you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning. itv axes thejeremy kyle show — following the death of a man who appeared on the programme. itv‘s chief executive said the broadcaster has decided to cancel production of the programme permanently — ‘given the gravity of recent events‘. the government announces another vote on the prime minister's brexit plan in earlyjune — but there's no sign of a breakthrough in cross—party talks. a bbc investigation finds four children have been killed by a parent with a history of violence in the last five years — after being granted access by a family court. i was completely naive about the family courts. i assumed that they would see. to enable a violent man to have a relationship with the children, contact needed to be supervised.

and bafta calls on tv shows to have more storylines and references about climate change — to help raise awareness of the issue. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. thejeremy kyle show has been permanently cancelled by itv following the death of a participant, 63—year—old steve dymond, a week after a programme featuring him was filmed. in a statement released in the last hour, the chief executive of itv — carolyn mccall — said: ‘given our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is outside the itv

studios in central london for us. lizo they have acted swiftly? or we got this news through in the last hour or so and in the view of many people it was inevitable. we do not know all the facts at this stage, itv's know all the facts at this stage, itv‘s investigation is ongoing and there will also be an inquest into there will also be an inquest into the sad death of steve dymond which will try and establish exactly his state of mind and the conditions which led up to his sad death. but evenif which led up to his sad death. but even if itv have been exonerated by the investigation and by the inquest, over the last day or so, a light has been shown onjeremy kyle by people in the media and the general public. there is a general feeling that this probably was not the kind of show in many people's

use that should be on television in 2019. itb's use that should be on television in 2019. itb‘s investigation is ongoing, they say they will report ongoing, they say they will report on that when it finishes... at some point, itv will announce what will replace the jeremy point, itv will announce what will replace thejeremy kyle show, but for the time being it is the news. that the show is being taken off the air. they are going to have to ta ke the air. they are going to have to take some time to work out what will replace it. in the meantime, what is the reaction in the meantime? there will be a divided reaction. the programme had a loyal viewership. it was itb‘s most popular daytime show so was itb‘s most popular daytime show so there was clearly an audience for it. at the same time, a significant number of people will be glad to see

the back of the show. they think that, whatever the facts in this case, so much has been done over the last 1a years in the way that it is been done, which they disagree with. and that it is not the kind of show that should have a place on a channel like itv and the 21st—century, particularly in the way that the use people's conflicts, theirfamily, addictions, way that the use people's conflicts, their family, addictions, a way that the use people's conflicts, theirfamily, addictions, a variety of things which is seen as entertainment for people at home to set and watch. so a split reaction, it's set and watch. so a split reaction, its loyal viewership sad to see it 90, its loyal viewership sad to see it go, but many people will think it should have happened sooner. they have acted quickly haven't they? a lot can happen in 24-hour. this time yesterday the feeling in itv was to announce the

investigation and enquiry, collate the facts and give the coroner time to give his verdict. or her verdict. something has happened in the last 24 something has happened in the last 2a hours to make itv change their mind very quickly. i sent it is a couple of things. i think there is gathering evidence that the feeling of this lie detector test which was not aired was an exceptionally devastating event for steve dymond. there is evidence that he was troubled before he went on the show. what he did on the show, willingly 01’ what he did on the show, willingly or not, had an appalling impact on him andi or not, had an appalling impact on him and i think there is deep concern at itv about how his appearance on the show which was never broadcast affected him. the second thing is, crudely speaking, seeing itv all over the front pages for yet another day, is really damaging to the brand. it will have weighed heavily on itv‘s board that

this will potentially cause a huge reputational damage at a time and it is trying to reinvent itself creatively and editorially. having said all that, this is not about commercial matters, this is a desperately sad personal story of a 63—year—old man who experienced something horrific and aside from being a personal tragedy... tragedy for himi being a personal tragedy... tragedy for him i suspect it will be remembered as a key moment in british tv culture. because these shows which dominated our screens in the mornings 15 or 20 years ago, increasingly feel out of kilter for many people. although it was a big show with big ratings, i think that taking the show off the air as the beginning of a movement in tv culture towards saying that this kind of exhibitionism does not have a place. obviously no one knows how

this may unfold. but what other programmes may be affected? is this the last of this kind of show? this genre is something that was imported from america and the late 80s and 90s to an extent. i remember ricky la ke 90s to an extent. i remember ricky lake etc. jeremy kyle was a massive... in some ways it was the personification of this kind of show in britain. itb needs ratings and sells ads of the back of them. jeremy kell did very well and it is important to say that there is a disconnect here between people on the one hand who wants to show off who do not watch it and this loyal audience to watch it regularly and believe it was an important part of their schedule and an important part

of their lives. itv have a difficult task of devising something which strikes the right tone. there is a question of whether other programmes in this country or elsewhere think twice about using lie detectors which are method which is disputed any medical profession. there is this ongoing case with steve dymond the 63—year—old who was found dead in his flat, where we do not know the circumstances of his death fully. something about those circumstances and the evidence about them seems to have weighed very heavily on itv‘s mind. which is why they have taken ashore here. the politicians i have speak or spoken to looking at the committee on media issues have said that they will be discussing today whether. ..

issues have said that they will be discussing today whether... what they might look at and the issue of duty of care. that has become something that has been looking dot —— looked at anyway. as with love ireland. —— love ireland. —— looked at anyway. as with love ireland. -- love ireland. we as journalists have to be careful covering such or suicides. it is true to say there are big concerns, not just true to say there are big concerns, notjust in tv but on the media landscape more generally on the world of influencers and social media. many people are living there lives and turning their private lives and turning their private lives into public spectacle. that is something that parents and teenagers are thinking and off a lot about. that is bigger and bigger and our culture. there is an issue here

about what ofcom do about it. you mentioned duty of care. i spoke to ofcom yesterday about this sad story. and they say there are two things. one is post transmission regulators, which is about when a show has already gone on air which is when they would get involved. beasley this episode did not get aired. the other thing is that ofcom are penned by statutory code. they asked our people being treated fairly and the issue of privacy. as the right to privacy being respected? ofcom the right to privacy being respected ? ofcom has the right to privacy being respected? ofcom has a less developed code around duty of care. because it is a new area. i wonder if this desperately sad event and what happened on love ireland might encourage ofcom to develop their duty of care. it is also worth

mentioning, i hope it is never broadcast, but there may be footage —— there will be footage of the show that will be recorded, and we understand that the people in the audience it was the feeling of the lie detector test that steve dymond experienced which caused him to have a very emotional reaction. and if you saw that and were aware of what happened subsequently, you can see why itv thought it was inevitable that they had to take the show off the full thank you. mps are to be asked to vote in earlyjune on the bill that would pave the way for brexit, despite a lack of progress in talks between labour and the government. downing street made the announcement after a meeting between theresa may and jeremy corbyn — saying cross—party talks couldn't be open ended. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in central lobby for us. norman, tell us what is likely to happen. what is the vote going to

be? it is the big boat. it is showtime for messes may or —— miss may or leadership. unless the labour we re may or leadership. unless the labour were to do a flip and agree to a deal with messes may, it is hard to see how she would get a vote through. what is your take on the move by the prime minister?” through. what is your take on the move by the prime minister? i think it is bizarre. we have had less trail of announcements that they are making progress, but everyone has seen the storm building with the brexit party and the run to the euros. it looks like they are going to... yesterday they announced they would have conformity votes, now they have changed the mind and said it is the bell. i do not see any way

in which this is going to unless as you say, the labour party decides to support it in which case most of the conservative party will not. so you have a dreadful mess which will be the result, after the euros, will be trashed, both parties will have had a severe getting. and if the answer is to bring the bill forward and see it fail, we will see massive party split. mrs may will obviously rely on people like you to support the bill. you voted for it last time, well you support her plan? the whole point was to get out on the 29th of march and then sort out the dreadful issues which is a colour. that is being resisted by the government at the moment. they will not do these alternative arrangements which is the only thing that ever got through this place. doing a deal with their owi'i this place. doing a deal with their own party is preferable to that of the labour party so most will vote

against it. thank you very much will have more on the news channel shortly. but let us return to iain duncan smith. what happens if the deal goes down? is it inevitable that mrs may would have to stand down?|j down? is it inevitable that mrs may would have to stand down? i think thatis would have to stand down? i think that is almost certain in the sense that is almost certain in the sense that the committee will set a date for her departure. that date is limited by the fact we have not had a leadership contest, so it would need to be sometime injune, early june in orderto need to be sometime injune, early june in order to have a leader in place before we come back from the summer place before we come back from the summer break. that sense of direction is also required, a new sense of direction, and there has to bea

