure on the prime minister? there was a moment at prime ministers questions when a fairly new tory mp challenged to his innate ability to step aside and told her that she had failed. plenty of tory mps are willing to say so privately but to say so publicly in the full glare of the chamber i think gives you a sense of the weight that events and attitudes seem to be hardening and moving against theresa may. again in part of course because of the catastrophic local election results and in part because of the ongoing talks with labour which once more resume this afternoon and about which many tory mps are furious. and of course after that further delay to brexit. so much so that tonight

the 1922 committee of tory backbenchers will again revisit the party rules to decide whether they need to be redrawn to allow another leadership challenge to theresa may ahead of december. it would be foolish to underestimate theresa may, she has swatted away different leadership challenges, she is the original duracell politician who just keeps going but i think momentum is once again building and if the european elections in a fortnight are as bad as many tories fear that i think there is a real chance that theresa may could indeed face another challenge. the us secretary of state mike pompeo is in london today for talks with the prime minister and foreign secretary. mr pompeo is expected to raise american concerns about the possible involvement of the chinese telecoms giant huawei in helping to build britain‘s 5g network. the latest tensions over iran will also be discussed. 0ur diplomatic correspondent

james landale is here. visit comes at a slightly sensitive time in relations between the us and uk over ten one in particular but equally timely because there are many issues to discuss between britain and the uk it is clear on huawei the americans have a different position to the government, the government says it will consider some kind of engagement, some kind of links with this chinese technology firm over the future at five g network. the americans will expect to say there will be consequences if you do that for the on iran the issue that they will discuss overwhelmingly is the fa ct will discuss overwhelmingly is the fact that the iranians today announced that they are going to step back a bit from the nuclear deal that they agreed four years ago. the deal by they said we will give up growing our nuclear programme in return for some economic help and end to sanctions. that deal now looking ragged, the americans pulled out a year ago and

the americans stepping back from the brits and they are in a difficult position because they need to choose if they want to continue giving some economic to support to iran or protect relations with united states for the united states putting huge pressure on the uk to cut off all links at the moment. so britain between a rock and a hard place. a man has been charged with the kidnap and rape of a woman in watford last month. 34—year—old joseph mccann, who was arrested by police in cheshire on monday, is due to appear at westminster magistrates‘ court this afternoon. the metropolitan police are investigating further alleged offences. 0n the second day of the inquests into the deaths of eight people killed in the 2017 london bridge and borough market attacks, detective superintendent rebecca riggs, who was in charge of the investigation, has been giving more details of what happened that night. including some incredible stories

of individual bravery. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the old bailey. it has been a gruelling morning for the families of those killed in the attack as detective superintendent rebecca riggs took us to a video compilation of all cctv of the tax for begins with the band weaving across london bridge deliberately driving at speed at groups of pedestrians. you can see the moment where ignacio echeverria is knocked off the bridge and chrissy archibald trapped under the wheel of the ban and her fiance runs trapped under the wheel of the ban and herfiance runs to her assistance then a really harrowing bit of footage in the courtyard of the borough bistro as men with knives goat rampaging with the diner for that five people called around that small area and you could hear women screaming that small area and you could hear women screaming and men shouting as they stab the diners. then one of those amazing moments of bravery from that night, the moment when

after the men came up from the distro they are taken on by police co nsta bles distro they are taken on by police constables and ignacio echeverria, a man who was passing on his skateboard. and you see moments of that battle with a skateboard, with the police button and unfortunately at the end of that ignacio echeverria was dead but those three men all got a george medal for bravery for taking on the attackers that night. daniel sandford, thank you very much. our top story this lunchtime. the world gets its first glimpse of the new royal baby as the duke and duchess of sussex speak of their excitement and joy. and still to come... asia bibi — the christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy — has left pakistan. and coming up on bbc news: can tottenham match liverpool and overturn a semifinal first—leg deficit to reach a first champions league final with victory over ajax?

