Skip to main content

tv   BBC News  BBC News  May 18, 2022 1:30pm-2:00pm BST

1:30 pm
it's taken ten years, but is now ready in this platinum jubilee year. at ely cathedral, a royal visit, with princess anne officially unveiling this extraordinary piece of furniture. applause. that's pretty insane. that's a long tree. absolutely fantastic, yeah. you'd never think of it, would you? no, no, it's amazing. as we were walking around and reading about it, - it's the most fascinating story we've ever seen. _ the table will be used and stay at ely until next year, then it will go on tour and be hosted by other venues across the country. jo black, bbc news, ely in cambridgeshire. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. victoria, thank you. the weather is pleasant enough out there at the moment, the skies are a little hazy
1:31 pm
but it is warm, not quite as warm as yesterday which was the warmest day of the year so far. but i think easily, even with the hazy skies, temperatures will widely reach the low 20s across england and in other parts of the country i think the high teens can be expected early this afternoon. so, pleasant enough for the next few hours. then, things will change and the weather could get quite dramatic later today, when we are expecting thundery downpours to sweep into parts of the uk. it will be coming in from the south, there is a separate band of rain heading to northern ireland, another one will reach the south of the country. so i think late afternoon, we will see those clouds really starting to increase in the west and the south, and the met office warns that particularly south—eastern parts of the country are in for local torrential downpours, frequent lightning, gusty winds and even large hailstones. so, this is for
1:32 pm
south—eastern areas, for a few hours, not everywhere, but some of us will encounter that severe weather. and then eventually i think through the small hours of thursday morning, the severe weather will move out into the north sea and there will probably be some rumbles may be just off the coast come about quiet. pretty muddy, first thing, in london, elsewhere, not quite as muqqy london, elsewhere, not quite as muggy as that. apart from a few showers later, in western and north—western parts of scotland, we are in for a mostly sunny day, with temperatures of 23 in london, easily reaching the high teens in newcastle, edinburgh and aberdeen. here is the forecast for the end of the week. weather fronts approaching, there could be more thunderstorms on the way, particularly across the south—east, it is still difficult to predict where this area of thundery rain will go, it might clip us, it might not. but across many other parts of
1:33 pm
the uk, it will be a breezy day with a lot of cloud, frequent showers, and temperatures lower, 15—19. going towards the end of the week it will be turning a lot fresher and a bit more unsettled. just a reminder, this evening, in northern ireland and in parts of england and wales, we are in for some pretty heavy and thundery rain for a time. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... some familiarfaces are going to be returning to england's test cricket side ahead of their series against new zealand. new coach brendan mccullom and new captain ben stokes will be able to call on veteran bowlers james anderson and stuart broad after both
1:34 pm
were left out of the series against the west indies in march. a couple less familiar faces are called up to the squad too. yorkshire batter harry brook and durham fast bowler matty potts are in line to recieve their debuts. and matthew mott has been named as england's new men's white—ball coach. he'lljoin from coaching australia's women — overseeing their recent dominance which included winning this year's world cup. what he has done in the women's game and with the australian side is very much, actually, you could argue, is where the england team are. what he has been able to do with them, i don't think it should be underestimated and how he has gone about it, i think it has been a serious achievement. he has made the gap greater between the rest of the packin gap greater between the rest of the pack in the women's game and i think there is a lot to be said for that. england midfielderjill scott has
1:35 pm
confirmed she will leave manchester city after 8 years with the club, saying "all good things must come to an end." during her spell, the 35—year—old won a women's super league title, three fa cup and three league cup winners' medals. she's spent the past two seasons on loan, at everton and more recently aston villa. police have arrested a man after sheffield united captain billy sharp was assaulted by a fan at the end of championship playoff semi—final against nottingham forrest who won on penalties. sharp was knocked to the ground during a pitch invasion and required stitches. he's taken to social media to thank fans for their support. forrest have apologised and said they will be issuing a lifetime ban and the fa say they will be investigating. it's one of the biggest matches in rangers' history and and tens of thousands of fans are in seville to support them ahead of the euopa league final. police expected up to 100,000 supporters to travel to the spanish city for the match against eintract frankfurt — who'll
1:36 pm