sense of direction, and there has to be a very new policy. the slst of october which is our new departure date, that we believe on that date, i'io date, that we believe on that date, no further extensions, deal or no deal. so your scenario is that either mrs may will be defeated, she will have to go in the aftermath or else we believe on october 31 without an agreement? that has to be case flow. without an agreement? that has to be case now. this recent documentary that has been going around showing what has been going on during negotiations of the horse that —— you suddenly realise that they have done very little negotiation and we have capitulated. so now any new leader will have to accept the fact that it leader will have to accept the fact thatitis leader will have to accept the fact that it is leave on october 31, deal or no deal. can mrs may get to the week or might 1922 provoke contest

before them? all that is completely possible if she does not come forward with a clear understanding about when she leaves, i am told that i am not an executive, that they will make that decision for her. when? that is up to them. thank you iain duncan smith. we are reaching the end game of mrs may brexits plan and in all probability, of her premiership. with me now is maddy teemont—jack, a brexit researcher for the independent think tank, the institute for government. that was quite stark, end game for brexit and bpm's premiership potentially. how do you see events playing out? the government has decided that rather than try to hold a vote on

the deal again, they will bring forward the legislation which will implement the deal in domestic law. at this stage, there are not the votes to pass the bill. what will be interesting to see is whether mp's accepts the initial introduction as accepts the initial introduction as a bell and then use it as an opportunity to amend it over the next stages of negotiation or influence how the agreement will be cemented. but it seems tricky to the play minister effie refused to accept the winters first introduced. what do you think about the strategy here? what we know is that so far, the government has been very relu cta nt to the government has been very reluctant to publish this bill because they know it is going to be unpalatable. and that brexiteers and mps on labour benches will be unhappy with some of the provisions. it strikes new at this stage, they do not have another option. if they are going to try and get a deal through the house. before the 31st

of october, this is the only choice because the speaker has already said he will not allow another meaningful vote on the same deal. so this is one way to get round the speaker's ruling. if mps do reject about that the stage, they can end the session and try to introduce it again at that involves a lot of other problems including having another queen's speech. could this fall foul again of what happened before that things have to be completely new to go to the house? it is different with legislation, that is their way around it which is why i expect they have decided to do it this way. introduce the belt, then show mps and say this is what the bill due to domestic law and see whether, with some amendments that they try and get it through the house.“ some amendments that they try and get it through the house. if it does not through, what? we are we? then, the government is in a position

where they can end the parliamentary session and certainly one. then they could reintroduce the bill and start again. is that a simple mechanism? the ruling or not been allowed to vote on one thing twice as anyone parliamentary session, so there is a lot of discussion on whether the session will end. but with that a lot of problems are involved. they would have to set out in your policy programme for the session and at this stage it seems like the government will not have the support on its own benches to do that. so i think what we're looking is that there will be a big strong pressure on theresa may to resign and then there will be a conservative leadership contest coming up as a robbie either question for the leader of the conservative party whether a general election would be needed to try to reset parliament to see if numbers could change and be able to get a deal negotiated with the eu through parliament. the timing is very tricky to i think it isa timing is very tricky to i think it is a possibility we will get to

october and whoever we play minister is, they will have to ask for another extension from the eu. the victoria derbyshire programme has found that at least four children in england have been killed in the past five years by an abusive parent after court ordered access. and dozens of parents have revealed their abusive ex—partners were granted unsupervised contact with their child. more than 120 mps have signed an open letter calling for an urgent inquiry. emma ailes reports. when parents separate and they can't agree arrangements for their children, they can end up in the family court. a judge then decides what contact each parent should have. there is a fundamental presumption in law that a child should have contact with both parents, but dozens have told the victoria derbyshire programme the courts have ordered unsupervised contact with a violent ex—partner, and we've learned that at least four children have been killed by a parent in the last five years during access allowed by the court.

mary's ex—partner was physically abusive and has numerous convictions for violent and drug offences. i was completely naive about the family courts. i assumed that they'd see. to enable a violent man to have a relationship with his children, that contact needed to be supervised. i'd already seen him being physically aggressive to our child when he was a toddler. the court granted mary's ex unsupervised overnight access. she says the children have since been coming home with unexplained injuries. there's this, i think, perception that mothers are preventing contact with fathers, and they're doing that unilaterally, without good reason. and there's this idea that even though there's been domestic violence, she just needs to get over it. i've heardjudges say, "oh, it's just a little bit of dv." now mps from all parties are calling for an independent inquiry into the family courts.

the ministry ofjustice says that where there is evidence of domestic abuse, the courts are bound by law to consider the potential harm to the child and that this should override any presumption of contact. emma ailes, bbc news. rachel horman, head of the domestic abuse, stalking and forced marriage department at watson ramsbottom ltd, joins me now. dozens of parents, the victoria derbyshire programme has controlled, have ended up in a position where abusive ex partners have been granted unsupervised contact. is that a surprise to you? no. this is happening far too regularly. my practice is all over england and wales, so i see this in every area of the country. i am contacted on a daily basis by lots of mothers, begging for help. i do not have the time to take on every case

u nfortu nately. time to take on every case unfortunately. certainly, there is a growing number of women and evidence that women are being let down in relation to how the courts are doing with two or domestic abuse. where is the balance in terms of the rights of the child and the rights of the parent? to see the child? clearly the balance is too far in favour of the balance is too far in favour of the parent at the moment. i think that comes down to society notjust judges, but the police etc. not understanding the impact and risks around domestic abuse, and how serious that is, and how that can affect the child for the rest of their life. they do not need to have been physically assaulted by parents for it to be really damaging to them. but to be aware that that is happening to your parents, is quite damaging toa happening to your parents, is quite damaging to a child but i do not think that has taken on board. and i do not think that courts see the link between coercive control work

there might not be any physical abuse, but that is a huge risk factor in terms of homicide. when we see cases where women have been murdered by a partner, there is often a history of coercive control andi often a history of coercive control and i think that to be... you work in the court system, but as the court system right for these kinds of cases? they have to go through the court system because the parents will not agree the outcomes so someone will not agree the outcomes so someone has to decide that. but we do not have it right yet in terms of how the court system is dealing with these cases. i think that is the problem. how can it change? there needs to be much more training for lawyers, the judiciary needs to be much more training for lawyers, thejudiciary in needs to be much more training for lawyers, the judiciary in terms of what domestic violence is, what the impact of that is on children and victims. in particular what the risks of that are. actually, it is very difficult to manage that risk and that risk will continue for many

yea rs. and that risk will continue for many years. it can lead to homicide. if we look at the cases of the mass shootings that we hear about, particularly in america but also in this country, when we look at the people who perpetrate them, very often there is a history of domestic abuse in their background. so this issueis abuse in their background. so this issue is think heading and we do not see the impact of this across wide society. when you see them in three more training for those involved, there are car offices, court appointed social officers who would look at situation, specialists. cafcass. do you not think that is adequate? the element absolutely not. why? it has been missed far too often, i have seen reports were cafcass seemingly dismiss allegations, accept that they are,

and there may even be convictions for domestic abuse, however we think it is still safe. and i do not think that risk assessment is correct. i do not think there is enough expertise in terms of that risk assessment, because children are being murdered by parents on court order contact. we are talking about extreme cases, for children —— four children in this case, but one death is one too many. generally our courts getting it right? there are some greatjudges, courts getting it right? there are some great judges, and courts getting it right? there are some greatjudges, and great cafcass offices out there who get it right, but there are those who are... who fall below the mark and i believe, are continuing to put children and women at risk. thank you rachel. politicians in the us state

of alabama have passed a bill for a near total ban on abortion across the state — even in cases of rape and incest. the legislation, which now needs to be signed off by the governor, could become the strictest anti abortion law in the us. aleem maqbool reports. any longer —— gen i had an abortion in alabama at the age of 17. she is alarmed that the new bill itself lichens abortion to the holocaust. this is nothing like the holocaust. the thing that i want voters to

understand, and that i want our legislators to understand, is that you cannot give rights to a foetus. it does not have liability outside of the women, without stripping the rights of the woman. the architects of the bell have omissions far beyond alabama state boundaries. we hope the deal will be reviewed by the us supreme court to test the basis that the decision that unborn children are not children. the idea is that the way you want things to 90, is that the way you want things to go, abortion will in effect be bought or banned across the united states. that is correct it would be banned. firstly bill had to pass in this state house we heard details of how the new law would mean a doctor who carried out abortion would face ajail who carried out abortion would face a jail term of who carried out abortion would face ajailterm of up who carried out abortion would face a jail term of up to 19 years. and then the vote happened. house bill

passes. such the debate went late into the night with the predicted result that the most restrictive law on abortion was passed. could that make abortion more likely to be illegal across the country? now it's time for a look at the weather, simon? lots of sunshine across the uk, uv levels are high at the moment for most of us. this is a scene at kensington gardens. cumulus cloud starting to bubble up particularly across northern scotland and some of england. it is going to be one, warmer than yesterday, temperatures

up warmer than yesterday, temperatures up to 25 degrees in the north of scotland, elsewhere a bit fresher on the coast of east anglia and the south—east of england. tonight, we can see a bit of cloud moving its way through the north—east of scotla nd way through the north—east of scotland and northern ireland. one or two showers in the west of scotla nd or two showers in the west of scotland tonight. elsewhere clear spells, temperatures down to four to 8 degrees. on thursday, a sun start for many. the cloud. to build up across central and eastern areas of england but sunny spells for most of us. england but sunny spells for most of us. if not,

hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines. itv axes thejeremy kyle show, following the death of a man who appeared on the programme. the behaviour of payday loan companies is criticised by the industry watchdog after complaints more than doubled in the last year. the government announces another parliamentary vote on brexit in earlyjune, but there's no sign of a breakthrough in cross—party talks. a bbc investigation finds four children have been killed by a parent with a history of violence in the last five years, after being granted access by a family court. baftas calls on tv shows to have more storylines and references about climate change to help raise awareness of the issue. sport now.