it was one of the greatest comebacks in the history of european football. liverpool are through to their second successive champions league final after an extraordinary night at anfield. they beat barcelona 11—3 on aggregate and will now face either tottenham or ajax in the final on the 1st ofjune. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein is at anfield now. # walk on with hope in your heart... #. the delight, the disbelief of a club and its supporters. an achievement few believed was even a possibility, let alone a remarkable reality. trailing 3—0 from the first leg, an injury—hit liverpool were given

hope by back—up striker divock 0rigi. after half time, it was two. the mighty barcelona rattled. and when substitute wijnaldum scored his second in the space of a couple of minutes, liverpool were level. then came a moment that will live long in the memory. local boy trent alexander—arnold catching barca with a quick corner. 0rigi reacting fastest fastest to seal a 11—3 win. drama of a level that football — anfield of all places — had surely never seen. i‘m really proud to be the manager of this team. it‘s unbelievable. what they did tonight is so special and, yeah... i will remember it for ever, 100%. it was a head—spinning feat for 20—year—old alexander—arnold and his joyous team—mates celebrating in the changing rooms. among the greatest comebacks, manchester united scoring twice at the end of the match to win the trophy in 1999 was extraordinary. so, too, liverpool themselves overturning a 3—0 deficit to triumph six years later.

but does this trump them all? it seems to be a result that shocked the world. yeah, but that‘s liverpool for you, though! you come together, you seen the support at the end. the way they sang you‘ll never walk alone with the crowd was just unreal it was amazing and i can't explain it with words. i think it is the best day of my life! you came a long way for this? yes, we are from brazil, so we travel to here on mondayjust to this game, this match. two and back and put in that performance with that attitude and desire and the will to win, not many times do you get everyone in a team, perfect ten out of ten performances. that‘s what they needed. well, this is what it‘s all about. liverpool have already won five european cups, eclipsing any other british club, and after stunning barcelona they will go to the final as the favourite to lift number six. and following their heroic effort here, liverpool will be confident of doing it and adding another

chapter to their illustrious history. that attempt comes on the 1st of junein that attempt comes on the 1st of june in madrid when liverpool play either tottenham or ajax, who meet in the second leg of their semifinal in amsterdam tonight. don‘t forget liverpool could also yet to win the premier league title. the top division title the first time in 29 yea rs. division title the first time in 29 years. it‘s unlikely, but what last night showed us is that anything is possible at this football club. certainly is, david. thank you very much indeed. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks is in amsterdam — liverpool faced a tough task last night and tottenham face a tough task this evening, as well. that much of course was incredible but it would be equally special for spares, for these fans as loud, confident

fans, gathering here to reach their first ever final. officially 2006 hundred are expecting but thousands more are braving these distinctly english conditions. the police are starting to gather now. there‘s quite a presence. they have one of these spurs fans about their behaviour because last time ajax played here in the champions league, there were more than 140 arrests. those lucky enough to have tickets will be swept off to the arena in a dedicated metros and when they get that they know spurs have a job on their hands. they have lost nine of their hands. they have lost nine of the last ten away games and ajax have been grilling the neutrals with their total football, this young side who havejust their total football, this young side who have just won the dutch cup are rightly favourites. but spares no an all premier league tie in madrid against liverpool weights, and if that isn‘t motivation enough, i don‘t know what is. and if that isn‘t motivation enough, i don't know what is. natalie, thank you very much. asia bibi, the christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country.

her conviction was overturned last year by the supreme court, but protests against her forced her into hiding. her lawyer says she‘s arrived in canada. secunder kermani reports from islamabad. asia bibi‘s case has been one of the most divisive episodes in pakistan‘s history. it began a decade ago when, during an argument with two muslim women in her village, asia bibi was accused of having insulted the prophet muhammad. she was arrested and sentenced to death. when she was finally acquitted by the supreme court last october, there were angry protests across the country. since then, she‘d been kept in a secret location. but now officials say she‘s left pakistan. this is a landmark decision. i would like to commend the honourablejudges of the supreme court of pakistan, who were brave enough and courageous enough to acquit asia bibi of the false charge of blasphemy. it takes a lot of courage. asia bibi‘s case exposed the divides

in pakistani society. this prominent politician, who spoke out in support of her, was murdered by his own bodyguard. asia bibi‘s family had always maintained it wouldn‘t be safe for her to live in pakistan. asia bibi‘s case had become a symbol of pakistan‘s hardline blasphemy laws — both for those who support them and those who want to reform them. her ordeal now finally seems to be over. there are dozens of other cases just like hers going through the court system, and there seems little prospect of the laws themselves being changed. millions of south africans are voting in elections that are being seen as the toughest test for the governing anc in the past 25 years.