bring 50,000 of their own fans. but, the stadium hosting the final can only host just under 43,000. ijust hope i just hope they won ijust hope they won it. it is going to be tight. _ ijust hope they won it. it is going to be tight. we — ijust hope they won it. it is going to be tight, we are _ ijust hope they won it. it is going to be tight, we are full— ijust hope they won it. it is going to be tight, we are full of- to be tight, we are full of confidence, i think it will be 2—0 to rangers _ confidence, i think it will be 2-0 to rangers-_ confidence, i think it will be 2-0 to rangers. confidence, i think it will be 2-0 to ranuers. ., ., , ., ., to rangers. for rangers, we had to be here. i missed _ to rangers. for rangers, we had to be here. i missed manchester- to rangers. for rangers, we had to be here. i missed manchester but l to rangers. for rangers, we had to be here. i missed manchester but i | be here. i missed manchester but i would _ be here. i missed manchester but i would never— be here. i missed manchester but i would never miss _ be here. i missed manchester but i would never miss this. _ wales coach wayne pivac has named leicester flanker tommy reffell and cardiff number eightjames ratti as two uncapped players in his 33—man squad to tour south africa injuly. pivac retained dan biggar as captain for the three—test tour
1:37 pm
ahead of alun wynjones. george north returns after a year out through injury, but veteran scarlets centre jonathan davies misses out. this will go down as one of the most bizarre and unfortunate sporting injuries of full time. right after making history as the first black african to win stage at one of the cycling grand tours, this rider injured himself on the podium. the 22—year—old was struck in his left eye by the cork from a bottle of pacifico he was opening to celebrate. it looks painful. he won the tenth stage of the dura de italia. we went to hospital where haemorrhage was discovered and doctors recommended he withdraw from the race. that's all the sport for now. i cannot believe he carried on shaking the bottle! thank you.
1:38 pm
six years ago, natasha ednan—laperouse died from a severe allergic reaction after eating a baguette which — unbeknown to her — contained sesame seeds. now, her parents have set up a clinical trial to investigate whether commonly available peanut and milk products, taken under medical supervision, can be used as a treatment for people with food allergies. celestina olulode reports. natasha was funny, very loving, and she was very brave. she gave me the most loving hugs that really sunk into my soul, and i miss those very much today. the memories of two parents determined their daughter's death won't be in vain. in 2016, natasha ednan—laperouse went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a baguette. the 15—year—old knew she had a food allergy and always checked labels —
1:39 pm
but the bread she ate contained sesame seeds, that were not included in the list of ingredients. she died in a french hospital later that day. since then, her parents have fought successfully to introduce new food—labelling rules. and this is the next stage of her parents' tireless campaign. a three—year clinical trial exposing young people to the foods they're allergic to, in the hope they develop greater tolerance. with successful immunotherapy,| you get to a point where the food that you're allergic to doesn't hospitalise you any more. - and that takes so much stress out of families' lives. - it's a momentous moment for us both, actually, as husband and wife and parents of natasha. i think we feel, on one level, quite proud that we've got here. it seems like a long time coming, in some ways. professor hasan arshad hopes the data gathered will help the nhs make savings.
1:40 pm
we have also introduced a very novel aspect, - i which is to use ordinary available | food as opposed to using a capsule with the peanut powder in — - which is obviously more expensive. hopefully the nhs could implement i this treatment for the thousands i of people who suffer from allergy without incurring a huge cost. - although trials like this aren't a cure, natasha's parents say they offer an opportunity their daughter didn't have. and i think knowing that there was research happening, looking into solutions and looking into treatments so that she could live a less—stressed life around the food that she was eating, would have been enormous for her. celestina olulode, bbc news. this coming sunday is the fifth anniversary of the manchester arena bombing. 22 people died in the attack,
1:41 pm
and many more lives were changed forever. dylas kiss lost his mother michelle at the arena that night, and he is now driven by a determination to create a positive legacy for his mum. judith moritz reports. everyone wants to ask if you're all right. no—one can do that on a golf course. you know, you're completely free, you can do what you want. the only thing that's winding you up is the bad shots that i'm constantly hitting. it's five years since dylan's mum died. five years of grief and loss. michelle kiss was murdered in the manchester arena bombing. she was just a typical mum. she always made sure that the kids come first, and any opportunity they wanted to do, she'd make sure that, "i'm going to help you organise that and you're going to do that." i mourn for my mum in different ways. i love it when i cry
1:42 pm
and i see something, and i'm upsetand i miss her, because ijust knew the love that i had was so powerful. and, you know, it's good to get that out. and for anyone who says, like, "oh, cry," you know, this, that, it's the most brave thing you can do. make a decision when you go forward, make a decision! that strength of character has been on display recently, as dylan took part in channel 4's extreme resilience show sas: who dares wins. on the programme he opened up about the night his mum was killed. my little sister comes running out. she's just like, "mum's gone," you know, "mum's gone." "come on, we'll find her, we'll find her." and, unfortunately, my mum got caught in the head. she was pronounced dead the next day. and, er, that's your new reality. i had to become a man straight away. the last few years have been tough, but dylan finds that golf gives him an escape. chances.