hi,joanna. hi, joanna. after chasing down 359 in yesterday's third, england captain eoin morgan says that his batsmen are more likely to face the challenging conditions in the final two matches. england won with six wickets and five overs to spare, to go to up in the five match series. morgan says his side may need to cope with more difficult pictures if they are to end this summer's world cup. it can hardly have been more intense at the hawthorns last night, a midlands derby with a championship play—off final on the. it all came down to penalties, west brom levelled the time, but it was aston villa's keeper he was the hero. he

saved the first two, which left... they will come up against either derby or leeds. manchester city had insisted their players did not a liverpool supporter in the hillsborough disaster after their celebrations. the club has been criticised over a video circulating online which appears to show players and staffjoining online which appears to show players and staff joining an online which appears to show players and staffjoining an assault which celebrates liverpool fans being battered in the street. staying with football, . .. scottish battered in the street. staying with football,... scottish premiership champion's celtic currently had the larger section of rail seats in the uk. new guidance allows clubs to install new seats with barriers strict are met. they're hoping to ta ke strict are met. they're hoping to take advantage of that in an attempt to battle standing. i do not believe

that the evidence supports that standing in for board grounds is something that is inherently dangerous. i am something that is inherently dangerous. lam pleased something that is inherently dangerous. i am pleased that this revision to the guidelines allows us to do something. that will permit the fans to be in a stadium and should they wish to stand, they will be doing so in a safe environment. whether that a lot changes of role in future, we will have to wait and see. the heavyweight player has defended himself after again saying he wanted to kill a player in the ring. it is the first fight since his title defence against tyson fury in december. here is what he

while there has since defended his comments. he asked for this. if it comes it comes. this is a brittle sport, this is not a gentle sport. we do not ask to hit each other in the face, but we do anyway. jade jones will look to complete her set of major titles at the world tae kwon do championships in manchester this week. it is the first time the event is taking place in the uk. jonesy have european youth olympic and grand bagels has taken silver and grand bagels has taken silver and bronze in previous world championships. for me, the olympics has always been the pinnacle. i cannot help but just has always been the pinnacle. i cannot help butjust switch has always been the pinnacle. i cannot help but just switch on a little bit extra for it the olympic games. you know, before i retire i wa nt

games. you know, before i retire i want to have won all three, sol need to get this one because otherwise i cannot retire. that is all this but for now. elections to the european parliament are just over a week away. here on the bbc news channel we're looking at what that means for you in the run up to polling day. european elections take place every five years. meps are voted in by proportional representation, this means parties gain seats based on the number of votes cast for them. the nations and regions have different numbers of meps based on the population. in 2014, the turnout in scotland was 33.5%. this voted in two meps each for the snp and labour and one each for the conservatives and ukip. in northern ireland the turnout was much higher at 51.8%. three meps are elected, in 2014 that was one each for the dup, sinn fein and the uup. in a moment we'll speak to bbc northern ireland's political editor mark devenport, who's at the titanic museum in belfast, but first let's get the thoughts from bbc

scotland's polticial editor, brian taylor, who's at deanston distillery, doune. brian, there has been some news this morning about change uk leeds candidate, now saying people should vote for the lib dems. david macdonald is the lead candidate, or was the lead candidate, the nominations have closed, the lead candidate for change uk in scotland. the top of that list has generally got the best chance of being elected, but he said he has changed his mind about it all the things it will be dividing the premium vote if he continues with an active campaign and he says instead of voting for him, people should vote for the liberal democrats. they are naturally delighted and say it emphasises their pitch for a seat at least in this campaign. the change

uk party are less than happy, he stresses that more generally change uk are pitching very hard for that across the uk and are indeed trying to reach out to others who take this in view of remaining in the european union. meanwhile at the tory lunch how are they doing? these are bizarre elections, they are ghost elections generally in that the substance is not really back the campaign orat the substance is not really back the campaign or at the parties it is with the overarching issue of brexit. in scotland, the overarching issue as well of independence. the tories are not having a manifesto launch, they do not have a manifesto for these elections. why so? because they do not turn intend to be in europe prevail on. they do not attend to stick around in brussels or strasbourg. this is a beautiful river, across from that of the distillery by rick davidson is

currently touring around. she says that she admits it is disappointing that she admits it is disappointing that brexit has not been sorted by now but she insists that she loves elections and is ready to fight this one on a campaign of respecting the result in the referendum on europe. but also, respecting the 2014 referendum result when scotland voted to stay within the uk. unusual times, i'd say? what else is going on with other parties? these are simply bizarre elections generally. perhaps particularly in scotland. curious elections across uk as a whole, to borrow from lewis carroll, curiouser and curiouser. the snp say that scotland is being taken out of the european union against their well and that justifies the european union against their well and thatjustifies a further referendum on independence as well as one on reversing brexit. they are

pitching for that very strongly indeed and they won the elections here last time around. the labour party are arguing that from their perspective they face the difficulty of division. their mep said that britain will not the eu, he is going to brussels and strasbourg for the long haul. we had the liberal democrat lunch here yesterday, they have a manifesto setting up proposals. they believe in brexit and have t—shirts with the words stop brexit on the back. but they know they need to go beyond that and so they are saying stop brexit because it would help the economy, jobs and public services. we have change uk, we have the brexit party and we have ukip, thank you,

brian. as the european election campaign continues, we are putting your questions to the main parties. in fact, we'll be tangy— get questions injust in fact, we'll be tangy— get questions in just any moment. in fact, we'll be tangy— get questions injust any moment. mark, over to you. yes, i am at the historic titanic quarter of belfast. something that has been an accepted fa ct something that has been an accepted fact in northern ireland's political history in the last few decades is that we have three meps here and it has always been the case that we have two unionists and one irish nationalist mep, but that could not be shaken up in the wake of brexit. i have got two people to discuss what will happen in the european election here, a politics researcher claire and politics commentator sarah. claire, it is all about that third seat, isn't it? it could be a dogfight, the dp and sinn fein are the two biggest parties here. what

happens to the third seat? northern ireland is all about that third seat. it is effectively a three—way battle for the third seat, we have got the alliance party, the ulster unionist party who had held a seat for many years and sneaking in possibly is about, we had the sdlp. so, there is a battle going on for share and the polls indicated that alliance stand a very good chance of taking that seat. that said if the sdlp get their vote out then it could move from a unionist lct nationalist held seat. sara, what do you think it will say if that third seat moves away from unionism and towards a more middle candidate? what will it say two attitudes here to be very controversial backstop andindeed to be very controversial backstop and indeed to identity?” to be very controversial backstop and indeed to identity? i think it says a lot about the remain felt in northern ireland, i think it is

still very strong. unlike in britain, people are quite keen to assert that and resell that possibly in the local elections. for what it says, the backstop is very unpopular with unionists and there is that question about the unionists and how they think of the overall picture. unionist parties that are previous they remain overnight slightly more pro—brexit and it'll be interesting to see what way that seat goes and it will be key as they had remain felt out. in westminster the voice of northern ireland is the dp, voters here are wanting to use these elections to send out a message, and they? people hear of a very vocal about a second referendum. but they're also saying if it comes down to it... claire, we are hearing what the change uk candidate is saying

but they are not standing here and we have a completely different electoral system here to the rest of the uk which could lead to different conclusions, couldn't it? very much so. conclusions, couldn't it? very much so. in northern ireland we have a syste m so. in northern ireland we have a system where the electorate goes into a voting base and they rank their preferences. so, when people go to vote next week it will be their first candidate gets number one and their number two and so forth. those transfers are very critical and makes northern ireland a very interesting case to be watching. it is not all about who gets the most votes, it is who gets the transfer. those transfers will be crucial. a different kind of election here where voters can transpire between candidates. some of the dilemmas that have been pose for both remainders and brexiteers in great britain are not repeated here, but i think we will have a longer counter. thank you, mark.

