for saturday, the public can see it for the very first time. back to you, sophie. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. it's surely going to warm up soon? you line it is, we still have dark clouds on the horizon. yesterday we had it all, gusts of wind, hail, sunshine, torrential rain, back to sunshine, torrential rain, back to sunshine again, still some showers around today but not to the extent of yesterday. today, if showers around and it we've had a few cracks of thunder. so far in the south—east of thunder. so far in the south—east of the country. elsewhere across the uk it's just a of the country. elsewhere across the uk it'sjust a pretty of the country. elsewhere across the uk it's just a pretty cloudy early afternoon with a few spots of light rain here and there. you can see a lot of cloud on the satellite image. this is the leftovers of the low pressure that was over as yesterday. you can see the low pressure spinning around, not doing much in the north sea. it's left a legacy of cloud and a few showers across some parts of the country, but some others are also enjoying the

sunshine, in the south—west it's decent enough, in plymouth and exeter stop the skies are also clear through today and into tonight in the north—east of england and eastern scotland. the winds are coming in from the north, that's a cold source so the temperatures are low, freezing or below even in some of the bigger towns and cities. not quite so nippy in the south. he is tomorrow's weather. friday, the last day of the working week. a few showers dotted around, maybe the midlands, the north west of england, some gci’oss midlands, the north west of england, some across scotland but the majority of the country should have a dry day with just a few passing clouds. sophie asked about whether it's going to be warming up or not. this is the clue, the high pressure which is building through the weekend. i don't think it's going to build improperly until sunday, because on saturday we still have a few little blobs of blue, these are showers. some others may deed our brollies on saturday. the majority of the country will have dry weather and temperatures up to 17 in

cardiff, a bit less cold on the north sea coast as well. then that high pressure really does establish itself on sunday. the winds are light. we are right in the middle of the high, so a bit of fair weather cloud here and temperatures could get up to 18 degrees in the south which actually is not that spectacular for this time of year, but it's a lot better compared to what we've been getting for quite some time. the high pressure is still with us. this is what we call a blocking high. a blocking high is basically a high pressure that decides to park itself across this pa rt decides to park itself across this part of the continent and doesn't wa nt to part of the continent and doesn't want to move. it looks as though it will stick around for quite a few days, may be a whole week, and with clearer skies through much of the week it looks like those temperatures are going to be gradually rising. thank goodness for that, thank you. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the government now says it will foot the multi—million pound bill covering the cost of replacing cladding — similar to the type used on the grenfell tower — on privately—owned tower blocks in england.

the bbc broadcaster danny baker is sacked after tweeting a joke about the new royal baby showing a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. we are going to get reaction to that brilliant champions league win for totte n ha m. their manager mauricio pochettino predicting an ‘amazing', all—english final against liverpool after spurs staged their own comeback to beat ajax. some great pictures in today's papers. ‘you couldn't make it up‘ is the headline in the sun. the guardian says ‘anything you can do...‘ in reference to liverpool's comeback. and the express goes with ‘it‘s moura the same‘. spurs will play liverpool

in the final on june 1st. and this is the reaction in the netherlands. ad's headline reads ‘the championship can alleviate this pain‘. ajax are joint top of the dutch league on goal difference with two games to go. they haven't won the league in five years. well, no matter what, this will be seen as one of the most amazing seasons spurs have ever had. jamie o'hara had eight years with the club. he told john watson that the team's progression is the result of years of hard work. the foundations were there when i was there. it was starting to grow into what it is now. he has turned that club into a top world class football club. i saw a picture last night with harry kane posting

pictures on twitter, and they still have some of the old stuff there, which is great — the physios, secretaries and security people. that is the foundations of a club, you need those people there. great to see them still at the club. totte n ha m to see them still at the club. tottenham has now turned into a world force. it is a special moment for anyone involved in the club, and amazing last night seeing glenn hoddle, who was working for bt last night, celebrating that result. it really is a very, very special time. the last time spurs won back the trophy i was in the squad, so i am happy now to let that go if we win the champions league because it is the champions league because it is the pinnacle of the sport. for totte n ha m to the pinnacle of the sport. for tottenham to get there, to play liverpool in the final, it's going to be amazing. hard to replicate the emotion and passion that sport provides. one minute you are down on your feet and then you are up. ajax