1:43 pm
bit of golf in that, as well, bit of golf in that! it's just that release for me. it's perfect. and i hold golf accountable for me getting myself right, because it was incredibly tough, obviously, to go through that, what my family went through. butjust having that freedom to, you know, clear your mind, and golf really brought that out of me. so, you know, i'm thankfulfor it. hand forward. dylan spent a lot of time with his friend sam, who's a golf pro. and what started off as a bit of coaching has now become a serious fundraising effort. they've organised charity tournaments to benefit three hospitals. oh, my goodness! are you a professional? the golf day is obviously keeping michelle's memory alive. we've raised just over £30,000 in three years. all three, four years of it has been good memories, you know, remembering why we've done it and everyone smiling. and then you do have that reflection of, like, yeah, we've done this. the big cheques keep coming in,
1:44 pm
and the money couldn't be going to better use. it'll help the sickest patients in intensive care units, and is going towards a new major trauma hospitalfor greater manchester. they're absolutely brilliant, such wonderful, wonderful lads. they've worked so, so hard to raise this amount of money. the equipment that is going to be provided in those hospitals, it really is going to be life—changing, you know. it's going to make such a difference to our patients and their families. this is what we've designed. yeah, man. so obviously that's the home kit, goalkeeper kit... raising their game, the lads are now looking for sponsors for a charity football match in the summer. dylan has turned his pain into positivity, and his mum is neverfarfrom his thoughts. the way that you can really beat yourself up and get yourself down. and ijust think, i've had the worst thing that could ever happen, and i've had to dig deep. i'm not saying it was easy,
1:45 pm
and it still isn't easy. but i really have fought and battled myself to just try and keep that positive mental attitude. and that's the only thing i would, you know, recommend or suggest, is just, no matter how bleak days are and how grey, you've just got to keep smiling through it. i know she's proud, and i know she's still with me. as far as everything goes, you know, i'm in a good place and happy and earning money for charity. the headlines on bbc news... prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9 per cent. the prime minister says he'll look at �*all measures' to help, as labour continues to push for a windfall tax on energy giants the international criminal court has sent its biggest ever team to ukraine to investigate alleged war crimes. ukrainian police say they've already found the bodies of more than twelve hundred civilians in the kyiv region
1:46 pm
alone the family of a teenage girl who died from an allergic reaction to a baguette are setting up a clinical trial to see if everyday food products could be used to treat serious allergies. merseyside police officer is in hospital. the vehicle then drove off leaving the office on line on the road. andy gill has the latest. this incident began shortly after eight o'clock last night when officers were told that there was a backpack in the road here in hewitt avenue in saint helens which was suspected of containing cannabis. the police attended and the occupants of a white ford transit van nearby were seen to be acting suspiciously.
1:47 pm
police say officers approach them to tell the men that they were going to carry out a search of the van under drug laws. police say that when a constable reached inside the van to start the search, the van drove off, dragging him along the road. the police constable has a serious shoulder injury and he also has injuries to his right arm and right leg and he is in hospital in a stable condition. a short while later, two men were seen running through fields near the east lancashire road and police there recovered the van and the bag and arrested two men from rochdale who are now being questioned on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and also on suspicion of drugs offences. the assistant chief constable for merseyside police said that they put themselves in harms way every day, but they do that because they want to prevent harm happening to the people of merseyside. they say that this police officer has paid a high price for that level of dedication.