we will have in blandford from the snp and you can e—mail your questions to us. you can also text us or use questions to us. you can also text us or use social media with our hashtag. bafta is calling for tv shows to have more plot lines and references to climate change, to help raise awareness of the issue. the academy analysed forty uk channels and found that it was mentioned about the same number of times as rhubarb and zombies. laura foster reports. it was scenes like this from blue planet ii that changed the way we think about plastic. and soap operas are often praised for raising awareness of difficult social and health issues. and now bafta says it's time to put the spotlight on climate change. we live on this planet and if we ignore that then we're not being authentic with our audiences. also, there's so jeopardy and climate change, its right

to tear apart in comedy and drama. charlie brooker is one writer who hasn't been afraid to use climate change for stories as part of his show black mirror. you tend to get things like game of thrones, where the whole, the dead at the wall, and winter is coming, was kind of playing out like a metaphor for climate change with everybody warring and getting caught up in their own political squabbles while facing sort of annihilation. there is a very, very tough nut to crack. this isn't a call to make more documentaries about climate change and our planet, it's about taking our planet and putting it into every single piece of output on television, into the soaps, into the comedies, into the dramas. these writers say it's about showing more sustainable ways of living on screen. we're beginning to see the real—world effects of climate change on people who have no choice but to bear the brunt of it. and i think if drama and television are not reflecting that we're not

doing ourjob properly. the aim is for the future of our planet to become a natural topic of conversation, while at the same time keeping audiences entertained. laura foster, bbc news. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. itv axes thejeremy kyle show, following the death of a man who appeared on the programme. the government announces another vote on brexit in earlyjune, but there's no sign of a breakthrough in cross—party talks. a bbc investigation finds four children have been killed by a parent with a history of violence in the last five years, after being granted access by a family court. in the business news. walmart says it may sell shares in its asda business to the public after it was blocked from merging it with rival sainsbury‘s by the competition authorities.

trouble at tui, a £250m loss over the last six months. the reasons: uncertainty over brexit, too much competition in its spanish market, and the costs of the grounding of the boeing 737 max. complaints against payday lenders have soared to a five year high. the latest figures from financial ombudsman service shows nearly 40,000 new complaints were brought last year, up 130%. a lot of company news today even though the actual market isn't moving much. there's that story about tui's problems, and asda. we may soon be able to buy shares in the supermarket. also: diy group kingfisher, it owns b&q and is "piloting a new convenience store concept" — it could be a come—back for the old hardware store. let's talk to craig erlam,

a markets analyst at oanda. lets start with tui, a lot of problems here. we have brexit to be at the boeing 737 max, the spanish market, we have people moving to turkey and also this thing about hot weather. apparently we had so much hot weather in the uk last year that everybody wants to stay tone. but all of these things seem to be temporary, ice and they will get through them. am i right? they may get through them, but it is a point of staying power at this moment in time. they are one of the few complaining about the good weather we're getting in the uk right now. asi we're getting in the uk right now. as i say, it is the combination of all that and that makes life difficult. boeing story of course is not desirable and the combination of brexit uncertainty combined with the fa ct we brexit uncertainty combined with the fact we are getting warm weather here is encouraging households to either wait until a last—minute to book a holiday or choose to holiday

at home. summer is a massively important time for these companies and if consumers decide not to travel that will massively affect them. i cannot believe they're going to have to take it all on the nose themselves. when i get compensation? i think they will get compensation, it isa i think they will get compensation, it is a matter of when. 10% of their fleet is boeing 737, consumers will be paying a lot more attention to what they are flying in. the number these companies he had a large number of these fleets, consumers may not use them until they know they are completely safe. let us move on to asda and walmart wanting to sell it to the public. perhaps not noise, somewhere down the line. you cannot merge with sainsbury‘s, you do not want it yourself, so while earth should i buy it?|j you do not want it yourself, so while earth should i buy it? i think thatis while earth should i buy it? i think that is exactly the message and it will probably take years. walmart has to show people that the company

can turnaround and compete with those above them, such as tesco and those above them, such as tesco and those beneath them such as lidl. asda is stuck in this awkward middle ground and that's where the conversation with sainsbury‘s made sense. the combination allowed them to compete with prices, now they have lost the ability to do that and have lost the ability to do that and have to find other ways to show that they can compete. it will take a lot of investment, cost—cutting, but again that may take years. lets talk again that may take years. lets talk a little bit about kingfisher. i was quite interested in this idea of bm.) moving into smaller stores. is that an answer? does it work in the hardware store business?” an answer? does it work in the hardware store business? i think it is important that they look at alternatives, because the simple fa ct of alternatives, because the simple fact of the matter is that the high street has changed recently and megastores are taking a big hit as a result. maybe people getting in the

ca rs result. maybe people getting in the cars and completing trips over the course of the day, they have to look at alternatives. it seems that b&q... at alternatives. it seems that 8&0... i at alternatives. it seems that 8&0. .. i think at alternatives. it seems that 3&0. .. i think it is at alternatives. it seems that 3&0... i think it is very interesting point about a small storage doing well. particularly independent, independent stores have that flexibility to change their stock. even if you have a chain like 3&0, it is very difficult to adapt. evenif 3&0, it is very difficult to adapt. even if there are lots of little stories. do you know timing? yes, exactly. it will be a much slower process. but opening smaller stores enable them to capture a market share by people who need smaller items that aren't willing to go to large retail parks can go there as they will attract an entirely different market. it is probably more concerning for smaller hardware stores, they may not be able to

compete with 3&0. particularly if 3&0 pushes down the line of own brand markets where they can be far more competitive on price. thank you very much. broadband, phone and tv customers must be told when their contract is coming to an end, and shown the best deals available, under new rules announced today by ofcom. providers must alert customers between 10 and 40 days before their contract comes to an end. earlier we asked ofcom's consumer directors, lindsey fussell, whether companies will still be able to offer good deals for all consumers. we wa nt we want all companies to be able to offer a really good range of deals. that does include discounts for new customers to a new business, that is a really important part of a competitive market. but the aim of today's announcement is to give all of us the opportunity to understand

range of deals available, to have a look at that and shop around and make the right decision for us. not a lot going around on the ftse itself. a quarter of £1 billion lost in the first half, the movement is pretty small. kingfisher down 2.6%, thatis pretty small. kingfisher down 2.6%, that is quite a lot. i would worry high they would get out of the millions on the high street, the problems on the high street. you get the money exchange, if you're going abroad he would get 142 year pound. that is the business news. pmqs is about to get under way, let's cross over to westminster now to join our assistant political editor, norman smith.

what are you expecting? this could be one of theresa may's last prime minister questions. if you look at it this way next week before the european election, there week after thatis european election, there week after that is a recess and the week after that is a recess and the week after thatis that is a recess and the week after that is the big vote on theresa may and her brexit deal. if she loses that it could be good night and goodbye. it is a huge moment today because it could be one of theresa may's last. for that reason i suspect she will want to put in a big performance, she will want a moment when she competitive over her case for bringing back her plan in the first week ofjune. setting out her choice which she believes mps now face, in other words they either back her deal or we head towards no deal or possibly the revocation of brexit. because it is believed a number ten that the eu simply will not grant us a further extension

come october the 31st. i think theresa may will want to platform that argument, we have had the headlines this morning but we had not heard the prime minister herself just putting that case to the country. i suspect she will want to use prime minister questions as a platform to articulate that argument. as forjeremy corbyn he will want to maximise government disarray and discomfort over the eu over the european elections. just a few minutes to wait, thank you. we have had lots of sunshine so far across the uk. it is glorious out there at the moment. this is the scene in south shields at the moment. lovely countryside in staffordshire, just a few higher clouds in the sky. you can see from the image we had a bit of cloud

moving its way into the west of northern ireland again that its high—level cloud. elsewhere, barely anything to notice across the uk from the view from space. it is not going to change throughout this afternoon. it is set perhaps a bit of fluffy, white cumulus clouds are building in the sky. especially in northern england and southern scotland. most of us will continue with those blue skies. temperatures will be higher than yesterday, 25 degrees is the highest for scotland, a bit fresher towards the coast in east anglia. most temperatures and high teens and low 20s. at night the cloud could address in the north—east of scotland giving a little bit of cloud and mist on thursday morning. if you showers developing on the west of scotland on thursday morning, but for most it is dry. it is the need to start of an thursday, but a bit of cloud will start to drift into words east

anglia and eventually the midlands. temperatures for many of us will be a degree or so the weight then today. looking generally at about 16,17 or18 today. looking generally at about 16,17 or 18 celsius. into today. looking generally at about 16, 17 or 18 celsius. into friday, an easterly wind which will start to draw in more of this cloud across the north sea. so, cloudy conditions and there will be some showers in the morning across western areas and some rain across parts of the south. lengthy dry spells and some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, but again the temperature is not as high as they have been. going into the weekend, we will keep this kind of killer feel, especially on saturday. there will be some sunny spells and also some showers. during saturday we will see temperatures of 13 or 14 celsius. sunday we will see