thought they had one like it and then lost it. liverpool did it the night before. it is the best sport in the world, for me. i'm so lucky to have a job in football, and it is them special moments that you can't write, pochettino crying his eyes out, and everyone just write, pochettino crying his eyes out, and everyonejust around write, pochettino crying his eyes out, and everyone just around the place, just an incredible atmosphere. well, by this time tomorrow we could be looking forward to another all—english european final. chelsea host the german side eintract frankfurt in the second leg of their europa league semi final. it's one—all after the first leg, chelsea with that away goal which could prove to be crucial. and arsenal travel to valencia in spain. they're 3—1 up from the first leg, and boss unai emery has a great record in this competition, winning it three years in a row from 2014 to 2016. let's have a quick run through some stories away from football. danny cipriani's says he's ‘honoured' to be been named player

of the year by the rugby players‘ association. he's now targeting the premiership title with his club gloucester. chris froome says he'll miss the giro d'italia this year to focus on the tour de france. he lost out to geraint thomas last year but is one win away from equalling the record of five tour titles. and the brazilian grand prix is going to move to rio de janeiro from next year. it's been held at interlagos — just outside sao paolo — since 1990, but brazil's president says a new circuit is going to be built in rio to take over from 2020. that is all the sport for now. we'll have more after two o'clock. prince harry has taken time away from parenthood this morning, travelling to the netherlands to talk about the invictus games. the games, an international adaptive sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicepersonnel, are due to be held at the hague in 2020. earlier this afteroon prince harry gave a speech to mark

the one year countdown... competitors, supporters, families and friends, i am obviously i am obviously delighted to be here today to help mark the countdown to the invictus games, the hague 2020. when we launched the first invictus games in 2014, i knew that these men and women, who had given it their all in service to their country, would now do the same on the sports field, inspiring millions of people around the world and changing mindsets around disability for ever. i've seen first—hand the transformative power of sport in helping people physically and psychologically recover, and i knew that the invictus games would change lives, capture hearts and inspire a generation — the invictus generation. now, here we are, launching the countdown to the fifth invictus games, and i'm absolutely thrilled that many more wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women will have the opportunity to continue their

journey to recovery. our mental fitness is the key, because without it we fail to operate efficiently, but with it your physical performance and potential are exponentially improved, and we have witnessed this over and over again. right now, thousands of hopeful competitors around the world are training hard, putting the hours in, and aiming to represent their country once again at next year's games. 19 nations will be represented here, standing shoulder to shoulder and showing the world what teamwork, friendship and loyalty really means. in these challenging times, these values are more important than ever. being here today meeting you and your family and friends reminds us not only what these games mean to the competitors but also the impact they have on the wider public. it is your resilience, your determination and your

courage which draws crowds in their thousands, leaving them feeling more inspired, moved and proud than they ever thought possible. you have already proved anything is possible. the netherlands have supported the games from the very beginning. i think we can all clearly remember seeing a sea of orange in the crowds in orlando, london, toronto and sydney, as well as hearing you. laughter and applause and today's visit has given me a real taste of what competitors and their family and friends can expect next year. i know that, once again, you will fully get behind the servicemen and women who have represented their countries so bravely, and that everyone watching here and around the world won't want to miss a single moment of these games. make these games your own.

we chose you for a reason, and it wasn'tjust because i liked the colour orange. thank you all for guarding the invictus spirit, and see you in 2020. prince harry launching the one—year countdown to the invictus games a short time ago. the fight over access to robert mueller‘s report into russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election has escalated. president trump has used special powers to stop democrats getting access to the full uncensored document. the housejudiciary committee has voted to hold the attorney general of the united states in contempt of congress for refusing to hand over the full report, or testify before them. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. the making of what the democrats say is a constitutional crisis. the ayes have it...