1:48 pm
they say the officer will be fully supported as he recovers. although police have arrested two people, they are still appealing for witnesses and also to anyone who has dash cam footage you might be able to help them in this inquiry. andy gill, bbc look west today, saint helens. the money will be used to support a variety of projects including helping businesses grow as well as building affordable homes. laura mae mcmullen has more. construction, fast changing the landscape of birmingham. a landmark announcement today sees the uk's largest investment company, legal and general signing a £4 billion deal to speed up regeneration across the region. it is in partnership with
1:49 pm
the west midlands combined authority. the west midlands combined authori . ., ., , the west midlands combined authori . ., , , authority. how achievable is this vision? it authority. how achievable is this vision? it is _ authority. how achievable is this vision? it is definitely _ authority. how achievable is this. vision? it is definitely achievable, you can see already in the west midlands there is a vibrant property market and a vibrant commercial market and a vibrant commercial market and a vibrant commercial market and what the company are doing or saying there is an opportunity here for us to quicken the pace and really make a reality of that levelling up slogan. the government — of that levelling up slogan. the government has _ of that levelling up slogan. the government has set a framework, it has taken _ government has set a framework, it has taken them a long time, and they have a _ has taken them a long time, and they have a role _ has taken them a long time, and they have a role to play in bringing some finance _ have a role to play in bringing some finance to _ have a role to play in bringing some finance to it — have a role to play in bringing some finance to it. actually the private secior— finance to it. actually the private sector has — finance to it. actually the private sector has to invest billions and billions — sector has to invest billions and billions over the long term to create — billions over the long term to create real assets in the real economy, _ create real assets in the real economy, realjobs.- create real assets in the real economy, realjobs. economy, real “obs. you have never driven one? economy, realjobs. you have never driven one? not— economy, realjobs. you have never driven one? not a _ economy, realjobs. you have never driven one? not a tesla. _ economy, realjobs. you have never driven one? not a tesla. also - economy, realjobs. you have never driven one? not a tesla. also with i driven one? not a tesla. also with investment — driven one? not a tesla. also with investment from _ driven one? not a tesla. also with investment from l&g, _ driven one? not a tesla. also with investment from l&g, this - driven one? not a tesla. also with investment from l&g, this electric car subscription service has grown, reflecting a huge rise in the electric car market. despite the pandemic, in the last 12 months, they have gone from employing 60 to 150 staff and had to expand their
1:50 pm
premises. we 150 staff and had to expand their remises. ~ ., ., ., ~:: :: :: , premises. we have got over 6000 cars in the fleet, — premises. we have got over 6000 cars in the fleet, birmingham _ premises. we have got over 6000 cars in the fleet, birmingham and _ premises. we have got over 6000 cars in the fleet, birmingham and the - in the fleet, birmingham and the midlands — in the fleet, birmingham and the midlands being _ in the fleet, birmingham and the midlands being one _ in the fleet, birmingham and the midlands being one of— in the fleet, birmingham and the midlands being one of the - in the fleet, birmingham and the midlands being one of the big. midlands being one of the big markets, _ midlands being one of the big markets, especially— midlands being one of the big markets, especially with - midlands being one of the big markets, especially with the i midlands being one of the big - markets, especially with the clean air zone _ markets, especially with the clean airzone coming _ markets, especially with the clean air zone coming in _ markets, especially with the clean air zone coming in and _ markets, especially with the clean air zone coming in and we - markets, especially with the clean air zone coming in and we have i markets, especially with the clean . airzone coming in and we have been fortunate _ airzone coming in and we have been fortunate enough— airzone coming in and we have been fortunate enough to _ airzone coming in and we have been fortunate enough to raise _ airzone coming in and we have been fortunate enough to raise 33 - airzone coming in and we have been fortunate enough to raise 33 and - airzone coming in and we have been fortunate enough to raise 33 and a l fortunate enough to raise 33 and a bit million — fortunate enough to raise 33 and a bit million so _ fortunate enough to raise 33 and a bit million so far. _ fortunate enough to raise 33 and a bit million so far. the _ fortunate enough to raise 33 and a bit million so far. the announcement toda is on bit million so far. the announcement today is on too _ bit million so far. the announcement today is on too of— bit million so far. the announcement today is on top of the _ bit million so far. the announcement today is on top of the scheme - bit million so far. the announcement today is on top of the scheme is - today is on top of the scheme is already under way, the first partnership project is to deliver 234 energy efficient homes here in oldbury and almost 50% will be affordable housing, developing a brownfield site which has stood empty for more than 20 years. a police officerfrom north yorkshire is running and cycling all week to raise money for victims of road collisions. sergeant paul cording has seen first hand the devastating effect of deaths and injuries on the roads and hopes his challenge for the charity road peace will raise awareness too. olivia richwald reports.
1:51 pm
sergeant paul cording is swapping his traffic car for his trainers this week, as he takes on seven days of running and cycling challenges. as his feet pound the paths, paul thinks of those who have died or had their lives dramatically changed in an instant on the county's roads. i've been a police officer in north yorkshire for 21 years and i've been a traffic cop for 12. so there are a lot of places in this county where i have seen total and utter devastation and the devastation that that brings to other people's lives. paul and a colleague ran 36 kilometres yesterday, and today paul is adding another 14 kilometres to the total, stopping at killing hall primary school to deliver a message which could save lives. policeman paul says we can't cross here. people regularly go through the village far more than 30 miles an hour, even at drop—off and pick—up time. even when children are waiting at the zebra crossings. they don't get a second chance.