temperatures creeping up a little bit more, 20 degrees in the south—east of england. again a mixture of sunshine and some showers. that is all for me, had a good afternoon.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — these are today's main stories: itv axes thejeremy kyle show — following the death of a man who appeared on the programme. itv‘s chief executive said the broadcaster has decided to cancel production of the programme permanently — "given the gravity of recent events. " the government announces another vote on the prime minister's brexit plan in earlyjune — but there's no sign of a breakthrough in cross—party talks. and, this is the scene inside the house of commons — where prime minister's questions is about to get underway. in other news: a bbc investigation finds four children have been killed by a parent with a history of violence in the last five years — after being granted access by a family court. i was completely naive about the family courts. i asummed that they would see, to enable a violent man

to have a relationship with his children, contact needed to be supervised. and, bafta calls on tv shows to have more storylines and references about climate change to help raise awareness of the issue. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live — i'm joanna gosling. pmqs is about to get underway — lets cross over to westminster now. norman, you said you think this may well be one of theresa may's last prime minister's questions? if you look at the calendar, we have wednesday, the european elections. next week, during the third when we are promised a bigger vote so it

could be the second last p is by theresa may if her deal goes down. theresa may if her deal goes down. the wide expectation here is that it will go down. i was talking to one very loyal minister earlier this morning and he was telling me that he did not think she would get it through. this could be what one of theresa may's last pm cues. a curious atmosphere here. normally, on the tory side, when a leader has their back against the wall, the rally round. let's go to the chamber and see how mrs may does. having good mental health is vital to is all which is why we are investing record levels to mental health. mr speaker, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues this morning, in addition to my duties in this house, i will today bejoining

world leaders and internet leaders for a world leaders and internet leaders fora summit in world leaders and internet leaders for a summit in paris in tackling terrorist use of the internet. for a summit in paris in tackling terrorist use of the internetlj support mental health week as well. mr speaker, instead of a transplant providing for my constituent, and improving and extending life, tragically, she has received a death sentence after receiving a diagnosis. rather than her having to fight the system to get these a nswe rs , fight the system to get these answers, will the primers that make sure that the uk nhs service transplant service undertake a case review to identify it like this micro pc wasn't picked up earlier and white red flags were not identified post operation as well? the honourable gentleman has clearly raised a very concerning case. he has given some details of that case

here, i will ensure that a relevant minister looks at the issue he has raised because it is obviously a matter of concern if somebody we see something that they believe is going to give them that life and it is a malignant organ transplanted, as he said. i will ensure the relevant minister looks at this. the prime minister has often spoken about how important it is to ensure everybody gets a important it is to ensure everybody getsafair important it is to ensure everybody gets a fair chance in life, but of course includes carers. will she join me in welcoming the reward, run bya join me in welcoming the reward, run by a radio station, a league for by a radio station, a league for rugby young carers. how great dedication, enthusiasm is helping young sows in my constituency live their own lives. can i thank my honourable friend for highlighting this particular issue? we recognise

the importance of supporting young carers. we have publish across government carers actions plans to improve the education and outcomes to young carers, as well as access to young carers, as well as access to services. i'm very happy to join my honourable friend in congratulating annette for this reward and thanking her for the amazing work she does. and also to congratulate b amazing work she does. and also to congratulate 3 fm to identify people like the net in the community. other mac ijoin at the prime minister in acknowledging mental health awareness week and i want to send my support all those campaigning across the country. also, a message that all of us can do something about it by reaching out to people and talking to them while going through a mental health crisis, also ensuring there is properfunding for our mental health services. i'd also like to pay tribute to the former labourmp like to pay tribute to the former labour mp who passed away this week, brian, he was a formidable figure

they were in this house. everybody politician loved being interviewed at the time, they only said that afterwards. mr speaker, ithink at the time, they only said that afterwards. mr speaker, i think it would be only right that the house of commons leads tribute to leading hollywood icon, doris day, who passed away this week. i'm tempted to quote some songs, but i won't! all right right, crack away! laughter. ido laughter. i do apologise, i've obviously started a parliamentary singalong here. speaking of icons, it would be right to acknowledge it's been 40 yea rs right to acknowledge it's been 40 years since the members for huddersfield and birkenhead were elected to this department for the first time in the 1979 election. in

the last two years, nine of the uk's riches hedge fund tycoon is how the £92.9 million to the conservative party, is this a government for the many or in the pockets of a elite few? —— £2.9 million. many or in the pockets of a elite few? -- £2.9 million. in response to some of the tributes paid, i'm sure across the house everybody we like to recognise the sad passing of somebody who gave many hours of entertainment for her career, doris day. i'd also like to congratulate the honourable members for huddersfield and birkenhead on having been elected into this house and having spent 40 years in this house. i also know that 40 years ago, it was the election of margaret thatcher... and it was always said

that margaret thatcher had indeed enjoyed being interviewed by brian walden, and he did indeed not only had a career in this house but went on to have a very respected career in television journalism as a broadcaster and interviewer. can i say to the right honourable gentleman, he raises issues about fairness and about equality and those who are better off in our society, can i do say to him that income inequality is down since 2010. as conservatories, we want everybody to be better off, everybody to be better off, everybody to be better off, everybody to have good jobs, and everybody to have good jobs, and everybody to have a better light. that is always the difference between us and labour. labour want to bring people down, we want to raise people up. the nobel

prize—winning economist, sir angus dean, says that the uk risks having extreme inequality levels of pay, wealth and health. of the g7 countries coming only the united states is more unequal than britain, is that something the prime minister is that something the prime minister is proud of? what is important, as i say, talking about income inequality, it's down since 2010. the lowest paid have seen their wages grew the fastest since 2015, the top 1% are contributing more income tax than at any point under the last labour government. thanks to the conservatives, millions of the lowest paid are no longer paying any income tax at all, that is conservatives delivering for everyone. real wages conservatives delivering for everyone. realwages are conservatives delivering for everyone. real wages are lower than they were ten years ago, how can it

be fair that we live in a society where the average chief executive of a ftse 100 where the average chief executive of a ftse100 company now ends 145 times the annual average salary in this country. and some of the lowest rates of pay are among young workers. that is why, at the weekend, i announced the next labour government will abolish the youth rates because, quite simply, if you're old enough to do the job, you're old enough to do the job, you're old enough to do the job, you're old enough to be paid a wage to do thejob. you're old enough to be paid a wage to do the job. does the prime minister agree with that principle? the impact of the policy announced it was actually like it will cost young people jobs. it was actually like it will cost young peoplejobs. that's not dearest what i am saying, the director of the i f s said the policy would end up having quite a negative effect on young people but we don't need to rely on quotes to

know about what will happen to young people under a policy like that, we just look at the record of the last labour government on youth employment. under the name, youth unemployment rose by 44%. under the conservatives in government, youth unemployment has fallen by 50%.ij seem unemployment has fallen by 50%.ij seem to recall it was the conservative party that opposed the national minimum wage in 1997. i seem national minimum wage in 1997. i seem to recall it was the conservative party that predicted millions ofjobs would be lost because we want a decent pay for people. but why does this government continue to punish our young people? since 2010, the conservative party with the liberal democrat accomplices have trebled tuition fees, abolish the educational

maintenance allowance, and cut child benefit. while wages remain lower than a decade ago and housing costs have soared, more and more food banks are opening up in britain. in great yarmouth, one hasjust banks are opening up in britain. in great yarmouth, one has just been open for pupils at a school. last week, the department of business established aphid bike for its own staff in the building, they are on victoria street. —— food bank. can the prime minister that allows what is going on in modern britain, when a government office in central london has a food bank for some it's very lowest pa id staff london has a food bank for some it's very lowest paid staff to get something to eat? the honourable gentleman knows that he best way for the people to have a good and stable income for the family is to ensure they are in work. this is the fourth question he has asked me... the fourth question he has asked me, in

nine of his question so far has he welcomed the fact that employment is at record levels and unemployment is down at a record low. the way the right honourable gentleman talks, you would think that inequality started in 2010. but he was it who said,... one of the labour backbenchers shouts from a sedentary position, it did. who was it that said and the last labour government that ensured the gap between the gap between the richest and poorest in our society became very much bigger. not my words, the words of the right honourable gentleman attacking his own labour government. mr speaker, my question was about food banks in a government of this...