voting along party lines, the house judiciary committee, which is controlled by the democrats decided to hold the attorney general in contempt. the committee report for a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find william f p barr, attorney general of the united states department ofjustice, in contempt, favourably to the house. the democrats want to see the mueller report in full to investigate possible obstruction ofjustice by president trump. this was a very grave and momentous step we were forced to take today to move a contempt citation against the attorney general of the united states. we did not relish doing this, but we have no choice. the next step is a vote by the full house of representatives. it's likely to confirm the decision and set the stage for a showdown in the courts. the democrats are also furious that president trump has invoked executive privilege to stop the mueller report being released in its entirety.

i can only conclude that the president now seeks to take a wrecking ball to the constitution of the united states of america. for the first time in the history of the united states, a president is now exerting executive privilege over every aspect of life. the american people desire to have information. at a rally in florida, mr trump was defiant. almost $40 million, 20 trump haters, democrats, i call them angry democrats, after two years, nothing. no collusion. and now the democrats...we have a great attorney general, now, the democrats say we want more. in a separate development, the president's son, donaldjr, has been ordered to appear before a committee in the senate to answer more questions related to the russia investigation. it's surprising and significant, because the committee is controlled by the republicans.

it all goes to show this issue which has dogged the trump presidency is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news. early results from south africa's general election show the governing anc ahead of its rivals, and on track to win this well over 50 percent of the vote. president cyril ramaphosa is hoping for a strong mandate after admitting his party had lost its way. the anc has been tainted by a number of corruption scandals under former president jacob zuma. the final results will be announced on saturday. thousands of troops have been on display in moscow to mark the 74th anniversary of the soviet union's victory in world war two. president vladimir putin attended the annual march in moscow's red square which showcased russian‘s military tanks, planes and artillery. almost 111,000 soldiers took part in parades which were held in cities around the country. the south korean military

says its neighbour north korea has test—fired two short—range missiles from a site in the northwest of the country. it's the second weapons test in less than a week. the launch came just hours after the us special representative arrived in seoul to discuss how to get denuclearisation talks back on track. our correspondent laura bicker has been following this mornings developments. the presidential palace is monitoring events. they are keeping close tabs on what they believe, what they are describing as a projectile which was fired from the east coast. south korean officials have told news agencies that it flew 420 kilometres east, which means that it flew across the north korean mainland. i've been speaking to analysts over the last couple of hours since this launch. they say that it was fired from a well—known missile base, and they believe that, because of the range it was fired, that it was indeed a missile. we've had 522 days without a serious

weapons test from north korea. that was broken on saturday, when they fired multiple rocket launchers and also one missile, and it appears to have been broken within the last couple of hours. there are calls for the government to do more to support black male survivors of sexual abuse. a report by mps this week says black men are not coming forward to report historical abuse because of the stigma in their communities, a lack of trust in the police and a failure of charities to caterfor them. the bbc‘s lgbt correspondent ben hunte has been speaking to survivors. his report contains descriptions of sexual abuse which some may find distressing. it's like a scar that you can't get rid of. chris was just 11 when he was groomed by a 19—year—old prefect at his school. he asked me to take my pants off. and... i had no control. i took my pants off and then he raped me.

you know? ijust don't know where to go. i think, if i had a black gp or a black therapist, i could easily relate to them. you know, it's easy to relate to someone who gets you, and it would make a huge difference. other black men have had similar experiences, including me. i was sexually abused as a teenager by someone older who i trusted but, when i looked for help, i couldn't find any. my experiences made me want to find out what is holding back black male victims of sexual abuse from speaking out. over the past few months, i've spoken to several black men who have also struggled with childhood sexual abuse. most of them have stayed totally silent until now. people like sose, kevin and stephan, three black men living very different lives, but all experiencing the same struggles because of the sexual abuse they faced as children. they think there are three main areas holding back the black community. at the end of the day, our backgrounds were that you don't trust police. they've never helped us in the past and they're not