1:52 pm
they're only little people. if one of the cars hits them, you know, that could be the end of their life. just time then for a reminder of how many children died on uk roads in 2020. paul's seven days of runs and bike rides are part of the andy cox challenge, which is seeing police officers across the country taking on challenges and raising money for road peace — a charity which supports victims of road collisions and their families. paul ends his day meeting angie. he was one of the first on the scene when her sister carol was killed by a dangerous driver. my brother—in—law had to come to my house and tell me at 9:00 that sunday morning. i was getting ready to go to a car boot sale. and then, of course, you've then got to think i had to go and tell my mum, who was 82 years old at the time, that her daughter had gone. so that was hard. we've lived with the consequences of it for six years now and it still never goes away. olivia richwald, bbc look north, harrogate. federal agents in the
1:53 pm
united states have discovered what they think is the longest and most sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel they've ever seen. it links tijuana in mexico with san diego in california and is equipped with its own railway track, electricity and ventilation system. our north america correspondent david willis has the story. in a san diego warehouse, officials discovered a hole carved into the concrete floor. it led them to a series of subterranean passageways, roughly six storeys deep. along rail tracks you can see on the ground, it's thought a mexican cartel smuggled vast quantities of illegal drugs under the border and into the united states. by no means the first such venture of its kind but — complete with electricity and ventilation — undoubtedly one of the more sophisticated.
1:54 pm
the tunnel leads all the way to a house in the mexican border town of tijuana, and one very bemused owner. "i came back from a stroll and now they won't let me enter my home," says javierjimenez. "i wasn't aware of anything going on, it was all hidden. i didn't hear a thing. in 12 years of living here i've never seen anything suspicious, nothing at all." officials seized cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $25 million. six people from california have been arrested. army officials are now guarding the entrance to the tunnel on the mexican side of the border, before the us side is filled with concrete. a local us attorney said there was no more light at the end of this narco tunnel, but it's likely others may emerge to take its place. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker.
1:55 pm
hello. the bright or sunny weather early in the day will give way to rain clouds and storms later on today and into this evening. some of the storms could be quite torrential, possibly leading to flash flooding, especially in the south—east of england. you can see on the satellite picture, the storm clouds gathering just to the south, northern ireland is also in for a band of heavy rain, sweeping in from the atlantic across ireland. the storms in the south will first reach south—western england and wales, i think. these are the temperatures late afternoon, into the 20s across the bulk of england, elsewhere it is the high teens. let us have a look at the forecast, then, as we head into this evening. there is that band of thundery rain in northern ireland and here are the scattered, thundery showers across england and wales. we think that they will really gather in pace and also intensity across the south—east and east anglia. this is where we are likely to see the heaviest of the
1:56 pm
rain, 20—40 millimetres of rain in the short space of time, maybe two or three hours and that is certainly a potential for flash flooding, we have been warned. the forecast by the end of the night shows a much quieter spell of weather, with temperatures between ten and 14 degrees. so, that takes us into thursday, i think bright or sunny right from the word go, almost, almost, there could be some cloud in east anglia and the south—east which should eventually clear away and apart from a few showers and more of a breeze in the far north west of the uk, it is a mostly sunny day. really very pleasant, with temperatures in the high teens or the low 20s across the bulk of england. now, the end of the week shows weather fronts close by, it is going to be a different sort of day, certainly a lot more cloud about, a lot on friday. these storms here in the south—east could also clip us, they might be a little bit further away, but there is certainly the chance of that, but i think we are confident for a fairly breezy day,
1:57 pm
with sunny spells, showers and it is going to be cooler, between 15 and 19 degrees, i think, for most of us. let us have a look at the summary, then, for the weekend and i think overall, with high—pressure building, across england and wales, it is looking dry and quite bright, a shower or two in the north west.
1:58 pm
1:59 pm
2:00 pm
this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. the headlines, prices are rising at their fastest rate for 40 years as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living. we've not less pushing up the cost of living. we've got less money _ pushing up the cost of living. we've got less money every _ pushing up the cost of living. we've got less money every week. - got less money every week. expendable cash, out of your wages. gas and electric going up, everything is going up. labour have called for a — everything is going up. labour have called for a conservative _ everything is going up. labour have called for a conservative mp - everything is going up. labour have called for a conservative mp who i everything is going up. labour have. called for a conservative mp who has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to be suspended. it would mean that the identity becomes public. one man tells the bbc how he lost his wife, mum, dad, brother, grandmother, his one—year—old daughter and his dog after a shell hit his home.

103 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on