my question was about food banks in a government of this. .. order, order! mr spencer, a government of this. .. order, order! mrspencer, i'm a government of this. .. order, order! mr spencer, i'm very worried about you. go used to be such a calm and measured fellow, your are now behaving in an action extra ordinary manner, almost delinquent, calm yourself, young man and your condition will improve. my question was about a foot in a government ministry, which seems to suggest to me that it is in work poverty that is the problem in britain. the trussell trust handed out 1.6 million food parcels last year, half a million of which went to children. there is a new report out today from the end child poverty coalition which sounds like child poverty has risen by half a million and is becoming the new norm in this country. the coalition called on ministers to restore the link between inflation and social security. will the prime minister do that to try and reduce the

disgraceful levels of child poverty in this country? the right honourable gentleman talks about helping those who are low paid. it isa helping those who are low paid. it is a conservative government that introduced the national living wage, and what do we see? under labour, someone and what do we see? under labour, someone working full—time on the national minimum wage will have taken home at £9,200 a year, now they take home over £13,700, £4500 more under the conservatives for the lowest pa id, more under the conservatives for the lowest paid, that is the conservatives are paying for the low—paid in our society. conservatives are paying for the low-paid in our society. they may have changed the name but the institute for fiscal studies says that child poverty will rise to over 5 million by 2022 at the current rate because of the strategy is being followed by her government. when at the wealth of the richest thousand people in britain has

increased by £50 billion in one year, but there is not enough money to properly feed our children or pay workers a decent wage, then we have failed as a society. this country is seeing the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, while the government is in the pocket of the super—rich elite. more children in poverty, more pensioners in poverty, more people struggling to make ends meet. when is she and her government going to reverse the tax giveaways to the super—rich and make sure they pay theirfair share of to the super—rich and make sure they pay their fair share of taxes? so we can end the scandal, it is a scandal, of inequality in modern britain? the right honourable gentleman talks about... as i pointed out, the top 1% are paying more in income tax today than i ever died under a labour government. but

what are we of the scene from labour injust the what are we of the scene from labour in just the past week? the what are we of the scene from labour injust the past week? the labour party has a plan for a system where everybody in this country would get benefits, that means hand—outs to hedge fund managers, paid for by tax hikes on working people. labour tries policy, money for the rich, paid by taxis on the poor. as already noted, 48 years ago, margaret thatcher became prime minister in during her premiership, she commends people like me and people from modest backgrounds across the country lacks the conservative party as the party of opportunity and aspiration. that's the prime minister that agree that education, education plays a pivotal role in enabling social mobility? will the funding receive the attention it deserves in the upcoming spending round? we are

already putting record levels of funding into our schools, £43.5 billion. of course, he is trying to ta ke billion. of course, he is trying to take me to talk about the spending review upcoming but i can assure him we are committed to improving education for every child. i passionate believe that we should be making sure that how far it had gills in life does not depend on their background, circumstances, or who their parents are. but it actually depends on their individual talents and hard work. everybody in this country should be able to go as far as their talents and hard work can go. mr speaker, pending your approval, we now know the prime minister? free time defeated brexit deal will return yet again injune. can the prime minister that tell us

has at the backroom agreement been agreed with the leader of the opposition to people of scotland and fought her shoddy deal for you? the only party that wants to sell out the interest of scotland as the snp. not quite sure what that had to do with the question. you might at least try, prime minister, to try and answer the question. the people of scotla nd and answer the question. the people of scotland are none the wiser of what is going on in these secret tory, labour talks. scotland's people and the will of its parliament is being ignored. enough is enough, it mr speaker. why is the prime minister so afraid of getting the people of scotland there say the fa ct the people of scotland there say the fact is, at the european elections next week, the people of scotland will make their voices heard, whether westminster likes it or not. next thursday, the people of

scotla nd next thursday, the people of scotland can vote snp to stop brexit and sent a clear message that scotla nd and sent a clear message that scotland will not be ignored any more. the right honourable gentleman talks about the people of scotland not knowing where things stand, well, the people will know where it stands if the right honourable gentleman which for the bill and ensures we leave the european union. if people wants to vote for a party thatis if people wants to vote for a party that is not only a brexit party but a party and government that can deliver brexit, they should vote conservative. can the prime minister confirmed that it we were to stay in a customs union and a single market, that would have to pay billions into the eu that we couldn't do free trade deals around the world, and we couldn't control our own emigration, and we would never betray the promise we made at the last general election that we will deliberately

fill brexit, unlike the broken promises from the party opposite. i'm happy to give him to my right honourable friend that we do indeed remain committed, not just honourable friend that we do indeed remain committed, notjust in delivering brexit and securing a majority in his house for that, but i can't reassure him on his specific points. in leaving the eu, we will end free movement, restore control over our immigration policy, open up trade opportunities around the world, and ended days of singing bass payments to the eu. we will not pay for market access. he mentions the last commitments made at the last election, we boasted on a ma nifesto last election, we boasted on a manifesto promising the best possible dealfor manifesto promising the best possible deal for britain as we leave the eu, delivering a smooth orderly brexit, as we seek a new special partnership, including customs agreements with the eu. i'm committed to those objectives, i believe we have negotiated a good deal that delivers on those and i'm determined to deliver it. this

government say they are committed to tackling climate change, yet too often, the evidence suggest otherwise. take the examples of their support for an oil refinery in by rain but the refusal to help award—winning tidal energy specialists. the reality is, 99.4% of uk export finance in the energy sector goes on the fossil yield projects. if this government is serious about addressing the climate emergency, will they prove it by investing in in the future, not the past? we are investing in the future, not the past, that is why we have been encouraging issues like electric vehicles, the battery technology that is taking place in the uk. he talks about our interest

and support on what we need to do on climate change, just look at our record. i will renewable energy capacity has increased, 99% of solar power deployed in the uk has been deployed under the conservatives in government. we have been decarbonising at a faster rate than any other country in the g20. decarbonising at a faster rate than any other country in the 620. it's vital for trust in the prime minister and the government for dates to be set and then stuck to. can't we have a definitive and unalterable date for the release on the green paper on adult care? my honourable friend is absolutely right we need to abide by the government's commitment to publish a green paper in relation to adult social care. we want to assure when we do that, we are able to bring

forward the proposals that deliver the answer to the question that we have to ask ourselves, which is how we can ensure that support for social care system is sustainable into the future. we will be publishing it at the earliest opportunity and it will set out those proposals to ensure that social care system is sustainable in the long term. it's looking a bit threadbare over on these benches there, maybe they should examine the reason the government can barely secure double figures in their opinion polls, the uk is now an international laughing stock, with a backbench just wanting... she international laughing stock, with a backbenchjust wanting... she is now bringing back her withdrawal agreement for a fourth time as her backbench queues up to say they won't support her, has the road not now ran out? for the sake of her nation, it was you please just go, and let scotland go too? from the

right honourable gentleman's references to others across the house, it's obvious his charm offensive has already started. in the interest of scotland, it remains pa rt the interest of scotland, it remains part of the uk, as design the interest of the whole of the uk that we deliver on what voted for or not the referendum and deliver brexit. 15,200 children in somerset are now in good and outstanding schools compared to 2010, great news. but despite 5.9% more funding per pupil going into somerset, teachers and pa rents a re going into somerset, teachers and parents are coming to me increasingly from taunton deane to say that they are under funding pressures and they are in the fifth lower for secondary school funding and the bottom third for primary school funding. which the prime minister agree with me like to give

our children the very best opportunity in life, we must correct less funding and justice in somerset? and with the economy overseen by this government, we can and should do it. it is indeed, as she says, our management of the strong economy that enables us to put more money in our public services like education, that is why we are putting a record level of funding into schools this year, giving every local authority for more money for every pupil in every school. we have also introduced to the funding formula to make the distribution more fair are across the country, because what we want to do is keep improving the education for every child. as i said to an earlier question, we have the opportunity to assure that every child can go on and achieve their full potential. as this is mental

health awareness week, does the prime minister agreed with the labour party that it's time to scrap test for pre—teenage children, such as stats and encounter, the 11 plus, let me know to cause them stress, anxiety, and a sense of failure. what is important as children go through the education is let me make sure they are receiving the right education for them as we make sure that these girls are providing the right quality of education. simple test that enabled those judgments to be made, about where children are in relation to the learning through their school career, i believe it's right they were introduced and it is right they were introduced and it is right they were introduced and it's like they continue. it is mental health awareness week and it's also exa m health awareness week and it's also exam time. in chelmsford, anglican university, the staff and students ca re university, the staff and students care deeply about supporting those

with mental health issues. will my right honourable friend, the prime minister, urge the secretary of state for health and education to work together to provide a specific fund so that our universities can develop new and innovative ways to help students with mental health issues? my honourable friend is right to raise the issue of mental health in universities and it is a priority for the government. nhs england is already working closely with universities uk through programme is to build the capacity for universities to improve student welfare services that improve access to mental health services. i will be happy to ask if the health and education secretaries to consider options to look at this photo. the prime minister is now well aware that i have had the privilege of

serving the people of huddersfield for 40 years. when i came into this house, i was a passionate eurosceptic. .. and the house, i was a passionate eurosceptic... and the reason that i change my mind, i saw how the european union deliver prosperity, cleaning up the environment, keeping the peace, keeping our security. it change my mind about the value to all the people, as well as my constituents, of staying in the eu. isn't it time that the prime minister spoke out the truth about europe, rather than the big lie of the ukip party? its to the honourable gentleman, this house voted for the referendum. the government at the time said it would abide by the decision of the referendum, the people voted and made their choice. i think it is right that this government delivers on that choice and delivered brexit.