going to help us through, what, black man getting abused? they're not going to help. i think the problem is we don't come forward, so, because we don't come forward, there's not a problem. we're also coming from a culture where, you know, you shut up and put up. whatever you talk about, you keep it in the family. this is one of the therapy rooms that we use... willis, a trauma therapist, knows all about the black male struggles. it's possible. black men are survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and i think they become, i suppose, invisible, so they are visibly not seen, if that makes sense. you could put a telephone number out there, but i think we need to ask ourselves what are the voices and images represented that go with those phone numbers, and a large number of them will be white european males. nobody knows how many black men out there have been sexually abused as young people, but what we do know, through my experiences and others, are the lifelong effects of the abuse for black men who don't

get the help they need. and if you've been affected by issues in this report, there is a range of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. you can find them listed on the bbc‘s actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... the government will provide £200 million pounds of funding to replace unsafe cladding on more than 150 private tower blocks. the bbc broadcaster danny baker is sacked after tweeting a joke about the new royal baby showing a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee. jeremy corbyn says his party can "unite the country" — as he launches labour's european election campaign. this is the business news.

the government was warned last year that it would face a bill of up to £20 million if sued over the contract it agreed to secure ferry services if there was a no—deal brexit. the national audit office — the spending watchdog — says it warned the government that eurotunnel could sue over not being consulted about what services it could offer. in march, the department for transport agreed to a £33 million settlement with the firm. the fashion chain superdry warns yet again that profits will fall short of expectations. in april, the co—founder reinstalled himself at the top of the company to try and turn the firm around. julian dunkerton plans to increase the number of products sold online & is hoping to sell more at full price rather than heavy discounting. more in a moment. claiming for delays and cancellations on train journeys is too difficult, according to the consumer group which. a survey of rail compensation schemes found that some rail operators ask for as many as 2a separate pieces of information before a claim can be made. rail bosses say this guards against fraudulent claims.

it started out as a market stall in cheltenham 16 years ago and went on to enjoy huge commercial success. but superdry seems to have become a bit less super in recent years. its shares have lost more than 70% over the past year and in march the company announced it would cut up to 200 jobs. it has now issued its third profits warning since october. and this is just weeks after founderjulian dunkerton returned to the retailer. catherine shuttleworth is the ceo of the retail and shopper marketing agency savvy. the co—founder‘s return, wasn't this meant to turn the company round and revive its fortunes? it certainly is, but he has only been in place since the 2nd of april, and i now delete might think that now he has his feet back under the table, he will have been looking at the problems, and it seems they are

bigger than he thought. do you think he has the right strategy in increasing the number of products and selling at full price? selling at full price has to be the answer for a good strong retailer on the high streets. one of the problems with bigger retailers is because they have slashed prices. for superdry, it is about having the right product. he has had a huge and vocal debate about whether the right product is being sold. you can sell anything, but if it is not good enough, you will not sell it at full price. you has to get product right and he has to get his online sales much better. they are online performance is poor. it is a drab, unexciting experience online. you has to try to correct that. a worrying thing that jumped has to try to correct that. a worrying thing thatjumped out from their notes was the fact that there was particularly poor performance on the online side of things. surely any big brand knows that you've got

to get the online offering right. absolutely, and i think he will go backin absolutely, and i think he will go back in and do that. they are in a hugely competitive market with the most tech savvy shoppers you can imagine. they willjust go and shop somewhere else if the offering isn't good. it is easy to slide onto another site and buy something else. it has been a failure of the last management. it looked like something that your dad would organise, not something that young people would have us there go to online offer. they have to invest there and quickly. scathing - something your dad would have conjured up! do you think superdry is suffering from the general malaise in retail is something else responsible for its woes? no question, there is a challenge on the high street, people spending less money in stores and more online and being cautious about what they want to spend our money on. that is one factor. superdry has lost its way. julian was the