the party‘s reputation has been tarnished by a string of corruption scandals, some of them linked to the former president, jacob zuma. from johannesburg, pumza fihlani reports. this is south africa‘s sixth democratic election in only 25 years since black people were allowed to vote. the political leaders have cast their ballots and are hoping that the 27 million people who are registered in this vote will do the same. voting has been proceeding smoothly in most parts of the country, but there were some delays in the opening of polling stations in some parts. a record 48 parties are contesting in this election. but there are three main parties to watch out for. the ruling african national congress. the main opposition, the democratic alliance, and the more radical economic freedom fighters. each of these parties are promising that they are the answer to south africa‘s many problems.

but for the people here, the time for promises has come and gone. millions are unemployed, the public health system is overstretched, the economy is not growing, and corruption is a big problem here. what sort of changes? jobs, for starters. maybe give us homes if there is such a thing. things like that. and do you believe that your vote can make a difference? exactly. i do believe. but for some, even after voting, life has remained the same. and this time they‘ve decided to stay away. this woman has two children, no job or access to clean running water. translation: look at the reds. we drink dirty water, but they drink bottled clean water. they live in fancy places and we live in dirty places. they expect us to vote but they won‘t do anything for us. polls will close late this evening and the painstaking work of counting will begin. it‘ll be days before the official result is announced, but a picture of the leading parties will begin to emerge

in the next day. pumza fihlani, bbc news, johannesburg. the green party have launched their campaign for the european elections on may 23rd with the message "yes to europe, no to climate change". after gaining 185 council seats in last week‘s english local elections, the party is hopeful of improving on the three meps it secured in 2014. it's it‘s time to say yes to europe, yes to investing in communities and no to investing in communities and no to climate chaos. it‘s also about saying a very loud no to a failed brexit project and yes to transforming our society to one that puts people first. our government is ata puts people first. our government is at a standstill and the 2—party system is broken. both the conservatives and labour have embraced brexit and refused to see it cannot succeed in solving any of the problems of our country.

the food standards agency has announced its recommendations for changing the laws about food labelling. it comes after a number of high—profile cases including the death of 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse, who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich. our correspondent jonty bloom is here. remind us of the background to this case. funnily enough most food that is sold in this country has to have a full list of ingredients including allergens. but there is a loophole. if the food is produced on the site it is sold on it doesn‘t need that labelling on the grounds that perhaps people who have a problem or i will worried will ask the people who made the food stop at the floor was revealed when natasha ednan—laperouse bought a baguette which included sesame seeds to which she had an allergy and she died as a result. the food standards agency has reviewed the law and at its general board meeting today it went through all the options through encouraging best practice in the industry, putting up signs, telling

people to ask if they have any worries. it has gone for the strongest option which is to basically introduce the same laws in these kind of shops as existing other food establishments. there these kind of shops as existing otherfood establishments. there has to be full labelling of ingredients, including the 14 major allergens that they know people are vulnerable to, and that‘s what they are recommend to ministers. thank you. a falklands veteran is planning to sue the ministry of defence for the return of his service medals. they were taken off him in 1993 because he was bisexual, and he was forced out of the royal navy. at the time, lgbt people were banned from serving in the armed forces — a ban that wasn‘t lifted until several years later. the mod says it‘s looking at how personnel discharged because of their sexuality can get their medals back. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. i loved life in the navy because of the comradeship. 150 people on board a vessel and you all knew each other. joe ousalice served in the royal navy for nearly 18 years. and his work was praised by his seniors.

when hejoined up in the 1970s, there was a ban on lgbt people serving in the armed forces. and joe says, throughout his career, he hid the fact that he was bisexual. it was a double life i was living. i was watching, every day, what i was saying, what i was doing. joe served in the falklands war. he also did tours of duty in northern ireland and conflict spots in the middle east. but in 1993, an allegation involving another sailor, which he‘s always denied, ended his career. and during the disciplinary process, he says he was forced to disclose his sexuality. this is a medalfor northern ireland, that one for the south atlantic. joe was allowed to hold on to two of his medals, but he was stripped of the medal he‘d been awarded for long service and good conduct. that medal is proof to me that i was good enough for all those years, and yet somebody could just come and take it away from you.

in a statement, the ministry of defence said... joe says that because that he was dismissed from the navy, he‘s also lost out on his pension. but he‘s never fought for money. at the age of 68, he just wants his medal back. june kelly, bbc news. before the weather — more pictures of the new royal baby. the duke and duchess of sussex have given the world the first glimpse of their newborn son. the couple, who still haven‘t revealed the name of their baby, said it had been a special couple of days and a dream. they said their son, who was born on monday, had "the sweetest temperament and was very calm". they also thanked people around the world for their good wishes and kindness. time for a look at the weather.