the honourable gentleman mentioned that he has been serving his constituents for 40 years, he mentioned prosperity. in 1979, it was a conservative, who came in and turned around the problems of a labour government and gave this country prosperity. on behalf of animal lovers across the country, may i congratulate you on introducing lucy's law to stand against the barbaric practice of p°ppy against the barbaric practice of poppy and it in farming. however, this law only applies to england and with the welsh consultation closing this week, does she agree with me that unless the snp now act to introduce the law, there is a real risk for scotland becoming a hub for unscrupulous poppy farmers, and scotla nd unscrupulous poppy farmers, and scotland cannot be left behind? i would like to congratulate my honourable friend on work he did on

this issue, but it is ironic that as an mpfora this issue, but it is ironic that as an mp for a scottish seat, he was able to help to change the law here in england and ensure that this was brought n where the snp government in scotland are not willing to change that law and i think it is time the snp government got on with the dayjob and started legislating for people in scotland for things that matter. thank you, the prime minister says that it is her deal, no deal or no exit from the eu. but we voted against her deal and we voted against no deal for good reasons. but she's not shifted and she's out of time. will she admit now that all that's left is no exit, or will she go back to the people? can say to the honourable lady, she knows full well my response to the question about going back to the people. i believe the people were given the choice as to whether we should stay in the eu in 2016 and

they voted and gave their decision and it is up to this government, not just this government, but this house, to respect the decision that was taken when we gave, we as a parliament, gave people that choice. ata parliament, gave people that choice. at a crucial time, can i take this opportunity to highlight the vital importance of supporting british steel and the world leading special profile division in my constitution. it isa profile division in my constitution. it is a jewel in the crown of steel making and can i turning urge my honourable friend to deliver an outcome to the talks swiftly. my honourable friend has raised an important point about british steel andi important point about british steel and i can't comment on the the future of the company, i realise it isa future of the company, i realise it is a worrying time for those employed there and their families. as everybody would expect across this house, the business department is in regular contact with a wide

range of sectors and companies and last month the government did enter into a commercial agreement with british steel relating to their obligations under the emissions trading scheme which has provided support to that company. three weeks ago the prime minister received a copy of the children's future food inquiry‘s report, delivered to no ten by dame emma thompson and six young food ambassadors who all experienced food poverty. on her government's watch, the end child poverty coalition have found that half a million more children are having their lives blighted by food poverty than at the start of this decade. will the prime minister meet with these young food ambassadors to discuss their right to food children's charter as soon as possible? can i say, i haven't seen

the charter yet and so i will look carefully at that charter. as i have said in response to a number of questions on this issue, what is important that is that we have an economy that enables people to get into good jobs. that is what we are delivering and enables people to have that stability in their income and enables people to care for their children. will the prime minister join me in welcoming the final evaluation of the national bereavement ca re evaluation of the national bereavement care path way. it found nine out of ten parents who had suffered the loss of a child felt that they were treated... with such... and with respect. sensitively and with respect. order. the honourable lady has passed the test... with flying colours. not

only did the the honourable lady pass the test, mr speaker, but so did the national bereavement care path way. it also found that eight in ten health care professionals felt supported to deliver good quality bereavement care. does the prime minister agree that these results are a rallying call to the remaining nhs trusts who adopt the national bereavement care path way, ensuring that all bereaved parents will receive better bereavement care? can i say first of all to my honourable friend, i realise this is an issue that is close to the heart of many members, including my honourable friend, who has spoken most movingly on this subject. i would like to thank the appg for their work, we recognise that all bereaved parents should be offered the same standard of support. these results show the benefit of bath way and it has helped —— path way and

helped support many families and i would urge all trusts to adopt this approach. we condemned the denial or abuse of trade union rights in saudi arabia, bangladesh, columbia and other countries, will the prime minister agree that the victory by unite members who won one. nine million compensation after construction firms blacklisted and denied them work is a victory for british values? does she agree that free and independent trade unions area free and independent trade unions are a valued part of our democracy and will she condemn the illegal action of these companies and in a democracy guarantee trade union representatives a right of access to work places to speak tome ployees about —— to employs about their rights at work? can i say that i recognise the important role that trade unions play in our kem si —— downpour democracy and the work that

can be done to enhance workers' rights. we want to see workers' rights. we want to see workers' rights enhanced and improved and we are are track to do that.” rights enhanced and improved and we are are track to do that. i asked the prime minister about a family who need the life changing drug, this morning we have the wonderful news its will be made available in england. will the prime minister press for a managed access agreement to be put in place, because the children who need the drug can't afford to wait a single day more. my honourable friend raised an importantish jupp at the honourable friend raised an importantishjupp at the time and — e__ importantishjupp at the time and — e—— an important issue at the time and agree these deal has been agreed. it does have the potential to transform the lives of young children with spinal muscular atrophy and i will ensure this is acted upon by the department.

research by the victoria derbyshire show revealed in the last five years, four children have been murdered after contact with known abusers. there has been a call for an inquiry. does the prime minister agree that there is something wrong with the system that forces contact between children and parents that are known risks to that child and if she does agree, will she commission that independent ink are i today? —— rink today. the family court system should not be used to reinforce abuse. i'm pleased that the president of the family division has published some new draft guidelines to provide clarity on issues around the family court. the ministry of

just sis have not seen evidence to suggest a public enquiries is necessary. but i will ensure the new minister will meet with the the honourable lady to discuss the issues. will the prime minister congratulate the hard working team in redditch who secured a majority on the council this month. will she visit redditch to find out how they are starting to unlock redditch and recommit resources to the issue of regenerating towns and high streets? i'm happy to congratulate the campaigners, those elected councillors, for the success they had in the elections. i'm pleased to see the redditch council actually moving forward with plans to improve the town of redditch. we remain committed, we have allocated sums to

ensure that we can see improvements in towns up and down the country and we continue our commitment to that. as for the invitation, i'm grateful andi as for the invitation, i'm grateful and i will ensure my diary secretary has that and we will see if that is possible. my constituency, my constituent was shot with a cross bow on good friday. this weekend, he died of those injuries. i'm sure the house willjoin me in sympathising with his family, his partner and his friends, the community is in shock, can the prime ministerjoin me in appealing to the public for any information and to give that information and to give that information to the police in confidence? and can she give assurances that the law on cross bows will be reviewed in light of the numberof bows will be reviewed in light of the number of incidents and also ensure that the police have the resources to carry out this now murder inquiry. the honourable

gentleman has raised a worrying case and the thoughts of whole house are with the family and friends and partner of his constituent. this is, it is terrible when one hears of an incidents such as this. it is right, the home secretary has heard the comments that the honourable gentleman has made in relation to the law on cross bows and ijoin with the honourable gentleman in encouraging any member of the public who has any information about what happened to kwetd in touch with —— get in touch with the police. there is the anonymous route to be able to give evidence, to give evidence to the, for it to reach the police, without being identified if people are concerned about that. but if anybody know anythings that can help catch those responsible, then i urge them to come forward. for more than 20 years i have worked with a group of conservatives who raise money for the party, deliver leaflets and they

knock on doors. week in, week out. this saturday 40 of us went out campaigning for the european elections. but unfortunately i have hear a letter from those conservatives, addressed to the prime minister. they say that her deal is worse than staying in the european union. that they want us to come out now on a know deal basis and, sir, more importantly, they have lost confidence in the prime minister. and wish her to resign before the european elections. prime minister, what message do you have to say to these dedicated and loyal conservatives? can i say to, first cani conservatives? can i say to, first can i say i say to those member of conservative party across the country who campaign regularly for elections of all sorts, we have heard of that group in redditch, who

succeeded in getting results in redditch council elections, all conservatives who campaign, and i thank them for the time and effort they put into promoting the conservative cause. secondly, i would say to conservatives, who are concerned about delivering brexit, this is is a government that wants to deliver brexit and has been working to deliver brexit. sadly, so far the house of commons has not found a majority to do that. if everybody in the house of commons had voted alongside with the government and the majority of conservatives we would already have left the european union. the people of my constituent are distraught at the british council worker who has been taken and put into prison in iran. the foreign secretary is meeting with me and if family on friday. could she condemn this

action and speak to the president about this terrible situation? can i say to the honourable lady that we are always concerned we see sentencing of an individual on the basis of their employment with a legitimate institution. it is shocking and i'm concerned by the turn of events and my thoughts are with the individual and herfamily. as the honourable lady has seen, the foreign secretary is taking this issue up, the government will press the case and the concern that have been raised. but sadly the arrest of this individual shows that iran's attitude to entirely he jit may organisation —— legitimate organisations, but this is an issue that the foreign secretary will take up. the prime minister is rightly regarded by scottish conservatives