founder, and he has the superdry brand in his brain and running through his veins. it has a good chance of getting itself sorted and making it the brand it used to be. catherine, really good to get your thoughts on that. in other business news we've been following... the owner of debenhams has rejected all bids to take over the retailer. it says, for now, it'll press ahead with its turnaround plan. the proposal would close 50 stores across the uk. debenhams is the biggest department store in the uk and employs about 25,000 people. if you haven't heard of harry's, well, you probably don't listen to enough podcasts. it sells shaving products directly to consumers, thanks, in part, to promotions on lots of popular podcasts and websites. it was only set up in 2013 and today announced its sale to edgewell personal care for a huge $1.37 billion — just over £1 billion — in cash and stock.

edgewell owns the schick and wilkinson sword razor brands. always read the small print. unfortunately for the proofers on australia's new $50 aussie bank note — a little "i" in responsibility has gone amiss — much to the embarrassment of the national bank. 46 million notes are currently circulating the economy with the typo. i wonder how edith cowan, australia's first female member of parliament, would feel about the "great responsibility" to be the only woman in parliament", and later misquoted on that fact on a bank note. if you are having a bad day, spare a thought for the national bank of australia. leading british shares fell to six—week lows, as renewed trade tensions between the united states and china pressured the index. the ftse 100, whose members generate more than two thirds of their earnings from abroad, is vulnerable to global trade tensions. industrial stocks, miners

and asia—exposed stocks led the fall on the main index after us president donald trump accused china of breaking the deal they had reached in trade talks. luxury brand burberry, which is vulnerable to a hit to the asian economy, gave up 2%. the superdry share prices up a little despite the profit warnings. simon mccoy is waiting in the wings tojoin you, but simon mccoy is waiting in the wings to join you, but before that, let's get the latest weather. further showers in the forecast this afternoon, but not as many of them and not as sudden as they were yesterday. some of us had to run for cover yesterday, with sunshine turning to sudden downpours. a lot of cloud across the country today, and low pressure still close to the british isles. you can see it spinning around in the north sea. you can see the extent of the cloud,

from the midlands across the irish sea to northern ireland. the blobs of blue are those pockets of rain. chili on the north sea coast, newcastle not warming up more than nine celsius. the skies will be clear over night and it will be the cold spot. the north—east of england, eastern and northern scotland, pretty chilly, with temperatures of 0—3dc. in the south, not quite so cold, but nippy enough, six celsius in cardiff. sunshine around tomorrow but also one or two showers, most likely breaking out across parts of the midlands, the north west of england, and one or two in northern ireland, the same in central parts of scotland. all change as far as the weekend is concerned. high pressure will build, and for those of us looking forward to some fine, sunny, dry weather, it is good news. on saturday, it looks

fairly quiet across most of the uk, but not completely dry. you can't miss the blobs of blue in the north—east of england, and one or two elsewhere. these are showers, so we might need our parolees at one point in the afternoon. showers brewing throughout the day. on sunday, far fewer showers. it brewing throughout the day. on sunday, farfewer showers. it will bea sunday, farfewer showers. it will be a mostly dry day, with all the weather systems out in the atlantic unable to progress because of the high pressure. it will feel warmer as well, temperatures nudging up to 17-18dc in the as well, temperatures nudging up to 17—18dc in the south, and a little less cold on the north sea coast as well. over the weekend and into next week, high pressure continues to build. it won't be warm immediately with high pressure. there is a bit of cold air there left over, but eventually the warm from the continent will win.

hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at 2... covering the cost of cladding — the government now says taxpayers will foot the multi—million—pound bill for privately—owned tower blocks in england. what has been driving me is that sense of public safety, and indeed the interests of those living in those buildings. the bbc broadcaster danny baker is sacked after tweeting a joke about the new royal baby showing a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee. labour launches its european elections campaign, jeremy corbyn criticises the government's handling of brexit and the cross party talks. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougal. there's only one team were talking

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