asa regarded by scottish conservatives as a trenchant champion of the union and thank goodness for that. will she agree that the uk shared prosperity fund is an opportunity to strengthen the union and will she confirm that that fund will be led by the needs of communities and will not be barnetised. can i say sit is right that we have an opportunity with the shared prosperity fund to ensure that we are recognising the ways in which we can reduce the disparities between communities and nations within the united kingdom. and it is right that this should be led by the needs on the ground and we should make sure that money is spent correctly and delivers. order. i think the honourable gentleman's. .. points of i think the honourable gentleman's... points of order of which i think. the prime minister's questions has come to an end. a lot

of empty seats there. let's get the thoughts of norman smith. a slightly mellow pmqs. my instinct is theresa may would want to come out all guns blazing, having gone with the big gamble, fourth time trying to get her plan through. i thought she would want to challenge tory mps, to warn mps that if they don't back the deal, we could be heading to no deal or no brexit and the revocation of brexit rather sort of placid mrs may. the nearest to a sound bite is when she said, we are a brexit party that will actually deliver on brexit. i wonder if she kind of feels within herself she knows she

is heading to likely defeat and there is a slightly reflecktive quality. it wasn't mr may the street fighter, she seemed slightly disengaged. jeremy corbyn, maybe no surprise he chose not to go on the european elections and instead went on inequality following that report on inequality following that report on the danger that britain will have the same inequality as the us, because jeremy corbyn the same inequality as the us, becausejeremy corbyn has his own difficulties on brexit. but a funny old pmqs. didn't really kick off. although today is an enormous day politically in the whole brexit saga. thank you. elections to the european parliament are just over a week away. here on the bbc news channel we're looking at what that means for you in the run up polling day. european elections take place every five years.

meps are voted in by proportional representation, this means parties gain seats based on the number of votes cast for them. the nations and regions have different numbers of meps based on the population. in 2014, the turnout in wales was 31.5%. this voted in four meps — one for the conservative party, one for labour, one for plaid cymru and another for ukip. wales' political editor felicity evans has been looking into what might happen this time around. welcome to cardiff, one of wales' 22 local authorities that voted to rae dto local authorities that voted to rae d to remain in the brexit referendum. wales voting to leave the eu. with me to talk about the election for the european parliament in the head of politics at cardiff university. talking today, when nigel farage of brexit party rolls back into wales with strong speculation that he might be announcing some welsh assembly members might be joining announcing some welsh assembly members might bejoining his party. what would that mean for his party.

that would be a major coup for the party. we have seen their support accelerating, they're having a big rally today and if they can announce they have an elected presence, even before the european elections in a major parliament in the welsh assembly that is great news for them. it would be bad news for ukip, which has used wales for the last bastion. we have seen ukip support falling, but they still have this presence in the welsh assembly by, inafew presence in the welsh assembly by, in a few hours, that could be gone. let's talk about the three main parties in wales, labour, the conservatives and plaid cymru, because they go into the elections with relatively new leaders? all the parties elected new leaders in wales last year. all the leaders face the

first test. it is a strong test for the leader of welsh labour, mark dra keford. the leader of welsh labour, mark drakeford. he is also first minister. labour have won almost every election here for the last century. but they're under pressure from the brexit party. if his first testis from the brexit party. if his first test is a defeat, he is under pressure. for plaid cymru, they are battling in very crowded remain territory. yes they have tried to be a strong remain party, but that part of market is crowded in wales, with plaid cymru and the greens and liberal democrats all standing as well as the labour party in wales being proremain. can plaid cymru get over their message of being the party that pro—remain people would vote for. a thought on turn out. will it be low ——

vote for. a thought on turn out. will it be low -- will bit low or high? i think it will be as before. the key is notjust the overall turn out, but who turns out. if nigel farage can get many people who voted leave, a lot of them to vote for his party, they could do very well in wales. thank you. during the campaign for the european parliament elections we're going to be interviewing all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel. and we want you to send us your questions. this afternoon at five thirty, we'll have ian blackford from the snp, then tomorrow we'll speak to sian berry co—leader of the green party and on friday, chuka umunna from change uk. you can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. bafta is calling for tv shows to have more plot lines and references to climate change, to help raise awareness of the issue.

the academy analysed 40 uk channels and found that it was mentioned about the same number of times as rhubarb and zombies. laura foster reports. it was scenes like this from blue planet i! that changed the way we think about plastic. and soap operas are often praised for raising awareness of difficult social and health issues. and now bafta says it's time to put the spotlight on climate change. we live on this planet and if we ignore that then we're not being authentic with our audiences. also, there's so muchjeopardy in climate change, its right to tear apart in comedy and drama. charlie brooker is one writer who hasn't been afraid to use climate change for stories as part of his show black mirror. you tend to get things like game of thrones, where the whole, the dead at the wall, and winter is coming, was kind of playing out

like a metaphor for climate change with everybody warring and getting caught up in their own political squabbles while facing sort of annihilation. there is a very, very tough nut to crack. this isn't a call to make more documentaries about climate change and our planet, it's about taking our planet and putting it into every single piece of output on television, into the soaps, into the comedies, into the dramas. these writers say it's about showing more sustainable ways of living on screen. we're beginning to see the real—world effects of climate change on people who have no choice but to bear the brunt of it. and i think if drama and television are not reflecting that we're not doing ourjob properly. the aim is for the future of our planet to become a natural topic of conversation, while at the same time keeping audiences entertained. laura foster, bbc news. san francisco is set to become the first city in the united states to ban facial recognition technology, following a vote by its board of supervisors.

public agencies, such as the police force and transport authority, will not be allowed to use the emerging technology. opponents of the measure warn it could compromise safety. dave lee reports from san francisco. this is a promotional video from amazon, heralding the capabilities of its facial recognition software. but in san francisco, the use of innovations has now been outlawed thanks to new rules passed overwhelmingly by city supervisors. ordanance is passed on first reading. the landmark ruling will make it illegal for any public agency, including law enforcement, to use facial recognition software and any purchase of surveillance equipment of any kind, such as a camera, must be approved by city administrators. the ban will not apply to san francisco's air or sea ports, as they're operated by federal agencies rather than local. the move was enthusiastically

backed by local civil liberties groups. this is a system that is too dangerous to deploy because it allows the government to track who we are, where we go and even who we associate with. there are also concerns that the technology is unreliable, particularly when accurately recognising women or people of colour. those against the measure said they recognise these flaws but said... it's of course highly symbolic that this decision was made in the heart of the us technology industry, but this is a city that increasingly sees itself as the starting point for some incredibly important conversations about the future of invasive technology. dave lee, bbc news, in san francisco. a man has broken his own record for the most ascents of mount everest, the tourism department of nepal has confirmed. sherpa kami rita, who is 49 years old,

reached the summit of the world's highest peak for the 23rd time a couple of hours ago. he first scaled everest at 24, and has also climbed neighbouring mountains including k2. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news with simon mccoy but first it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. some changes on the way this week. but this afternoon, again, it is sunshine from top that tail, whether in inverness in the north of scotland, or across the south like here in dover. the further south you are, more of a breeze. temperatures around the coasts around the mid teens. but the sun is strong and 23 to 25 celsius in scotland. by the end of afternoon some cloud could bubble up across the pennines and the la keland fells.

bubble up across the pennines and the lakeland fells. some showers drifting westwards. that cloud in southern scotland drifts towards ayrshire and argyll and butte. elsewhere, clear skies again and another fresh night and temperatures in single figures. thursday, high pressure just about holding on, but it is inching away. that will allow more of a south easterly breeze tomorrow. nothing desperately strong. that breeze could bring in some low cloud to the north—east of scotland. still the chance of a few showers in western scotland tomorrow. after a sunny start in england and wales, more cloud will bubble up. and with more of a south—easterly breeze, temperatures not as high. some still around 20 degrees. but cooler along the north sea coasts. as it will be on thursday evening. that low pressure gets closer to us and more cloud for england and wales and some showers

possible. some transferring to northern ireland. further north in scotland, more sunshine. warmest in western parts of scotland. chilly down the east with that breeze. but still temperatures at levels where they should be for the time of year. but always a cooler feel towards the east. into the weekend, the cloud will be large and they will bring some showers anywhere across the country. in the south, with light winds it may feel warmer for some. but still the cloud just about anywhere could bring one or two weekend showers. take care.

itv axes thejeremy kyle show — after a guest who took part in the programme is found dead. describing the ‘gravity of recent events,‘ the broadcaster says it's permanently ending production of the programme. we'll be asking what this means for itv — and for other reality television shows. also this lunchtime... one more chance — theresa may gives mps the opportunity to vote on brexit in earlyjune — whether or not the government and labour have reached a deal by then. calls for an inquiry — after it's revealed at least four children have been killed by a parent in the past five years after a family court granted access. we need to talk — prince william teams up with legendary football players to call for more discussion on men's mental health. use our national game to spread the message that mental health isn't a sad, difficult topic.